$25.00 / week
Everything was going great for humanity. Well, maybe not great, but at least ‘fine.’ That is until the supernova knocked out communications with all those frontier settlements on new worlds. The United Americas have hired you to join a scientific research and recovery vessel. Re-establish connection with the lost colonies and determine if any of them are viable for new deployments. The paycheck is huge. And leaving that rock called earth could hardly be considered a bad thing anyway. All that exists out here is possibility.
The Lost Colonies is a 7-part campaign with ample opportunity for sandbox exploration of the space frontier. As such, it is a mid-length campaign but can be explored more fully according to player desires.
How to Prepare
This game will teach you how to play from the ground up. No prior experience is necessary. You may wish to consider why your character has agreed to travel to deep space and find the lost colonies. Do they have family with them? Do they have family left behind? What skillset do they provide? These questions are merely to kickstart your imagination. Feel free to come to the first session with nothing but a desire to play.
The only thing you need to be concerned about preparing is your audio/video components on your computer. Cameras are not required, but they are recommended. Microphone is necessary.
You don’t need to be familiar with the world of Alien, but it doesn’t hurt. Feel free to watch a movie or two to set expectations.
Materials Provided
All materials that you need in order to play will be provided. If you prefer physical dice, you may use them as long as the rest of the table agrees. If you do, you’ll need six d6 dice (the normal dice). Everything else you need will be provided: characters, character sheets, maps, digital dice, rules, etc.
This game will use Foundry VTT to facilitate play. You may want to create an account with Foundry.
Who will like this game?
Fans of the Prometheus-Alien series will enjoy this game.
TTRPG players who enjoy the deadly, challenging encounters but don’t want to die immediately will enjoy this game. (This campaign runs on Campaign Mode, not Cinematic Mode, allowing for long-term characters and roleplay.)
TTRPG players who are looking for a roleplay and strategy challenge will also enjoy this game.
Players may not enjoy this game if they have a deep fear of outer space, the unknown, violence, body horror, or character death.
Character Creation Guidelines
You will be provided direction for creating characters prior to and during Session Zero. Pregenerated characters are also available.
Gameplay themes/Content Warnings
This game exhibits gameplay for mature audiences (17+). The content may include graphic gore and violence, body horror, betrayal, substance abuse, and themes of deep space.
I started playing with EJ after signing up for Call of Cthulhu. It was my first time playing that system & I have had an absolute blast. EJ is great to collaborate with at the table, he really has his finger on the pulse for what players what & he delivers that for them. Some of my favorite people to play D&D with are connections I’ve made at EJs tables. I really wanted to play a few mini D&D campaigns so I could try out new character ideas & EJ made it happen. I had an absolute blast playing them & look forward to more of them in the future. If you want a collaborative GM who will make sure you have a great time play with EJ!
Such a blast and it was so insightful to watch a professional GM at work. You hold the story so well in your head that I could actively see you rolling with the clues we decide to follow and help us fill in gaps through NPC dialogue.
As a GM, myself, sometimes I get way too in my head about things having a linear path and it was a master class watching you work and effortlessly weave player decisions with the story.
And as a person who takes timing very seriously, I love how we were all aware that the time was closing in and ending on a good spot to pause for next session.
The fluidity of your scenes and weaving them with players has helped inform my own GMing so much.
I recently had the pleasure of joining a Delta Green one-shot, led by the exceptional EJ Boston. At the beginning, he did a fantastic job introducing both roleplaying and the specific game we were playing. As a newbie to both, this was particularly helpful, and made me feel much more confident starting the game. During the game, he masterfully led us through the narrative style of play, deftly balancing the time spent on different scenes/characters so we could each pursue different aspects of the mystery. It was such a fun game, and we all had a blast! Couldn’t recommend him enough!
Highly recommend call of Cthulhu and EJ as a GM! Fun, fair, witty and overall a great experience.
Played Delta Green for the first time, and EJ made it a breeze to get to the core of the rules and hop right into the narrative. EJ employs a multimedia experience and it helps greatly with setting the mood of the scene.
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