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Roll for Mutation: Post-Apocalyptic TTRPG History: Ep. 5 Tank Girl & Wizards
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- Around the Hearth
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- Mar 17, 2026
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- 3016
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Summary
In our fifth episode of Roll for Mutation , we look at two different licensed post-apocalyptic TTRPGs from the 1990s. First, World of Tank Girl , part of West End Games Masterbook series which apparently launched even before the film it was based on hit the theaters. Then we cover Ralph Bakshi's Wizards , based on the eponymous wild animated movie from the 1970s. We talk about what both games do, the source materials, their specific apocalypses, and how both games showcase 1990's game design tendencies: for better or worse (Lowell says worse). References Designers and Dragons: The 1980s Designers and Dragons: The 1990s Tank Girl on Wikipedia Wizards on Wikipedia For other shows like this, check out Roll for Origin: Supers TTRPG History. Marc Majcher is an award-winning game designer, performer, educator, director, woodworker, writer, and all-around goblin-man recently relocated from Austin, Texas to East Lansing, Michigan. You can find their RPGs and LARPs inspired by the works of Philip K. Dick, a bird apocalypse, eldritch startup cults, viral videos, and much, much more at https://majcher.itch.io/ and everything else at https://majcher.com/ . Lowell Francis is the designer and co-author of Hearts of Wulin . He's the ENnie-winning creator of the Age of Ravens blog and community manager for the Open Hearth Gaming Community. You can find Lowell's work on YouTube , on Itch.io , and on DriveThruRPG. Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @[email protected] Music: Here Comes the Night Karl Casey @White Bat Audio 00:00 Introduction: Licensed Apocalypses 02:02 Tank Girl…