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Team Fortress 2: Meet the RPG
NihonTiger90 \| 9:32 PM on 07.02.2009	15 comments

A long time ago, someone over at the Steam Forums did a mock-up of Team Fortress 2 as an RPG. And it was good. Really good. Good enough that I'd actually play it for the lulz. Fast forward to today, when the message board for one of the servers I frequent posted a little tidbit about a TF2 RPG being real.

No, it's not what you think. You'll need a nice flat table to play this one on. And some d20s.

[TPG] Deadshot and his cousin, [TPG] Wade Wilson were one day bored out of their minds and did not have TF2 to keep them entertained. Or a computer for that matter. So they devised the Team Fortress 2 RPG, a pen and paper take on the Valve MMOFPS title. It's still a work in progress, mind you, but the boys have already come up with quite a bit, including a basic set of rules, character sheets and weapons rulesets. They even have forums and a Steam group to join, if you are so inclined. It's a lot like Dungeons and Dragons, so if that kind of game's not your thing, steer clear. However, if it is, then it's worth a look, at least in my opinion. This is coming from someone who once took part in a Star Wars tabletop game for about two weeks during middle school before everyone forgot about it and moved onto something else.

In the end, is it something I would play? Absolutely.

... If I could tear myself away from TF2 to do it.

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15 comments | showing # 1 to 15

Scary Womanizing Pig Mask says:
(# 0) on 07/02/2009 22:28

This is highly relevant to my interests :o

Doomsday Forte says:
(# 1) on 07/02/2009 22:33

There was a topic on GFAQs where a guy "made" a story mode/RPG in GMod with the characters. I wonder how that's progressed or if this is that same person?

theredpepperofdoom says:
(# 2) on 07/02/2009 22:49

wow this sounds like something I need now.

adultswim810 says:
(# 3) on 07/02/2009 22:51

oh gawd yes

NihonTiger90 says:
(# 4) on 07/02/2009 22:56

@Doomsday Forte:

The header image for this entry is front he exact same GMod idea you're talking about, except from the Steam forums post on it. I think these two ideas are separate, though.

Naim Master says:
(# 5) on 07/02/2009 22:57

Awesome , thans for pointing out !

Qalamari says:
(# 6) on 07/02/2009 22:59

My first thought was that you were alerting us to the existence of a Soldier weapon upgrade, Rocket Propelled Grenade. This is FAR better.

Daxelman says:
(# 7) on 07/02/2009 23:05

YES!

Puppy Licks says:
(# 8) on 07/02/2009 23:18

imagine how may people will play this and do the voices too?
SENTRY DOWN!!!

JT IceFire says:
(# 9) on 07/02/2009 23:24

Grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brother- I roll 20s.

Doomsday Forte says:
(# 10) on 07/02/2009 23:48

@Nihon: I see, I see. Pen and paper doesn't sound too bad, but even a fake console RPG wouldn't be too bad. It'd be super nice if Valve continued the idea, but if anything, it'd probably be its own game. Which I'd totally go for, anyway. TF2 was the only game in TOB that wasn't single-player-able.

Someday...*tear*

Cataract says:
(# 11) on 07/02/2009 23:59

I would so play this.

mikeyed says:
(# 12) on 07/03/2009 00:59

Wow that sounds cool, though I was hoping for something more like uuhhh... Chrono Trigger, or somethin'.

Furyfire says:
(# 13) on 07/03/2009 09:37

Ooo.. totally interested.

Dexter345 says:
(# 14) on 07/03/2009 14:03

I'd try it out, despite having very little experience with tabletop RPGs.

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