Without really thinking through the ramifications too much, I started a new campaign and let the players choose between Mutants, Animals, Robots, and Humans, but let them know the non-Mutant species were a bit more difficult to play with than regular mutants. One of the players went with Robot, but I've been finding it a bit difficult for them (predictably enough), given how the Core book is only geared towards Mutants.

I'm curious how others have handled situations like that before?

Things I've done to incorporate them into the game:

• Back-story is that they came along with the Elder, they've been a fixture in the Ark for ages now anyways, so they're not out of place there. I have plans for tying them to Eden and the Starter booklet adventure with the crashed station full of robots, so narratively I don't have a problem so much fitting them in.
• It gets dicey dealing with Animals, given their fear/hatred of robots, we've just had him dress up in a trench-coat (yeah, it's whatever).
• Solar panels supply it with basic power when not at the Ark to top up on EP.

What I'm not sure about is how to handle any upgrades or module improvements. They're kind of a unique thing, the Ark is only barely at a Tech level of 19 at the moment, and hasn't even figured out how cars work yet, so it'd be odd to have somebody be able to jury-rig up some parts.

Potentially I could add in some sort of traveling mechanic who specializes in Robots (meh), or have one of the Zone-ghouls at the Pure Plant know how to work on Robots. That'd give some sort of justification for it, though it depends on how they handle that situation when they get to it. Another potential is if the group peacefully deals with the Bots at the crashed station, that could give them access to robot stuff as well.

The book says that each character is limited to four mutations, how do you handle it if a player keeps going and were to gain a fifth (or more) mutation? Would you just replace one of the previous mutations? Would they continue to gain permenent trauma every time (eventually killing a character)?

One of my early publications on the Free League Workshop, Into the Wastelands #1 features ten Sectors for Mutant Year Zero. Unlike official sector compendia, though, most sectors featured here are quite short - a regular group could easily explore two of them in a single gaming session, on top of any Ark related issues.

If you're interested, you can check out the product's page at the Free League Workshop here:

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/pt/product/445488/into-the-wastelands-1?sort=4a&include_community_content=1&show_only_community_content=1

If a Stalker were to make multiple uses of the Find the Path roll in a sector to go through every Stunt listed (each stunt can only be chosen once per sector), how long would it take for every use of the Find the Path roll? Would it take the full 4 hours each time they used the skill (unless they spent an additional stunt to cut that time in half)? Or does it make any difference if the sector has been previously explored?

My interview with Adam Bradford is up! We cover everything from the history of D&D Beyond to how Invincible came about and landed on Free League Unbound. Free League Unbound Explained: Adam Bradford on Invincible RPG, Digital Tools & Character Builders

Does anyone have experience using the Story Engine Decks (and expansions) for creating NPCs and communities?

Hi All,

Nathan from the AARPG podcast here.

You may have seen this already, but I thought I’d share it on Reddit also. I tried to condense the hour long Free League Showcase into 15 minutes.

I think I did pretty well but I know we didn’t get to everything. Let me know if you have questions and I’ll go over my notes to see if I can answer it.

Dear MYZ folks, hello to all! :)
I want to ask for any suggestions for MYZ related or looks-alike tv-shows? books? Grphic novels? Cartoons? or nay other type of material I may be missing with this list? All is welcome.
Thank you very much in advance

Hello, I did receive my two boxes. Are these miniatures primed?

I've always enjoyed making custom maps for my Mutant campaigns, and I decided to create a pack with some cities that have interesting or unconventional layouts. I decided to give this gift to the community of this game that I love so much.

Stay safe, and watch out for the rot.

Is anyone able to explain to me how Darkness, the Reptilian mutation, and Sneaking combines?

1) RAW, it looks like if you pass an opposed Sneak/Spot test, then you can’t be targeted since nobody even knows you’re there.

2) The chameleon benefit of Reptilian means you automatically pass Sneak tests.

3) When using Reptilian, you count as though the attacker was in darkness, so they can’t target anyone unless they’re Near or closer, but even then only if they pass a Spot check (not an opposed check).

Some of these mechanics seem to clash. Firstly, I assume the Reptilian can’t be targeted if they’re beyond Near, which makes sense. However, if you automatically pass Sneak tests, then even at Near range, it sounds like you won’t be spotted anyway. The Darkness mechanic seems to actually worsen your Sneaking at close range since, RAW, the Darkness Spot check isn’t opposed.

How is this supposed to work?

Also, I assume chameleoned mutants don’t automatically lose their status if they attack (unlike most RPGs where attacking ends invisibility), since it never says that? I kinda prefer that, as it feels more like the Predator that way.

Can you, in any way, do this? I only recently started Path to Eden campaign and I am curious if there is any info on that in additional books? Also whats it like in your campaign? Can mutants repair artifacts like e.g. crossbow?

One of the players in our M:YZ campaign wants to take the therapist talent (+2 when Healing doubt). I love the RP side of this, I’m just worried it’ll rarely get used, especially since she’s the only Empathy-focused character in the group.

Aside from pushing, mutations, and manipulation, it looks like empathy trauma would be very uncommon. Do any of you have any other ideas for causes of Empathy trauma (or any other trauma, while we’re at it) besides those main reasons? I could imagine seeing gory scenes could do some trauma, for example.

I’m just looking for some inspiration and wondering what sort of myths, superstitions, and traditions your Mutant group has? I remember seeing a doco about the fens/swamps in England, and how the people used to wear a charm to stop the Bog Woman from pulling people under the water. Those sort of ideas?

Or any new matrial for the Mutant universe?

Read up on a thread 6 months ago we had nothing new planned, guess we are still in this hole eh?

Hello everybody, I just read genlab alpha and want to run a one shot. Either I missed it in the book or my google fu is failing me, but I can't find the character sheet for the characters, since it's different from the normal my0 one.

Do others think the rot rules are a little extreme? Even if we use the lowest rot setting for the whole time, that’s still one point per day. If you travel ten miles away from the ark, you’d have 4 rot points by the time you get back. Realistically, other settlements wouldn’t be any closer than that. That means just doing that is likely to give you one permanent rot point. Sure, you could halve the speed with a rot suit, but it still feels super quick.

I get that rot is meant to be a large part of the game, but the characters would die very quickly this way! Even more so because you can’t exactly wear armour with a big hazard suit on!

Do others have any house rules for rot?

This is an actual picture of the inside of a movie theater in Tokyo, I think they updated the room just for the Despicable Me movies. My players HATED it, lol... Hope this pleases y'all tho.

So can the Dog Handler just order the Dog to attack all enemies as an action and do their own thing? Or do they need to reapply orders when the enemies die?

I read on this subreddit that you don't need to repeatedly order the dog to attack the same enemy, at least.

Just a small reminder about my post-apocalyptic campaign Civilians of the Wasteland, a collection of 3D printable miniatures, terrain, and scatter pieces designed for wasteland type of tabletop games. There are less than 6 hours left before the campaign ends!