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contents
Using Danger Gal Dossier............................................................. Dossier.............................................................5 5
The factions Prepared by the analysts of Danger Gal
NCPD Precinct #1............................................................................. #1.............................................................................79 79
6th Street. Street...................................................................................................9 .................................................................................................9
Network 54. 54..........................................................................................91 ........................................................................................ 91
The Bozos. Bozos...............................................................................................15 ............................................................................................. 15
Piranhas................................................................................................. Piranhas .................................................................................................95 95
Danger Gal Puma Squad............................................................ Squad............................................................27 27
Sightseers.............................................................................................. Sightseers ..............................................................................................99 99
The Digital Divas. Divas................................................................................33 ..............................................................................33
Team Monster.................................................................................. Monster..................................................................................105 105
Edgerunners........................................................................................ Edgerunners ........................................................................................39 39
Trauma Team Squad NC4-2. NC4-2....................................................113 ..................................................113
Generation Red................................................................................. Red.................................................................................57 57
Tyger Claws. Claws....................................................................................... 121
Maelstrom..............................................................................................67 Maelstrom ........................................................................................... 67
Zoners.................................................................................................... 131 Zoners
New Gear.......................................................................................... Gear..........................................................................................143 143
The Incident: A Cyberpunk RED Mission......................... Mission.........................153 153
NPC Creation Guidelines. Guidelines..........................................................149 ........................................................ 149
Danger Gal Dossier Lists........................................................... Lists...........................................................167 167
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The memory’s a vivid one. I was working the booth at one of my first conventions as part of the R. Talsorian Games crew when my boss, Mike Pondsmith, shoved a small, sculpted chunk of plastic in my face. “What do you think of this?” he asked me. I took a moment to focus on the small chunk of plastic – a gray miniature perfect in scale for placing on a TTRPG grid map – and mumbled something about it looking nice. Mike nodded as if I was confirming his own thoughts, then went on to show the small chunk of plastic to Cody. I’ll be honest. At the time, I was so focused on doing a good job and nervous about working with gaming legends that I didn’t think much about the encounter. I should have, though, because miniatures maker Monster Fight Club had created the small chunk of plastic, a fantastic cyberpunk sculpt. From that beginning, the Cyberpunk RED miniature line and, later, the Cyberpunk RED: Combat Zone miniature skirmish game grew. Over the next year, with the ink on a licensing deal dry, Monster Fight Club created and showed us dozens upon dozens of sculpts, some based on our artwork but just as often original creations born from their imagination. And they didn’t just show us the sculpts, either! They shared their packaging, with beautiful digital, full-color “paintovers” of each miniature. Those paintovers brought the miniatures to life, transforming them from small chunks of plastic into people. People with stories. Stories we on the Cyberpunk RED team found ourselves itching to tell. Who were they? What was their Lifepath like? How did they survive on the streets of Night City? Our curiosity sparked the idea for an NPC book containing biographies and stat blocks for each miniature hammered out on Monster Fight Club’s forge. A familiar idea, honestly. After all, we’d already done it once. If you’re a Cyberpunk 2020 fan, you’ll probably remember Edgerunners Inc, a book about an in-universe “street mercs for hire” temp firm, complete with biographies and stat blocks for Solos, Techs, Netrunners, and more to plug into your campaign. It was almost exactly what we wanted to do with the characters represented by Monster Fight Club’s miniatures.
Almost. At R. Talsorian Games, we find inspiration from the past but shape it through a lens formed by the evolution of roleplaying games, the world around us, and Cyberpunk as a whole. In-world files on Night City residents made sense but Edgerunners Inc didn’t. Danger Gal, though? A private investigation NeoCorp? Yeah. That hit the spot. With Infocomp dead and buried in the Corporate graveyard thanks to the 4th Corporate War, Danger Gal might well be the most significant information broker in The Time of the Red. Of course they’d have files on the factions and people of Night City. Information is power, after all, and what NeoCorp doesn’t want power? And, lucky you, we’re opening up Danger Gal’s archives to sneak you a peek. Enjoy the show and remember, there’s no such thing as a good Corp. Even if they’re fond of cat ears and anime.
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Stay Safe on The Street, J Gray Cyberpunk RED Line Manager
BY NEIL BRANQUINHO
USING DANGER GAL DOSSIER getting the most out of this book
A good GM knows there’s no such thing as a generic character, especially in Cyberpunk RED. Night City’s a living, breathing world brimming with people, each living their own life and telling their own story. That’s what Danger Gal Dossier is: a collection of Non-Player Characters (NPCs) belonging to different factions in Night City, each with their own histories and lives – all from the viewpoint of the analysts at Danger Gal, the Dark Future’s premiere private detective and security agency.
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USING DANGER GAL DOSSIER
CP:R
refers to the Cyberpunk RED core rulebook.
During a Cyberpunk RED campaign, your Crew will meet many people. An entire relationship could play out as a brief transaction across an Oasis counter or spin into an epic story worthy of a Rockerboy’s ballads. You’ll form bonds with friends, enemies, family, allies, acquaintances, lovers, rivals, and more. The NPCs you’ll encounter will be many things. One thing the NPCs in your campaign should never be, though, are generic, faceless drones without a story of their own. That’s the Megacorp way of looking at people, choomba. Not the Cyberpunk way.
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he Factions t h e f a c t i o n s t h e f a c t i o n s
For more information about Danger Gal, see CP:R page 271.
Danger Gal Dossier brings to light fifteen factions in Night City. We worked hard to provide a wide selection usable in your games, ranging from Nomad Packs, Boostergangs, and Edgerunning Crews to elite Corp Squads and NCPD’s finest. Each faction’s entry details its history, resources, goals, and base of operations; in other words, everything you need to weave the group into your own story.
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he Characters t h e c ha r ac t e r s t h e c ha r ac t e r s
Yeah, they’ve got Stat Blocks, which means you can throw them into a fight and kill them. The NPCs in this book, however, are more than just numbers. Each has history, each has goals, and each is ready for a supporting role as a Character in your campaign. Players, grab them for your Lifepath. GMs, grab them for your plots or, better yet, save a few for when your Crew goes out partying. Those bars and clubs are full of people, and you’ll find plenty in this book without needing to make up a single name. The Characters inside each faction are listed in order of power level, from highest to lowest.
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haracters as Templates c h a r a c t e r s a s t e m p l a t e s
We pay attention to what the community’s saying, and we know, as useful as the Mook stat blocks from the Cyberpunk RED core rulebook are, they can feel bland after a while. What makes a Maelstrom Mook different from a Tyger Claw Mook or an NCPD Mook? How
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do you make a desperate fight against a Trauma Team squad swooping in to rescue your prey feel different from a shootout against a rival Edgerunning Crew looking to score the loot you already stole fair and square? Danger Gal Dossier to the rescue! In many of the factions, we spread out the power levels, from Mook to Boss, to provide not just characters but templates for each power level. Say your Crew needs to break into an NCPD evidence locker for less than lawful purposes. Sure, they planned the job out, but what about when things go wrong, and the cops show up?. No problem! Head to the NCPD chapter of this book (see page 79) and you’ll find two cop Mooks ready to go: Cherub and Pitbull. You can use their stat blocks, either as is or with your chosen modifications, as a basis for the dog pile of Mooks who’ll descend upon the Crew if they mess up and sound the alarm. Maybe your Edgerunners will get in and get out without causing a fuss but you’ll be ready, just in case.
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reating Your Own NPCs c r e a t i n g y o u r o w n n p c s
Or you can do it all yourself! Flip to page 149 and you’ll find guidelines on creating stat blocks for your own NPCs at any power level, ranging from Mooks to Bosses. And if your Crew’s filled with combat monsters, use the Hardened variation (see page 150) for each level to add extra potency to their opponents.
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he Mission t h e m i s s i o n t h e m i s s i o n
Last but not least, we know today’s GM is busy, and we want to help you save time in planning your game. So, check out The Incident (see page 153), a fully playable Mission putting your Crew smack dab in a conflict between Danger Gal and… well… your Players might be reading this, so we’ll clam up. GMs, read the mission for yourselves.
Players, stay away from pages 153 through 166! We promise – you’ll have more fun if you don’t spoil the plot for yourselves.
USING DANGER GAL DOSSIER
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eading the Character Pages r e a d i n g t h e c h a r a c t e r p a g e s
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The top half of each page features the Character’s name, a pithy descriptive, their faction logo, a portrait, and a biography. The Character’s level (see CP:R page 399), their Reputation (see CP:R page 193) and Role(s) are listed here. Note, for Medtechs, we don’t specify which pharmaceuticals they can create. We’re leaving it up to the GM. Feel free to decide as the scene demands and add a few doses to their gear. The Character’s Seriously Wounded, Death Save, and HP values. In other words, when they’re really hurt and when they die. The Character’s STATS. When armor plays a factor, we list the unmodified STAT first and the armor-modified STAT in parenthesis second. The Character’s weapons, including any attachments, and armor. When they’re only carrying a single weapon, we also list their Brawling or Martial Arts Attack. Some Characters carry more than two weapons. We note additional weapons in their gear/ cyberware along with ROF and damage. The Character’s Skill Bases (their STAT + Skill Level). The only bonus/penalty accounted for in these listings is due to armor. We do not include bonuses from Role Abilities, equipment, or cyberware because they are situational. Be sure to account for those bonuses when needed! The Character’s gear and cyberware. Gear is listed with ammunition first, then additional weapons and grenades, and finally additional items (including Bulletproof Shields). Gear (such as Smart Glasses) and cyberware (such as a Cybereye) with slots includes any attached options in the listing instead of as a separate item. When a Character has two or more of the same item/cyberware (including installed options) it is listed as x#.
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Glossary of Terms a g l o s s a r y o f t e r m s
Due to limited space, we used a few shorthand terms when filling out stat blocks in Danger Gal Dossier. Armor and Ammo: L stands for Light, M stands for Medium, H stands for Heavy, VH stands for Very Heavy. Quality: Poor Quality is abbreviated as PQ. Excellent Quality is abbreviated as EQ. Standard Quality is the default and not noted. TUp: The item has been upgraded by a Tech. For Armor, the upgrade is usually either a +1 SP or a -1 reduction to the REF/DEX/MOVE penalty. In most other cases, the specific upgrade is explained in parenthesis. Maker Specialties: Field Expertise is abbreviated to Field Exp. Upgrade Expertise is abbreviated to Up Exp. Fabrication Expertise is abbreviated to Fab Exp. Invention Expertise is abbreviated to Inv Exp. M e d i c i n e S p e c i a l t i e s : M e d i c a l Te c h (Pharmaceuticals) is abbreviated to MedTech (Pharm). Medical Tech (Cryosystem Operation) is abbreviated to MedTech (Cyro). When a Medtech possesses both specialties they’re listed as MedTech (Pharm) #•(Cryo) #.
Most of the gear used in this book comes from the Cyberpunk RED core rulebook, but not all. If you don’t recognize the name of a weapon, piece of gear, or cyberware in a stat block, check the New Items section on page 143 for more
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Emergency Protocol Appleseed From: To:
Tag Ophelia Nist Danger Gal Analyst Team NC-1
That’s right. I’m calling Appleseed. This is not a drill! I need you to wake up. Shake off the cobwebs. Chug some Koff Pop or Triti-Fizz and come down to the office! All holidays are canceled. All leave is suspended. If you’re freelance, consider yourself on the payroll until this crisis passes. Everything you’re about to read is privileged information. Last night, a crew of six Edgerunners managed to infiltrate Danger Gal HQ. In fact, they made it all the way to the archive room. Luckily, Puma Squad agents Mouse and Pantera decided the archive room was a better assignation point than their own quarters. No, I don’t know why, and it isn’t my job to discipline them for slammin’ in a top-secret facility. The critical thing is Puma Squad engaged and won the day. Except for the two who escaped. Not our problem, though. We’ve contracted a crew to track down the remaining infiltrators and figure out the how and the why so don’t worry about the break-in. Our job, sent down to us straight from Michiko Sanderson herself, is to ensure the integrity of Danger Gal’s person-of-interest dossiers. In the long run, we’ll perform digital forensics on the whole lot but, in the short run, we’re going with a spot check, starting with the latest data. To that end, I’ve randomly pulled reports turned in during the past month. Analyze the files. Compare them to your memories and notes. Make sure nothing’s changed. If so much as a word is wrong, we need to know! It doesn’t look like the infiltrators downloaded from, uploaded to, or accessed the dossiers, but CEO Sanderson insists on being thorough, and she’s the boss. If it helps, she’s working on this with us, checking one of her reports, so she’ll be doing the work, too, on top of all her other duties. I know this sucks, but I also know you’ll do this right. You’re the best of the best or you wouldn’t be here. Make me proud. Tag Ophelia Nist, Analyst Team NC-1 Lead
Recent History Recently deputized as a private law enforcement contractor, 6th Street patrols North Heywood’s streets in regular shifts, on foot and on motorcycles, in groups of four to six. A Forward Operating Base rapid-response team is always ready to back up the patrols in their heavily armored vehicles, bought from the Nomads.
Resources
6th Street Prepared by Cornelius Wright (Formerly Hellraiser of 6th Street)
f*ck! Tag, I told you I didn’t want this one. I’m too close to the subject! Fine. You’re paying my bills. Here we go. 6th Street are veterans. Some folks call them guardians, protectors, and nightmares-in-chrome, but let’s call them what they are: a gang. A deputized gang utilizing a loose military rank structure inherited from their time in the War, dispensing “justice” and protecting “everyone” who follows the “law.” The founder of 6th Street, X (aka Colonel Solomon Wright), a Black ex-military Intelligence Officer, refers to the gang as an “organization” to grant them some legitimacy. When making operational decisions, they use a 3-‘I’s principle of leadership: Investigations (detectives), Impact (troopers), and Internal (management). If 2/3rds of the ‘I’s disagree with X on a command-staff vote, they overrule them.
Base of Operations A sprawling, nine-story, retrofitted National Guard armory in North Heywood. Their base has a vehicle bay, weapon lockers, military-level comms and security, and one of the sublevels is even a fallout shelter. So essentially, anyone in the basem*nt could survive a nuke. It was built in the 1950s, rebuilt in the late 1990s, and then rebuilt again just before the 4th Corporate War broke out. It is a hangout, Forward Operations Base (FOB), and business center. The first floor is primarily for public relations, meetings, and customer service. The second floor is dedicated to R&R, sleeping quarters for lower-ranking members, and a canteen. The senior staff offices are on the top floor and the roof has a landing pad. The other floors currently remain a mystery.
This is a tricky one. 6th Street is well-funded, supplied, and armed by various short-term Corporate and government contracts. In addition, they acquired a “policing” contract as deputized, private law enforcement in North Heywood. Their primary unit for law enforcement is the Davis Squad; named after legendary US Brigadier General Benjamin Oliver Davis Senior. It’s rumored X blackmailed various Corporate Execs (we’ve got some leads but are still figuring out which ones) to help with funding back when 6th Street got started. While initially a lucrative strategy, those Execs have died off (natural or unnatural causes) or the Corps have plugged their holes. Based on how much they’re spending to compete with bigger private contractors like Militech and Lazarus, current projections indicate 6th Street’s cash flow will hit a rough patch within the next three to five years. Their high ideals are likely to be compromised or abandoned if this is not resolved. They’ve already taken to selling property “confiscated” in the course of their duties in order to bring in more money. 6th Street currently has a good working relationship with the Nomads. This is likely to change as North Heywood becomes more gentrified and the gap between it and the Nomad-occupied Santo Domingo increases. Note: X has mandated operatives must update their list of cyberware monthly. If they are too heavily cybered, they are released from service – likely from fear of a gang member going cyberpsycho on a civilian.
Goals
North Heywood is the northern half of the region known as Heywood/ Santo Domingo. For more information, see CP:R page 299.
6th Street dreams of expanding its protection from North Heywood to all of Night City and replacing the corrupt NCPD. They have the funds, equipment, and drive, but lack the numbers. X also has a dream, no matter how unrealistic, of reuniting Night City with the United States.
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6TH STREET Arbiter, X’s son, is the leader of the 6th Street Davis Squad; some say it’s nepotism as he’s not a veteran. That is, until they see him in action. While he hasn’t fought in any wars, he grew up with 6th Street, living under the tutelage of hundreds of veterans over the last two decades, learning a myriad of military skills.
ARBITER Squad Leader
First and foremost, he’s a sniper. Possibly one of the best snipers in Night City. During his first mission, a Raffen Shiv Pack assaulted his squad’s extraction site, a tenement building over 800 m/yds away from his sniper’s perch. A spotter conveyed target locations while Arbiter dispatched the enemy, taking advantage of the crumbling building and numerous exposed locations to decimate the enemy with head shot after head shot. Arbiter’s constant joking and chatter hides tactical thinking focused primarily on team cohesion. Part of this rationality is that, as a sniper, he’s rarely in the thick of a fight with the others and so he ensures situational awareness through conversational banter. When not on patrol, he can be found in the maintenance bay working on his sniper rifle, Lucille.
