Starting a new character? Make them stand out with an active background full of "plot hooks" that you, the player, can use.

In space, no one can hear you scream, but they can sure hear you scratching your head as you try to make sense of the sprawling “Alien” universe. While Ridley Scott’s 1979 haunted-house-in-the-cosmos ...

I don’t know which is sloppier – the crew of the USCSS Maginot or the writing on Alien: Earth. At long last, in Episode 5, we get to see what happened aboard the Weyland-Yutani research vessel. We ...

A lot of folks, human and otherwise, seem very interested in getting their hands on the newly crash-landed alien specimens. What could go wrong? By Sean T. Collins The “Alien” franchise explores two ...

Playing the Game -- I. Potter Physics -- Harry Potter and the Great Conservation Laws -- Why Hogwarts is So Dark -- Fantastic Beasts and How to Disprove Them -- II. Space Travel -- Why Computers Get ...