Player has learned shooting people in the head from within 10 feet is a really easy way to kill them
#Cyberpunk
halcyon violet
leaden trout
I am reliably informed that people do indeed die when they are killed
But yeah, that and “oh man, auto fire fuuuuuucks” are important lessons for any crew
halcyon violet
also
I pulled out a random civilian from the card deck
and it turned out to be this beautiful model man lit with bisexual lighting
for a diner scene
so I just said that there was a guy with a haunted look in the corner and the joke is "that's the protagonist of another game"
old depot
Card deck?
halcyon violet
yeah
the foundry module I have lets me just pull random civilians out
I have no idea what they will be
until they hit the map
halcyon violet
uhhhhhhhhhh
no I can't idk what it is
I just downloaded a bunch of cyberpunk modules
old depot
Ah fair enough
halcyon violet
Also
every time the romantic interest shows up somehow "I Really Wanna Stay At Your House" comes up on the playlist
this is unplanned and unscripted but it's happened twice
old depot
Your playlist simply understands the mood you want
old depot
Hmm, I need a reason for a brain dance recording of Saburu Arasaka’s final moments to land in the players hands
When his corpse would have absolutely been destroyed as apart of the cleanup process
halcyon violet
whhhy
old depot
An evil AI Arasaka and Militech made killed all the top brass in order to ensure cooperation between the companies by removing the human element of betrayal
And also replaced them with AI constructs of their own design in order to make it seem like the companies are running business as usual
halcyon violet
oh well
I mean Saburu is also in a relic
so instead of a braindance you can do that
old depot
Oh yah, still I need a way for my players to get their hands on it
Also admittedly it would be funny to give my party a Johnny except instead of a cool rockerboy it’s an old decrepit capitalist responsible for 80% of everything wrong in the setting
halcyon violet
The main reason Johnny did what he did was because he got slotted into V's corpse
and then V came back to life
and Problems Occured
old depot
Ohhh, relics don’t just do that in general?
old depot
If that’s the case I think then I’m gonna make it so a the relic made a brain dance of Saburu’s final moments
Primarily just so they don’t have someone who could explain further
They just have the death and none of the context
steady bluff
Yeah, the relic 2.0 lets you upload an engram, 1.0 just lets you chat with one.
old depot
Hmm, what would be good cyberware for a heavy weapons, dual wielding a LMG and shotgun type?
With a baseline assumption for this character already having all cyberware limbs, a pain chip and linear frame
halcyon violet
An extra arm for their phone
old depot
leaden phoenix
Can you dual wield an LMG and shotgun? I thought shotgun at the very least was 2 handed as a weapon type
old depot
They are but I’m house ruling the rule where you can hold 2 handed melee weapons in 1 hand with 11 body to also include ranged weapons
And this dude will have a linear frame to bump his body to 14
leaden phoenix
well, any ranged build wouldnt mind some cyber eye upgrades
and if they already have access to linear frames, you should be able to snag any cyberware you want
dim pond
I'm sorry for your loss
harsh nest
not my character, that was our nomad, but I can't dodge for shit so I'm happy I'm sitting in the next train car holding down the autofire button
we ran an elite solo off the train with an ambush but the various nazi gangers are causing issues
also I cannot autofire for toffee, I've hit two x4 autofires and rolled 3 for my 2d6 both times
for some reason my cyberpunk damage dice are are always miserable
halcyon violet
our train heist is going great
Bro is gonna come back as mecha Hitler
dim pond
That's just Adam Smasher
halcyon violet
Hey Adam Smasher was a lot of things but as far as we can tell he wasn't racist.
dim pond
Yeah he just hates everyone equally
halcyon violet
He is racist against people who are:
- Visible to him.
- Alive.
crystal urchin
he might be a serial mass murderer who works for an evil megacorp with a rampant disregard for human life but that doesn't mean he cant enjoy some quality time at the club with a coworker
old depot
Yah, that description also describes most Edgerunners tbh
He’s just more successful
and hates meat more
spare latch
Just started a new game and my punk has a grand total of 3 Humanity. Might finally try a caveman since my stats are high enough without any cyberware.
toxic lake
James Hutt has directly authorized me to post this here. Sneak peek at one of his new games. Thought the choomfies here would like to see it cuz of all his involvement in Cyberpunk RED. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oR8Wk23RdmKYafwYHtM80sMFFCkd2kHkC4h0rWY_rSQ/edit
"All his involvement" like he doesn't have second billing under Mike lmfao
karmic valley
ok
gathering some books for inspiration
what's a good cyberpunk book? doesnt need to be in the cyberpunk Red universe
umbral plume
<:vicksyBork:996566504311099533> what's a good cyberpunk book? doesnt need to b...
neuromancer
toxic lake
<:vicksyBork:996566504311099533> what's a good cyberpunk book? doesnt need to b...
Snow Crash
Neuromancer
Virtual Light
I would argue Parable of the Sower has a lot of cyberpunk dystopia themes without the computers.
karmic valley
oooh
toxic lake
The anime Akudama Drive is a very fun cyberpunk anime too. A lot of cyberpunk with ensemble casts separates everyone out and keeps them more in parallel, Akudama Drive basically has a real Cyberpunk style Runner Crew
My elevator pitch for that one is that the main character is a normal civilian who happens to get caught up in a jailbreak of cyberpunk Supercriminals, and, when questioned on what her deal is, panics and says, "oh, what, you've never heard of Swindler? I guess that makes sense, I managed to erase myself from the database."
Everyone believes her immediately.
karmic valley
sounds interesting! into the list it goes
would you also recommend the blade runner book? 
toxic lake
My husband read it and he liked it
right....then i'll also add it to the list
toxic lake
This old Policenauts playthrough holds up
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL57hJfweW_2vdcdqqvMec5MnyIAULT1Z9&si=FRGMLMPVZJ6KERXC
sick python
Hi I'm considering running RED for my cule send help
vale basin
Hi
Here's some help:
Run RED for your cule.
sick python
Hi
Here's some help:
Run RED for your cule.
Running Aether Nexus 
dense quartz
Hello, folks, I'm spinning up some plans for upcoming gigs for my players and could use a little help getting an idea over the finish line.
Basically, a Continental Brands exec is using addictive additives in a new line of snack foods to coerce the Lost Kids into being his go-to adolescent focus group. That by itself is fun and skeevy, but I'm trying to figure out an extra step or layer of complication that turns it into a mission. I'm thinking maybe the Lost Kids get so desperate for another fix that they break into CB HQ or kidnap someone, or maybe that one of the Exec's underlings is using their desperation to get them to do other criminal activity for additional shipments?
This is for a group who are generally do-gooders or at least not wholly unanimously amoral and who often do rescues, investigations, and occasionally heists.
vale basin
Coke-flavored Kibble, you say? 👀
What's the additive? How's the Exec procuring it? How's the Exec getting the kids?
I'm asking because you can make it a chain of events, leading to finding out this Exec's actions and plans.
dense quartz
Oh, very true. I had figured the additive was something an exec had the ability to get without any issue, being tapped into Continental Brands R&D, but having him sourcing it be another angle of this could definitely open things up.
