Yes
#Cyberpunk
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There we go :3c
worldly light
cerulean copper
Ahh thx
glass violet
There we go :3c
AMAZING
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also without his jacket on he looks Fucked Up, where are his organs
kids, dont try to bang your phone
cerulean copper
Like for context RK has a Body of 6 and probably gets a workout doing just about every odd job on the street
glass violet
Ember's probably got a mandated in-depth workout and training routine to keep her in peak operational shape
despite only having one organic arm lol
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Daniel's not strong by any sense of the imagination but he is healthy-ish
as healthy as a non-corpo can be, anyways
glass violet
lmao
cerulean copper
Definitely RK
worldly light
Physically stopping my characters from referring to cheap items as costing 'ten bob'
cerulean copper
Nah make em say it it'd be funny
worldly light
Why would they know extremely ancient British slang for money?
halcyon violet
you can sell 10 guys named bob for this much money
cerulean copper
Who knows, maybe they met a displaced Brit on the road
worldly light
A displaced Brit who still rembers the days of yore when shillings were the main currency.
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~~A displaced Brit who still rembers the days of yore when shillings were the ma...
actually what is the UK in cyberpunk like
worldly light
No Idea ngl
harsh nest
actually what is the UK in cyberpunk like
violent, somewhat behind-the-times technologically compared to Europe and full of American refugees
left and then rejoined the EU-equivalent
cerulean copper
~~A displaced Brit who still rembers the days of yore when shillings were the ma...
When was the Eddie first introduced?
Nvm
Running the numbers at minimum this theoretical British person would have to be in their 60s or 70s to remember money before the eurodollar
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rotating ripperdoc dani again :3
also, i remember we were talking about harvesting dead people's cyberware before, apparently there are official rules for looting cyberware
you can either spend four hours and do a surgery check to remove it with care, or you can just yank it out quickly but it's destroyed and you have to repair it later for it to have resale value
cerulean copper
Oh lord
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Daniel lugging the dead cyberpsycho to his clinic after a job (rent's due next week)
I mean, he has high Cybertech anyways, so he could probably just messily rip it out and then repair it
cerulean copper
Ngl RK is really grossed out regarding corpseware but I think maybe later on if he gets desperate enough he'll go looking for a corpse
Though tbh the fact he can make a few eddies a day off of random gig work would help either way
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Again, Daniel'd never hurt or kill someone specifically for his implants, and in fact he thinks its absolutely fucking awful to do such a thing
but like... that dead booster doesn't need it anymore, and rent's not cheap
cerulean copper
I think if RK works for 5 hours just doing small time gigs every day for a week he could pay off his food expenses alone
Since that's what
50 eddies per day
Assuming nothing goes wrong
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i mean, the GM also determines if there's gigs to do
there might not be
honestly if I were a GM, i probably would go against the standard hustle table a few times just to make stuff interesting
like maybe a medtech got some high-class corpo client and got a big break, so maybe they earned like 600 eddies or something
or the solo got a contract with some arms manufacturer to do an ad for them
yknow?
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i get the idea (hustle's supposed to just be something you do when the rest of your squad's resting off a firefight, not a main source of income), but i do think leaving it entirely up to a dice table is kinda boring
plus it's pretty costly for it to require a full, uninterrupted week
cerulean copper
Also RK does kinda have the same thing that Takemura has but I think that might be kind of a protection thing?
Idk lol
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Also RK does kinda have the same thing that Takemura has but I think that might ...
like the weird neck cyberware?
cerulean copper
Yeah
I imagine it's old Neo-Soviet tech
More outdated and it's not very pretty looking compared to the newer stuff people can get
Maybe later on I'll give him nasal filters or something to help represent that more
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Maybe later on I'll give him nasal filters or something to help represent that m...
nasal filters to help with rank ass smell of sleeping in a dumpster
cerulean copper
Also it makes getting flushed out with toxic gas easier to deal with
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i just got Daniel one of those 20 eddie gas masks for those
cerulean copper
Same
Also this brings up the awful image of RK wearing the gas mask under his kitsune mask with the virtuality goggles on top of it all
Cool -2
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-1 to REF because all the masks are weighing his head down
i still think this picture is funny
tactical femboy deployed
cerulean copper
I kinda imagine the only super heavy part of it is the Virtuality goggles
Since the gas mask could just be a filtration thing
paper yacht
yeah, p sure it'd just be a rebreather
but then again, how would the kitsune mask fit between the rebreather and the virtuality goggles?
cerulean copper
That's the thing
It'd look terrible but it's mostly kept in place with a strap
So throw on the rebreather then the mask then the goggles
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Daniel just like. Keeps his rebreather in his purse
and puts it on when the toxic ash storm comes in
that purse is NOT for his keys and wallet
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damn RK has a purse? slaaaaayyyy
cerulean copper
No he has a shitty duffel bag
Same thing though just takes the mask out and throws it on
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~~Daniel has his secrets~~
reaching into his purse to grab his wallet but accidentally pulls out a broken, blood-soaked sandevistan
cerulean copper
RK meanwhile spends a full 3 seconds searching in his bag just to pull out 100 arrows
One of which has an impaled cybereye on its tip
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still buzzing and sparking too
cerulean copper
"Dude I don't think this is salvageable."
glass violet
i just got Daniel one of those 20 eddie gas masks for those
yeah Ember has one of those
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"aw dangit"
(actually bc of exploding dice he COULD succeed the roll on a crit success)
cerulean copper
RK is just looking at Daniel turning this cybereye to mush while trying to take it off of the arrow like a demented marshmallow
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Daniel spending a solid two months trying to get a crit success to fix this damn cybereye like
(100 eb cybertech requires a full week of work and a DV21 check to repair)
(and if you fail the check you only realize halfway through you need to try again)
DING DING DING DING
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after like three months he finally fixed the damn thing
glass violet
yeah the various "___Tech" skills are for repairing whatever theyre for
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like, anyone can repair cyberware
techs and medtechs just tend to be good at it, because they invest in Cybertech already
glass violet
yep
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https://i.imgur.com/9XYjDn7.png
RK just turns it off and back on again and it somehow works
glass violet
Ember's def gonna focus on weapontech, and probably electronic/security tech when she picks up Tech as a class
cuz weirdly electronic/security tech is both for like, computers and cyberdecks and shit, as well as like, locks and alarms and scanners and shit
it's like, the one tech skill that isn't just for repairing stuff from what i'm seeing
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ye
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**DING DING DING DING**
just realized i was doing this bit wrong, forgot to include my TECH lmao
whatever. bit over
cerulean copper
also tbh with RK I did change him so he has maxed cybertech now
because he definitely does his own repairs
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stealing daniel's job........ /j
glass violet
yeah same reason Ember has a couple points in it
she's still got one organic arm, but still
lots of other cyberware too
paper yacht
no he just had to learn a lot having y'know
ik it was a joke lol
cerulean copper
ye I saw the /j
but on a more serious note he kinda does need to know how to do some self maintenance
paper yacht
yeah, pretty sure Cybertech's one of those skills that starts at a +2
like Streetslang and Brawl
cerulean copper
night city is a dangerous place and he can't always get to a reliable ripperdoc
glass violet
technically Ember doesn't need to do self maintenance, im sure there's a like, clinic she could go to with her corp for maintenance but still, good to know
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she can't always go to a clinic, anyways. she might be out on a job and need a quick fix
since Cybertech can be used for Quick Fix medical rolls that involve cyberware
glass violet
she can't always go to a clinic, anyways. she might be out on a job and need a q...
