Mutant Future : Session 1

Damien, Danie, Henry and Jeremy (when he wasn't asleep) rolled up and played Mutant Future, run by Julian.  This was a new experience for all of them, as none had any experience with Gamma World or any of its iterations previously.

The characters were:

Player	Character	Type	Mental Mutations	Physical Mutations
Damien	Kurt Ordinaire	Pure Strain Human	n/a	n/a
Danie	Teegra	Mutant Human	Mental Barrier	Gigantism (18’ tall) Pain Sensitivity [Drawback]
Henry	Kat	Mutant Animal (Cat)	Damage Turning Phantasamal Damage [Drawback] Nerual Telekinesis Metaconcert	Complete Wing Development Increased Sense (Smell) Bizarre Appearance (Fluro Pink Fur) [Drawback]
Jeremy	Kryten	Android (Replicant)	Know Direction	Epidermal Photosynthesis Natural Armour (moderate)

RECAP:
The small town of Sanctum was home to around 200 survivors, most were Mutants, a few were Pure Humans and the occasional Android with a sole Mutant Plant.  Sanctum was a peaceful place of farms and agriculture, the last of the fertile lands before the Great Waste.  But over the last couple of weeks, stories of the cruel and violent Pigmen moving into the area or attacking and raiding the outlying farms had begun.  So far, nobody had been slain, but with the reputation the Pigmen had, that was probably not far off.

Grab III Jr, the Mayor of Sanctum, an honorary title mainly was concerned.  Grab III was a mutant Crow of great age, and one of the few in town with a weapon of The Ancients.  He had asked for help and assistance, including advice from all the residents.  The characters, being some of the young members of the town, and those most suited to the rigors of exploration and potential combat were a group that was approached to assist.

Kat began by travelling to the farms that had been attacked most recently and trying to figure out what had happened.  It seemed that the groups of Pigmen that had raided the farms numbered only around the half-dozen.  They were obviously armoured, as they left heavy boot prints that he believed were made from some metal-like material.

The town debated whether they should fight, flee or defend.  Building strong palisades would help, but there was little material for that in the settlement, though there was a small woodland around 10 miles away.  Metal and potential weaponry could possibly be found in the City of the Ancients, more than 150 miles away in the dead Wastelands.  The group volunteered (some reluctantly), to head to the city whilst others from Sanctum went to get lumber to make the defensible walls.

The group headed into the Wastes.  The ground was hard, cracked and shattered.  Nothing grew except for some sparse, tough and thorny brambles that when burnt released a sweet smell.  There were very few signs of living creatures however.  Kat, who was performing scouting duties by flying above those on the ground, saw flashes of red-orange light on the horizon on the third night.  As Kat was returning to the camp that had been setup, he spied the earth moving as though something large was burrowing underneath it.  He rushed back to alert his companions.

He arrived just in time as Teegra was alerted to the presence of creatures with mental mutations nearby.  Suddenly, two large, rubbery fins could be seen slicing through the hard rock.  The group readied themselves for whatever threat was approaching as large, flat-nosed fish-like creatures erupted from the stone and attacked.  The creatures were vicious, with wicked, razor sharp teeth that bit deep into Kryten and Teegra.  But they themselves were injured badly, both creatures slipping back into the ground and disappearing.

The group debated about what they should do, go forward or return to Sanctum since they were running low on water and had been badly frightened by the creatures of the Wasteland, now believed to be the legendary creatures known as a Sep.  They decided to at the least push onto where the light was coming from, hopeful to find food and rest.  The Seps did not return that night, much to everyone's relief.

Travelling to the flashes took most of the next day.  No more of the flashes could be seen, but eventually the group discovered that they had been led to a squat, solid looking building that appeared to be made from solid stone.

As the group watched, waited and scouted silently around the building, a portal opened up in the side and a small, squat individual perhaps 3 to 4' tall emerged.  It was encased head to toe in metal that was of varying colours and combinations.  It's face was hidden behind a full visored mask and it carried a long, cylindrical tube that was connected to a tank on the back by pipes.  The group prepared for a fight, but were hesitant to start one.

But the figure was friendly to a point.  It offered the group to take as much water from the well behind the building, and would provide some food if required of the group.  A quick discussion detailed that some Pigmen had been near the building the previous night, but they were scared off.  The city, the figure said, used to house over three million people, a number that was both alien and astounding to the group, and that it was the home of the Flesh God and its cult.  The Flesh God the creature said, moved about beneath the city, but if they were clever and cunning they should be able to get in and out without being spotted, for if they were, they would be amalgamated into the creature.

Talk of the Flesh God was concerning to the group, but as they rested in relative peace, they seemed to relax.  The creature, still armed and armoured, brought out bowls of grey sludge, seemingly some kind of food, but for the most part after the initial discussions, it was safely inside the building with the doors well closed.

-- Game to be Continued --