Wizards of the Coast Releases Exodus TTRPG

Wizards of the Coast has released their new sci-fi TTRPG Exodus, which ties into the upcoming video game of the same name. This week, Wizards posted the Traveler's Handbook and the Exodus Encyclopedia for sale on their Exodus webpage. The new RPG was designed by James Ohlen, the lead developer of the Exodus video game as well as past hits like Baldur's Gate 2 and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

Based on a free-to-download character sheet and a description of the TTRPG, it appears that the Exodus TTRPG uses the 5E game system, but with updates to make the game sci-fi themed. The Traveler's Handbook comes with four Exodus-themed classes, with two subclasses as well as various weapons and six powerful "Traveler Dynasties" that appear to be in-game factions. Meanwhile, the Exodus Enclyclopedia includes stat blocks for various constructs, Celestials, and human NPCS, as well as new items.

The Exodus video game is set to be released in 2026 and is intended to be a AAA video game available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.

 

[SkidAce]

Maybe Glutton Creeper Games will be concerned about their trademark rights? Lol.

 

[Sossij]

Maybe Glutton Creeper Games will be concerned about their trademark rights? Lol.

Hah! But in that case it was Interplay selling them rights they didn't have to Fallout, and them having to pivot and rebrand the product at the last minute, right?

EDIT: Ooof, they didn't pivot very hard, did they?

 

[Esme_Bancroft]

Fallout Pen and Paper d20

Fallout Pen and Paper d20 was a planned pen and paper role-playing game based on the Fallout series in development by Glutton Creeper Games (GCG). The project was later released as a post-apocalyptic tabletop d20 RPG called Exodus.[1] On June 10, 2006, GCG finished contract negotiations with...

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[Micah Sweet]

Is this going to be available in print?

It is, I believe, only available in print.

 

[SkidAce]

Hah! But in that case it was Interplay selling them rights they didn't have to Fallout, and them having to pivot and rebrand the product at the last minute, right?

EDIT: Ooof, they didn't pivot very hard, did they?
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not really, lol.

 

[Von Ether]

Wow. Like zero cross-marketing there.

You wouldn't know WotC was involved until you read the fine print on the bottom of the website. There's not even a WotC name drop in the sales copy.

This confuses me as to why WotC is not giving it the usual huge marketing blast or just putting their logo on it? This might as well been a Renegade project. To me, this stealth drop and lack of cross marketing is the more intriguing part of the story.

I also wonder how much hair splitting the "I only buy official D&D WotC products from designers currently getting a WotC pay check," will do for this project. For me, WotC's level of involvement in Exodus seems to be no different then any other 3pp 5e publisher using WotC freelancers.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Wow. Like zero cross-marketing there.

You wouldn't know WotC was involved until you read the fine print on the bottom of the website. There's not even a WotC name drop in the sales copy.

This confuses me as to why WotC is not giving it the usual huge marketing blast or just putting their logo on it? This might as well been a Renegade project. To me, this stealth drop and lack of cross marketing is the more intriguing part of the story.

I also wonder how much hair splitting the "I only buy official D&D WotC products from designers currently getting a WotC pay check," will do for this project. For me, WotC's level of involvement in Exodus seems to be no different then any other 3pp 5e publisher using WotC freelancers.

Except the lack of pdfs.