Player Characters

Michael played by Jim.

Michael is the brother of Elliott and Gertie.

Jim is a rather gung-ho roleplayer, interested in action, cool fight scenes, and lucrative spoils over careful consideration or puzzle solving. He frequently acts before he thinks, which includes fixating on his own strange explanations for setting details that the GM hasn't explained yet.

Greg played by Ben.

Greg is a a friend of Michael's.

Ben is a thoughtful roleplayer who tries to think through the best course of action within his character concept and the setting. He enjoys coming up with clever ways to justify the success of his plans within the premises of the setting.

Steve played by Pete.

Steve is a friend of Michael's, and Dungeon Master of their Dungeons & Dragons game.

Pete is an old friend of Jim's. Jim invited him along to join in this new game. Pete designed a character to maximise all the skills he thought would come in most useful in a suburban child-oriented campaign, at the cost of having Dorky Haircut, Dorky Dress Sense, and Dungeons & Dragons Nerd.

Gertie played by Sally.

Gertie is Michael and Elliott's sister.

Sally is somewhat younger than the other players, but has grown to be an integral part of their gaming group. She has an active imagination and enjoys inventing details about the game setting and characters. Her gaming style is maturing as she grows older.

Tyler played by Annie.

Tyler is a friend of Michael's.

Annie was interested to come along and see what this "roleplaying games" thing was all about, hearing it was a sort of improvisational acting thing. She is dedicated to playing her character as a real, complex person with motivations inspired by a well-considered backstory.

Elliott played by Corey.

Elliott is the brother of Michael and Gertie.

Corey is Pete's nephew and was keen to play the "cool roleplaying game" that Pete told him about. He is relatively new to the world of tabletop RPG gaming but has adapted quickly to playing a character and thinking as they would.

Non-Player Characters

Mary. Mary is the mother of Michael, Elliott, and Gertie. She keeps an eye on her kids and tries to keep everyone out of trouble, which seems to be a very difficult thing to do with aliens and government agents running around all over the place. E.T.. E.T. is an extra-terrestrial. His main concern is finding the Lost Ship that will take him home to Phanastacoria.

Keys. Keys is a government agent interested in studying extra-terrestrials. Elliott trusts him, but Michael is suspicious of him because he keeps rustling his keys and not having his face clearly seen. Who is right remains to be seen. The pretty girl. The pretty girl is a girl in Elliott's class at school. She uses her great snootiness and popularity to tease Elliott while remaining aloof. How exactly she gets away with this is a mystery.