Alien RPG One-shot in Nottingham

“Alien - Fortune Hinders the Bold”

Alien RPG

Monday Evening Slot

For up to seven players. Newbies welcome!

“One slippery son-of-a-gun, that ship. It’s flipped it’s transponder a couple of times, turned about, changed headings, and the engine signature been fiddled with too. But we’ve got it, merchant freighter Gratzner heading out of New Oslo. It’s going to be wild goose chase but the case is whack job, total termination of all criminals. Oh, yeah they’re skin-jobs too. Top military grade Replicants.

“Now get to your stations or I might just kick your nasty ass all over this room. That's a marshal joke.”

Tags: 18+, Alien, Hidden Agendas, Horror, Player-Led, Pre-Gens, Sci-Fi, PvP, Spaceships with Ashtrays, Harsh Language, Fria Ligan, #NotDnD, Flashing Lights, Musical Accompaniment.

This game is running in Nottingham on Monday 24th February 2025 from 18:30 at the Hop Merchant pub. You can sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alien-rpg-one-shot-fortune-hinders-the-bold-tickets-1208414021869?fbclid=IwY2xjawIlkrdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZNZEXkyKaodb_ertqlKrxvtUTng9IdaxaS3L36dlBeN1jTS9vs5G7aATw_aem_Ox1eu26vxpOB9Pe9jAI9Dw

My Alien Games at Manchester Board Game Festival

Manchester Board Game Festival 2025, Manchester Conference Centre, 63 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7.

Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd February 2025.

https://facebook.com/events/s/manchester-board-game-festival/1580209589373144/

So I’m running three Alien RPG games at the Manchester Board Game Festival on the 21st/22nd February this year.

I’m excited as it is my first time there so I do hope my games will go down well and be well received.

As usual I’ll have my dice sets, character sheets, cheat sheets, floor plans, maps, handouts, props, and setting images.

The first game on Friday afternoon is “Alien - All That Glitters is Gold”where you play the crew of The Betty (from the film Alien: Resurrection) carrying out a high-stakes heist for a very dodgy criminal organisation.

My second game on Saturday morning is “Alien - Star Trek Legacy: Conspiracy” where you play the new crew of the Starship USS Enterprise-G (from the TV series Star Trek Picard) sent on a mission at the far flung reaches of the Galaxy.

My third and final game on Saturday afternoon is “Alien - Empty Vessels Make No Noise” where you play the crew of Lewis & Clark (from the film Event Horizon) sent on a rescue mission in the arse-end of space.

All three games are open to all, irrespective of experience of tabletop games, everything is provided. Newbies are very welcome.

Full details below.

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“Alien - All That Glitters is Gold”

Alien RPG

Friday Afternoon Slot

For up to six players. Newbies welcome!

The job would be a cinch, a simple box bust on a floating palace baron stuck in a jam. Ringers onboard have thrown a spanner in the works.

Once they douse the glim, we bolt in offering gall gab as we grift our way in. Togged up as grease-monkeys to fix their gears they’ll welcome us in.

There’s no gitters or feds to nix the keister so we can oil open the box.

The haul wouldn’t be chicken feed either, it will be a cushy number of props. We secure the derby, scoot it out on The Betty, and meet up for the slaughter for our split. You savvy?

Tags: 18+, Alien, Hidden Agendas, Horror, Player-Led, Pre-Gens, Sci-Fi, Spaceships with Ashtrays, Fria Ligan, #NotDnD, Flashing Lights, Musical Accompaniment.

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“Alien - Star Trek Legacy: Conspiracy”

Alien RPG - Year Zero Engine

Saturday Afternoon Slot

For up to eight players. Newbies welcome!

Captain’s Log Stardate 79766.17

We were on route to Pacifica when we were interrupted by a Code 47 (Captain’s Eyes Only) call from Starfleet Admiralty. I’ve been ordered to take the Enterprise to the Perintha system, site of the Iconian Research Taskforce. There are no further details to the orders but my intuition is that they are wanting to send the Enterprise through the ancient Iconian Catapult Device in orbit of Perintha Prime to be thrown instantaneously beyond the known Galaxy to the distant outreaches of deep space.

Nothing new for me then!

Captain Seven of Nine.

Tags: 18+, Star Trek, Picard Season 3, Hidden Agendas, Horror, Player-Led, Pre-Gens, Sci-Fi, PvP, Harsh Language, Spaceships with Carpets, Fria Ligan, #NotDnD, Flashing Lights, Musical Accompaniment.

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“Alien - Empty Vessels Make No Noise”

Alien RPG

Saturday Afternoon Slot

For up to seven players. Newbies welcome!

