Honestly, I've benn playing roleplaying games for a while now, and the Alien RPG core rulebook is by FAR the BEST core rulebook I've ever seen. Even if you don't play RPG's, you might still wanna pick it up, it's not only beautifully designed but also really immersive and it gives some explanations and hints to the story (even if they're not canon I really enjoyed exploring it) and it gives (in my opinion) the best solution to combining the prequels and the original comic series.
Andrew E.C. Gaska coordinates with Disney to get approval for his entries into the Alien Rpg. It's canon until they do otherwise. Which I imagine aggravates ol' Ridley Scott.
@@robertchavarria4166 As good as the RPG might be (and I'm sure it's a helluva read), you'd be foolish to think Disney considers anything in it "canon". Only the movies are canon, and even then Hollywood types often play fast and loose with cinematic history.
@@robertchavarria4166 Oh, I'm sure he does. Doesn't mean Disney returns the favor. I'm not trying to knock it, just warning you to not look for any RPG Easter Eggs, let alone plot points, in the next Alien film.
Fun fact for Alien Isolation : If you load up Mission 13 and get back into the tram at the very start, you can go free roam much of the station (like perhaps 80%) without the Xeno being around. Just humans and Working Joes sometimes. You can more or less do the same thing during Mission 16 and roam a bit more of the station but the Xeno will be around. Being a mega-fan of Alien and Aliens, I love Alien Isolation. I play on console with no mods. One thing I wish we could have done was just free roam the station when it was in regular operation. I just love the art style of the world.
@@mattdavies5023 I'm such a nerd for the lore that sometimes I'll load up the game and just walk around for 10-15 minutes as if I live and work on the station. But it's so massive that I just don't run into many people. (sees dead body on floor) Oh, Greg, napping again to avoid work, eh?
What I love about the Alien RPG is how it builds up the universe. You can literally run entire campaigns without any Xenos, corporate warfare, space trucking, colonists in the fringes of known space just trying to survive, even Gung Ho Marines. Can't wait to run a game.
@@eliasripley2357 They erased the other comments they made, but it boiled down to "Disney owning star Wars sucks, and you shouldn't buy their stuff unless your a dumb sheep." Hence my Boomer comment.
Nice, love that you're looking at the Roleplaying Game! I've played both Cinematic Scenarios already released and they really are well written and easy to get into the world of the frontier. I especially like how it harmonised the black goo and XX121, and managed to put forward a comprehensive lifecycle (complete with taxonomic nomenclature that makes more sense).
Love the RPG! One of the best I’ve played with great scenarios and sourcebooks. A fun way to keep telling Alien stories even when we’re waiting on more content.
Actually working on setting up an Alien RPG one shot with my friends after we finish the D&D campaign we're currently running. Been doing a pretty big deep dive into Weyland-Yutani lore for my notes and this helped big time with my research. :)
Nice work, AT. The RPG canon seems to be well thought out and nicely researched, not just slapped together to sell a product. Just heard that filming on the FX series has been delayed, but I'm curious to see what you think about the possible intersection of the expanded details of this RPG story line with the new series, or even the Marvel comic. I don't expect them to all correlate, but it would be great to see the show acknowledge some of the worldbuilding that's been done in other media.
This video was particularly good. So much to unravel with all the peripheral materials out there now. I really wish we got more on Amanda in a full scale sequel game.
I always considered that at some point someone close to the top is going to realize that all their search for the xeno does is lose them valuable assets and gain them nothing in return. Eventually money is going to talk, and the fact WY are losing ship after ship and planet after planet is going to be a warning to the competitors not to try. NO company that values its bottom line or its survival is going to keep this up.
I just restanly found this channel and absolutely love it!!! The research is he does is amazing and I can listen to this man talk for hrs!! Thank you for giving us a video every week.
Another great vid from AT. Love these chronological videos you create. The Alienverse has gotten so big since it first burst upon the scene in 79, so its wonderful when you make another fantastic history of explanations. Thank you!
Weyland Yutani a evil fictional corporation but we already have plenty of companies in real life like them, Amazon, Microsoft, Facbook, Pfizer, Exxon, BP, Chevron, Dupont, Monsanto ect..... we have a whole list of 'Weyland Yutani's' to pick from in real life.
I remember years ago of a version of the EEV scene at the beginning on Alien 3 where the monitor with the X-ray scan of Ripley had a few seconds of the Facehugger attached to her with it's proboscis sliding down her throat, wondering if anyone else has seen it besides me
Yes but it's not clear who it's on. We find out that it was Ripley but at the very start it could be Ripley, Newt or Hicks. But yes it's what I saw too 👍🏻
I still have the original "Colonial Marines Technical Manual" and "Aliens Adventure Game" from Leading Edge Games. That's how far back I go. LOL Yeah, I've been hearing nothing but praise for this new RPG. I'll have to check it out for myself.
Just a quick one. Thanks for all your work. One of the only channels on UA-cam I watch always. Mentioned you also in a podcast last stating how great the channel is man You should get a tonne of the books etc which I guess you already have and just read them on here. Start to finish. People will love it. Respect man Long live Parker
The Alien RPG is absolutely outstanding! The system and lore captures the Alien franchise beautifully and respectfully. I run a Space Trucker game and it's fantastic I haven't launched any Xenomorphs just yet as I want my friends to get comfortable first 😂 Your channel also provides incredible inspiration for it as well!
Our gaming group ran a campaign on an ice world run by Wayland Yutani, we did the colonist theme and ended up running through a few different things. We encountered fungus that turned you into zombies, a neomorph bursting from someone while on our ship, a prison riot, and finally a juvenile queen and her xeno drone guard on our own planet. We also used home brew rules for a Yautja for a player. The system is incredible and the stress rating it uses really lends well to the setting of the game. Every encounter was tense and left us on edge, both in and out of character.