tru tru
cerulean copper
like RK isn't streetwise enough to make any super great connections but he does at least have the skills needed to make sure he can survive a rough night
glass violet
Ember would probably struggle a bit, she's more specialized and relies on the systems she's used to, for now
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Daniel would struggle a lot because he's got kind of a soft heart and just can't bear the streets
glass violet
she'll definitely pick up more proper survival/street smarts kinda skills as things go along so she won't be completely fucked when she drops from the corp
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he's got 5 WILL and nothing invested in Endurance, after all
Those years in Trauma Team may have hardened him a bit but he's still a soft boy at heart
(soft as in softhearted not uwu softboy)
cerulean copper
RK definitely would try to teach the others what to do if they end up homeless but I don't think he'd be a great teacher
glass violet
Hmm
Wonder if there's a way to represent Lancer Ember's like, shock charge feature in her hands
Maybe like, a popup integrated stun gun?
cerulean copper
could work tbh
glass violet
Stun guns kinda weak tho, and doesn't mechanically do anything her punches don't normally do
cerulean copper
could just say they're electrified tbh
paper yacht
i mean
the point of the stun gun is that it no killy
when big meaty cyber hands very much do
glass violet
Yeah, tru, wait there's a kinda like, stun needle cybernetic thing
Tho it's only dv13 to resist
cerulean copper
yeah but at the same time a medtech can just shank you and make you go night night
and then you wake up without kidneys
glass violet
This could work
cerulean copper
also I did trade RK's laptop and burner phone for an agent
tbh I imagine it has a like
weird and kinda faulty personality
glass violet
yeahhh agents are too good to not have
cerulean copper
RK got a knockoff and it sometimes stutters or glitches
think of a less crazy Ordis
glass violet
Ember's Agent's personality is very crisp and businessike, of course, she's not allowed to change it off the company mandated one
cerulean copper
part of this is probably because he tampered with its internal code and crashed it multiple times
imagining RK sitting in a chair plugged into a shitty Agent is a funny thought tbh
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Daniel's Agent probably sounds depressed, because it learnt from him interacting with it when he was all alone
his isnt particularly good or bad, just a standard quality 100 eddie Agent
cerulean copper
I say RK's agent is poor quality but he has "improved" it to the point where it's equivalent to a 100 eddie Agent
which is just to say he took the time to try and beef its security up
like some of his stuff RK's Agent is probably a neo-soviet design that looks more like a brick than an actual Agent
glass violet
Ember's is probably fairly standard, though in biotechnica colors of black/white/green housing
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Daniel internally cringes every time he has to say "BangMe!" (as in the in-universe cash transfer app)
"Yeah can you BangMe! for it, I'll pay you back when I get home"
cerulean copper
like RK's Agent probably looks something like this but it's super low tech
like it is an actual brick
probably does 2d6 damage too if he throws it at someone
cerulean copper
"Yeah can you BangMe! for it, I'll pay you back when I get home"
RK is so confused lmao
"You want me to WHAT?!"
glass violet
Daniel internally cringes every time he has to say "BangMe!" (as in the in-unive...
that fuckin name lmao
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"You want me to WHAT?!"
(daniel has had this exact same conversation with someone at least 7 times by now)
glass violet
Ember absolutely would not call it that lol, she'd just say transfer
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"Yeah can you BangMe! for it, I'll pay you back when I get home"
this is also not a very good thing to overhear a like ~27 year old say to an 18 year old
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in-character fucking beams the eddies into his account lmao
i mean im pretty sure that instant-cash-transfer-with-your-brain thing isnt around during the time of the red, otherwise cash transfer apps would be kind of useless
or at least, its not as ubiquitous
cerulean copper
oh ye true
glass violet
yea
i think like, internal agents are the default in 2077
cerulean copper
actually there is an internal agent option
but it's poor quality
there's also the better version
but it's 500 eddies
glass violet
yeah there's a couple
but like, you need a whole-ass cyberaudio suite, and a cybereye, and a chyron, and the internal agent, if you want the full functionality lol
cerulean copper
yeag true
glass violet
4 fuckin pieces of cyberware for a fully functioning internal agent, it's nutty
cerulean copper
but yeah in typical RK fashion his gear is not the best quality, it just works
cerulean copper
Daniel's Agent probably sounds depressed, because it learnt from him interacting...
also RK would definitely ask what's up with his Agent at some point
he'd just go "Do you want me to change its personality to not be so... Down?"
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also Internal Agents in 2045 are described as being really finicky
since most apps rely on a visual display and a touchscreen to function
glass violet
eugh Ember's Agent probably is constantly listening for shit that'd get her in trouble with the company
cerulean copper
also I wonder if Ember would get into trouble inviting RK to her place
glass violet
yeah was about to say
cerulean copper
like "You really let a homeless person in here?"
though if there is surveillance there's probably a way to disable it
and it's even noted in one of the descs that it's a 50 eddie fine for disabling security
but a lot of corpos do it anyways to have privacy
glass violet
mmhm
glass violet
like "You really let a homeless person in here?"
tbh if she's sposta be working with him it's probably less of a problem
cerulean copper
yeah that's true
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biotechnica would probably be thinking like
"oh good, that saves us money"
because they dont need to send a ripper or a runner with her because she already nabbed two dipshits off the street to do that for them
glass violet
tho, once the company knows she's working with those two, they'll probably hit her with a clause of like, "if they do/learn anything that would compromise the company, you have to kill them"
cerulean copper
tho, once the company knows she's working with those two, they'll probably hit h...
I wonder if this is the turning point
glass violet
oooh yeah something unavoidable happens and she has to make that choice and like, has to kill RK or something, but as she's about to stab him while he's sleeping or something, she can't bring herself to do it and breaks like a lil monitoring device put on her to make sure she did it
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three dipshits fight the entirety of Biotechnica
glass violet
this can only go well :3
cerulean copper
it's like they have wanted pictures of these three and RK's is just a picture of him fighting a ganger for a hot dog
glass violet
i imagine when RK wakes up un-stabbed, Ember's just absolutely fucked up cuz they shut off all the cyberware that was regulating her systems and shit and she's trying to shove them all out the door cuz there's a fuckin squad coming to kick them out
cerulean copper
RK meanwhile is just wondering why Ember's face is contorted in pain
it doesn't take a medic to know something's not right
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I mean like. If fuckin Biotechnica is after their asses, they're basically living on borrowed time
yeah if they get to Daniel's clinic they'd be semi-safe, because they'd not want to conduct a "special military operation" in a place as public as the Uni District, and also because they don't want one of Daniel's other clients mailing them fuckin anthrax
but they'd basically be locked into that general area until Biotechnica gives up
glass violet
yeah, or just try to book it out of the fuckin city at that point
cerulean copper
tbh I think it can depend because edgerunners in general will at one point get in trouble with one major corp or another
so this could force a timeskip of some sort or it's an active mission to get out of the city
glass violet
yea
i mean i can't imagine they'd try super hard to hunt her down, like, just thinking about the corpo start for 2077, they didn't really persue V after fucking up her cyberware and stuff
cerulean copper
I think the crew would probably need to spend a month or two just laying low
or more
depending on how much negative attention they've gotten out of the corp
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yeah
they wouldnt care too much about killing off one rogue solo, not like she's really that important
glass violet
yeah again, they'd probably just shut off or spike any corporate-supplied cyberware she has (which as of now are her arm and subdermal plating), remove access to any company assets and stuff and chase her out of her apartment or something
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https://i.imgur.com/kaoDC1z.jpeg
iirc you need a certain body stat to even use it because they're just that chunky
glass violet
fuckin hell
cerulean copper
I think RK's therapeutics are like
Arasaka or something
or they're also made by Fox Dynamics (random ass corporation I made up on the spot for the legs)
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yeah most of the stuff i made for Daniel are just random corps i made up on the spot
glass violet
Ember's are all obvs gonna be made by biotechnica or subsidiaries
cerulean copper
tbh I imagine Fox Dynamics is like an Arasaka subsidiary or something that's used to sell off old or outdated designs that never sold that well
like they're just a shell company
or they're even an upstart that quickly fizzled out after 2050
either way the tech RK has is a mix of mid to low tech stuff he kinda just scrounged up
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Daniel's stuff is all like, of middling quality
nothing bad, nothing good
good enough that it won't crap out on him, but it's no top-line corpo model either
painfully and unmistakeably average :3
glass violet
the gang rolls up to Ember's apartment
this shit starts playing
https://youtu.be/HDuKp4rwOtQ?si=_ETv4MdX17Zfn48p
worldly light
I think CPR Mop would Def. End up sleeping in alleyways.
