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    | FigCat
    Prior to compiling this list, I wasn’t fully aware of just how many comic books with post-apocalyptic settings are out there (and, of course, the list is far from comprehensive, covering only the 100 most frequently recommended titles). Had you asked me earlier, I would have said there are only a fe [...]
    | FigCat
    Post-apocalyptic fiction as a source of entertainment is a hard sell to many people: visions of collapsed societies scrambling in worlds ravaged by disasters might hit too close to home rather than offer escapist relief. This is as true today as it was during the Cold War period, when many of the ge [...]
    | FigCat
    One reason why space-faring science fiction is a less popular RPG genre than heroic fantasy is that it can feel like so much work, for both GMs and players. Futuristic settings often demand more specificity and detail than their magical pre-industrial counterparts, and if they also involve planet-ho [...]
    | FigCat
    Cyberpunk has a curious status as a genre in the history of roleplaying games. While the first cyberpunk RPGs were very much influenced by the 1980s literary trend (with the significant omission or depreciation of the works of William Gibson!), the visuals of Blade Runner, or anime like Bubblegum Cr [...]
    | FigCat
    At first glance, espionage might seem like an overlooked theme in tabletop RPGs – a small niche within the already niche category of modern-day, real-world games. And while it’s certainly less popular than some other genres, it’s by no means unsupported or ignored by game designers! There are more t [...]