PLAYER’S GUIDE NOTES

In some games, there is some conversation,

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but here the game is the conversation—
between the GM and the players. This
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is punctuated by dice rolls to inject
uncertainty and surprising turns. No one is
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in charge of the story. The story emerges
from the unpredictable collision of many
fictional elements. You play to find out
what the story will be. AFTER THE RUN
When you play, you’ll make several key Record the nuyen (below) and any rep you earned.
judgment calls. Everyone contributes, but Each is worth one extra downtime activity when you
either the players or the GM gets final say
get some time to spend that.
for each:
At the end of the session, mark karma, for
◆◆Which actions are reasonable as a solution triggers hit, plus any extra for desperate actions
to a problem? Can this person be influenced?
or unspent fever. When you play again, you'll
Must we get out the tools and engineer the
transfer your character and earnings to the full FANTASY-CYBERPUNK
maglock open, or could it also be interfaced
through hacking programs to open it more playbook sheet, and start tracking shared things ROLE PLAYING GAME
discreetly? The players have the final say. like your crew's heat on a separate sheet.

◆◆How how effective (and how dangerous)

is this approach? What consequences are
nuyen karma
inflicted to manifest the dangers at hand?
Does this situation call for a dice roll, and
which one? The GM has final say. ¥
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ACTION ROLLS
Roll your action rating in d6s. A single 4 ¥
or 5 is partial success. A single 6 is a "clean"
success. Multiple 6s is a critical.
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6: You do it.
or 4/5: You do it, but...
Consequences: Reduced Effect (minor),
to 1-3: You failed, and...
Complication (varies), Harm (varies),
Lost Opportunity (severe)
critical: You do it &
+ then some!
 ITS FIFTY YEARS IN
THE FUTURE, AND...
The game takes place on the island chain
of Jamaica, in the capital city of Kingston.
This future Earth is a combination of real
world myth & legend, alternate history,
and predicted future:
◆◆It’s near-futuristic in its development.
Imagine a world like ours during the next
era of human advancement. Quantum.
◆◆It’sdystopian: the world is over-
populated, controlled by powerful
corporations, and ravaged by inequality
of wealth and opportunity.
◆◆It’s connected: by ubiquitous access to a
worldwide information network known as
cyberspace, but it’s still divided by a wide
disparity in social and economic class.
◆◆The city is also a fantasy. The end of the
Mayan calendar roused the great dragons
from their ancient sleep, caused ghosts
to linger in the material world, and lifted
the Fog of Mortal Disbelief. The world is
struggling to deal with this resurgence of
supernatural power to normal people—
and Kingston is struggling to deal with its
closeness to the mythical city of Aztlan.
THE SITUATION
Your contact Punkbunny has arranged a job
for you somewhere between the Cayman
Islands (the halfway point to Aztlan) and
Kingston, but there is a militarized lockdown
in effect. There's one or two stacks of nuyen
in it for each of you. What do you do?
SPECIAL MOVES
playbook EDGE, FEVER, & RESISTANCE 8
□
You have 8 edge. Slide a paper clip along
Alias:
7
fever
the scale to the right to indicate your edge.
Background circle one, and talk about it. Push yourself: Spend 2 edge for +1d / +1 effect.
corporate—law—military Flashback: Tell us about how you
prepared for this! If it's unlikely or
6
underground—other complicated, it costs 1 or even 2 edge.
Actions slash up to 7 times; each worth +1d6. Fever: When you roll a desperate action,
5
you gain your fever point. Spend your fever
INTUITION BODY WILLPOWER
for +1d on an action or resistance roll. 4
□ engineer □ fight □ command Resistance (optional): A roll determines
□ interface □ finesse □ consort how many edge you lose to reduce (or 3
□ stalk □ prowl □ influence ignore) the consequence. The GM will
tell you which attribute to roll. You lose
□ survey □ wreck □ study edge equal to 6 - your highest roll. On a 2
No more than 2 slashes (2d) per action rating to start. Critical, you regain 1 edge instead.
Items on hand you have access to a comm,
ARMOR
1
a pistol & ammo (something a respectable
You can mark armor (if you have some
cyberpunk citizen might carry), plus armor
protection on) by slashing an available
& other items and implants as sensible for a
character of your type. Describe in play, and armor box: □ +heavy armor: □
write down what else you use:
TEAMWORK
Assist: Grant ally +1d6 on their action roll.
Costs 1 edge. Involves you in consequences.
Lead a Group Action: Roll to take the same
action together, or roll to Command others
to action; highest single result counts for
everyone—but you lose 1 edge for each
player whose result is a 1-3.
If you suffer harm, write it below: Protect: Step in to suffer the consequence
instead of someone else (resistance is
 (-effect) _________________|__________________ allowed, as usual).
 (-1d6) _________________|__________________ Set up: Roll an action to indirectly affect
 (need help) __________________________________ an obstacle. Those who follow through get
 (you died) ____________________________________ improved position or +1 effect level.