Character Creation Challenge 2024 - 31: Nils [Mutant: Undergångens Arvtagere]

 First M:UA Character

This game, as far as I understand it, is based on the age old Swedish game Mutant. But is a prequel when it comes to time? And Mutant: Year Zero was based on the setting and published later, but is set before as a prequel. While Mutant: Hindenburg that I made characters for earlier in the challenge, is set after the metaplot/campaign of M:UA. I made my head spin writing that...

I did read this book years ago, as it was reprinted as part of a Mutant: Year Zero kickstarter of some form (maybe even the Hindenburg one). And I remembered it as some kind of BRP/Runequest system offshoot. But I never got to play it, or even made a character. And as Mutant is my favorite setting/game as per now, I felt it as a fitting final character to do for this challenge.

As per legal obligation to create a doctor that does not shy away from fisticuffs, and see how well that works out in the system.

The game offers some options on how to create characters. I choose to roll characteristics and use points for abilities and skills.


1. Choose Class

Mutated Animal (Pig).

My Hindenburg doctor was a pig, so just had to.


2. Choose former occupation and upbringing origin

Occupation: Doctor.

Nice of game to have regular occupations and no weird ones.

Upbringing: City


3. Roll Primary characteristics and note Secondary characteristics

Primary Characteristics

  • Styrka (13)
  • Fysik (10)
  • Storlek (8)
  • Smidighet (12)
  • Intelligens (13)
  • Vilja (4)
  • Personlighet (5)
     

Secondary Characteristics

  •  IB: 12
  • SB: +0
  • REA: 25%
  • STA: 0
  • RYK: 0
  • BF: 13
  • KP: 21
  • TT: 10
  • Ålder: 19


4. Choose/roll Abilities

  • Naturligt vapen [2 SP]
  • Stryktålig [3 SP]
  • Regenerera [1 SP]
  • Syraspott [2 SP]


5. Choose Skills

  • Medicin: 2xGE [4 SP]
  • Undvika: 2xGE [4 SP]
  • Teknologi: 2xGE [4 SP]
  • Bildning: 1xGE [2 SP]
  • Första hjälpen 3xGE [2 SP]
  • Närstrid 3xGE [2 SP]
  • Iakttagelsförmåga 3xGE [2 SP]
  • Syraspott 2xGE [2 SP]


6. Determine starting money and gear

Startkapital: 80 kr

This is where the game book sort of implodes. It lists a page number that has a gear list.

HOWEVER.

The weapons are buried all over the combat chapter.

Both first aid and medicine says the skills needs tools/equipment for them to work properly... The item lists does not have any of the items the skills say they want.

The healing part of the book mentions various forms of drugs that can be used to heal. But they are not listed in the item list, nor does cost or if they are even available get touched on in the tables they appear.

The rest of the book is a bit of an editing mess, but making strict rules and mentioning specific items and then just go "nah, you make it up" is something that really riles me up.

Character will just start with the money I suppose.


Character Summary

Nils, City born Mutated Pig Doctor

Primary Characteristics

  • Styrka (13)
  • Fysik (10)
  • Storlek (8)
  • Smidighet (12)
  • Intelligens (13)
  • Vilja (4)
  • Personlighet (5)
     

Secondary Characteristics

  •  IB: 12
  • SB: +0
  • REA: 25%
  • STA: 0
  • RYK: 0
  • BF: 13
  • KP: 21
  • TT: 10
  • Ålder: 19

Skills

  • Medicin: 2xGE [4 SP]
  • Undvika: 2xGE [4 SP]
  • Teknologi: 2xGE [4 SP]
  • Bildning: 1xGE [2 SP]
  • Första hjälpen 3xGE [2 SP]
  • Närstrid 3xGE [2 SP]
  • Iakttagelsförmåga 3xGE [2 SP]
  • Syraspott 2xGE [2 SP]

Abilities

  • Naturligt vapen [2 SP]
  • Stryktålig [3 SP]
  • Regenerera [1 SP]
  • Syraspott [2 SP]

Equipment

  • 80 kr

 

Opinions

The system is more "true" BRP than DoD which I think I like. And making a character is fairly straight forward. I'd also love to play it, the setting and general rules are good.

The character is missing any mechanical personality thing, it's just a bunch of rules for task resolution and "figure out stuff on your own" for personality or flavour. Easy remedy however, just put in YZE stuff.

My main gripe is the book layout/format. Blocks of text, some rules demanding other factors (like the medicine skill needing certain gear) that aren't there, character creation stuff all over the place.

Very conflicted end to the challenge. As it should be. :)


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