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Which system would suit a realistic Post Apoc game?

Started by tellius, August 15, 2009, 09:35:06 PM

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If it was really "realistic", wouldn't everyone just be dead?

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Another vote for Twilight: 2000 or Twilight: 2013.
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Quote from: RPGPundit;321201If it was really "realistic", wouldn't everyone just be dead?

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Twilight 2000. Can't think of any game that does it better, though there's probably some nostalgia in that answer.
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Quote from: RPGPundit;321201If it was really "realistic", wouldn't everyone just be dead?
Depends on what the "apocalypse" is.

As so many others suggested, I immediately thought of Twilight: 2000 (though I can't speak to the latest iteration, Twilight: 2013, of which I've read less-than-favorable reviews).  Great rules for scrounging, as I recall.  But I'd also recommend Nemesis.  Drop the supernatural aspects from the game and you're almost good to go.  Or adapt the Madness Meter to Twilight: 2000 and you could really rock.

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