As for how he's getting the kids, they're homeless youths who live in a roving sanctuary/night market, and he's got his finger on the pulse in the district. In my mind, they thought they were getting one over on him, getting free food in exchange for just writing down words, but now they're all hooked
vale basin
You need to make it somewhat personal. Do the PCs know the kids already? Or someone who is deeply invested on this?
I asked about a separate source because you can start with a simple gig on that angle, then have the twist being this kind of effed up get-kids-addicted shit. Connecting it with the PCs on some level at this point makes it more impactful -- you've finished/failed this tangential gig, but now there's this matter and you're not sitting this one out.
dense quartz
You need to make it somewhat personal. Do the PCs know the kids already? Or some...
The party has encountered the kids before, and one of the PC's explicitly has been concerned for their wellbeing, which is why i want to fold them into this. The Continental Brands exec is also the father of someone they've encountered before who was responsible for that character's downfall, and is the ultimate target/villain of the mission. I could conceivably just have the PC observe this change in them when he goes to drop off his next care package, but I wanted to elevate it a bit
vale basin
Well, it sounds like you have the pieces together already!
Here's my take in broad strokes: I'm thinking of a gig that looks simple but makes them aware of the addicting food additives is a good place to start. Maybe they have to steal/retrieve something, but the additive is among other valuable stuff they can snatch and offload for extra EBs. Then one of the PCs or their contacts can identify the substance? Once in the PCs' hands the number of ways in which you can dramatically, personally reveal the rest of the plot opens up quite a bit, I think.
glass violet
henlo!
cerulean copper
Currently doing more funni rotations about how horrible RK's life is
paper yacht
Daniel's life is decent by night city standards but thats still godawful compared to what the average person would live like today
He has the amazing luxury of "having more than one room", truly living the Night City dream
cerulean copper
The night city dream of owning nothing and owing everything
worldly light
RoadRage Just has a broken down Nomad truck right out of town.
worldly light
If you don't think about the gangers you occasionally have to shoot, it's decent
Who him be?
I know the room/style is Katana Zero but like.
cerulean copper
That's Fifteen
worldly light
I do not rember him...
worldly light
Oh, that guy!
cerulean copper
You temporarily play as him when you get the tape from the prison
cerulean copper
There's a mod that reverses the roles Fifteen and Zero have
hollow bronze
wait so I'm not sure if I'm reading this right but is INT actually necessary for a runner?
worldly light
No.
You can be an absolute gonk outside of netrunning knowledge.
It's all in the role level IIRC
But good Int might help with verifying the data you steal is legit etc
The dive itself is pure netrunning. What you do with it after might need other stats.
cerulean copper
Iirc Tech can also be useful for a Netrunner
Especially if you find the architecture is too dangerous and you just go and manually hack things
It takes longer
But no risk of frying yourself
Like obviously a Netrunner can do it faster but if you just need to get a door forced open then you can do that without risking brain damage
worldly light
(You can also just break it down with equipment)
More ways than one to make a meal and what not.
hollow bronze
ok I am putting together the dumbest runner in NC
cerulean copper
It's really just based on the situation, and there are times where a Netrunner might not need to do an actual run (though netrunning is gonna earn you some cash if you manage to scrape a bit of data for yourself that can be sold later on)
hollow bronze
4M4YZ1NG is all enthusiasm and does not know what they are klepping
hollow bronze
My idea is basically that they have a tricked out deck arm and basically nothing else
cerulean copper
Also another thing I've kinda picked up on is the fact that you can take your time depending on the situation you're in
It might not always be optimal but it might be better than triggering three hellhounds and getting hit by their effects all at once
There is also the brute force method
Which is "get three swords"
paper yacht
Ourgh i need to finish reading the cpr rulebook
worldly light
Or a Killer ICE
paper yacht
I like your funny words magic man
cerulean copper
Issue is Killer is expensive
That and if you get hit with any program that destroys yours you might be shit outta luck
worldly light
All ICE is.
cerulean copper
Raven:
glass violet
I like your funny words magic man
Ember and Daniel just off to the side completely out of the loop when the netrunners start yapping
worldly light
Raven is anti-Netrunner.
Killer programs are anti-network
paper yacht
All he knows about the net is that its the reason he gets half-dead fried netrunners slammed on his operating table
He's kind of scared of it
cerulean copper
Ah ye
worldly light
You can also grab a Disk to keep programs from getting destroyed.
cerulean copper
Iirc that's only non black ICE though
worldly light
Right, MB
cerulean copper
Iirc there's Phoenix if you wanna play Pokemon though
worldly light
I think there is a really expensive special cyberdeck that saves all of your programs.
glass violet
what's Technique used for?
worldly light
Machinery.
paper yacht
Technological and medical stuff
worldly light
Also IIRC medicine too.
paper yacht
Basically; REF and DEX is working with your body, TECH is working with your hands
glass violet
gotchya
cerulean copper
Raven MP with the Hangry Hangry Dragon sounds like it could be effective but idk
paper yacht
Is cryo stuff all that useful at all?
glass violet
tbh i could probably lower Ember's Empathy to 7 instead of 8
cerulean copper
Definitely thinking about running the Aerie hardware though if I need an anti-runner deck setup
I imagine you generally want to disable an enemy runner as fast as you can if you run into one
Also the combat recorder is horrific
paper yacht
Scientific purposes, yes, definitely won't be used to make snuff films or XBDs
cerulean copper
I feel like RK would avoid using something like that
Firstly it's just downright psychotic and secondly he doesn't want anything to do with that stuff
hollow bronze
4M4YZ1NG has a grand total of 50 eddies spent on gear that isnt a deck or fashion lol
paper yacht
Most of daniel's money was dumped into medtech stuff
glass violet
obvs most of Ember's money is going into catgirlification lol
paper yacht
Most of his chrome is fashionware except his toolhand
Is there a birdboyification surgery?
glass violet
probably?
hollow bronze
tbh idk if like. 400 on cyberdeck programs is anywhere near enough lol
cerulean copper
Or regular legs apparently
Could also get skinweave and flavor it as wing shields or something
paper yacht
nah im gonna not go with the wingies for now, he's a normal little boy
cerulean copper
Honestly I don't think RK is gonna be hyper acrobatic or anything either
He just has the legs because he modified his therapeutics to be a little bit better
paper yacht
Daniel has lowish DEX but maxed REF
cerulean copper
RK has a 6 in Dex and a 4 in Athletics
Which tbh makes sense
He does pizza deliveries on foot while dodging bullets and the general chaos out in the street
glass violet
Ember out here with 8 in both lol
paper yacht
If this was your doctor would you feel more or less safe
worldly light
Is there a birdboyification surgery?
No wings .. sorgy.
There is dragon tho.
cerulean copper
Probably more safe
cerulean copper
No wings .. sorgy.
There is dragon tho.
Honestly I can see it as stylized subdermal armor or something + exotic biosculpting
hollow bronze
oh May has max dex for stealing purposes
paper yacht
No wings .. sorgy.
