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Alien: Dark Vector

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Alien: Dark Vector is a campaign set in the Alien Universe created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett. June 21, 2179. On the barren terraformed colony moon of Acheron ( Formerly LV-426), prospector Russ Jorden has just been brought to the Med-Lab of Hadley's Hope colony with some kind of grotesque alien parasite attached to his face.


Author's Note: The Alien Universe has no magic, no arcane, it is a vast cosmos of ruthless indifference. It is gritty sci-fi, with gritty people, faceless mega corporations, androids, and sociopathic opportunists. Yet there still remains a twinkle of humanity in the actions of hard working men and women who struggle against overwhelming odds in the darker recesses of the void. I have prepared two starts, they have been playtested and tweaked to make sure they don't immediately go off on weird tangents, and stick to the Aliens theme. Obviously that may still happen, but I've adjusted characters and POI's so the Ai can access the most important facts about the scenario to hopefully get the narrative rolling along properly from the get go! Start 1. You are sat drinking in the bar after a long shift listening to rumours about something weird going on up in Med-lab involving one of the colonists. (The narrative unfolds slowly, slice of life style) Start 2. You are up in med-lab, with a ringside seat for what is happening to one of the colonists! (You are waist deep in the situation, part of the small team trying to keep a lid on what's going on.) This is not an instant, balls to the wall, "lets rock!" scenario, it builds tension over time till shit hits the fan. Probably best solo. Inhabit the role - it plays best like a psychological thriller - a hostile alien "first contact" on the fringes of humanity, none of the characters are heroes, or know what is really going on, they're just people with a hard job to do on a hell hole world!
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Lena 'Sparky' Volkov
Lena 'Sparky' Volkov
Level 7 Human Roughneck -
A quiet and highly efficient Human Roughneck specializing in electrical systems, working on Hadley's Hope to support her family back home. Works for the Geological dept.
Details
RaceHuman
ClassRoughneck
Level7
Alignment
PronounsShe/Her
Location-6510, -8769
Skills
Acrobatics
Animal Handling
Arcana
Athletics
Deception
History
Insight
Intimidation
Investigation
Medicine
Nature
Perception
Performance
Persuasion
Religion
Sleight Of Hand
Stealth
Survival
Ispreparedcaster
Isspellcaster
Currencies
N/A0
Credit0
N/A0
appearance
A compact woman with powerful shoulders and a no-nonsense demeanor. Her dark hair is usually pulled back in a tight bun, and her eyes are sharp and focused. She often has scorch marks on her durable work jacket and carries a multi-tool.
personality
Quiet and reserved, but fiercely dedicated to her work. She values efficiency and practicality above all else. She has a dry wit that occasionally surfaces, especially when dealing with incompetence. Her primary motivation is providing for her family, which makes her cautious but also fiercely protective of her job and resources. She has a secret fear of enclosed spaces, a difficult phobia to manage on a cramped colony.
backstory
Lena grew up on a frontier colony, learning the hard way that technology is fickle and requires constant care. She developed a knack for electrical systems from a young age, salvaging parts and keeping the lights on when others couldn't. She signed up for the Hadley's Hope contract hoping for steady work and a chance to send credits back home to her younger siblings, who are struggling after their parents were caught in a transport accident. The constant pressure to meet quotas and the isolation weigh on her, but the thought of her family keeps her going.
Stats
Strength
12
Dexterity
14
Constitution
14
Intelligence
14
Wisdom
12
Charisma
12
Armor Class
16
Max HP
32
Speed
30

HP

32 / 32 HP

XP

23,00023,000 XP33,999
Level 7
Equipped Items
Spellbook
Lena 'Sparky' Volkov is not a spellcaster.
This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 (“SRD 5.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC . The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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