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Welcome to the exciting world of vs. the Wasteland!

Using the vs. M Engine created by Phillip Reed!

vs. the Wasteland is a roleplaying game in which players struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Whether the end of the world came from an atomic war, an extinction level event, or a global pandemic; it doesn’t really matter. Now, your Survivors live in the ruins of society. Survivors fight for their food and their safety. They fight to continue surviving, in the best ways they can in this desolate world. The fate of the Wasteland is in their hands.

This book contains everything that you will need to play, besides just some friends and two decks of normal playing cards!

  • Quick Start rules to dive into the action!

  • Over 50 Gimmicks for your Survivor to choose!

  • Gain mutant powers to vanquish your foes!

  • Wasteland Codex — 12 creatures to battle against!

  • Twenty Adventure Hooks to get you started.

  • Sample adventure “Escape From Gravel Road” included!

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Carl S December 01, 2021 5:57 pm UTC
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What is the core mechanic of the vs. M engine? My online searches have come up short and the various previews stop just before getting to the core mechanic. Thanks.
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Lucus P December 01, 2021 8:17 pm UTC
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Hi Carl, Lucus Palosaari here -- Project Manager and one of the main writers for vs. M Engine games from Fat Goblin Games.

So -- the short version is: "You have an attribute like Physical or Mental which are represented as a number like "5" or "3" and that represents how many cards you get to draw from a standard 52 card deck. Those cards drawn are compared to a Target Value 2 - Ace (with Jack - Queen - King - Ace being basically 11, 12, 13, & 14 respectively). You need at least one card HIGHER than the Target Value."

There are longer and better discussions of it on things like Endzeitgeist's review of vs. Wasteland: linked here on his website but also listed under the reviews http://endzeitgeist.com/vs-the-wasteland-vsm-engine/

And then you could pick up a cheap copy of the core mechanics in the form of our vs Stranger Stuff: Easy Mode Game here:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/191506/vs-Stranger-Stuff-Season-2-Easy-Mode
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James C April 06, 2022 7:30 pm UTC
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You can find a pdf version of the vs M Engine SRD (which is the base system in vs The Wasteland), here ....
https://www.dropbox.com/s/01tpec6euho74sl/vsM-Engine---SRD.pdf?dl=0
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Timothy S March 27, 2019 5:59 pm UTC
How many pages is this?
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Rick H March 27, 2019 7:18 pm UTC
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110 pages
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This title was added to our catalog on February 11, 2019.