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by jacob
Mon 18 Nov 2019, 19:36
Forum: General
Topic: Advancement
Replies: 6
Views: 2157

Advancement

Advancement seems a lot faster in Alien; in Forbidden Lands a new skill rank is 5 x Rank, but in Alien it's a flat 5xp. Seems pretty easy to get 5+ XP per session; are characters expected to get a talent or skill rank every session (sometimes two in one session?) Really seems like the game is geared...
by jacob
Tue 01 Oct 2019, 23:35
Forum: General
Topic: A Hard Life Amongst The Stars - Erratas
Replies: 12
Views: 5109

Re: A Hard Life Amongst The Stars - Erratas

Pretty sure FTL communication in Alien involves ships physically transporting messages and data. 

Maybe there could be automated FTL drones that just shuttle messages back and forth between systems...
by jacob
Fri 02 Aug 2019, 20:05
Forum: General
Topic: I can't pre-order the anniversary set
Replies: 3
Views: 1708

Re: I can't pre-order the anniversary set

While you wait for them to respond, have you tried a different browser? I had a similar problem with drivethrurpg and it turned out to be a browser compatibility issue.
by jacob
Tue 09 Jul 2019, 17:22
Forum: General
Topic: Neomorph Decision Issues
Replies: 4
Views: 2446

Re: Neomorph Decision Issues

For things like the barricaded door my go to rule of thumb is just roll a d6; on a 1 the bad thing happens. On a 1 the barricade fails, or the creature finds another way in. Person shoots a gun toward an outer bulkhead? On a 1 they puncture the hull. Person drops a delicate item? On a 1 it breaks. T...
by jacob
Mon 08 Jul 2019, 19:26
Forum: General
Topic: Who's gotten it to table so far?
Replies: 38
Views: 12593

Re: Who's gotten it to table so far?

Cascading panic is realistic and thematic... One of my favorite scenes in the game I ran was a character trying to read a medical log with Comtech (mentioned in a post above). he succeeded AND paniced so reasoned it was because the log was so horrific. He decided to 'hide' in the nearby science lab...
by jacob
Wed 26 Jun 2019, 21:16
Forum: General
Topic: Who's gotten it to table so far?
Replies: 38
Views: 12593

Re: Who's gotten it to table so far?

Played a highly modified version of Chariot of the Gods (switched an existing SWN game over to Alien and ported the characters over).  Characters found a derelict ship (the Cronus, minus spores and neomorphs) and began to explore it.  In three hours they managed to get from the D deck up to the brid...
by jacob
Wed 26 Jun 2019, 00:08
Forum: General
Topic: Personal stress and panic reactions
Replies: 4
Views: 2354

Re: Personal stress and panic reactions

I kind of like the idea of each character developing their own panic table over time.  Sort of like how the Overkill talent 'overrides' certain results, maybe you can 'earn' other table replacements. People tend to respond to stress in semi-predicable ways; maybe you are more prone to screaming rath...
by jacob
Tue 25 Jun 2019, 21:59
Forum: General
Topic: Personal stress and panic reactions
Replies: 4
Views: 2354

Re: Personal stress and panic reactions

Played it last night, it seems to work pretty well as written. I found the trick is to tailor the situation to the panic roll , instead of vice-versa. Last night a PC tries to pull the medical logs from a terminal. rolled COMTECH. succeeds AND panics. Rolls 'flee'. Odd result for a computer access r...