I'm looking for people wanting to play in a pen and paper Mad Max game using Atomic Highway. It would be the world of Mad Max, but will take place in the state of Missouri in the United States. The change of location is due to how Atomic Highway handles vehicle mounted weapons which are easier to come by in the US versus in Australia. The campaign will start on 1/1/1985, which is during the events of Mad Max.
The game will be run on Roll20. I also have a campaign set up on there, for people to have their characters listed and track the party's progress through the adventures.
I'd like for players to be within the US to easier coordinate the times we can meet, but I will make exceptions. The game session will be a once a week 2-3 hour session that will fit with everyone's schedule. I'm looking for 4-5 players at the max to play the game. A mic is a must and in this day and age everyone should have one.
Atomic Highway is a simple system to use that's reminiscent of WEG's Star Wars. You have 18 character points to spread between the attributes, pick a concept, background, and a pursuit that will give the characters skills. Not all pursuits will have a vehicle. Vehicles are also built with points and can be upgraded to be better than stock. You can get the pdf for free from DriveThruRPG.
If you are interested in playing in the game please reply to this thread, so I can PM you with my email to add you to my contacts or head over to Mad Max: Beyond Australia to request to join. The Roll20 campaign page has a summarized timeline of the original Mad Max trilogy, but with more fleshed out information that is suited for the US. The game is tentatively scheduled for Saturday at 12 PM CST (UTC -6).
You can join the game directly by clicking the link.
Guidelines for Character Creation
The game will be run on Roll20. I also have a campaign set up on there, for people to have their characters listed and track the party's progress through the adventures.
I'd like for players to be within the US to easier coordinate the times we can meet, but I will make exceptions. The game session will be a once a week 2-3 hour session that will fit with everyone's schedule. I'm looking for 4-5 players at the max to play the game. A mic is a must and in this day and age everyone should have one.
Atomic Highway is a simple system to use that's reminiscent of WEG's Star Wars. You have 18 character points to spread between the attributes, pick a concept, background, and a pursuit that will give the characters skills. Not all pursuits will have a vehicle. Vehicles are also built with points and can be upgraded to be better than stock. You can get the pdf for free from DriveThruRPG.
If you are interested in playing in the game please reply to this thread, so I can PM you with my email to add you to my contacts or head over to Mad Max: Beyond Australia to request to join. The Roll20 campaign page has a summarized timeline of the original Mad Max trilogy, but with more fleshed out information that is suited for the US. The game is tentatively scheduled for Saturday at 12 PM CST (UTC -6).
You can join the game directly by clicking the link.
Guidelines for Character Creation
- No canon characters
- All beginning characters start with the following skills at Novice (level 1): Athletics, Brawl, Melee, Notice, Persuade, Shoot, and Stealth.
- All characters will start with the Remnant or ’Steader Background
- At least one character with a vehicle with no more than 2 vehicles for the entire party
- At least one character that has a Greaser pursuit
- New skill called Law which covers the basics of a variety of legal types.
- Lore Keeper, Roadwarrior, and Sentinel pursuits can select Law 1 as part of their skills under the Choose from list.
- Roadwarrior and Sentinel pursuit characters with the skill Law 1 are former police and state patrol officers.
- Lore Keeper Pursuit characters with the skill Law 1 were former lawyers and judges.
- The only attribute that cannot be increased post creation is Understanding. It can be increased to 5 during character creation as an exception to the maximum skill and attribute level of 4 at the start of play.
- Decide the production year, make, and model of the vehicle.
- This determines the car classification for small, medium, and large cars.
- Small, Medium, and Large cars are based upon wheelbase and width. All vehicles come with a 4 cylinder engine for free and can be upgraded to provide more Muscle and Speed with the Large Block V8’s granting the largest bonus.
- Engine upgrades cost a certain amount of points from the character’s vehicle point pool. They also replace the upgrades for Muscle and Speed.
- JarlFrank
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