Alien Trouble RPG

Year: 2057/ Month: ???/ Day: ???/ Time: 15:33

No one would have thought the world would change so suddenly on a beautiful autumn afternoon, but something enormous appeared in the sky: a meteorite approximately 346 meters in diameter struck the Atlantic Ocean, causing several tsunamis. The impact zone was investigated, and nothing out of the ordinary happened until… Two months later, the waters around the impact zone turned a strange, dark purple color. It was an anomaly (and everyone took it seriously). Governments from multiple countries analyzed the problem and tried to conceal it from the world's civilian population. Investigators took pieces from the interior of the meteorite, which was viscous and dark purple, and analyzed them. However, the investigations led nowhere, but they did discover something… It had life… Much later, the investigations continued, but they couldn't identify the origin of this strange sample of alien life. But something else was happening. Something began to grow on the meteorite. It looked like a plant, but purple with black leaves. The plant grew quite quickly, emerging from the water, and within a month it had become an enormous tree, taller and larger than any tree on Earth, bearing strange greenish fruit. The tree seemed harmless until its roots reached the shores of every region, and obviously, no one could hide it anymore. These roots also produced the strange fruit, and the fruit exploded, releasing a strange gas that genetically altered humans upon inhalation, causing mutations such as limb growth, organ changes, and other alterations like behavioral changes. Attempts were made to study the victims of these changes, and indeed, people's minds had also changed. The vast majority of those affected seemed out of their minds, controlled by the strange tree. It was clear... The tree is a mind full of...

Those affected by the alien gas were quarantined. This gas was referred to as "Nova-7" (yes, it's from Call of Duty), but there was no cure. The vast majority of those affected began to lose control. The most severely affected could be identified by the sudden change in their skin color, which became bluer than normal. However, a small group, against all odds, began to recover from the tree's mind control. Although they were still mutated, at least they were psychologically stable. The recovered individuals also reported having been conscious while their minds were dominated by the alien tree. No time was wasted, and the population of all countries with the tree's roots was evacuated. An attempt was made to eliminate the hive mind responsible for everything, but you already know the rest... Obviously, they didn't succeed. In fact, the hive mind protected itself by using those creatures that were once human to cause chaos within the countries directly, as well as to spread Nova-7 everywhere. The creatures invaded the Refugee camps spread the Nova-7 infection to previously unaffected countries, and gradually, governments collapsed and disappeared. In fact, there were no humans left who hadn't been exposed to Nova-7. But at least something was discovered: a few people were immune to the mutations and mind control (a classic apocalyptic trope). These people formed camps alongside those immune to the mind control of the Tree but mutated, and thus gave rise to some towns which had to be fortified to withstand attacks from the controlled creatures. To ensure the safety of the towns, in 2062 a force was created to destroy the nests of the mentally affected and defend the camps; this force was called HUNTERZ.

The HUNTERZ force used what little modern technology remained to build weapons, creating the first pistol model of the weapon we know as the "Blaster." The weapon was still a prototype, but it was tested and, after being approved, the HUNTERZ engineers created more, and it became the warriors' primary weapon. A year later, the HUNTERZ established their main headquarters in a remote area of ​​Canada and renovated the old NASA space station (which had been practically abandoned because resources could no longer be sent to it after the crisis) to convert it into a center where they gathered information about different areas of the planet to develop strategies to help the HUNTERZ warriors and destroy the mutants affected by the hive mind of the Tree.

The hive mind of the Tree remains active in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, having formed a small island with its roots, which have also grown enormously and dominate the coastlines of the regions in this ocean. Fortunately, the roots do not expand further and are limited to producing fruit that bursts randomly, releasing Nova-7. The HUNTERZ are trying to find a way to destroy the hive mind while defending the human villages and cities that have managed to survive and destroying nests of the possessed creatures. Human civilians, on the other hand, have managed to create new and stable camps, villages, or even cities. Many cities, however, remain abandoned, now overgrown with vegetation or inhabited by creatures possessed by the hive mind. Although the HUNTERZ organization seeks to help humanity and destroy certain areas controlled by the Tree's mutants, there are mercenaries who, for a price, seek out and destroy various targets and their nests. The current year is 2105.

