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From: sas@leadsv.UUCP (Scott Stewart)
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Subject: Re: frping in a post-nuclear world
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Date: Fri, 19-Jul-85 12:51:20 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 19 12:51:20 1985
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Summary: Some Suggestions

In article <28700008@ISM780.UUCP>, billp@ISM780.UUCP writes:
> Reiher's comments in net.movies did not dissuade me from seeing MAX
> MAD III the other night in Westwood and the movie made me wonder
> about the stories that could be roly-played in similar "universes".
> For those of you who are unfamiliar with the MAD MAX serials, the
> stories take place in a post-nuclear-holocost Australia where people
> and civilization have been somewhat reduced by the lingering effects
> of fall-out and the scarcity of "modern" resources such as fuel for
> your dune buggy (if your fortunate enough to have one) or ammo for
> your pistol.  As a result, the living conditions can often make the
> Middle Ages look pleasant.
> 
> To me, it looks like the perfect setting for some rip-roaring
> FRPing.  Now for the questions:
> 

I seem to screw up using mail so I'll respond here. For some 
post-halocaust role playing try the following games. (The first
game I own, the other three I've seen at stores and looked at their
descriptions.


	1) Gamma World - produced by TSR. This game takes place sometime
		after the 25th century. The world was devasted by nucleur
	 	and chemical war brought on by Terrorism and Social
		Upheaval. Most communities are primitive and know nothing 
		of how to use the technology of their ancestors, what 
		little still works. Powerful mutants run rampant. 
		The game is basically fantasy sf. There are
		major advances in robots, computers, transportation,
		and weoponery from today, which your characters must
	 	contend with and figure out. Mutations, both physical
		and mental, range from defensive to highly aggressive.
		(I've heard TSR has discontinued this product, but
		Gary Gygax was going to take it over on his own.) 

	2) Aftermath - produce by Fantasy Games (I believe). This
		game takes place after a nucleur war in the not to
		distant future. This game is supposed to be more 
		hard-core sf. Some mutants run around, but they are
		based more on the possible effects of radiation.
		(This is by the same people who brought us Space
		Opera, a game of far to complexity to play for my
		taste)>

	3) The Morrow Project - A Dr. Morrow knew of the upcoming
		nucleur war. He gather together groups of specialist
		and put them into cryogenic sleep, to be awakened 
		the bombs dropped. Their job, restore society.
		Another hard-core sf game that takes place about
		the turn of the century.

	4) Twilight 2000 - produced by Games Designers Workshop. 
		Society has collapsed from a long war. Players
		are members of a army unit which fought in the
		war in Europe. Fuel is practically non-existant
		and the world governments have no power. Intel-
		ligence agencies are still working, such as the
		CIA and KGB, but are independant. This game 
		doesn't seem to have any real sf in it, but is
		more of speculative future. (From the people
		who bought you Traveller.)
		

Hope these give you some ideas.


					Scott A. Stewart
					LMSC