10 TTRPGs Based On Existing Popular Media
Tabletop role-playing games, or TTRPGs, give their players a chance to do the impossible. They can become mythical warriors, brave adventurers, superheroes, and more from the comfort of their gaming table. Some gamers take that escapism to another level by integrating the stories they already love into their tabletop games.
While adapting popular media into existing tabletop games is possible and frequently done, some developers have created whole games for that purpose instead. Books, TV shows, movies, video games, and stories of other mediums have been turned into entire TTRPGs with content officially endorsed and licensed by the creators of their inspirations.
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10/10 Green Ronin Publishing Brings Dragon Age To The Table
Fans of the Dragon Age video game series from BioWare can further explore the rich fantasy world of Thedas through the Dragon Age RPG. The system is based primarily on six-sided dice, including one differently colored "dragon die."
If any players want to test drive the system before committing to buying the complete core rulebook, a Quickstart PDF version of the rules with premade characters and a brief adventure is available for free. If Game Masters want to run full-sized adventures without developing them on their own, multiple are available in The Dalish Curse and the Blood In Ferelden collection.
9/10 R Talsorian Games Captures The Witcher's World
R Talsorian Games, creators of the Cyberpunk RPG, collaborated with CD Projekt RED and took on the world of The Witcher in 2018. With nine classes to choose from, players can explore all the other events and stories going on during the Third Nilfgaardian War.
The core rulebook includes character-building details, rules on using the world's volatile magic system, stats for a variety of creatures from the Witcher universe, and a unique combat system players will use to fight back. Anyone who enjoys the Witcher novels, video games, or television adaptation can jump right into the story with this TTRPG.
8/10 Fantasy Flight Games Covers Different Elements From Star Wars
The three primary Star Wars roleplaying games from Fantasy Flight Games are Age of Rebellion, Edge of the Empire, and Force and Destiny. Each of these games covers a different part of the Star Wars universe. Age of Rebellion focuses on the Rebel Alliance's hard-fought battles against the Empire.
Edge of the Empire centers more on those who skirt outside the Empire's attention, such as smugglers and bounty hunters. Force and Destiny follows those strong in the Force and how they choose to use their power. Fantasy Flight Games also provides a one-off beginner game set around The Force Awakens, complete with everything needed to play.
7/10 Evil Hat Adapts Fate To Suit The Dresden Files
The Fate and Fate Accelerated systems are universal TTRPGs, playable in just about any genre, setting, or story. Evil Hat Productions, home of both Fate core systems, published modules for each version of the game, adapting it to the urban fantasy world from The Dresden Files book series by Jim Butcher.
The two core rulebooks for the standard Fate system included several interludes and notes in the margins from the The Dresden Files' characters and an at-the-time exclusive short story. The Accelerated version streamlines the gameplay and rules specific to the module, reworking them to fit the core rules of Fate Accelerated.
6/10 Modiphius Boldly Goes To The Star Trek Universe
Since its debut, many TTRPGs have attempted to capture the Star Trek franchise's aesthetic and energy. One of the popular, modern adaptations of the material is Star Trek Adventures by Modiphius Entertainment.
On the publisher's website, players can peruse an abundance of materials for the game, including the core rulebooks, complete missions, game-specific dice, and other materials for playing Star Trek Adventures.Players can explore the universe as Starfleet officers or Klingon warriors and make all sorts of tremendous discoveries.
5/10 Margaret Weis Productions Expands Firefly's Story
Written by Monica Valentinelli, the Firefly Role-Playing Game was published by Margaret Weis Productions in 2014. The game runs on the Cortez Plus system, an enhanced version of the original Cortex system that the Serenity RPG used in 2005.
Besides the course rulebook, the Firefly Role-Playing Game also has several other sourcebooks. These include Echoes of War: Thrillin Heroics, Bucking the Tiger, Things Don't Go Smooth, Smuggler's Guide to the Rim, and Ghosts in the Black, each of which contains multiple adventures for tables to play through.
4/10 Guardians Of Order Plays A Game Of Thrones
Published in 2005, Guardians Of Order's A Game Of Thrones RPG takes its inspiration from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series rather than the subsequent television adaptation, which began in 2011. It was designed to be usable with two different TTRPG systems: d20 and Tri-stat dX.
Although the source material would later be turned into another TTRPG by Green Ronin Publishing, many fans of the books look back fondly on the older Guardians of Order version. When Guardians of Order shut down, all of the remaining unsold copies of the game were released to George R.R. Martin, along with the adaptation rights.
3/10 Magpie Games Delivers On Avatar: The Last Airbender
After fans had spent years homebrewing content into other games and hoping for an official Avatar: The Last Airbender TTRPG, a wildly successful Kickstarter by Magpie Games delivered with the promise of Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game.
Although the official release has been unfortunately delayed due to supply shortages and shipping complications, rewards for Kickstarter backers are expected to arrive before the end of 2022. Fans of the show are excited to explore its vast, elemental universe for themselves when Avatar Legends reaches their gaming tables.
2/10 Cubicle 7 Offers Up All Of Time And Space
Cubicle 7 has been the official home of the Doctor Who Roleplaying Game since its debut in 2009. The BBC-licensed game not only features series-specific content but also continues to update as the show progresses and adds to its massive mythos.
Besides sourcebooks for each iteration of the Doctor, the RPG also includes rules surrounding Paternoster Investigations, the Black Archive, and UNIT. Game Masters and their players can explore and adventure through all of time and space throughout Doctor Who's 50+ years of source content.
1/10 Margaret Weis Productions Stole The Hearts Of Leverage Fans
The Leverage RPG, based on the popular television show of the same name, was a publication from Margaret Weis Productions in 2010 that was nominated for multiple industry awards. The game, which runs on the Cortex Plus system, was lauded by TTRPG enthusiasts for its unique use of flashback scenes when replicating the show's extraordinary and detailed heists.
Leverage's main ensemble served as the inspiration for the game's character classes: hitter, hacker, grifter, thief, and mastermind. The game runs in episodic sessions, each working within the three-act structure typical of the heist genre.
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