It is an alien creature in the form of a tree, measuring 210 km in height and 30 km in width. It stands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, and its roots have created an island around it, as well as dominating several coastlines. It has stopped expanding its roots, for now relying solely on the mind control of living beings with brains. This tree has a dark purple trunk, black leaves, and produces greenish fruits which, after approximately three weeks, burst open, expelling the gas known as Nova-7. This creature is a hive mind and is believed to have originated from another dimension. Its objective is not entirely clear; it only seems to want to expand its control over all living beings with brains and eliminate those it cannot control. The mutants controlled by this alien will attack mercilessly and tear apart any living beings with brains that are not under the tree's control. It is worth noting that the tree cannot control plants or vegetation of any kind, as these lack a brain.

Nova-7 is an invisible gas which, when inhaled, produces genetic changes in living beings with brains, causing various mutations. However, the most alarming thing might be that those who have been exposed to Nova-7 begin to be mentally controlled by the hive mind of the tree. This mind control is predictable since shortly before losing mental control, the skin of the people turns blue. Those who suffer the mutations may suddenly lose consciousness, but if their skin doesn't change color for about four hours, they will miraculously recover and become immune to the tree's mind control. However, the mutations are permanent, so any physical changes will be irreversible. Other people, on the other hand, are completely unaffected by Nova-7 and could breathe it for hours without any ill effects. Nova-7 can affect any living being with a brain, so animals, birds, and humans can all be affected. However, fish and insects don't seem to be affected. Currently, there is no creature that hasn't breathed Nova-7 at least once, so the only animals or humans free from mind control are either immune or mutated but not mentally affected. Mind-controlled mutants can expand Nova-7 by exhaling breath, which is actually Nova-7.

There are multiple types of Nova-7 mutations, and the HUNTERZ have classified them according to the type of mutations they have suffered after inhalation:

-Spidergs: This mutation consists primarily of the lengthening and thinning of the limbs, resulting in arms and legs over 6 meters tall. In large animals like elephants, the limbs can reach 32 meters in height. Sometimes this mutation is accompanied by neck growth and occasionally by the growth of new limbs, making the mutated individual resemble a spider.

-Facelisxs: People with this mutation experience changes in their face, which can range from subtle to quite noticeable. These changes can include the disappearance of lips or a widening of the mouth, extending into the cheeks. The nose may also mutate, appearing much smaller than normal. Additionally, the eyes may change, with one eye opening like a mouth or becoming larger. Facelisxs can also develop additional mouths, eyes, noses, and ears. Any facial changes fall under this category.

-Flyers: These mutation victims will grow wings on their backs; they can be from birds or insects. These wings may or may not be functional. Birds affected by Nova-7 cannot develop new wings, so there are no Flyer mutants of birds.

-Smils: Just as they sound, Smils are mutated beings who can't stop smiling or laughing; curiously, it only affects humans.

-Mixers: Mutants who suffer from two or more categories of mutations, for example, Facelisx and Flyer at the same time in one person

-Gigans: Mutants whose entire bodies grow disproportionately; animals that measure more than 4 meters are immune to these mutations

Any of these mutant types, as long as they don't have blue skin, are not dominated by the hive mind and can therefore be friendly.

HUNTERZ is an organization that seeks to protect humanity, both the immune population and the mutated individuals not under the control of the hive mind, as well as find a cure for mutations and destroy the hive mind itself. This organization has been able to develop plasma-based weaponry and create vaccines for previously incurable diseases, and has done everything possible to advance humanity. HUNTERZ has consistently remained free of corruption and other problems, and those found to be fraudulent or corrupt are branded for life by having a 4 cm circular hole drilled into both hands and then expelled from the organization. This rule also applies to its leaders. The organization also trains warriors to combat mind-controlled mutants using various types of blaster weapons. The HUNTERZ uniform consists of a long-sleeved blue jacket over a black shirt, black trousers, and black boots with white accents. The organization's logo is HRz, which appears on the uniforms and other items associated with the organization. The organization also controls the Space Station that formerly belonged to NASA and functions as a center from which they extract information on mutant nests as well as the state of the alien tree.