Not even like. Tent or anything just sitting propped up against the wall.
glass violet
oof
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this is like. the approximate size of Daniel's 'clinic'
it's literally just some studio apartment with medical workspaces inside it
(and obviously nowhere near as nice looking)
most comfortable amenities replaced or refitted to be used as medical equipment
what was once his living area was converted into a waiting area
glass violet
yeah i'm just imagining V's apartment for Ember, but just fuckin bare aside from the bed and desk
cerulean copper
I feel like RK would sleep in some corner of the clinic or apartment he's been invited into in fear of taking up too much space (he's dealt with overcrowding before)
at least at first
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yknow now that i think about it
V has a really damn nice apartment
like. its spacious. probably cheap given the fact it's in a megabuilding. only has a handful of rooms but that's fine
glass violet
yeah, like, aside from the lack of like, a proper kitchen area, it's not bad
worldly light
It's kinda implied they've been doing well.
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no cooking area iirc but like, this is a world of scop and prepaks, for the average joe its not necessary
worldly light
Nomads have stoves.
:v
((the housing upgrade specifically gives the car cooking equipment
glass violet
It's kinda implied they've been doing well.
yeah i mean, she's got a fuckin car, an apartment in a pretty central location and with a pretty damn good view, and a whole-ass armory room in the apartment, like, not bad at all
cerulean copper
tbf Nomads also probably hunt living animals on occasion compared to the people living in Night City
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nomads dont really have access to prepaks, either
cerulean copper
especially since Everest exists
worldly light
Yeah I'm making an observation
cerulean copper
nomads dont really have access to prepaks, either
they can depending on what shipments they raid/get into
assuming prepaks last that long
worldly light
They also trade
cerulean copper
that too
cerulean copper
y'know that's probably a bad sign but whatever, it's night city and food is food
worldly light
"this is barely food" is a sentiment around all meals you can carry
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y'know that's probably a bad sign but whatever, it's night city and food is food
prepaks at least taste like actual food and not fucking dog kibble
do they taste good? no. but its better than kibble.
worldly light
Somehow food sticks are worse than kibble.
paper yacht
i'll take bland nigh tasteless scopsteak over dog food, thank you
put a little synth-ketchup on it, and it almost tastes decent!
glass violet
tho i do also find it funny that MRE's are apparently the same cost as kibble and food sticks and seem significantly nicer
paper yacht
MREs are probably for like, corpo soldiers tho
i doubt any jo schmo can go out and just buy an MRE
cerulean copper
Somehow food sticks are worse than kibble.
I imagine it's just a tasteless hunk of nutrient dense vaguely granola-textured stuff that leaves your mouth super dry and feels like you bit into a piece of chalk masquerading as something edible
glass violet
i doubt any jo schmo can go out and just buy an MRE
i mean, technically it is just on the gear list for shit u can just start with, but yeah, probably less available, also requires water to prepare
cerulean copper
RK filling his up with dirty rainwater
glass violet
~~RK filling his up with dirty rainwater~~
mmmm, the nice zing that the acid rain gives it :3
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also on normal prepak you can afford to go out to a resaurant weekly, which like, thats once a week of eating food that tastes just like real food (though it isnt)
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i mean, technically it is just on the gear list for shit u can just start with, ...
plus after you start, you have to actually source your items from somewhere, like actual stores, fixers, or night markets
glass violet
i imagine Ember's sitting somewhere between kibble and generic prepak lifestyles
like she gets paid a decent amount, but not enough to be going out every weekend
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damn biotechnica is not paying their soldiers well lmao
i mean, i consider Generic Prepak to be like. what a good chunk of non-homeless Night Cityites eat.
glass violet
yknow, actually, thinking about the comment Gan made about Ember having food laced with Prime Time for emotional dampening, and yeah actually, maybe she gets proper MRE's like, given to her, but they're laced with that
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like, it does line up with how much the average person irl spends on groceries for themselves monthly, 300-400 bucks a month
glass violet
i mean, i consider Generic Prepak to be like. what a good chunk of non-homeless ...
oh gotchya, yeah then probably closer to that then
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oh gotchya, yeah then probably closer to that then
i mean thats the thing about ttrpgs, everyone interprets them differents :3
while i may think most Night Cityites are on Generic Prepak, you might not :>
cerulean copper
tbh kibble is the lowest of the low and iirc everyone starts on it
paper yacht
i interpret kibble as like. poverty food. the kinda stuff people in RK's position eat
someone with regular work probably eats generic prepak, someone with a decently cushy job or a fixer who rakes in a lotta dough prolly runs on good prepak
glass violet
i interpret kibble as like. poverty food. the kinda stuff people in RK's positio...
tbh i think it's kinda implied like, most people are in poverty food territory at the time of red
glass violet
the city's fucked six ways from sundays, a lot of people are struggling
glass violet
blows up arasaka with my mind
m8 that's what started this whole mess lol
cerulean copper
that and the fourth corporate war in general
and the datakrash
total breakdown of both information and the supply routes
paper yacht
m8 that's what started this whole mess lol
we need another nuke, it'll cancel out
trust
worldly light
Vic "likes" the lemon flavoured kibble because "if you close your eyes and give yourself psychosomatic brain damage, you can pretend it's hard candy"
glass violet
but yeah, when the like, assumed living situation for a pc is like, jumping between cube hotels, living in a car, or maybe a like, fuckin shipping container, i don't think anyone's implied to be doing well at all
paper yacht
daniel would get a NeuTongue just so he can save money on food
cerulean copper
RK honest to god get a lot of the fruit and chicken flavored stuff
just because he can at least pretend it's anything but kibble
worldly light
Lemon is a good flavour cause it's intense.
So you don't taste how fake the whole thing is.
