Publisher's blurb:
Empty is a jumpstart/playtest document for Distemper, a post-apocalyptic tabletop roleplaying game. It is intended to help a group start playing quickly and easily by providing everything a GM needs to run a game for a group of 2-5 players. This includes pregenerated characters, maps, VTT assets, an initiative tracker, as well as an overview and explanation of the various game mechanics as they become relevant to gameplay.
Taking place a year after the apex of the dog flu, a lethal and highly contagious mutation of canine distemper which killed 80% of humanity in a matter of months, players in Distemper take on the roles of survivors who are trying to make their way in this new world. In addition to regular supplies of food, water, and ammunition, players are going to have to make sure they can secure a shelter or base of operations that they can hide or defend from the other survivors who are all in need of the same, scant resources.
From survivalists protecting their supplies to nomads looking for safe haven, from bandits raiding anyone they stumble upon to militias and gangs securing their lands, from the fledgling warlords looking to seize power to religious leaders recruiting zealots to help them navigate the end-times - the world may have lost 6 billion souls, but there are more than enough left to make life more challenging for the others that remain and the players will need to decide how they are going to deal with other survivors.