Cyberpunk 2020 Play by Post Databook- Title Subject to Change
Well, it's (very) early Christmas Morning 2015 and obviously I'm quite tired. Apparently three kids, even when they are teens to adults, means a lot of wrapping! So, since my decision-making matrix is so impaired, I thought I would start the groundwork for an actual Play-by-Post ( PbP) 2020 game!
DON'T BE INTIMIDATED BY THE SIZE OF THIS POST. Stupid (**$$&@ forum won't let me break it up. Just read the first couple bits to start - the rest is for the expert players and harder-core role-players.
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Setting: Night City (and environs) 20??. Find a lightweight reference guide here or buy the much more in-depth, excellent sourcebook in PDF here.
Players: Anyone who posts! Note: those organized into Teams will see more action from GM(s).
GM: Sardukhar, "others".
Character Roles Permitted: All Corebook Roles. Cop, Corporate, Fixer, MedTech, Netrunner, Nomad, Solo, Rockerboy, Techie. You can mix and match!
There is a quickie description of CP2020 ( and presumably 2077) Roles here.
In-game slang: Here!
We're using a combination of the CP2020 Rules and Modified Interlock Unlimited. Get the Interlock Unlimited - Core Rules 7-7-14.
Gear! : Ultrachrome. Most things that say CP2020, Chr1 to 4, PS and SoF 1 and 2 are cool to use.
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Okay, so here's what you Need To Know, Chombattas:
It's Night City, 2020. You are playing a denizen of the City or a recent arrival, depending on your Streetwise and Expert: Night City levels.
Your character can be anything from a few lines of descriptive text to a fully-statted out character sheet. Rules on character build limits and costs, as well as PbP rules changes, to follow.
You play by typing in your characters viewpoint and actions, as well as perhaps the setting. Other people respond to that, as well as to whatever the GM is doing to them and you. Thusly:
Player 1 Posts:
Michaels ducked into the alley, breath heaving in his throat. He patted the sealed pocket in his Gibsonwear jacket to reassure himself the dataspike was still there, then glanced over his shoulder. No one following him. A dozen passers-by glanced incuriously at him as they walked or rolled past. Rain shimmered in the streetlights. Michaels moved deeper into the alley, headed for the Forlorn Hope, to meet his Fixer and make the drop.
GM Posts:
"Michaels moved deeper into the alley, headed for the Forlorn Hope, to meet his Fixer and make the drop." As Michaels walks away from the street, he fails to see the Whisperdrone hovering thirty feet above and behind. It follows him from above, nearly silent on micro-AV thrusters, a certain Corporate logo gleaming on it's side.
Player 2 Posts:
Irene "Siren" Hamstead likes serving pancakes from her truck. Seeing the smiles on her customers faces is nearly all the reward she needs. She's been working the outskirts beside the Combat Zone border for six months now and only had to stand off three hold-ups, pretty much half-hearted affairs each time. She didn't even have to kill anyone. The money is crap, but she never goes home feeling dead inside, which beats hell out of when she worked for IE's Division Ten.
Now at this time, the GM makes some skill checks, or the Players spend from their skill/stat pools, ( more on that in a bit) and a few things can happen. Maybe Michaels sees the Drone. Maybe Irene does. Maybe Irene sees Michaels and remembers him from an old op. Maybe none of that happens and instead, an Arasaka black ops team tries to grab an unrelated third party in front of them, things get messy and everything goes sideways.
And then some more people post, keeping in mind what's going on and what they'd like to do. They can also post completely different stories, different parts of the City, etc. Freedom! With a few caveats.
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Ruleset: Modified Interlock Unlimited. Get the 7 7 14 rules.
Well, since IU is very modular, it'll be mostly IU with adjustments for PbP game. Get the Core Rules. Mike Pondsmith approved the lot, so stop lawyer-twitching or whatever that was.
New Rules:
So, dice mechanics.
For Live Stuff, like Combat, we're going to go live at https://rolz.org/dr?room=Cpunk2020 Keep to this, as the room logs. Dice rolling is simple: use the text window at the bottom and type in #1d10. Voila. Don't worry, a GM will be around to help for the first while.
For those building said sheets, you have 60 points to spend on stats, initially.