That's why they make citrus energy drinks all the time.
cerulean copper
also I feel like RK gets harassed by cops a lot for squatting
glass violet
but yeah, i imagine Ember's like, better off than like, base-level stuff, but still not enough to be like, really comfortable in her position yknow? Still has a stretch here or there where she can only afford kibble but mostly has like, a step above that
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#1 rule of Cyberpunk
cerulean copper
That's why they make citrus energy drinks all the time.
even then energy drinks taste like shit...
also ngl idk how people can just keep chugging monsters
that shit is gonna cause heart problems
glass violet
Like, her apartment is by far the nicest thing she has, a whole-ass studio is really nice to have in red
glass violet
also ngl idk how people can just keep chugging monsters
Fr, shit straight up tastes like it lowers ur max hp whenever u drink it
cerulean copper
Monster:
+5 energy
-10 max HP
+10 poison buildup
paper yacht
honestly i might just ignore the housing location stuff and just say his clinic's a cargo container in the University District instead
like, it's rather unlikely that there isn't a single abandoned container for rent in an entire district
cerulean copper
yeag
could have been a situation where the previous tenant got offed
and then nobody else wanted it
paper yacht
especially since, yknow, the combat zone is like five miles away
and combat zones can have cargo housing
also how did they wire a proper electrical system into a shipping container
paper yacht
ha. good one
cerulean copper
but it would be accurate to how they keep all of these cargo containers powered
glass violet
I don't think the nc biotechnica hq is marked on the map but Ember just lives somewhere within walking distance of it, wherever it is
cerulean copper
just get a few techs, hand them a bit of wire, and let them work
paper yacht
I don't think the nc biotechnica hq is marked on the map but Ember just lives so...
p sure Biotechnica's HQd somewhere in the NUSA
glass violet
I do like the idea of her living somewhere near RK tho, kinda knowing each other a bit via proximity
paper yacht
Oh no, HQ'd in Rome lmao
glass violet
p sure Biotechnica's HQd somewhere in the NUSA
Their night city hq
glass violet
Like how there's an arasaka tower there despite yknow, not being Tokyo
cerulean copper
I do like the idea of her living somewhere near RK tho, kinda knowing each other...
RK lives in a combat zone so idk about that... Then again, maybe Biotechnica's bought out a nearby building that sticks out among the other dilapidated structures around it
paper yacht
being in a combat zone means Biotechnica doesn't need to worry about the NCPD snooping in their business
glass violet
I mean there is still fancy shit in combat zones, there's that fancy ass hotel we thought about sticking ember in right in the middle of one
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obviously, they won't unless they're EXTREMELY obvious
plus, killers boosters is good enrichment for any well-trained Solo
cerulean copper
https://i.imgur.com/qYq9JPc.jpeg
Biotechnica campus is located on number 9 on the very edge of the University District
cerulean copper
I mean there is still fancy shit in combat zones, there's that fancy ass hotel w...
yeah true
paper yacht
isnt biotechnica campus like, a literal campus tho
cerulean copper
I think?
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not like a corporate campus, like an actual school owned by biotechnica
glass violet
not like a corporate campus, like an actual school owned by biotechnica
Ohhh
Oh oki
glass violet
Ember probably lives either somewhere in the university district or like, on the northern edge of South Night City then
cerulean copper
honestly I just think RK got snatched on a commute back from the short circuit lol
like dude just destresses and immediately re-stresses
tbh he'd definitely try and maybe move out of old japantown just to be closer to where he wants to be
since he's already living in a cube hotel so y'know
he can just pick everything up and move
paper yacht
Daniel lives like just north of South Night City, not even five miles away from the zone
if a hypothetical GM did get uppity about living in a cargo but not a combat zone/outskirts, then I'd just say he lives in South Night City just south of University District, instead.
cerulean copper
blow this car up
paper yacht
the projectile launch system in question
glass violet
Bet the owners breath fucking reeks of boot polish
paper yacht
Bet the owners breath fucking reeks of boot polish
or he bought it just for the bit, which like
awful waste of money (and ruins the point of the bit to give your money to an actual real world cyberpunk corpo)
glass violet
Yep very much "congrats you missed the entire point of the game ur nerding out about fucko"
paper yacht
no what i meant is like
the bit is 'haha elon = militech'
but that bit falls apart when, you know
youre giving militech money
glass violet
ah yeah fair enough
cerulean copper
ngl techbros seem to have negative reading comprehension skills
like they'll go off and read a book that says "don't make x" and then they'll do it
paper yacht
also, unrelated, but quick reference sheets so ur not constantly hunting rules down in da book :3
paper yacht
like they'll go off and read a book that says "don't make x" and then they'll do...
because they're the very people the Cyberpunk genre is trying to warn us about
sorgy that the wound table is crunchy
glass violet
crispy
cerulean copper
RK actually being able to fall without pulverizing his legs suddenly makes jumping out of a window to escape more viable
hot rain
love a cargo container apartment. my solo was living out of one thrown onto an unfinished concrete-bare building
paper yacht
a story is about 14 feet, or 4 and 2/3 yards.
which means, RK can fall six stories before he takes fall damage
paper yacht
or abt 90 feet :3
glass violet
Ember and RK like "Yeah we can dip by just jumping out the windo... oh right Danny can't do that"
paper yacht
this is assuming that, in your game, a tile is a yard, not a meter
cerulean copper
Ember just has to get Daniel in the bridal carry
glass violet
this is assuming that, in your game, a tile is a yard, not a meter
they use meters and yards interchangably
despite yknow, not actually being equivalent
paper yacht
i kinda assumed like
a table just decided whether they used imperial or metric
and if they used metric, its meters
and if they used imperial, then a tile's a yard
i mean, a meter is still 3.2 yards
so like, rounded down its about a yard, which is good enough for a tabletop game
paper yacht
yea like, all measurements in the book just say m/yd
no thats what they do
thats why i assumed like. a table would just decide which to use
it was just them trying to accomodate both imperial and metric
paper yacht
just came across a picture of a cargo crate yard and. these living arrangements aren't bad, im ngl
i could live here
hell they look better than my University dorm lmao
worldly light
I should stop trying to balance my custom goofy ass start
Should I give her Gemini for the concerning factor, or stick with the Alpha, just so her stuff is visibly cheap ๐ค
paper yacht
Recreated my crazy Lancer knight in Cyberpunk :3
High cool because his batshit insanity comes off as unshakeable confidence
glass violet
This knight is dumb as fuck lol
cerulean copper
People must be wondering what his sense of fashion is lol
ancient nest
Anyone play that cyberpunk Skirmish game? It comparable to like Kill team or more like Infinity.
paper yacht
People must be wondering what his sense of fashion is lol
Like this
worldly light
High cool because his batshit insanity comes off as unshakeable confidence
Hey what is up with this dude's body btw?
paper yacht
Hey what is up with this dude's body btw?
Lattice + Linear Frame
Apparently it can bring your Body over the max
worldly light
Yeah those can do that.
What was a lattice again?
Is it an external frame or an internal one?
Wait this is not a base level character is it?
glass violet
Is only 2k for muscle and bone lattice and a linear frame, technically
So you can get up to 12 body at the start
paper yacht
Wait this is not a base level character is it?
it is :3
muscle and bone lattice is the prereq ware for linear frames, also gives +2 body
glass violet
Yep, u can start at 6 body, get the lattice to boost u to 8, then get the frame to boost u to 12
cerulean copper
Damn
worldly light
muscle and bone lattice is the prereq ware for linear frames, also gives +2 body
How did you afford the linear???
glass violet
How did you afford the linear???
Again it's only 1k
So with ur starting 2550 u can buy both
paper yacht
that leaves you with 500ish eddies to buy gear
glass violet
My gay ass bought a catgirlification treatment for the same amount lol
worldly light
Again it's only 1k
So with ur starting 2550 u can buy both
I misread it as 10k every time lmao
glass violet
Ahhh
No yeah its not that expensive for how good it is
Honestly Ember will probably get one eventually
12 body catgirl
This cat can punch through solid fucking steel :3
"UwU" kicks u with the same force as a shotgun blast
paper yacht
this cat's hands do as much damage as hitting someone with a fucking helicopter blade :3
paper yacht
also i find that "helicopter blade" being an example of a superheavy melee is really funny
worldly light
Oh wanna know why?
paper yacht
also in the same tier as just. a naginata
worldly light
That's the damage you get if someone ejects you out of a running Helicopter.
glass violet
What martial art does she got btw?