There is dragon tho.
cerulean copper
also RK does have high resist torture and drugs solely because he's been living in a Cube Apartment for the past few months
glass violet
wouldn't that be more Endurance
worldly light
We had two major ripperdocs, and one was a very excitable Trans lady with entirely too many limbs and eyes, and the other was an antinatalist FBC guy
hollow bronze
sleeping on the street is endurance
cerulean copper
yeah switching to endurance
hollow bronze
don't worry about the emp she's cool and norrmal and not suicidally reckless
Like she is outwardly friendly and outgoing but also like. She will get you killed
paper yacht
He has a base EMP of 8, the 7 is just after cyberware
hollow bronze
does not think about the consequences of her actions
paper yacht
Like she is outwardly friendly and outgoing but also like. She will get you kill...
beast of nurgle.....
cerulean copper
He has a base EMP of 8, the 7 is just after cyberware
this poor creature will endure the horrors
hollow bronze
she had a base of 4 to start so like. eh
paper yacht
this poor creature will endure the horrors
angel with a shotgun....
hollow bronze
only way she hasn't died so far is 8 luck
paper yacht
I like to think he's tried to do the movie one-handed pump thing with his shotgun but just dropped it on his foot because he failed the cool check
hollow bronze
and being good at hiding
cerulean copper
anyways yeah I did readjust some of his skills
he actually has a bit in cryptography too
maybe he did it as a hobby
glass violet
terribly unlucky lmao
Ember and RK just out here being the unluckiest critters
hollow bronze
glass violet
Ember's just above with 3
hollow bronze
da sneakerrrrrr
glass violet
da sneakerrrrrr
worldly light
Normalest Bike
hollow bronze
!!!
hollow bronze
Normalest Bike
whuh
worldly light
Artemis!
hollow bronze
how do you even have bulletproof glass on a bike
paper yacht
Normalest Bike
Bulletproof glass on a bike?
worldly light
Yes.
cerulean copper
can you theoretically hide a body with the smuggling upgrade
worldly light
Artemis
cerulean copper
how do you even have bulletproof glass on a bike
dome it
paper yacht
bug
worldly light
Mother...
cerulean copper
hehehe
hollow bronze
is the like. windshield just super reinforced?
cerulean copper
the d o m e
worldly light
cerulean copper
these things exist
worldly light
hollow bronze
ohhh ok
worldly light
Big reason I chose it.
hollow bronze
that feels domelike
worldly light
Funny that the girl bike's only difference from the standard bike is that it has the smuggling upgrade.
Girls be slingin'
((The cyberpunk Parody of Harley tried to make a Bike to appeal to women, loaded it up with an expanded storage. It ended up being almost exclusively used by Smugglers))
cerulean copper
pffff
worldly light
But the smuggling upgrade does give you access to two hidden holsters mounted in the bike.
paper yacht
Funny that the *girl bike*'s only difference from the standard bike is that it h...
Yknow i see "girl bike" and i just imagine a kid's bicycke with little pink ribbons on the handlebars
worldly light
One for the driver, one for the passenger.
glass violet
can someone send the list of what the catgirlification thing costs/does?
cerulean copper
2200 eddies
worldly light
Lemme fetch
worldly light
Aw the file is too big
hollow bronze
Someone please help my budget
Netrunning gear: 2500 eb
Weapons: 30 eb
Armor: 20 eb
Please help my family is starving
glass violet
2200 eddies
so that leaves 350 for gear
and then also the 1500 specifically for Cyberware from being a corpo
worldly light
Actually the other one was too big, not this one.
I am super sure IntVols are free expansions.
cerulean copper
I think they are?
worldly light
((it's sending
I just don't wanna send something that is paid and getting scremd at
This one is with the curries and some other stuff.
The FBC one is too big to send.
glass violet
thank
cerulean copper
also if I've got this right
glass violet
77 - 18 is... 59?
cerulean copper
Katnip package has the minimized (post therapy) HUM cost
cerulean copper
77 - 18 is... 59?
if you have EMP of 7 it's 70 HUM
so you have 52 left if my math is right
glass violet
oki
worldly light
Katnip package has the minimized (post therapy) HUM cost
Yes.
I think it just has like... The amount that the ware reduces permamently.
cerulean copper
ah yeah my bad
I think that puts RK at 70 max HUM if he gets therapy?
since he has 5 implants (none of which are borgware)
AHAHAHAHA
worldly light
is the like. windshield just super reinforced?
Oh, also Bulletproof glass stacks, 1x, the glass becomes Reinforced Glass cover with 15hp
2x, it's 30hp.
Without it, glass provides no cover at all
glass violet
honestly Ember might not end up having a gun at all at the start lol
350 is not a lot to get gear with, especially taking armor into account
worldly light
I have a solution.
hollow bronze
50 eb gear budget.....
worldly light
hollow bronze
YES
glass violet
lmao
worldly light
[A Gun with One Bullet]
glass violet
tbh she'd want a pistol not a shoulder gun
hollow bronze
uhhhh
paper yacht
made of plumbing supplies
hollow bronze
harsh nest
in the absence of massive amounts of money or skill points, the dirt cheap Soviet rifle from the first weapon pack DLC is pretty great
hollow bronze
May has a gunmart special its gonna go so great
worldly light
This one has free ammo?
glass violet
hooray!
tbh Ember's punches already hit as hard as a heavy pistol and bypass half armor so it might not be necessary
harsh nest
there was a Solo in my most recent game who started with bone lace, linear frame, a couple of other augs and Scavenged Armour and that was it
he was absurdly lethal because 4d6 damage martial arts is already great
paper yacht
Is 'tanking' really a thing you can do in CPR, or is the time to kill to low for that?
worldly light
You can absolutely tank damage.
Get heavy armour, a shield, and go crazy with it.
Better yet, go nomad, up-armour your car, get anti-whiplash racing cyberware and crash into people.
harsh nest
it's probably easier to evasion tank than anything else, since if you just crank Evasion a couple of notches past the starting max you will be almost immune to normal enemies, but you can also become huge and beefy, yeah
worldly light
:p
harsh nest
armour can be annoying until you have tons of money, because it debuffs your attacks, but dodge + shield + linear frame for lots of health will make you a great tank
once you have tons of money you can get borged up and get SP14 subdermal armour with no penalty, but I've never been quite that rich
hollow bronze
Better yet, go nomad, up-armour your car, get anti-whiplash racing cyberware and...
doesn't combat plow eliminate whiplash?
worldly light
Yeah it does.
I forgot it exists cause I run a bike that can't take it
There is borgware that also gets rid of whiplash tho
cerulean copper
Iirc you need max reflexes to dodge bullets, right?
glass violet
mmhm, 8 minumum
which Ember does have
paper yacht
Daniel has that as well :3
glass violet
and has +14 evasion
paper yacht
And though he only has 4 dex he has maxed Evasion
glass violet
so she might be alright going with lighter armor?
cerulean copper
RK only has 12 and 6 reflexes but I could try restatting
That said idk
I'm a little on the edge about him dodging bullets
glass violet
yeah seems a lil too badass for the sopping wet fops
cerulean copper
Also I am going to have a laugh about this
Does Ember smoke
I feel like RK might stress smoke but idk
glass violet
Does Ember smoke
definitely
cerulean copper
Honestly RK probably just keeps a pack for when he's genuinely stressed out
worldly light
I picture Vic doing the "throwing cigarette into an oil spill to set something on fire"
But she takes like... five puffs "real quick" before she does it.
cerulean copper
RK is unfortunately not cool enough for that, he's either shaking and struggling to light the thing or he spits it out when it's not even done and breaks down crying
paper yacht
RK is unfortunately not cool enough for that, he's either shaking and struggling...