Anyone coming up with a cool background story or pic earns 5 to 10 extra stat points.
Fillable Online Character sheets here: http://cyberpunk.thegentlemanloser.com/cpunk101/cpgames/cprpg/cp2020/cp2020charsheet.pdf OPEN IN ADOBE or a more elaborate one here:http://www.silicon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mieow/Cyberpunk/CP2020v5_4.zip
Current Rule changes are
1. Cyberware is half empathy cost at character creation, ( you've adapted to it).
2. Budget/Occupation Salaries are -doubled-. Everyone has been paid for three months.
3. Skills and Roles and Special Abilties from the Corebook, found on your character sheet.
4. No primary Special Ability higher than 5 without a really solid reason.
5. You can pull Martial Arts from here. You may not typically take An Ch'I, Pentjak Silat, Kalari, Lee Kwan Choo, Krabi Krabong, Sinanju, Taido, Tien-Hsueh Touch, T'ang Su, Ninjutsu, Jattenhand, Panzerfaust or Kun, Zanji Shinjiken Ryu or Gun Fu.
6. IP multipliers will probably be only none or 1.5 . If the usual cost is 2-3, it's none. 4-5, it's 1.5.
7. Exciting change: we will be doing stat increase/decreases. Stay tuned for costs and conditions.
8. All drug costs in eb are 1/10th. No, that's not a typo. Smash now costs 10eb per 6 pack, Synthcoke is 100 b per dose.
9. We aren't using the IU Combat Actions - mostly, in fact, we're using the Corebook/FNFF combat system and damage rules. 8 points to the head (or other vitals) is not an autokill, though, just a Mortal 0 check.
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We'll update and modify these Rules as we play. For now, don't worry too much about them.
So, first, from everyone and anyone interested in playing, I want a Character Idea - and then a Sheet. Post it here. PM me any Secret Stuff you don't want seen.
The Char Sheet can be no more than a name with a few lines of description, a description and a picture, or a full CP2020 character sheet.
Try to be brief per post - NO FULL PAGE ESSAYS PLEASE. I'm looking at you, Cal. And Dec. Short, sharp paragraphs.
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Good luck to all!
Well, it's (very) early Christmas Morning 2015 and obviously I'm quite tired. Apparently three kids, even when they are teens to adults, means a lot of wrapping! So, since my decision-making matrix is so impaired, I thought I would start the groundwork for an actual Play-by-Post ( PbP) 2020 game!
DON'T BE INTIMIDATED BY THE SIZE OF THIS POST. Stupid (**$$&@ forum won't let me break it up. Just read the first couple bits to start - the rest is for the expert players and harder-core role-players.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Setting: Night City (and environs) 20??. Find a lightweight reference guide here or buy the much more in-depth, excellent sourcebook in PDF here.
Players: Anyone who posts! Note: those organized into Teams will see more action from GM(s).
GM: Sardukhar, "others".
Character Roles Permitted: All Corebook Roles. Cop, Corporate, Fixer, MedTech, Netrunner, Nomad, Solo, Rockerboy, Techie. You can mix and match!
There is a quickie description of CP2020 ( and presumably 2077) Roles here.
In-game slang: Here!
We're using a combination of the CP2020 Rules and Modified Interlock Unlimited. Get the Interlock Unlimited - Core Rules 7-7-14.
Gear! : Ultrachrome. Most things that say CP2020, Chr1 to 4, PS and SoF 1 and 2 are cool to use.
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Okay, so here's what you Need To Know, Chombattas:
It's Night City, 2020. You are playing a denizen of the City or a recent arrival, depending on your Streetwise and Expert: Night City levels.
Your character can be anything from a few lines of descriptive text to a fully-statted out character sheet. Rules on character build limits and costs, as well as PbP rules changes, to follow.
You play by typing in your characters viewpoint and actions, as well as perhaps the setting. Other people respond to that, as well as to whatever the GM is doing to them and you. Thusly:
Player 1 Posts:
Michaels ducked into the alley, breath heaving in his throat. He patted the sealed pocket in his Gibsonwear jacket to reassure himself the dataspike was still there, then glanced over his shoulder. No one following him. A dozen passers-by glanced incuriously at him as they walked or rolled past. Rain shimmered in the streetlights. Michaels moved deeper into the alley, headed for the Forlorn Hope, to meet his Fixer and make the drop.
