Looking At The Entire ALIEN RPG Product Line 

I have played chariot twice. Once as a player and again as the GM. I have been playing TTRPGs since dnd 3.5 and after a couple years of reading the core cover to cover and my two game experiences totalling about 50 hours of playtime, I can safely say with confidence that the Alien RPG is my favorite system. It's nearly flawless and user friendly. Many of my players were completely unfamiliar with the system but after the first session they had it down tight. It's mechanical perfection is matched only by its atmospheric theme. The only thing I changed when running it was a few of the panic table entries to help counter group killing panic spirals but other than that, it's smooth sailing at the table. I will say this about chariot of the gods, if you aren't a big reader, you'll have a rough time GMing it. You really need to memorize the mandatory and optional events as well as the room descriptions to really make it shine. Read the entire adventure several times over to give yourself an edge and guarantee a stress free GM experience.

Free League’s massive sale on 4/26 (heh) had me go all-in but they are reprinting the Starter Set, so I’ve settled in to reading the core book. Appreciate the broad and enthusiastic review of the product line. I agree with you: Free League is the current high standard in the RPG industry.

Thorough and wonderful breakdown. Free League has been crushing-it the last few years. Can’t wait to see what comes next. Thanks

I don’t know if you’re aware (I only found out in the latest Seth Skorkowsy alien rpg video) that some of the alien books contain small cinematic scenarios included at the back of the book as some sort of cross promotion, books like “Alien: Colony War” among others include these

Hey does the DM or GM (Mother) screen come in the starter box? Do you think the core book and a starter box should be more than sufficient to run a 5-10 session game? I am just wrapping up for the year about to enjoy my summer, and two guys I play Battletech with asked me if I would run this. Outside of the first 2 movies I have no experience with the franchise, but I have played and ran a ton of RPGs. I want to make sure I deliver what they are looking for, but I am not setting myself up for to much extra work or lore to be good.

I want to play this game