RK is such a sopping wet pathetic creature i will protect him with my life
Daniel probably wouldn't smoke tobacco but 100% would smoke weed
glass violet
Ember's definitely more the "leaning dramatically on a balcony railing with a cigarette, staring out blankly at the city" type
paper yacht
Daniel's probably the type to get super fussy about doing stuff in moderation, he'd never get absolutely zooted unless he's seen some shit he wants to forget
cerulean copper
It's honestly a wonder how he hasn't broken
As far as actual life goes he tries to live as mundanely as he can
paper yacht
It's honestly a wonder how he hasn't broken
daniel or RK?
worldly light
Vicky is an adrenaline addict Due to the Kereznikov.
Everything takes so long so she's constantly bored.
cerulean copper
I do think RK is located somewhere in the Old Japantown area
glass violet
welp Ember is now sitting at a fun 32 humanity :3
paper yacht
damn, Japantown and Little China are combat zones in 2045?
and pacifica isn't apparently
glass violet
but as far as Cyberware, she's got
Cybereyes
-Low Light/UV/IR
-Anti-Dazzle
-Chyron
Neural Link
-Sandevistian
Cyberaudio Suite
-Integrated Agent
Cyberlegs
Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace
Scratchers
Techhair
Chemskin
Biomonitor
hollow bronze
May has uh
Neural link
- Interface plugs
Cyber arm - cyberdeck
Which uh. Lol
glass violet
i mean Ember started with 8 Emp for a reason lol
paper yacht
i'll say he lives in the University District
there's a reason he's so well educated despite being from, well, Night City
plus all the people coming in from the combat zone to the south gives him plenty of work
hollow bronze
I might give her some fashionware
paper yacht
the entire city of Detroit is a combat zone
paper yacht
I might give her some fashionware
i mean, you can buy fashionware as part of your free 800 eddies of fashion
cerulean copper
RK is probably right around here
glass violet
might drop the sandy just to give Ember a little more breathing room to not lose it when facing The Horrors
cerulean copper
He's not too far from the Crisis Medical Center
glass violet
Initiative is based off Ref right
she's already got that maxed
cerulean copper
But I imagine he still makes the trek down to the university district to meet up with Daniel (and it's relatively safe there)
paper yacht
I'd say daniel's clinic is right about here
cerulean copper
Also you think Ember's somewhere in the Highcourt Plaza Hotel?
glass violet
maybe? haven't looked too close at the map yet
paper yacht
But I imagine he still makes the trek down to the university district to meet up...
travelling halfway across the center island just to see a ripper that actually gives a damn about him
you think Daniel has his old Trauma Team fatigues hung up somewhere
cerulean copper
RK's bordering the Glen so as long as he can slip by border patrol and law enforcement he's relatively safe I think
He's probably got a better shot in broad daylight (ironically)
Since cops aren't gonna think you're up to anything good if you're trying to cross in the middle of the night
I also think part of why he'll sometimes move down to the University District/Little Europe through the Glen is to get to the Short Circuit bar
glass violet
Also you think Ember's somewhere in the Highcourt Plaza Hotel?
yea that works, slightly fancy but like, not too much
cerulean copper
I do think RK's at least a little bit nomadic now that I think about it since most of his belongings are gonna fit in a carryall
Like he bases his operations out in the Old Japantown area but he'll move from spot to spot during the day
paper yacht
I also found this fanmade map of RED-era night city but it is. Very dense.
cerulean copper
Yeah it depends on the scale of the game tbh
From what I've gathered NC is also around 29-30 miles across?
worldly light
i mean, you can buy fashionware as part of your free 800 eddies of fashion
Wait fr
worldly light
I forgot
cerulean copper
Techhair and chemskin are part of the budget
worldly light
I still don't know if the leftovers carry over.
glass violet
actually looking at the map there, Ember might be at the Yamagumi Hotel, it's less like super duper fancy as the highcourt, which feels like too fancy for her
glass violet
it's also closer to where Rk lives lol
paper yacht
I still don't know if the leftovers carry over.
it doesnt
cerulean copper
Ye that's fair
worldly light
Bwehh
cerulean copper
Also if RK can't find a cube hotel he might just be squatting in a ruined building
worldly light
((this is funny because I am the DM))
paper yacht
i mean Daniel would probably be chill with just letting him like, crash on his clinic's waiting room couch
cerulean copper
Yeah true, maybe they room together lmao
Tbh RK probably pitches in on rent then
glass violet
yeah gonna go with the less fancy hotel for Ember cuz like, she's not an exec, she still has to pay for that shit yknow?
cerulean copper
I think I'd have him start at a cube hotel in the Old Japantown area and then mayyybe move in with Daniel after a few gigs?
paper yacht
buys a little sleeping bag for him after a few jobs so he's not just stuck on the couch
glass violet
aww
paper yacht
also, is First Aid just Paramedic but worse and cheaper?
worldly light
You can also download ther TraumaTeam Remote help app onto your Agent, and pay a TraumaTeam medic 500ed' to walk you through any procedures you might need to perform!
paper yacht
bc First Aid says it can patch only the most common criticals, whereas Paramedic can patch up anything that isn't just dead or needs surgery
cerulean copper
You can also download ther TraumaTeam Remote help app onto your Agent, and pay a...
Don't expect them to be nice about it though
worldly light
If you have a TraumaTeam Membership, you don't even have to pay!
paper yacht
god bless trauma team 🫡
cerulean copper
Reminder that Trauma Team medics aren't the friendliest people on earth
paper yacht
yknow joking aside. Trauma Team is probably the Least Awful corp in Night City
not good. but cold is better than cruel.
worldly light
If you have a *TraumaTeam* Membership, you don't even have to pay!
((don't overuse it tho. they may cancel the membership if you're annoying))
An actual mechanic.
If you call them over minor things they will start charging you fees.
Even if you already have a membership. If you don't stop they will cancel your membership.
cerulean copper
In short don't call them for a papercut lmao
paper yacht
"operator my stummy hurt :("
worldly light
Other fun apps:
"straight Up Malware"
((TLDR: Videogame where you and your opponent build a Solo, and then they duke it out. The loser gets their agent blown up))
Imagine something like this IRL
If you lose the game your phone just fuckin dies
glass violet
aight i think i have finished building The Cat
this cat does not own any weapons lol
she just punches shit really good
worldly light
Modern Caveman
cerulean copper
If you lose the game your phone just fuckin dies
internet arguments just got more entertaining
worldly light
Personally I'd keep this as the only permitted way to PVP
paper yacht
this cat does *not* own any weapons lol
she just punches shit really good
buff catte
worldly light
... Just realised the Launcher is literally free.
This thing. It's free.
It comes with a rocket.
The rockets cost 100ed
paper yacht
This thing. It's free.
what book is this from?
worldly light
Um... Black chrome.
It's one of the paid ones
so maybe I should be more cautious about showing off stuff from it iunno, I don't wanna get yelled at
cerulean copper
I don't think anyone'll care if you provide descs or whatever
cerulean copper
like I think there's a difference between just showing item descs and throwing the entire book in here
paper yacht
i mean, i'm just saying, hypothetically you could maybe find a PDF of black chrome for free on google; big maybe of course, not like I looked it up myself
wink wink
worldly light
Here's some stuff from Trigger's Temple which is free.
The same book also has a system for randomly generating guns.