Mini-Boss
role
Lawman: Backup 4
STATS INT
7
REF
8
DEX
5
rep
5
Seriously wounded Death save
TECH
4
COOL
8
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
20 5 BODY
5
40
EMP
EQ Sniper Rifle w/Sniping Scope
ROF1
5d6
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Kevlar®
SP 7
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 12•Brawling 7•Concentration 11•Conversation 7•Criminology 12•Deduction 12•Education 11 Evasion 14•First Aid 6•Human Perception 12•Language (English) 13•Language (Japanese) 10 Language (Spanish) 10•Language (Streetslang) 11•Lip Reading 11•Local Expert (North Heywood) 13 Personal Grooming 13•Perception 13•Persuasion 15•Shoulder Arms 16•Stealth 10•Tactics 12•Tracking 12 Wardrobe & Style 13 GEAR Armor-Piercing Rifle Ammo x10•Basic H Pistol Ammo x16•Agent•Flashlight•Handcuffs x2•Homing Tracer Radio Communicator•Road Flares x3 cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cybereye x2 w/ Anti-Dazzle x2 & Image Enhance x2•Cyberarm w/ Grapple Hand Techhair•Skinwatch
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armor BODY HEAD
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6TH STREET We’ve confirmed the 6th Street operative known as Coldfire fought on the “wrong” side of the 4th Corporate War. She’s the daughter of some middle management at Arasaka who fled to Japan during the War but she stayed behind and went dark in the aftermath. She resurfaced as Coldfire roughly a decade ago. These days, she doesn’t talk about her ties to the Arasaka Corporation, nor have we been able to ascertain just how active those ties are. In other words, we can’t confirm if she’s an active Arasaka agent. We also aren’t certain who at 6th Street knows about her past or why she’s hiding in a group known to actively despise Arasaka. I figure the boss has her flagged for assassination, just in case.
COLDFIRE Action Heroine
In battle, Coldfire is a goddamn action heroine! During the War, she charged a Militech transport full of troops armed only with an assault rifle and a grenade. In seconds both drivers, the turret gunner, and rear guard were dead. Then she dropped the grenade into the sealed troop transport, killing everyone inside. Since joining 6th Street, she has acted as the spear during their attacks, charging forward and firing. I recall Coldfire having several contacts and friendlies in the Heywood area from my time with the gang. When off duty, she can be found shooting pool and drinking with the squad in the 6th Street saloon, The Captain’s Cup.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
5
REF
8(6) DEX 6(4) TECH 3
3
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
3
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
23 7
6(4) BODY 7
HP
45
EMP
4
armor
Arasaka WAA Bullpup Assault Weapon
ROF1
5d6
Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
H Armorjack
SP 13
skill bases Athletics 12 (10)•Autofire 14 (12)•Brawling 8 (6)•Bureaucracy 9•Concentration 8•Conversation 6•Education 10 Evasion 12 (10)•First Aid 5•Human Perception 8•Language (English) 8•Language (Japanese) 10 Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (North Heywood) 10•Melee Weapon 12 (10)•Perception 10•Persuasion 5 Resist Torture/Drugs 12•Shoulder Arms 14 (12)•Stealth 11 (9) GEAR Basic Rifle Ammo x50•Flashbang Grenade•Incendiary Grenade•Smoke Grenade•Teargas Grenade Disposable Cell Phone•Flashlight•Handcuffs•Road Flare x3 cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberleg x2 w/ Jump Booster x2 •Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs & Sandevistan
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6TH STREET Breacher was a former pro-boxer from Mexico City before the 4th Corporation War turned them into a soldier. They were, in fact, on a global tour when the fighting erupted, and their manager died during one of the early attacks.
BREACHER Ground Leader
I’ve included an excerpt about the moment from their self-published book: “Miguel lay in a pool of ever-increasing red as he bled out. He looked up at me with his last breath and whispered… ‘f*ck Arasaka!’ Then died. I took those words on as my motto to the end of the line.” I can’t verify if the above actually happened, but if it did, it could create tension between Coldfire (see page 11) and Breacher. As second in command of the Davis Squad, Breacher is always in the heat of the battle with the team. Reporting indicates them to be a highly skilled covert operative with extensive close combat expertise in small arms, melee weapons, and boxing. They’ve been known to order the entire team to hang back while they sneak into a location either to plant explosives or provide a tactical advantage via recon. When not on duty, Breacher lives at the 6th Street headquarters with their partner, a member of the investigation unit.
Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
4
REF
4
DEX
3
rep
8
TECH
Seriously wounded Death save
4
COOL
5
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
20 7 BODY
7
40
EMP
4
armor
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 14•Brawling 14•Concentration 6•Conversation 6•Education 6•Endurance 7•Evasion 14•First Aid 6 Handgun 10•Human Perception 8•Interrogation 9•Language (English) 6•Language (Spanish) 10 Language (Streetslang) 6•Local Expert (North Heywood) 6•Martial Arts (Judo) 12•Melee Weapon 12•Perception 8 Personal Grooming 8•Persuasion 10•Resist Torture/Drugs 8•Stealth 10•Streetwise 10 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x16•Carryall•Flashlight•Handcuffs•Radio Communicator•Road Flare•Rope (60 m/yds) cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Neural Link w/ Kerenzikov
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6TH STREET The oldest member of Davis Squad, Knock!Knock! fought in all four Corporate Wars but gets slower every decade. Their knowledge of Corporate War history is staggering, even if their skill set is focused solely on close-range combat. Some attribute their survival to skill and others to pure luck, but either way, even to this day they still come out of most battles with minimal injuries.
KNOCK!KNOCK! Veteran in His Sunset Years
We haven’t been able to locate or retrieve most of Knock!Knock!’s war records, and they’ve never unmasked while being recorded. So, most of this intelligence is derived from ad-hoc interviews with witnesses and people they’ve interacted with while on patrol. We know Knock!Knock! is patient and places civilian lives above those of their team, having stopped during a firefight to perform first aid on a gunshot victim on one occasion and giving up a suspect chase to knock bystanders out of the way of a runaway vehicle. When not on patrol Knock!Knock! doesn’t stay around the headquarters and seems to view being in the gang as a job, not a calling. They are paid in cash directly after each mission. My analysis concludes that is due to the loss they’ve seen during their long service career; they are suffering some kind of detachment disorder, likely as a form of subconscious self-care.
Hardened Mook
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 2
STATS INT
6
REF
5
DEX
4
TECH
2
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
3
COOL
4
WILL
3
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
20 9 BODY
9
40
EMP
3
armor
PQ Shotgun
ROF1
5d6
Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
Kevlar®
SP 7
Kevlar®
SP 7
skill bases Athletics 10•Brawling 6•Concentration 5•Conversation 5•Education 8•Evasion 10•First Aid 8 Human Perception 5•Language (English) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8•Local Expert (North Heywood) 8 Melee Weapon 10•Perception 10•Persuasion 6•Shoulder Arms 10•Stealth 6•Streetwise 10 GEAR Junk Shotgun Slug Ammo x8•Basic Shotgun Shell Ammo x8•Anti-Smog Breathing Mask•Disposable Cell Phone Flashlight•Handcuffs•Radio Communicator•Road Flare x3 cyberware Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace
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6TH STREET A native BosWasher who served in the War with little fanfare. Like so many veterans of the 4th Corporate War, they came back to no support structure or post-employment benefits, so they were left to their own devices to make ends meet. In the war’s immediate aftermath, Roof Jumper made their way westward, working convoy security for different Nomad Packs along the way.
ROOF DIVER Squad Member
Once they reached Night City, they wandered at loose ends and might have met a bad fate if they hadn’t caught the attention of 6th Street. The idea of returning to a military structure without returning to an actual military appealed, so they signed up. Roof Jumper didn’t have any cyberware until a few years ago while serving with Davis Squad. A squad member was knocked off the roof of a 40-story building. Thinking quickly, Roof Jumper dropped their gun and dove after their teammate. They grabbed a nearby cable with one hand and the teammate with the other. The move saved the teammate but ruined Roof Jumper’s arm beyond hope of recovery. The team member paid to upgrade the destroyed limb with a cybernetic one as a thank-you. When not on the job, Roof Jumper can be found at home with their husband, wife, and two kids living in a North Heywood tenement.
Mook
role
Lawman: Backup 2
STATS INT
4
REF
4
1
rep
DEX
4
Seriously wounded Death save
TECH
3
COOL
3
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
3
HP
15 4 BODY
4
30
EMP
4
armor
PQ Assault Rifle
ROF1
5d6
Popup Microwaver
ROF1
—
BODY HEAD
level
Kevlar®
SP 7
Kevlar®
SP 7
skill bases Athletics 8•Concentration 6•Conversation 9•Education 6•Evasion 10•First Aid 10•Handgun 10 Human Perception 6•Language (English) 8•Language (Streetslang) 6•Local Expert (North Heywood) 6•Perception 8 Persuasion 5•Shoulder Arms 12•Stealth 6 GEAR Junk Rifle Ammo x50•Disposable Cell Phone•Flashlight•Handcuffs•Radio Communicator•Road Flare x3 cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberarm w/ Popup Microwaver
14
unleashed them on the Hope. It seems this civil war isn’t about clown murder but outdoing each other in the prank arena. For example, since Hilaria 2045, several large, giftwrapped boxes decorated with a yellow bow have been found in various locations in Night City. One box, left at Network54’s main office in New Westbrook (care of network superstar reporter Fiona Hayes [see page 92]), contained a severed human nose cut in twain, and a photo of a Bozo with a nosebleed smiling.
Prepared by Sandi Quarter (author of Fears of a Clown: The Bozo Story)
It was captioned: “The Nose is split”. Obviously a statement to the world by Big Top or one of the other circus leaders. Net54 was lucky. All they got was the nose and photo.
You know the story. The Bozos are Night City legends. Clown-like in appearance and attitude. A seemingly unending legion of violent, bodysculpted pranksters causing chaos and mayhem, all led by the mythical “Great Bozo”.
Five other boxes, carefully placed in a Day Market in Little Europe exploded, spreading clouds of synthco*ke across the area, something NCPD now refers to as an “MAE” (Mass Addiction Event).
Only they’ve evolved in the past year. No longer a single troupe of jesters, a civil war of clowns has led to the gang splitting up into different “circuses.” Despite the internal struggles though, they continue to wreak havoc.
That’s right. They had to come up with a new incident name for the damn thing. Estimates suggest as many as a hundred new synthco*ke addicts were created on that particular day.
The Bozos
Base of Operations
Resources
The main bases of the various circuses remains a mystery, although intelligence suggests they are connected to the sewers since legions of Bozos tend to pop out from beneath manhole covers during street fights.
We know some Bozos join willingly but they’re also known to just grab people at random and torture them until they’re broken and ready to sign up.
You’ve probably heard about the recent Hilaria 2045 event, where a group of supposedly fake Bozos shot up the Forlorn Hope. Turns out, it goes deeper than just an attack on a well-known Edgerunner bar. What we were seeing were the edges of an internal civil war. In this case, one of the rebel leaders, Big Top, captured, bodysculpted, and brainwashed a bunch of scrubs and then
CP:R page 313.
And with multiple Bozo circuses, all trying to outprank each other? It’ll only get worse from here.
Since Hilaria 2045, the Bozos have abandoned some of their known hideouts, leaving only a bloody red nose left behind. There’s a joke shop in Little Europe some say they frequent and a compound deep in South Night City.
Recent History
For more about the Forlorn Hope see
Who the hell knows. The Bozos always seem to have whatever they need to pull off their sick, twisted plans – including more Bozos.
You can play out the Hilaria 2045 event with one of the Screamsheet Adventures in the Cyberpunk RED Data Pack!
They’re never lacking for cyberware or weapons and no one knows how they get it all. One thing we do know? The synthco*ke used in the MAE incident was more potent and addictive than what you can get on The Street.
Goals The goals of the Bozos change hourly. Chaotic pranks are their fingerprint and the civil war is only making it worse. Edgerunners should be wary. The Bozos are like co*ckroaches – they’re everywhere.
15
THE BOZOS Let’s be clear. Big Top isn’t the mythical Great Bozo. In fact, he rails against the Great Bozo, calling him stale, unoriginal, and worst of all, unfunny. In Big Top’s mind, the Great Bozo’s the past while he’s the future: louder, flashier, crueler, and “funnier”. From what I can tell, he instigated the Hilaria 2045 event by biosculpting and Braindance mindwashing a group of captured civilians before letting them loose on the Forlorn Hope. He used the incident to declare the independence of his circus from the other Bozos, sparking the civil war.
BIG TOP
Scalpel-Wielding Ringleader
To give you an idea of how depraved he is, search the Data Pool for a video he starred in. It popped up last week. I’m warning you, though, it isn’t for the faint of heart. Obviously an execution vid, it shows Big Top shoving his Militech Tactical Umbrella down the throat of an unidentified Bozo and then opening it. Big Top obviously has training as a Medtech. He’s been seen operating in the streets on friend and foe alike. He uses his extra cyberarms to help “improve” his crew and to harvest his enemies parts for comedy and profit.
6
level
Hardened Boss
role
Medtech: Medicine 8 (Surgery 5•MedTech [Pharm] 3)
INT
6
REF
8
DEX
6
TECH
7
COOL
8
WILL
Seriously wounded Death save
7
weapons
MOVE
7
HP
25 8 BODY
8
50
EMP
armor
TUp Militech Tactical Umbrella w/ Smart Link
ROF2
3d6
Popup IMI Chainknife x4
ROF1
2d6 (4d6)
BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
TUp L Armorjack
SP 12
TUp L Armorjack
SP 12
skill bases Athletics 10•Brawling 12•Bribery 12•Conceal/Reveal Object 10•Concentration 12•Conversation 6•Cybertech 16 Education 10•Electronics/Security Tech 15•Endurance 12•Evasion 12•Handgun 16•Human Perception 4 Interrogation 14•Language (English) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8•Lip Reading 8•Local Expert (Unknown) 10 Medical Tech 10•Melee Weapon 16•Personal Grooming 10•Paramedic 14•Perception 12•Persuasion 14 Resist Torture/Drugs 13•Streetwise 12•Surgery 17•Tactics 11•Trading 12•Wardrobe & Style 12 GEAR Armor-Piercing H Pistol Ammo x6•Biotoxin Grenade•Flashbang Grenade•Agent•Duct Tape•Glow Paint Handcuffs•Medtech Bag•Rope (60 m/yds)•Techtool cyberware Exotic Bodysculpting•TUp (+2 limbs) Artificial Shoulder Mount •Chemskin•Cyberarm x2 w/ Hardened Shielding x2 & Popup IMI Chainknife x2•Cyberarm w/ Hardened Shielding, Popup IMI Chainknife & Medscanner•Cyberarm w/ Hardened Shielding, Popup IMI Chainknife & Raven Microcybernetics MicroWaldo•Cyberaudio Suite w/ Amplified Hearing, Homing Tracer & Voice Stress Analyzer•Cybereye w/ Anti-Dazzle & MicroOptics•Cybereye w/ Anti-Dazzle & Targeting Scope•Enhanced Antibodies•Nasal Filters•Neural Link w/ Braindance Recorder, Chipware Socket, Interface Plugs & Pain Editor•Sycust FleshWeave
16
THE BOZOS This guy is old. He was there in the early days, when the Bozos took the joke shops. He was there when they drove cars full of armed clowns into the malls. Rumor has it he came up with the poison pie bit.
BLAMMO OG Bozo
Blammo isn’t just a Bozo. He’s a legend. Little is known of his life before the gang. If there was one at all. NCPD’s done DNA analysis on blood he’s left behind on the scene three times over the last several decades and, each time, they got a match to a different name. Despite his legend, Blammo refuses to take charge of his own circus. Instead, he acts as an instigator. Harsh and unfair, he’s pushed young Bozos to greater heights of insanity, demanding they up their prank game and create some real chaos or “die and reduce the surplus population”. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were his whispers in Big Top’s (see page 16) ears that started the Bozo civil war. In a fight, Blammo uses explosives to corral enemies for the other Bozos, still taking the shot even if his own clowns are in the way.
Boss
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 6
STATS INT
7
REF
8(6) DEX 8(6) TECH 5
5
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
5
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
23 8
8(6) BODY 8
HP
45
EMP
armor
EQ Rocket Launcher w/Extended Clip
ROF1
8d6
EQ Shotgun
ROF1
5d6
BODY HEAD
level
Kevlar® TUp H Armorjack
SP 7 SP 14
skill bases Athletics 15 (13)•Brawling 16 (14)•Bribery 14•Conceal/Reveal Object 14•Concentration 11•Conversation 2 Dance 10 (8)•Demolitions 10•Education 9•Endurance 10•Evasion 16 (14)•First Aid 7•Heavy Weapons 16 (14) Human Perception 2•Interrogation 14•Language (English) 11•Language (Streetslang) 9•Local Expert (Unknown) 12 Melee Weapon 14 (12)•Perception 12•Persuasion 10•Resist Torture/Drugs 12•Shoulder Arms 16 (14) Stealth 10 (8)•Tactics 11•Trading 10 GEAR Armor-Piercing Rocket x2•Armor-Piercing Shotgun Slug Ammo x4•Flashbang Grenade x2•Incendiary Grenade x3 Disposable Cell Phone cyberware Exotic Bodysculpting•AudioVox•Cyberaudio Suite w/ Audio Recorder, Level Damper & Voice Stress Analyzer Cybereye x2 w/ Anti-Dazzle x2 & Low Light/Infrared/UV x2•Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket, Pain Editor & Reflex Co-Processor•Subdermal Pocket x5
17
THE BOZOS Jade Sky was once one of the greatest acrobatic fire-spinners Night City has ever seen. I was a huge fan back in the day. Her star was rising until, during a particularly dangerous performance involving helium balloons, a fire broke out in the theater. The helium ignited, causing massive damage to the building, the audience, and Jade. In total, ninety-four died. Jade survived but lost both legs in the explosion. Easily replaced, I know, but she vanished from the scene as rumors spread about her unsafe helium storage practices.
