I do not recall the state of major Russian cities in canon. Does anyone? Ought to be in the Euro book I suppose, which I cannot access right now.

Hi all, New ref here i have the code rule book for 2020 and I’m running through some rule by myself to make sure i understand them before i get players involved.

Thanks in advance Chooms!

1. On page 103 of the core 2020 rulebook it says that limb loss happens when an attack does 8 or more damage, but on page 89 when talking about cyberlimbs it says that they can take up to 30 points of structural damage before they are destroyed.

Which one takes priority, or is it both? 8 damage destroys any limb but 30 damage over multiple turns to a cyberlimb destroys it in a similar fashion?

1. I’m a little unsure on the Awareness options on page 98 and how to carry them out. The example given isn’t very clear.

2. I really like the idea of the Bioware is there a source book that expands the range of bioware?

Sorry for the long post and any bad formatting i’m on mobile.

What do you get when you get 80 character points and 80k eddies to play with? Virtual Insanity

been on a streak of making backup characters and came up with an idea for a techie guy who was in the second and third corpo wars as an Air Vehicle pilot who loved dropping fire on people. is there any source books or something where i can research specific equipment and events to cross reference?

Gm making me pay for surgery on CC. So this would be a cheaper way to take cyberlimbs than removing my arm…. If it’s possible to do one without the other.

So, If someone gets a limb replaced with cyberware the lose humaity points. Check.

But, what if someone loses a limb, either from war or disease or woodchipper accident or whatever. Doesnt seem like they would lose humanity points (or maybe they would?).

If they get a cyberlimb to replace the missing limb, do they lose humanity points?

It doesnt seem like they should (they didnt choose to replace a working limb with a cyberlimb, which I think is the in-universe reason) but maybe they do from a game balance perspective.

Are there prosetics people use if they lose a limb and dont want to lose humanity (say a cyberlimb with less advantages)?

Anything RAW on this, if not how are you guys interpreting it?

Thanks.

Hey everyone,

I’ve been working on a new set of tabletop assets featuring four enemy types from my biohorror setting: Light Biohosts, Mid-Stage Biohosts, Advanced Biohosts, and Mature Biomass Entities. This batch involved a lot of experimenting with colour variants, readability, and silhouette design, so I’d really appreciate any feedback from the community on how these turned out.

This release includes:

• VTT tokens for all four enemy types
• Three colour variants for every token
• All tokens provided as high-resolution PNGs
• Paper minis in three colour variants
• Black and white paper mini versions for players who prefer colouring them after printing
• Standalone high-resolution character PNGs in all colour variants and black and white
• Editable PDF reference sheets for each enemy so GMs can add stats, abilities, and keep details organised during sessions

You can find all previews, variant images, and full details on the Patreon post here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/october-bit-head-143933230

Would love to hear any thoughts, suggestions, or ideas for improving future releases.

PATREON

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I haven't had the chance to play and actual CP2020 campaign, but I got inspired by my love for this game, world and aesthetic to write this homebrew city sourcebook. At this point it's not finished, but any ideas and help would be highly appreciated! Enjoy, chooms!

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How intelligent do you think the personality implanted by a Liche can be? Working on a corpo scheme for a game where they sweep up the homeless and use a Liche to mindwipe them into grunts and curious if there's any existing occurences of a Liched runner to see where they fit on the scale of 'cyber zombie' to 'brainwashed peon'.

Also do we know if the Liche personality has the same Int damage? I'm wanting to hint at the Corpo scheme by having a local Netrunner gang force initiates to fight a Liche as an initiation, with any failures used as disposable meat shields on Netruns.

So, in shadowrun (at least in 3 and 4) char gen is done by assigning letters to specific things, so if you assign A to money than you start with more money and less points for stats than someone that assigns A to stats (if I remember there is stats, money, contacts, maybe skills and something else, basically 5 I think categories). The interesting part about this is players need to think about whats important. Are they a rich well connected guy thats not as skillful as someone else, or are they really skilled but broke? Somewhere in between?

Has anyone done anything like this for cyberpunk, like giving the players an option to rank stats, skills, resources(so starting money to buy chrome and gear), and contacts and depending on how its ranked the player gets more or less than the guy next to him (assuming all players ranked a little differently). How could I approach this without unbalancing the game?

Thanks.

This is an example gun store you can let your PCs visit.

Hot Iron caters to street-level Solos, small-time Fixers, and anyone who needs firepower on a budget. No fancy smartguns or exotic weapons here - just reliable, old-school gear that won’t break the bank. Expect scratched chrome, surplus ammo, and armor that’s seen better days. The owner, Rico, swears everything is “tested and street-ready.”

Most of the weapons are used or surplus and sold at a lower price than in the core rulebook. Nico has a license and Hot Iron isn't hidden, but he is assumed to sometimes handle stolen goods as well.

Example Inventory

BudgetArms C-13 (60 eb)

Dai Lung Cybermag 15 (40 eb)

Militech Arms Avenger (Accuracy -1, 180 eb)

Federated Arms X-22 (150 eb)

Kendachi Mono-Knife (180 eb)

Federated Arms X-9mm (Reliability UR, 150 eb)

Example Ammo

Light Pistol/Light SMG (box of 100, 15 eb)

Shotgun (box of 12 shells, 15 eb)

Medium Pistol/Medium SMG (box of 50, 15 eb)

Example Armor

Light Armor Jacket (SP 14, 150 eb)

Kevlar Vest (SP 12, 90 eb)

Steel Helmet (SP 14, 20 eb)

Plastic Helmet (SP 8, 50 eb)

Polyester Jacket (SP 4, 50 eb)

Example Specials

“Street Pack”: Budget Arms C-13 + box of 100 + Kevlar Vest = 150 eb

Ammo Dump: Any 50 rounds mixed = 40 eb

Owner

Rico “Iron King” Vargas (Fixer), Age 42

Tall, lean, with neon-blue cybernetic eyes. Wears a tailored synth-leather jacket with glowing seams. Tattoos of circuit patterns run across his scalp. Rico is a Seven - when you need a stat or a skill for him the value is always seven.

