Exodus is a post-apocalyptic role-playing

Role-playing

Role-playing refers to the changing of one's behaviour to assume a role, either unconsciously to fill a social role, or consciously to act out an adopted role...

 game published by Glutton Creeper Games using the d20/OGL system. Originally the game was licensed in the Fallout universe, but due to legal complications with Interplay

Interplay

Interplay may refer to:* Interplay , a 1957 album by jazz musician John Coltrane* Interplay , Jerome Robbins, 1945* Interplay , a 1962 album by jazz musician Bill Evans...

 and Bethesda Softworks

Bethesda Softworks

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, Fallout's current copyright holder, the publisher decided to continue working on the game with retaining most of its elements and excluding all references to Fallout.

History

The project of creating the Fallout role-playing game based on d20 Modern

D20 Modern

d20 Modern is a roleplaying game designed by Bill Slavicsek, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, and Charles Ryan. It was published by Wizards of the Coast in November 2002, and uses the d20 System...

system started in 2006 and the publisher obtained a 18-month license from Interplay

Interplay

Interplay may refer to:* Interplay , a 1957 album by jazz musician John Coltrane* Interplay , Jerome Robbins, 1945* Interplay , a 1962 album by jazz musician Bill Evans...

, the creator of the original Fallout cRPG series. Legal complication arose in mid-2007, when Bethesda Softworks', lawyers claimed Interplay was unable to license a role-playing game and thus the contract between Glutton Creeper and Interplay was annulled. In early 2009 Glutton Creeper and Interplay came to a resolution via a settlement over the license dispute. Glutton Creeper removed all references to a lawsuit, and redesigned their website.

Impact of losing copyright

Despite breaking with the Fallout franchise, Exodus kept most of its fundamental post-apocalyptic setting and key concepts from Fallout and other popular Apocalyptic media sources. The game designer dropped the 1950s postmodern stylistic influences and references for a more 1970's B-Movie apocalyptic science-fiction feel, with a large dose of parodies, past and present.

GCG vs. Interplay Lawsuit

Glutton Creeper filed legal action against Interplay in late 2007 on the fallout license for breach of contract after Bethesda served a cease and desist notice on the developent of a pen and paper RPG in the Fallout universe. Bethesda attempted to attach itself on the lawsuit, but they were dismissed from the suit as the Bethesda vs. Interplay suit (2008 - now) legal proceeding had to take place in Maine. Glutton and Interplayed settled out of court in April 2009 for an undisclosed amount.

GCG Shutdown?

Glutton Creeper has been shut down since August 2010 and have not released any new products despite the listing on their website. The existing products have been released and made available on www.RPGNow.com as PDF e-books and Print-on-Demand. Glutton Creeper state legal reasons and lack of funds have forced the shut down and delay of any new Exodus new releases.

Setting

Exodus is set in southwest USA in the year 2042. The storyline of Exodus encompass an alternative history of 20th century from 1939 to 2012, which is the year of nuclear war's outbreak.

In the December of 2012

2012 phenomenon

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, on the winter solstice, a date prophesied by the Mayans as the end of evolution

Evolution

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, a date prophesied by Nostradamus

Nostradamus

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 as World’s End, man chose to evolve by the process of natural selection through self extermination from nuclear fallout

Fallout

Fallout or nuclear fallout is the residual radiation hazard from a nuclear explosion.Fallout may also refer to:*Fallout , a 1997 post-apocalyptic computer role-playing game released by Interplay Entertainment...

. The decade long War on Terror

War on Terror

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escalated to a series of short events between many warring nations that ravaged the known world on all sides in 24 short hours forcing man into an Exodus http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exodus that would last 20 years for the chosen survivors, before they could return to the ruins of civilization and start a new era of man. The survivors are the lucky ones, the people that made it to fallout shelters, and those that somehow survived against all odds.

Exodus is fully supported by a line of OPS (Organized Playable Scenarios) adventures, which most are free or are available for a low price through the Glutton Creeper online store. All of these adventures take place in the Southwest USA, and are designed to play for roughly 4 hours of time.

Products

Exodus Survivor's Guide (available in Print and v1.5 PDF)
http://www.gluttoncreeper.net
http://www.rpgnow.com/index.php?filters=0_0_0_0_0&manufacturers_id=2905

Exodus Wasteland Bestiary (available now in PDF)

Exodus Southwest Wasteland Guide (available now in PDF)

Exodus Expansions: Texas (available Q2 2011)

Exodus Overseer's Guide (available in Q4 2011)

Exodus OPS Wasteland Adventures (20+ available)