I was not aware there was an Alien RPG, so this was a wonderful revelation for me! This was also a great primer for people new to the Alien universe who want a good summary of events from the perspective of the Weyland-Yutani corporation. I'll have to look into where I might be able to pick up a copy of the RPG sometime! Thanks for the great video and stay safe out there!
It's a very good game. Made by a company that have done multiple different titles before and has some of Sweden's most experienced RPG writers working on it. There's been a number of different Alien RPGs made pver the decades, but this one is the best of the lot, by far.
Glad you’re finally covering the table top aspects of the Alien universe. It would be cool if you analyzed the board games but understand if you don’t due to lack of lore with them.
I’m about to run my first session of the RPG. I love what I have read and would love more videos utilizing some of the material within. It’s interesting how they’ve weaved information from the comics and the Gibson script into the universe while keeping it in line with the mainline canon
Awesome Video and the intricate story fills in blanks.The fact that Weyland Yutani took care of Ripleys daughter is not out the kindness of their corporate 💔 hearts. But the companies thought process of Ripleys daughter coming into contact in the future with Aliens and her loyalty may be swayed to their advantage 🤔 😎
The name Nostromo comes from a Joseph Conrad novel. The name Patna was a ship in another of Conrad's novels, Lord Jim. I used to play board games and wargames quite a bit. Only saw the Alien board game a few weeks ago and now have heard of teh RPG. Might have to pick up the book, as this looks interesting.
The Alien RPG has reignited my love for the alien universe. It hadn't died completely, but after the David centric retcons we were living apart and seeing other fanbases
It sounds like the RPG did what should have been done years ago and tied everything together nicely. Although i'd still like an Alien 5 to cancel out 3 and Res. but this works, great video as always!
I just watched Alien 3 again earlier today. At the end of the movie the character 85 really did show that he's an idiot. And right when you've began to like him. At the end he's relegated himself to waiting for the "rescue team." Now, he does know (via the computer messages) that the Company is overly preoccupied with obtaining the alien. He's clearly suspicious but he wants to live because he states at least twice that "I've got a wife and kid." Okay, so at the end of the film when Morse and Ripley slam the gate on Bishop and pull away over the lead mold, the guard shoots Morse in the leg and then 85 slams Bishop in the head with a metal bar, prompting the other guard to kill him..... Da fuck!? So you're wanting to wait to be rescued, not inclined to go help and perhaps die for the sake of the others, but then you get yourself killed when you half-ass avenge one of the prisoners? What? .,.. He really was stupid.
As a huge fan of Alien movies, Alien and Alien Isolation have such unique way that put two story´s in one place that fit well telling something happend with mother and daughter almost the same way. Interesting that i really wish Alien Isolation have another sequel. I love both movies Alien, Aliens and Alien Theory channel i´vee been followin from a long time, this video explains more things i didn´t see in the others Alien franchise, and also explain really well a lot of details that can be very understandble. Thank´s again for another great content in Alien world´s.
In 2020, I created an ALIENS RPG campagn from scratch before realizing there was an RPG. It's true that the material is very rich, compelling and inspiring.
I have been playing the RPG quite a bit, I've just DM'd (or Game Mother'd) but it is an absolute delight. I would definitely recommend picking up the Colonial Marines book that got released last year as it has even more lore goodness! It is so well laid out and really easy to play, I find the stress point system actually helps to give the players some prompts in terms of how to feel about the situation. If you haven't played it is very easy and well laid out system. Great video as always.
Interesting video as always. Question: what are your thoughts on Alien Isolation? I would love a sequel. What are your thoughts on the Alien TV series in the making?
What I have never understood is why WY didn't just send their own specialised research vessel to LV 426. They knew about the signal before the Nostromo set out. So why throw in needless random elements like an unknowing civilian crew?
Probably to secure total salvage claims on whatever was found. If they sent out a ship to investigate the signal detected, they might have to inform whatever government is in charge of the earth and share it without maximum profits. Diverting the nostromo would give the company a valid reason to claim they just happened to encounter it by chance. Plus, the crew, if they survived, would give details on what transpired without spending more than necessary.
I've done the one-shot that comes with the core book several times. I was a founder patron of the book and you're completely right. Though I LOVE the RPG itself, every time a book comes out for Alien RPG, I'm more excited for the rumour control and lore snippets they add. Plus all the details of the game add more weight to the universe itself as well.
What happened to the Sulaco? I don't remember hearing that it was destroyed by the fire. The computer running the ship would have purged the ship of air to put the fire out seeing as the passengers were jettisonned I would have thought and then I guess use the planet to slingshot it home complete with any genetic material left.
I'm fully immersed into the Alien RPG game. I recently picked up Destroyer of Worlds, The Marine Manual and The Heart of Darkness. It's all beautifully designed and a ton of fun to play. So much rich information. I highly recommend picking it up and giving it ago even if you've never played a TableTop RPG before.
I can remember playing a board game in the early 80's for aliens. Basically it was a game for two or up to four or five people. You tried to move your little astronauts (i think four) from the sleep chambers to the escape escape shuttle with an alien moving around the board. The alien could also use the air locks. The best Alien game I ever played was where we would play hide and seek but the person hiding was an alien. If you didn't spot them thy would jump out when you went by and take one of the group. Then you would have to retreat at regroup before going out on another bug hunt. Both games had the intense atmosphere of fear that was generated during the movie but ofcourse I was alot younger back in the day. I can remember a video game for the playstation and then later in the 90's I also enjoyed playing avp online. I had trouble with colonial marines so I paired up two xbox's and followed a friend through the game. Later I watched him play through Alien Isolation. Yes, I am one of those people who like to watch people play video games. Now I gotta get my hands on a copy of the Alien Isolation book and maybe even the rule book for the RPG. Thank you for the videos. I really enjoy them and learn something new everytime not to mention that it is a subject that has given me nightmares.
I would love to see more of the Conestoga class ships in action. Especially, in the engineering section the POWDER that allows the ship to travel fast than light is very intriguing.
Ripply didn't kill the alien queen, she jettisoned her into outer space. The queen is still out there floating somewhere, just waiting on some hapless being.