I think I have her either aikido or taikwondo
I think aikido cuz all the other special moves require either 8 move or 8 will
worldly light
Because the helicopter blade catches you.
paper yacht
oh i thought they meant
yanking a blade off the chopper
and using it as a weapon
though I'm surprised anyone who isnt a fullborg can survive being caught in a helicopter blade, like, at all
glass violet
Speaking of, apparently Ember would survive a max damage direct hit from a rocket launcher lmao
cerulean copper
Tbf RK can take shit from a rocket too, chances are he'll be almost dead though
glass violet
Yeah she'd barely survive but max damage is 48, she's got 45hp under 11 armor
paper yacht
how much damage over 0 does something need to do to instakill?
or do you just get put into mortal wound unless the GM says youre instadead
glass violet
Also
I'm rotating the idea of writing like, an experimental berserker module for her, cuz like she was scooped up for an experimental combat augment per her backstory, might write it to work basically like SEKHMET
worldly light
Hey want an evil fun fact?
You can flying kick off of a vehicle.
Which is so stupidly funny
But you probably want to be the passenger or else.
Um.
You're gonna get immediately hit by your car/bike
paper yacht
flying kick into hijacking a motorbike like in fuckin Just Cause
glass violet
Yeah the martial arts special moves are nutty
Just straight up, instead of making two attacks you can give someone a fucking spinal injury for free with taekwondo
Which in addition to bein a critical injury, just eats the action from their next turn, it's wild
paper yacht
wait, do martial arts have an rof of 2?
glass violet
Mhm
cerulean copper
Ember hitting them with this
paper yacht
that's 8d6 on a single target
cerulean copper
Ngl 8d6 is enough to probably pulp most guys
glass violet
that's 8d6 on a single target
Yeah also that shit ignores half of their armor
paper yacht
this would instantly put most enemies into major wound
if not make them start rolling saves
glass violet
"Teehee" obliterates ur spine
paper yacht
what the fuck biotechnica
glass violet
Tbh she doesn't have the linear frame yet
So she's still "only" kicking with the force of a heavy handgun
paper yacht
"""only"""
cerulean copper
Ngl I would laugh a bit if RK shanking someone with an arrow counted as a melee attack
Even through that's an incredibly stupid idea
glass violet
yeah could count it as a poor quality light melee
cerulean copper
Thing is he's actual dogshit in melee lmao
Also that requires him to have a free hand
glass violet
tbh if i were running the game i'd let u do that
but yeah, might give Ember a berserk module instead of her cyberarm
and maybe with the help of a hypothetical gm could make it extra spooky or somthin
paper yacht
Yeah, might wanna reflavor it bc idk if berserks existed in 2045
Since its part of the Edgerunners kit, which is stuff from the 2070s
glass violet
ah right gotchya
tbh that could be why its experimental, it's like an early prototype version or something
worldly light
.... I can just straight up do this.
Ok so
Medteck
Medtech*
Gets
One of its abilities are "cryotankn operation
Level 1 gives you a cryopump, 5k.
Level 2 gives you constant access to a cryotank in a hospital.
Level 3 gives you a cryotank of your own 5k.
Level 4 gives you 2 more.
That's 20k
Nothing says they cannot be sold.
This would probably get shoe ruled, unless the DM found it funny that I'm essentially left with only a single part of my entire role still functional.
paper yacht
Nothing says they cannot be sold.
I mean, you need someone to sell it to
This is all high end medical equipment. You'd need a damn good fixer or a corp willing to olay ball with a small fry like yourself to fence the thing
cerulean copper
I feel like a particularly sketchy ripper would buy it for a quarter of the price if you were desperate but you're losing a lot for basically pocket change
worldly light
And I need specifically the 20 to get the stuff I want.
But I'm gonna assume I successfully sell it, just so I can make this character work without having to juggle and worry "how does the role work if the corpo hates me/the nomads hate me"
Iunno consider that shit collateral for a big loan from Trauma Team related corpo or smth
cerulean copper
Is this for an FBC or something?
worldly light
Yep. You need 19.900 for the cheapest one.
cerulean copper
Good god
worldly light
9.9k for the body, 10 to get your brain put in a fancy jar.
Second cheapest is Gemini, at 20.2k
glass violet
fuckin hell
cerulean copper
So basically "This character is hella frontloaded but is totally useless with their role"
paper yacht
Iunno consider that shit collateral for a big loan from Trauma Team related corp...
I'd imagine that most GMs would be willing to work out like, a loan system or a down payment or something
There is no way in hell the game expects people to be able to afford stuff like cars and FBCs by paying the full thing upfront
crystal urchin
yeah the general idea is most people get an FBC as part of an employment contract with a corp
because theyre mainly intended as Industrial Equipment
(Murder is an industry, too)
worldly light
Her having an FBC is kind of important to the badtory hence the hamfusted attempts to make it work from start :p
cerulean copper
So why does she have it?
worldly light
Essentially, backstory wise she was an indentured medtech of a high ranking corpo.
worthy snow
Way I see it, there's no reason a GM shouldn't allow a character to have something like that, so long as they can leverage it to have some kind of hook or gm 'knife' to have waiting to utilize later on
worldly light
And working for a corpo + terminal disease = body buggery
worthy snow
(hi I played a Medtech in a campaign for like a year and a half I totally get it)
worldly light
Way I see it, there's no reason a GM shouldn't allow a character to have somethi...
The main issue is FBC's, even the low level ones are kinds really powerful.
So you have to balance it somehow
paper yacht
Yeah, if i were a GM i'd probably work out like a down payment system for her, an extra charge on her lifestyle expenses until the body's all paid for
worldly light
Also considering her having like... An unfinished/breaking down body.
worthy snow
yeah stuff like debts to deal with, issues to sort out, etc. etc. are all good ways to go about it
complications to sort out
cerulean copper
Tbh handing the GM a gun with bullets in it is kinda why I saw the power at a price thing and went "Nah I don't think I wanna go in debt frontloading this character"
worldly light
But that's the point of having a characterr
glass violet
Tbh handing the GM a gun with bullets in it is kinda why I saw the power at a pr...
for Ember it was definitely more of a "well this fits incredibly well with the general character of Ember so sure" rather than wanting it for mechanical reasons
cerulean copper
Also tbh like
RK is probably already in enough trouble
Dude is going down the deprived route living off of kibble in a cube hotel
I do not want to pile gang debts on this man
worldly light
The big Idea is that she's not finished paying off the body, so she's flat out broke.
cerulean copper
But that's the point of having a characterr
Also fair
I do think Netrunner is already a pretty dangerous position to be in early on though considering the fact black ICE is gonna tear the character apart like paper on top of potentially getting domed
paper yacht
Honestly I felt 'he lives near a combat zone' was enough of a loaded gun for Daniel
There is very much a chance he could get picked clean by scavs or snatched up by XBD freaks
worldly light
Lmao.
My girl was brought up in a combat zone and lives semi-nomadically by squatting behind ripperdoc clinics.
