Apocalypse World is getting a new edition, with original creators Vincent & Meguey Baker running a Kickstarter to fund a new edition of the influential TTRPG. Over the weekend, Vincent Baker posted a Kickstarter preview page for Apocalypse World: Burned Over, promoting the “3rd edition of the groundbreaking original”. No other details about the new game was announced, but the Kickstarter page has attracted 1,300 followers as of press time.
As its name suggests, Apocalypse World is an RPG based around surviving in post-apocalyptic settings. The game notably launched the “Powered by the Apocalypse” game engine that uses a 2D6 system with successes, partial successes, and failures, as well as “playbooks” for characters. The Powered by the Apocalypse game engine has been a hallmark of modern TTRPG design and is used by everything from Dungeon World to Monster of the Week to Avatar Legends.
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