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Adventures in Dystopia: Palladium’s After the Bomb 2E
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<blockquote data-quote="Nostalgia Ward" data-source="post: 7756665" data-attributes="member: 6909862"><p>Following my previous adventure with the original <strong>After the Bomb, </strong>I decided to check out the second edition of the game. It’s interesting and fun, but probably not something I would play as an extended campaign—though it certainly has that kind of potential.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]100128[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>However, there are so many more wonderful options available in the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] edition of Palladium’s <strong>After the Bomb </strong>that it’s likely to make one forget about the original—although that version of the game holds a special place in this RPG lovers heart.</p><p></p><p>This edition of the <strong>After the Bomb</strong> asks readers to forget about those mutated, wise-cracking, pizza-eating martial arts-practicing terrapins. In place of the lapsed TMNT license, Palladium took the <strong>After the Bomb </strong>setting and storyline in a new and exciting direction. The back story is completely updated (although players can still mix it in with previous <strong>TMNT </strong>expansion like <strong>Road Hogs </strong>and any of the outside-the-United States source books). </p><p></p><p>Some of the rules function similarly to those of <strong>TMNT & Other Strangeness. </strong>For instance, the section on mutant creation and BIO-E points is adapted directly from that sourcebook. In the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] edition of <strong>After the Bomb</strong>, however, the idea is expanded and re-directed into something more fun and original than <strong>TMNT. </strong></p><p></p><p>Players can create much more varied mutant creatures and even chimeras, which are an interesting concept, to say the least. Take the traits from one animal and genetically splice it into your base animal and next thing you know, you’re a rhino with bat wings. The possibilities are endless and endlessly fascinating. New rules and back story aside, what I like best about the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] edition is the wide variety of options available. Just like <strong>TMNT & Other Strangeness</strong>, we can spend hours simply creating characters and have a blast. </p><p></p><p>This isn’t to say<strong> TMNT </strong>isn’t fun—I certainly enjoy playing it on occasion today—but let’s be honest with ourselves here: how many of us played more than a few one-off adventures of the original<strong> TMNT </strong>game before moving onto something else? Has anyone here run a long-term <strong>TMNT </strong>campaign (if so, I’d love to hear about it!)?</p><p></p><p>For my gaming needs, the second edition is worthwhile for the options it provides that will enhance my rare games of <strong>TMNT</strong>, but for others, it may be a great portal into playing something else from Palladium like <strong>RIFTS. </strong></p><p></p><p>Of course, at the end of the day, one can simply skip this supplement and play <strong>RIFTS </strong>instead.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #3E3E3E"><em>This article was contributed by David J. Buck (<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?6909862-Nostalgia-Ward" target="_blank">Nostalgia Ward</a>) as part of </em></span><em>EN World's Columnist (ENWC) program.</em><span style="color: #3E3E3E"><em>We are always on the lookout for freelance columnists! If you have a pitch, <a href="http://www.enworld.org/ensider/columnists.html" target="_blank">please contact us</a>!</em></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nostalgia Ward, post: 7756665, member: 6909862"] Following my previous adventure with the original [B]After the Bomb, [/B]I decided to check out the second edition of the game. It’s interesting and fun, but probably not something I would play as an extended campaign—though it certainly has that kind of potential.[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] [CENTER][ATTACH=CONFIG]100128[/ATTACH][/CENTER] However, there are so many more wonderful options available in the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] edition of Palladium’s [B]After the Bomb [/B]that it’s likely to make one forget about the original—although that version of the game holds a special place in this RPG lovers heart. This edition of the [B]After the Bomb[/B] asks readers to forget about those mutated, wise-cracking, pizza-eating martial arts-practicing terrapins. In place of the lapsed TMNT license, Palladium took the [B]After the Bomb [/B]setting and storyline in a new and exciting direction. The back story is completely updated (although players can still mix it in with previous [B]TMNT [/B]expansion like [B]Road Hogs [/B]and any of the outside-the-United States source books). Some of the rules function similarly to those of [B]TMNT & Other Strangeness. [/B]For instance, the section on mutant creation and BIO-E points is adapted directly from that sourcebook. In the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] edition of [B]After the Bomb[/B], however, the idea is expanded and re-directed into something more fun and original than [B]TMNT. [/B] Players can create much more varied mutant creatures and even chimeras, which are an interesting concept, to say the least. Take the traits from one animal and genetically splice it into your base animal and next thing you know, you’re a rhino with bat wings. The possibilities are endless and endlessly fascinating. New rules and back story aside, what I like best about the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] edition is the wide variety of options available. Just like [B]TMNT & Other Strangeness[/B], we can spend hours simply creating characters and have a blast. This isn’t to say[B] TMNT [/B]isn’t fun—I certainly enjoy playing it on occasion today—but let’s be honest with ourselves here: how many of us played more than a few one-off adventures of the original[B] TMNT [/B]game before moving onto something else? Has anyone here run a long-term [B]TMNT [/B]campaign (if so, I’d love to hear about it!)? For my gaming needs, the second edition is worthwhile for the options it provides that will enhance my rare games of [B]TMNT[/B], but for others, it may be a great portal into playing something else from Palladium like [B]RIFTS. [/B] Of course, at the end of the day, one can simply skip this supplement and play [B]RIFTS [/B]instead. [COLOR=#3E3E3E][I]This article was contributed by David J. Buck ([URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?6909862-Nostalgia-Ward"]Nostalgia Ward[/URL]) as part of [/I][/COLOR][I]EN World's Columnist (ENWC) program.[/I][COLOR=#3E3E3E][I]We are always on the lookout for freelance columnists! If you have a pitch, [URL="http://www.enworld.org/ensider/columnists.html"]please contact us[/URL]![/I][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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