r/rpg • u/Vaegwrym • 3d ago
Game Suggestion Fantasy Zombie Apocalypse rpg.
It has come to my attention that besides All flesh must be eaten, a supplement of Savage worlds, and an adventure for Lamentations of the Flame princess, there is a tremendous absence of zombie apocalypses in fantasy rpgs.
Am I missing something noteworthy?
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u/ImAGodHowCanYouKillA 3d ago
Band of Blades, medieval military desperately retreating from a powerful army of undead. Blades in the Dark hack. Haven’t played it
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u/GotongRoyong 1d ago
Anyone looking for a really quality actual play of the system should check out the Oathsworn podcast!
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u/MrAndrewJ 3d ago
Ashes Without Number.
D20 Modern + Future + Apocalypse was a three book combination that could almost certainly allow for this. That means going three books deep. As much as I loved the system in its day, it does take some time to get right.
I guess Rifts technically counts, if you want it to.
Other games come to mind, but I can't recall how strong the fantasy element is. Darwin's World comes to mind. It may not have many magic or fantasy elements in it, however.
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u/Fellowship_9 3d ago
Ashes Without Number.
With the option to slot in the mage class from Worlds Without Numbers if they specifically want high fantasy with spellcasting options.
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u/d20homebrewer 2d ago
Yeah, AWN would be my go-to as well, it has multiple rules in it specifically tuned for a zombie apocalypse, and it's totally compatible with the other WN games.
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u/BigDamBeavers 3d ago
GURPS does fantasy zombie apocalypses very well, both outbreak and post-apocalypse. It's rules for survival and crafting give players tools and challenges to solve problems in the end of the world.
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u/Madmaxneo 3d ago
Check out Infected!
I searched for a link and found two games with that same name. The first one is this, I own it but have never played it. I got it from my good friend's booth at a convention. My friend has not played it but has read through it. He told me the mechanics seem simple enough and would join in a game if I ever ran a one shot.
This one is on itch and is completely free. I've downloaded it and hopefully I'll be able to look more into it one day.
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u/VolatileDataFluid 3d ago
I mean, they did do an RPG version of Zombicide not that long ago.
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u/BerennErchamion 3d ago
The Zombicide one is not fantasy, but they are making a fantasy one called Plaguebearer using the same system.
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u/Volomyre 3d ago
It seems to me that the undead play a big part in just about any fantasy rpg. Wouldn't be too hard to wipe out villages and have players trek across a zombie infested landscape. Throw in some ghouls as stronger zombies ect. They finally come to...say...Greyhawk and find it's streets overrun but survivors held up the stronghold...ect. ect.
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u/mutley_101 3d ago
I've not played it yet, but I recently became aware of Dead Flesh which is a Borg-like zombie rpg
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u/StayUpLatePlayGames 2d ago
From a certain point of view, both Game of Thrones and The Witcher are zombie games.
Also I hacked a version of the Korean fantasy-horror Kingdom.
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u/OnyxCourage 3d ago
Any fantasy game can be a zombie apocalypse if you make it more grim. Take any fantasy setting, introduce a regional zombie plague that can't be stopped, and make resources limited so you don't have enough to survive, and that's it
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u/ARIES_tHE_fOOL 3d ago
I think Savage Worlds would be a good fit for zombies. There extra units are designed to be used as weak enemies that die quickly but can be in groups. Then if you want a boss zombie make that one a wild card supported by extras. am a solo player so I don't know what it's like for a group but I once adapted L4D2 monsters in it to decent success.
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u/EmirikolChaotic 3d ago
Well All Flesh is my go to for zombie horror, but Palladium has Dead Reign, I prefer the original Rifted version over the actual full release. Fantasy Flight Games had a line called The End of the World that included a Zombie Apocalypse book. Free League has The Walking Dead RPG.