Free League Publishing launched its Kickstarter campaign for Alien RPG Evolved Edition today. The campaign for the updated version of their officially licensed Alien TTRPG reached its initial funding goal within 15 minutes of it going live.
The Alien RPG Evolved Edition Kickstarter Campaign
According to its Kickstarter page, Alien RPG Evolved Edition contains an updated core rulebook, a new starter set, a cinematic adventure boxed set, and a set of miniatures.
As the name implies, the updated core rulebook completely revises the systems and mechanics of the Ennie-winning TTRPG set in the horror sci-fi world of Alien. The book will feature new items, spaceships, and locations from the recent feature film Alien: Romulus. In addition, it will contain improved and streamlined stealth mechanics, a solo mode, stress and panic rules, and even zero-gravity rules.
For aspiring collectors and early backers, the campaign has some extras. If you back the campaign within 48 hours, you will receive a crew patch of the USCSS Fidanza, the spaceship featured in the cinematic adventure Rapture Protocol, at no additional cost.Finally, there is a Kickstarter-exclusive Collectors Edition of the Core Rulebook.
Long-time players will also have reason to back the Alien RPG Evolved Edition Kickstarter. The campaign confirms that Free League will be publishing minor updates and reprints of two out-of-print Alien RPG supplements, Colonial Marines Operations Manual and Building Better Worlds. Both books are available in this campaign as separate add-ons.
The pledge levels for Alien RPG Evolved Edition are as follows:
- Digital Core Book for $25: A PDF of the Evolved Edition Core Rulebook
- Evolved Edition Starter Set for $30: A physical copy and PDF of the Hope’s Last Day Starter Set Evolved Edition
- Rapture Protocol Adventure Set for $40: A physical copy and PDF of the Rapture Protocol adventure set
- Evolved Core Rulebook Standard Edition for $53: A physical copy and PDF of the standard Evolved Edition Core Rulebook
- Rapture Protocol Miniatures Set for $60: A set of 17 physical miniatures for the Rapture Protocol adventure set
- Cinematic Bundle for $90: A physical copy and PDF of Rapture Protocol and the miniatures set
- Evolved Core Rulebook Collectors Edition for $99: A physical copy and PDF of the Kickstarter-exclusive Collectors Edition Evolved Edition Core Rulebook
- Company Bundle for $159: Physical copies and PDF of the standard Core Rulebook, Hope’s Last Day Starter Set, Rapture Protocol adventure set and miniatures set
- Xenomorph Bundle for $278: Everything in the Company Bundle, a Collectors Edition Core Rulebook, a GM Screen, a set of base dice and stress dice, and a set of four brass lapel pins
- Engineer Bundle for $297: Everything in the Xenomorph Bundle and physical copies and PDFs of the Colonial Marines Operations Manual and Building Better Worlds supplements
At the time of writing, the Alien RPG Evolved Edition Kickstarter campaign has raised $772,398, completely obliterating the initial funding goal of