Copyright (c) 1996 by Michael Smith <msmith@mfi.com>

     A while ago I did a conversion from Leading Edge's ALIENS game to 
     GURPS for a friend who was doing an ALIENS game. I came up with the 
     following statistics for the ALIENS:
     
     Aliens:
     
     Chestburster
     ST +2
     DX +4
     IQ -5
     HT +2
     
     Advantages: as Warrior but DR 6 instead, Flexibility
     Disadvantages: No Fine Manipulators
     
     Warrior & Sentry
     ST +11
     DX +6
     IQ -4
     HT +5
     
     Advantages: 
     Claws, Striker (Tail), Striker (Inner Jaw), Regeneration: Regular*, 
     Recovery*, Hard to Kill +6, PD 3, DR 8, Clinging, Venom 
     (Paralytic-Tail Stinger), Venom (Corrosive-Only when hit by Cutting, 
     Impaling, or Bullet attacks), Infravision, Alertness +6, 3d Spatial 
     Sense, Doesn't Breath*, Doesn't Sleep*, Doesn't Eat or Drink*, Vacuum 
     Support, Temperature Tolerance, Webbing*, Discriminatory Smell, 
     Penetrating Call, Pressure Support, Combat Reflexes, Increased Speed 
     x2, Secret Communication, Racial Memory (Host), Silence +4,
     Full Coordination, Extra Reach: 1 Hex 
     
     *Notes: Aliens are capable of surviving without the listed amenities 
     (air, sleep, food) but cannot operate at top efficiency without them.  
     Regeneration, Recovery, Webbing, and reproduction all require food, 
     downtime, and some sort of excitable atmosphere.  Without
     air, an Alien can produce its own reactive gasses, but this requires 
     an extra expenditure of energy. Without a source of energy, the Alien 
     will eventually lapse into a comatose state.
     
     Disadvantages:
     No Body Heat, Vulnerability: EMP, Vulnerability: Fire, Weakness: Pines 
     In Captivity (3-4 weeks until dead)
     
     Racial Skills:
          Stealth@14 (+2 when in their lairs), Tracking@14, Camouflage@14 
     (When in lairs)
     
     Acid Spray Notes:
          Acid spray depends on actual damage done on a SINGLE attack
               Less than HT:  close spray only (same hex)  
               Greater than HT:  1 Hex spray.
               Greater than 2X HT:  2 Hex spray
               Greater than 3X HT:  3 Hex spray
               Greater than 4X HT:  4 Hex spray
          And so on.  Note that the multiplier is calculated BEFORE damage 
     multipliers due to Brain or Critical Head hits, but AFTER for hits to 
     Vitals.
     
     Queens
     ST +11-20
     DX +6-2
     IQ -4-2
     HT +8-90
     
     Advantages:
          Extra Limbs (x2 arms), Extra Reach: 2 Hexes, Penetrating Call, 
     Queens generally do not have the Silence +4 racial advantage.
     
     Disadvantages:
          Inconvenient Size: Large