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Cyberpunk 2020

Man has and always will find ways to improve currently existing technology. From manpower to electricity. From horseback to motor transport. From the papyrus paper to the IPhone series. Technology is a great thing… but what if it didn't work out that way. What if technology evolved faster then what was the norm of what it would be. What if are greatest asset was also greatest detriment to society. This is the world of Cyberpunk, a world of ruin from advancement.

Helpful Reading: This is what you need for basic info.
This is some important info on Night City, CA.

The Setting: In 2020 AD, the world in a simultaneous state of superior technological prowess and extreme social depravity. With the weakened state of the world governments after many wars and the collapse of the global economy, many major corporations have grown into things resembling national superpowers. These mega-corporations hire the likes of rent-a-thugs for expendable protection and private eyes for corporate espionage. The funny thing is that the companies in question sometimes don't even deny it; the use it to their advantage to focus on more important things… like who might be spying on them. In the United States, there are no small towns anymore; only metropolises like Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas, etc. have survived the economic crisis of the past. The appearance of the big cities is semi-reminiscent of "Blade Runner"; lots of neon signs in many different languages, skyscrapers that you're certain touch the void of space, and pollution so thick that it’s hard to tell the difference between night and day. Everywhere else outside of the city limits is more-or-less a wasteland filled with abandoned superhighways, ghost towns the size of small cities (not always the case), and untamed wilderness. And in all of this societal degeneracy stands you, ready to make your mark on future history.

The Rules:
1. No GodModding… obviously.
2. Make decent sized posts. Single sentences are frowned upon. Not necessarily a ban-worthy offense, but repeated offenses will be dealt with.
3. On that note, have good grammar.
4. While player killing is possible and may be necessary, but let the GM prior to actually doing the deed. You need approval for such a thing.
5. Profanity - I give no fucks on severity, but keep it in moderation.
6. Sex & vice – See the above.
7. Keep it realistic (or as realistic as the situation permits). Unless you have cybernetic armor or something of the sort, you’re still a flesh and blood human being (mostly).
8. Most important, have fun. I took the time to make the enjoyable; only you can actually make it so.

The Corporations: The government has no say in political matters anymore. Now, it’s the conglomerates that rule. Their hold on the stock market in addition to the services and products that they provide makes their power unmatched. However, it is the very nature of industry that corporations compete with one another. The only problem with that is when two immense powers collide, debris tends to rain on the populace.

Here is a list of the major Corps:
Eurobusiness Machines Corporation (EBM): Multi-role computer and electronics manufacturer; based in Hamburg, Germany.
Zetatech: “Wetware” (and personnel associated), computer hardware and software design; headquartered in the “Silicon Valley” (Cupertino), California.
Network 54 News: A nationwide news broadcasting service; based in New York City with a regional office in every major city in the US.
Orbital Air: High speed cargo and passenger transport through/to Earth’s orbit (in the case of the latter, to the L-5 Orbital Space colony [really just a high-end hotel in space for the ultra-rich]); headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
Microtech: A manufacturer of super-sophisticated mainframes and workstations; based in Dallas, Texas.
BioTechnica: A firm specialized in genetic engineering and microbiological and biochemical research; based in Rome, Italy.
Infocomp: Major corporate think-tank with a focus on information brokerage; HQ is in Los Angeles, California.
Merrill, Asukaga & Finch: Exclusive investment and financial counselling firm based in New York City, New York.
World News Service (WNS): The bigger brother of Network 54; headquartered in London, UK with regional offices abroad.
Petrochem: An agribusiness specializing in various petroleum products; based in Dallas, Texas.
Trauma Team Int.: A worldwide ambulance and paramedical service; based in Los Angeles, California.
WorldSat Communications Network: A satellite transmission and communication company centered in Paris, France.
Arasaka: A PMC based in Tokyo, Japan whose services include (but not limited to) corporate security, policing services, and various corporate sub-operations.
Militech: The major frontrunner of arms manufacturing and distribution with a small mercenary presence on the side; based in Washington D.C.

Note: Dependent on your role in the world, most (if not, all) of the Mega-Corps can/will hire you for your services you may provide.

The Roles: Your character can have many occupations in this world of tomorrow, but with the ways of the times, your character would fall under these particular roles.