“Damaged vessel UPPS Gromkiy, please respond, this is USAC Lewis & Clark, a rescue ship acknowledging your distress beacon, please respond. The breach in your hull is bleeding oxygen. Your radio silence isn’t helping you as your reactor looks it will blow in twelve hours. Do you want to be rescued?”

Tags: 18+, Alien, Hidden Agendas, Horror, Player-Led, Pre-Gens, Sci-Fi, Spaceships with Ashtrays, Fria Ligan, #NotDnD, Flashing Lights, Musical Accompaniment.

[February 2025 Update] UK RPG Conventions Listing

This is the February 2025 update for the UK RPG conventions for 2025!

Each has a website (though a few have Facebook pages) for information and details.

I am waiting on news on a few regular events so I may update this list.

If you know of any that have been missed please mention them in the comments below.

There are a few clashes of cons over a few weekends.

Please note, a few conventions have asked to be removed from this list.

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Beachhead 2025, Bournemouth International Centre, Exeter Rd, Bournemouth BH2 5BH

Saturday 8th - Sunday 9th February 2025.

https://beachheadshow.co.uk

Manchester Board Game Festival 2025, Manchester Conference Centre, 63 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7.

Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd February 2025.

https://facebook.com/events/s/manchester-board-game-festival/1580209589373144/

Revelation IX, Garrison Hotel, 635 Penistone Road, Sheffield, S6 2GB

Saturday 22nd - Sunday 23rd February 2025.

https://revelation.ttrpg.uk/

Dudley Bug Ball 2025, Station Hotel & Banqueting, Castle Hill, Dudley DY1 4RA

Saturday 22nd - Sunday 23rd February 2025.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100081059031001

Dahn Sarf II, Brewdog Chancery Lane.  London EC4A 1DE.

Saturday 8th March 2025. 11:00am - 11:00pm.

https://warhorn.net/events/dahn-sarf-ii-london-osr-in-the-spring

AireCon TEN, Harrogate International Centre, King's Rd, Harrogate HG1 5LA

Thursday 14th - Sunday 16th March 2025.

https://airecon.uk

Concrete Cow 25, The Old Bath House, 205 Stratford Road, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5RL

Saturday 15th March 2025 9.00am - 11.00pm

https://www.concrete-cow.org.uk/

Seven Hills 2025, Garrison Hotel, 635 Penistone Road, Sheffield, S6 2GB

Saturday 5th - Sunday 6th April 2025.

https://7hills.org.uk/#post-35.

Conpulsion 2025, The Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ

Saturday 12th to Sunday 13th April 2025.

https://www.facebook.com/conpulsion

https://conpulsion.org/

Here For Games 2025, The Core, 32 Foley Trading Estate, Herefordshire, HR1 2SF

Friday 25th - Sunday 27th April 2025.

https://herefor.games/con/

Dice on the Borderlands, Chepstow Castle, Bridge St, Chepstow NP16 5EY

Saturday 10th May 2025.

https://bonhomiegames.uk

North Star VIII, Garrison Hotel, 635 Penistone Road, Sheffield, S6 2GB

Saturday 10th - Sunday 11th May 2025.

http://www.northstarcon.org.uk/

Chaosium Con UK 2025, Cranfield Management Development Centre, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0AL.

Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th May 2025.

https://www.chaosium.com/blogsave-these-dates-next-year-there-will-be-three-chaosium-cons-usa-australia-and-uk/

UK Games Expo 2025, NEC, North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT & Hilton, Pendigo Way, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1PP

Friday 30th May - Sunday 1st June 2025.

http://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk

Day of Legends IV (Dragon Warriors), Brewdog Chancery Lane. London EC4A 1DE.

Saturday 21st June 2025. 12:00am - 9:00pm

Day of Legends IV : Dragon Warriors at 40

LongCon 2025, Garrison Hotel, 635 Penistone Road, Sheffield, S6 2GB

Saturday 28th - Sunday 29th June 2025.

https://longcon.ttrpg.uk/

Summer Stabcon 2025, Guildhall, Stockport, SK1 3UA

Friday 4th - Sunday 6th July 2025.

https://facebook.com/events/s/summer-stabcon-2025/2068745920203985/

Continuum 2025, Cranfield CMDC Conference Centre, Wharley End Cranfield, Cranfield, Wharley End, Bedford MK43 0HG

Friday 25th - Monday 28th July, 2025.

http://continuumconvention.co.uk/

Tabletop Scotland 2025, Royal Highland Centre, Newbridge, EH28 8, Scotland.

Friday 5th - Sunday 7th September 2025.

http://tabletopscotland.co.uk/

Furnace XX, Garrison Hotel, 635 Penistone Road, Sheffield, S6 2GB

Saturday 11th - Sunday 12th October 2025.

http://furnace.org.uk

Dragonmeet 2025, ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL

​Saturday 29th November 2025, 9.00am - Midnight

https://www.dragonmeet.co.uk

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