I like the Zulu Hendricks and Davis stories. The last one I heard was Alien Prototype are they creating anymore? I always thought their battle against the company would make a great movie.
It was actually the RPG that was my jump-in point on the Alien franchise. I write for another RPG line and attended Gen Con (a major US tabletop gaming convention) in 2019 in part to meet up with colleagues, but the chance to demo the game presented itself and I opted to give it a chance, having liked what I'd heard from promotional materials. I and the other players portrayed the last survivors of Hadley's Hope who were out on a tractor and arrived to find nearly the entire population already wiped out (this was the adventure included in the core rulebook). I really got drawn into the world by the demo, the game system (whose stress and panic mechanics are complete genius), and the game materials provided. Prior to that occasion, I'd only seen the second and fourth films by happenstance (I'm not much of a horror fan admittedly, I still watch the movies ready to shield my eyes), and still have yet to see two of the main canon films. It was actually the game that led me to your channel, in fact. Appreciate all you do and all the ideas you've given me for scenarios for the RPG.
Some points to ponder, upon reflection: The lifeboat. What kind of ship was Nostromo - the Titanic? You had a crew of 7, but the lifeboat only has one stasis pod. What's up with that? Were Lambert, Parker & Ripley going to take turns going to sleep? I've worked on ships - you gotta have enough for crew and pax. Ripley's daughter. WY took care of Amanda. Who was her father? Ripley was young enough, did she have no parents? Father's parents? Maybe it's in other sources, like the game? The company knew. Special Order 937 specifically states " Investigate Lifeform. Gather Specimen". Ash was placed onboard to protect it and endure it's return. Ash fcuked up. When Kane, John Hurt - is brought back onboard, unconscious - Parker says "Let's freeze him" meaning put him back into stasis. Had they done that, they could have all gone back to sleep and Kane would have been infected with the Alien and sample is back on Earth. (Then the company can deal with quarantine procedures, but someone could have been bribed, etc. Someone would have had the alien, at some point in time) Instead - he decides to play scientist and lets the alien hatch, which leads to Ripley killing it. (Assuming of course, that stasis would have prevented it bursting through Kane - but even so, the Nostromo is headed back to earth, with the Alien on board...). Worse case scenario, from the company view, is that the alien wakes, kills the crew and the Nostromo self pilots back to Earth....unless the crew is needed to steer the ship back home.
The second whole functioning Bishop on furia was also a artificial life form. Ripley clubbed the back part or his head casement off including his ear, it’s hanging quite beautifully sans blood as he yells “NOOOOOO!!!” To her falling into the lead
David had a final transmission from the Covenant. My theory is the transmission went out through space eventually picked up by the network and then relayed to Ash.
@@wartooth88 Ridley really futzed things up. All this David crap gives me a migraine. It's also possible that it was just blind luck that the Nostromo happened to be around the LV426 system when the ship's computer picked-up the transmission. Ash may've simply been a last-minute replacement for Dallas' original science officer for God know what reason and wasn't specifically there to ensure the xeno's retrieval. After all, he didn't accompany the expedition to the derelict, so how could he guarantee a sample would be collected in the first place? Once it was aboard, though, then and only then did the 937 order kick into high gear. Or, perhaps the Space Jockey had activated the warning signal thousands of years ago and some W-Y flunky just happened to come across it, thereby setting in motion the events in Alien. It was obvious the SJ had been killed many, many years ago, as it was reduced to a fossil at that point. All this conspiracy talk doesn't explain why W-Y would trust a bunch of redneck space truckers to bring back something as dangerous as a xenomorph. Common sense dictates that it should've been done with either the USMC's participation or W-Y's private army (which I'm sure they have). I know Alien makes a point of how far out the Nostromo was (around Zeta Reticuli II), but even if they were conveniently at the right place at the right time, the retrieval should still have been attempted with the right personnel, hardware, and firepower. IIRC, the whole "let's make Ash into a undercover robot for W-Y" shtick was a last-minute plot point inserted by David Giler, not Ronald Shusett nor Dan O'Bannon. I guess it was effective in the end, thanks to true heroism from the arts & crafts dept. (Ian Holm's milky decapitated head is now an iconic image), but it didn't make a lick of narrative sense.
@@fredleggett923 the WY communicae could've be received and they may look to see who's going through that shipping lane close to Calpamos. So it may have been a matter of timing and convenience. So they send Ash to further investigate the situation. Furthermore I doubt the new Alien TV series will further explore these theories. From what I can tell xenomorphs will not even be in the show. Moreover its been delayed for production start until September in Thailand
@@wartooth88 Xenomorphs won't be in a show about Xenomorphs? Nawww, that can't be the case! This is Disney we're talking about, the wellspring of brilliant & ironclad ideas. Ain't it?
I have had a great run with this ttrpg AND THE PREVIOUS tabletop rpg by Leading Edge games. The depths to which the authors went to know and correlate book, game, and movie materials is commendable.
i love this channel, i like this video. my apologies is it possible to take the strobe / brief flashing lights out please in future videos? it has a neurological effect sorry . the slow lash is fine it's the spark quick fliks
The thing I like about this video/story is that in the future, Corruption, Greed and the Disregard for human life is still present 200 years from now...mankind's legacy 🤔.
That's neat. Glad to hear good things about the RPG. I used to run my own homebrew AvP RPG for a lot of years for a friend. The rules were a mess but the game ran. It was kinda more about the story anyway. I mostly followed the comics/novels because in my mind those were the canon books. Glad to hear there's a decent one now after all these years.
Have the RPG but haven't gotten the group to sign on for play yet. Would recommend Destroyer of Worlds and the Colonial Marines book. You can run a campaign with those two.
