{"id":13187,"date":"2018-04-05T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/?p=13187"},"modified":"2018-04-23T08:47:48","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T13:47:48","slug":"alien-genesys-setting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/alien-genesys-setting\/","title":{"rendered":"ALIEN Genesys Setting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>After reading the new comic, <\/em>Dead Orbit<em>, I felt inspired to delve into the world of Alien. The franchise has had its ups and downs, but I&#8217;ve always had a deep love the first two films (I count\u00a0the original in my top 5). There have been dozens of comics and games over the years, which spawned the mother-of-all-crossovers, <\/em>Aliens vs. Predator<em>. In this guide I&#8217;ve tried to stick to what I thought were the strengths of the franchise &#8211; gritty dystopian\u00a0science fiction, a grounding in reality, realistic (and outmatched) human characters, and terrifyingly\u00a0ALIEN aliens.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I think a campaign in this setting (or at least a one-shot) would be a refreshing break from my standard RPG fare&#8211; however, I tried to ensure that much of the material in this supplement could easily be ported into your own settings (anything from modern to sci-fi\/space opera). I have a few ideas about putting together a &#8220;Beginner Box&#8221; style one-shot adventure using this material (I&#8217;m thinking it would make for a great Halloween game).<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ALIEN_setting_genesys.pdf\">DOWNLOAD- ALIEN: Genesys Campaign Setting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A short piece of thematic original fiction.<\/li>\n<li>Analysis of setting tropes and themes.<\/li>\n<li>New character options.<\/li>\n<li>New gear, including a large expanded section on improvised weapons and tools as weapons.<\/li>\n<li>New vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>Setting specific adversaries.<\/li>\n<li>Background information on corporations and the galaxy.<\/li>\n<li>Five fleshed-out &#8220;major worlds.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Recommended Reading&#8221; in the Franchise:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Alien and Aliens<\/em> [film]<\/li>\n<li><em>Alien: Isolation<\/em> [game]<\/li>\n<li><em>Aliens: Labyrinth<\/em> [comic]<\/li>\n<li><em>Aliens: Dead Orbit<\/em> [comic]<\/li>\n<li><em>Aliens vs. Predator<\/em> (1990) [comic]<\/li>\n<li><em>Aliens vs. Predator: War<\/em> (1995) [comic]<\/li>\n<li><em>Aliens: Apocalypse<\/em> [comic]<\/li>\n<li><em>Aliens: Glass Corridor<\/em> [comic]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>After reading the new comic, Dead Orbit, I felt inspired to delve into the world of Alien. 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