USCM: Acheron's Legacy is set after the second Alien movie from 21st Century Fox with players joining the Colonial Marines of the fictional 03 Batt, 2nd Regt "Easy Eight" platoon.

The game is turn based and played via message board. Each turn begins with the GM posting the current situation, which the players then respond to. The GM checks if any skills have been used, makes any necessary rolls, and writes the results of players actions. The current pace of the game is roughly one turn per week, but this can vary a little from time to time. The players have a few days to reply to the turn and to each others posts before the story moves on with the next turn. As well as simply posting actions, the game offers plenty of room for character development and interaction.

After each mission/adventure the characters recieves experience points based on his or her performance during the mission.

The game uses a home-brew system that is detailed yet simple enough to understand even if you have no or limited roleplaying game experience. The system is custom written by the GMs specifically for this game and with simplicity and ease of use in mind. The rules are available for free at the website.
 
Welcome to the corps!

The Acheron's Legacy Team