IC: Alien RPG
cries, one thing you may not know about the Alien RPG is that there are two styles of play:
Campaign games go on for a long time, they are dangerous but the default assumption is that most characters are going to survive most sessions.
Cinematic games are generally one-shots, and the expectation is that everyone or almost everyone is going to be horrifically slaughtered. Just like one of the movies. There may be a survivor, or if you are very lucky, more than one. You lean into this, and enjoy it, because its part of the theme of the setting.
That being said, Alien RPG character creation is pretty easy. Even for someone coming at it for the first time, it should take 20 minutes or less. So if you want to create a character just for a cinematic game, it shouldn't be a problem.
I am not the OP of this post, and would only be playing in this game-- so take my opinions with a grain of salt.