History TabletopGame / TalesFromTheLoop

* InfantImmortality: Not infants, but the child protagonists are literally unkillable. They can be hurt, scared, and get too messed up to keep going until they have a chance to recover, but permanent harm just isn't part of the equation.

* InfantImmortality: Not infants, but the child protagonists are literally unkillable. They can be hurt, scared, and get too messed up to keep going until they have a chance to recover, but permanent harm is out of the equation.

''In 1954, the Swedish government ordered the construction of the world’s largest particle accelerator. The facility was complete in 1969, located deep below the pastoral countryside of Mälaröarna. The local population called this marvel of technology The Loop.

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''[[{{Tagline}} Roleplaying in the 80's That Never Was]]''

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Acclaimed scifi artist Simon Stålenhag’s paintings of Swedish 1980s suburbia, populated by fantastic machines and strange beasts, have spread like wildfire on the Internet. Stålenhag’s portrayal of a childhood against a backdrop of old Volvo cars and coveralls, combined with strange and mystical machines, creates a unique atmosphere that is both instantly recognizable and utterly alien.

In this game, you play teenagers in the late Eighties, solving Mysteries connected to the Loop. Choose between character Types such as the Bookworm, the Troublemaker, the Popular Kid and the Weirdo. Everyday Life is full of nagging parents, never-ending homework and classmates bullying and being bullied.

Inspired by Eighties films such as ''Film/TheGoonies'' and ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', as well as ''Series/StrangerThings'' and ''Series/EerieIndiana'', and based on the art book of the same name by Simon Stålenhag. It had a pretty notable Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign, which got full funding and was able to print it simulaneously in English and Swedish.

* WorldOfWeirdness: Robots roaming around, government has access to technology such as anti-gravity vehicles, there are dinosaurs in them thar woods... and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Inspired by Eighties films such as ''Film/TheGoonies'' and ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', as well as ''Series/StrangerThings'' and ''Series/EerieIndiana'', and based on the art book of the same name by Simon Stålenhag. It had a pretty notable Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign, which got full funding and was possible to print it out simulaneously in English and Swedish.

Currently,[[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tales-loop-tv-series-set-at-amazon-1127706 Amazon Studios plans to release an eight-episode TV series through their Amazon Prime Video service.]]

* ChildrenAreInnocent: The reason why the rules enforce being child characters and not adults: the innocence of a child is supposed to see all of the weirdness with a sense of wonder (rather than [[KillEmAll going murderhobo]] or [[ForScience dissect everything to see how it works]], which is what adults would do). As well, children are also Vulnerable -- having less methods to run away or fight.

* {{Mundanger}}: Enforced by the rules. A PlayerCharacter can just as easily reach the DespairEventHorizon both from being attacked by the robo-saurus from the ninth circle of Hell or from being bullied one time too many at school.

* DarkerAndEdgier: What the expansion/second rulebook ''Things From The Flood'' promises, with the option of using now-older characters and the risk of them being KilledOffForReal.

* MundaneFantastic: Overall, the roleplaying focus is in how wonderful being a kid is... set against the backdrop of a countryside that has become increasingly weird.

* NeverSayDie: Enforced by the rules. Characters cannot be killed -- they just hit the DespairEventHorizon once they reach the end of their "health" track and need time to put themselves back together.

* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: Set in TheEighties. A Kickstarter goal that was reached is a book based on Stålenhag's "Things From The Flood", which will expand the timeline into TheNineties (time will tell whether it's an expansion book or a separate RPG, though).

* CompetenceZone: Characters are kids aged between ten to fifteen years old. If they age to 16, they are to be turned into Non-Player Characters.

Currently, [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tales-loop-tv-series-set-at-amazon-1127706 Amazon Studios plans to release an eight-episode TV series through their Amazon Prime Video service.]]

* {{Mundanger}}: Enforced by the rules. A PlayerCharacter can just as easily reach the DespairEventHorizon both from being attacked by the robo-saurus from the ninth circle of Hell or from being bullied one time too many in school.

* AdultsAreUseless: A trope enforced by the rules.

Inspired by Eighties films such as ''Film/TheGoonies'' and ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', as well as ''Series/StrangerThings'' and ''Series/EerieIndiana'', and based on the art book of the same name by Simon Stålenhag. It had a pretty notable Kickstarter campaign, which got full funding and was possible to print it out simulaneously in English and Swedish.

* SceneryPorn: All of the book art by [[http://www.simonstalenhag.se/ Simon Stålenhag]]. ''''[[https://geekandsundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/book.jpg All]] [[https://geekandsundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dino.jpg of]] [[https://geekandsundry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/america.jpg it]]''''.

* ChildrenAreInnocent: The reason why the rules enforce being child characters and not adults: the innocence of a child is supposed to see all of the weirdness with a sense of wonder (rather than [[KillEmAll going murderhobo]] or [[ForScience dissect everything to see how it works]], which is what adults would do). As well, children are also Vulnerable -- have less methods to run away or fight.

* RagTagBunchOfMisfits: The player group, by design, will end up looking like a combat-ready pre-teen or early-teens version of ''Film/TheBreakfastClub''--composed of possible character templates like the Jock with a (possibly hidden) heart of gold, the AlphaBitch with a (possibly hidden) heart of gold, the geek, the class "weirdo", TheQuincyPunk rocker, the CountryMouse, and others.

Inspired by Eighties films such as ''Film/TheGoonies'' and ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', as well as ''Series/StrangerThings'', and based on the art book of the same name by Simon Stålenhag. It had a pretty notable Kickstarter campaign, which got full funding and was possible to print it out simulaneously in English and Swedish.

* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: Set in the 1980s. A Kickstarter goal that was reached is a book based on Stålenhag's "Things From The Flood", which will expand the timeline into the Nineties (time will tell whether it's an expansion book or a separate RPG, though).

Inspired by Eighties films such as ''Film/TheGoonies'' and ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestial'', as well as ''Series/StrangerThings'', and based on the art book of the same name by Simon Stålenhag. It had a pretty notable Kickstarter campaign, which got full funding and was possible to print it out simulaneously in English and Swedish.

Inspired by Eighties films such as ''Film/TheGoonies'' and ''Film/ETTheExtraterrestial'', as well as ''Series/StrangerThings'', and based on the art book of the same name by Simon Stålenhag.