The Roswell Incident

Background

In June 1947, Idaho pilot Kenneth Arnold reported seeing a string of nine shiny unidentified flying objects flying past Mount Rainier at speeds of 1,200 miles an hour. One week later, something crashed near Roswell, New Mexico (population 25,000). An experimental aircraft? A weather balloon? A secret military project? Or something else?

Two days later and Roswell has visitors. It is noon, July 3, 1947.

The Roswell Incident is part 1 of The Dark Forest (but it also stands alone as its own game).

The Roswell Incident is published by Freeform Games.

Citizens of Roswell

• Mayor Weinrib: Roswell’s mayor

• Sheriff Jackson: Roswell’s police chief

• Doctor Blake: Vet, with a practice opposite the sheriff’s office

• Turner: Cattle rancher living north of Roswell, originally from England

• Karns: Mechanic and scrapyard owner

• Finley: Roswell Courier reporter

Roswell Army Air Field

• Major Collins: US Army major.

• Sgt. Baker: Major Marcel’s driver.

• Dr. Fowler: Shark Systems Inc scientist.

Visitors

• Professor Kraushaar: Physicist at the University of New Mexico

• Živojinović: Junior reporter for Albuquerque Chronicle

• Agent Franz: FBI agent

• Agent Deacon: Junior FBI agent

A 2-hour freeform larp for 13 players by Steve Hatherley.