Mechatron
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10/07/2153¸ 0617. All human personnel is to be evacuated immediately from Production Facility Mechatron-7¸ on direct orders from the Noatun Central Command. Control over Mechatron-7 is to be temporarily transferred to A.I. construct NODOS¸ to secure continued production.
In a huge facility hidden underneath the ocean¸ an army of robots continues to carry out the final orders of humanity. Waiting for the humans to return¸ the work tirelessly in decaying factories. But now¸ decades after the humans left¸ something has changed. Some robots have started to express their own free will. Will these self-aware robots save the Collective - or lead it to its final downfall?
This is the second major expansion to Mutant: Year Zero¸ the award-winning post-apocalyptic pen&paper roleplaying game by Free League Publishing.
Mutant: Mechatron tells the origin story of the robots¸ and introduces them into the dawnworld of Mutant: Year Zero. Some of the contents:
- New rules for creating and playing robots. A unique system lets you build your machine character part by part. The book includes all the rules you need to play!
- A detailed description of Mechatron-7¸ the huge underground robot hive¸ including a beautiful full-color map.
- The complete campaign Ghost in the Machine¸ putting the player characters in the middle of a conflict threatening the future of the entire robot hive.
- An overview of how the robots can adapt to life in the Zone¸ and join the human mutants of Mutant: Year Zero.
The cover image of Mutant: Mechatron (above) is painted by none other than the acclaimed scifi artist Simon Stålenhag¸ known from his amazing Tales from the Loop artbook. The interior art is made by the skilled artist Danny "Dark Mechanic" Morrison.