I want Alien series to expand the universe and focus on Xenomorphs Homeworld there are many things about Xenomorphs in the comics and novels makes them perfect and interseting than just horror would be awesome to see a scene how they show relationship toward their hosts like in the comics and would be interseting to see Xenomorphs fight Weyland soldiers and take their vengeance
The xenos don't have a home world they just mutate and birth new life forms based on the host. Eventually they did make xenos with a queen but that's artificial
In Dan O'Bannon's original script for Alien dating back to 1976, LV-426 was always their homeworld and the Space jockeys / Engineers found them in a nearby pyramid.
W-Y's attempts to obtain an alien were either, pretty ad-hoc, or inept. The Nostromo was only diverted because it was the first company ship passing plausibly close to LV-426. There was no time to launch a professional recovery mission, merely just enough to replace the ship's science officer with Ash, and hope that the crew's inexperience would gift them a viable specimen. When the mission failed and the Nostromo assumed lost, they buried all trace of their illegal mission, rather than mount a proper retrieval attempt. Certainly, Ripley's testimony in her hearing, seemed to ring no alarm bells, except that Carter Burke decided to mount an unofficial reconnaissance, on the off-chance she was telling the truth, and inadvertently wiped out the colony as a result. It is only in Alien 3, that the company acts officially (ignoring the absurdity of exactly HOW the egg got aboard the Sulaco), and send a professional retrieval team. And by Alien Resurrection, of course, Weyland-Yutani has been swallowed up and no longer trades...
If I had a wish it would be for him/them make "The Cold Forge" into a movie.🙏😅 I loved the book!! 👊😎🤘 "Alien Theory "...Thank you for all you bring that is Alien to us fans.😄👍 Alien: The Cold Forge!!
WY has put a great deal of effort and resources into obtaining the alien - Also WY in Alien: Romulus - Abandoned spacestation with plenty of specimens.Why would they abandon it?
Always fascinating... I always thought that the Bishop who came to collect Ripley in Alien 3 was just another Android given his lack of reaction to the pain of that massive head wound.
if you ever want a large project to undertake, i suggest making an audiobook for one of the alien series novels. even if it already has an audio book i would love to hear your adaptation of it.
Can't remember which novel i read it in, but first i heard of Morse's book it was untitled and known only in passing as 'The Forbidden Writings of Morse' Like they were a tome, more than a book.
Has anyone ever explained how Xenomorphs haven't managed to take over every habitable planet in the galaxy by now? They're certainly aggressive enough and adaptable enough.
Xenos seem to be like insects etc, ie they don't have any [higher] intelligence...they're not capable of piloting a starship or anything. Eg, all they know how to do is kill. They get on board a ship & they kill people which results in their own destruction (eg Aliens, APC crashing, didn't even capture people for hosts). In that sense, they have no intelligence or even commonsense. That also is my response to the absolutely bizarre statement by David in the "Advent" short about the xenos "populating the galaxy"; the xenos by themselves are incapable of any such endeavor. (Which in turn, or prior, begs the question as to what the Engineers were doing in the first place/the whole Engineers thread). H R Giger hit a real nerve with his artwork, of "Freudian ultra nightmares", which is about the human condition. That element is as viable as ever.
Honestly, I've benn playing roleplaying games for a while now, and the Alien RPG core rulebook is by FAR the BEST core rulebook I've ever seen. Even if you don't play RPG's, you might still wanna pick it up, it's not only beautifully designed but also really immersive and it gives some explanations and hints to the story (even if they're not canon I really enjoyed exploring it) and it gives (in my opinion) the best solution to combining the prequels and the original comic series.
Andrew E.C. Gaska coordinates with Disney to get approval for his entries into the Alien Rpg. It's canon until they do otherwise. Which I imagine aggravates ol' Ridley Scott.
@@robertchavarria4166 As good as the RPG might be (and I'm sure it's a helluva read), you'd be foolish to think Disney considers anything in it "canon". Only the movies are canon, and even then Hollywood types often play fast and loose with cinematic history.
@@fredleggett923 yeah dude, I get it. I wish a super fan with love for all it's media was in charge of the cinematic verse.
@@fredleggett923 also, he straight up has to get approval for weapons,spaceships and eu lore to make it in to the game books.
@@robertchavarria4166 Oh, I'm sure he does. Doesn't mean Disney returns the favor. I'm not trying to knock it, just warning you to not look for any RPG Easter Eggs, let alone plot points, in the next Alien film.
Fun fact for Alien Isolation : If you load up Mission 13 and get back into the tram at the very start, you can go free roam much of the station (like perhaps 80%) without the Xeno being around. Just humans and Working Joes sometimes. You can more or less do the same thing during Mission 16 and roam a bit more of the station but the Xeno will be around.
Being a mega-fan of Alien and Aliens, I love Alien Isolation. I play on console with no mods. One thing I wish we could have done was just free roam the station when it was in regular operation. I just love the art style of the world.
I would have loved a flashback of life on the station before the Outbreak, even as a cut scenes.
@@mattdavies5023 I'm such a nerd for the lore that sometimes I'll load up the game and just walk around for 10-15 minutes as if I live and work on the station. But it's so massive that I just don't run into many people.
(sees dead body on floor) Oh, Greg, napping again to avoid work, eh?
I would have loved that too. We have so little view on what life is in outer space, the frontier and these stations.
@@danielefabbro822 They're looking for a new Federal Marshal at Con-Am 27 if your interested.
@@danielefabbro822 They're also looking for someone to cut the grass on the Valley Forge.
What I love about the Alien RPG is how it builds up the universe. You can literally run entire campaigns without any Xenos, corporate warfare, space trucking, colonists in the fringes of known space just trying to survive, even Gung Ho Marines.
Can't wait to run a game.
@woooudo No idea what your talking about.
@woooudo I still have no what you mean, care to elaborate? Are you disappointed they released a licensed RPG?
@woooudo *Deep Breath*
Okay Boomer.
@@williamlydon2554 Do you think they've replied to the wrong post? I can't work out what their beef is either!
@@eliasripley2357 They erased the other comments they made, but it boiled down to "Disney owning star Wars sucks, and you shouldn't buy their stuff unless your a dumb sheep." Hence my Boomer comment.