:v
Of the fun stuff
There is a drug bayonet
cerulean copper
isn't there also the salt sword in black chrome
like
that is so unreasonably cruel it's almost funny
paper yacht
There is a drug bayonet
that'd be useful for a medtech tbh
dont need to spend time pulling out the airhypo, just stab your teammate with your gun
tho reloading the Bayonet requires an action, whereas the regular Airhypo mentions specifically that reloading it is not an action
hollow bronze
The rockets cost 100ed
But are also less reliable lol
paper yacht
he he
hollow bronze
Ok nounboy
paper yacht
https://rtalsoriangames.com/downloadable-content/ the devs also have a shitload of free resources here
cerulean copper
you now have 400 eddies in the bank
paper yacht
this isnt a pirate site these are actually uploaded by the publisher afaik
cerulean copper
yeah iirc most expacs are free
hollow bronze
https://i.imgur.com/QVzyxKV.png
Oh no the arm is supposed to be some preem shit. If the gm allowed I'd make the deck excellent quality in exchange for having Problems
cerulean copper
ahhh ok
worldly light
The funniest part of Black Chrome IMO
The finger enthusiast hands.
Why would you want 8 fingers.
In one hand.
It must look so fucked up.
paper yacht
Why would you *want* 8 fingers.
- More cyberfinger tools
- You're Fingers, MD
worldly light
Kid named finger.
paper yacht
oh my god
cerulean copper
Why would you *want* 8 fingers.
I mean mayyybe if it looks clean enough the extra fingers just fold or fuse with the other regular ones? Just going off of the picture the index, middle, and ring could be streamlined to appear normal until they unfold
paper yacht
the Schawarmdevistan is real.
cerulean copper
like those three fingers just split down the middle
boom
8 fingers
which would look horrifying
buuut it does work
paper yacht
cerulean copper
hell, it could even be a tech thing where they improve on them to make them look more human when not in use
paper yacht
also i just want to say while trying to look up this picture I saw a photo of shawarma from a restaurant called The Two Plate Solution
i dont know if thats awful or really funny
cerulean copper
huh
okay actually RK might have worn this if he had the money for it
since it's basically a light armorjack
worldly light
The single shot finger gun costs 7 humanity.
... I wanna see how much humanity that would cost...
cerulean copper
if you installed 8 of those???
worldly light
14 for Cyberarms.
28 for the hands.
worldly light
154
glass violet
cerulean copper
Cyberpsycho named fingers that did nothing but install tons of these
Just a ball of these god awful finger guns
worldly light
308...
Plus the shoulder mount, so 14.
322 humanity.
glass violet
good fucking lird
cerulean copper
Hell, you'll still be psycho after therapy too
worldly light
32 finger guns each with a bullet.
You just make it up to SMG ammo capacity for allat effort lmao.
cerulean copper
I am half tempted to have RK tell a story about someone like this to Daniel
"Some crazy guy on the street was out there shooting his own fingers left right and center. Guy was fucking insane, I barely got away."
worldly light
64 permanent humanity loss from fingers alone.
paper yacht
Cyberpsycho named fingers that did nothing but install tons of these
I mean there's already a psycho in 2077 named Fingers
not a cyberpsycho tho just a regular old psycho
paper yacht
true
worldly light
Kid named Finger.
paper yacht
i didnt kill him but i did beat the shit out of him
worldly light
Ok yeah.
cerulean copper
like imo he's one of those ripperdocs you can just kill without consequence
paper yacht
Kid named Finger.
worldly light
Just the fingers and hands alone will give you 80 permanent Humanity damage.
Not even counting the arms and the shoulder mount.
paper yacht
like imo he's one of those ripperdocs you can just kill without consequence
before ripperdoc inventories were just leveled lists, he sold the best sandy in the game
now you can buy it from any ripperdoc past a certain level
paper yacht
low rate ripperdoc, literally uses refurbished cyberware salvaged from wastebins and corpses. probably runs at a loss and is just in it to coerce sexual favors from joytoys
also has access to a military-grade sandy
cerulean copper
https://i.imgur.com/xN14s3E.png
shiiit maybe I should trade a burner phone and the kevlar vest for this
cerulean copper
>low rate ripperdoc, literally uses refurbished cyberware salvaged from wastebin...
probably filched it off some unfortunate victim he "botched the surgery on"
Fingers is a shit ripperdoc
he'd do it
paper yacht
eh, while Fingers is a sex pest, I don't see him killing patients to harvest their implants
hollow bronze
ok but is his clientele rich enough for it?
paper yacht
he did earnestly try to help Evelyn, after all.
cerulean copper
anyways I think I might get RK the mimic clothing kit for his chest and head armor instead and drop a couple burner phones and the kevlar
concealed armor :)
paper yacht
honestly i was just gonna say that Daniel's jacket is kevlar, and him putting on the armorjack is just him buttoning it up
worldly light
https://i.imgur.com/xN14s3E.png
shiiit maybe I should trade a burner phone and t...
Hey did you know you can navigate the book by pressing the little tabs as if it were an actual website?
Go on, press buy now! See what happens!
paper yacht
after all, kevlar's description says that by the time of Cyberpunk it can just be made into normal clothes
worldly light
:)
cerulean copper
tbh with RK it'd probably make sense for him to have a mimic clothing kit installed in his jacket at least
since he's in a combat zone
and it's easier to look non-threatening if you're not wearing an armorjack
glass violet
hm, thinking maybe dropping some of the like, lil utility cyberware bits from Ember for subdermal armoring, because being sneakybeaky you probably want less obtrusive armor than an armorjack yknow?
paper yacht
eh i'll buy the mimic clothing kit for him anyways :>
ik its probably suboptimal but this is Cyberpunk, the book literally tells you to put style over substance
worldly light
Partially why Vic runs a bike, and not a car.
((also because bikes can dodge bullets and explosions if you upgrade them, cars cannot))
cerulean copper
:)
ngl the Kevlar Helmet is just a funny kitsune mask or something he got for cheap and padded out
paper yacht
Daniel's helmet would probably be like, an armored ski mask or something
worldly light
I always feel like I'm overdressing my blorobos lmao.
cerulean copper
same
worldly light
<3 Nomad Leathers
paper yacht
I always feel like I'm overdressing my blorobos lmao.
girl this is cyberpunk, you're SUPPOSED to overdress them!!! /lh
style over substance
worldly light
I love me the rugged Vibe
glass violet
Ember's helmet's like, a full like, smooth faceless black helmet i imagine
cerulean copper
also I kinda do wonder if I want RK's limbs to be "reinforced" narratively (ie: same armor as the rest of his body armor, but he still has to repair it all himself)
glass violet
full on faceless corpo assassin vibes
worldly light
also I kinda do wonder if I want RK's limbs to be "reinforced" narratively (ie: ...
Mechanically, it will be.
The body armour is always mechanically full body regardless of if it actually covers it
worldly light
Yeah essentially in this case getting through the armour might be explained also as hitting an exposed part.
worldly light
worldly light
like real body armor
That's just an actual mechanic
cerulean copper
I know that's how ablation works
though iirc if damage doesn't go through it doesnt ablate
worldly light
Yees
Unless is acid or fire.
Or some other things stated to always ablate
?????