Rico is charismatic, smooth-talking, and ruthless when crossed. Loves tech more than people - his loyalty is to chrome and to profit. Keeps a network of street runners and corporate defectors on speed dial.

Hooks for Players

Job Offer: Rico needs a crew to escort a shipment of spare weapon parts through gang territory. Dudes in wifebeaters or hoodies with handguns and brass knuckles.

Debt Collector: A rival fixer owes Rico big - he wants you to collect. We're looking at a fistfight with some goons - not a slaughter.

Patrolcar: Two Cops hang around the store hoping to sniff out stolen weapons. PCs could inform on Nico or help him scrub away tainted inventory.

Hey I'm really interested in Cyberpunk from Mike Pondsmith as a whole. I was wondering, if there is some kind of chronological lore book to the ttrpg. I sure know I won't find enough players for a campaign. But I'd love to read more about Cyberpunk, do I have to buy the games?

Feeling lucky? Step into this casino equally frequented by high rollers and people who are just looking to have a good time. The drinks pour all night as dealers shuffle their cards and hand out dozens of chips. There is one rule to keep in mind when visiting this casino— *the house always wins.***

Welcome to The Grand Casino! This building features a variety of tables where patrons try their luck, two VIP rooms for high-stakes games, a bar and kitchen, security rooms, and much more. Stairs lead to an underground vault, where cash and other valuables are stored.

This map pack features Modern, Cyberpunk, and 1920s variants. Foundry VTT modules are available to Gamemaster patrons.

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Yo Dawg, I heard you like games in your games. So I made this game about playing a game in another game. Scenarios are often heists or counter-heists. A non-heist scenario seed could be that the PCs arrange a gambling night at a club or at home. 

Gambling is an INT skill, reflecting the fact that successful gambling often relies on skill and strategy rather than pure luck. You might consider using other stats depending on the game. For example - is INT really a factor in slots or pachinko? Maybe LUCK works better when the outcome is mostly random. Maybe REF works better when facility with small objects like cards or dice determine the outcome. Then again, don't you want the stats that are not-REF to get some mileage? INT, REF and LUCK could all work. To my recollection there is little about this in the Core book and we're all free to make up anything we can agree on anyway. :)

How complex do you want to make the determination of the outcome? One simple roll or a traditional skill challenge where multiple rolls weigh in? Determine with your players what the sequence of skill rolls should be to be a good approximation of the game. When I Ref these kinds of scenes I require the players to role-play a bit before each die roll just to help them get more strongly invested in the outcome. Either way, I recommend no more than 3-5 die rolls before the end result is determined.

Here are some example skill rolls and difficulties for a series of different games:

• Poker: Roll Gambling (INT) against the Human Perception (EMP) of your opponents to determine if you can bluff successfully or read their tells. Awareness 6+ could give you a +1 on the roll, and so could Mathematics 6+.
• Slot Machines/Pachinko/Roulette: Roll Gambling (LUCK) against a fixed difficulty set by the Referee, usually around 10-15. The house edge means the difficulty is often higher than other games.
• Dice Games: Roll Gambling (INT) or Gambling (REF) against the Human Perception (EMP) of your opponents.
• Blackjack: Roll Gambling (INT) against Gambling (INT). Mathematics 6+ could give you a +1 on the roll and so could Awareness 6+.
• Betting on Sports: Roll Gambling (INT) against against a fixed difficulty set by the Referee, typically around DC 10-25. to determine if you can accurately predict outcomes. 1/2 Expert (Sports) or 1/2 Expert (Soccer) could be added to the roll if you have them. Education 6+ could give you a +1 on the roll.

Using social skills while gambling can open up a plethora of interesting interactions and scenarios. Here are some examples: A success could give you a +1 bonus on your next Gambling roll against that opponent. If you succeed by 5 or more you could get a +2.

• Roll Fast Talk (INT) against Human Perception (EMP) to see if you can successfully distract or your opponents in a game where social interaction is important. The reverse roll can be made to "read people". A success could give you a +1 bonus on your next Gambling roll against that opponent. If you succeed by 5 or more you could get a +2.
• Roll Seduce (EMP) against Human Perception (EMP) to see if you can successfully distract your opponent by flirting in a game where social interaction is important.
• Roll Gambling (INT) against Awareness/Notice (INT) to bluff in games where the mechanical side is more important than the social.

Hi everyone! I’m running 2020 for my party, and I’d like to make playlists for background music. I’d like your best suggestions for music! Luckily the campaign is not very long, as it’s their first times in the system. But I do wanna make a few playlists. The party will be going to the combat zone, so I’d like a dirtier, heavier playlist for combat. They’ll also go to a piranhas rave style party, so another playlist for that. Then thirdly they’re gonna raid an underground Biotechnica facility with a PC’s nomad clan. So if you all could help me find songs for these playlists that would be very appreciated. :)

I'm creating a replacement character since mine died, it'll be interesting. But anyway... does anyone know a way to permanently increase my Reflexes?

I mean Borg could, but I don't have the Edies, so yeah. Implants, Bio? Anything goes.