There is also the Fallout Pen and Paper RPG, a d100 system based on the game. Of course Mercenaries Spies and Private Eyes powered the old Wasteland CRPG which while not as influential as some may think definitely was an influence on Fallout.
Interesting, thanks for sharing! I can't find much info about that d100 game. It looks like one Fallout pen and paper game that was under development was ultimately released as the d20 based Exodus game, but not sure if that's the same thing.
I'll take a closer look. At first glance, it looks like a comprehensive fan created game. I can't imagine it's officially endorsed by Bethesda, though, as the license is currently owned by Modiphius. So it seems similar to the many other fan made Fallout systems out there. But I could be wrong. :)
Great video. Glad you got around to GURPS as that was my tongue-in-cheek first response when I saw the title. I've been watching a bit of Tim Cain's youtube channel lately (highly recommend) and I thought it was neat that not only were they using GURPS originally but that long before it was "Fallout" the project was just "GURPS" because there were a few GURPS campaigns going on in the office over at Interplay at the time. It's a cool story to listen to Tim tell. MYZ I think you'd have to do a fair amount of work to make it feel Fallout. There's a lot of stuff there you could use but you'd be tearing out a lot of stuff like the campaign and character being inherently mutants. I definitely looked at Fallout 2d20 back in the day but I would second the thought that it tries too hard to mimic particularly Fallout 4 in its systems and mechanics. Ultimately, I'd go with the Rad Hack personally.
Thanks! I'll have to take a look at those Tim Cain videos - sounds fun! I actually never had a chance to play GURPS myself. It sounds like it's not for me given my preference for lightweight systems these days, but I probably would have enjoyed it back then. Perhaps what we really need is a post-apocalyptic Warlock! game, to join Warpstar! and Wetwired! in the series. Perhaps "Wastewalker!" or "Warwrecked!" or something.
Good idea, but I don't have any experience with the Traveller system. At some point I might still make a video overview of various sci-fi games, including Traveler - but it likely wouldn't be very in-depth.
I came across it, but don't own it. I do own Kevin Crawford's other games, and find them a bit dense. But I've heard people mention Other Dust as a good option.
Interesting! Can you elaborate on what it is about Cyberpunk 2020/Red that makes it a good fit for Fallout? I've considered other Cyberpunk games, but dismissed these because their focus (and skill lists etc) tend to be quite different from post-apocalyptic games (that are more about survival, resources, etc.).
Another thought that occurs is to use Fallout to play Fallout. I wonder how much one could reverse engineer the original SPECIAL to a pen and paper format. At least “heavily inspired by”. Could probably ask Tim! That might be for a different audience though. Bethesda Fallout (and with it now the spin-offs in different media) is different from Interplay Fallout and in some ways Fallout 2 is itself distinct from Fallout…
You certainly could - and from Jason's comment it sounds like there was a fan made attempt at that. Personally, I think emulating the vibe is more important than replicating the detailed mechanics of the game.
There is also the Fallout Pen and Paper RPG, a d100 system based on the game. Of course Mercenaries Spies and Private Eyes powered the old Wasteland CRPG which while not as influential as some may think definitely was an influence on Fallout.
Interesting, thanks for sharing! I can't find much info about that d100 game. It looks like one Fallout pen and paper game that was under development was ultimately released as the d20 based Exodus game, but not sure if that's the same thing.
Exodus was supposed to be, I think the Fallout Pen and Paper is just fan made and not official so you won’t find it on DrivethruRPG or anything
Ah, got it! Makes sense.
Recently Xp to level 3 put out his own system and it has the official IP/Bethesda stamp of approval
I'll take a closer look. At first glance, it looks like a comprehensive fan created game. I can't imagine it's officially endorsed by Bethesda, though, as the license is currently owned by Modiphius. So it seems similar to the many other fan made Fallout systems out there. But I could be wrong. :)
@@DigitalHobbitRPG he originally cot premission regarding direct language when he started streaming the game roughly 2 years ago
Have you tried his system out? I'm considering using it for a Fallout campaign since it's based on 5e and that's the only game my group has played.
This was so cool!
Great video.
Glad you got around to GURPS as that was my tongue-in-cheek first response when I saw the title. I've been watching a bit of Tim Cain's youtube channel lately (highly recommend) and I thought it was neat that not only were they using GURPS originally but that long before it was "Fallout" the project was just "GURPS" because there were a few GURPS campaigns going on in the office over at Interplay at the time. It's a cool story to listen to Tim tell.
MYZ I think you'd have to do a fair amount of work to make it feel Fallout. There's a lot of stuff there you could use but you'd be tearing out a lot of stuff like the campaign and character being inherently mutants.
I definitely looked at Fallout 2d20 back in the day but I would second the thought that it tries too hard to mimic particularly Fallout 4 in its systems and mechanics.
Ultimately, I'd go with the Rad Hack personally.
Thanks! I'll have to take a look at those Tim Cain videos - sounds fun! I actually never had a chance to play GURPS myself. It sounds like it's not for me given my preference for lightweight systems these days, but I probably would have enjoyed it back then.
Perhaps what we really need is a post-apocalyptic Warlock! game, to join Warpstar! and Wetwired! in the series. Perhaps "Wastewalker!" or "Warwrecked!" or something.
@@DigitalHobbitRPG haha, yeah, it must have crossed Greg’s mind at least once.
I like “Wastewalker!” 👍
Thank you for such a great review. I was just looking for something like this. I heard about some of the systems for the first time🎉
Thanks for the feedback, glad it was useful for you!
@@DigitalHobbitRPG Are you planning on making a video about Traveller system? Or comparing it to other systems about adventures in space?
Good idea, but I don't have any experience with the Traveller system. At some point I might still make a video overview of various sci-fi games, including Traveler - but it likely wouldn't be very in-depth.
Have you taken a look at "Other Dust" a post-apocalyptic RPG based on the "Stars Without Number" system?
I came across it, but don't own it. I do own Kevin Crawford's other games, and find them a bit dense. But I've heard people mention Other Dust as a good option.
I'd recommend Cyberpunk 2020 or Red depending on if you're running a campaign in the NCR/rebuilt Vegas
Interesting! Can you elaborate on what it is about Cyberpunk 2020/Red that makes it a good fit for Fallout? I've considered other Cyberpunk games, but dismissed these because their focus (and skill lists etc) tend to be quite different from post-apocalyptic games (that are more about survival, resources, etc.).
Another thought that occurs is to use Fallout to play Fallout. I wonder how much one could reverse engineer the original SPECIAL to a pen and paper format. At least “heavily inspired by”. Could probably ask Tim!
That might be for a different audience though. Bethesda Fallout (and with it now the spin-offs in different media) is different from Interplay Fallout and in some ways Fallout 2 is itself distinct from Fallout…
You certainly could - and from Jason's comment it sounds like there was a fan made attempt at that.
Personally, I think emulating the vibe is more important than replicating the detailed mechanics of the game.
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