Zone Compendium 2: Dead Blue Sea
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one Compendium 2: Dead Blue Sea is the second official supplement to the Mutant: Year Zero RPG. This booklet gives you a whole new way to play the game - at sea...
"The wind grew stronger and the waves even bigger¸ wilder. The scrap barge heeled over and creaked under the strain¸ cold Zone water flooding it with every crashing wave. We had left the Ark at dawn and set out for the old oil rigs on the northern horizon. Now the tall swell and lashing rain blocked all sight of them. We could only fight to stay on board¸ and pray to the Ancients that the barge wouldn't break apart. "Torpedo fish!" Franton suddenly yelled. "Underneath us!" he continued¸ pointing into the dead blue sea. For a fraction of second¸ I saw a dark shade in the deep. A large shadow. That was no torpedo fish. It was something far worse..."
Zone Compendium 2 Features:
A whole new Zone at sea¸ described in text¸ illustrations¸ and a full-color map. Let your characters travel here¸ or play an entire campaign in the Dead Blue Sea.
New mutations and rules for Zone travel at sea¸ including navigation¸ weather¸ wind¸ and diving.
New monsters from the deeps to hunt your characters. Face torpedo fish¸ strangle weed¸ rot plankton¸ and the huge Leviathan.
The Zone Sector Cage Island - can the characters escape the clutches of the mutant slavers?
The Zone Sector Oilfields of the Ancients - Who are the mysterious soldiers guarding the ruined oilfields from the Old Age?
The Zone Sector Drifters From Afar - Where do these faraway strangers come from¸ and why are they here?
The Zone Sector Ghost Ship - What secrets are hidden on board the rusted wreck of an ancient super-yacht¸ drifting in the Zone?
New maritime artifacts for the characters to find in the Dead Blue Sea.
Mutant: Year Zero goes back to the origins of the Mutant franchise: role-playing after the Apocalypse. In this game¸ you play as one of The People - heavily mutated humans living in The Ark¸ a small and isolated settlement in a sea of chaos. The outside world is unknown to you¸ and so is your origin.
Mutant: Year Zero has two major game environments¸ each with its own style of play:
The Ark¸ your home in the dawnworld. A nest of intrigue and Lord of the Flies-style power struggles¸ it's far from a safe haven. But it's the only home you know¸ and just maybe the cradle of a new civilization. The game rules let you improve and develop the Ark in the areas of Warfare¸ Food Supply¸ Technology¸ and Culture. It is up to you¸ the players¸ to decide which projects to embark on.
The Zone¸ wastelands outside the Ark. You will venture into the Zone in search of food¸ artifacts¸ other mutants¸ and knowledge - not least about The People's own origin. The game includes two maps of example Zones; London and New York and a plethora of tables and other tools to let the GM populate its sectors with mutants¸ deadly monsters and bizarre phenomena.
Where in the world the Zone and the Ark are located is up to you - why not play in a post-apocalyptic version of your own home town? The modular approach of this game lets you place all of the campaign material wherever you like.
The 272 page full colour hardcover core book contains everything you need for hundreds of hours of play.
Some of the contents:
- A fast and effective character generation system¸ using archetypal roles such as the Crusher¸ the Gearhead¸ the Fixer¸ the Dog Handler and the Chronicler.
- Unstoppable but highly unpredictable mutant powers¸ such as Flame Breather¸ Insect Wings¸ Human Magnet¸ and Pathokinesis.
- A skill and conflict system that makes you push yourself to the limit¸ and beyond. The rules sy