Nice, love that you're looking at the Roleplaying Game! I've played both Cinematic Scenarios already released and they really are well written and easy to get into the world of the frontier. I especially like how it harmonised the black goo and XX121, and managed to put forward a comprehensive lifecycle (complete with taxonomic nomenclature that makes more sense).
Love the RPG! One of the best I’ve played with great scenarios and sourcebooks. A fun way to keep telling Alien stories even when we’re waiting on more content.
Actually working on setting up an Alien RPG one shot with my friends after we finish the D&D campaign we're currently running. Been doing a pretty big deep dive into Weyland-Yutani lore for my notes and this helped big time with my research. :)
Weyland Yutani, Building better breakfasts.
Nice work, AT. The RPG canon seems to be well thought out and nicely researched, not just slapped together to sell a product. Just heard that filming on the FX series has been delayed, but I'm curious to see what you think about the possible intersection of the expanded details of this RPG story line with the new series, or even the Marvel comic. I don't expect them to all correlate, but it would be great to see the show acknowledge some of the worldbuilding that's been done in other media.
This video was particularly good. So much to unravel with all the peripheral materials out there now. I really wish we got more on Amanda in a full scale sequel game.
YES!! I was thinking about this yesterday: did Weyland Yutani go through great lengths to cover up the Alien's existence?
Because there were other Corporations out there looking for lifeforms.
But of course; it would be unacceptable for such a valuable specimen to fall into a competitor's hands.
I always considered that at some point someone close to the top is going to realize that all their search for the xeno does is lose them valuable assets and gain them nothing in return. Eventually money is going to talk, and the fact WY are losing ship after ship and planet after planet is going to be a warning to the competitors not to try.
NO company that values its bottom line or its survival is going to keep this up.
@@Desttro73 bingo!
@@Ensign_Cthulhu Greedy bastards thought they'd hit a mega pay day eventually.
I’m running the scenario “Destroyer of worlds” right now. I’m a big RPG guy and the Alien RPG has become one of my absolute favorites!
I just restanly found this channel and absolutely love it!!! The research is he does is amazing and I can listen to this man talk for hrs!! Thank you for giving us a video every week.
Another great vid from AT. Love these chronological videos you create. The Alienverse has gotten so big since it first burst upon the scene in 79, so its wonderful when you make another fantastic history of explanations. Thank you!
Weyland Yutani a evil fictional corporation but we already have plenty of companies in real life like them, Amazon, Microsoft, Facbook, Pfizer, Exxon, BP, Chevron, Dupont, Monsanto ect..... we have a whole list of 'Weyland Yutani's' to pick from in real life.
Bro... Respect. Your voice is the pinnacle of documentary pitch, one might even say transcendent.
I remember years ago of a version of the EEV scene at the beginning on Alien 3 where the monitor with the X-ray scan of Ripley had a few seconds of the Facehugger attached to her with it's proboscis sliding down her throat, wondering if anyone else has seen it besides me
This happened in the movie adaptation comic, but there was never a version of this on film.
I saw it too.
Saw it on the DVD documentaries. I think Alec Gillis talks about it and you see a shot of the horrible thing sliding down her throat. Brrr!
Yes but it's not clear who it's on. We find out that it was Ripley but at the very start it could be Ripley, Newt or Hicks. But yes it's what I saw too 👍🏻
Yeah we do see the xray scene in the movie. Not sure about seeing the tube down the throat tho so i may need to pause at that section and have a look.
I am glad I found this channel... I had no idea about the backstory hunt by the company for the xenomorph that included Ripley's daughter
I still have the original "Colonial Marines Technical Manual" and "Aliens Adventure Game" from Leading Edge Games. That's how far back I go. LOL
Yeah, I've been hearing nothing but praise for this new RPG. I'll have to check it out for myself.
Just a quick one.
Thanks for all your work. One of the only channels on UA-cam I watch always. Mentioned you also in a podcast last stating how great the channel is man
You should get a tonne of the books etc which I guess you already have and just read them on here. Start to finish. People will love it. Respect man
Long live Parker
The Alien RPG is absolutely outstanding! The system and lore captures the Alien franchise beautifully and respectfully. I run a Space Trucker game and it's fantastic I haven't launched any Xenomorphs just yet as I want my friends to get comfortable first 😂 Your channel also provides incredible inspiration for it as well!
Your the goat bro!
Thank you for all your hard work.
Love the RPG! One of the best and really captures the feel of the films. Looking forward to all future expansions.
Dude , your videos are very rewatchable... just fucking amazing !
Our gaming group ran a campaign on an ice world run by Wayland Yutani, we did the colonist theme and ended up running through a few different things. We encountered fungus that turned you into zombies, a neomorph bursting from someone while on our ship, a prison riot, and finally a juvenile queen and her xeno drone guard on our own planet. We also used home brew rules for a Yautja for a player. The system is incredible and the stress rating it uses really lends well to the setting of the game. Every encounter was tense and left us on edge, both in and out of character.
I was not aware there was an Alien RPG, so this was a wonderful revelation for me! This was also a great primer for people new to the Alien universe who want a good summary of events from the perspective of the Weyland-Yutani corporation. I'll have to look into where I might be able to pick up a copy of the RPG sometime! Thanks for the great video and stay safe out there!
It's a very good game. Made by a company that have done multiple different titles before and has some of Sweden's most experienced RPG writers working on it. There's been a number of different Alien RPGs made pver the decades, but this one is the best of the lot, by far.
Where is the game and whats the specific name of this game
Glad you’re finally covering the table top aspects of the Alien universe. It would be cool if you analyzed the board games but understand if you don’t due to lack of lore with them.
I’m about to run my first session of the RPG. I love what I have read and would love more videos utilizing some of the material within. It’s interesting how they’ve weaved information from the comics and the Gibson script into the universe while keeping it in line with the mainline canon
Awesome Video and the intricate story fills in blanks.The fact that Weyland Yutani took care of Ripleys daughter is not out the kindness of their corporate 💔 hearts. But the companies thought process of Ripleys daughter coming into contact in the future with Aliens and her loyalty may be swayed to their advantage 🤔 😎
You are ALWAYS delivering!!!!! Thank you!!
