Venturing Into the Badlands: Post-Apocalypse (3/003)
This month's installment of Pyramid ¸ the PDF magazine for roleplayers¸ is entitled "Venturing Into the Badlands: Post-Apocalypse." It's 44 pages dedicated to the end times¸ and includes: A description by Peter Dell'Orto (GURPS Martial Arts) and Sean Punch (GURPS Action) of "Deathball¸" the GURPS sport of the future! An Infinite Worlds timeline wracked by nuclear war¸ written by GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars coauthor Paul Drye! A convenience store that survived the fall¸ conceived by Matt Riggsby (author of GURPS Locations: The Tower of Octavius ). Two installments of the Omniscient Eye¸ where real-world questions of interest to gamers are answered by experts! This month¸ "Does My Nuclear Arsenal Have an Expiration Date?" and "Are Humans a Renewable Resource?"; the latter covers how long it will take humanity to build its numbers after the apocalypse. A bleak setting of the end times with zombies and other threats¸ ideas for how to build a campaign around the end times¸ and more! In addition¸ Pyramid continues to present the odds and ends that make a magazine fun¸ including humor¸ Murphy's Rules with Greg Hyland¸ reviews and recommendations that fit the theme¸ and a "Last Word¸" where we ask an industry luminary to pick one word related to the issue's theme. This month¸ Todd Breitenstein¸ creator of Zombies!!! ¸ gives the last word on post-apocalyptic gaming.