{"id":58545,"date":"2025-03-25T20:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T00:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/?p=58545"},"modified":"2025-03-25T20:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T00:46:12","slug":"alien-rpg-evolved-edition-bursts-onto-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/?p=58545","title":{"rendered":"ALIEN RPG Evolved Edition Bursts onto Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Featuring New Core Rules, a Starter Set, Cinematic Adventure Set, a Miniatures Line, and the \u2018Last Survivor\u2019 Solo Game Mode<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>LOS ANGELES (March 25, 2025)<\/strong> | Today, Free League Publishing and 20th Century Studios are fighting the urge to scream as <em>ALIEN The Roleplaying Game Evolved Edition<\/em> leaps from the vents and onto Kickstarter, raising over $260,000 USD in the first thirty minutes. Backers who make a physical pledge within the <strong>first 48 hours <\/strong>of the campaign will receive an exclusive cloth crew patch for the <strong>USCSS <em>Fidanza<\/em><\/strong>, the starfreighter featured in <strong><em>Rapture Protocol<\/em><\/strong>, the new cinematic adventure to be released alongside the <em><strong>Evolved Edition<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=212a2c53d7&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">Check Out <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=1cc9ca7afe&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\"><em>ALIEN The Roleplaying Game Evolved Edition<\/em> on Kickstarter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Built upon feedback from thousands of players over five years of adventures, <em>ALIEN The Roleplaying Game Evolved Edition<\/em> delivers an updated and streamlined version of the <em>ALIEN RPG<\/em> fans know and love. The updated core rules include new artwork, new content, and a variety of new tools for players and Game Mothers alike, all fully compatible with previous releases and game material. Thrilling new aspects bursting from the <em>Evolved Edition<\/em> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">A bold new look and feel to the Core Rulebook, with all new page layouts by <strong>Johan Nohr<\/strong> (of <em>M\u00d6RK BORG<\/em> fame), new interior maps and artwork, and a stunning new core book cover by renowned artist <strong>Colm Geoghegan<\/strong> <strong>(Creepy Duck Design)<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Revised and expanded core rules for talents, stress and panic, and stealth;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Revised combat rules for armor, ammo, grenades, stuns, skirmishes, and spaceships;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">New iconic weapons, items, ships, and locations from the hit film <strong><em>Alien: Romulus<\/em><\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Various new rules and tools in high demand from players, including zero gravity, miniatures play support, and expanded campaign play;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">And last but not least, <strong>Last Survivor<\/strong>, a robust solo mode designed by masters of the solo trade, <strong>Shawn Tomkin<\/strong> and <strong>Matt Click<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Redesigned as the perfect starting point for newcomers to roleplaying in the <em>ALIEN <\/em>universe, the new <em>Evolved Edition<\/em> of the <strong>Starter Set<\/strong> contains everything players need for game night, including abridged rules, character sheets, custom dice, larger miniature-friendly game maps, initiative cards, reference cards, various handouts, tokens, and an expanded <em>Evolved Edition<\/em> of the fan-favorite <em><strong>Hope\u2019s Last Day<\/strong><\/em> scenario set on Hadley\u2019s Hope just prior to the unforgettable events of <em>ALIENS<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AL2E_mockup_rapture_contents.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58547\" src=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AL2E_mockup_rapture_contents.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1019\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AL2E_mockup_rapture_contents.jpg 1019w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AL2E_mockup_rapture_contents-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AL2E_mockup_rapture_contents-600x451.jpg 600w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AL2E_mockup_rapture_contents-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AL2E_mockup_rapture_contents-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new cinematic adventure boxed set, <em><strong>Rapture Protocol<\/strong><\/em>, returns to the roots of the <em>ALIEN <\/em>franchise, featuring the crew of a small star freighter on a resupply run to the remote industrial colony, soon embroiled in a deadly conflict. A new <strong>Miniatures Set<\/strong> featuring 28mm scale, high-quality miniatures of soldiers, space truckers, Xenomorphs, and more is designed to bring the events of Rapture Protocol to life, but fully complements other adventures and skirmish battles throughout the <em>ALIEN RPG<\/em> series.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, all-new <em>Evolved <\/em>content will be made available to play across a wide range of popular <strong>Virtual Tabletop Platforms<\/strong>, including Alchemy, Foundry, Roll20, and Demiplane.<\/p>\n<p>Free League is one of the most funded RPG publishers on Kickstarter, raising over $12M across 36 successful campaigns, including <em>The One Ring\u2122<\/em>, <em>Blade Runner RPG<\/em>, <em>Dragonbane<\/em>, <em>Coriolis: The Great Dark<\/em>, <em>Vaesen \u2013 Nordic Horror Roleplaying<\/em>, <em>Forbidden Lands,<\/em> and <em>Tales From the Loop RPG<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Since its Fall 2019 debut, the <em>ALIEN RPG<\/em> has topped charts and captured hearts. It has become a fan-favorite across the globe, inspiring new standards for horror and sci-fi RPGs while snagging 10+ top awards over the years, such as Best Game, Best RPG, Best RPG Expansion, Best RPG Adventure, Best Cartography, Best Production Values, and (among our favorites) Best Way to Die in an RPG for the esteemed eye burster.<\/p>\n<p>To keep up to date with Free League Publishing, be sure to follow them on <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=18a0631444&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">X (Twitter)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=579644a802&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=c0fd83753e&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=c61827677b&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">YouTube<\/a>, and visit their official website at <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=7c99ba3e1a&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">freeleaguepublishing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About Free League Publishing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Free League Publishing is a game studio and publisher dedicated to speculative fiction based in Stockholm, Sweden. Voted Fan Favorite Publisher at the ENNIE Awards in 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2024, Free League has published a wide range of award-winning tabletop roleplaying games and acclaimed art books set in strange and wondrous worlds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featuring New Core Rules, a Starter Set, Cinematic Adventure Set, a Miniatures Line, and the \u2018Last Survivor\u2019 Solo Game Mode LOS ANGELES (March 25, 2025) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1935,4],"tags":[4905,3930,3521,2311,3593],"class_list":["post-58545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-rpg-news","tag-alien-the-roleplaying-game","tag-free-league-publishing","tag-headline","tag-military-sci-fi-horror","tag-military-sci-fi-survival-horror"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/58546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}