The best voice for narration on the genre I can imagine!
The name Nostromo comes from a Joseph Conrad novel. The name Patna was a ship in another of Conrad's novels, Lord Jim.
I used to play board games and wargames quite a bit. Only saw the Alien board game a few weeks ago and now have heard of teh RPG. Might have to pick up the book, as this looks interesting.
You're becoming my favorite Aliens channel. So good!
The Alien RPG has reignited my love for the alien universe. It hadn't died completely, but after the David centric retcons we were living apart and seeing other fanbases
Love the Lore and the NARRATORS VOICE. His voice has a POWER. That IMMEDIATELY pulls you into the LORE itself.
It sounds like the RPG did what should have been done years ago and tied everything together nicely. Although i'd still like an Alien 5 to cancel out 3 and Res. but this works, great video as always!
Your videos are a cut above. I really appreciate that.
I just watched Alien 3 again earlier today. At the end of the movie the character 85 really did show that he's an idiot. And right when you've began to like him. At the end he's relegated himself to waiting for the "rescue team." Now, he does know (via the computer messages) that the Company is overly preoccupied with obtaining the alien. He's clearly suspicious but he wants to live because he states at least twice that "I've got a wife and kid." Okay, so at the end of the film when Morse and Ripley slam the gate on Bishop and pull away over the lead mold, the guard shoots Morse in the leg and then 85 slams Bishop in the head with a metal bar, prompting the other guard to kill him..... Da fuck!? So you're wanting to wait to be rescued, not inclined to go help and perhaps die for the sake of the others, but then you get yourself killed when you half-ass avenge one of the prisoners? What?
.,.. He really was stupid.
Actually I got the sense that he realized he was a dead man anyway. Weyland would have wanted to silence anyone that would have spilled the beans.
I don’t understand anyone who likes that movie. It’s just so terrible and pointless. I wish we could just ignore all of it like Alien 4 and AVPs.
@@Kazako83At least Alien 3 &4 has charismatic characters, which i can't say about Alien : Romulus
As a huge fan of Alien movies, Alien and Alien Isolation have such unique way that put two story´s in one place that fit well telling something happend with mother and daughter almost the same way. Interesting that i really wish Alien Isolation have another sequel. I love both movies Alien, Aliens and Alien Theory channel i´vee been followin from a long time, this video explains more things i didn´t see in the others Alien franchise, and also explain really well a lot of details that can be very understandble. Thank´s again for another great content in Alien world´s.
In 2020, I created an ALIENS RPG campagn from scratch before realizing there was an RPG. It's true that the material is very rich, compelling and inspiring.
Shweet, was wondering when you were gonna upload next. Here we are, ask and you shall recieve I suppose.
Great episode as usual!!!!
Good video while I marathon through the movies again!
I have been playing the RPG quite a bit, I've just DM'd (or Game Mother'd) but it is an absolute delight. I would definitely recommend picking up the Colonial Marines book that got released last year as it has even more lore goodness! It is so well laid out and really easy to play, I find the stress point system actually helps to give the players some prompts in terms of how to feel about the situation. If you haven't played it is very easy and well laid out system. Great video as always.
Thank you for continuing to make these great videos. I look forward to your next live stream of Fireteam Elite.
I see a new alien theory video, I click it, Rapidly and with force.
You back yessss missed your videos where have you been also loved the video
Interesting video as always. Question: what are your thoughts on Alien Isolation? I would love a sequel. What are your thoughts on the Alien TV series in the making?
Greetings ! Great job again - this short expose for sure will illuminate some plot holes from the Alien Universe.
What I have never understood is why WY didn't just send their own specialised research vessel to LV 426. They knew about the signal before the Nostromo set out. So why throw in needless random elements like an unknowing civilian crew?
My head cannon is that it’s a rogue group within the company.
"make it look accidental"
@@jameshamilton8551 Interesting
@@kirishima638D15, science division
Probably to secure total salvage claims on whatever was found. If they sent out a ship to investigate the signal detected, they might have to inform whatever government is in charge of the earth and share it without maximum profits.
Diverting the nostromo would give the company a valid reason to claim they just happened to encounter it by chance. Plus, the crew, if they survived, would give details on what transpired without spending more than necessary.
I've done the one-shot that comes with the core book several times. I was a founder patron of the book and you're completely right. Though I LOVE the RPG itself, every time a book comes out for Alien RPG, I'm more excited for the rumour control and lore snippets they add. Plus all the details of the game add more weight to the universe itself as well.
What happened to the Sulaco? I don't remember hearing that it was destroyed by the fire. The computer running the ship would have purged the ship of air to put the fire out seeing as the passengers were jettisonned I would have thought and then I guess use the planet to slingshot it home complete with any genetic material left.
Absolutely outstanding video many thanks 😎
I love your content. Great info, keep up the great work
Not into role playing games, but I watch your channel as the Alien universe is engrossing.
I'm fully immersed into the Alien RPG game. I recently picked up Destroyer of Worlds, The Marine Manual and The Heart of Darkness. It's all beautifully designed and a ton of fun to play. So much rich information. I highly recommend picking it up and giving it ago even if you've never played a TableTop RPG before.
Love your channel keep up the great work
I can remember playing a board game in the early 80's for aliens. Basically it was a game for two or up to four or five people. You tried to move your little astronauts (i think four) from the sleep chambers to the escape escape shuttle with an alien moving around the board. The alien could also use the air locks.
The best Alien game I ever played was where we would play hide and seek but the person hiding was an alien. If you didn't spot them thy would jump out when you went by and take one of the group. Then you would have to retreat at regroup before going out on another bug hunt. Both games had the intense atmosphere of fear that was generated during the movie but ofcourse I was alot younger back in the day.
