Aftermath

Overview

A cooperative adventure book game where players are small rodents surviving in a post-apocalyptic world after a mysterious “Calamity” wiped out humanity. Players explore dangerous terrain, forage for supplies, accomplish missions, and battle vicious predators. The game uses an Adventure Book with illustrated maps, a campaign system with persistent progression, and deck-building mechanics for character abilities.

Components

1 Rulebook and 1 Adventure Book
23 Plastic figures
2 Resolution dice
1 Sideboard and 1 Campaign Dashboard
1 Downtown Travel Map
47 Card Discovery Deck
4 Character cards
37 Basic Action cards, 4 Character Influence cards
51 Item cards, 17 Status cards, 20 Ability cards
17 Encounter cards, 8 Mission cards, 22 Enemy cards, 10 Environment cards
13 Vehicle Travel cards
Various tokens: Situation, Wound (25), Scavenge (21), Battery (8), Objective (4), Fire (5), Roach (8), and more
Vehicle standees (Truck, Jeep, Enemy vehicles)
Deck boxes for Discovery, Banished, Character, and Colony Supply

Setup

Follow the Adventure Book for scenario-specific setup. General setup includes placing character figures, building action decks, setting up the sideboard with enemy and environment cards, and reading the Adventure Book entry for the current mission.

Turn Structure

Each round, players take turns performing actions using cards from their hand. After all players have acted, enemies activate according to their behavior patterns.

Actions

Player Actions

Move: Navigate between spaces on the Adventure Book map
Attack: Use action cards to fight enemies
Forage/Search: Discover items and supplies
Use Items: Activate equipment abilities
Rest: Recover from wounds
Interact: Trigger Adventure Book entries

Resolution Dice

Skill tests and combat use the 2 resolution dice. Players roll and compare results to difficulty thresholds, with attribute bonuses from their character card.

Character Classes

Each character has a unique species, class, starting ability, starting item, attribute bonuses, and a personal goal.

Scoring / Victory Conditions

Complete the mission objectives as described in the Adventure Book scenario. The campaign progresses through connected missions. Players win by surviving and accomplishing objectives; they lose if all characters are defeated or mission-specific failure conditions are met.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

Campaign persistence: Items, abilities, and discoveries carry between sessions via deck boxes.
Colony Supply deck represents the shared resources of the mouse colony.
Banished deck box holds permanently removed cards.
Vehicle travel uses special cards and rules.
Each character has a personal goal that provides bonus rewards when completed.
Enemy behavior is deterministic based on enemy cards.

Player Reference

Character Stats

Name, Class, Species
Attribute Bonuses (varies by character)
Starting Ability and Item
Life Value
Personal Goal

Key Token Types