"The 4th Corporate War’s over and the big dogs have retreated to their corners to lick their wounds. That leaves everyone else to fend for themselves in a shattered world.
And that’s just fine. ‘cause you’ve got interface plugs in your wrists, metal in your limbs, and chips in your skull. You’re wired in, loaded with chrome, and ready to take it to the Edge.
There’s a world full of opportunities out there. Maybe this time you can do more than save yourself. Maybe.
Cyberpunk RED is the latest edition of the classic roleplaying game of the Dark Future, featuring updated mechanics and new lore set in 2045, midway between the events of Cyberpunk 2020 and Cyberpunk 2077."
Extracts from The Roleplaying Game of the Dark Future – R. Talsorian Games
Author(s)
Mike Pondsmith, James Hutt, Cody Pondsmith, Jay Parker, J Gray, David Ackerman, Jaye Kovach
Artist(s)
Doug Anderson, Bad Moon Art Studio, Richard Bagnall, Santiago Betancur, Neil Branquinho, Alexander Dudar, Colin Fisk, Matthew S. Francella, Hélio Frazão, Huntang, J Gray, Maksym Harahulin, DariusK, Adam Jury, Jaye Kovach, Bernard Kowalczuk, Adrian Marc, J
"Night City was the dying dream of an idealist, now it is a battleground between governments, corporations, crime syndicates and gangs. We, its citizens live on the sprawling streets and in its towering megastructures, all the while looking for a quick eurobuck and something to eat. High fashion, high tech and high violence, that's Night City."
Uncle Bob, Fixer
Since the small nuclear explosion took place downtown that helped end the 4th corporate war, Night City has been slowly pulling itself back to its feet. The Hot Zone that was the city centre is still dangerous but now because of the Rads rather than Corporate security. Life for the poorest of us didn't change that much, food is still freeze-dried krill and seaweed with flavourings, and yes it tastes as bad as that sounds. Homes are small and for the most part free now as the Megacorps that owned nearly everything fell by the wayside after the war, so at present no one officially owns a lot of the apartment blocks, though the Night City council is serving Seize and Obtain orders on buildings with no known owners, so that's changing.
When the World Net collapsed during the war it cut many of us off from the rest of the world, but Ziggurat is slowly linking everyone back together and a city-wide Net is better than no Net at all. Social media and online entertainment have become the staple for many of the poor and unemployed, but for others, gang life, crime or the Edge have become their life.
Night City is officially a Free state and not subject to American law, and that means all sorts of "extra-legal" activities going on here. The city does have law and law enforcement, but that takes a back seat so to speak. The focus at the moment is to feed the people and make the city rich.
The Black Market is now just the Market as most things you want to buy are either found in old shipping containers or outright stolen during transit. The Night Markets' are where you go to get the best, best food, best medicine, best tech and best weapons so you can defend what you've got.
Crime is everywhere, the most visible are the gangs, most are only dangerous if they catch you alone at night, but some like the Maelstrom will kill you just for not having cyberware, and have been known to attack police precinct houses. The gangs run extorsion, protection and all types of other less than healthy crimes, in short gangs are bad news. There is some hope though, gangs like the Storm Walkers of Heywood have begun to protect the people of their territory and consider it an attack on them when one is hurt by another gang, this gives some of us armed defenders that will fight for us, even if we don't want it.
The Edge, that's the slang for the little grey area between the law and the corporations, a little area that a few operate in to make sometimes huge amounts of eurobucks. Corporate headhunting requires an extraction team, Edgerunners. Need a rival in your Corp gone, Edgerunners. Need some corporate espionage doing, Edgerunners. As long as you have the guts for it there is a fortune to be made as an Edgerunner, but it is a very dangerous life and can be very short. Because of this, Edgerunners tend to have the best tech, the best guns, the best cyberware and as its part of the image, the best clothes and car too.
Life is what you can make of it Choomba, just try not to get shot.