Rockerboys/girls – Rebel rockers who use music and revolt to fight authority.
Solos – Hitmen, bodyguards, killers, soldiers; whatever they call themselves, they're all the same.
Netrunners – Cybernetic computer hackers that become one with cyberspace itself.
Techies – Renegade mechanics and doctors who are adept fixing all manner of things, organic or otherwise.
Medias – Newsmen, reporters, and private eyes who go the wall for the truth.
Cops – Hard and gritty lawmen on the mean 21st century streets.
Corporates – Slick businessmen and multi-millionaires who’s most powerful weapon is the pen, not the sword.
Fixers – The deal makers, smugglers, and information brokers, these are the men and women who can get it made.
Nomads – Road warriors and gypsies that wander the lonely and abandoned superhighways.

Character Sheet:

1. Username: (“What is your name?”)

2. Name: (“What’s your REAL name?”)

3. Age: (“How old are you?”)

4. Gender: (“So, what… are you?”)

5. Sexual Orientation: (“What are you into?”)

6. Occupation: (“What do you do for a living/for you free time?”)
6.1 Role: ("What do you mean to your job?")


7. Appearance: (“What do you look like?”)
7.1. Height: (“Are you a giant or a dwarf?”)
7.2. Weight: (“You thin or wide?”)
7.2.1. B.M.I. %: (“Do you go to the gym often?”)
7.3. Nationality/Ethnicity: (“So, where you from?”)
7.4. Clothing Style: (“Are you in the now or do you dress like 2001?”)


8. Psyche Profile (Personality): (“Are you fucked in the head at all?”)
8.1. Motivations: (So, what makes you get out of bed in the morning?”)
8.2. Morality: (“Are you a patron saint or the Antichrist?”)


9. Relationships (Friends & Family): (Do you have anyone waiting for you?”)

10. Skills: (“A jack-of-all-trades or a master-of-one?”)

11. Weapons & Equipment: (“Whatcha packin’?”)

12. Cybernetics: (“Any steel or synthetic under your skin?”)

13. Biography: (“So, What’s your story?”)


Are you ready to embrace the Future? If not, FUCK YOU!
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So I've got my character sheet started, though I'm not entirely sure where I want to take my character yet. Also, a quick question, do you a big story in mind or is this going to be a more freeform thing?
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Username: Gideon

Name: Ravenor

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Sexual Orientation: “What are you getting at?”

Occupation: Freelance Corporate Spy



Psyche Profile (Personality): When it comes to his personality, he can put up a façade as he conducts his spying. Outside of that he is calm and maybe even surprisingly so by his ruthlessness in combat and when he is forced to kill without remorse. He doesn’t kill unnecessarily however. If the kill doesn’t serve his purpose, it is not worth the bullet or the new edge.
Motivations: The alarm and profits.
Morality: I'm not nice but I won't be burning down an orphanage any time soon with molotov kittens

Relationships (Friends & Family): Step Sister named vivian. She is his contact and information expert.

Skills: Hacking, Corporate Espionage, Stealth, Gadgetry, Cybernetic Maintenance, Marksmanship, Aikido, Ninjitsu, Kenjutsu, Climbing,

Weapons & Equipment: Custom made Handgun similar to that of the Crusher shotgun but more compact. It is interface compatible as he is able to plug it into his hand and monitor his aim more thoroughly. The weapon can be armed with Scatter rounds, armor piercing, stun bolts, incendiary and explosives.
He wears a ballistic vest when he knows that he is about to get into combat.The vest covers him from groin to neck. The vest is lightweight and designed to take small arms fire.
He also wears a helmet that goes down to his nose. The right visor is large and optical while the other is actually two vertical from eachother. Underneath he sometimes sports a balaclava to hide the rest of his face. the helmet can be plugged into his jacker and interface with his eyes.

Cybernetics:





Biography:Baldur and Vivian are step siblings and Baldur can be a little over-protective of his little sister. They were raised by their abusive father most of their childhood. Baldur protected his sister as much as he could, take the punishment that their drunk of a dad inflicted. When Baldur was 15 and Vivian was 6, Baldur had had enough of his father’s treatment of the siblings and during one of his drunken rages, Baldur socked him as hard as he could in the jaw which was considerable seeing that Baldur was a strong kid. They left the house and went to fend for themselves.