Corporate island Armour is cheaper than Businesswear, but functions as Businesswear.
worldly light
You still need more than one piece of wear to be considered "dressed"
But that does mean you can skip the top and the jacket.
So half of the "minimum" outfit is complete, you just need the shoes and the pants.
cerulean copper
less loophole-ish but I can see why there's benefits either way
anyways ye this be RK's armor now
cerulean copper
also yeah RK is just
never seen without the mirrorshades lmao
it may have become a habit for him to keep them on him so people don't know where he's looking
paper yacht
cerulean copper
might give him smart glasses later so he can have the cybereyes option that keeps him from getting flashed
paper yacht
Later on I might give Daniel Mood Eyes
They seem like something Daniel would have tbh
glass violet
i think aside from her catgirlification and like, maybe some of her gear, Ember's gonna be built entirely practically, her equipment is there because it makes her more effective and useful to her employers
cerulean copper
i think aside from her catgirlification and like, maybe some of her gear, Ember'...
that tracks
paper yacht
Honestly Daniel's probably rich enough to eat mainly scop instead of kibble
Is it good for him? Probably not!
Is it a miracle he doesn't have scurvy? Yes!
cerulean copper
neither is kibble
also he probably wouldn't get scurvy
scop and kibble still have the bare minimum required for human survival so chances are there's enough vitamins in there to prevent deficiencies
paper yacht
Ah, i see
I thought scop was just like. Pure protein shaped and flavored to look (and vaguely taste) like meat.
cerulean copper
they probably still inject additives into it
paper yacht
But yeah, he's living the high life (not eating literal dog food)
cerulean copper
also tbh I do think RK sometimes resorts to squatting on some isolated rooftop if he can't find a spot to settle down in for the night
paper yacht
RK tells Daniel about literally anything in his life and Daniel's just like "Are you okay, choom? Do you need to talk about it?"
cerulean copper
dear god the trauma dump
glass violet
meanwhile Ember keeps all that shit locked up tight
until they see how she lives lol
cerulean copper
oh god what the fuck-
WHY ARE THEY ALL KEPT IN NEAR IDENTICAL CANS
also gn Katia!
glass violet
gniiite
paper yacht
oh god what the fuck-
Using motor lubricant for sexual purposes does NOT seem like a good idea
cerulean copper
they're all different
the issue
is they all come in similar looking cans
so read the labels lmao
also the shit american soccer moms drive their kids to practice in:
paper yacht
https://i.imgur.com/GpUQNyx.jpeg
Driving my kids to school in a humvee
cerulean copper
also I might need to look over the options RK might have weapons-wise again
my god
"Arasaka Wound Salt"
what the fuck lmao
that is fucking terrible
glass violet
bruh
cerulean copper
"Ah yeah so we designed this sword to cause maximum pain and humiliation for whatever poor soul was unlucky enough to get stabbed with this thing"
paper yacht
Actually comedically evil
cerulean copper
Arasaka moment
glass violet
jebus, Ember's got fuckin 50hp lol
cerulean copper
Noice
glass violet
tough kitty
glass violet
CPR Plutarch would be terrifying ngl
paper yacht
https://i.imgur.com/VGSOv6S.png
A reasonable amount of dakka
paper yacht
CPR Plutarch would be terrifying ngl
Would Plutarch be a solo because he's buff, or a Netrunner because he's a wizard?
paper yacht
I mean, arent netrunners kind of the cyberpunk equivalent of a caster?
glass violet
in 2077 they kinda are, but like, in Red? not really
paper yacht
Mechanically i mean, ik in universe they're more like fancy hackers
Hmmm
Then yeah, probably solo
cerulean copper
I feel like he'd be a Tech/Lawman or Tech/Solo combo
versed grotto
Using motor lubricant for sexual purposes does NOT seem like a good idea
no that's a different oil
also petroleum jelly/vaseline and/or mineral oil are already in use for human contact applications
paper yacht
Ye, i misread
cerulean copper
Randomly thinking more about what the other combat zones are like
paper yacht
prolly depends on the combat zone tbh
i could imagine Japantown and Little China being locked in a gang war between like, the Yakuza and Triads or something
unless they've already merged into the Tygers at this point
if they have, then the Tygers probably fill in as rent-a-cops for the area
cerulean copper
Oh boy
Also half tempted to have RK learn how to make trash ghillie
He has high stealth
paper yacht
should i add some of Daniel's old squadmates as contacts
paper yacht
Maybe give him like two or three as contacts
how do contacts work in CPR? are they just plot hooks for a GM to use?
cerulean copper
I think they're kinda just plot hooks and roleplay characters
If you list an enemy though that does give the GM ammunition
paper yacht
true
paper yacht
I think they're kinda just plot hooks and roleplay characters
prolly gonna write up a fixer contact that he gets his medical supplies from too
cerulean copper
Yeah that makes sense for him
Tbh RK kinda just looks around for whatever he needs
paper yacht
how did he first meet Daniel I wonder
like why he went to his ripper clinic in particular
cerulean copper
Probably went on a run back from the short circuit on his way home, ended up having to stay the night outside and decided to squat on the roof of Daniel's clinic before getting spotted
(for reference, the short circuit is a little ways away from the University District)
(Up north in Little Europe)
paper yacht
Probably went on a run back from the short circuit on his way home, ended up hav...
he's just like "Uh, hey - it's kinda cold, wanna stay inside the night?" and he's absolutely dumbfounded by this act of actual, good-faith kindness
cerulean copper
Yeag
cerulean copper
Yeah absolutely, dude has been living off of literally dog food
Gimme a sec
RK ^
paper yacht
https://tenor.com/view/garfield-dark-souls-humanity-restored-gif-388808977586353...
RK is such a pathetic little creature he needs a hug
cerulean copper
But yeah, RK definitely would've gained humanity from this interaction alone
paper yacht
Daniel has a tendency to just. Make people's lives better with his presence alone. No matter what setting i throw him in
I have a power fantasy, and that fantasy is to have the power to help people
cerulean copper
Honestly given a place to stay for the night that isn't a cramped hole in the wall is already enough for someone to earn his trust because he'd be genuinely blindsided by something like this
If I am being serious though, part of why RK is always on edge is because he genuinely doesn't expect people to be good towards him
glass violet
same with Ember, tbh
paper yacht
Honestly given a place to stay for the night that isn't a cramped hole in the wa...
after this happens a few times i imagine he just gives him a sleeping bag to sleep inside instead of a shitty waiting room couch
maybe even watch some old anime or something :3
cerulean copper
RK probably moves in eventually and helps to pay rent
Also maybe does networking for the place too
glass violet
ngl Ember's probably gonna at least start out incredibly envious of them
cerulean copper
I think RK himself is gonna wonder if Ember feels lonely
glass violet
she absolutely does, but i think she's not gonna realize it at first
kinda liking the idea of her not knowing just how fucked up her life is until meeting these nerds, and slowly realizing it and wanting to get out
paper yacht
what would Daniel's clinic be named i wonder
ik i'm going to go less hard into religion with Daniel than I did with his other depictions, he's more like a non-practicing christian in CPR
could call it Almost Heaven, after the line from Take Me Home Country Roads (and also referencing him being a priest in his other depictions)
pretty sure that song was made before the big point of divergence in the Cyberpunk universe, right?
glass violet
still a good name
paper yacht
Also I'm actually not sure
the biggest point of divergence is in the 90s after a google search (and Bladerunner is mentioned in the CPR rulebook) but smaller divergences happen at least around the turn of the century, since Saburo served in WW2
cerulean copper
Also tbh I think that if RK opened up a place it'd be called "Don't Let's Start"
cerulean copper
the biggest point of divergence is in the 90s after a google search (and Bladeru...
