The Terminator RPG will use the publisher’s S5S game system as its mechanical core. Players may create a band of time travellers sent back in an attempt to protect a future leader of the resistance, or they can be regular denizens suddenly confronted with futuristic killing machines hunting them down for crimes they won't commit for decades. Nightfall Games explained on the campaign page that the sourcebook has been “designed as a toolbox” allowing adventures at several distinct points along the Terminator universe’s timeline - and in a variety of locations. We previously outlined the RPG last year but can now detail how it will play and that it will release this December. Where and when the adventure takes place is up to the group and its Director, who runs things from behind the screen. Players take on the role of those resisting the tyrannical rule of Skynet in a timeline where the machine uprising conquered humanity, thanks in no small part to the brutal efficiency of the Terminators. It has already surpassed its funding goal and boasts over $40,000 (£28,700) raised at time of writing.
The Terminator RPG launched its Kickstarter campaign on March 11th, offering a first look at publisher Nightfall Games’ upcoming roleplaying game, detailing the science fiction dystopia and what will be included inside the sourcebook.
