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Are there any PnP RPGs out there that are based on the unforgettable works of Ray Bradbury (R.I.P.)? (On Martian Chronicles, for example?)

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As far as I know there isn't anything based directly on that source material. Gurps is a system that is very moldable (name literally means Generic universal roleplaying system) and is great for that, but can also be overwheming at times. Gamma World has a post-apocalyptic setting but the tone is definitely off I think for something like the Martian Chronicles. Traveller also could be a fit though its always reminded me most strongly of Asimov's foundation series.

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Nothing specifically based on his stuff that I'm aware of (or could find on Google), but the Savage Worlds book Space 1889: Red Sands takes a great deal of inspiration from it.

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Actually, it's based more on H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, and A.C. Doyle, according to the Space 1889 rulebook, which Red Sands is a setting port of. It shows a healthy dose of Edgar Rice Borroughs, as well, especially in the Martians, but it makes no references to Bradbury that I am aware of. Also, Red Sands itself notes Wells, Verne, and Borroughs, not Bradbury. Bradbury isn't even mentioned in Red Sands. – aramis Jun 7 '12 at 23:27

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