Facehuggers and Friends: An Alien RPG
A deadly game of survival. A hilarious cast of survivors.
Strap in, space cowboys. This is Facehuggers and Friends, an actual play Alien RPG podcast created in celebration of FX’s brand new Alien: Earth series. We’re diving headfirst into the terrifying, acid-dripping universe of Alien with a wild, fully original campaign full of danger, dread, dark humor, and the occasional weapons-grade kitten.
Follow a scrappy crew of podcasters-turned-players as they take on the horrors of deep space in a story packed with sinister corporations, freaky new Xenomorph variants, and more bad decisions than you can shake a motion tracker at.
Meet the crew:
Li Fen-Bao (Laura from Midday Movies (https://open.spotify.com/show/2ElBOwhfKCqmzvUz7Va1XU)): A tough-as-nails marine with a big gun and bigger grit.
Freya Jadin (Jason from Rainy Day Rabbit Holes (https://www.rainydayrabbitholes.com/)): A suspicious loner marshal with nerves of steel.
Okamoto Renzo (Stephen from Midday Movies (https://open.spotify.com/show/2ElBOwhfKCqmzvUz7Va1XU)): A sharply dressed company man who never quite stops smiling.
Amelia Edwards (Shea from Rainy Day Rabbit Holes (https://www.rainydayrabbitholes.com/)): A reckless smuggler with quick hands, quicker thinking, and way too many pockets.
Tamura “Lucky” Saburo (Kevin from Tyrant In Training (https://tyrant-in-training.podcastpage.io/)): A fun-loving roughneck who deals with stress via sarcasm and smokes.
Dr. Jak Powell (Bryon from Spirits and Monsters of Old Seattle (https://www.spiritsandmonsters.com/)): An unreliable scientist who may or may not be up to something—he’s usually left behind anyway.
Whether you're here for the space-horror, the ridiculous plans, or the laughs between the screams, Facehuggers and Friends is your ticket to the funniest nightmare in the galaxy.
In space, no one can hear you laugh... but we hope you do.
The crew has their first encounter with a horrifying fully grown xenomorph. In a desperate fight for survival, anyone could die.
Featuring the songs Heart of the Beast and the Hive by Kevin MacLeod at https://incompetech.com (https://incompetech.com/); The Hunger (Extended) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=62s&v=8wEZ8V_C6pk) by ThWhalee and It Is Close Now (https://open.spotify.com/track/6vY7tplTb5qairiJs2ZcT8?si=d9d6fd91720c4f76) by Andreas Lundstrom.
21 Oct 2025
Secret Agendas
The crew takes a rest and recovers from their alien encounter, but secrets threaten to tear the team apart.
Featuring the song Heart of the Beast by Kevin MacLeod at https://incompetech.com (https://incompetech.com/); Stargazer (https://youtu.be/vhB8pDuOhoc?si=tEusp6aXMb47Of1h), Deep (https://youtu.be/HtIKfp9WU60?si=NSvv8udO20Y-_MHv) and Ghosts (https://youtu.be/dgMEvHYh7Q8?si=gOhLOdcsFGYMv0xA) by ThWhalee.
23 Sept 2025
Firearms and Facehuggers
Bullets will fly and heads will roll (or get hugged, at least) as we have our first combat encounter! Join us, and see if everyone makes it through OK or if one of our PCs gets to experience the "final embrace."
Featuring the songs Heart of the Beast and Controlled Chaos by Kevin MacLeod at https://incompetech.com (https://incompetech.com/); The Harrowing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIN3sFlTu5g), Cargo Hold (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a5F-hRwXys) and Savage Hordes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBPPYgJIlb8) by ThWhalee.
9 Sept 2025
Nervous Twitch
Our crew meets the ultimate RPG nemesis: a locked door. Disastrously bad dice rolls and hilariously bad decisions follow, sending everyone into a panic spiral. Featuring the songs Heart of the Beast and Controlled Chaos by Kevin MacLeod at https://incompetech.com (https://incompetech.com/); Cargo Hold (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a5F-hRwXys) and Carrion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbQJ3PZ64cg) by ThWhalee.
26 Aug 2025
The Vents
Our crew begins to explore the overgrown spaceship called The Demeter. Will finding a possible survivor answer the mysteries of this ship or will it only raise more questions?
Featuring the songs Heart of the Beast and Controlled Chaos by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com (http://www.incompetech.com/); The Meeting (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3WVzoreDFQ), Stargazer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhB8pDuOhoc) and Roots (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STgfvEyJg04) by ThWhalee; Age of Science (https://open.spotify.com/track/2Oa7KsQ7JYRhaRC8YJJjzC?si=376a2ae27b2943ed) and It Is Close Now (https://open.spotify.com/track/6vY7tplTb5qairiJs2ZcT8?si=fb63a62ba4074342) by Andreas Lundstrom.
12 Aug 2025
The Offer
The Weyland-Yutani corporation brings together six desperate strangers with a promise: complete an off-the-books job and have a lifetime's worth of debt washed away. But when it comes to an offer from the company, it's never going to be that easy.
Featuring the songs Heart of the Beast and Controlled Chaos by Kevin MacLeod at www.incompetech.com (http://www.incompetech.com); Deep (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtIKfp9WU60), Stargazer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhB8pDuOhoc) and Roots (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STgfvEyJg04) by ThWhalee.
8 Aug 2025
What is Facehuggers and Friends?
Join us for a new Limited Series Actual Play podcast starring the members of the Umbrella Podcast Collective! This comedy/horror series airs new episodes every other week on Tuesdays.
Featuring music by artist Thwhalee, with the song "The Deep (https://youtu.be/HtIKfp9WU60?si=bGicfJE28ZFyy0q2)."
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