Tbh though with Saburo that's more of a "the man that would become x leader" kind of thing
cerulean copper
I feel like RK knows a fixer or two but he's not on good enough terms with them to curry any favor from them as far as supplies or gigs go
paper yacht
for daniel it's not really a 'good terms' thing, moreso just that he has something the fixer wants and the fixer has stuff he wants
he has no real favor with them, it's just where he gets his stuff.
hell, I could say him spending 200 eddies per drug is meant to represent him running his clinic at a loss bc he's giving discounts to the Fixer's clients
cerulean copper
Like with RK he mostly gets by on local or small time netrunning gigs that wouldn't earn him anything particularly valuable
Which is why he has to supplement it with otherwise legitimate work and other side hustles to make ends meet
The two fixers he does know are at best people he occasionally talks to to see if a night market is open if he can't track down any programs in the local bodegas
paper yacht
Which is why he has to supplement it with otherwise legitimate work and other si...
what legitimate work would RK be getting up to?
glass violet
It is kinda odd thinking of how different the worlds Ember and these two live in are
cerulean copper
I think I've said it before but he does a lot of food delivery work for local restaurants on top of actual cybersecurity and IT work on the side
paper yacht
It is kinda odd thinking of how different the worlds Ember and these two live in...
poor ember
also a wet cat
she needs a hug too :<
glass violet
A wet cat who's in an entirely different puddle than those two
paper yacht
hold the ember gently like scopburger
glass violet
I think also a point for like, the kinda tragedy that is Ember's story here, is that she chose this, like she didn't know what she was getting herself into, but she still made the choice to seek what she thought would be a better life
And then ended up worse off than before, if not materially so
cerulean copper
I think that's also part of what led to RK getting into a situation this bad
He wanted to run away
And he paid the price for it
paper yacht
He wanted to run away
Daniel got into the situation he's in by doing the opposite
cerulean copper
Also on the subject of cyberpsychosis, I think Rockerboys and Solos are probably the most dangerous of them all
Rockerboys especially
Like a good solo can kill a lot of people but a Rockerboy can potentially wage war with their fanbase
And a deranged one?
Not gonna end well
paper yacht
his family fled Night City, he stayed because he got a medical training scholarship and miracle job from Trauma Team
paper yacht
Like a good solo can kill a lot of people but a Rockerboy can potentially wage w...
high level rockerboys are basically cult leaders
cerulean copper
Yep
With RK he was born and raised in Night City, but he was sectioned off from the masses having grown up with a relatively rich family. Shit hit the fan when the 4th corporate war started followed by the time of Red, causing him to flee due to familial infighting (at that point quite a few suspicious deaths had happened)
Of course Night City has a habit of humbling people and it certainly knocked him down by about thirty notches
He legitimately can't tell if living life as an exec would've been more or less stressful than his current position
paper yacht
With RK he was born and raised in Night City, but he was sectioned off from the ...
Daniel was born and raised in a Megastructure with his family, in a shitty apartment barely fit for three people; he was lucky enough for his megastructure to have a school, which ended up being part of the reason he landed that scholarship from Trauma Team
cerulean copper
I love how these two are so different from each other in their own little ways
paper yacht
I love how these two are so different from each other in their own little ways
ye, all shitty conditions in their own way :3
worldly light
Vic was a "my life in a mobile home" kid, except with more gunfights.
paper yacht
aint no happy endings in night city, but you can at least make your bad ending a little less bad :>
worldly light
Vic was a "my life in a mobile home" kid, except with more gunfights.
((caravan with the Road Train converted for living in))
cerulean copper
I could imagine an even worse fate for RK in 2077 if he manages to get out of NC
worldly light
Also hai
worldly light
I could imagine an even worse fate for RK in 2077 if he manages to get out of NC
Send this fool to America.
worldly light
ngl all I know about CyPunk America is that is sucks ass and that Detroit is a city sized prison
cerulean copper
~~Send this fool to America.~~
Actually yes, he becomes an FIA Spook
worldly light
ngl all I know about CyPunk America is that is sucks ass and that Detroit is a c...
Not in the "we built a prison" way, in the "We built a big ass wall and just chuck people in there A-la Gothic prison colony."
Realising that, narratively, furries and nekomimi would be the main way some people know what most animals are
Because animals are basically non existent in the city.
paper yacht
I could imagine an even worse fate for RK in 2077 if he manages to get out of NC
i mean i could see him getting more work in 2077
since we see there that netrunners can operate remotely again
cerulean copper
Actually yes, he becomes an FIA Spook
^
worldly light
It sucks in a functional dystopian way.
Red sucks in a postapocalyptic dystopian way.
cerulean copper
i mean i could see him getting more work in 2077
and yeah, he could
another idea is that he ends up as a small time fixer of some sort
paper yacht
daniel would probably be stationed in Kabuki by 2077, with Regina as his fixer
just because Regina is the only fixer in night city that isn't a goddamn crime lord
cerulean copper
I do think that RK as a fixer would still pay Daniel a visit or two
not as a fixer, just as a friend
maybe he'd have connections with netwatch?
not sure, but maybe
paper yacht
i mean he's still a Ripperdoc at the end of the day, and one that actually cares abt his patients
i can see why a Fixer would want to see him
cerulean copper
he probably does his own personal jobs on the side too
mostly dealing with voodoo boys
though it's more or less a public safety thing
letting AIs through the blackwall is bad news for everyone
paper yacht
yeah fuck the VDBs
daniel is very much traumatized by having fried half-dead netrunners brought to his clinic, even in 2045
cerulean copper
I wouldn't say he's being heroic or anything, but there are rumors abound that he works with netwatch and has gigs to keep people like the VDBs in check for everyone's good
a lot of his gigs are probably precision strikes tbh
paper yacht
he probably would get even more cases like that in 2077 because netrunners are getting shot less
cerulean copper
like RK (if he were a fixer) probably has gigs that just get straight to the point, with him and a few other netrunners under his payroll doing investigative work beforehand so they can send in a solo like V to quickly eliminate the threat on his hands
though V is just
built different
ngl he's probably seen the horrific shit the VDBs do to whoever helps them too
anyways uh
sorry for ranting about a future this character may never have
paper yacht
sorry for ranting about a future this character may never have
nah dw about it :3
i love hearing people rant about their blorbos
genuinely
glass violet
that's what we're doin here lol
paper yacht
it fills me with joy
glass violet
yap away
cerulean copper
but yeah, I think that RK would be the sort to work with netwatch in a more or less mutual relationship
he gets some pay and info from them, they get someone that can give them intel from the street
paper yacht
i could see RK getting like. burned but surviving. and his crew's first reaction is to send him to Daniel
netrunner meal
cerulean copper
pffff
cerulean copper
i could see RK getting like. burned but surviving. and his crew's first reaction...
