{"product_id":"the-terminator-rpg","title":"The Terminator RPG - Core Rulebook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e'The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eTerminator RPG'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the official roleplaying game based on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e'The Terminator'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emovie and associated graphic novels published by Dark Horse comics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eJoin the Human Resistance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe world is a wasteland—broken by the machines we built. Our own creations, our own hubris. Not in some distant future. Today. Now. The machines think they have won.  But there is one last chance for humankind, a secret weapon that Skynet in its infinite calculations could never have anticipated—you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003ePlay in any time zone—including the 1980s and future war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAll the main characters from the movie, such as Sarah Connor, Kyle Reese, and the T-800 are included, as is content from the graphic novels and all all-new, never seen before Terminator variants and hardware. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rulebook includes two mission packs, enabling you to relive\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e'The Terminator'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emovie and to join the fight to bring down Skynet in a not-so-distant future war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eProgramming the Future.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe setting team is led by 2020 ENnie and UKGE award-winning author Andrew E.C. Gaska (\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eALIEN RPG\u003c\/span\u003e) and our rules team by Benn Graybeaton (\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eConan and Infinity RPGs\u003c\/span\u003e). Art direction comes from Dave Allsop (\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eSLA Industries)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand layout design comes from Gaska's BLAM! Ventures studio\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e(Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes, Nike\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eFuture Park).  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eMore than a game.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eThe Terminator RPG'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eis not just a role-playing game—it's a sourcebook for the first Terminator film and its expanded universe. Settings writer Andrew E.C. Gaska is known for his development work on the expanded universes of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eALIEN, Predator,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003ePlanet of the Apes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLike those projects,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e'The Terminator RPG'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eextrapolates from hardcore existing canon to create a living and breathing world with a multitude of possible and probable timelines. Any Terminator fan will want this gorgeous book on their shelf, whether they intend to play or not. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e‘The Terminator RPG’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, you play resistance fighters struggling against the machine onslaught of Skynet in an alternative and post-apocalyptic version of today—the once \"far future\" of the 2020s. You can take the role of rebel time travellers sent back to various points in time to stop Skynet from altering history. You can even play natives of any historical time period, targeted by Terminators and trying to stay alive as a future hell is unleashed around you. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is designed as a toolbox to allow the Director to create their own campaigns or one-shots, including detailed multipage campaign arcs, campaign seeds, mini-missions, NPCs, weapons, detailed locations, and enemy characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou have the option to play either pre-generated characters or to create your own—tailored to your preferences, weapon choices, and role within your team. If your character is killed, a new one can be brought in from the future, past, or present. That new character can be many things—\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eincluding even an alternate you from a divergent timeline.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game has been built from the ground up to both evoke the tone of the film and place you in the middle of the action. The terror and desperation of facing unstoppable killing machines are yours to bear. Only united with your fellow resistance fighters can you hope to defeat them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e'The Terminator RPG'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill be a lavish 192-page hardcover book with full-colour illustrations throughout, giving you an engrossing study of the expanded world of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e'The Terminator'\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch of the writing is now in the editing stage. Dynamic design and page layout has already started. The book includes a detailed overview of the future war, the history of the key characters, the game rules and stats, a hardware section (including a novel system to ensure only appropriate weapons and hardware are included at a particular time point). Other chapters will include character creation, a Director's Guide, and pre-constructed missions including NPCs and Terminator variants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nightfall Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40443808153689,"sku":"TMNT-CRB","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"THB","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/6726\/5369\/products\/TerminatorCore.jpg?v=1679591314","url":"https:\/\/www.kinokocards.com\/products\/the-terminator-rpg","provider":"Kinoko Card Game Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}