![]() The important part is to get over with character creation quickly, so that you can start gaming! Mutant definitely doesn’t want you to get bogged down by details. In a lot of ways, character creation reminds me of Apocalypse World – which is actually a good thing. Each role also has a specialist skill which is only available to that role. The roles influence how you look, what your talents are, what your key attributes are etc. You pick one of the different roles: there are Enforcers, Gearheads, Stalkers, Fixers, Dog Handlers, Chroniclers, Bosses, and Slaves. And as you might have suspected every player character is a mutant.Ĭharacter creation is quick and easy. The “People”, shephered by the Elder, have survived in a place called the Ark. ![]() Humanity has screwed up big time and the vast majority of Earth is a radioactive wasteland. So what is Mutant Year Zero about? The subtitle “Roleplaying at the End of Days” actually gives it away. The production quality of Mutant Year Zero is definitely on par with Fantasy Flight Games or Paizo products. I know that substance is more important than style, but in most cases style is what gets you interested in a game in the first place. The comic-style artwork fits the setting perfectly and the layout is top notch. The first thing you’ll notice when you pick up the game is that it looks totally awesome. Thanks again, Chris! The digital edition is available from DriveThruRPG and contains not only the core rules but also several sheets, handouts, and two Zone maps. This review is based on the PDF version of Mutant Year Zero, which has been provided by the publisher for the purpose of said review. The latest edition of Mutant has been created in 2014 and is published by Modiphius, which you probably know from Achtung! Cthulhu. The more well-known Mutant Chronicles RPG has actually been developed from an earlier edition of the Mutant game. Mutant Year Zero is the latest edition of a decade-old Swedish RPG franchise. He has been one of the KS backers and was totally blown away by the final game. Recently a friend reminded me of Mutant Year Zero. I faintly remember that I read that Modiphius was running a Kickstarter project for the game, but I for some reason I didn’t give it a closer look. Mutant Year Zero is one of the games that took me completely by surprise.
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