Their travels lead them to a gang that dealt in crime. They saw potential in Baldur so after initiation he was a part of the gang with his sister which he protected still. Anyone that he felt was getting to close for comfort with his sister he threatened away. The only one that he was okay with her to hang out with was a paralyzed old man who was a computer expert and showed her what he knew while Baldur was running with the gang during shake downs or drug runs. Vivian was a natural computer jockie and after she learned some basic hacking she expended the skill to an insane amount which shocked the old man. She suddenly became their designated hacker by the time she was 12 years old, hacking ATMs and the such to rake up even more cash for the crew than they ever had.

When Baldur was 20 he had ranked up in the crew but during one of their drug runs he was terribly injured. The drug run had turned into a block war, the two different crews in two close by buildings shooting each other from apartment windows.

As it died down, the battle was taken to the bottom level and the rival gang called in support. Baldur’s crew was in its last push to eradicate the enemy but as they were crossing the street a large truck drove over a few of Baldur’s crew, Baldur included. Baldur sustained major bone breakage and fractures, gunshot wounds and just escaped brain damage and treatable spinal injury and crushed legs. The crew managed to take Baldur back to the headquarters of their gang and did what they could. They didn't want to risk taking him to a hospital just yet due to the authorities.

Vivian didn't rest after that until she tracked down someone that could help her brother and she tracked down a successful underground cybernetic surgeon. With the help of the crew she went to him, threatened him to help her brother with the best cybernetics he had to offer and could provide and if he didn't, not only would he sustain terminal brain injury but she would expose every deal he had and send it to the authorities, shutting him down for good.
Baldur was on the surgery table for nearly a fortnight until he was on his new feet and then again on it again for additional cybernetics. His sister had saved him and while had been under, she had helped the crew with more runs and gathering money to pay the doctor for saving his life, over 8 figure number too.

When Baldur was fully operational, he followed his sister who had planned for the future. They wouldn't be small time crooks no more. They would be private contractors, basically high class mercenaries with a high figure payroll. Through some less than legal methods they got funded, equipped and the connections to do just that.
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I'm definitely up for this if you're recruiting.
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Strangelander said
So I've got my character sheet started, though I'm not entirely sure where I want to take my character yet. Also, a quick question, do you a big story in mind or is this going to be a more freeform thing?


More of a freeform RP experience. If you think your actions will leave a lasting impression on the game experience, ask for approval via OOC or private message.

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Username: Gideon
Name: Baldur
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: (“What are you into?”)
Occupation: (“What do you do for a living/for you free time?”)
[hider=Appearance]Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190lbs
B.M.I. %: (“Do you go to the gym often?”)
Nationality/Ethnicity: Norse
Clothing Style: (“Are you in the now or do you dress like 2001?”)
Psyche Profile (Personality): (“Are you fucked in the head at all?”)
Motivations: (So, what makes you get out of bed in the morning?”
)Morality: (“Are you a patron saint or the Antichrist?”)
Relationships (Friends & Family): (Do you have anyone waiting for you?”)
Skills: (“A jack-of-all-trades or a master-of-one?”)
Weapons & Equipment: (“Whatcha packin’?”)
Cybernetics: (“Any steel or synthetic under your skin?”)
Biography: (“So, What’s your story?”)


Your gonna finish this, right?
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Yes. was just looking through all of the four ChromeBooks to look for good cybernetics but there are so many names that I will never remember

Is it okay if I just say that he has this cyber and it does this?
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WitchChild said
Yes. was just looking through all of the four ChromeBooks to look for good cybernetics but there are so many names that I will never rememberIs it okay if I just say that he has this cyber and it does this?


Yeah; we'll be detailed, but were not going full tabletop style on this.
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Detailed it is
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Edit: Added "Role" to the CS skeleton. Sorry for that missing information.
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piercetyler1994 said
More of a freeform RP experience. If you think your actions will leave a lasting impression on the game experience, ask for approval via OOC or private message.

Mmmk. I'm thinking of playing an information broker/smuggler of some sort (so a Fixer I guess), though I could see her getting a little personal and doing some footwork herself. I'm away from my computer right now, but I'll finish up the character sheet once I'm home.
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Also, how will playing a corp work? Would you start off working with a major corporation, or a lesser one? Just wondering, because I intend to make a corp character
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This seems interesting. I'll have a CS up soon. Possibly as a reporter or someone who deals in the black market.
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CHARACTER SHEET


1. Username: "They call me Spades."

2. Name: "Neo Hawthorne."

3. Age: "21."

4. Gender: "Male."

5. Sexual Orientation: "What's it to you?"

6. Occupation: "Information broker. I suppose I do a bit of dirty work on the way as well..."

6.1 Role: "Quite obviously, I am a Fixer."

7. Appearance: Unruly black hair; sharp golden eyes; tanned, somewhat calloused skin; dimple in left cheek; walks with a bit of a catlike, loping grace; muscular but lean; a thin, silver swirling tattoo on the inside of his left wrist that traces up to his shoulder.