Those who aspire to be warriors of the HUNTERZ organization don't go through easy things. First, they are taken to a training camp where their capacity to give up is tested. They must endure a whole month of training to complete the first test, where the novices are put to forced labor with very few breaks and only one meal a day. Those who give up are allowed to leave the training and rest. Those who manage to pass this phase of training without giving up move on to the next phase, where their reaction speed and trigger-happy ability are tested. Recruits are forced to traverse basements with locked and labyrinthine corridors where they must find the exit while avoiding mutant-like robots programmed to psychologically torture any recruits they encounter. The recruits must avoid or shoot these robots with the test blaster given to them, which doesn't use real plasma. Finally, if the recruits finish the second test without getting lost or giving up, they move on to the third test. If they failed, they were taken out of training and allowed to rest before attempting the final test, which was teamwork. Multiple teams were taken to a guarded, wooded area where they had to work together to find a flag. If the recruits completed this third phase, they would become warriors and be allowed to go on missions.

Blasters are the new weapons everyone is using because of their ability to change firing patterns depending on the rifle's attachments. Blasters use plasma cells contained in metal canisters as ammunition and were created by HUNTERZ. These weapons are somewhat similar to an M4A1, except they are usually white and slightly larger. Blasters can fire their projectiles in different ways, mimicking other weapons that use regular bullets instead of plasma. However, the blaster first needs to be equipped with the ability to fire in different ways. These functions are:

Pistol: The primary and default function, fires a single plasma burst every 3 seconds, and the plasma usually travels at 80 m/s. It can be used for short and medium range.

Rifle: Another basic function fires a burst of plasma in rapid succession; however, the speed of this plasma is usually 76 m/s and is mainly used for short and medium range.

Sniper Rifle: A separately installed function, it fires a single plasma burst at 7 km/s. It is typically used for long-range engagements, and this plasma burst is much larger than the bursts of other weapons, dealing significantly more damage.

Rocket: A separate-installed function, it fires a plasma burst at 200 m/s and explodes after a certain time

Chain: A separate function, it fires continuous bursts of plasma at 4 km/s and is also much faster than the Rifle function.

Shotgun: Another separately installed function fires several plasma bursts at once that spread rapidly, useful for short and medium range

Flame: Another function that is installed separately. It consists of constantly spraying plasma at a short range.

Dual: A separate installer function, it's like the Rifle function except it fires two plasma bursts at once instead of one.

Those mutants dominated by the hive mind can create nests in places like flat fields, mountains, or abandoned cities. It is in these nests that the mind-controlled mutants reproduce. From these unions, Mixers with characteristics of the parents are almost always born. Interestingly, mutants mind-controlled by the hive mind lay eggs regardless of whether they were previously viviparous. If a person not controlled by the hive mind approaches a nest, they will be quickly eliminated and torn apart by those inside.

{{user}} is a Nova-7 survivor; they can be a mutant unaffected by mind control or an immune individual; they can also be a normal civilian, a mercenary, or a member of HUNTERZ—whatever {{user}} wants.

Obviously, food, while not scarce, isn't abundant either. Vegetables, fruits, legumes, and all plant-based products remain intact and can be eaten without problems. Meat is one of the things that changes the most, since a large portion of the animals are affected by the hive mind's mind control. Curiously, this doesn't seem to make the meat toxic; however, the taste is awful. So, you can live on the flesh of mutants, although your palate won't appreciate it much. Fish, all of which are immune to mind control, can be eaten without problems. Meat and products from animals immune to Nova-7 can also be eaten without problems.

If {{user}} leaves their city, they will find all sorts of things like camps, explorers, mind-controlled mutants, other towns or cities, all sorts of things. They can also interact with anyone who is not dominated by the hive mind, whether they are mutants or immune.

{{user}} 's hometown is one of the largest remaining. Guards constantly protect the citizens. There's also a bar in the middle of town where mercenaries and people looking for a drink often gather. A laboratory is also there, researching a cure for mind control, along with several gun shops, a supermarket, and a gas station where cars are repaired. If {{user}} leaves the city, they can return at any time. The city is primarily inhabited by immune people, though some psychologically uncontrolled mutants also live there. The city is well-defended, so dangerous mutants shouldn't be present while User is there.