JESTER
Bouncing Bozo Beauty
Years later, Jade resurfaced as a member of the Bozos, now sporting cybertech legs (installed by Big Top [see page 16 ] himself, I hear) and the Bozos’ classic clown style. Calling herself Jester, her favorite prank involves putting on a show as a street performer, luring in a crowd, then watching as her circus-mates rush in from the shadows and do their worst. Jester lives for spectacle. When there’s an audience, Jester takes more risks. Bounding around the battlefield, brawling with her legs, slashing flesh with her feet, and taking a shot. All before jumping back to a safe distance, laughing all the while. I hear, even after all this time Jester still has a fear of helium fire. A helium fire with its orange-pink flame might well throw her off her game.
Mini-Boss
role
Rockerboy: Charismatic Impact 4
STATS INT
4
REF
8
DEX
4
rep
7
TECH
3
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
6
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
8
HP
20 6 BODY
6
40
EMP
EQ Heavy Pistol
ROF1
3d6
IMI Chainknife
ROF1
2d6 (4d6)
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Acting 14•Athletics 14•Brawling 14•Conceal/Reveal Object 9•Concentration 7•Contortionist 14 Conversation 5•Dance 13•Education 6•Endurance 10•Evasion 16•First Aid 5•Handgun 16•Human Perception 7 Interrogation 10•Language (English) 8•Language (Streetslang) 6•Local Expert (Little Europe) 6•Melee Weapon 16 Perception 8•Personal Grooming 10•Persuasion 8•Resist Torture/Drugs 10•Stealth 9•Wardrobe & Style 10 GEAR Armor-Piercing H Pistol Ammunition x16•Smoke Grenade x2•Agent•Vial of Biotoxin cyberware Chemskin•Contraceptive Implant•Cyberleg x2 w/ Jump Booster x2 & Talon Foot (ROF2•1d6) x2 Neural Link w/ Sandevistan•Light Tattoo x3
18
3
armor BODY HEAD
level
THE BOZOS Tom Smart, aka Tomfool, had the clown biosculpt before he joined the Bozos. It was part of his gimmick as a performer in the underground bloodsport scene. Tomfool, the Killer Clown, would smile ear to ear as he beat his opponents into submission. As you can imagine, the Bozos were tickled by this, with some seeing his shows almost religiously.
TOMFOOL Bozo Brawler
The Bozos tried to recruit him but he refused unless one of their number could beat him in the ring. Many tried, but not one Bozo came back victorious. In fact, most came back in body bags. After Hilaria 2045, Big Top (see page 16) visited Tom. We don’t know what happened but suddenly Tomfool belonged to Big Top’s circus and became their lead combatant during street brawls. We don’t think Big Top beat him in a fight, so whatever he offered Tom must have been good enough to buy the killer clown’s loyalty. Tomfool starts fights at a distance, using his air cannon to soften his enemies up. Then he gets up close and personal, using Judo to throw opponents to the ground so he can beat on them at his leisure. His fellow Bozos usually clap. Even on the battlefield he’s quite the showman.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
4
REF
7
DEX
7
TECH
3
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
3
COOL
6
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
20 7 BODY
7
40
EMP
3
armor
Nomad Air Cannon
ROF1
—
Martial Arts Attack
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
skill bases Acting 10•Athletics 14•Concentration 7•Conversation 5•Education 6•Endurance 11•Evasion 14•First Aid 5 Human Perception 7•Language (French) 8•Language (Streetslang) 6•Local Expert (Old Combat Zone) 6 Martial Arts (Judo) 14•Perception 10•Persuasion 10•Resist Torture/Drugs 10•Shoulder Arms 13•Stealth 9 Wardrobe & Style 8 GEAR Agent•Duct Tape•Glow Paint•Vial of Poison x3 cyberware Exotic Bodysculpting •Contraceptive Implant•Cyberarm•Light Tattoo•Subdermal Armor
19
THE BOZOS Unlike most Bozos, Terry Claymora comes from an actual clown legacy. He’s a third-generation member of the Claymoras, a clown family going back to the last century. His father toured worldwide with the circus, performing and wowing audiences on multiple continents.
CENTWIT Clown Gone Bad
Terry’s father died in Night City, mistaken for a Bozo and assassinated by the Voodoo Boys (see CP:R page 309). An apprentice clown at the time, Terry fled into the Combat Zone, where the Bozos found him. He joined up, took the name Centwit, and began terrorizing the Voodoo Boys. This all happened in 2020 and he’s still hitting them from the shadows, making their lives hell. Over the years, Centwit biosculpted himself into an exact replica of his father’s clown alter ego. He isn’t a full member of Big Top’s circus but remains on good terms with the Bozo boss and helps out with his plans on occasion. In a fight, Centwit is a force, trained in explosives and trick shots, He’ll use misdirection and flair to enact damage on his enemies, laugh, and then take a bow. He takes the Bozo love of circus-themed weapons to an extreme with explosives disguised as balloons and pom poms on his costume. Beware, Centwit is full of surprises.
Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
4
REF
7(6) DEX 6(5) TECH 3
3
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
4
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
20 6
6(5) BODY 6
HP
40
EMP
3
armor
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
level
TUp M Armorjack
SP 12
TUp M Armorjack
SP 12
skill bases Acting 10•Athletics 13 (12)•Brawling 12•Conceal/Reveal Object 9•Concentration 9•Contortionist 10 (9) Conversation 7•Dance 8 (7)•Education 8•Endurance 10•Evasion 12 (11)•First Aid 5•Handgun 13 (12) Human Perception 5•Language (Louisiana Creole) 8•Language (Streetslang) 6•Local Expert (Unknown) 8 Perception 8•Persuasion 8•Resist Torture/Drugs 10•Stealth 8•Trading 6 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x8•Armor-Piercing Grenade x2•Flashbang Grenade x2•Teargas Grenade x2•Agent•Rope (60 m/yds) cyberware Exotic Bodysculpting•Cybereye x2 w/ Low Light/Infrared/UV x2•Neural Link w/ Kerenzikov
20
THE BOZOS Even fellow Bozos find it hard to tell the Dead Ringers apart and that’s despite their different hair colors. As far as we know, they were born and bred in Night City and, despite their doll-like appearance and playful demeanor, they are deadly little terrors.
DEAD RINGER The Blue One
After much observation, I’ve noticed some differences between the two. For example, the blue-haired one is the louder of the twins. She’s always telling jokes, making it hard to ignore her. She obviously loves the attention. In a fight, she’ll juggle poison grenades or vials, run around the field, and even set fire to things. All while giggling and cracking wise. The blue-haired Dead Ringer is the distraction. She’s loud and flashy on purpose. Like many Bozos, she loves grenades, and usually laces her Scratchers with poison. While her sister (see page 22) will try to pick your pocket, this one prefers looting your corpse when you’re twitching on the ground. When it comes to Bozo stans (and yes, there are entire Garden Patches dedicated to clown fandom) the Dead Ringers rank only behind Jester (see page 18) and Tom Fool (see page 19) in popularity.
level
Lieutenant
role
None
INT
4
REF
Seriously wounded Death save
6
DEX
6
TECH
4
COOL
6
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35 3
EMP
armor
Very Heavy Pistol
ROF1
4d6
Scratchers
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
3
rep
— Scavenged Armor
— SP 11
skill bases Acting 11•Athletics 13•Brawling 8•Conceal/Reveal Object 6•Concentration 6•Contortionist 11•Conversation 6 Dance 8•Education 6•Endurance 7•Evasion 13•First Aid 6•Human Perception 5•Language (English) 8 Language (Streetslang) 6•Library Search 12•Lip Reading 10•Local Expert (South Night City) 6•Melee Weapon 12 Personal Grooming 10•Perception 7•Persuasion 11•Resist Torture/Drugs 8•Stealth 8•Wardrobe & Style 10 GEAR Incendiary VH Pistol Ammo x8•Poison Grenade•Carryall•Disposable Cell Phone•Vial of Poison cyberware Exotic Biosculpting•Contraceptive Implant•Neural Link w/ Reflex Co-Processor•Scratchers
21
THE BOZOS While her sister’s (see page 21) all flash and pizazz, the pink-haired Deadly Ringer is the spooky, silent sort. She never tells jokes. In fact, she never says a word at all.
DEAD RINGER The Pink One
Sometimes she giggles, but mostly she creeps silently through the world, fingers slipping into pockets. If you see her sister, check your possessions. There’s a good chance you’re already missing your gun or your blade or your eb. She’s especially fond of giving her mark’s weapons to other Bozos so they can shoot someone with their own pistol or stab them with their own knife. Like her sister, the pink-haired Ringer carries grenades full of toxins and coats her scratchers with the same nasty substance. I can’t find any information on the sisters from before their time with the clown gang. Most assume they’ve always been Bozos, adding to rumors they are part of a family line going back for years. Makes you shiver, right? Bozos giving birth to Bozos. Some say the twins look a lot like Blammo (see page 17), but it would be wise not to mention or ask about it. It’s a touchy subject.
level
Lieutenant
role
None
INT
4
REF
Seriously wounded Death save
6
DEX
6
TECH
6
COOL
4
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
3
armor
EQ Light Melee Weapon
ROF2
1d6
Scratchers
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
3
rep
— Scavenged Armor
— SP 11
skill bases Athletics 12•Brawling 8•Conceal/Reveal Object 6•Concentration 6•Contortionist 10•Conversation 5•Education 6 Endurance 6•Evasion 12•First Aid 8•Human Perception 5•Language (English) 8•Language (Streetslang) 6 Lip Reading 6•Local Expert (South Night City) 6•Melee Weapon 12•Perception 10•Personal Grooming 9 Persuasion 6•Pick Lock 14•Pick Pocket 15•Resist Torture/Drugs 7•Stealth 12•Wardrobe & Style 9 GEAR Flashbang Grenade•Smoke Grenade•Carryall•Disposable Cell Phone•Lock Picking Set•Vial of Biotoxin cyberware Exotic Bodysculpting•Contraceptive Implant•Neural Link w/ Reflex Co-Processor•Scratchers
22
THE BOZOS They say you should never bite the hand that feeds you.
FINALE
A street punk named Kane Nove learned that lesson the hard way when he mouthed off to a local ripperdoc. When Kane bit, the ripperdoc had his muscle hold the streetrat down while he wired his jaw shut. The wire gives a little movement, Kane can sort of chew and he can grunt. But not much more. Then they tossed him in the bay.
Silent But Deadly
Big Top’s circus fished Kane out of the water and obviously thought Kane’s predicament to be hilarious. They named him Finale and signed him up. The streetrat’s rage has only increased since joining. The other Bozos tease him but he’s learned his lesson and is smart enough not to attack them directly. Instead, when they laugh, he gets angry. They laugh some more. He gets angrier. Then they point him at a target and giggle their heads off while he takes out his rage on Night City. My sources say Big Top (see page 16) has promised he’ll free Finale’s jaw when he’s “earned his tongue”. I’m not sure he’ll ever actually do it. The Bozos find the whole situation too damn amusing and probably still will when Finale “bites” the big one and dies. His final curtain, if you will.
level
Lieutenant
role
None
INT
4
REF
Seriously wounded Death save
7
DEX
7
TECH
3
COOL
4
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
18 6 BODY
6
35
EMP
3
armor
Assault Rifle
ROF2
5d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
3
rep
— Scavenged Armor
— SP 11
skill bases Athletics 13•Autofire 13•Brawling 15•Conceal/Reveal Object 8•Concentration 7•Conversation 5•Dance 12 Demolitions 5•Education 6•Endurance 8•Evasion 13•First Aid 5•Handgun 9•Human Perception 5•Language (English) 8 Language (Streetslang) 6•Lip Reading 6•Local Expert (Old Combat Zone) 6•Perception 7•Persuasion 6 Resist Torture/Drugs 6•Shoulder Arms 13•Stealth 9•Streetwise 7 GEAR Armor-Piercing Rifle Ammo x25•Smoke Grenade•Agent cyberware Cybereye x2 w/ Low Light/Infrared/UV x2
23
THE BOZOS It almost reads like a comic book; after losing all of his hair in an industrial accident, Burt Batail became obsessed with acid. He covered his head with metal plates to hide the massive scars on his scalp and began experimenting, spending whatever downtime he could to perfectly recreate the mixture that took his hair.
BURT THE SQUIRT An Acid Wit
He wants to, no joke, use it to inflict permanent baldness on Night City. He thinks it’s funny, even if you don’t. Burt joined the Bozos because they promised him an unlimited supply of chemicals and he’s thrived as a member. His favorite pranks all involve acid and he’s been known to giggle gleefully as he watches people’s skin melt off. Burt followed Big Top (see page 16) during the civil war because he was the leader who reached out to him first. He’s happy to be just another Bozo with an obsession and, as long as he’s allowed to keep playing with acid, he doesn’t care who is in charge. Burt carries a gun loaded with acid rounds and will always attack the target with the most luxurious hair. Even if it’s cyberware. Tech hair or organic hair, it’s all the same to him.
level
Hardened Mook
role
None
INT
3
REF
Seriously wounded Death save
6
DEX
4
TECH
5
COOL
5
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
20 7 BODY
7
40
EMP
Air Pistol
ROF2
—
PQ Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Kevlar®
SP 7
Kevlar®
SP 7
skill bases Athletics 10•Basic Tech 8•Brawling 7•Concentration 6•Conversation 3•Education 5•Evasion 12•First Aid 7 Handgun 12•Human Perception 3•Interrogation 10•Language (English) 7•Language (Streetslang) 5 Local Expert (Heywood Industrial Zone) 5•Perception 5•Persuasion 6•Resist Torture/Drugs 10•Stealth 6 GEAR Acid Paintball x24•Basic H Pistol Ammo x8•Agent cyberware Exotic Bodysculpting•Contraceptive Implant•Cybereye x2 w/ Color Shift x2
24
1
armor BODY HEAD
STATS
1
rep
THE BOZOS One Fool (see page 26) made it through Hilaria 2045 and graduated to full Bozo status.
DUNCE A Fool No More
He used to be Sion Bannerkin but now they call him Dunce. Any sane person would say he survived via luck alone but Dunce insists “it’s all in his smile.” While down in the sewers before the fight at the Forlorn Hope, Dunce’s guns fell into the sewage. He lost them both but a baseball bat he found while rooting through the muck saved his skin. Dunce stumbled away from the fight, covered in blood and sewage and glitter, with a hole in his chest and a baseball bat clutched in his hand. As a reward, Big Top (see page 16) fixed him up, melted a mask onto his face, and made him a full-fledged member of his circus. Dunce’s bat is heavy and covered in sharp little points and he’ll use it with reckless malice and skill. In a fight, Dunce will draw close and start swinging, taking pot shots with his crappy pistol when he can’t get near. Watch your face. He’ll go for the nose whenever he can.
level
Mook
role
None
INT
2
REF
Death save
4
DEX
5
TECH
2
COOL
4
WILL
3
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
15 5
Seriously wounded
BODY
5
30
EMP
3
armor
PQ Heavy Pistol
ROF2
2d6
Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
3
rep
Kevlar®
SP 7
Leathers
SP 4
skill bases Athletics 7•Brawling 12•Conceal/Reveal Object 4•Concentration 7•Conversation 5•Dance 7•Education 4 Endurance 6•Evasion 12•First Aid 4•Handgun 8•Human Perception 5•Language (English) 6 Language (Streetslang) 4•Local Expert (Sewers of Little China) 4•Melee Weapon 12•Perception 4•Persuasion 6 Stealth 7 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x8•Disposable Cell Phone cyberware None
25
THE BOZOS There’s always a Fool on a Bozo battlefield.
THE FOOL
You can count on it. The Fool isn’t a specific person, but rather a form of initiation. The Bozos of Big Top’s circus give “less promising” recruits a mask known as the Good Luck Bag and push them to the front of the line. Fresh meat makes a good shield.
Tears of a Clown
If the Fool survives till the next “fresh meat” comes along, they get to hand off the mask and obtain the biosculpting needed to become a proper member of the circus. The bag’s taken off a corpse more often than it is handed over from graduated Fool to new Fool. The Bozos see this as a trial by fire. Or maybe just one big joke they play on anyone “fool” enough to want to sign up willingly. Night City isn’t fair; especially when the joke’s on you. A Fool’s guns are bad and their bright, loud outfits grab a lot of attention on the battlefield. Other Bozos will take any opportunity to use them as a human shield. The bag offers no protection and is hard to see out of. Honestly, it’s amazing anyone survives the fool’s trial at all.
level
Mook
role
None
INT
3
REF
Death save
5
DEX
3
TECH
2
COOL
3
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
15 4
Seriously wounded
BODY
4
PQ Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
PQ Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
EMP
— Leathers
skill bases Athletics 8•Brawling 8•Concentration 6•Conversation 5•Education 5•Endurance 5•Evasion 8•First Aid 4 Gamble 5•Handgun 11•Human Perception 5•Language (Probably Won’t Live Long Enough to Talk) 7 Language (Streetslang) 5•Local Expert (The Place They Die In) 5•Melee Weapon 8•Perception 5•Persuasion 5 Play Instrument (Bike Horn) 4•Stealth 5•Streetwise 7 GEAR Junk H Pistol Ammo x8•Incendiary H Pistol Ammo x1•Bike Horn•Disposable Cellphone•Duct Tape cyberware None
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30 3
armor BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
— SP 4
Loggagia Arboretum at Night City University, a hightech, secure “living vault” for rare and valuable plants. Members of Puma Squad went undercover to infiltrate rogue propagator circles and identified a ring of floral patent pirates in the process, while also recovering the stolen specimens. The theft turned out to have been commissioned by a wealthy, upscale Fixer specializing in biologicals.