Vic was already established as living full time in her car
cerulean copper
Also tbh I do feel like CPR's system means that even if you don't start out with anyone specifically hating you, at least midway through the game you've pissed someone off
glass violet
Yeah seems that way
Ember's gonna have a rough fuckin time when she splits from biotechnica
paper yacht
What jobs would these dorks be getting up to
cerulean copper
Oh god are they gonna get stuck with a really shitty fixer
paper yacht
Oh god are they gonna get stuck with a really shitty fixer
Remember Kirk from 2077? Someone like that (but actually pays them)
cerulean copper
No I don't remember Kirk
paper yacht
The shitty fixer from the Streetkid intro
paper yacht
Who then gets himself killed after sending you to steal what he thought was a Militech truck filled with tech and weapons
But was actually filled with knockoff Samurai merch
worldly light
Still better than that sonuva bitch Dexter
paper yacht
Dexter literally had no reason to kill you. He could've kept you around as a fall guy.
paper yacht
But nah, he got too angy that his obviously doomed heist failed
cerulean copper
Dude fucked up a gig so bad he had to leave
paper yacht
Dude fucked up a gig so bad he had to leave
Isnt it implied he's part of the reason Pacifica became a combat zone
cerulean copper
Not sure tbh
Though the thought of him fucking up badly enough to somehow leave Pacifica in an even worse state is darkly funny
Since I think it's kinda implied Pacifica has been a shithole for a while
worldly light
NUSA sounds like a brand of Nutella knockoff
paper yacht
i mean tbf its a corpo zone in the time of the red
so it hasnt been a shithole for THAT long
cerulean copper
Iirc during the unification war every corp in the zone moved out
paper yacht
yeah, it devolved into a shithole after the unification wars
cerulean copper
So that leaves at least a few years for things to fester
And it apparently went real bad real fast
worldly light
Ah. Ten bob
glass violet
Tbh we've got a pretty decent like, heist team, not very great like, connections so we'd probably get stuck with some really shit jobs at first lol
cerulean copper
A fixer just looks at these two street rats and their corpo fren and goes "I want you to rob this small establishment"
toxic lake
daring apex
grrrr mupi
cerulean copper
Da murp
paper yacht
yeah its what i do too :3
start out with a hard fucked up life and give them a happy ending after going thru the wringer
glass violet
put them in the misery rock tumblr for a bit but then give them a nice happy story afterwards
cerulean copper
Life or death for Muppet
daring apex
which is probably more likely
glass violet
which is probably more likely
yeah like, as much as it's fun thinking about CPR!Ember doing alright
like
she's a solo in 2045 Night City who's gonna piss off a major corp
she's probably gonna fuckin die
daring apex
yeah thats uh
thats kinda the thing with cyberpunk aint it
youre really not expected to get happy endings
youre expected to die in a really fucking cool way
cerulean copper
RK is likely to just burn himself up
if we're being real
or get shot in the face
paper yacht
youre expected to die in a really fucking cool way
"Would you rather live in peace as Mister Nobody, die ripe, old, and smellin' slightly of urine? Or go down for all times in a blaze of glory, smellin' near like posies, 'thout seein' your thirtieth?"
-Dexter DeShawn
And when you become an edgerunner, you've already decided to go out in a blaze of glory.
daring apex
"Would you rather live in peace as Mister Nobody, die ripe, old, and smellin' sl...
yeah but dex was a fucking loser
paper yacht
yeah but he was right
edgerunners don't live long. they burn out bright and fast.
Night City legends are 'legends' for a reason. They aren't around anymore, they're just stories. The only 'Night City Legends' who survived are Smasher and Blackhand.
cerulean copper
ironically Blackhand probably wouldn't approve of what Dex said though
if anything Morgan's an exception that's always found a way to live another day
daring apex
yeah i feel like theres
maybe a point to be made that a society in which it is arguably preferable to die a bloody death than to live long
is uh
bad
and should change
cerulean copper
Y'know, it'd be interesting to see what a "Where are they now?" would look like for an edgerunner crew that's survived their campaign
paper yacht
If Daniel survives, he'll probably end up like Vik
decent clinic that's not in a shipping crate like his current one, mostly chromeless, living in relative peace. Quiet life for him.
cerulean copper
like the way I see it RK either becomes a Fixer and stays in NC or leaves and is forced back in by the unification war with even less than he had to begin with
glass violet
Hmm
Iunno if there is a quiet life possible for Ember tbh
I think like, ultimate idealistic quiet life for her would be somehow being able to make a living off her art if she somehow managed to get free of the whole "being made exclusively for violence" thing
She'd probably keep most of her chrome though, and help out with jobs if Fixer RK needed
paper yacht
I'd imagine Daniel would still help out Fixer-RKs clients, as well :3
glass violet
I can imagine a like, getting the gang back together for an important job scene kinda thing
cerulean copper
also I will note that there are older Edgerunners and solos out there
glass violet
Mhm
cerulean copper
Rogue is probably one of the most obvious examples but there are a few big names seen in the book
I also find it incredibly funny how this guy in particular got his hands cut off by a JFK poser
there's also Phoenix Redwyne who feels like someone Daniel would get along with
paper yacht
https://i.imgur.com/jttB5FT.png
i swear i didnt base Daniel off of her lol
cerulean copper
no I meant she'd probably be at least a connection of his
paper yacht
no ik
i was joking bc like
their stories are near identical
i dont like giving my characters direct connections to lore-characters tho, not unless they make them thru roleplay
cerulean copper
ye makes sense tbh
don't wanna end up with a "my friend has connections with rogue" character
though it would be funny if that "friend" was talking out of their ass
paper yacht
i mean like, if you're a solo, having a purely business relationship with rogue is kind of understandable
she is arguably the best and most powerful fixer in night city, a lot of people big and small are connected to her
but like, i wouldnt have a character who's connected connected to her, yknow? she'd just be her fixer like any other
cerulean copper
yeah iirc some of the named guys are more or less go-betweens
people you talk to for jobs or to sort a problem out
paper yacht
yeah. like, if i were a GM, and someone hit Rogue up to help source an item, i wouldnt have an issue
because she's a fixer. sourcing stuff is her job
but like, if they personally knew rogue as anything other than a business partner, that's where I'd draw a line
worldly light
Thinking about the Neuroshima Wandering Doctor and how he would probably fit well into Cyberpunk as an NPC
worldly light
Thinking about the Neuroshima Wandering Doctor and how he would probably fit wel...
Legendary doctor who rides around in a heavily armoured ambulance, with a massive mutant (in the case of CPR I'd make them a dragoon)
Andooks for people who are dying on the streets
Whereupon he saves their life!
And takes a lot if money.
And if you can't afford it? Well you don't need both kidneys... Or cybereyes... Or Cyberarms.
cerulean copper
you know that sounds like a horrifying start to some sort of mystery campaign
like you just find an armless legless torso with no eyes and most of the vital organs missing
with NC news slowly reporting more cases of this around the city
paper yacht
Whereupon he saves their life!
And takes a *lot* if money.
And if you can't affo...
honestly would make for a really good cyberpsycho hunt
having to hunt down this crazy cyberpsycho doctor convinced he's saving people's lives
hollow bronze
worldly light
honestly would make for a really good cyberpsycho hunt
I mean
.. he does. He just also fucks them up in the process.
((in Neuroshima, mechanically he's an anti-TPK tool
If everything gets fucked up, you can make the legend roll up, and stabilise everyone, deal with critical wounds, and then "extract payment"
Which is... 2x the price for a normal hospital visit.
And if he can't find enough on you, he will "borrow" some parts you don't need to live.
Like a fucked up Scavenger/Ripper that doesn't kill you.
daring apex
Whereupon he saves their life!
And takes a *lot* if money.
