Cattle Mutilations & Crop Circles

Bear with me for a moment. I'd like to run a game title past you just to get some feedback. Classic Tabletop Role-Playing Games, and fictional works referencing them often fall under the alliterative convention pioneered by Dungeons & Dragons. For example, Castles & Crusades, Bunnies & Burrows, Trolls & Tunnels, Mazes & Monsters, Houses & Humans, amd the list goes on and on appearing in everything from "Bob's Burgers" to "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and "Borderlands 2".

So.... what about "Cattle Mutilations & Crop Circles?"

The characters are Martians or Wookies or whatever species E.T.'s race was and their goal is to carry out the aforementioned activities, abductions, probes, and so on while evading the government, UFOlogists, the staff of the National Enquirer, and other interested parties.

(I think we all know what happens next - credit to original artist, whoever they may be)


Update #1: This morning, one of the boys asked if you absolutely Have to play as the aliens and after some consideration, being the cows as they try to avoid being mutilated could also be entertaining. 

Update #2: I am thinking treasures that could be found include a tufted Roman Centurion Helmet and an Explosive Space Modulator.


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