Fallen Times is going to be a post-apocalyptic role-playing game set in the wild inhospitable world of mankind’s ruin, decades after a series of devastating wars that brought the human race to the brink of extinction. The descendants of the apocalypse’s survivors scavenge the remnants of the time before the Fall, struggling to build a new life amidst the ruins of the old. For now, we're using this thread to discuss just how that game is going to work and be set up.
Tags
TAGS are special key-words that help describe an item, device, vehicle, weapon or even people. Some tags are mechanical in nature while others are strictly there for the fiction. The GM can apply new tags to existing items, animals or survivors in order to personalize them and set them apart from the rest.
2-Hands
This weapon or firearm requires two-hands to use.
Auto
This item is capable of firing short bursts. Doing so lets you roll damage twice and use the better result, but you risk emptying the clip and having to reload.
Burn
This item will ignite combustible materials, possibly dealing ongoing damage if not extinguished.
Burst
This item affects a small area. The principle target suffers the listed damage and anyone within a few yards sustains what is listed in brackets.
Close
It's effective against targets near enough to see the whites of their eyes, give or take.
Distant
It's effective against targets as far away as several hundred yards.
Far
It's effective against targets about 100 yards or so away.
Loud
It makes a lot of noise, enough to attract attention.
Large
It's big and bulky and difficult to conceal. You can only wield 1 large item at a time. You can carry your BODY Attribute (minimum 1) items.
Main Hand
You have to use or carry this in your main hand.
Off-Hand
You can hold or use this in either hand. If you are using in your off-hand, you can use it as a secondary weapon. Roll damage with both weapons and use the better result.
Reach
Reach weapons can be used to attack targets beyond arm's length but are not as effective vs. adjacent opponents. The GM is encouraged to impose advantages or disadvantages according to the fiction.
Stun
This weapon deals no damage, renders it targets stunned.
Thrown
This item can be thrown with accuracy at nearby targets.
Cumbersome
You cannot sprint while wearing this.
Heavy
You cannot run while wearing this.
Rating
Armor mitigates damage. When you take damage, subtract this value from the total damage dealt.
When Life Hands You Razorblades. You Make A Baseball Bat Covered In Razorblades!
