It was nearly forty years ago that George Romero released his horror classic Return of the Living Dead. It’s been decades, but soon the zombies from that film will rise again…on tabletops across America. Evil Genius Games presents the official Return of the Living Dead TTRPG, launching its own Kickstarter soon.
What’s the backstory here? Well, believe it or not, George based his movie “on true events.” At least that’s what the makers are claiming. “He was forced to remove certain facts and the incident was covered up, but now the living dead have returned! Return of the Living Dead brings you endless morbid zombie mayhem. Tear them apart. Blow them up. Burn them to a crisp. They just keep coming!”
- Rules for zombification and the deadly 245 Trioxin that causes it.
- The dead rise! Encounter zombies that are smart, fast, and near indestructible.
- Learn how to defeat an enemy that cannot die with new incapacitation rules and new equipment designed to battle the undead.
- Special zombie types including the Tarman, Split Dogs, Half-Corpses, skeletal Boners, and more!
- Experience new classes that let you survive the zombie hordes, take command of them, or control your urges as one of them.
- Choose from thematic new backgrounds and professions.
- Hop right into a pre-written adventure, each set in a different decade.
Return of the Living Dead: The Official TTRPG runs on the Everyday Heroes engine, which was developed by Evil Genius for the RPG of that same name. The system was itself based on d20 Modern and updated for the 5th edition. “It offers flexible rules to create contemporary characters, and provides everything needed to run a modern-day campaign: action, combat, hacking, and much more,” they say.
More about Return of the Living Dead: The Official TTRPG will be revealed when the Kickstarter launches, which shouldn’t be too long now. You can’t keep the undead down for long!
