Weird Wars is the latest excellent
game from
Pinnacle Entertainment Group, makers of
Deadlands,
Deadlands Hell on Earth and
Fields of Honor.
Quoted from their own site
"War rips Europe asunder, drowning its verdant forests and plains in Allied and Axis blood.
Cities burn. Men die by the thousands. And a mad Austrian searches the globe for ancient
occult artifacts to tighten his iron grip on the world!
But where there is violence and horror, there are monsters. Hideous things that stalk the
forests of the Ardennes, lay in wait on the steppes of Russian, or prowl the ruined streets of
Stalingrad.
Into their slavering maws walk heroes, men and women who survive not only the horror of
war, but the terror of the things that prey in its blood-stained shadows.
The Weird Wars Roleplaying Game tells the tales of these grim heroes. Some want to save the
world, others just want to survive the night."
Shane Hensley, the creator, says the inspiration came from the
dream sequence in
American Werewolf in London, in which
Orks dressed up as
Nazi Stormtroopers burst into a room. His vision was also aided by old
DC Weird War Tales comic books.
Weird Wars will make use of the
D20 Open Gaming License and is currently undergoing development and playtesting.