THE MELTING OF WEST HARRISON - A FIST Compatible Mission

[KZRRT]—can't wait to meet him. The residents call him a genius, a savior. They say he's going to make the world just like here, a big neighborhood. Where we're all the same. The same values, the same needs. The same face. He's going to end this war single-handedly. Imagine that? We can all go home. And home will be everywhere. It brings a tear to my eyes, sir—[KZRRT]

[KZRRT]—and I won't miss them, either. The tears, I mean. In Dr. Powell's new world there won't be need for tears because we won't need our eyes. We won't need food or water because we won't need our stomach. We won't need graves because we'll never die. We'll be one people, one entity. And it will be glorious—[KZRRT]

[KZRRT]—my god, here he comes! Powell! Powell! [INDISTINCT CHANTING] Take me into your flock and shepherd me into the new world! Mission Control, consider this my resignation. Today I begin life anew, without FIST.
[KZRRRRT}

The Melting of West Harrison is a mission intended for beginner referees/GMs of FIST: Ultra Edition. The mission takes place in an isolated New England port town where enigmatic scientist Dr. Howard Powell has rearranged the atoms of its inhabitants in an event dubbed “The Melting.” Freed from judgment, work and competition the residents blocked off the town and exist as though nothing has happened.  Powell has decided the post-nuclear world would be better if the planet went through the same thing.

FIST scouts were sent to investigate and were never heard from again. It is to be assumed that they have bought into Howard Powell’s vision. You are tasked with entering West Harrison, locating the scouts and stopping Howard Powell’s experiments by any means necessary.

The Melting of West Harrison was made with new players in mind and aims to be a thorough document with lots of information, options and answers for the events that might take place while the players explore Dr. Powell's utopia.

The mission includes new traits, gear, side quests and enemy stat blocks. In addition, referees will find detailed advice on roleplaying enemies and NPCs, navigating multiple endings and custom item generation.

CREDITS:

Writing and Layout: Andrew Rivera (tw: @hotgoof)

Illustrations: Gerald Lane (ig: @gtonylane)

Additional Key Art: Andrew Rivera, Some artwork copywright Felipe da Silva Faria, used with permission.

License: The text of both FIST: Ultra Edition, and consequently The Melting of West Harrison, acting as a supplement to the former, is CC-BY-SA 4.0.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

(Additional Credits inside document)

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