And if you can't affo...
the american dream ๐
cerulean copper
Me when given the chance to make RK miserable
paper yacht
Thinking of ways to make Daniel's life harder and appropriately sucky without RK levels of misery
worldly light
Mm. . Now I'm picturing Mop rummaging through clinic's refuse piles looking for cyber tech that they thought was "beyond repair" to fix and sell
Lmao Mop's "Tincan protips"
"Get shift tacts if you can! You'd think they're useless but if your face looks appropriately mechanical, you can just pop them in red and glare at someone to scare them off easy."
"Don't overdo it tho or they might call MaxTac and that's mildly unpleasant to deal with."
worldly light
Woman who is weirdly proficient at "getting the fuck outta there"
worldly light
((in that she can singlehandedly rip her way into the sewers, and losing them in the sewers is a matter getting enough distance and playing dead in a sufficiently packed corpse pileโข๏ธ
Chat how stupid would it be If I got her an external inline on top of her internal inline.
Not for the body req, just for the additional stuff.
paper yacht
You better run if you've just been mistaken for a psycho
Hey, if you somehow survive the fight, you have a brand new job! The job's working for MaxTac, but it's a new job nonetheless.
worldly light
Wuh?
cerulean copper
Pretty sure MaxTac taking in actual psychos is fairly rare
Considering the fact 9/10 times they just turn the guy into a red splatter
worldly light
Also Mop would not do because she's. Bit of s bleeding heart.
cerulean copper
I do wonder if RK would be one of those guys to try and investigate cyberpsychosis cases to see if there's anything behind it
paper yacht
Wuh?
Maxtac often recruits what few cyberpsychos they take alive and rehabilitate
The cyberpsycho from one of the first 2077 teasers can be seen again as a Maxtac agent in the game itself during side job
worldly light
Mop is baby. But she will still rip cyberware out of corpses when she gets a chance.
Considering giving her a few Reaper connections.
paper yacht
I do wonder if RK would be one of those guys to try and investigate cyberpsychos...
Daniel is definitely partially of the belief that cyberpsychosis is partly just the city blaming individuals for systemic problems
cerulean copper
The cyberpsycho from one of the first 2077 teasers can be seen again as a Maxtac...
Iirc she also went crazy because of the mantis blades specifically. Shit cyberware does things to you
worldly light
She already has a stolen body
Oh yeah they were badly made mantis blades.
And mantis blades are already significantly fucked when it comes to humanity drain.
paper yacht
Yes, he knows chrome really does fuck with your head, but he also knows that people wouldnt all be mentally ill and as prone to cyberpsychosis if society didnt suck absolute balls
worldly light
Presumably because unlike most implanted melee they require 100% unnatural motion
cerulean copper
Well also like
You can pull a dead space and climb with those things
Full necromorph action
paper yacht
Oh yeah they were badly made mantis blades.
Iirc techie-V says they touch the Whateverfuckle Cortex the wrong way (forget exactly what part of the brain it was just that it was part of the brain)
So they were pulled from the market in '69
cerulean copper
Well I think part of it's also because from a biological standpoint you're basically snapping your entire arm in half and using an unusually bendy bone to stab people, which uh
worldly light
Cortex?
cerulean copper
The human brain does not take that well
paper yacht
I don't know why my brain went there immediately.
No youre so real for this
cerulean copper
Like if I'm being real Mantis Blades are just a really fancy way of tearing an arm off and stabbing someone with the splintered part of your bone left
worldly light
M
Dwarf fortress core.
Dwarves that have no weapons, but get their arm ripped off, might go berserk from stress and pain, pick up the dismembered arm, and proceed to beat the attacker to death with it
cerulean copper
Also tbh I do find it incredibly funny how RK getting digitigrade replacement limbs is humanity loss lol
It makes sense
But still
Also I now wonder if a MaxTac campaign can even be done
As a funny one shot
Also now I'm wondering if MaxTac has had a lawsuit filed against them before
paper yacht
Also now I'm wondering if MaxTac has had a lawsuit filed against them before
They probably have a gaggle of lawyers given the kind of work they do
worldly light
Ok my baby has been hit with the downgrade sledgehammer
crystal urchin
i think maxtac has historically operated on "we're the cops, fuck you, night city says we can do whatever we want"
with the only reason this hasn't gone poorly being Max Hammerman being a 70s action movie cop with principles (even if those principles are mainly Shoot The Criminals)
cerulean copper
Oh god this is just the Brotherhood of Iron
Shitty low quality full body conversion with all of the downsides and very few upsides
worldly light
her filters are busted so she still gets fucked by Airborne stuff
Idea was she was a doctor/assistant to some corpo guy, and got the cheapest stuff they could afford just so she doesn't die of a terminal disease
cerulean copper
Ngl I do find it funny and incredibly dark how FBCs are actually common and widespread in the Pmoon verse (sorry if this is off topic)
worldly light
Also she still has the Gemini sculpt! It's just heavily damaged and exposes the underlying machinery in various spots.
cerulean copper
Dear lord that's not good
worldly light
Idea was she was a doctor/assistant to some corpo guy, and got the cheapest stuf...
She then ran off, and over time her stuff got significantpy damaged or worn down.
Also you actually only need 4 body to get an inline.
+2 from bone lace gets you to 6, then you get the inline, bada bing bada boom, 12
cerulean copper
Ngl I imagine most of the parts are either made of shit grade gunmart level plastic or some really awful steel that somehow puts Chinese metal to shame
At least that's what I'm seeing with things like the Busted CyberSkull
worldly light
It's bad steel.
Low grade metal, worn down hydraulics and servos in the case of the inline.
The budget Audio suite is the case of it getting damaged and she has it replaced for cheap
(it's an actual item, this one)
My mental image is like. Big ass cat ears but they're obviously metal, with worn, faded plastic and visible microphones.
The only reason she barely has to deal with reapers is that she does not look worth scrapping.
((so they are most interested in the crap she dredges in, than trying to pull her apart.
cerulean copper
Why do I feel like she's sent at least one homeless person off screaming into the night
Not even on purpose
worldly light
Yeah.
But she does have a few normal limbs!
The legs and the neulink are legit
The arms are the soviet ones
cerulean copper
Pls tell me her brain doesn't dry out
worldly light
Nahh
cerulean copper
Oh well that's at least good
worldly light
Woman who takes her armour off before a fight.
cerulean copper
Damn the Luck is bad all around for most of these characters lol
worldly light
People wanna put stats in places.
((also, negative charisma))
Not because she's ugly or anything, though the breaking down FBC isn't helping.
She's just extremely badly socialised.
Zero concept of how conversations actually work
Tho her luck is abysmal mainly because it fits her backstory.
((Combat zoner gets "bought out" by a corpo
glass violet
Abysmal luck gang
glass violet
((Combat zoner gets "bought out" by a corpo
Oh hey that's Ember too
worldly light
She has luck 2 purely because it would not let her go to 1
hey! Want the weirdest mechanical interaction I know???
glass violet
Sure
worldly light
Idiots die in space faster.
glass violet
Oh right cuz it hits ur int for some reason
worldly light
glass violet
Like... why is int the deciding factor here
cerulean copper
Wait so
Drowning could potentially kill an FBC faster than just shooting them?
(given they don't have gills)
crystal urchin
they dont need to breathe by default
cerulean copper
Ah
crystal urchin
its one of the functions of the biosystem
cerulean copper
Should be willpower IMO
Also I think this is because it's simulating loss of brain function due to a lack of oxygen?