Danger Gal Puma Squad Liberated from Lazarus Intelligence Analyst 13-Gamma-001
Everyone’s heard of Puma Squad. There’s an animated series, a Data Pool comic, fashion dolls sold out of Vendits, and premade costumes for ages infant through adult. Made up of a group of attractive and capable operatives, Puma Squad serves as a team of intrepid crime-solvers, and a means by which Michiko Sanderson fosters goodwill in Night City. Hence the merchandising. While the official Puma Squad origin story claims they were simply five operatives whose various cases all happened to intersect, the truth is Puma Squad is most definitely carefully engineered and cultivated to be extremely photogenic and popular – at least to people who aren’t under investigation by them. Even the cartoon and merchandising are investigative tools. It’s almost impossible to tell whether the person in the Lynx (see page 32) outfit is the actually the real Lynx or a cosplayer with strong crafting skills. Puma Squad has been known to impersonate their own fans.
Base of Operations Puma Squad operates out of the 11th and 12th levels of the Danger Gal HQ, in a space reserved exclusively for their use. The various team members have suites on the 12th floor, and the rest of the space is used for training simulations, meetings, R&R, R&D, and their extensive armory. They have access to the AV hanger on the building’s roof, and to a large range of vehicles from the official Danger Gal pool.
Puma Squad took him into custody after documenting the large-scale plant poaching he had funded and committed to make his garden the “most exotic private collection of rare plants in the world”, all at the expense of Biotechnica’s intellectual property. Danger Gal cleaned up the case and transformed it into an award-winning season-long saga for the Puma Squad animated series.
Resources Puma Squad has full access both to official and unofficial armories kept by the Corporation. Their equipment loadout tends toward the flashy and attractive, in line with their image – at least when operating in public. During undercover missions, Puma Squad agents avail themselves of subtler weapons and gear so as not to stand out.
Danger Gal HQ is in Little Europe. For more information see CP:R page 311.
Goals While Puma Squad serves as a walking advertisem*nt for Danger Gal, they are also CEO Michiko Sanderson’s personal spearhead in covert, anti-Arasaka operations. In those missions the members of Puma Squad work clandestinely to investigate and identify Arasaka stay-behind agents and eliminate them. Michiko Sanderson directs Puma Squad to take on a “feel good” case once or twice a year. Usually, the team chooses a target slightly below their weight class and obliterates in a publicized bust, calculated to both win public affection and demonstrate how Danger Gal takes the side of the average choomba.
Recent History
Simplified and censored versions of these cases are then transformed into cheerful propaganda for public consumption via the animated series and the Data Pool comics. This generates quite a bit of positive PR for Danger Gal, and the merchandise sales help offset Puma Squad’s operating costs.
The highest profile case Puma Squad has solved to date was the Arboretum Water Lily Heist, where several almost-extinct water lily specimens were stolen from
Puma Squad is also responsible for Danger Gal’s outreach to and recruitment of YoGangers, due to Tigress’ (see page 29) personal interest in the matter.
Michiko Sanderson was born Michiko Arasaka. Intrigued? To learn more about her and Danger Gal see CP:R page 271.
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DANGER GAL PUMA SQUAD The agent known as Pantera was born in Vancouver, the child of a custom Braindance editor and a Biotechnica fauna designer. Growing up they experienced regular body dysmorphia, but it took deep introspection over time for them to understand why. Roughly midway through high school, they sought out gender transition bodysculpting and legally changed their name to Shoko Asagiri.
PANTERA
One Badass Librarian
After obtaining a Master’s in Library Sciences at a Canadian university, Mx. Asagiri traveled to Night City and took a position there as a research librarian. They entered Danger Gal’s notice after a series of exceptionally discrete data thefts of the, then-unreleased, Elflines Online Chronicles season 2 episodes. Mx. Asagiri did not seek to spoil, sell, or release the data in question; instead, they saved the hours of footage for their personal viewing pleasure. It was clear to the case’s lead investigator, Mouse, that Mx. Asagiri was bored out of their mind in their day job. Needless to say, Danger Gal recruited them straight away, and they’ve been a key member of Puma Squad ever since. We have been unable to substantiate rumors of a relationship, romantic or sexual, between them and Mouse. level
Hardened Mini-Boss
role
Netrunner: Interface 6
INT
8
REF
5
DEX
5
TECH
Seriously wounded Death save
7
COOL
6
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
20 5 BODY
5
40
EMP
6
armor
EQ Heavy Pistol w/Smartgun Link —
ROF2
3d6
—
—
BODY HEAD
STATS
6
rep
Bodyweight Suit
SP 11
Bodyweight Suit
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 9•Basic Tech 13•Brawling 7•Concentration 10•Conversation 10•Cybertech 10•Education 14 Electronics/Security Tech 13•Evasion 15•First Aid 9•Handgun 14•Human Perception 8•Language (English) 12 Language (Japanese) 12•Language (Streetslang) 10•Library Search 14•Local Expert (University District) 10 Paint/Draw/Sculpt 12•Perception 12•Personal Grooming 10•Persuasion 10•Resist Torture/Drugs 10 Science (Library) 13•Stealth 9•Tactics 12•Wardrobe & Style 10 GEAR Armor-Piercing H Pistol Ammo x16•Agent•Disposable Cell Phone•Memory Chips x5•Radio Communicator Scrambler/Descrambler•Trauma Team (Silver)•Virtuality Goggles•EQ Cyberdeck w/ Armor, DeckKRASH, Sabertooth x3, Shield & Range Upgrade (in Bodyweight Suit) cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Neural Link•Interface Plugs x2•Reflex Co-Processor
28
DANGER GAL PUMA SQUAD Records on the operative known as Tigress are patchy and incomplete, due to a life spent primarily in the Combat Zones. What we do know is that she organized and led a YoGang, making sure the other children under her watch had food, guns, and a safe place to stay by brokering favors with various boostergangs.
TIGRESS
YoGanger Made Good
Eventually Tigress grew up, as did the few other kids in her gang who survived. Most found a place as Edgerunners or fell into membership in one boostergang or another. Tigress gained the notice of Danger Gal when she took on a contract to assassinate a VIP the NeoCorp was providing protection to. Buying her contract provided a double win. The client went unassassinated and Danger Gal gained a skilled new operative. While Tigress is generally self-interested and amoral, she is a good team member, works well with others, and holds a soft spot for orphans and other waifs. She’s the driving force behind Puma Squad’s overtures to various YoGangers, and offers food and temporary latchkey refuge from time to time. So long as Danger Gal supports her outreach efforts, we predict she will remain loyal to the Corporation.
Hardened Mini-Boss
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
5
REF
8
DEX
6
TECH
6
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
5
COOL
7
WILL
7
weapons
MOVE
7
HP
20 5 BODY
5
40
EMP
4
armor
EQ Sniper Rifle w/Smartgun Link & Sniping Scope
ROF1
5d6
Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 12•Brawling 8•Concentration 9•Conversation 6•Dance 10•Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 7 Endurance 13•Evasion 16•First Aid 9•Handgun 14•Human Perception 6•Language (English) 9 Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (South Night City) 7•Melee Weapon 14•Perception 14•Personal Grooming 10 Persuasion 9•Photography/Film 12•Resist Torture/Drugs 12•Shoulder Arms 16•Stealth 8•Streetwise 12•Tactics 11 Trading 11•Wardrobe & Style 10 GEAR Armor-Piercing Rifle Ammo x 12•Basic H Pistol Ammo x8•Backup Heavy Pistol (ROF2•3d6)•Backup Medium Melee Weapon x2 in Heels (ROF2•2d6)•Agent•Cat Ears Headband•Disposable Cell Phone x2•Grapple Gun Radio Communicator•Scrambler/Descrambler•Trauma Team (Silver)•Video Camera cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cybereye w/ Targeting Scope•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs
29
DANGER GAL PUMA SQUAD Agent Naomi Alexis grew up with a struggling Reclaimer family in the badlands surrounding what’s left of Colorado Springs. When her family’s well ran dry, they failed to raise the funds to drill a new one, and faced starvation.
DOC MITTENS A Beary Good Field Medic
Desperate, her parents sold her younger sister, Minna, to a wealthy Night City couple who were supposedly looking to adopt. To prevent a scene from occurring, Naomi was sent out to gather firewood the day the deal went down. By the time she returned, Minna and her new “family” were long gone. The loss of her sister stayed with Naomi. The farm’s prospects eventually improved after they redrilled their well but, without her sister, Naomi lost all desire to stay. Instead, she joined a Nomad Pack who came to resupply at her parents’ settlement and talked her way into apprenticing with their healer. Eventually, the Pack visited Night City, and Naomi took her leave to resume her search for Minna. Naomi accepted employment with Danger Gal largely to use their reach and databases in her quest to locate Minna, and was eventually promoted to Puma Squad. Minna has yet to be found. Locating her might be the key to securing Naomi’s loyalty away from Danger Gal. level
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Medtech: Medicine 4 (MedTech [Pharm] 2•[Cryo] 2)
INT
6
REF
6(5) DEX 6(5) TECH 6
COOL
4
Seriously wounded Death save
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
18 4
5(4) BODY 4
HP
35
EMP
5
armor
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
6
rep
TUp M Armorjack
SP 12
TUp M Armorjack
SP 12
skill bases Athletics 8 (7)•Brawling 8 (7)•Concentration 8•Criminology 12•Deduction 10•Drive Land Vehicle 11 (10) Education 10•Evasion 12 (11)•First Aid 8•Handgun 14 (13)•Human Perception 7•Language (Finnish) 10 Language (Spanish) 8•Language (Streetslang) 8•Library Search 10•Local Expert (Santo Domingo) 8•Medical Tech 10 Paramedic 12•Perception 8•Personal Grooming 10•Persuasion 6•Science (Forensics) 10•Stealth 8 Wardrobe & Style 6 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x16•Agent•Airhypo•Bear Ears Headband•Cryopump•Disposable Cell Phone•Medtech Bag Radio Communicator•Scrambler/Descrambler•Trauma Team (Silver) cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberarm w/ Medscanner
30
DANGER GAL PUMA SQUAD The child of two middle-management-tier Execs, Moira Kahn grew up in Night City. She had security, comfort, and an adequate education, but also an utter lack of emotional security or affection. Her parents were too busy to pay much attention to her in her early childhood, but were also jealous enough that they would dismiss any nanny she grew close to. An average student, the only thing Moira seemed to excel in was gymnastics, and several Corporations were interested in sponsoring her nascent career.
MOUSE
Cat Burglar and Poster Girl
A car accident in Moira’s high school years cost her both her legs and her inattentive parents, and drove her deep into depression. She lingered in the Corporate Orphan Training Program for three months before aging out on her eighteenth birthday, and absconded before they could force her into a menial job in accounting. Moira resurfaced as a cat burglar five years later, leading Danger Gal operatives on a merry chase across the rooftops after a series of flashy heists, made possible by her natural flexibility, agility, and custom-designed cyberware. Michiko Sanderson noted her innate talents and made the recruitment pitch herself, offering the thief exotic bodysculpting, a new identity, and a place with the company. Mouse’s loyalty to Danger Gal, and to Michiko Sanderson, appears to be unshakable.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
4
REF
8
DEX
7
TECH
7
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
6
COOL
6
WILL
3
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
18 6 BODY
6
35
EMP
4
armor
EQ Heavy SMG w/Drum Magazine
ROF1
3d6
Scratchers x2
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
TUp L Armorjack
SP 12
skill bases Athletics 12•Autofire 13•Brawling 9•Concentration 5•Contortionist 12•Conversation 6•Education 8 Electronics/Security Tech 10•Evasion 12•First Aid 8•Handgun 10•Human Perception 10•Language (English) 8 Language (Streetslang) 6•Local Expert (Little Europe) 6•Melee Weapon 12•Perception 10• Personal Grooming 10 Persuasion 8•Pick Lock 12•Resist Torture/Drugs 8•Stealth 12•Wardrobe & Style 10 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x60•Agent•Grapple Gun•Lock Picking Set•Radio Communicator•Scrambler/Descrambler Techtool•Trauma Team (Silver)•Vial of Poison x5 cyberware Exotic Biosculpting•Contraceptive Implant•Cybereye x2 w/ Low Light/Infrared/UV x2•Cyberleg x2 w/ Jump Boosters x2 EMP Threading•Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace•Scratchers•Shift Tacts•Techhair
31
DANGER GAL PUMA SQUAD Bella Sawyer grew up in a highly abusive environment with an alcoholic father, overworked mother, and her big sister, Jack. Eventually, her mother managed to escape with the children to the home of their grandmother. Unfortunately, Grandma only agreed to take the family in if she got to raise the children under the strict doctrine of the Inquisitors. Both girls grew up following a harsh Inquisitor regimen and were forbidden to interact with any other children. When big sister Jack came out as lesbian, she was cast out, and took to The Street before finding apprenticeship work with none other than Eran Malour.
LYNX
Enjoys Shooting People
Bella found a happier family following Grandma’s arrest on terrorism charges after the Inquisitors hit Rocklin Augmentics. Bella’s mother, a reluctant convert to the cause, died in the attack, and the girl was adopted by an NCPD police officer who worked the case. She tried for a while to follow in her adopted father’s footsteps, and joined the force with ambitious zeal. In fact, Bella attracted the notice of Danger Gal after she applied for the position of City Executioner. Rejected on the grounds of her youth and inexperience, she accepted employment from Danger Gal, a Company willing to help her advance up the ladder without years spent walking a beat. Many of Agent Sawyer’s firearms are provided by her older sister Jack, who now works for Night City’s newest weapon wunderkind workshop, Faisal’s Customs.
Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
4
REF
7
DEX
6
rep
6
TECH
Seriously wounded Death save
4
COOL
4
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
4
armor
EQ Shotgun
ROF1
5d6
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 8•Brawling 10•Concentration 6•Conversation 6•Criminology 12•Deduction 12•Drive Land Vehicle 10 Education 6•Evasion 8•First Aid 6•Handgun 10•Human Perception 6•Interrogation 10•Language (English) 8 Language (Streetslang) 6•Local Expert (The Glen) 6•Perception 6•Persuasion 6•Resist Torture/Drugs 10 Shoulder Arms 14•Stealth 8•Streetwise 10•Tactics 8•Tracking 11 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x8•Basic Shotgun Slug Ammo x8•Basic Shotgun Shell Ammo x4•Agent•Disposable Cell Phone Flashlight•Handcuffs•Radio Communicator w/ Cat Ears •Scrambler/Descrambler•Trauma Team (Silver) cyberware Chemskin•Contraceptive Implant•Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket & Chemical Analyzer•Techhair
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a suspect was identified, the reasons for her attack are yet unknown since she flatlined herself when caught and didn’t leave a paper trail behind. The arsonist was confirmed to be Bev Hatric, secretary at DyneTech with no criminal record or history of mental illness.
The Digital Divas Prepared by Juana “Catrolos” García (Danger Gal Music Specialist)
The Digital Divas are a brat-punk band who exploded in popularity after an arsonist took their song, Burn it Down, a little too literally and proceeded to methodically torch locations near where the band played, granting them a spotlight in local media and tons of social commentary on the Garden. The event didn’t grant them “national sensation” status but, like most bands, they still dream of going global.
Base of Operations The band has a love/hate relationship with their manager Sizzle Jams (see page 38), who handles their finances, pays them just enough to survive, and covers the expenses of their living and rehearsal space – an abandoned cinema in the east of Heywood’s Industrial Zone. Sizzle Jams operates from an office park in New Westbrook, close enough to admire the Executive Zone, but far away enough to be affordable.
Recent History After the Digital Divas released their latest single, Burn it Down, an arsonist brought its lyrics to life by starting a fire every time the band played a show. Some media just reported the incidents. Others ran sensationalist stories to paint the band as responsible for the actions of a crazed fan. What somehow didn’t hit the screamsheets was how the Digital Divas themselves hired a crew to find the arsonist. Although
Also at that time, during a concert at New Westbrook, a Ziggurat Netrunner named Jezz Stiles died after stepping in front of a passing truck. Although originally ruled as a suicide, her mother, Militech freelancer recruitment specialist Major Veronica Stiles, launched her own investigation and determined her daughter’s death was related to a rogue AI known as the Reaper. As far as I can tell, the Digital Divas themselves have no connection to the hostile AI. Whew! That’s a lot of drama for a local band.
Resources Whilst the Digital Divas are paid miserably, even by Night City standards, the budget for their equipment is on par with their local fame. Sizzle Jams seems to be a “feed the art, starve the artists” sort of manager. Concert security is usually handled by freelance Edgerunners or the occasional Nomad Pack. They are, through their manager, in touch with Fixers across the Pacifica Confederation to set up gigs and acquire any specific equipment they may need for a show. Although they don’t have an in-house Tech to keep their machinery sharp, they farm out equipment repairs to a fixit specialist from Old Japantown named Matt. The band’s groupies are passionate punk-wannabes desperate to get a picture with the Divas to post on the Garden. However, most won’t risk their safety or freedom for the band.
Goals
The Digital Divas first appeared in the Screamsheet adventure The Digital Divas Burn it Down. You can find it in the Cyberpunk RED Data Pack.
To learn more about the Pacifica Confederation see CP:R page 259.
