Rules overview
How to roll Alien RPG dice
Set your base dice pool (skill + attribute) and stress dice, then roll. Sixes are successes. Stress dice sixes also count, but ones on stress dice trigger a panic roll. You can Push your roll to re-roll failures, but it adds stress.
Key mechanics
- d6 dice pool with Stress dice
- Facehugger panic rolls
- Stress escalation
- Push mechanic
- Automatic success counting
- Panic table reference