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Fallout RPG

Play wasteland survivors exploring irradiated ruins, scavenging gear, and making deals, with tactical combat and darkly humorous retro-futurism.

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6.1

Geek rating

From 19 firsthand play reports in 4 r/rpg threads. The threads alone average 6.5.

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Discussion5.9 / 10

88 r/rpg posts named it, October 2023 to October 2026.

Rules weight

Medium. Hype 5.4 for its age.

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What players say

At the table

Fallout 2d20 (Modiphius) gets a mixed but mostly positive response from the tables that have played it. Groups praise the Fallout feel, fast dice-pool resolution and shared resources. Complaints cluster around the messy books, looting and crafting bookkeeping, and uneven balance. Firsthand reports are modest, roughly sixteen across four threads.

What works

Players say it captures the Fallout feel, especially Fallout 4, and that the setting comes through. (thread)
The dice-pool resolution is described as straightforward and satisfying. Perks stack in fun ways. (thread)
The shared Action Point pool and help rules keep every player engaged, and scenes feel climactic. (thread)
Rules are easy to pick up, easier than 5e by one player's account. The core rules are short, so the big book rarely needs consulting mid-session. (thread)
Momentum tokens and big dice pools make play feel kinetic and let characters pull off big stunts. One player calls crafting awesome. (thread)

What tables struggle with

Combat balance is swingy. One first-level party beat a dozen higher-level enemies in session one. Many rolls also slow later fights. (thread)
The books are poorly edited and organized, with hard-to-find rules. Published adventures are called poor. (thread)
Looting runs through large item lists during play, not in prep. (thread)
Crafting and scavenging are called boring and borderline unworkable by some. Others on the same thread enjoy the game despite the manual. (thread)
The power curve is faster than it looks, and crafting speeds it up. The setting also has trouble challenging medium or large parties. (thread)

Who it suits

Groups of about three players plus a GM who want a cooperative, cinematic Fallout game.
GMs from 5e who want a lighter rules load and can tolerate a disorganized book.
Tables that don't mind tracking loot and crafting, or will trim it.

In players' words

"My group loved the 2d20 game. We thought it was Fallout 4 ported over into a RPG perfectly." (thread)
"I hate Fallout 2d20. I ran a campaign, and it just made me very angry as a DM." (thread)
"The metacurrencies make the game, for me. I love the metacurrencies." (thread)

The threads behind it

Each thread is rated for the play it describes, from the firsthand reports in it. Load one here or read it on Reddit.

6.3

How’s the fallout RPG?

Players of the Modiphius 2d20 Fallout RPG are split. Some say it captures the Fallout 4 feel, with cooperative play, stacking perks and climactic scenes. Others report swingy balance, crafting and loot bookkeeping, slow combat, sloppy editing and poor published adventures. About half the thread is people recommending other systems or discussing other Fallout games, and I ignored that. 10 firsthand · 42 comments

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7.5

Easiest Fallout TTRPG?

The thread is mostly advice for a 5e DM about which Fallout game to pick. The few people who actually played Fallout 2d20 found it easy to run and fun, and their only complaint was how looting works. 3 firsthand · 77 comments

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6.5

You think fallout TTRPG will get a boost?

The thread is mostly about sales and demand after the TV show, with very little actual play reported. The few people who ran Modiphius's Fallout 2d20 enjoy it, but they find the manual messy and the crafting and scavenging rules hard to use at the table. 3 firsthand · 68 comments

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7.0

Which one is a better rpg, Fallout RPG or D&D? In terms of jugability and mechanics

The thread is mostly a D&D vs Fallout comparison for a newcomer, with a lot of talk about D&D 5e and Pathfinder 2e. The few firsthand reports on Fallout 2d20 say it plays as fast, kinetic, high-adventure, and the main caveats are a quick power curve and one player who just doesn't like the system. 3 firsthand · 31 comments

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