Summary
AFalloutfan has shared their only, surviving print copy of a PnP RPG game concept set in the wasteland franchise, and the idea was first created over 20 years ago. Thanks toFallout’s rich lore and retrofuturistic, atompunk aesthetic, the IP is a playground for gamers and tabletop RPG enthusiasts to construct their homebrews. While the fandom patiently waits forFallout 5news to break, there’s plenty of gameplay being created by fans during the interim.
TheFalloutvideo game franchise began in 1997 with Black Isle Studios’ RPG, followed by the sequel one year later. For the production of 2008’sFallout 3, development was passed to Bethesda Softworks, and the Todd Howard-led studio has been at the helm since. Joining the successfulFallout 4release and the controversial but eventually popularFallout 76, fans believe theFalloutfranchise even has the potential to branch out into a LEGO game.
Posted on Reddit by QFGBook, a series of images was shared with theFalloutsubreddit showcasing a spiral-bound book containing the concept forFallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game. The creator noted the Print-and-Play RPG game was created back in the early 2000s, in collaboration with Ausir and members of the No Mutants Allowed community. The RPG concept builds upon the lore ofFallout 1and2andWasteland, the franchise’s 1988 spiritual predecessor. This is fitting since the first game is among the greatisometric RPGs with the best stories, and the PnP was set to follow suit.
Fallout Fan Shares 20-Year-Old Print-and-Play RPG Concept
After the creator posted in the subreddit, a small reunion ofFalloutfans who played the PnP concept took place in the comments section, with fans noting how they religiously played the 20-year-old RPG for years. TheFalloutIP extends to several mediums outside video games, including board games, tabletop RPGs, and homebrews in the same vein as the PnP game. Additionally, the popular trading card gameMagic: The Gatheringreleased a set of valuableFalloutcardsthat combine the appeal of the wasteland withMTG’s gameplay, offering a slew of stunning cards for fans of both niches to collect.
Since Interplay Productions' 80sWastelandgame, the lore and aesthetic of theFalloutseries have inspired gamers to build their own stories and memorabilia from the same setting, including aFallout 4fan’s real-life recreation of the Blast Radius board game. The IP has become a staple setting for a myriad of game types thanks to its unique world, and a constant source of roleplaying possibilities.
Fallout 76
WHERE TO PLAY
Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Skyrim and Fallout 4, welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fell, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers—chosen from the nation’s best and brightest – emerge into post-nuclear America on Reclamation Day, 2102. Play solo or join together as you explore, quest, build, and triumph against the wasteland’s greatest threats. Explore a vast wasteland, devastated by nuclear war, in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story. Experience the largest, most dynamic world ever created in the legendary Fallout universe. Expand southward to Skyline Valley – a brand-new region of Appalachia. Investigate the cause of the electric storm circling overhead and unveil the mystery around Vault 63 and its dwellers, including a shocking new Ghoul type – The Lost.
