Our tradition is that we make our own characters. If new to the setting it may be worth collaborating with us to make sure your character and their backstory is a good fit to what we have planned. If you are from a LARP tradition where you expect a fully pre-written character, then we can do this for you as well. In either case, please contact us as soon as possible if you would like help with this.
What characters are required?
Due to the nature of the story, we are looking only for players to portray either Colonial Marines (optionally including one support Synthetic) or Scientists, looking for roughly a 60/40 split between the two groups but this is flexible depending on what responses we get. Places are limited and we are only accepting approximately 20 players at this stage, please contact the GMs if you have any questions/queries.
Can I crew/NPC the game?
Yes, we do have a dedicated NPC crew to play various roles opposite the player party. Crew roles can vary from complex characters with their own motivation to providing the player party with tactical opponents in simulated Laser-Tag combat. As with the players, crew numbers will be capped but this is at the discretion of the GMs.
Can I play this game if I haven’t played the previous ones?
Yes, these games have been written as a limited series and not an ongoing campaign without a defined end. There is deliberately no mechanical advancement for characters (only story based) so any new character would not be at any disadvantage from a skills viewpoint. There is a section at the end of this document that gives a precis of what has happened in the previous games. We would endeavour to give your character an In Character reason for being there at the beginning of this one and to give hooks to other characters.