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The thing about Savage Worlds is that it captures a very specific feel. I'll call out a few of the individual bits/mechanics in a...

I've had good experiences with Savage Worlds, so I generally second Retreater's positives. I think, however, with any system, any of...

I've run a few campaigns, and here are my observations. My perceived positive points: 1) It's generic enough that many different genres...

There’s a game from the 90’s called Waste World which was kind of marketed as Post-Apoc meets 40k. (Not that it sounds like you’re...

Oh! Those look perfect!

It is post-apocalyptic scifi originally built on the D&D engine. Mutants and psionics and stuff. It is post-WWIII, where the war has...

The primary thing I disliked about it turned out to be the primary thing I disliked about Fate--at least, it felt close to me. When I...

I think Twilight 2000 is likely one of the best candidates for a post-apocalyptic setting based on current events. For a certain value...

There’s Darwin’s World, which has quite a few books out there for 3e era d20 and Savage Worlds. And there is Broken Earth which is a...

Level Up's version of Favored Enemy, Studied Adversary, allows you to replace your current studied adversary with a new one every time...

If you count Pathfinder 1e as D&D, then that is probably the best version of the Ranger, especially with the ability to swap out class...

The goalposts have been dragged around this thread since the beginning. Of course, the initial premise isn't well defined, so it is...

One thing I -kinda- like about Daggerheart is the ranges. Melee range is 1-3ft. You're practically grappling levels of close. This is...

Rapier, in context of warfare, was never main weapon. But then again, neither was katana for samurai, or longsword for knight. It's more...

Here's a quick inflation-adjusted price comparison of some D&D Starter Sets: And here's the same list sorted by adjusted price: