The Walking Dead TTRPG will get an actual play from a former showrunner

The Walking DeadSeason 11 will end on November 20th. A new tabletop role playing game, from AMC Networks or award-winning Free League Publishing, will take the storyline to its largest fans. The Walking Dead Universe Roleplaying Game will debut in fall 2023, and it’ll include an actual play series created with the help of chief content officer and former showrunner Scott M. Gimple.

“Akin to Tales of The Walking Dead and the many TWDU digital series, the liveplay will deliver a new, stand-alone story set within the Walking Dead Universe,” Free League told Polygon via email. “We’re working directly with Scott M. Gimple to develop an original story for the liveplay. An adventure that’s exciting and accessible for new viewers, but rewarding for core fans who’ll appreciate how the unfolding events converge with significant story elements.”

Image: Free League Publishing

Photo by Free League Publishing

The actual play will be filmed by AMC Digital Studios, and it will eventually find its way onto the studios’ various distribution channels.

Free League, a group of highly-regarded licensed and independent TTRPGs has had an amazing run these past few years. Its catalog includes Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Game, The One Ring: Roleplaying the World of The Lord of the RingsAnd Alien: The Roleplaying Game As well Mörk BYou can also visit our website.rg, CoriolisAnd Vaesen. The Walking Dead will be directed by company co-founders Tomas Härenstam (Alien, Blade Runner) and Nils Karlén, with Nils Hintze (Stories from Vaesen, The Loop) as the game’s lead writer. Gustaf Ekelund (Twilight: 2000Martin Grip (Alien, Blade Runner() will act as the lead artist.

The Walking DeadIt will use the Year Zero engine that is best-known for supporting the classic. Mutant: Year Zero TTRPG.

“The Year Zero engine was originally designed to support survival-style RPGs in a sandbox environment,” Free League wrote. “We feel it’s just a perfect fit for The Walking Dead. The Threat Meter is one of many! really cool specific feature that we think players will enjoy is the Threat Meter, which is a really tangible and effective way to manage the presence — and threat from — nearby walkers. Mechanically, walkers are not treated as individual monsters but rather a constant flood of death and dread.”

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You can find the following timeline here The Walking Dead actual play hasn’t been revealed, Free League hopes that the stars from its various televised adaptations may make some cameos.

“That’s an exciting opportunity for this liveplay for sure,” Free League wrote. “If the stars align (literally and figuratively), tuning into every Liveplay episode to discover which fan-favorite characters, settings, and events might appear should be part of the fun. We’re hoping that fans will be surprised where the story goes and who comes to roll the dice with us in one way or another.”

The Walking Dead Universe Roleplaying GameIn spring 2023, a Kickstarter campaign kicks things off.