7.1. Height: 6'1".

7.2. Weight: 170lbs.

7.2.1. B.M.I. %: 22.74%.

7.3. Nationality/Ethnicity: Indo-Latino.

7.4. Clothing Style: A black sleeveless, baggy and low-cut V-neck with a red scarf haphazardly looped around his neck; blue jeans with scuffed knees; black buckled hiking boots.

8. Psyche Profile (Personality): Chaotic Good. Neo is cunning and subtle, and knows the perfect methods to extract information from people. He's an expert at psychology, and can read emotions with ease, making him one of the best brokers around. He isn't much of a morning person, claiming allergy to sunlight, and tends to make a lot of morbid jokes. Charming and witty, he doesn't seem to have much cons. However, he tends to be overconfident and self-assured, almost the point of being arrogant, which may just lead to his downfall...

8.1. Motivations: "Entertainment. Watching chaos reign all around you can certainly be more exciting than watching a, what's the word... soap."

8.2. Morality: "I really don't give a damn."

9. Relationships (Friends & Family): "Not in particular, no."

10. Skills: "What can I say? And what do you want to hear? The truth is, you couldn't find a better martial artist anywhere else. Nor a better marksman, nor a better talker, nor a better advocate of the Devil's."

11. Weapons & Equipment: Shriek - [a silver three-barreled pistol; specially crafted by a blacksmith in Hamburg]. Crescendo - [a four feet long black katana; obtained as payment from a particularly rich Japanese client, who just happened to be in possession of a weapons treasury]. Armour of black, refined steel is worn under his clothes, the repulsive magnetic field of the skin-tight armour powered by solar and radioactive electricity.

12. Cybernetics: "Stop gaping like that. It's highly unattractive. Yes, my right arm is made of black titanium. No, it isn't up for sale."

13. Biography: Brought up in an orphanage in New York's slums, Neo was a very reclusive child, barely able to meet someone's eye. He learned quickly that to survive, one had to fight. It was in the alleys of New York that he learned how to knock a man unconscious; it was in the dingy drugstore down on 67th Furen Street that he first stole from someone; it was in the middle of the night in the orphanage when he ran away, barely fifteen, to join a mafia gang. To Neo, young and naive, the mafia was exciting. It presented so many opportunities. A boy brought up in the worst of environments, he yearned for more.

Unfortunately for Neo, the mafia wasn't forgiving. They were harsh and cruel, and the brutality and blatant disrespect that was shown to human life finally became too much. Neo had killed more people than he could count, his hands were stained irreparably--he'd had enough.

That very night, on his seventeenth birthday's eve, he murdered the gang leader in his sleep.

After that, Neo easily claimed leadership of the gang. Those who did not meet his choosing were thrown out to the police for keeps, and a reformed organization was formed. He picked five of the best, and they created the Lurkers, a group of individuals who specialized in intelligence gathering and mercenary work, traveling around the globe and never, ever seen to the public eye for what they really were.

Now, known as the infamous Spades, Neo has set out to destroy the underworld. To tear it apart from its roots.
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Updated my CS.S till unfinished
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How... How do you have the same nickname as me Spades D: I was gonna have a bionic eye with a spades symbol as the pupil and everything... Luckily that's easily changed though.
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I... don't know, Strangelander.

Is this Fate? :O
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I believe my CS is finished.
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It's... IT IS THE WILL OF THE GODS! *throws hands into air majestically* I suppose I could find another nick name for my character. And... As our characters have similar lines of work, what if they work together? She was originally going to a more *ahem* professional broker (she came from a corporate background, and kept the suits), but perhaps she ended up with the Mafia after some twist of fate and ended up as one of the Lurkers?

Edit: Scratch that, actually. I've got another character idea I'm going to do instead.
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Is there some limit to the amount of cybernetics we can allocate? I just wonder since Gideon's loaded up to the teeth. I haven't looked through all of the rulebook, though.
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