2096 Introduction

Welcome to 2096. A world ravaged by the sun. Filled with raiders, slavers, and corporate kill squads. Life is harsh, but there are a few lucky enough who can still enjoy the finer things in life. Unfortunately, you are not one of them. At least not yet.

The 2096 Introduction delivers 26 pages of core world flavor, system mechanics, and a complete two-part starting mini-campaign designed to give you a taste of the d12 ruleset.

The Starting Scenario / Mini‑Campaign

Part One: "The Steak's are High": You start out in the small town of Needless picking up a simple job that escalates quickly and becomes much more than you bargained for. You will learn your friends are your greatest allies and stupidity is punished.

Part Two: "The Data Cache": Travel to the luminescent-lined streets of the city of Darwin. Prepare to face even harder foes as your choices matter more than ever. Time waits for no one as you make new contacts who hopefully reward you for your troubles. Just remember whatever you do, don't roll a one.

Included: The Print Kit

This utility toolkit is fully optimized for immediate printing and physical table tracking:

6 Pre-Generated Characters: Pick up, plug in, and start running instantly.

Official 2096 Character Sheet: Clean, intuitive, and built for the d12 system.

Quick Reference Sheets: No more flipping through books mid-combat.

Tactical Turn Tracker & Tokens: Keep the high-octane pace moving without delays.

Gridded Battle Map: Prepped and ready for encounters.

Ready to build your own merc? Grab the 2096 Player Pack. It has everything you need for full character creation (pulled directly from the core) and table play.

This PDF is entirely formatted in landscape layout. It is specifically optimized for seamless screen-reading on tablets and laptops, sitting perfectly behind your Arbiter screen or at the table without hogging space.

Complete the 2096 Universe

2096 Core Rulebook 

The definitive 300+ page flagship volume featuring complete system mechanics, expanded gear, vehicles, drones, deep faction lore, and comprehensive Arbiter tools.

The Player Pack + Print Kit

94 pages of essential player-facing rules, full character creation for Android, Bioderm, Human, and Mutant classes pulled directly from the Core, plus printable sheets, trackers, and reference aids.

2096 Adventures

For quick, lethal sessions, explore the line of 2096 Adventures, modular one-shots built with streamlined rulesets for fast play. Each one drops your mercs into the wasteland with no safety net and no promise of coming back. The stories are sharp, brutal, and shaped by the choices your players make under pressure, turning every session into a fast burn of risk, consequence, and survival

The Noodle Cart

The city never sleeps, but it does get hungry. Tonight, a street vendor’s noodle cart is about to be torn apart by punks chasing rumors of contraband. It’s a lie, but lies spill blood just as well as truth.

The Pixi

Whatever or whomever you thought Pixi was… isn’t. Sometimes the smallest packages carry the biggest consequences.

Firefight

A corporate strike team has entered the area. AT wants them eliminated and is paying in corporate-grade armor equipped with Blacklight and INHR imaging. Expect them to be heavily armed.

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