GM Posts:
"Michaels moved deeper into the alley, headed for the Forlorn Hope, to meet his Fixer and make the drop." As Michaels walks away from the street, he fails to see the Whisperdrone hovering thirty feet above and behind. It follows him from above, nearly silent on micro-AV thrusters, a certain Corporate logo gleaming on it's side.
Player 2 Posts:
Irene "Siren" Hamstead likes serving pancakes from her truck. Seeing the smiles on her customers faces is nearly all the reward she needs. She's been working the outskirts beside the Combat Zone border for six months now and only had to stand off three hold-ups, pretty much half-hearted affairs each time. She didn't even have to kill anyone. The money is crap, but she never goes home feeling dead inside, which beats hell out of when she worked for IE's Division Ten.
Now at this time, the GM makes some skill checks, or the Players spend from their skill/stat pools, ( more on that in a bit) and a few things can happen. Maybe Michaels sees the Drone. Maybe Irene does. Maybe Irene sees Michaels and remembers him from an old op. Maybe none of that happens and instead, an Arasaka black ops team tries to grab an unrelated third party in front of them, things get messy and everything goes sideways.
And then some more people post, keeping in mind what's going on and what they'd like to do. They can also post completely different stories, different parts of the City, etc. Freedom! With a few caveats.
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Ruleset: Modified Interlock Unlimited. Get the 7 7 14 rules.
Well, since IU is very modular, it'll be mostly IU with adjustments for PbP game. Get the Core Rules. Mike Pondsmith approved the lot, so stop lawyer-twitching or whatever that was.
New Rules:
So, dice mechanics.
For Live Stuff, like Combat, we're going to go live at https://rolz.org/dr?room=Cpunk2020 Keep to this, as the room logs. Dice rolling is simple: use the text window at the bottom and type in #1d10. Voila. Don't worry, a GM will be around to help for the first while.
For those building said sheets, you have 60 points to spend on stats, initially.
Anyone coming up with a cool background story or pic earns 5 to 10 extra stat points.
Fillable Online Character sheets here: http://cyberpunk.thegentlemanloser.com/cpunk101/cpgames/cprpg/cp2020/cp2020charsheet.pdf OPEN IN ADOBE or a more elaborate one here:http://www.silicon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mieow/Cyberpunk/CP2020v5_4.zip
Current Rule changes are
1. Cyberware is half empathy cost at character creation, ( you've adapted to it).
2. Budget/Occupation Salaries are -doubled-. Everyone has been paid for three months.
3. Skills and Roles and Special Abilties from the Corebook, found on your character sheet.
4. No primary Special Ability higher than 5 without a really solid reason.
5. You can pull Martial Arts from here. You may not typically take An Ch'I, Pentjak Silat, Kalari, Lee Kwan Choo, Krabi Krabong, Sinanju, Taido, Tien-Hsueh Touch, T'ang Su, Ninjutsu, Jattenhand, Panzerfaust or Kun, Zanji Shinjiken Ryu or Gun Fu.
6. IP multipliers will probably be only none or 1.5 . If the usual cost is 2-3, it's none. 4-5, it's 1.5.
7. Exciting change: we will be doing stat increase/decreases. Stay tuned for costs and conditions.
8. All drug costs in eb are 1/10th. No, that's not a typo. Smash now costs 10eb per 6 pack, Synthcoke is 100 b per dose.
9. We aren't using the IU Combat Actions - mostly, in fact, we're using the Corebook/FNFF combat system and damage rules. 8 points to the head (or other vitals) is not an autokill, though, just a Mortal 0 check.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
We'll update and modify these Rules as we play. For now, don't worry too much about them.
So, first, from everyone and anyone interested in playing, I want a Character Idea - and then a Sheet. Post it here. PM me any Secret Stuff you don't want seen.
The Char Sheet can be no more than a name with a few lines of description, a description and a picture, or a full CP2020 character sheet.
Try to be brief per post - NO FULL PAGE ESSAYS PLEASE. I'm looking at you, Cal. And Dec. Short, sharp paragraphs.
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Good luck to all!
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