Film Studies – The Terminator (Three Sarah and a Trenchcoat)

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We’re headed for another bleak future with:

• Mark Rapson, managing director of Nightfall Games, co-author of The Terminator RPG and SLA Industries.
• Epidiah Ravachol, author of Dread, Wolfspell, Swords Without Masters Time & Temp, and frequent contributor to Worlds Without Master

I don’t think “The Terminator” directed in 1984 by James Cameron requires any introduction.

As usual, we review this film and discuss ways it could inspire tabletop RPG adventures, characters, or practices.

Mentioned tabletop RPG settings and systems:

• “The Terminator RPG” and “SLA Industries” by Nightfall Games
• “Dread“, “Dredd: Dread“, “Swords Without Masters“, and “Time & Temp” by Epidiah Ravachol
• Various Judge Dredd tabletop RPGs (that are sadly currently all discontinued)
• “James Bond 007: Role-Playing In Her Majesty’s Secret Service” by  Gerard Christopher Klug for Victory Games
• “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness” by Erick Wujcik for Palladium Books 
• “The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game” by David Cook for TSR 
• “Ghostbusters – A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game” by Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis, and Greg Stafford for West End Games
• “Nephilim – Occult Roleplaying Game” by Chaosium
• “Vampire The Masquerade” by Renegade Game Studios
• “GURPS” by Steve Jackson, Sean Punch, and David Pulver for Steve Jackson Games
• “Breaking The Ice” by Emily Care Boss for Black & Green Games
• “Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game” by Greg Costikyan for West End Gamesr
• “Becoming: A Game of Heroism and Sacrifice” by Dangerous Games for Brian Engard
• “Forged in the Dark” games based on the system initiated by “Blades in the Dark“
• “Three Sixteen” by Gregor Hutton for BoxNinja
• “World Wide Wrestling” by Nathan D. Paoletta for ndp design

Mentioned movies, TV shows, games, and other media:

• “The Abyss“, and “Aliens” movies written and directed by James Cameron 
• “Dredd 3D” and “Judge Dredd” movies based on the 2000 AD comics character of the same name
• “Jason and the Argonauts” movie directed by Don Chaffey in collaboration with stop-motion animation master Ray Harryhausen
• “Total Recall” movie directed by Paul Verhoeven
• “Warhammer 40,000“, miniature wargame by Games Workshop
• The “Lethal Weapon” and “Fast & Furious” franchises
• “The Weekly Planet“, podcast by James Clement and Nick Mason
• “Two Hundred A Day: A Rockford Podcast“, podcast by Nathan D. Paoletta and Epidiah Ravachol
• DiceCamp, social media platform for TTRPG enthusiasts

Mentioned individuals

• Jared Earle from Nightfall Games, who was interviewed in “Strong Comeback at UK Games Expo 2022 (Part Three)“
• Dave Allsop, artist

I have ideas for the next episode but nothing is recorded yet.

See you then for more silver screen extravaganza.

Cheers

Kalum

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