Wolfpack48
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I do think The Morrow Project would work remarkably well if you wanted to do some sort of Vault-Tec theme.
If I recall, that game has a super fiddly system.I do think The Morrow Project would work remarkably well if you wanted to do some sort of Vault-Tec theme.
Thinking more lore than system -- it's been awhile since I looked closely at system (always secondary to me). I'd probably end up using BRP for system anyway.If I recall, that game has a super fiddly system.
That's how I felt on first blush but I gave it another look after a while and the supplements have done a good job of broadening its use beyond FO4 on the tabletop. And, obviously, you can just ignore the base building just like you can in FO4.I wanted to like it but it tried to mimic FO4s system to much. Crafting etc.
Why?At least once a year I think to myself, "I enjoyed Gamma World so much back in the day, I should run a Post Apocalyptic game."
And then I actually start thinking about how much work would be required to make one I'd enjoy running - literally have to make everything from scratch, system, setting, and adventure - and I put the idea back on the shelf of ideas indefinitely.
Why?
There are a million PA games out there, not to mention more generic toolkits. I mean, if you enjoy building games, go for it! But don't not play a game because you don't feel like there is one that fits. I can almost guarantee you there is some game that will be close enough.Because I have very specific preferences about chargen and gameplay that I don't think I've seen any one game system address. I'd be wanting to blend like D20 Modern with The One Ring 1e. Much as I loved Gamma World as a kid, I feel the setting is just a bit to campy for me now and while there are a lot of things I'd want to steal from it, there are a lot of things I'd want to change as well.
There are a million PA games out there, not to mention more generic toolkits. I mean, if you enjoy building games, go for it! But don't not play a game because you don't feel like there is one that fits. I can almost guarantee you there is some game that will be close enough.
Based on things you have said you liked in other threads, I wonder if Cortex Prime would work since it is a toolkit you can set the dials on. (I don't know the game myself, just going on what others have described.)