Break! Fantasy Flight Games - The End of the World : Alien Invasion Preview

Fantasy Flight Games presents the third installment of their The End of the World RPG series:

Unlike most other RPGs, Alien Invasion and the other titles in The End of the World offer you a unique opportunity—the chance to play as yourself in the midst of the apocalypse! Before the aliens arrive and start firing death rays, you and your friends make abstracted versions of yourselves by assigning points to six characteristics: dexterity, vitality, logic, willpower, charisma, and empathy. These characteristics determine exactly what you’re capable of when the aliens attack, from understanding and operating alien technology, to convincing some other survivors to hide you, to defeating an alien copy of yourself in hand-to-hand combat!
You are more than just your raw abilities and disabilities, however. Each character also has a number of features, both positive and negative. These features are what truly define your character, setting you apart from your fellow companions. They also can give you an edge in certain situations, while holding you back in others. In each of the three categories—physical, mental, and social—you’ll need a positive feature and a negative feature for your character.
For instance, in the mental category, your character may choose the Conspiracy Theorist positive feature. Even before the world’s rulers are revealed to be a race of reptilian aliens, your Conspiracy Theorist positive feature can help you penetrate the lies perpetrated by the establishment. To counteract this feature, you may choose the Terrified of Drowning negative feature. When the Atlanteans emerge from the ocean depths and begin to enact their plan to flood the world, this negative feature will take no small toll on your sanity.

Link: Fantasy Flight Games