{"product_id":"reanimated-damage-wasteland-degenerates-jumper-cable-edition-warning","title":"REANIMATED DAMAGE! Wasteland Degenerates - Jumper Cable Edition - WARNING!","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eThis is a damaged copy. It is still fully readable, but WILL have dings, dents, creases and other imperfections. No returns or refunds for DAMAGE SALE items. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"font-walsheim text-xl font-medium leading-7 py-2 border-b border-secondaryGray\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(195, 24, 137);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is The End, is it really your friend?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eTomorrow is nothing, today is too late: the Good lived yesterday. - Marcus Aurelius\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Jumper Cable Edition, a jumpstart primer for the Wasteland Degenerates setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWasteland Degenerates is a gas-guzzling, high octane post-apocalyptic RPG about miserable, radiated scum struggling to survive in tomorrow's unforgiving corpse.  A gritty, post-apocalyptic future where survival is measured in gallons of gasoline on the cracked and broken highway.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWasteland Degenerates\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e features: \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePC Classes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExiled Grease Monkey, an outcast mechanic trained in the Road War.\u003cbr\u003eAWOL Conscript, a specialized soldier who left the service when the paychecks stopped.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJilted Survivalist, a doomsday prepper who lost almost everything anyway.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaffled Researcher, a scientist whose tenure means nothing when there are no more universities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShortwave Evangelist, a charismatic preacher who summons disposable allies with a HAM radio.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItinerant Scavenger, a versatile wanderer who finally found their calling in the apocalypse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach character class has static and random special abilities, random flavor text to represent their background, and differing bonuses to the five Traits from Cy_Borg: Strength, Agility, Presence, Toughness, and Knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMutations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeteors filled with radioactive \"space dust\" impacted the earth during the cataclysms. Those who come into contact with this cosmic substance often find themselves with uncanny powers and drawbacks.  PCs may start with a mutation or receive one through gameplay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven those who have not received the alien blessing and curse of mutations and their corresponding complications may have learned Hard-Earned Survival Skills (HESS) to give them an edge on the unforgiving and desolate highways.  Martial arts, hunting and foraging, first aid, or mechanical repair are all options (out of 20).  Classless characters start with one, and they can also be obtained through events in-game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGear:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo post-apocalyptic game would be complete without loads of scavenged loot to acquire, and I do not intend to disappoint!  Players start with a few trinkets, maybe a drone or a first-aid kit, but can get so much more:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrutal weapons, from the humble board-with-a-nail-in-it to shotgun boom-sticks to the devastating \"Zwei\" chainsaw, you'll be eviscerating enemies with savagery appropriate to the lawless setting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCobbled-together armor, including iconic leather jackets and full-on radiation-resistant combat suits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNuclear Prosthetics, called RAD Implants, to replace limbs or organs lost to wasteland dangers, or ill-advisedly replace perfectly functional natural limbs. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuper-science CosmOS interfaces capable of re-writing reality, and sinister alien Tothtec relics found in the craters of meteorite impacts; both of which have increasing risk of \"Boot Errors\" that can un-stick you from reality or cause other heinous effects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvanced drugs that can miraculously heal wounds or send you into a euphoric berserker state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVehicles:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Jumper Cable Edition includes Wasteland Degenerates's signature vehicular combat system, with fully customizable vehicles ranging from agile motorcycles (they're choppers, really) to unstoppable big rigs. Vehicles, like characters, have their own stats, specifically Power, which reflects the muscle and speed of the car, and Edge, which affects maneuverability, electronics, and vehicular weapon fire.  Power and Edge add to or subtract from the PC's abilities, so to fire a vehicle weapon, you might roll Presence+Edge, or to effectively ram a wasteoid, Agility+Power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVehicles can mount:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight or heavy weapons, ranging from low-tech harpoon rifles to devastating tank guns, either in turrets or stationary mounts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight or heavy vehicle mods ranging from turbochargers to tank treads and plow blades for those special instances of road rage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailers, extra wheels, and chopper sidecars.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecial cargo modifications for specialized missions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRules of the Road:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile you can fire your pickup's gatling gun while parked at a diner to avoid paying the bill if you wish, our rules allow for dramatic chase scenes inspired by Mad Max: Fury Road and Furiosa.  The road chase combat system involves a 3x3 grid (see add-ons!), upon which the PCs' main vehicle remains in the center row while enemy and allied vehicles are arrayed in relative positions around the grid.  Road obstacles move back one space every round and potential new hazards are rolled for the upcoming tiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExact distance is not calculated during a road chase; battles last until one side's vehicles are wrecked or driven off the road, their drivers fail morale checks, or a story event takes place, whether from a special road tile or GM intervention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspirations:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGamma World\u003cbr\u003eCar Wars\u003cbr\u003eThe Mad Max franchise (especially Fury Road and Furiosa)\u003cbr\u003eFallout\u003cbr\u003eThe Postman by David Brin\u003cbr\u003eThe Last of Us\u003cbr\u003eThe Book of Eli\u003cbr\u003eGo-Go Girls of the Apocalypse by Victor Gischler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Team:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWritten by Scott C. 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