Shadow of the Atom

I went out walking
Under an atomic sky
Where the ground won’t turn and the rain it burns
Like the tears when I said goodbye

- U2 with Johnny Cash, The Wanderer, Zooropa, 1993

Aspects of the World

The World Throbs Like An Open Sore

Total War Is Everywhere

Useful Salvage Is Scarce

Barter Is Commerce

Community Is Survival

Prospectors Work The Ruins

Knowledge Is Prosperity

Factions Shape The World

We Are Not Alone

Inspiration

70s science fiction informed by the history of the atomic age, the Cold War, RPG history (tabletop and computer), and all apocalyptic fiction.

Fashion and Style

Logan’s Run, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Westworld, Clockwork Orange, Soylent Green, Andromeda Strain, Solaris,

State of the World

Damnation Alley, Stalker, Death Race 2000, No Blade of Grass, Logan’s Run ;)

Credits

A high-fantasy TTRPG powered by Shadow of the Weird Wizard RPG