For more information about the Garden and Garden Patches see CP:R page 280.
The Digital Divas are ambitious enough to want to be the next Crimson Steel but self-aware enough to know they aren’t the next Samurai. Their thirst for fame is not the most extreme example you can find in the industry and they seem to have a certain moral compass, limiting what they’ll do to boost their popularity.
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THE DIGITAL DIVAS André joined the ranks of Militech’s army to protect America’s “national interests” around the globe after growing up an orphan in the streets of Night City. He soon realized the primal rage and affinity for guns that he used to survive as a streetrat could help him thrive in a military career. At least, until he hit an ethical wall. Discharged after he refused to kill a Nomad kid, André discovered his skills wouldn’t transfer well to private security. It turns out strong moral values were an obstacle to career advancement.
ANDRÉ NEZ Gunner Turned Drummer
Desperate for work, André joined a building crew in Night City but lost his legs in a construction accident when a GRAF3 stumbled over a beam and landed on him. His employer was surprisingly helpful in the aftermath, helping him obtain a Rocklin Augmentics cyberchair and keeping him on. Still, André found construction work unsatisfying and embraced a new career, projecting the primal rage still beating in his heart from his early youth into playing drums. During his audition for the Digital Divas he unleashed a storm of rhythm so intense the other members of the band still talk about it to this day. Since joining the band, André has had his Cyberchair modified into a full percussive kit with Interface Plugs, allowing him to neurologically experience the sound of his drums. The connection also automatically transmits beats to Firewall (see page 35) for synchronized effects.
Lieutenant
role
Rockerboy: Charismatic Impact 2 Solo: Combat Awareness 2
STATS INT
4
REF
5
DEX
5
rep
6
Seriously wounded Death save
TECH
4
COOL
5
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
6
armor
Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 12•Brawling 14•Concentration 7•Conversation 10•Education 6•Endurance 13•Evasion 11•First Aid 6 Human Perception 8•Interrogation 7•Language (English) 8•Language (Streetslang) 6 Local Expert (Watson Development) 6•Melee Weapon 13•Perception 11•Personal Grooming 10•Persuasion 14 Play Instrument (Drums) 12•Shoulder Arms 13•Stealth 8•Wardrobe & Style 10 GEAR Armor-Piercing Grenade x2•Smoke Grenade x2•Agent•Drum Synthesizer•Pocket Amplifier Rocklin Augmentics Mercurius Cyberchair cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Medical Grade Cyberarm x2•Kiroshi OptiShields•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs•Subdermal Armor
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THE DIGITAL DIVAS In their younger days, Firewall worked as an AI-assisted “artist” until the pseudo-intelligence they used spontaneously transformed into a savage, self-aware digital entity and violently began “requesting” royalties. Apparently, Firewall had been feeding the algorithm with illegally obtained Corporate data and the AI ended up learning a couple of inconvenient truths on how the economy operates.
FIREWALL Light and Sound Rigger
As terrified of Netwatch as they were of a psychopathic self-aware program, Firewall gave the machine a fatal dose of C9 antivirus, blowing its server to binary bits before the digital authorities could so much as say “encryption.” The story traveled through the grapevine across Night City and, as legends tend to do, morphed from a simple moment of explosive-driven panic into an epic clash between a young artist and a rogue AI, earning Firewall some respect amongst their peers and a few free drinks down at Short Circuit. Firewall received some insubstantial death threats from AI-rights activists for their efforts, but nothing above the usual toxicity of the Garden’s trolls. Fortunately for them, Netwatch considers the entire story just an unsubstantiated rumor and hasn’t bothered investigating. Now needing work, Firewall answered a “help wanted” ad from Sizzle Jams (see page 38) and was put in charge of lights, audio, and effects for the Digital Divas.
Lieutenant
role
Netrunner: Interface 4
STATS INT
6
REF
5
DEX
4
rep
5
TECH
Seriously wounded Death save
5
COOL
4
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
18 4 BODY
4
35
EMP
6
armor
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
level
Bodyweight Suit
SP 11
Bodyweight Suit
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 7•Basic Tech 6•Brawling 10•Composition 10•Concentration 10•Conversation 8•Cryptography 11 Demolitions 7•Education 10•Electronics/Security Tech 9•Evasion 9•First Aid 8•Handgun 13•Human Perception 11 Language (English) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8•Local Expert (Japantown) 8•Perception 13•Persuasion 6•Stealth 11 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x8•Agent•Computer•Techtool•Virtuality Goggles•Cyberdeck w/ Armor, DeckKRASH x3 & Nervescrub x3 cyberware Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs
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THE DIGITAL DIVAS Raised on the Nomad trade routes between Bolivia and the Pacifica Confederation, José came to Night City when he was thirteen with a head full of dreams of becoming a rock star but needs pushed him into a less glamorous occupation. He ran as an errand boy for a now-defunct dorpher gang called the Desperados. Fortunately, unlike his mates, he never laid hands on the merchandise, so he was the last Desperado standing as the rest of the gang fell to overdose, one after another.
JOSÉ QUISPE Brat-Punk Songsmith
His days as a ganger gave him a useful skill set with guns, which in turn gave him a reputation for good aim across Night City. He also didn’t lose his mother tongues Spanish and Quechua, giving the songs he wrote a unique flair. At sixteen he began gaining popularity as a self-produced musician on the Garden so it didn’t take long for Sizzle Jams (see page 38) to recruit him as the Digital Divas songwriter and keytarist. While he’s a Rockerboy by day, by night José is as addicted to Elflines Online as his old gang mates were to Black Lace. His obsession has led to some missed rehearsals in recent days. So far, José has convinced his bandmates he’s slammin’ it with a new input/output because he’s worried they’ll think less of him if they knew about his real hobby. On the other hand, his virtual alter ego is pretty badass, so you never know.
Lieutenant
role
Rockerboy: Charismatic Impact 4
STATS INT
6
REF
6
DEX
4
rep
6
TECH
4
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
4
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
18 4 BODY
4
35
EMP
5
armor
Heavy Pistol w/Smartgun Link
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
level
— L Armorjack
— SP 11
skill bases Athletics 8•Brawling 12•Composition 12•Concentration 7•Conversation 7•Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 10 Evasion 8•First Aid 6•Handgun 13•Human Perception 7•Language (English) 8•Language (Quechua) 8 Language (Spanish) 8•Language (Streetslang) 8•Local Expert (Badlands) 10•Perception 8•Personal Grooming 10 Persuasion 6•Pick Lock 10•Pick Pocket 10•Play Instrument (Keytar) 12•Play Instrument (Sing) 10•Stealth 8 Streetwise 8•Wardrobe & Style 10 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x16•Agent•Duct Tape•Flashlight•Keytar•Segotari RUSH Revolution w/ Elflines Online Pocket Amplifier•Radio Scanner/Music Player cyberware Contraceptive Implant•EMP Threading•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs
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THE DIGITAL DIVAS Growing up with her fathers, two Zhirafa engineers, Pat had exposure to construction machines from a young age and developed a fascination with the sounds and rhythms they produced. As a child, she experimented with creating her own music using circuit boards and electronic components salvaged from drones and other technology her fathers dragged home from work.
PAT REZIN Power to the People?
As she grew up, Pat noticed her music skills made her popular. Craving greater acclaim, she learned to play guitar and implanted an AudioVox, hoping to grow a fanbase and attract notice as a Rockerboy. Cultivating a persona as a rebel musician, Pat loves recording speeches for her Garden Patch followers about how her objective in life is giving power back to the people. So far, no one has bothered to ask her exactly what she’s actually doing to restore that power. Although José (see page 36) writes the songs and André (see page 34) sets the beat, it is Pat’s husky stylings and sharp, intense delivery to which, first and foremost, fans gravitate. Pat’s also gaining attention for the judo throws she uses when fans try to give her unwanted extra attention. Harsher critics in Night City believe she’s just a talentless, pretty face who draws fans more for her popularity and looks than for her musical ability. Pat’s fans argue male Rockerboys never face such criticism.
Lieutenant
role
Rockerboy: Charismatic Impact 4
STATS INT
5
REF
5
DEX
5
rep
6
TECH
6
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
6
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
3
HP
15 4 BODY
4
30
EMP
5
armor
Martial Arts Attack
ROF2
1d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
level
— L Armorjack
— SP 11
skill bases Acting 11•Athletics 8•Brawling 9•Composition 10•Concentration 11•Conversation 9•Education 10 Electronics/Security Tech 8•Evasion 11•First Aid 8•Human Perception 9•Language (English) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7 Local Expert (Little Europe) 7•Martial Arts (Judo) 13•Perception 10•Personal Grooming 12•Persuasion 12 Play Instrument (Sing) 13•Play Instrument (Guitar) 13•Stealth 8•Wardrobe & Style 12 GEAR Agent•Audio Recorder•Electric Guitar•Pocket Amplifier•Techtool cyberware AudioVox•Contraceptive Implant•EMP Threading•Light Tattoo x3•Shift Tacts•Techhair
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THE DIGITAL DIVAS Sizzle Jams is a woman who you can trust. By which I mean if you cross her, you can trust she’ll have your legs removed from your torso. Despite wearing no weapons, her reputation of dealing harshly with difficult people is widely known and even her casual acquaintances are careful to put on their best smile in front of her, though clever operators know how to take advantage of her cold-burning temper.
SIZZLE JAMS
Independent Entertainment Agent
It’s thought her reputation comes from the time when she worked as a courier in her youth. She reportedly went to great lengths to ensure no one would lay a finger on her packages, as she wouldn’t get paid if delivery wasn’t completed. The bike couriers of Night City still talk about her ruthlessness though, since no one bothers fishing dead bodies out of the bay, her actual body count may be exaggerated. On the other hand, she’s a big fish in a small bowl – her fame doesn’t extend beyond the local entertainment industry and few in the Corp world know her name nor would they care to learn it. Sizzle Jams is an independent entertainment agent with a surprisingly good track record. Suspicious of her success, I dug deeper and uncovered some juicy rumors pointing to a high-level DMS Exec by the name of Albert Rudd secretly grooming her from the shadows, for unknown reasons. level
Hardened Mook
role
Exec: Teamwork 2
INT
7
REF
4
DEX
Seriously wounded Death save
4
TECH
2
COOL
6
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
18 4 BODY
4
35
EMP
2
armor
Brawling Attack —
ROF2
2d6
—
—
BODY HEAD
STATS
3
rep
— Kevlar®
— SP 7
skill bases Accounting 12•Acting 10•Athletics 6•Brawling 10•Bribery 11•Bureaucracy 11•Business 11•Concentration 7 Conversation 4•Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 9•Evasion 6•First Aid 4•Human Perception 4•Interrogation 8 Language (English) 11•Language (Streetslang) 9•Local Expert (New Westbrook) 9•Perception 9•Persuasion 8 Stealth 6 GEAR Audio Recorder•Handcuffs•Flashlight•Personal CarePak cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberarm w/ Psiberstuff Watch-Man
38
Some Edgerunners live on the Edge but also inhabit other circ*mstances, living double- (or even triple-) lives where they “pass” in another society while also maintaining their Edgerunner life and persona. There’s always the hustle. Some want to eventually put aside one or more of their different lives and dedicate themselves fully to a specific path, but circ*mstances often don’t allow for it, not until the Edgerunner makes the kind of score needed to provide the freedom that comes with resources.
Edgerunners Prepared by Justin Case (the name says it all)
We also serve who watch and spread vicious gossip, I mean carefully vetted intelligence, no? Whether corner-case, space-case, cold-case, missing-case or – in this case – edge-case, Justin Case is on the case, and at your service. Life on the Edge can be fast and brutal, and yet there are more than a few who have made it work for them and who are still around in spite of the danger. Edgerunners have taken the tools and tech of the Time of the Red and used it to remake themselves into operators who can survive, even thrive, on The Street and on their own terms. Or, at least on the best terms they can negotiate. That negotiation is the key to understanding Edgerunners, both working with them and against them. Chances are equally good for either, depending on who is paying them. Because of this, these dossiers evaluate Edgerunners as potential allies and as potential adversaries. Just know that, either way, it’s usually nothing personal. What do Edgerunners want? Money. When do they want it? Usually half up-front and the rest when they finish the job. Do they have other goals? Of course, but as individuals and not as a group. About the only things Edgerunners have in common is their profession and their professionalism. Edgerunners live by a code and their reputation is often the most valuable thing they have. You take the job, you do the job. Sometimes people look to take advantage of that code, but they also find out that Edgerunners talk, and word gets around about users and exploiters, assuming the offended Edgerunners don’t simply take care of the problem themselves.
The Edgerunner life doesn’t usually lend itself to settling down and having a family, so often an Edgerunner’s “legacy” is their name, reputation, and what they pass on to the people they choose to mentor in the life. “Elder” Edgerunners are rare — the lifestyle doesn’t lend itself to longevity — but they are all the more deserving of respect because of that. As requested, the Edgerunners profiled here aren’t connected permanently to any specific crew.
Base of Operations You’ll find Edgerunners everywhere in Night City, from the lowest tent city to the highest starscraper. Most live relatively modest lives in converted cargo containers or small conapts.
Recent History Edgerunner history is Night City history. They’ve always been there, acting as the grease keeping the wheels of power in motion – or helping the Corporate machine fall apart with a well-timed push.
Resources For most Edgerunners? Their resources are their tools, whatever contacts they’ve made, and their word. An Edgerunner who plays the people who trust them dirty doesn’t last long in this town.
Goals Ask a dozen Edgerunners what they want out of life and you’ll get a baker’s dozen worth of answers. Money. Fame. Power. Survival. You name it, there’s a motivation beating in the heart of some Edgerunner or another. Some even want to make the world a better place. Poor things.
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EDGERUNNERS Have you been to Daiseikō in Pacifica Playgrond for sushi? If not, you must try it! So good! It’s not easy to get a reservation but I know from experience dropping the boss’s name can open something up. What... ? It was field research! Anyway, Night City’s newest and hottest traditional Japanese restaurant has more to offer than what’s on the menu. There’s also the equally yummy celebrity head-chef, Ryu Sakai, who is nightly preparing all kinds of delectable dishes and occasionally dropping by tables to stoically accept the accolades of his satisfied guests.
TETSUO
Great with a Knife
What they don’t know is, up until just before Daiseikō opened, “Ryu Sakai” didn’t exist. Oh, sure, there’s a data-trail for him, but it was retroactively inserted into the right databases. From what I’ve been able to put together, Ryu appeared in Night City not long after a Solo called Tetsuo disappeared from the Japanese Edgerunner scene with a substantial score stolen from the Yakuza in Chiba prefecture. Definitely enough to pay for some bodysculpting and a new business venture. Interesting, no? Naming his restaurant “Big Success” turned out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Maybe he’s been too successful, since the Night City Yakuza have taken a liking to the place. If they talk to their cousins back in Japan, it could be Chef Sakai will need friends in the near future.
Boss
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 6
STATS INT
6
REF
6
rep
8
DEX
8
TECH
Seriously wounded Death save
6
COOL
6
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
23 7 BODY
7
45
EMP
EQ Heavy Pistol w/Smartgun Link
ROF2
3d6
Kendachi Mono-Three
ROF1
4d6
TUp L Armorjack
SP 12
TUp L Armorjack
SP 12
skill bases Athletics 16•Brawling 14•Bribery 10•Bureaucracy 10•Business 11•Concentration 8•Conversation 7 Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 8•Endurance 10•Evasion 16•First Aid 8•Handgun 16•Human Perception 9 Interrogation 10•Language (English) 8•Language (Japanese) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8 Local Expert (Pacifica Playground) 8•Martial Arts (Karate) 16•Melee Weapon 16•Perception 12 Personal Grooming 9•Persuasion 10•Resist Torture/Drugs 10•Science (Culinary) 14•Stealth 16•Streetwise 12 Tactics 12•Trading 10•Wardrobe & Style 9 GEAR Armor-Piercing H Pistol Ammo x16•Heavy Melee Weapon x2 (ROF2•3d6)•Agent•Disposable Cell Phone cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberarm w/ Hardened Shielding•Cyberarm w/ Hardened Shielding & Subdermal Grip Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket x2, Olfactory Boost, Sandevistan & Tactile Boost
40
5
armor BODY HEAD
level
EDGERUNNERS A literal urban legend, some people think “CrAB Lord” is a title passed down through a series of Edgerunners, but I’m here to tell you the original CrAB Lord is still up and running — so to speak. He honestly doesn’t do any real “running” these days and could use a hip replacement or some new legs, and most of his income probably goes to the daily co*cktail of pharmaceuticals he uses to maintain himself. But then remotes and drones have always been his arms and legs, eyes and ears and hands, and that hasn’t changed.
CRAB LORD Night City Street Legend
If anything, ol’ CrAB Lord knows all the tricks to get the most out of his tech and could teach the new generation of Edgerunners a thing or two. While CrAB Lord still goes out into the field to be close enough to control and manage his “kiddies,” he prefers to stay somewhere as secure as possible on-site while still within his portable NET Architecture’s drone control range. With all of the remote surveillance and infiltration work he has done over the years, CrAB Lord is a treasure trove of intel on Night City. I’ve heard he has terabytes of recordings and data squirreled away, although clearly none of it juicy enough to set the old man up for retirement, since he’s still at it — at least, not so far as anyone knows, anyway.
