Good system for a post apocalyptic campaign?

[moonfly7]

In thinking about running a modern post apocalyptic campaign. Preferably one that has at least a semi decent crafting system and at least moderate realism in regards to survival and scavenging and the like. Basically I mean more than 5e dnd has, so that should be easy to do. I'm Personally more interested in pitting my players against other humans so I don't need a zombie game, but I'm pretty sure I can just not use the zombies and be fine so if those are the only decent ones that's fine.

[aglondier]

Don't know if it's still there, or viable, but...

mad max the wasteland roleplaying

[Democratus]

A quick search for TTRPGs turned up this list:

• Apocalypse World (I don't remember much crafting from Dungeon World)
• Gamma World (probably too gonzo)
• Other Dust
• Tiny Wastelands
• Fallout: Wasteland Warfare - RPG

[Saintheart]

Mutant: Year Zero by Free League (i.e. the TTRPG, not the videogame adaptation)?

[jjordan]

Aftermath? $12 at DriveThru RPG. The Morrow Project? Still in publication (4th edition, wow, I feel old).

[Mutazoia]

Twilight 2000 is just up your alley. As long as you're not looking for mutants and monsters. In which case you'll want Gamma World.

Don't know if it's still there, or viable, but...

mad max the wasteland roleplaying

You might as well just play GURPS Autoduel. You'll get more bang for your buck.

[Caelestion]

Mutant: Year Zero by Free League (i.e. the TTRPG, not the videogame adaptation)?

There's also the fantasy version, Forbidden Lands.

[Duff]

Twilight 2000 is just up your alley

I don't remember Twilight having any meaningful crafting rules. As I recall that was all very hand wavey, then role a skill.

[Mutazoia]

I don't remember Twilight having any meaningful crafting rules. As I recall that was all very hand-wavey, then role a skill.

That's basically the description of the vast majority of "Crafting rules" in most RPGs, but Twilight 2k has better rules for foraging than most RPGs made since (and that was something the OP specifically wanted). The OP didn't really list "meaningful crafting rules" as a "must-have", but the crafting rules that do exist are more than up to the task for a post-apocalyptic Human vs Human game. Nobody's going to be trying to craft a +5 vorpal cheese knife.

[Democratus]

I do remember a game of Twilight 2000 where we harvested potatoes from the nearby villages and made a still - so we could fuel our tank.

[Dawgmoah]

I've used D20 Modern, and Other Dust though I don't recall how much crafting exists in Other Dust.

[Chauncymancer]

A quick search for TTRPGs turned up this list:

• Apocalypse World (I don't remember much crafting from Dungeon World)

Apocalypse World has a crafting system, but "able to interact with the crafting system" is the special niche of a couple classes, so it's paywalled.
AW really drills more in on the GM procedures side, tying the game loop into the community's needs for shelter, food, water, medicine, and meaning.

[Duff]

I do remember a game of Twilight 2000 where we harvested potatoes from the nearby villages and made a still - so we could fuel our tank.

Most of the party in the one game I played were officers with tanks and APCs and so on.

I was a mechanic Sergeant with a pickup full of tools and a trailer with a still and an alcohol powered generator. Wanna guess who was the most useful member of the party?