Though tbh Int doesn't feel like it's really supposed to be brain function in the first place
More like your capacity to learn and stuff
worldly light
Drowning could potentially kill an FBC faster than just shooting them?
No but it can kill a guy who has high Willpower faster than shooting him, potentially.
cerulean copper
Weird lmao
worldly light
Also no, cause the Int thing only happens in the void of SPACEE
Also the same thing happens if you just grapple and start choking them
cerulean copper
Bruh
Ngl I just like
Wtf are these rules lmao
Wouldn't fixed damage be easier?
worldly light
Wouldn't fixed damage be easier?
It is fixed.
Tech ucally it's built in such a way that you drown about as fast as someone with less body.
The difference is you start taking the damage later.
So the main thing that determines how fast you drown, is indeed Willpower.
cerulean copper
Ah ok
worldly light
I think discord has shat itself spectacularly.
You have X turns before you start drowning, where X is your Body.
Once you start drowning you take X damage, because being tougher doesn't make you suddenly drown-drown slower.
So you have more health, but also take more damage.
cerulean copper
Ahhh ok
worldly light
Mmm...
I should downgrade her FCB, and then make her a techie I think. :p
Cause she only benefits from Like... One thing.
((can sleep anywhere without downsides))
Minor NSFW: a cruel joke of the fates.
worldly light
Also ow, just figured out an awful combo
cerulean copper
Bruh
worldly light
1: Grapple someone
2: If they take their action to break out, they wasted an action, whether they break out or not is irrelevant
Turn 2: Break their fuckin spine.
glass violet
Minor NSFW: a cruel joke of the fates.
lmao
worldly light
If they are still grappled, they physically cannot escape, because they don't get their action.
If they did escape, you still wasted 2 turns worth of actions.
glass violet
yeah grappling is pretty strong
worldly light
Flavouring Mop's Taekwondo as just. Boneheaded FBC onslaught.
glass violet
especially if u do aikido and give them a -2 to escape
also they can't make ranged attacks while grappled
worldly light
"pressure point?"
Nah she slugged the man in the stomach so hard his spine snapped out of place.
glass violet
yeah that's Ember too
"all my limbs are made of metal, so imma punch u so hard ur bones shatter"
worldly light
The flying kick is just her jumping/charging at someone full body.
Fun fact? A critical injury can give you a critical injury.
glass violet
hm, might restat Ember a bit so she can use taekwondo
cuz the pressure point strike seems nutty
worldly light
Karate has a similar thing!
glass violet
instead of making two attacks, just make one and then give em an injury that eats their action next turn
true, but flavor-wise Ember does kick more than punch
worldly light
You gotta pick between Broken ribs Vs spine,
And
Flying kick for movement, or "fuck your armour" (but then you need a melee weapon)
Kinda wanna drop Mop into Karate later purely for that broken ribs thing.
Two crit wounds on demand
cerulean copper
Karate flavored as "clumsy punch that will still snap your jaw in half"
glass violet
yeah, the fuck your armor thing is good, but Ember doesn't have points in melee weapon
she's got brawling and martial arts, and a bit of handgun
cuz being able to grapple and use people as shields sounds really good when ur not gonna be in cover, cuz yknow, ur running up into melee
worldly light
I still cannot get over how funny the fire states are called.
"mildly on fire"
Ah yes, no bother, just a slight inconvenience.
cerulean copper
cuz being able to grapple and use people as shields sounds really good when ur n...
RK being grabbed like a stuffed toy lmao
worldly light
It's mildly, strongly and deathly on fire
glass violet
RK being grabbed like a stuffed toy lmao
i imagine that's kinda how shit went when they met
she got into a firefight and got RK caught up in it on accident, then just grabs the fox and yeets him into cover, chucks her gun at him and tells him to shoot the fuckers over there
cerulean copper
Pffff
worldly light
cuz being able to grapple and use people as shields sounds really good when ur n...
Just grab the cover and take it with you.
cerulean copper
The best part of this is the fact that RK isn't very good with a handgun
Nobody:
The edgerunner coming at you with a brick wall:
worldly light
If you have 10 body or above you can push heavy cover around.
glass violet
The best part of this is the fact that RK isn't very good with a handgun
it was also a cheap poor quality heavy pistol lol
glass violet
If you have 10 body or above you can push heavy cover around.
tragically Ember's at 8 body
she will get a linear frame at some point tho
worldly light
Well it can't be a wall. It has to be something you could feasibly push actually.
Like a big box, or a smaller container, or a car.
glass violet
tbh she might have enough evasion to make shields irrelevant, since u can't dodge while shielding
worldly light
Yes, but you need 10 or < body or cyber arms to rip it off since you cannot damage cover with your bare hands unless you have 10 body or cybernetic arms
cerulean copper
Ahh ok
worldly light
And since it's an improvised shield you cannot block melee attacks with it.
Wait I think you can?
Well anyhow it would make you unable to run since you're hauling heavy stuff
worldly light
You cannot block melee with human shields so I got mixed up.
But do note that a windshield is not cover
glass violet
yeah the whole being unable to dodge while using a shield kinda blows, since Ember is very specced into evasion
worldly light
But the shield still takes the entire attack.
It's not like they can shoot you anyways through a shield.
Unless it's a living shield.
Then aimed attacks at your head can go through.
Yeah I read a bit more and you can indeed move it around, but only as far as The GM thinks you should be able
So the heavier the thing you decided to use as an improvised shield, the more movement you lose
paper yacht
Nobody:
The edgerunner coming at you with a brick wall:
"You're up against the wall and I am the fucking wall!"
Also hi chat i fell asleep in the middle of the day again
Im healthy :3
cerulean copper
I forgor, but does a shield have its own SP?
glass violet
Im healthy :3
mood
glass violet
I forgor, but does a shield have its own SP?
nah it just has flat hp, it's cover
cerulean copper
ah ok
glass violet
so u got a shield with 10hp, it eats the first 10 damage u would take
cerulean copper
cool
glass violet
tbh with +14 to evasion and the ability to dodge bullets, i think i'd rather try to dodge
worldly light
Also.
There is no "overspill"
The first attack could deal 200 damage and the shield would eat it and break, and you'd be fine
Unless it was an explosion.
Then it would work like armour and reduce the attack by that much.
glass violet
that's pretty good tbh
worldly light
Yeah.
With" improvised shields" (non-shield cover that you're moving about) you can't choose not to block
The way I see it you grab the shield and dodge smaller attacks, block scarier ones
glass violet
oh that's cool
worldly light
The only shields that exist tho are human, corpse, and Ballistic.
Ballistic has 10, human has as much as the human, including their armour. Corpse is equal to the body of the human that it once was.
glass violet
yeah grappling some goon to use as a shield seems like a good idea if ur in melee
cerulean copper
I love how corpse just says "depends on how many bullets you used" for the price
paper yacht
yeah grappling some goon to use as a shield seems like a good idea if ur in mele...
Also if you're not fighting complete sociopaths you could use the bodyshield to bargain and maybe end the fight early (though knowinf the average night city ganger thats unlikely)
glass violet
yeee
cerulean copper
hey if it's an inquisitor it's a win/win for all parties except for the inquisitors
one less problem for everyone lmao
worldly light
yeah grappling some goon to use as a shield seems like a good idea if ur in mele...
You can still attack the guy too
cerulean copper
Inquisitors love microwavers maybe I should blast one with one of those
worldly light
Also you can just yoink someone's weapon if you win a grapple instead of grappling them.
glass violet
no gun for u >:3
worldly light
Fun fact, grappling only uses one arm
cerulean copper
Oh god