NieR: Agaku

From Pod 153, to fans of NieR: Automata 
[ref &NieR: Agaku]
QUESTION: What is a tabletop roleplaying game?
AFFIRMATIVE: It is hypothesized that this game is “interesting.”
HYPOTHESIS: “Interest” is an internal incentive that allows humans to practice tolerance.
RECOMMENDATION: To play this game exploring the world of NieR.
FROM POD 153 TO 042: Affirmative. We have concluded executing additional advertisement duties.

Welcome to NieR: Agaku, where Players take on the roles of YoRHa units during the 14th Machine War. While fighting Mankind’s enemies, you develop from a “soulless machine” into an individual. Yet that individuality comes with a price. At some point, YoRHa might take notice and act against you.

To put it briefly, it’s a slow descent into madness while on a journey of self-discovery.

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The following pages are to be considered a work of fanfiction, or perhaps a creative tribute to the amazing worlds created by Taro Yoko. The compendium consists of a rules system aimed at capturing the spirit and geist of the NieR: Automata experience. 

To play this game you need at least two people. You also need a pen and some paper, at least one twelve-sided die per Player, and some set aside  free time. Further, you'll need the rulebook, which you can download below.

It is best if the person assuming the role of the Gamemaster has at least played or experienced NieR: Automata's full story.

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NieR: Automata is a registered trademark and copyright of Square Enix Co., Ltd. All other trademarks and copyrights are properties of their respective owners. NieR: Agaku is not authorized, approved, licensed, endorsed, sponsored by, nor affiliated with, Square Enix, Platinum Games, Taro Yoko, or any other Nier franchise. It is a non-commercial, fan-made tabletop roleplaying system intended for recreational use. No alleged independent rights will be asserted against Square Enix, Platinum Games, Taro Yoko, or any other legal entity. The aPANTS system is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Any trademarked names are used in a fictional manner; no infringement is intended. This is a work of fiction. Any similarity with actual people and events, past or present, is purely coincidental and unintentional.