Hardened Mini-Boss
role
Netrunner: Interface 4 Tech: Maker 2 (Field Exp 2•Fab Exp 2)
STATS INT
8
REF
7
DEX
7
TECH
5
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
8
COOL
7
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
3
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
4
armor
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
2d6
Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
TUp Bodyweight Suit
SP 12
TUp Bodyweight Suit
SP 12
skill bases Athletics 9•Basic Tech 14•Brawling 9•Bureaucracy 12•Concentration 11•Conversation 6•Cryptography 14 Cybertech 14•Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 12•Electronics/Security Tech 14•Evasion 9•First Aid 12•Gamble 11 Handgun 12•Human Perception 8•Land Vehicle Tech 10•Language (English) 12•Language (Streetslang) 10 Lip Reading 12•Local Expert (Hot Zone) 12•Melee Weapon 15•Perception 12•Persuasion 9•Stealth 9•Streetwise 15 Tactics 10•Trading 10•Weaponstech 12 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x8•Carryall•Inflatable Bed & Sleep-bag•Kibble Pack•Virtuality Goggles Portable NET Architecture• CrAB Drones•EQ Cyberdeck w/ Armor, Giant, Hellbolt x2, Hardened Circuitry, Insulated Wiring & KRASH Barrier (in Bodyweight Suit) cyberware Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs
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EDGERUNNERS
CRAB DRONE CrAB Lord’s Creepy Babies
Type
Description
Default Trigger
CrAB Drone (Active Defense)
A walking drone roughly the size of a small dog. Equipped with: • Observation Camera • Grip Feet • Airhypo loaded with Black Lace, Blue Glass, or Biotoxin
Data 6 MOVE•40HP
Target enters area and fails biometric/facial recognition scan.
Perimeter of Defended Area DV21 Electronics/Security Tech, 5 min to counter.
▶ CrAB Lord’s Portable NET Architecture Demons Installed: Rock Lobster (Balron w/ a bit too much personality) REZ 30•Interface 7•NET Actions 4•Combat Number 14 Can perform any NET Action a Netrunner is capable of.
Floor
1
DV Black ICE: Giant
Floor
2
DV Password
Floor
3
42
10 DV
Control Node: CrAB Drone
Floor
4
—
10 DV
Control Node: CrAB Drone
10
EDGERUNNERS The woman they call “Auntie Fist” is someone who you want on your side — or at least you don’t want her mad at you, if you can avoid it. Tía Puño used to work for Militech but she proved a “disciplinary problem” when a new superior didn’t understand her protective streak, couldn’t take a hint, and ended up with a broken jaw. Ultimately, no hard feelings on either side, since Tía still works for Militech from time to time, but she does so on a strictly freelance basis now, outside the chain of command.
TIA PUÑO Auntie Fist
Tía Puño is as close as you will find to an Edgerunner “den mother,” but she ain’t baking no cookies. Her specialty is explosive ordinance, always punching through obstacles, one way or another. She’s as cool under fire as anyone I’ve ever seen, and there’s no better choice when you need someone to defuse a bomb or plant a shaped-charge to blow through a wall while security is bearing down on you. She looks after her people and fiercely defends her friends. If you ever find yourself on the wrong side of Tía Puño that might be your out: Appeal to her sense of protectiveness and fair-play. Assuming she buys your act, you might just get through to her with your face intact.
Hardened Mini-Boss
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4 Tech: Maker 2 (Field Exp 2•Fab Exp 2)
STATS INT
5
REF
6
DEX
5
TECH
4
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
6
COOL
6
WILL
7
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
25 8 BODY
8
50
EMP
5
armor
Constitutional Arms Multiammo Pistol
ROF1
4d6
Martial Arts Attack
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 10•Basic Tech 13•Brawling 15•Concentration 11•Conversation 8•Education 7•Electronics/Security Tech 10 Evasion 15•Handgun 14•Heavy Weapons 10•Human Perception 9•Language (Spanish) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7 Local Expert (NorCal Military Base) 7•Martial Arts (Aikido) 15•Perception 9•Personal Grooming 8•Persuasion 8 Stealth 7•Wardrobe & Style 8•Weaponstech 13 GEAR Basic VH Pistol Ammo x3•Armor-Piercing VH Pistol Ammo x3•Expansive VH Pistol Ammo x3•Incendiary VH Pistol Ammo x3•Rubber VH Pistol Ammo x3•Armor-Piercing Grenade•Agent•Carryall•Disposable Cell Phone•Techbag cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberarm w/ RealSkinn Covering & Toolhand•EMP Threading•Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket & Pain Editor
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EDGERUNNERS How can someone be so good at organizing and getting things done (and looking good doing it) and be so bad at getting people to like her? The phrase “I didn’t come here to make friends” could have been invented for Cicely Feng. People started calling her “Backhand” early in her career because of her gift for praising and punishing with the same phrase.
BACKHAND Freelance Tech
Rather than changing course, Cicely took “Backhand” as a badge of honor and dared anyone to get on the receiving end of hers. Usually, her backhand is verbal, but I know of at least one physical example using that third arm of hers. Some people never learn. Thing is, while Backhand prefers not to rely on anyone, she can be relied upon to get things done, no matter what it takes, or who it ticks off. She’s a freelance Tech par excellence. When you want it done, and done right, and you don’t overly care about anyone’s feelings, she’s the one to call. In the same vein, if you are up against Backhand, understand that loyalty for her is limited. The people working with her might be willing to turn on her, but only if they think they can get away with it.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Tech: Maker 4 (Field Exp 4•Fab Exp 4)
STATS INT
6
REF
5
DEX
5
TECH
3
rep
7
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
5
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
20 5 BODY
5
40
EMP
4
armor
EQ Heavy SMG
ROF1
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
level
TUp L Armorjack
SP 12
TUp L Armorjack
SP 12
skill bases Athletics 7•Autofire 13•Basic Tech 13•Brawling 7•Concentration 8•Conversation 8•Cybertech 13•Education 10 Electronics/Security Tech 13•Evasion 11•First Aid 9•Handgun 13•Human Perception 8•Interrogation 7 Language (English) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8•Local Expert (Heywood Industrial Zone) 8•Perception 10 Personal Grooming 9•Persuasion 9•Stealth 7•Wardrobe & Style 9•Weaponstech 11 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x80•Agent•Carryall•Computer•Duct Tape•Flashlight•Tech Bag cyberware Artificial Shoulder Mount•Contraceptive Implant•Cyberarm w/ Techscanner & Tool Hand
44
EDGERUNNERS Angela Banks picked up the handle “Jumpshot” when she literally jumped from an AV-4 with her camera running in order to get a shot of a NCPD beat-down on organized protesters near where South Night City borders the Glen. When her bosses decided not to use the footage because it was “likely to further inflame violence” (among their advertisers, that is) Angela released it herself. Thing is, she might as well have signed her name to it, given how unique it was.
JUMPSHOT Leaping into the News
Jumpshot went freelance after that, still as dedicated as ever to getting in, getting the shot, and getting it out there so people can see for themselves what is happening. She’s found work with 24/7’s (see page 46) Never Blink News, along with others in Night City, and is someone to involve if you want a story out there, but not if you’re looking for discretion. Jumpshot will go to great lengths to get the story, but then she absolutely will tell it. If you’re looking to keep something under wraps, then Jumpshot works best as a distraction from the main attraction. Give her something else to focus on, another story to pursue and release, and you may buy yourself a newscycle or two. Just whatever you do, don’t let her get wind that you’re setting her up that way — or that I told you to, for that matter.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Media: Credibility 4
STATS INT
5
REF
5(3) DEX 5(3) TECH 4
4
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
6
WILL
6(4) MOVE 7
weapons
HP
20 5 BODY
5
40
EMP
5
armor
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Microwaver
ROF1
—
BODY HEAD
level
M Armorjack
SP 12
M Armorjack
SP 12
skill bases Athletics 9 (7)•Brawling 13 (11)•Composition 10•Concentration 8•Conversation 9•Deduction 9•Education 7 Evasion 13 (11)•First Aid 6•Handgun 13 (11)•Human Perception 11•Language (English) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7 Library Search 10•Lip Reading 9•Local Expert (The Glen) 11•Perception 10•Persuasion 12•Photography/Film 12 Stealth 7 (5) GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x16•Agent•Audio Recorder•Carryall•Flashlight•Memory Chips x10•Video Camera cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberleg x2 w/ Jump Booster x2•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs
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EDGERUNNERS The name and logo of Never Blink News (NBN! 24/7!) are intended to make you think it is a sizable organization delivering the unvarnished truth to discerning viewers, but the unvarnished truth about that is NBN’s just one guy, 24/7. He’s journalist, anchorman, researcher, and oftentimes camera and soundman as well: a one-person media crusade.
24/7
Never Blink News
24/7 (“sometimes shortened to “Toofer”) got his start in Corp-run news. Unlike most other idealistic newbie journalists on the Megacorp treadmill, his experience with the realities of the media world didn’t lead him to trade his principles for job security. Just the opposite, in fact. He quit in protest over media censorship and bias and took it to The Street, producing his own stories and content for his own pirate channel. The way I know he’s a true idealist is how some of Never Blink News’ exposés could have earned 24/7 a tidy pay-off if he’d only kept the lid on them as a “favor” to the right people. 24/7’s a truth-seeking bloodhound to sic on targets, provided you want the story splashed across the Data Pool. Once he’s got the scent, he doesn’t give up. He’s also a potential ally to other Edgerunners, especially if they’re able to provide information, access, and protection for his journalistic crusades.
Lieutenant
role
Media: Credibility 4
STATS INT
5
REF
4
DEX
2
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
4
TECH
4
COOL
7
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
18 4 BODY
4
35
EMP
5
armor
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 6•Brawling 6•Composition 10•Concentration 8•Conversation 10•Deduction 11•Education 7•Evasion 13 First Aid 6•Handgun 13•Human Perception 11•Language (English) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7•Lip Reading 12 Local Expert (Upper Marina) 12•Perception 10•Persuasion 12•Photography/Film 12•Stealth 6 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x16•Agent•Audio Recorder•Binoculars•Computer•Disposable Cell Phone x2 Radio Scanner/Music Player•Video Camera cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberaudio Suite w/ Voice Stress Analyzer•EMP Threading
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EDGERUNNERS Do we go in for extreme sports? Because when I first saw “Demolition” Derby in action, I thought she was a pair of cat ears away from being one of ours. She started out on the roller derby circuit in Night City and the lady knows how to play to a crowd as well as she can clothesline or hip-check an opponent.
DERBY Star Jammer
Thing is, Derby learned things outside the rink can be even more dangerous, especially when money is on the line. Her subdermal armor and fighting skills may have kept some leg-breakers from doing their job on her and her teammates, but roller derby pays like sh*t, so she’s been looking for more lucrative work of late and getting some upgrades to do it, including a subdermal grip for a smartgun link. In short, she’s hungry and she’s capable, making her a perfect candidate to hire (did I mention she could easily be one of ours?). Of course, that also means she might end up working for whoever is paying to run jobs against us. I don’t think she’s the type who will flip for a better offer, since she does seem to have a strong sense of fair play and values her professional reputation. Come to her with work that gets her money, security, and maybe a chance to stick it to “The Man?” Then I think you’ll have yourself a deal.
Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
4
REF
6
DEX
2
rep
4
TECH
Seriously wounded Death save
4
COOL
6
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
4
armor
Very Heavy Pistol w/ Smartgun Link
ROF1
4d6
Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
skill bases Acting 8•Athletics 12•Brawling 13•Concentration 9•Conversation 8•Dance 8•Education 6•Endurance 8 Evasion 12•First Aid 6•Handgun 12•Human Perception 8•Language (English) 8•Language (Streetslang) 6 Local Expert (Watson Development) 7•Melee Weapon 9•Perception 6•Personal Grooming 10•Resist Torture/Drugs 10 Stealth 6•Streetwise 9•Wardrobe & Style 10 GEAR Basic VH Pistol Ammo x16•Smoke Grenade•Disposable Cell Phone•Inline Skates cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Neural Link•Subdermal Armor•Subdermal Grip
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EDGERUNNERS If you want to know about Forty, start by downloading her music catalog. I recommend listening to Famous for Famous and Not for Nothing first, followed by When I Was and Song for the Others if you want to know more about what makes this Rockerboy tick.
FORTY
Making Music and Raising Hell
The long and the short of it is: Forty’s dad was Adam Dore, still a top-forty “hit” with the tween and teen set, if you go by the Garden’s numbers. Thing was, heartthrob “A.Dore” was a musician’s musician who taught his kid how to sing and play from childhood. Unfortunately, he was also a lousy businessman who ended up screwed over by DMS thanks to a predatory contract. Before he knew it, his “big break” broke him under what amounted to Corporate indentured servitude. His way out was to hide some of his work and pass it along with the only other legacy he had to offer: A hard-won lesson not to trust those “big breaks.” Forty took her dad’s files, lessons, and a serious grudge against the Corps forward to do her own thing, reinventing herself and hitting the Night City underground music scene. There she found community, as well as the Edgerunner scene, and has been making music and raising hell ever since.
Lieutenant
role
Rockerboy: Charismatic Impact 4
STATS INT
4
REF
5
DEX
3
rep
5
TECH
4
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
6
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
18 4 BODY
4
35
EMP
Very Heavy Pistol
ROF1
4d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Acting 8•Athletics 7•Brawling 9•Bribery 8•Composition 10•Concentration 8•Conversation 8•Dance 9 Education 8•Evasion 11•First Aid 6•Handgun 13•Human Perception 12•Language (English) 8 Language (Streetslang) 6•Local Expert (New Westbrook) 6•Perception 6•Personal Grooming 10•Persuasion 12 Play Instrument (Guitar) 12•Play Instrument (Singing) 12•Stealth 7•Wardrobe & Style 12 GEAR Basic VH Pistol Ammo x16•Flashbang Grenade x2•Agent•Electric Guitar•Pocket Amplifier•Radio Scanner/Music Player cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberaudio Suite w/ Audio Recorder•EMP Threading•Medical Grade Cyberleg•Light Tattoo x3 Techhair
48
6
armor BODY HEAD
level
EDGERUNNERS I’ll be honest here. I like Grease – it’s kind of hard not to. He’s as smooth as his namesake, which he says is all about “greasing the wheels” rather than anything more fun. Grease is like that: all business, at least so far as I can tell. “I’m just the middleman,” he says, and that’s the maxim he sticks to: get people and things together, get the job or the deal done, take the money and go.
GREASE
Up-and-Coming Fixer
That professional attitude and knack for getting things done make Grease an up-and-coming Fixer on The Street, although he still keeps a low profile since, as he says, “Poking your head up is a good way to get it shot off.” If you’re looking for a competent Fixer, I’d recommend Grease in a second. If, however, you’re looking for a risktaker, or someone so fiercely dedicated to getting the job done they’ll go the extra distance, look elsewhere. Grease isn’t that kind of guy. If the job needs to be scrubbed because he thinks it won’t work, he won’t hesitate to do so. If you’re going up against him, Grease is loyal — he won’t risk his reputation by taking bribes to abandon his client — but you can convince him the smart thing to do is walk away and tell his client the job just isn’t happening.
Lieutenant
role
Fixer: Operator 4
STATS INT
5
REF
5
DEX
2
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
4
TECH
5
COOL
6
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
18 4 BODY
4
35
EMP
5
armor
Very Heavy Pistol
ROF1
4d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Accounting 7•Acting 8•Athletics 6•Basic Tech 7•Brawling 6•Business 9•Concentration 9•Conversation 12 Education 8•Evasion 12•First Aid 7•Handgun 13•Human Perception 10•Language (English) 9•Language (Spanish) 9 Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (Watson Development) 7•Perception 9•Personal Grooming 9•Persuasion 10 Stealth 8•Streetwise 10•Tactics 7•Trading 12•Wardrobe & Style 9 GEAR Basic VH Pistol Ammo x16•Carryall•Disposable Cell Phone x2•Smart Glasses w/ Targeting Scope cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberaudio Suite w/ Bug Detector, Internal Agent & Voice Stress Analyzer
49
EDGERUNNERS If you think Redeye looks more like she’d fit in with some elite Corporate Netrunning squad, don’t ever tell her that. I hear she escaped just that kind of life and doesn’t want to be anywhere near it again, unless she’s hacking into some Corp’s NET Architecture. Redeye never felt she belonged: in her “upright citizen” Corporate family, in their planned career for her, or in being assigned male at birth. She was a natural coder from the first days of playing “I Can Code!™” and running roleplaying games for friends as a kid, but being a Corporate clonerunner, chained to a terminal to grind out executables? Not for her.
REDEYE
Runs the Edge and Your Games
First chance she got, Redeye slipped out of Corporateland and got her first taste of the real Night City, from the clubs to the code-havens. There was no turning back. Eventually, she disappeared from her former life and hit The Street, earning the reputation and the cred to transition to life on her terms. Redeye still has that daring spirit, which makes her good at the kind of work Netrunners do these days. She can get into a facility with a team and get down to work. If you want to get in with her, drop a mention of RPGs (the games, not the grenades) – Redeye still runs them for her Edgerunner friends on the regular.
