Give details – why is the game system a good fit? What matches the Fallout setting?
[RPG] What game system is best for playing Fallout on the tabletop
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Give details – why is the game system a good fit? What matches the Fallout setting?
Best Answer
GURPS RPGGEEK is almost always a great answer. I would suggest it if you want a 'crunchy' Fallout experience. You asked for specifics, so here they are:
Tech
In Fallout, you can encounter futuristic robots, WWII firearms, 1980's computer systems, barbarian villages where the pinnacle of technology is the plow, and nomads who's crowning achievement is the pointy stick. GURPS has always had support for multiple Tech Levels. It'll support PCs from any of those tech levels interacting with equipment from any of those tech levels.
As mentioned above, Fallout was designed for GURPS originally, so it's got a lot of meaningful weapon variety. In GURPS, there are many different variables in weapons, so you can have two semi-automatic pistols without them being the same except for their descriptions.
Aside from weapons, GURPS has good rules for computers, armor, vehicles, medicine, and pretty much everything else.
Mutations
GURPS allows you a lot of freedom to create mutants, a big part of the Fallout appeal. Designing new races is pretty straightforward, so you could have templates to make all those things you encounter in Fallout recognizable, but not all the same. Ghouls (Is that what those irradiated guys are called? Can't remember.), giant animals, supermutants, vampires, murkloks (?), etc..
Resources
For a GURPS Fallout campaign, I'd recommend the following books in addition to the core: