Mutants: Genesis An Original Sci-Fi/Fantasy Roleplaying Game Setting Setting Summary: In the year 2147, Earth is a fractured world reborn from the ashes of the Great Collapse—a cataclysm caused by a failed attempt to merge human consciousness with artificial intelligence. The planet's surface is now a patchwork of biomes altered by terraforming experiments gone awry: floating forests above acid oceans, cities grown from living crystal, and vast underground networks where humanity's last survivors scavenge in silence. From the ruins of old nations rose a new kind of being—Mutants: humans who, through exposure to the chaotic energy of the Collapse, evolved in ways both miraculous and terrifying. Some sprout wings of hardened bone. Others speak to machines with their thoughts. A few are said to walk through time like shadows. But not all mutations are gifts. Some are curses—bodies that bleed light, minds that hear dead gods, or hearts that beat in reverse. Welcome to Mutants: Genesis, a world where evolution is no longer natural. Where the line between man and monster is not drawn by flesh, but by choice. Core Themes: Survival Amidst Evolution: Can a mutant live without becoming a monster? Identity in the Age of Mutation: Who are you when your body betrays your mind? The Rise of the New Gods: Old religions are dead. New deities are born from chaos—some benevolent, others hungry for dominion. Technology and Myth: A world where ancient runes glow on circuit boards and prayer is spoken in binary. Key Factions: The Verdant Choir Mutants who have fused with nature. They walk through forests that move like living things, and their songs can heal or shatter stone. Belief: All life is a single, interconnected song. The Iron Syndicate Cyborgs, augmented humans, and rogue AI fragments who believe mutation is a path to perfection. Goal: Purify humanity through machine-worship. Known for their war-robots shaped like extinct animals. The Hollow Church A cult that worships the "Empty God"—the entity that caused the Collapse. They perform rituals to "unmake" people, believing true evolution comes through annihilation. Their priests wear masks of melted faces. The Children of the Pulse Mutants who can control electromagnetic fields, gravity, or time fluctuations. Seek to find the "Source"—a rumored core beneath the planet that still pulses with the energy of the Collapse. The Last Humans Pure-blooded humans who fled into sealed arcologies. They fear and hate mutants, believing them abominations. Some secretly dream of reclaiming the world. Gameplay Mechanics (Tone: Gritty, Emotional, Mythic) Mutation Dice: Roll a d6 for every mutation trait. Successes trigger abilities—but each roll risks Fracture, a mental or physical breakdown. Soul Points: Spend to resist corruption, unlock forgotten memories, or channel divine or chaotic energy. Echoes of the Past: Characters carry memories not their own—fragments of dead mutants, gods, or alien minds. The Pulse: A random event that occurs every few sessions—time slows, gravity reverses, or a new mutation erupts in a random character. Sample Character: Name: Kael, the Weeping Blade Mutation: His sword is grown from his own spine—living steel that sings when it cuts. Ability: Soul-Scar: When he kills, he gains a vision of the victim’s final moment—and must choose: remember, or erase. Flaw: He hears the voices of every soul he’s ever slain. Quote from the World: "They called us monsters. But we were the only ones awake when the world died." —Anonymous Mutant, inscribed on a wall in the Shattered Cathedral Mutants: Genesis is not just a game about superpowers. It’s about what it means to change—and whether you can still be human when the world no longer recognizes you. Ready to evolve? Roll for the Pulse. The Genesis has begun.