’45 – Psychobilly Retropocalypse
1st ed by James Desborough (2006) Postmortem Studios
A post-apocalyptic sci-fi RPG based on sci-fi B-movies of the 1930’s through 1950’s. It is set in a tongue-in-cheek alternate future where WWII was fought by atomic bombs on all sides, creating an America that is largely a radioactive wasteland populated by mutant greasers, beautiful dames, giant ants, and the like. It uses a simple dice pool system called “Xpress engine”. Resolution is by rolling a number of d6s equal to attribute, with a target number based on comparing skill level to a universal chart. Character creation includes ten Attributes in pairs ranging from 1-5, along with skills and a simple system of merits and flaws.
Description
HE was a mutant with a gift for the guitar and an eye for the ladies…
SHE was a hotrod-racing bombshell on the lookout for love…
IT crawled from the wastes of Nashville crater, seeking human victims…
THEY were trapped in a world they never made!
’45 is a world where WWII was fought with atomic bombs on all sides
’45 is a world where the B-movies are real
’45 is a world where Rock N’ Roll mutants do battle with giant ants
’45 is a Psychobilly Retropocalypse
All the cool cats dig ’45 daddy-o, are you hip to the scene?
’45 is so cool, it’s radioactive, man!
It is the middle of the 20th Century, a time of change, a time of boundless science and the power of the atom.
The last Great War has been fought, and lost – by everyone – as mad technology and insane despotism worked hand in hand to destroy the world that was and to bring about the world that is.
Now, in the ruins of the old world, a new world must be forged in a land of atomic abominations, lawlessness, loose morals, fast cars and Rock N’ Roll.
This is the world of ’45!
(not owned)