Lieutenant
role
Netrunner: Interface 4
STATS INT
6
REF
6
DEX
1
rep
4
TECH
Seriously wounded Death save
5
COOL
5
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
4
armor
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
level
Bodyweight Suit
SP 11
Bodyweight Suit
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 6•Basic Tech 11•Brawling 6•Concentration 10•Conversation 6•Cryptography 12•Cybertech 11 Education 12•Electronics/Security Tech 11•Evasion 10•First Aid 7•Forgery 9•Handgun 11•Human Perception 6 Language (English) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8•Library Search 12•Local Expert (Little Europe) 8•Perception 8 Persuasion 7•Stealth 9 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x16•Agent•Virtuality Goggles•Cyberdeck w/ Armor, See Ya, Sword, Vrizzbolt & Worm cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs•Shift Tacts x2
50
EDGERUNNERS Some people build their reputation on their loyalty, competence, and success, others on the treachery, incompetence, and failures of others. Denny Haulk, known as Saber, did both. True to his name, Saber enjoys a good fencing match, either literal (he was on the fencing team at NCU) or verbal.
SABER
Freelance Corporate Troubleshooter
His somewhat argumentative nature means Saber doesn’t fit into a comfortable Corporate hierarchy. Rather than letting this be a career-ender, he turned the flaw to an advantage. Now Saber is the freelancer who companies hire to come in and fix their messes and he gets the job done, no matter who that ticks off. Still, Saber made good impressions where it counted. Early in his freelance career, he saved the life of an Exec targeted with assassination, even though he lost both arms to a monofilament blade. The grateful Exec paid for Saber’s medical care and new cyberarms and connected him with other potential clients. While he still puts loyalty to his client first, Saber learned a hard lesson about jumping before he looks, and he’s a good deal more cautious these days. That includes the backup weapon and shield built into his cyberarms so Saber will never be caught unarmed (if you’ll excuse the expression) again.
Lieutenant
role
Exec: Teamwork 4 (Driver)
STATS INT
5
REF
5
DEX
2
rep
5
TECH
Seriously wounded Death save
4
COOL
5
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
5
armor
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Popup Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
skill bases Accounting 12•Athletics 7•Brawling 9•Bureaucracy 10•Business 12•Concentration 7•Conversation 9•Deduction 9 Education 9•Evasion 13•First Aid 6•Handgun 11•Human Perception 7•Language (English) 9 Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (The Glen) 7•Melee Weapon 13•Perception 9•Personal Grooming 10 Persuasion 9•Stealth 7•Wardrobe & Style 10 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x16•Agent•Businesswear Outfit•Carryall•Scrambler/Descrambler cyberware Cyberarm w/ Popup Melee Heavy Weapon•Cyberarm w/ Popup Shield•Subermal Armor
51
EDGERUNNERS Plenty of people, understandably, want to burn it all down these days, but a few actually know how to build it back up again afterwards. Enter João “Torch” Barbosa Alves, He’s the owner of Torch’s Total Repairs on the south end of the Upper Marina and a believer in the maxim “if you can’t fix it, you don’t really own it”.
TORCH
Fire-Wielding Tech
That’s an increasing challenge as the world slowly rights itself and the Megacorps claw their way back into the picture. Nevertheless, if there is a way to crack open a case and fix what’s inside, Torch has either figured out a way to do it or determined it can’t be done. He’ll tell you so either way. What’s more, since most of Torch’s repair jobs skirt the bounds of legality anyway, he does the work without asking a lot of questions, although the obviously illegal stuff is going to cost you extra. Torch got his handle from regularly wielding a blowtorch and soldering iron to cut things open and patch things up, but I also know for a fact that he has a working flamethrower in his shop and he knows how to use it, amongst other weapons, when there’s a need.
1
level
Lieutenant
role
Tech: Maker 4 (Field Exp 2•Up Exp 2•Fab Exp 2•Inv Exp 2)
STATS INT
6
REF
4
DEX
rep
5
TECH
7
COOL
4
WILL
4
Death save MOVE
BODY
5
35
EMP
5
armor
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Flamethrower
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
weapons
4
HP
18 5
Seriously wounded
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 7•Basic Tech 13•Brawling 7•Business 10•Conceal/Reveal Object 8•Conversation 7•Cybertech 9 Education 8•Electronics/Security Tech 11•Evasion 9•First Aid 9•Handgun 12•Heavy Weapons 13 Human Perception 8•Land Vehicle Tech 10•Language (Portuguese) 10•Language (Spanish) 8•Language (Streetslang) 8 Local Expert (Upper Marina) 10•Perception 8•Persuasion 6•Stealth 7•Weaponstech 10 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x8•Incendiary Shotgun Shell x 4•Disposable Cell Phone•Duct Tape•Tech Bag cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberarm w/ Tool Hand•Cybereye w/ MicroOptics•Skinwatch
52
EDGERUNNERS There are Medias who believe in and fight for “the power of the press” – even if many of them don’t know what a printing press was, the poor dears. Crasher ain’t one of them. His handle is short for “Wedding Crasher” and he’s an out-and-out “have camera will travel” mercenary.
CRASHER Weddings and Funerals
If you need it shot – on video, that is – Crasher will shoot it, provided the money is right, and ideally there’s a buffet or open bar as part of the deal. His job is to get the images, whether it is some Corporate brat’s lavish themed birthday party, a high-society wedding, an illegal chop-shop in operation, or a staged underground fight. Thing is, Crasher is good at what he does and he’s smart enough to keep a “personal archive” of potentially useful footage; he’s a digital pack-rat who never deletes anything, especially if it might prove incriminating to someone else someday. Considering how much you can fit on a memory chip these days, he could be carrying his entire archive around with him and still have a dozen backups squirreled away in hidey holes around the city. And, for the right price, he’ll search through his back-footage: a unique historical archive of Night City life for the past few years.
level
Hardened Mook
role
Media: Credibility 2
INT
4
REF
5
DEX
4
Seriously wounded Death save
TECH
4
COOL
5
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
18 4 BODY
4
35
EMP
4
armor
PQ Medium Pistol
ROF2
2d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
1
rep
Kevlar®
SP 7
Kevlar®
SP 7
skill bases Athletics 6•Brawling 6•Composition 8•Concentration 7•Conversation 8•Education 6•Evasion 8•First Aid 6 Handgun 12•Human Perception 10•Language (English) 8•Language (Streetslang) 8•Local Expert (Heywood) 8 Perception 8•Persuasion 9•Photography/Film 10•Stealth 6 GEAR Incendiary M Pistol Ammo x12•Computer•Disposable Cell Phone•TUp (+1 to Photography/Film) Video Camera cyberware EMP Threading
53
EDGERUNNERS Full disclosure, I’m the one who tagged Mal Devincher with the handle “Flasher.” I mean, look at him: If you saw him opening up that skan*y coat to show you his cheap-ass wares, what would you think?
FLASHER
He’ll Show You His Goods
It’s just a relief he’s more opportunist than exhibitionist, I’ll tell you. Flasher is one of those shifty hustlers you can find all over the city, always on the lookout for anything he can sell, and anyone he can sell to, in order to pick up a few eb. At the least, Flasher has an eye for an opportunity and a deal. He’s strictly small-time and a lot of his wares are, too. He’s more likely to sell you a scratched-up Teen Dream auto-mag that’ll melt the first time you burst fire it, or whatever else “got dropped by a delivery drone” that week, than quality goods. While I personally wouldn’t go to Flasher for whatever he’s got stowed under that coat (on any level) don’t underestimate his value as a source of information as well as wares. Like I said, he’s always hustling, on the lookout, meaning he sees and hears a lot of what’s going down on The Street.
level
Hardened Mook
role
Fixer: Operator 2
INT
5
REF
5
DEX
Seriously wounded Death save
4
TECH
4
COOL
5
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
15 4 BODY
4
30
EMP
PQ Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
Scavenged Armor
SP 11
Scavenged Armor
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 6•Brawling 6•Bribery 9•Conceal/Reveal Object 10•Concentration 6•Conversation 8•Education 7 Evasion 12•First Aid 6•Handgun 12•Human Perception 8•Language (English) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7 Local Expert (Old Combat Zone) 7•Perception 7•Persuasion 9•Stealth 6•Trading 9 GEAR Expansive H Pistol Ammo x8•Disposable Cell Phone x2•Unloaded Teen Dreem (ROF1•2d6) x12 cyberware Cyberaudio Suite w/ Internal Agent•Cybereye w/ Chyron
54
4
armor BODY HEAD
STATS
1
rep
EDGERUNNERS They used to say when all you’ve got is a hammer, every problem tends to look like a nail, but conversely, there are some problems that are best handled with, shall we say, a blunt instrument. For those problems there are guys like Hammer. Harlan Briggs has a story you’ll find all over: An ex-private military grunt who signed up to drag himself out of poverty and put a talent for the ol’ ultra-violence to use only to discover taking orders and being shoved onto the front-lines to get shot wasn’t all that.
HAMMER All the World’s a Nail
After some “discipline problems” and a lack of advancement opportunities past “cannon fodder” Hammer decided to get out and go into business for himself. While not quite as blunt as the name implies, Hammer does tend to deal with problems directly and forcefully. If that’s what you’re looking for, then he’s a good choice: up-and-coming, but without the rep needed to demand higher prices. He’s smart enough to know who’s paying the bills and to act accordingly, and I think he’d most likely stay bought once he’s taken a job. Hammer cultivates that “nothing personal, just business” attitude but he can still get distracted flexing for anyone he wants to impress, something to be aware of if you hire him, or to exploit if you go up against him.
Hardened Mook
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 2
STATS INT
3
REF
6
DEX
5
TECH
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
4
COOL
4
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
3
armor
PQ Very Heavy Pistol w/Extended Magazine
ROF1
4d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
level
Scavenged Armor
SP 11
Scavenged Armor
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 7•Brawling 10•Concentration 7•Conversation 5•Education 5•Evasion 10•First Aid 8•Handgun 12 Heavy Weapons 10•Language (English) 7•Language (Streetslang) 5•Local Expert (Rancho Coronado) 5 Melee Weapon 10•Perception 8•Persuasion 6•Stealth 7 GEAR Armor-Piercing VH Pistol Ammo x14•Disposable Cell Phone cyberware Cybereye w/ Targeting Scope
55
EDGERUNNERS Some people are born to the Edgerunning life, others have it thrust upon them by circ*mstance, and still others, like Leverage, kind of fall into it by accident. Leverage was working late as an on-site Corporate Tech when he unexpectedly found himself in the middle of a group of Edgerunners sneaking into the building.
LEVERAGE
Edgerunner by Accident
Leverage wasn’t exactly feeling a lot of job satisfaction at the time, so he helped the Edgerunners out in order to screw over his bosses (and to save his own skin). He was the “Leverage” they needed to get the job done. Turned out that he liked the experience so much he couldn’t stop thinking about it. Hard to go back to Corp drudge-work after a thrill like that – plus there was always a chance his employers might find out what really happened and make him pay, either in eb or in blood. So, Leverage quit and decided to take up the Edgerunner life himself. The guy’s a decent Tech who is still learning the ropes. Pay him well and you can probably earn his loyalty pretty easily. He’s a good resource to start cultivating now, before he earns a reputation and gets more expensive – or before he manages to get himself killed.
Hardened Mook
role
Tech: Maker 2 (Field Exp 2•Fab Exp 2)
STATS INT
4
REF
3
DEX
4
TECH
rep
6
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
4
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
18 6 BODY
6
35
EMP
4
armor
PQ Medium Pistol
ROF2
2d6
PQ Very Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF1
4d6
BODY HEAD
level
— Kevlar®
— SP 7
skill bases Athletics 6•Basic Tech 12•Brawling 8•Bureaucracy 6•Concentration 6•Conversation 6•Education 6 Electronics/Security Tech 10•Evasion 6•First Aid 8•Handgun 8•Human Perception 6•Language (Samoan) 8 Language (Spanish) 6•Local Expert (Heywood Industrial Zone) 6•Melee Weapon 12•Perception 6•Persuasion 6•Stealth 6 GEAR Junk M Pistol Ammo x12•Disposable Cell Phone•Smart Lens w/ MicroOptics•Tech Tool cyberware Contraceptive Implant
56
Recent History Generation Red is focused on surviving. Which isn’t to say that they’re not also a bunch of viciously determined little menaces who’ll put up more of a fight than anybody’s bargained for, just that they’re not actively seeking out chances to make trouble.
Generation Red Prepared by Agent Gib (on desk duty due to an assignment going south)
The kids ain’t all right, to borrow a phrase. Night City has more than its fair share of children whose families are absent, broken, uncaring, or just too busy to look after the rugrats. Without the resources or training to be able to protect themselves, most of the time those kids wind up in deep sh*t, but every so often a clever or lucky group forms an enduring YoGang and manages to carve out a temporary bastion of near-stability for themselves. Generation Red is one of those lucky few. I’m just not sure how long their luck will last. I can see why the Boss wants to recruit them, but I don’t think it’s going to be a simple task.
Base of Operations Generation Red’s claimed an abandoned office building in the Old Combat Zone a couple of blocks southeast of the Glen as a clubhouse. It used to be pretty snazzy, but the decorative statuary is crumbling, the fountain’s run dry, and the stick-on lighting strips the gang put up flicker like strobe lighting in Club Atlantis on occasion. Still, it’s home for many of them, and they’ve done some damn hard work to make it so. They’ve turned most of the ground floor into a skate park, with ramps built from scavenged debris, they’ve created some comfortable spaces to sleep on the upper floors, and they’ve covered the boring beige walls with spray-painted artwork and poetry. I think they even have a live plant in there somewhere.
A couple of adult gangers discovered this recently; they thought they could boot Generation Red out of their clubhouse and move in, and instead got their asses soundly kicked. The downside of kicking ass and taking names, though, is attention, and at least one of Generation Red’s members is worried about the consequences of drawing too much of it, as a group of kids without any real backup. Generation Red’s leader, Apex (see page 59), on the other hand, wants to keep anybody from being in a position to tell them what to do, because it’s always just one more favor…
Resources They’re resourceful kids, but they’re still kids. They have what a handful of determined and clever children can scrounge up or steal. They’ve booby-trapped their clubhouse to hell and back and Tetra appropriated a rocket launcher from her parents’ weapons closet, but they’re not going to be toting the latest heavy pistols from Militech. Some of their parents have influence with their Corporations, but bringing in a “guardian” is going to be the absolute last resort for these kids. If they agree to join up with Danger Gal… well, they may not get explicit help, but they might end up far better-supplied.
Goals
To learn more about the Old Combat Zone see CP:R page 299.
The little menaces want what kids always want – to be themselves, without a bunch of adults telling them what to do. But even the most dedicated loners tend to care about companionship and some degree of stability, somewhere deep down. With the right lever, I think we can turn them into the next generation of Danger Gal (see page 27) operatives. The trick is finding the right lever. Hell, maybe it’ll make their lives better to be gobbled up by the Corporate machine. Better us than the Maelstrom, right?
57
GENERATION RED Birth name unknown. Blades has been on The Street since she was a very young child, and she’s survived on sheer grit, determination, and a lot of luck. She’s made many connections during her time on the streets, and she knows the scavenging sites of the Old Combat Zone inside and out. Her experience of lacking safety and security is likely why she wants it so badly in her life, and she admired Danger Gal even before Tigress of Puma Squad (see page 29) first contacted her.
BLADES
On the Edge of Adulthood
Blades lost her eye and her legs fighting off a group of scavengers who were trying to eliminate the competition, and the story’s gotten around – she’s got a reputation for fighting like a wildcat among her contacts. As a gesture of good will in the recruitment efforts, Danger Gal funded the replacement of Blades’ medical-grade cyberlegs with the upgradeable ones and skate feet she has now. Blades isn’t quite sure what to do with Tetra’s hero-worship (see page 60), but she’s invested in the kids in the gang. Tigress has encouraged Blades to use her influence to convince the other members of Generation Red to work with Danger Gal. I’m not sure she’ll manage to do anything other than cause a schism, but hey – I’m just the analyst here, right?
Lieutenant
role
Fixer: Operator 2
STATS INT
4
REF
7
DEX
1
rep
Death save
6
TECH
3
COOL
5
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
7
HP
15 3
Seriously wounded
BODY
3
30
EMP
5
armor
Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
level
Leathers
SP 4
Scavenged Armor
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 12•Brawling 8•Bribery 7•Conversation 9•Education 6•Evasion 12•First Aid 5•Handgun 8 Human Perception 10•Interrogation 7•Language (English) 8•Language (Streetslang) 10•Library Search 8 Local Expert (Old Combat Zone) 9•Melee Weapon 12•Perception 7•Persuasion 10•Photography/Film 9 Pick Lock 5•Pick Pocket 5•Stealth 8•Streetwise 10•Trading 10•Wardrobe & Style 8 GEAR Carryall•Disposable Cell Phone x2•Duct Tape•Flashlight•Inflatable Bed & Sleep-bag•Lock Picking Set•Personal CarePak cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cybereye w/ MicroVideo•Cyberleg x2 w/ Skate Foot x2
58
GENERATION RED Born Marianna Brooks to a pair of Corporate cogs working for Zhirafa. Her parents were expecting their daughter to be a good little uncomplaining gearbit, and were surprised when, after experiencing abuse at the hands of one of their higher-ups, Apex fled and set up in the Old Combat Zone with the help of her friend Lookout (see page 63).
APEX
YoGang Leader
The event left Apex with a deep distrust of adults and their motivations, and I can’t blame her. She’s a natural leader, stubborn as hell, fiercely independent, and has built up quite a little collection of other disaffected kids. Generation Red’s recent encounter with a group of gangers looking to take over their clubhouse has the kids flying high – they beat a group of adults, and it’s Apex they have to thank. Well, her and a contribution from Tetra’s parents’ weapons closet (see page 60), but we all know how easy it is for even the best-supplied mission to go to sh*t because of a leadership f*ckup. Apex and her crew would be a valuable asset to Danger Gal, but Apex’s mistrust will be a real problem. She’s got no love for Corps, no matter how sparkly their cat ear headbands are.
