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I think for somebody who doesn't like fiction with the hubris of people making terrible choices and dying horribly as a consequence as it's basic premise, the Alien franchise probably won't appeal. That is, after all, what Alien is basically about.

It was the first dice pool game, but not the first to count successes--it was an additive dice pool.

Monsters. Aliens. Critters. Foes. Whatever you call them, a bestiary populates your game world with all manner of beings, both benevolent and malevolent, for your characters to interact with–whether that be fight, parlay, or flee! From the mightiest of dragons to the tiniest of woodland beasts...

That too!

They're quicker and easier to resolve, with no maths, basically. Plus many folk like the general vibe of them.

Having also read the books, but many many years ago, I also was assuming it was Magnifico.

Because that's a choice. Inclusiveness is about peoples' identity. If you had to accommodate every potential choice somebody might make, you couldn't make anything. This is an inaccurate appropriation of the concept of inclusivity.

WotC has embargoes for review copies, yes.

It’s a spoiler thread. You don’t need to use spoiler tags.

Thats basically the premise of the whole Alien franchise. Just because somebody wrote a scene different to the one in your head doesn’t make them “lazy”.

So the model is to use WotC's art in free material which promotes the commercial Patreon which has no art but is an advance preview of free material which then uses WotC's art? Plus a Discord channel. If I'm understanding that right. I assume they have their own legal representation and are...

I thought it was Vietnam? I can't remember.

I don’t know!