It's the exact kind of nonsense I do want to see, but don't expect. Cyberpunk is the one genre this nonsense actually makes sense. Neuromancer had Molly Millions sliding around, with retractable razor blade nails, The Matrix had Neo learning kung fu and fighting hundreds of Agent Smith clones with a pole.
Both examples would be good if they would be shining metal plates instead of cyberskin.
With all due respect to Pondsmith, CDPR has better writers and better judgment. Not everything from CP 2020 should be taken into consideration. Making it outlandish and weird, with people sporting multiple limbs, Rockerboys taking out evil CEO's with their killer guitar riffs, or worse yet, furries...I trust CDPR has the presence of mind to exclude such stuff.
The hardware isn't always required. You don't need big chrome to get a job done. I've seen characters do amazing things with just skills. I've done awesome things in games in the past with nano-builds, hardwiring and bio-upgrades. Cyberpunk is a mentality. Cyberpunk is an attitude, a lifestyle. The chrome is nice, but not required. If you actually go and read any of the core books from CP2020, you will note that in most cases, a lost limb was replaced with a vat grown clone of the original. Those who did get cyber also usually got synthskin coverings as metal tends to bring unwanted attention.
Reminds me of a story I heard of once, where a guy managed to go a whole Cyberpunk campaign with zero cyberware. He relied heavily on armored clothing, some combat drugs to boost his physical stats, some damn clever tactics and strategy, and some ungodly luck for the rest - he'd heal up with drugs and rest, but not even so much as nanotech patches touched him for over twenty sessions. He eventually was captured by the campaign's villain, but not before getting his Crowning Moment of Awesome...
Already done.I mean, does anyone actually doubt that some people will have gotten Exotic bodysculpt done by our 2077?
No fair, neutronium....you have to give us at least an hour to troll you when you make a post...its in the rule book...just go read it.
I wish I could blank these images from my mind, but yes, you just reinforced my point. This will regrettably happen even more frequently in the future as technology improves and surgery becomes more commonplace with the only possible upside being that they actually look like the animal instead of a human with stuff implanted in their cheeks and tattoo patterns all over their body.
You mention cloned parts. I already said bioware. Nanosurgeons and other nanobots are also cyberware. I never said "chrome is required." Having more options can only be a good thing. Also, our greatest Cyberpunk 2020 campaign began with our Eurosolo team being completely and utterly cyber free. And yes, I have "actually gone and read" the books. Not just the core books, but a "few" more than that. If you like, you can of course point me to a page in one of the "core books from CP2020" and show me the "most instances" where it's made clear that instead of having cyberware, people take cloned limbs and cloned organs.
Also...
Not being able to buy a cyber limb or cyber organ because you don't have the eb isn't exactly the same as choosing not to, which is what was said earlier, and which is what I responded to, though.
Already done.
The tail is just a clip-on, non-functional deal, but all the cosmetic surgery (ie bodysculpt) is real.
Dragoons.... nothing makes a player wet themselves like when they hear that word...