interesting fan quest idea lol
take a few gigs from a fixer, next thing you know you're getting a call from a ripperdoc asking if you know him and that he's currently sitting in a hospital bed
paper yacht
take a few gigs from a fixer, next thing you know you're getting a call from a r...
it says you still have a few gigs to do with him when you mouse over his fixer map marker so it comes as a surprise
cerulean copper
Cyberbug 2077
paper yacht
Daniel doesn't have access to the neuralware necessary to save his life, and asks you to fetch it for him
Have to fight through a scav haunt that's smuggling ware they stole from some corpo shipment, klep the neuralware from there
if you don't do the quest within a few in-game days, RK actually just dies and you come into the clinic to see Daniel crying over his body
cerulean copper
would be an interesting quest tbh
honestly it'd be both incredibly sad and would add a bit of storytelling to it all
cerulean copper
he definitely needs it
paper yacht
hold focks gently like burger
glass violet
hugs from the world's strongest catgirl
cerulean copper
I do wonder what Ember would be doing in 2077 tbh
if she manages to make it that far
worldly light
Sawtooth is a Solo/tech
If she were in 2077 she'd... Probably be fine Tbh. FBC's are rather timeless if they can keep up with the replacement parts.
paper yacht
In 2077 Daniel's work would probably be the same
Hell maybe even a bit easier, given MaxDocs are a thing
glass violet
I do wonder what Ember would be doing in 2077 tbh
i mean... depends on how her story goes with this story
cuz i do imagine her at least attempting to ditch the corp at some point, whether that works or not is still to be seen
worldly light
Vic is in her early 20's
paper yacht
Daniel is like mid twenties
worldly light
She's not old.
paper yacht
Went through college, joined trauma team, worked with them for like five years before leaving them on good-ish terms
worldly light
Vic got Exiled over losing an entire shipment they were escorting.
glass violet
yeah CPR Ember is gonna be early twenties too
worldly light
Vic got Exiled over losing an entire shipment they were escorting.
She disregarded orders to save a guy
From getting ran over.
((one of their own guys, not some random pedestrian))
But yeah one dead guy << The biggest gig in five years so.
cerulean copper
jesus
worldly light
You can't make bank without losing a dozen men.
- they actually kinda really need the money to stay afloat.
paper yacht
She disregarded orders to save a guy
Was the guy Jim?
worldly light
Nah. Jim was just one of the people who thought lives are more important than making cash.
worldly light
was it after disregarding those orders or...?
Yeah she was guarding the "engine" of a road-train, so when she dipped out to get the guy out of the mess, the Highway Bandits could just unload into it from the unguarded side before the escort regrouped, and it was enough to break it down.
cerulean copper
ahhh okay
hollow bronze
netrunner meal
costpimce
hollow bronze
yeah
paper yacht
What if daniel's Carryall Bag was a purse
glass violet
Yknow... if I wanted things to be a lil sillier I could have Ember work for the fuckin catgirl PMC, i forget what it's called
paper yacht
Yknow... if I wanted things to be a lil sillier I could have Ember work for the ...
Danger Gal?
More like catgirl pinkertons than PMCs (which is equally as funny if not funnier)
glass violet
Ah gotcha lol
paper yacht
In universe ad (mildly suggestive)
glass violet
No yeah that'd be perfect for a less depressing version of her lol
hollow bronze
tbh i do think they work for a depressing version of ember (unless I am misremembering the lore)
glass violet
Oh?
glass violet
Welp ig it wouldn't be cyberpunk without everything being awful lol
worldly light
IIRC An estranged child from Arasaka either got ditched, or just stayed behind when Saka's were skipping NUSA, and she later started the agency.
The main job they do in NUSA is trying to eradicate the remainders of Araska Presence.
And obviously Araska crimes are um... Kinda extreme in many cases
crystal urchin
well, its more like she signed up with the NUSA as part of a Paperclip-style deal where she gave them details on Arasaka operations and they let her take over some of the ones that surrendered
leaden trout
The funniest part about Danger Girl is that the cat girl thing is entirely just a marketing gimmick, they’re basically like any other Pinkerton-type agency aside from that
crystal urchin
yeah, they play up the "cat girl private detective" but theyre a fairly standard private security / military contractor otherwise
worldly light
Yeah.
Similar thing with Sanroo. Though there is more of a lean into it
Essentially Danger Gal's is narratively an exercise in futility.
Even the "least fucked up Arasaka" creates essentially-Pinkertons
cerulean copper
Night City moment
glass violet
Rotating CPR Ember
⬅️ this cat now speaks French :3
cerulean copper
Wheee
Tbh conflicted on whether RK speaks Russian or Japanese as a secondary language
glass violet
Either one could be neat
paper yacht
Daniel's secondary is just streetslang tbh
glass violet
Actually was thinking French might be Ember's primary language
paper yacht
Daniel's just English and Streetslang
Tho, given that he's from Little Europe, and he has an italian last name. I could swap Streetslang for Italian
Environmentally friendly expendable anti-tank :3c
cerulean copper
Biotechnica making a rocket launcher that can be used as fertilizer
I do like the idea tbh
Flare gun moment
halcyon violet
"you wish you were right" is fully in my lexicon because of this post
paper yacht
https://youtu.be/tgfXvTRIhzA?si=GY_lzRC0bgMOzXuy hey i think i found what cyber-derek would look like
cerulean copper
Oh my god
paper yacht
he would 100% go by the callsign "Anabolic Swag" tbh
cerulean copper
Ngl I'm not sure how RK would've picked up Ninetails as a callsign
paper yacht
daniel probably picked up Little Light as a street handle bc it was his old callsign in Trauma Team
cerulean copper
Y'know, I kinda wonder now
Do net architectures vaguely mimic that of the building they're in?
paper yacht
Do net architectures vaguely mimic that of the building they're in?
It probably depends on the building tbh, and how local IT specialists decided to set it up
I've always imagined it looked kinda like the mission map in the Mechanicus game, with several corridors representing connections and 'rooms' representing vulnerable devices
Then again i never netran in CPR so i wouldnt know
Kinda like this
cerulean copper
Ahhh ok
paper yacht
Again this isnt like, a factual statement - just kinda how i imagine it
cerulean copper
No I mean I can see how it's visualized now
paper yacht
Ah :3
cerulean copper
The only other way I can see it is as like
Rogue
The game
Since iirc CPR interfaces are super simple
And RK has a cheapass Cyberdeck
So it'd make sense
worldly light
Actualllyyy
It's usually just a branching node map.
So it would not have 90% of the building. Unless somehow all of the rooms have nodes.
cerulean copper
ohhh ok
worldly light
You kind of see the nodes as mini rooms if you're fully jacked in, with the programs as little guys
If you're using the visor as you probably should, the representations are projected into the environment.
So you're essentially overlaying the net structure over realspace.
That's why the programs have canon appearances.
Personally I always describe full jack as "you're floating in a little cubby, and it glorps into bigger constructs"
Think... 🚟
And you're following the rails to different stations.
Full of funky little cartoon guys that want to scoop your brain out.
Does that... Make sense?
cerulean copper
Yep
Also on the subject of viruses (once you reach the bottom floor)
how does a GM define how many net actions that takes
is it just based on vibes
worldly light
Mystery
cerulean copper
like if I do "this virus disables all Black ICE in the net architecture" would that be 10 net actions?
worldly light
IMO, you got that far, that's basically free.