Doomsday Scenario
Tales of the apocalypse never have an enviable fate in store for our planet. Alien invasions¸ insurgent robots¸ nuclear war¸ interdimensional incursions¸ meteor impacts; Earth has seen it all. But all these things happening at the same time? Now that's a Doomsday Scenario. This player's guide to Doomsday Scenario details the following: - Spoiler-free Doomsday Scenario setting description with short gazetteer of the most important locations in the post-apocalyptic wasteland that is the American west coast. - Descriptions and rules for play for the five new non-human player races and two distinct groups of human survivors. Players can choose from: - Qrall: shocktroopers of the alien invaders whose ships crashed on Earth. Their protean biosuits make each of them a deadly¸ versatile force on the battlefield. - Abyssal: inorganic beings from the Void¸ a dimension of pure thought and energy. Deposited on Earth through a rift in the dimensional walls¸ the inscrutable Abyssal possess many strange powers. - Mutants: the evolved heirs to mankind¸ loathed and feared for their advanced¸ inhuman looks and abilities. Pushed to the brink by human prejudice¸ Mutants across the waste band together in a desperate struggle for survival. - Machines: agents of the nefarious Integrated Supercomputer¸ these mechanical beings range from the humanoid Androids to entirely uniquely shaped creations. - Grex: intelligent amoebae are sent out by the Grex¸ a collossal communal creature¸ to scour the wastes in its quest to devour organic life and transform everything into its likeness. - Humans: the zealous¸ xenophobic remnant of the US Army known as the New Order tries to exert its dominance over the wasteland¸ while the ordinary Wasters are the unfortunates caught in the middle. - Fifty new Edges and Hindrances for use with the new races - Ten new Powers and three new Arcane Backgrounds: Conduits (channeling cosmic energies)¸ Metamorphs (bodily transformations) and Reactives (unique reactions triggered by catalysts). - New setting rules and attack options - Selected gear: Powered armor¸ implants¸ chems and more. This is a no-art print-friendly guide. Upcoming GM guide - Doomsday Prepper¸ to include: - Plot Point campaign for the playable races - Location list with town descriptions and encounters - Comprehensive Bestiary