Games Master - StormHeathen RPG
I'll tell you choomba, they are a small nobody group of Edgerunners based out of Heywood, but Canaan X has some maximum hardware for those of you that indulge in wetwork, and Izanami is a quality ripper doc that just loves doing exotic work and bio-sculpts. Add to that a drone specialist with more toys than fingers and some serious solos that do both up close and personal and death from distance and you have the makings of a dope team. Then along comes your fixer, and he sets up a deal for this group of nobodies.
But Uncle Bob ain't just you're regular street fixer hustling this group, No he has contacts and that brings them to me.
Who am I?
You can call me Smith or Mr Smith.
What do I do?
Biz I make money and sell stuff, stuff like Hand made one of a kind Guns. I also work for a Corporation, an Arms manufacturer based here in good old Night City, and we pay good money to own Weapon designs. So seeing a Biz op drop right in my lap I funded the Edgerunners to become Guns "R" Us, a stall that trades from any Night Market we can get a pitch at, that puts money in my pocket and money in their pockets but also it allows me to see the new weapons Canaan X makes and which weapons can be used by my Corp.
Izanami is too useful at patching up our Black Project assets to give up, and even though they are making a name for themselves as killers and trouble makers, the group is still too useful to burn just yet.
We offer an extensive range of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures to reduce the effects of ageing or to help change the appearance of any body part to help you reach perfection!
Need Cybernetics, Interface plugs, Neural links, Custom designed cyberware, you name it, we have the professionals to help make all your senses enhanced and help your body reach peak performance.
One of a kind, hand built firearms of all calibres and specifications, Smart chipped, Bulpup, integral suppressor, Biometric lock, whatever your needs our weapons-tech team can design and build it for you
From the view of Aleska / Karina
"So Mr Smith put this mismatch of a black ops team together under the ruse of Guns "R" Us. All we know is that he works for Terminus Armscorp and kind of siphons funds off for this little operation. Recently we have had to have a ...... identity re-assignment, and now we are known as Creative Solutions.
Our little team, well here is the low down:
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Our resident gunsmith expert. You need your gun to fire bigger bullets, special rounds or have a larger clip capacity he is the guy you need to see.
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At first sight, the guy appears to be in his head all the time, then you look around and see the drones, this guy is skilled, and seemingly has eyes everywhere. The way he controls them little beauties is a sight to see.
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Although the bedside experience is as warming as an icicle being stabbed through the chest, the quality of her surgery is second to none and she always finds work wherever we go;
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Can’t help but admire this guy, need to be protected by a bodyguard he is your guy. He has been in the business for a long time, longer than anyone else I know, but that just proves how good he is.
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Every team has that someone who keeps it in the family, or that family member who has connections everywhere, and that is where our Fixer comes in.
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After a slow day, things start to heat up for the Black Project Associates....I mean Creative Solutions, surely there is no way to make the connection after Tobias sorted out the loose ends is there?
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After a successful mission, the Black Project Associates start looking at more ways to expand and secure more business and whilst at Kabuki Night Market it seems that history is wanting to repeat itself.
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As business starts to roll in, and loose ends are tied up, Creative Solutions Corporation starts becoming a noticeable company. This newly found positive reputation brings with it an unusual non-standard business request that requires the Black Project Associates to pull resources and work together as a team. Will the team be able to put individual pride aside, or will their differences bring the company down to a crashing halt?
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The team start to come to terms with their new bodies and the loss of their old lives. They are now out own their own merit without a large corporation funding or supporting them. Will they prove their mettle? Or will coming face to face with an old enemy, be the start of their demise.
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In this episode the team meet the Head of the Chinese Tongs Crime Syndicate..... who is known for his fierce temper and unforgiving nature. Will Guns R Us survive or have their recent antics finally caught the attention of their match.
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In this episode the team get to explore their new surroundings (including a trip to the famous Jesse James Non-Kosher Deli) with strict instructions to not bring any more attention to themselves... what could possibly go wrong?
In this episode the team face the consequences of their blatant dealings with the Bozo's. CHATTER, CHATTER, CHATTER - You got to love those Chattering Teeth.
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In this episode the team are required to represent Guns "R" Us at a Night Market where a newly formed gang decide to that a weapons stall is easy pickings for them to make a name for themselves.
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In this episode the team are required to go head to head with the local mafia to save an important asset.
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