Have you ever watched Full Metal Jacket? Have you ever thought “I’d like to be screamed at by R. Lee Ermey?” Have you seen Starship Troopers? Have you thought “I would like to run around for no particular point or purpose?” Allow me to introduce you to Veteran consultant Lawrence McNabb, former Army Special Forces who will be facilitating your gameplay. 

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The Helian Marines are made up of a combination of combat veterans, new recruits, military police, and officers, each filling a unique role in the defense machine of the Helian Union. A formidable fighting unit when the bug dung hits the fan, do they get along in peace time? That remains to be seen…

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The Helian Marine experience will include:

• Weapons of some sort

• Physical drills

• Being yelled at by a former Green Beret/yelling at a former Green Beret because you are his commanding officer

• Getting woken up at the crack of dawn for more drills

• Camaraderie and sacrifice

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Please keep in mind that Marine players will be required to purchase uniforms according to game specifications. We will do our best to find the most cost-effective options.

Have you watched Alien? Did you get really excited when they started poking the gooey bits? Did you have the thought of “Waylin-Yutani is really prepared to sacrifice anything for scientific progress - isn’t that neat”? Did you think “fuck this unethical corporate BS”? Do you like to spout vaguely scientific sounding words? Do you enjoy the office politics in shows like The Orville? THEN PLAYING A SCIENTIST IS FOR YOU.

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This category includes both corporate Scientists working for Genagro and Advocate Scientists working directly for the Helian Union. Both hold each other in deep suspicion, but ultimately the corporation is the underdog, held in check by the ethics and oversight of the Union.

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The Scientist Experience will include:

• Tug of war between government and corporate interests

• Poking gooey stuff, and possibly other players!

• Playing with science equipment

• Research! And discovery!

• Facilitation by the notorious prop-hound Sean Mooney!

Well, it wouldn’t be fair to make the most talented scientists in the galaxy travel to this forsaken rock without their families would it? No, of course not. Is it practical to ship the large, polyamorous, multi-spousal, family units of this world light years to Alpha Centauri? NO, IT REALLY ISN’T.

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The families of the Scientists have been uprooted from their comfy homes due to their spouse/parent/sibling/child’s success and now have been forced into whatever support role imperfectly fits their former skillset. If being a happy homemaker moved to a rock across the galaxy, or a career-driven person who has given up everything for your spouse’s success, or the elderly parent of a gifted child hellbent on their success, this role is for you!

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The Family Experience will include:

• Filling a role you may not be suited for

• Boredom leading to shenanigans

• Negotiating relationship drama

• Dealing with your family-member’s success (or failures!)

• Being out of place

There are people who are shipped to Alpha-Centauri for prestige, noble purpose, and the “good of the Union”. And then there are those who came here to get away from the tyrannical rule of an oppressive regime… or so they tell themselves.

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Regardless of who is right and who is wrong, the settlers were here FIRST, and now there are a bunch of stuck up, holier-than-thou government oppressors WITH GUNS traipsing through your backyard.

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But… boy they do have medicine and nice technology, and could probably help you upgrade your settlement…. NEVER! FREEDOM OR DEATH!

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The Settler experience will include:

• Libertarian values

• Deep suspicion of government

• Possible terrorist action

• Being an outsider