Post Apocalypse
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04/23/25 • 50 min
I couldn’t tell you the date, but I remember sitting in my parent’s basement, my buddy Dave was over and spending the night. We were staying up late, drinking why too much Dr. Pepper and eating all the popcorn we could get our hands on. We were watching late night movies and having a blast like most 10-year-olds.
That’s when we watched what I would later figure out, was my first Post Apocalyptic Film...The Omega Man with Charlen Heston.
It wouldn’t be my last.
The idea of a world where all the people were gone and you could just run around and grab whatever you wanted was pretty cool for a 10 year old. I have to admit it was pretty cool as a 16 year old as well when I watched Night of the Comet.
Since then, I have seen them all...Ok, not all of them. But, from The Last Man on Earth, to A Boy and His Dog, from Death Race 2000, to Road Warrior, and from Escape from New York, to finally Children of Men (which by the way is the best post-apocalyptic movie every)
We could spend hours or maybe even days talking about the post-apocalyptic genre. From Books, to films, to computer games and yes, table top roleplaying games. But Mike, Christina, and I are going to try our best a focus on the genre concepts of the post-apocalyptic scene and how to bring them into your roleplaying games.
Let’s start with you Mike, Do you remember your fist taste of the Post Apocalypse?
I couldn’t tell you the date, but I remember sitting in my parent’s basement, my buddy Dave was over and spending the night. We were staying up late, drinking why too much Dr. Pepper and eating all the popcorn we could get our hands on. We were watching late night movies and having a blast like most 10-year-olds.
That’s when we watched what I would later figure out, was my first Post Apocalyptic Film...The Omega Man with Charlen Heston.
It wouldn’t be my last.
The idea of a world where all the people were gone and you could just run around and grab whatever you wanted was pretty cool for a 10 year old. I have to admit it was pretty cool as a 16 year old as well when I watched Night of the Comet.
Since then, I have seen them all...Ok, not all of them. But, from The Last Man on Earth, to A Boy and His Dog, from Death Race 2000, to Road Warrior, and from Escape from New York, to finally Children of Men (which by the way is the best post-apocalyptic movie every)
We could spend hours or maybe even days talking about the post-apocalyptic genre. From Books, to films, to computer games and yes, table top roleplaying games. But Mike, Christina, and I are going to try our best a focus on the genre concepts of the post-apocalyptic scene and how to bring them into your roleplaying games.
Let’s start with you Mike, Do you remember your fist taste of the Post Apocalypse?
Previous Episode
You Heard it Here Last S3E8
Welcome to You Heard it Here Last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard.
In 1992 I was working night shift, which meant that on my days off I stayed up all night to keep my body in sync. What did you do to help you stay up all night in the 90’s...well you either drank, or watched movies.
I tended to do both.
But I had a buddy that worked at a movie rental place and he was always hooking me up with the new releases. That’s how I got my hands on an early home video release of John Woo’s “The Killer.”
That started my love and deep dive into GunFu. The Hong Kong Movie Genre of hyper violent and stylistic films focused around heroic bloodshed.
So, when I saw the upcoming Backerkit release of Sisterhood – A Nuns with Guns TTRPG I was hooked.
This thing looks really cool. Mix in a bunch of Nun Horror films with Hong Kong Action, A sprinkle of Constantine, Frank Miller’s Sin City, and of course John Wick, and you get Sisterhood.
This game hit Backerkit on March 13th, so you should still have time to get in and pledge if it interests you. As for me, I pledged the moment I heard the title.
Christina, we have similar tastes in film, but I’m not sure if you love the Hong Kong Action as much as I do, what do you think about this one?
[Kick to Christina]
What about you Mike, are you breaking out the rosery for Sisterhood?
[Kick to Mike]
Next, we have an interesting article from Mike Tresca of EN World about creators reaching their fans and as he labeled it “The Coming Social Collapse”
https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-evolution-the-coming-social-collapse.711928/
Now I have never been a fan of social media. I watched “The Social Delima” the 2020 Documentary about social media and was properly terrified. My prior job unfortunately exposed me to all the dark and horrible places on the internet, so I always go into these conversations a bit guarded.
This article focuses on fan engagement and the “For You” push of social media that can be a benefit, but it can also shut you down before you get started. The article says that the key is to cultivate Direct-to-Fan sales models, focusing on Community, and when you use social media be very strategic about its use.
These are all great ideas, but in my experience, they are much easier said than done.
I know this is going to be something Mike and Christina have strong opinions on so lets get started, Mike, Thoughts?
[Kick to Mike]
Christina?
[Kick to Christina]
And there you have it, All the news, you’ve already heard.
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