Serious Alien Random Roleplay

[Supersoup]

i wouldn't worry, the only way somethin' like that occuring out of this is if all of the characters act like disabled NPCs, and having visuals way too outdated for the likes of current generation

wait...​

 

[malina?]

the best way to play the xenomorph is probably letting an admin handle it cause provided they're not an abusive dick (which means none of us apply xdd). they can use observer to bypass the fact that theres rarely if ever any vents to crawl through on any map

i mean a lot of the spook from alien comes from the fact that u dont know where the fucker is

 

[Stupid Snake]

we can always upgrade our tricorders to detect the aliens heat signature and motion

wait nevermind wrong thing

 

[Anton]

count me in bub

 

[Eternal Tipper]

I'll join in. If there is a security group on the ship I can fill that role.

 

[snuggles]

this next please

please

please

 

[Scone !]

Watch the fucking movie first Snuggles you HEATHEN

Anybody who's not seen the original Alien is definitely banned from this because that's unforgivable.

Go watch that shit, seriously.

 

[LKC6]

I'll join up if I can play as some bureaucrat from Weyland Yutani or some such role.

 

[Calhoun]

hi yes i still want this let it be relevant and be seen more

 

[FlatPancake]

For the true Alien experience, everyone has to basically be stupid as fuck despite having degrees and being otherwise intelligent, and the only survivor can be the unsuspecting female who has no reason to survive over the others.

 

[_Vintricus]

ill tag along on this based on one of two conditions:

1. i play some form of dumbass pilot.
or 2. i play a colonial marine that says "game over man" at the most opportune moment.

 

[rosecoloredryan]

I want to be a ship cook.

 

[Jon]

i want to be the ship doctor who is looking to study alien parasites and meets and untimely end

 

[Scone !]

For the true Alien experience, everyone has to basically be stupid as fuck despite having degrees and being otherwise intelligent, and the only survivor can be the unsuspecting female who has no reason to survive over the others.

Everyone here is perfectly underqualified and perfect for the role then

 

[Waptnt]

Everyone here is perfectly underqualified and perfect for the role then

Engineering degree at MIT:

Spoiler: Door sealing 7/7

 

[Klyppen]

Meesa would also like to attend. Pilot or something.

 

[M A G A]

if i can be an android ill most deff join in

or a colonial marine

or a weyland yutani something or other

 

[Scone !]

 

[Palladian]

I like the idea of space ship roleplay, and I love Alien, but I don't know how well this would work if everyone knew the scenario in advance. It's rarely particularly fun to roleplay staged surprise about a thing you understand completely OOC, and in this event everyone would be pretending not know a lot.

OOC, everyone knows what the alien artifact would be, and everyone knows the exact characteristics of the egg, facehugger, alien, plus the malicious side of Weyland Yutani. If you've ever tried to get people to leave camp in the Outlands when they know there's a combine patrol, you know misery you'll inflict when you tell people to stand over by *that* egg because it's safe for sure. In the case of The Thing, at least, there's lots of interpersonal drama since anyone could be it.

Personally, I think it would be cool to just have a spaceship RP where the players don't know too much beyond their particular roles on the ship. Better still if it isn't set in an established fictional universe where we know the rules. Maybe there'll be an alien, but equally there could be a traitor, or a boarding party, or malfunctioning AI. I like to be kept in suspense.

 

[Scone !]

It worked for The Thing

It'll work fine here, because the focus is on the Alien, a very tangible threat you couldn't mistake. Less focus on the eggs, Weyland Yutani, etc, but I'm sure there'd be ways to work it in.