Wolfenstein TTRPG Coming From Modiphius

Modiphius has announced plans to develop the Wolfenstein video game IP into a tabletop roleplaying game. The game will utilize Modiphius's 2d20 system, with a crowdfunding campaign planned for Fall 2026. Per a press release, the game will specifically focus on Wolfenstein: The New Order and Wolfenstein: The New Colossus.

For those unfamiliar with Wolfenstein, it's set in a world in which the Nazis defeat the Allies in World War II and then use advanced technology to conquer much of the world. Players are typically members of the resistance, stealing various weaponry from the Nazis and then defeating both Nazis and their monstrous science experiments.

Modiphius has a relationship with Bethesda, the owner of Wolfenstein, and makes a series of games based on the Fallout franchise. The Fallout RPG also uses a variation of the 2D20 system as well. Modiphius also develops a series of games based on Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series.

Modiphius has a sign-up page to be informed of when the crowdfunding campaign for the Wolfenstein RPG launches on GameFound.

 

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The solution is simple. Either find players who’re okay with this as a possibility or stop forcing those kinds of story beats on players who aren’t interested.

I wasn't actually trying to do that. I was just agreeing that many players have an "with my shield or on it" mentality. Stories that assume that PCs will surrender are usually a fool's errand unless you're able to find the unicorn players who will do something like surrender or you're able to set things up just so. It's one of those tropes that works in novels, TV, or cinema, but is either scripted or a struggle in an RPG or video game.

But I really want to highlight that this is nothing new. I remember hearing the recording of an interview with some of the designers of AD&D2E and they indicated that things like that were an issue.