I can remember a video game for the playstation and then later in the 90's I also enjoyed playing avp online. I had trouble with colonial marines so I paired up two xbox's and followed a friend through the game. Later I watched him play through Alien Isolation. Yes, I am one of those people who like to watch people play video games.
Now I gotta get my hands on a copy of the Alien Isolation book and maybe even the rule book for the RPG. Thank you for the videos. I really enjoy them and learn something new everytime not to mention that it is a subject that has given me nightmares.
I would love to see more of the Conestoga class ships in action. Especially, in the engineering section the POWDER that allows the ship to travel fast than light is very intriguing.
Another great video. I always look forward to them.
Ripply didn't kill the alien queen, she jettisoned her into outer space. The queen is still out there floating somewhere, just waiting on some hapless being.
No, it fell back to the planet and burnt up.
@@robirvine6970 With no gravity ?
It seems that Alien: Romulus is about them getting the jettisoned alien. I hear it mentioned in the previews.
@@iamrobbb7503Yes, but i'm pretty sure she got an asteroid in the face after going down.
Excellent! Really interesting and entertaining. I play Isolation in VR BIGTIME and like how you have explained it's place.
Long time no see..
Great video as usual!
Thanks for the great video
I like the Zulu Hendricks and Davis stories. The last one I heard was Alien Prototype are they creating anymore?
I always thought their battle against the company would make a great movie.
Looks like there's a book coming out this year called Inferno's Fall that has her in it.
It was actually the RPG that was my jump-in point on the Alien franchise. I write for another RPG line and attended Gen Con (a major US tabletop gaming convention) in 2019 in part to meet up with colleagues, but the chance to demo the game presented itself and I opted to give it a chance, having liked what I'd heard from promotional materials. I and the other players portrayed the last survivors of Hadley's Hope who were out on a tractor and arrived to find nearly the entire population already wiped out (this was the adventure included in the core rulebook). I really got drawn into the world by the demo, the game system (whose stress and panic mechanics are complete genius), and the game materials provided. Prior to that occasion, I'd only seen the second and fourth films by happenstance (I'm not much of a horror fan admittedly, I still watch the movies ready to shield my eyes), and still have yet to see two of the main canon films. It was actually the game that led me to your channel, in fact. Appreciate all you do and all the ideas you've given me for scenarios for the RPG.
This is fantastic, please keep the videos coming! Do you have a Patreon?
Some points to ponder, upon reflection:
The lifeboat.
What kind of ship was Nostromo - the Titanic? You had a crew of 7, but the lifeboat only has one stasis pod. What's up with that? Were Lambert, Parker & Ripley going to take turns going to sleep? I've worked on ships - you gotta have enough for crew and pax.
Ripley's daughter.
WY took care of Amanda. Who was her father? Ripley was young enough, did she have no parents? Father's parents? Maybe it's in other sources, like the game?
The company knew.
Special Order 937 specifically states " Investigate Lifeform. Gather Specimen". Ash was placed onboard to protect it and endure it's return.
Ash fcuked up.
When Kane, John Hurt - is brought back onboard, unconscious - Parker says "Let's freeze him" meaning put him back into stasis. Had they done that, they could have all gone back to sleep and Kane would have been infected with the Alien and sample is back on Earth. (Then the company can deal with quarantine procedures, but someone could have been bribed, etc. Someone would have had the alien, at some point in time)
Instead - he decides to play scientist and lets the alien hatch, which leads to Ripley killing it. (Assuming of course, that stasis would have prevented it bursting through Kane - but even so, the Nostromo is headed back to earth, with the Alien on board...). Worse case scenario, from the company view, is that the alien wakes, kills the crew and the Nostromo self pilots back to Earth....unless the crew is needed to steer the ship back home.
Great overview, thanks!
I’ve played isolation but wasn’t really able to get into it, after seeing this I might start it up again and see what happens
An alien isolation follow-on is a must!
More Amanda Ripley please!
The second whole functioning Bishop on furia was also a artificial life form. Ripley clubbed the back part or his head casement off including his ear, it’s hanging quite beautifully sans blood as he yells “NOOOOOO!!!” To her falling into the lead
How did Weyland Yutani know about the alien prior to the nostromo incident? Neither Prometheus nor Covenant explain that.
David had a final transmission from the Covenant. My theory is the transmission went out through space eventually picked up by the network and then relayed to Ash.
@@wartooth88 Ridley really futzed things up. All this David crap gives me a migraine.
It's also possible that it was just blind luck that the Nostromo happened to be around the LV426 system when the ship's computer picked-up the transmission. Ash may've simply been a last-minute replacement for Dallas' original science officer for God know what reason and wasn't specifically there to ensure the xeno's retrieval. After all, he didn't accompany the expedition to the derelict, so how could he guarantee a sample would be collected in the first place? Once it was aboard, though, then and only then did the 937 order kick into high gear.
Or, perhaps the Space Jockey had activated the warning signal thousands of years ago and some W-Y flunky just happened to come across it, thereby setting in motion the events in Alien. It was obvious the SJ had been killed many, many years ago, as it was reduced to a fossil at that point.
All this conspiracy talk doesn't explain why W-Y would trust a bunch of redneck space truckers to bring back something as dangerous as a xenomorph. Common sense dictates that it should've been done with either the USMC's participation or W-Y's private army (which I'm sure they have). I know Alien makes a point of how far out the Nostromo was (around Zeta Reticuli II), but even if they were conveniently at the right place at the right time, the retrieval should still have been attempted with the right personnel, hardware, and firepower.
IIRC, the whole "let's make Ash into a undercover robot for W-Y" shtick was a last-minute plot point inserted by David Giler, not Ronald Shusett nor Dan O'Bannon. I guess it was effective in the end, thanks to true heroism from the arts & crafts dept. (Ian Holm's milky decapitated head is now an iconic image), but it didn't make a lick of narrative sense.
