Bicycle Chains, Stilettos, Baseball Bats...
The Other Weapons list (p. 12 Advanced Melee) was an incredible resource in my opinion. I don't recall any other RPGs at that time having such a list.
Anyhow, dystopian movies featuring gangs were very popular in the late 70s/early 80s. Examples I can recall are "The Warriors", "The Wanderers", "Fort Apache: the Bronx", "Escape from New York", and "Assault on Precinct 13."
Inspired by the Other Weapons list, I ran a single TFT session based on The Warriors and it was actually pretty fun. The plot, like the movies, is a retelling of the story of the Ten Thousand.
Did anyone else use TFT for modern games in the early days?
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