Mutant Year Zero: Mass Combat

All Your Base Are Belong To Us!

This supplement contains an expanded set of rules for managing attacks against the Ark and military campaigns in the Zone.

With MYZ: Mass Combat, the PCs can choose a position in the battle among the leader, assailants, engineers and medics:

Leader: In overall command of the force in battle. Gives orders, appraises reconnaissance reports and chooses the battle strategy.

In overall command of the force in battle. Gives orders, appraises reconnaissance reports and chooses the battle strategy. Assailants: Get inside a combat unit, using a large panel of skills to contribute to the battle.

Get inside a combat unit, using a large panel of skills to contribute to the battle. Engineers: Make emergency repairs, using the Jury-Rig and Manufacture skills.

Make emergency repairs, using the Jury-Rig and Manufacture skills. Medics: Mend the wounds and get the fighters back on their feet using the Heal and Sense Emotion skills.

The mass combat is divided in Waves (instead of Turns) and each Wave is resolved using Battle, Strategy and Support dice:

The Battle Dice (represented by the yellow Base dice) are the bread and butter of the battle. They represent the relative strength of the faction.

(represented by the yellow Base dice) are the bread and butter of the battle. They represent the relative strength of the faction. The Strategy Dice (green Skill dice) denote any strategic advantage the faction has over the other. They allow additional roll pushes.

(green Skill dice) denote any strategic advantage the faction has over the other. They allow additional roll pushes. The Support Dice (black Gear dice) symbolize the relative logistic support and defensive structures. They can be “repaired” if they get damaged.

The leaders of each opposing faction gather their pool of dice and make an opposed roll. The margin of success determines how decisive the victory is for this Wave of battle.

What's in the Box:

7 pages of rules

1 memo page

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