@@fredleggett923 the WY communicae could've be received and they may look to see who's going through that shipping lane close to Calpamos. So it may have been a matter of timing and convenience. So they send Ash to further investigate the situation. Furthermore I doubt the new Alien TV series will further explore these theories. From what I can tell xenomorphs will not even be in the show. Moreover its been delayed for production start until September in Thailand
@@wartooth88 Xenomorphs won't be in a show about Xenomorphs? Nawww, that can't be the case! This is Disney we're talking about, the wellspring of brilliant & ironclad ideas. Ain't it?
@@fredleggett923 😅
I have had a great run with this ttrpg AND THE PREVIOUS tabletop rpg by Leading Edge games.
The depths to which the authors went to know and correlate book, game, and movie materials is commendable.
Love the rpg. Was in the kickstarter for it. One of the best rpg games i played.
i love this channel, i like this video. my apologies is it possible to take the strobe / brief flashing lights out please in future videos? it has a neurological effect sorry . the slow lash is fine it's the spark quick fliks
sorry it's only the white flashes that spark for a fraction of a sec that cause an issue
I'd like you to do a video on this heart of darkness storyline.
I'm running an Alien rpg game tomorrow, pretty excited for it!
i like the presentation of your videos, +1
The thing I like about this video/story is that in the future, Corruption, Greed and the Disregard for human life is still present 200 years from now...mankind's legacy 🤔.
Great video. Thank you.
Bought an audiobook on audible a few months ago, which tells the story of the colony before the marines arrived. Really good, gripping and scary.
That's neat. Glad to hear good things about the RPG.
I used to run my own homebrew AvP RPG for a lot of years for a friend. The rules were a mess but the game ran. It was kinda more about the story anyway. I mostly followed the comics/novels because in my mind those were the canon books.
Glad to hear there's a decent one now after all these years.
Fascinating!
I love how Morris wrote a book, I can't believe they allowed him to live after seeing the Xenomorph in person
Maybe he inherited a bit of Ripley's survival luck?
He should've named it "Star Beast", not "Space Beast" since Star Beast was an early title for Alien.
It was a dragon 🐉 remember
Not hard to discredit him as a nutter.
This needs to be updated with the info from Alien : Romulus
Another great video.
Might need to check out the RP game but is it possible to platy it alone?
Great lore explaining thx
Have the RPG but haven't gotten the group to sign on for play yet. Would recommend Destroyer of Worlds and the Colonial Marines book. You can run a campaign with those two.
I want Alien series to expand the universe and focus on Xenomorphs Homeworld there are many things about Xenomorphs in the comics and novels makes them perfect and interseting than just horror would be awesome to see a scene how they show relationship toward their hosts like in the comics and would be interseting to see Xenomorphs fight Weyland soldiers and take their vengeance
The way the cinematic timeline is going, it seems the Xenomorph homeworld is basically the Engineers homeworld
The xenos don't have a home world they just mutate and birth new life forms based on the host. Eventually they did make xenos with a queen but that's artificial
@@PoopySkelliton They do have homeworld is called Xenomorph Prime
In Dan O'Bannon's original script for Alien dating back to 1976, LV-426 was always their homeworld and the Space jockeys / Engineers found them in a nearby pyramid.
W-Y's attempts to obtain an alien were either, pretty ad-hoc, or inept. The Nostromo was only diverted because it was the first company ship passing plausibly close to LV-426. There was no time to launch a professional recovery mission, merely just enough to replace the ship's science officer with Ash, and hope that the crew's inexperience would gift them a viable specimen.
When the mission failed and the Nostromo assumed lost, they buried all trace of their illegal mission, rather than mount a proper retrieval attempt. Certainly, Ripley's testimony in her hearing, seemed to ring no alarm bells, except that Carter Burke decided to mount an unofficial reconnaissance, on the off-chance she was telling the truth, and inadvertently wiped out the colony as a result.
It is only in Alien 3, that the company acts officially (ignoring the absurdity of exactly HOW the egg got aboard the Sulaco), and send a professional retrieval team.
And by Alien Resurrection, of course, Weyland-Yutani has been swallowed up and no longer trades...
If I had a wish it would be for him/them make "The Cold Forge" into a movie.🙏😅
I loved the book!! 👊😎🤘
"Alien Theory "...Thank you for all you bring that is Alien to us fans.😄👍
Alien: The Cold Forge!!
Great video! Connected some more dots.
WY has put a great deal of effort and resources into obtaining the alien - Also WY in Alien: Romulus - Abandoned spacestation with plenty of specimens.Why would they abandon it?
Always fascinating...
I always thought that the Bishop who came to collect Ripley in Alien 3 was just another Android given his lack of reaction to the pain of that massive head wound.
The Alien RPG is amazing, I highly recommend it. I love the Colonial Marine Operations Manual.
Ooh, got that one too. Love that book!
Excellent Job-Thanx !
mesmerizing voice and cadence............talented
if you ever want a large project to undertake, i suggest making an audiobook for one of the alien series novels.
even if it already has an audio book i would love to hear your adaptation of it.
Can't remember which novel i read it in, but first i heard of Morse's book it was untitled and known only in passing as 'The Forbidden Writings of Morse' Like they were a tome, more than a book.
Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😉
Has anyone ever explained how Xenomorphs haven't managed to take over every habitable planet in the galaxy by now? They're certainly aggressive enough and adaptable enough.
Xenos seem to be like insects etc, ie they don't have any [higher] intelligence...they're not capable of piloting a starship or anything.
Eg, all they know how to do is kill. They get on board a ship & they kill people which results in their own destruction (eg Aliens, APC crashing, didn't even capture people for hosts). In that sense, they have no intelligence or even commonsense.
That also is my response to the absolutely bizarre statement by David in the "Advent" short about the xenos "populating the galaxy"; the xenos by themselves are incapable of any such endeavor.
(Which in turn, or prior, begs the question as to what the Engineers were doing in the first place/the whole Engineers thread).
H R Giger hit a real nerve with his artwork, of "Freudian ultra nightmares", which is about the human condition. That element is as viable as ever.