Teenage mutant ninja turtles role playing games for sale in. The book introduces palladiums mutant animal creation system with a variety of common north american animals. This was before the cartoon hit australia, of course, and i only saw the actual comics for the first time last year. Teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness 1985 0916211142, 9780916211141. Teenage mutant ninja turtles rpg pdf the trove is the biggest open directory of rpg pdfs on the internet. Jul 15, 2005 ive got some tmnt sheets at home that i worked up in ms word.
The teenage mutant ninja turtles roleplaying game isnt available for download on pdf, although physical copies of the books can be purchased. This book was actually called teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness and was part of a licensing deal pulled off by palladium books. The core rulebook was first published by palladium books in september 1985 a couple years before the turtles franchise achieved mass popularity and featured original comic strips and illustrations by eastman and laird. Also includes stats for characters from the tmnt comics, as well as unique creations for the games setting. It was released in 1985 by palladium books, before the famous tv series, and is based on the original comics. This work is dedicated to the two greatest game masters in. Teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness rpg duration. Tmnt and other strangeness character creation part 1. It is written by erick wujick, a dude who is sometimes forgotten because he cofounded palladium games, which turned out games that were less popular than, for example, dungeons and dragons. The core rulebook was first published by palladium books in september 1985 a couple years before the turtles. It was games with a great concept powered by screwy systems that was one of my inspirations.
Teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness wujcik, erick on. Marked on the front cover by the main title as revised edition suggested for ages 12 and older, this is an 11th printing in july 1990, although what the specific changes were, i cannot say since i dont have earlier copies. Tmnt and other strangeness was the first rpg i ever played. This game was initially released in 1985 before the turtles made their way to television and became the huge worldwide franchise we know and love today so it was a bit more gritty. Review of teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness.
Ill bring them with me to the store saturday when i run eberron. Ive blogged about the tmnt before and statted the turtles out using doctor who. That way you play the game mostly aswritten, but without the original systems clumsiness and playerunfriendliness. Teenage mutant ninja turtles and turtle tales available at comic book stores everywhere. The game was licensed before the turtles franchise rose to popularity, first published by palladium books in 1985, and featured original. Tmnt is a game or was, it finally went oop last year based on the comic of the same name, created by kevin eastman and peter laird. Yes, you could say this roleplaying game is something of a success. Fun time with weapons teenage mutant ninja turtles fan site on 1986. Possibly the first rpg i ever played, tmntaos remains one of my favorite games of all time. Cover of teenage mutant ninja turtles roleplaying game core rulebook. Teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness main book pal502. The book introduces palladiums mutant animal creation system with a. Tmnt and other strangeness character creation part 1 ninjaconor86.
Twilight 2000 is the masterful post apocalyptic rpg set during the aftermath of a nuclear war between nato and the soviet union. Apr 02, 2012 character creation for our game of tmnt and other strangeness. Character creation for our game of tmnt and other strangeness. This is why tmnt other strangeness is actually an adolescent to adultoriented rpg. Why action cartoons still matter the chant on tmnt master splinter biography. Articles relating to the roleplaying game from palladium books that was based on the original comic book series by kevin eastman and peter laird. Based on the eastmanlaird comic series and published in 1985, way before the marketing blitz of the cartoon series, the tmnt game was probably one of the first games accessible to mainstream markets. Inspired by the comic book, teenage mutant ninja turtles, players can create there own mutant animals with human skills and combat abilities and help humanity with their own brand of vigilante justice. Palladium once spoke of the games fate, and attributed the ultimate failing of the rpg to the 1987 animated series and the liveaction films of the early 1990s. Teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness 05. Teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness, 1985, 112.
If you know palladium games, you know what this is gonna be, and its a pretty good collection, well worth buying the main book. Of course we based our adventures on the original dark, violent, and gritty tmnt comics that i had recently purchased as a child. Bellybomb, one character ive wanted an action figure of since i was a kid. Teenage mutant ninja turtles other oddities probably wasnt the most popular palladium title. We decided to do this one shot for when we broke 200 subscribers on twitch. Teenage mutant ninja turtles other strangeness is a roleplaying game based on kevin eastman.
Bellybomb is from the tmnt adventures series by archie comics. If you dont know palladium games, theres a nice inuniverse blurb about life in the rifts setting while on the road, and then a good collection of hungry, horriffic, and sometumes humorous monsters, with palladiums through stat system thats more than enough for. I based the look and sculpt on a number or drawings i had of him from all the different artists that drew him. Cover a adam gorham regular cover a cover b kevin eastman regular cover b cover ri mateus santolouco 10 copy 1. It later became a cartoon and then a few liveaction movies. Spending bioe points to mutate your selected animal to whatever level of humanness is a fun, solid base mechanic. Mutagen rpg betaplaytest welcome to the mutagen betaplaytest this pdf game file is a beta version of the complete game. Teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness. Gameplay and rules drew from palladiums megaversal game system, and players were allowed to create characters from any number of. That way you play the game mostly aswritten, but without the original. The tmnt rpg system is based on the palladium megaversal system, which has been decried for its unnecessarilycomplicated rules.
Illustrated by kevin eastman and peter laird, including a brandnew eightpage comic created for the rpg. The core rulebook was first published by palladium books in september 1985 a. When i started collecting tmnt figs back in 2012, i simultaneously started reading the old mirage stuff, my favourite era now. Teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness, 1985. A little bit mad max a little bit red dawn and a whole lot of fun. Teenage mutant ninja turtles role playing games for sale.
The system is based on the universal or megaversal system used by rifts, heroes unlimited, palladium fantasy, and other games published by palladium books i. Mutagen rpg betaplaytest jason richards publishing. The trove is the biggest open directory of rpg pdfs on the internet. I still may have my accumulative hth charts that shows what bonuses you get at what level for each of the hth forms. So how many of you out there are familiar with the teenage mutant ninja turtles. Based on the palladium system, this game moves quickly and doesnt get stuck in its own minutia. This is the first edition of the tmnt rpg, and uses rhe first version of the firearms rules. All images have been sourced from the 1989 revised edition. Teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness by. Teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness paperback oct 1 1985. There, in one of the boxes used to house the gaming books, i stumbled across the tmnt rpg. Teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness pdf.
Teenage mutant ninja turtles and turtle tales available at comic book stores. Here it is, our one shot of teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness. The core rulebook was first published in 1985, written by the late erick wujcik. Stu talks about the original tmnt comic book series 07. Long, long ago, when i was just a wee lad, i was at the local comic store, which also sold roleplaying games.
One of the first playtests i did for the game system im working on was a tmnt. Other than that it is the same as the later version, and is a very good and. It was definitely an interesting adventure and interesting to see players have to deal with the restrictions of 1980s technology. The system is based on the universal or megaversal system used by rifts, heroes unlimited, palladium fantasy, and other games published by. Ive got a character sheet and bioe worksheet for designing your mutant. See more ideas about tmnt, teenage mutant ninja turtles and ninja turtles. Teenage mutant ninja turtles savage worlds adventure. Ive got some tmnt sheets at home that i worked up in ms word. Teenage mutant ninja turtles and other strangeness this text provides a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the burgeoning discipline of humancomputer interaction for students, academics, and those from industry. Teenage mutant ninja turtles savage worlds adventure edition. If you do decide to find and use a copy of the tmnt rpg, id suggest attaching it to an uberlite version of the system called microlite platinum. No, this rpg isnt about a teenage girl and her brooding vampire boyfriend. I had to take a bit from other images of volume 4 foot soldiers.