1
level
Hardened Mook
role
Tech: Maker 2 (Field Exp 1•Up Exp 1•Fab Exp 1•Inv Exp 1)
INT
4
REF
4
DEX
4
TECH
5
COOL
5
WILL
5
weapons
Death save MOVE
3
HP
15 3
Seriously wounded
BODY
3
30
EMP
6
armor
PQ Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
Leathers
SP 4
Leathers
SP 4
skill bases Athletics 7•Basic Tech 10•Brawling 6•Concentration 7•Conversation 8•Education 6•Electronics/Security Tech 10 Evasion 6•First Aid 7•Handgun 10•Human Perception 10•Language (English) 8•Language (Streetslang) 6 Local Expert (Old Combat Zone) 6•Perception 6•Persuasion 10•Stealth 8•Streetwise 10•Tactics 7•Weaponstech 10 GEAR Junk H Pistol Ammo x8•Flashbang Grenade x3•Anti-Smog Mask•Battleglove w/ Tool Hand•Carryall Disposable Cell Phone•Duct Tape x2•Flashlight cyberware None
59
GENERATION RED Born Andrea Olivetti to a pair of security Execs who work for Petrochem. Tetra’s parents are decidedly absent – I’d be damn surprised if they’d recognize their kid if they saw her, given how little attention they pay to her, her life, and her interests.
TETRA
Latchkey Kid Chaos
Her parents’ obliviousness extends beyond their kid – Tetra got her rocket launcher right out of their unsecured weapons closet, and they haven’t missed it yet, even though Tetra’s made use of it on the gangers who were trying to oust Generation Red from their clubhouse. The martial arts classes Tetra’s parents signed her up for in lieu of hiring an actual babysitter have proved useful too. Tetra met the other members of Generation Red via Wheelie (see page 65); Petrochem was in talks with his family before the crash, and Tetra insisted on keeping in touch. Tetra’s a bit bossy, but she’s so over the moon about having friends, she’s happy to spend a good chunk of her allowance on things for the gang. More than a few of Hi-Stick’s plushies (see page 61) are contributions from Tetra. Tetra adores Blades (see page 58), thinks she’s incredibly cool, and is often found hanging around near her, somewhat to Blades’ confusion.
Hardened Mook
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 2
STATS INT
3
REF
6
DEX
5
TECH
1
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
3
COOL
4
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
Midnight Arms SDF-45
ROF1
8d6
Martial Arts Attack
ROF2
2d6
Kevlar®
SP 7
Kevlar®
SP 7
skill bases Athletics 7•Brawling 7•Concentration 6•Conversation 7•Education 7•Evasion 10•First Aid 5 Heavy Weapons 10•Human Perception 7•Language (English) 7•Language (Streetslang) 5•Library Search 5 Local Expert (New Westbrook) 5•Local Expert (Old Combat Zone) 5•Martial Arts (Taekwondo) 10•Perception 7 Persuasion 7•Stealth 7 GEAR Armor-Piercing Rocket x4•Agent•Carryall•Flashlight cyberware None
60
5
armor BODY HEAD
level
GENERATION RED Born LeShawna Johnson. Her parents died six years ago, but she was already living with her extended family – grandmother, aunts, uncles, cousins – in a couple of cargo containers in the South Cargo Village. Hi-Stick spends time with her clan and will run home if they call, but she has her own room at the clubhouse, partly to store her collection of stuffed animals. She’s both an excellent street hockey player and a poet.
HI-STICK
Street Hockey Meets Street Poetry
During games, Hi-Stick’s checked opponents twice her size, which is going to serve her well if she catches the wrong person’s attention with her art. She’s won a few small awards for her poems – she focuses on the interaction between humans and the Corporate machine and paid for her EMP threading with the Eurobucks from her prize money. I’m not a fan of poetry myself, but I’ve read some of hers on this assignment, and the little menace has talent. She said the threading was an artistic statement when Shredder asked her. She, Wheelie (see page 65), and Shredder (see page 64) have set up a skate park on the ground floor of the clubhouse, and they’re usually hanging out there together or trying to encourage Blades (see page 58) to show off for them. level
Mook
role
None
INT
4
REF
Death save
4
DEX
4
TECH
2
COOL
4
WILL
3
weapons
MOVE
3
HP
15 4
Seriously wounded
BODY
4
30
EMP
5
armor
PQ Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
1
rep
— Leathers
— SP 4
skill bases Athletics 10•Basic Tech 4•Brawling 10•Composition 10•Concentration 5•Conversation 7•Education 6•Endurance 5 Evasion 10•Human Perception 7•Language (English) 7•Language (Streetslang) 6•Local Expert (Old Combat Zone) 6 Local Expert (South Night City) 6•Melee Weapon 10•Perception 7•Persuasion 6•Stealth 7 GEAR Carryall•Disposable Cell Phone•Duct Tape•Glow Paint•Inflatable Bed & Sleep-bag•Inline Skates•Kibble Packet Radio Scanner/Music Player cyberware EMP Threading
61
GENERATION RED Born Israel Octavius to a competent Medtech who works out of the Crisis Medical Center in Old Japantown. Izzy inherited their mother’s appreciation for engineering, but they prefer to focus on audio tech, rather than bio. They’re quite stealthy for someone who loves noise and music as much as they do, although part of that may be a prankster’s instinct for mischief. They’re quite close with Lookout (see page 63) – I believe their parents know each other – and have been experimenting with making beat poetry with Hi-Stick (see page 61) and Wheelie (see page 65).
IZZY
Future Audio Tech
Their mother is busy with work most of the time, so they’re free to run about doing whatever as long as they show up for family meals on Thursdays, which is typically the two of them sharing some Prepak and chatting while watching an Addiswood soap opera. Izzy’s mother is also happy to encourage her little menace to take bits and bobs earmarked by the Medical Center for the trash, so Izzy is a source of bargain basem*nt medical supplies for Generation Red. Apex (see page 59) and Izzy collaborated on the booby-traps serving as the first line of defense for the clubhouse – Apex is more practiced, but Izzy has some clever ideas.
Mook
role
Tech: Maker 1 (Field Exp 1•Fab Exp 1)
STATS INT
4
REF
3
rep
DEX
3
TECH
5
Death save COOL
3
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
3
HP
15 3
Seriously wounded
BODY
3
30
EMP
PQ Heavy Pistol w/Extended Magazine
ROF2
3d6
PQ Heavy Pistol w/Extended Magazine
ROF2
3d6
Leathers
SP 4
Leathers
SP 4
skill bases Athletics 5•Basic Tech 10•Brawling 5•Composition 6•Concentration 6•Conversation 7•Education 7 Electronics/Security Tech 8•Evasion 5•First Aid 10•Handgun 8•Human Perception 7•Language (Hebrew) 8 Language (Streetslang) 6•Local Expert (Old Combat Zone) 6•Local Expert (Old Japantown) 6•Perception 8 Persuasion 5•Play Instrument (DJ Deck) 8•Stealth 10•Weaponstech 6 GEAR Rubber H Pistol Ammo x28•Agent•Carryall•Computer•DJ Deck•Food Stick•Memory Chip x5 Radio Scanner/Music Player•Techtool•Virtuality Goggles cyberware None
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5
armor BODY HEAD
level
GENERATION RED Born Chloe Yannatou. She has a better relationship with her Corp parents than Apex (see page 59) does, but they don’t seem to be upset about their daughter spending so much time on her own. I don’t have the specifics on what her parents actually do for Ziggurat, but I have some suspicions – Lookout’s forgery skill didn’t spring fully-formed from her thirteen-year-old head. She’s a quiet one, most of the time, but she’s always listening.
LOOKOUT Sharp-Eyed Graffiti Artist
Nearly caught me once, actually. Little menace. Her attentiveness makes her an excellent sentry, and that’s her official position in Generation Red. As much as they have official positions. Lookout’s another artist in a gang full of them, though she tends towards spray paint instead of poetry. She’s done quite a bit of decorating at the clubhouse, and I suspect Generation Red’s logo is her handiwork, based off of one of Apex’s ideas. She and Apex are close friends, and Lookout helped Apex escape her family and get the clubhouse set up for habitability. They still spend a lot of time together, enjoying each other’s company and planning for the future. If you wanted to get Apex on board with an idea, Lookout’s the one to convince first. level
Mook
role
None
INT
5
REF
Death save
4
DEX
4
TECH
4
COOL
3
WILL
3
weapons
MOVE
3
HP
13 3
Seriously wounded
BODY
3
25
EMP
4
armor
PQ Light Melee Weapon
ROF2
1d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
Leathers
SP 4
Leathers
SP 4
skill bases Athletics 8•Brawling 8•Concentration 5•Conversation 6•Education 7•Evasion 10•First Aid 6•Forgery 10 Human Perception 10•Language (Greek) 7•Language (Streetslang) 7•Library Search 7•Local Expert (Old Combat Zone) 7 Local Expert (Upper Marina) 7•Paint/Draw/Sculpt 10•Perception 11•Persuasion 5•Stealth 10 GEAR Agent•Carryall•Duct Tape x3•Flashlight•Food Stick•Glow Paint x10 cyberware Light Tattoo
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GENERATION RED Birth name unknown, Shredder’s an orphan with Edgerunner parents. They actually cared for her, right until they got flatlined on a job. She scrounged for a year or two, then fell head over heels for Hi-Stick (see page 61) when she saw her knock down a kid twice her size while scoring a goal during a street hockey match. Shredder managed to introduce herself without stuttering too much, and was quickly adopted into Generation Red.
SHREDDER
Skateboarding Streetrat
Shredder, Wheelie (see page 63), and Hi-Stick worked together to transform the ground floor of Generation Red’s clubhouse into a skate park, where they’re often found practicing their tricks. Shredder also knows how to sew. She fixes clothes for the gang and is trusted to perform surgery on Hi-Stick’s stuffed animals. Shredder is a bit rough around the edges, no doubt, but she’s opening up to her gang like they’re family, slowly but surely. She’s probably the one who least wants to see arguments among the others, doubtless out of a fear of losing the one place she feels like she belongs. Shredder isn’t a particularly practiced peacemaker, but her attempts to get the others to “quit bitching and do something fun” has defused the odd squabble or two before. level
Mook
role
None
INT
3
REF
Death save
5
DEX
3
TECH
2
COOL
3
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
15 4
Seriously wounded
BODY
4
30
EMP
5
armor
PQ Very Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF1
4d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
Kevlar®
SP 7
Leathers
SP 4
skill bases Athletics 8•Basic Tech 8•Brawling 5•Concentration 6•Conversation 7•Education 5•Endurance 10•Evasion 9 First Aid 8•Human Perception 7•Language (English) 7•Language (Streetslang) 5•Library Search 5 Local Expert (Old Combat Zone) 5•Melee Weapon 8•Perception 5•Persuasion 5•Stealth 5 GEAR Carryall•Disposable Cell Phone•Flashlight•Inflatable Bed & Sleep-bag•Kibble Pack•Skateboard•Techtool cyberware None
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GENERATION RED Born Hiroki Nishioka. Yes, his parents were the Nishiokas working to develop a Kibble alternative. The ones who died in a tragic and, in my professional opinion, manufactured car crash when Wheelie was about six. He was in the car with them, which is how he lost his arm.
WHEELIE
Heir to the Kibble Alternative
His brother stepped up to look after him, and although they get along, they have a lot of unresolved feelings about the crash and their situation. Tetra (see page 60), who was happy to hang out with Wheelie while their parents talked shop, kept him from retreating completely, but Wheelie got involved with Generation Red through Hi-Stick (see page 61); they share an interest in poetry. Wheelie hasn’t entered any competitions, but in my inexpert opinion his poems are competition-worthy – Wheelie is just very cautious about drawing attention to himself. If he has similar suspicions about the death of his parents as I do, lying low might be the safest option for him, just in case Continental Brands gets any ideas about hidden research caches. He comes out of his shell more around Generation Red, and especially around Hi-Stick, Shredder (see page 64), and Tetra, who he’s closest to.
level
Mook
role
None
INT
5
REF
Death save
4
DEX
4
TECH
3
COOL
3
WILL
3
weapons
MOVE
3
HP
13 3
Seriously wounded
BODY
3
25
EMP
5
armor
PQ Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
1
rep
— Leathers
— SP 4
skill bases Athletics 10•Brawling 6•Composition 8•Concentration 5•Contortionist 8•Conversation 7•Education 8•Evasion 6 First Aid 7•Handgun 8•Human Perception 8•Language (English) 9•Language (Japanese) 7•Language (Streetslang) 7 Library Search 10•Local Expert (University District) 7•Local Expert (Old Combat Zone) 7•Perception 8•Persuasion 8 Science (Biochemistry) 8•Stealth 8•Streetwise 5 GEAR Armor-Piercing H Pistol Ammo x8•Bicycle•Disposable Cell Phone•Carryall•Computer•Kibble Pack cyberware Medical Grade Cyberarm
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GENERATION RED
K
ids in Night City k i d s i n n i g h t c i t y
Talk to Your Players Child endangerment’s a line for many people. Before you add kids to your campaign and put them in mortal danger – and mortal danger is a constant in Cyberpunk – we recommend talking to your Players and finding out their thoughts on the matter. Is it alright to include kids so long as they aren’t in danger? Is danger alright so long as the consequences aren’t too dire or the Crew has a chance to save the kids? Should kids be left out entirely? Gaming is about having fun, and if a Player feels nothing but discomfort and dread because the Maelstrom picked a local YoGang as their next target, they’re probably not having much fun. So, talk to your Players. Get their thoughts and plan accordingly.
You can’t show Night City as a living, breathing city and pretend kids don’t exist there. Of course they do. No matter the problems plaguing the world, humanity persists and makes more humans. Life, as someone once said, finds a way. In other words, yes Virginia, there are kids in Night City. That’s especially true on the top rungs of the economic ladder, where having children is an affordable luxury, and the bottom rungs, where the option not to have children is an unaffordable luxury. Fair warning, this won’t be a bright, cheerful bit of text to read.
YoGangs Like adults, kids forced to live on The Street band together for survival; not that it helps their chances much. Youth Gangs, also known as YoGangs, rarely last for long. In the crucible of The Street, YoGangs just can’t match the firepower or strength of older, more ruthless – and often more cyberpsycho – gangs. And that’s not counting the toll problems rising from poverty – like disease, malnutrition, and lack of resources – take on their membership. Living on The Street is challenging for anyone but for a kid? The odds of making it to eighteen aren’t good. Still, some YoGangs do survive, often with an ever-shifting membership as older kids age out or die and new kids join up. Some, like the Andersons (see Black Chrome page 140), survive due to the patronage and leadership of a capable older teen or adult. Others, like the Lost Kids (see Tales of the RED: Street Stories page 136), form groups akin to localized Nomad
Packs, traveling from spot to spot in the city and squatting in spaces most adults can’t or won’t go. And still others, like Generation Red, hit a sweet spot: capable kids from multiple backgrounds helped along by access
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to decent tech. Don’t be fooled though. Even though Generation Red drove off an attack by a group of adult gangers hoping to claim their base, they wouldn’t last long against a threat like the NCPD or Militech. If another bigger, badder group decided they wanted the building, it wouldn’t matter how many rocket launchers Tetra (see page 60) liberated from her parents’ weapon closet. Without help, the kids would lose the fight and maybe their lives.
Kids as Allies Many people feel an instinctive need to protect or help kids – or at least not hurt them – so there’s a good chance if a YoGang shows up in a campaign, they’ll do so as potential allies. More cynical Edgerunners might make use of the kids much as Sherlock Holmes did the Baker Street Irregulars: to help them gather information or run errands. More kindhearted Edgerunners, on the other hand, might bond with the kids. Helping the kids out could become a plot point, great for creating a job or three. Better yet, it could become a motivational force for the Crew, working to create deeper and better-rounded Characters who exist as more than the missions they go on, the chrome they implant, and the guns they fire.
Kids as Enemies We hope your Edgerunners aren’t the sort to run around slaughtering kids but it is possible a YoGang might end up opposing a Crew. Having to go up against a group of kids works best not as a straight-up fight but as an ethical dilemma. For example, say a Fixer hired the Crew to grab some prewar tech from a specific building. They scope the place out, only to discover a squatting YoGang considers the tech theirs. W h a t ’s a group of big , t ou gh Edgerunners to do? The wrinkle adds pathos to the story, making it more interesting than a basic snatch-and-grab.
Recent History Maelstrom began with and continues to build itself on cast-offs and survivors of other gangs. It was only blind luck that a condo tower shielded the gang’s old headquarters from the worst of the Nuke. Even so, many of the most heavily cybered members died in a weird (survivors claim EMP-induced) frenzy of hyper-violence immediately following the explosion.
Maelstrom Prepared by Linda “Overpass” Lucastra (undercover at the Totentanz)
Maelstrom clawed their way through the 4th Corporate War and reconstruction much as Night City did: scarred, battered, but fiercely alive. And like the city, bright new chrome is replacing burned steel. Before the War, Maelstrom was a middle-grade boostergang. Today, they’re growing in power and influence through a flourishing drug and cybernetic trade. Maelstrom also leads the other gangs in salvaging valuable gear from the Hot Zone using hordes of scavvers willing to get cancer for a shot at membership and some shiny metal. Maelstrom looks to have a long, bloody future ahead of it.
To learn more about the infamous Night City Nuke of 2023 see CP:R page 292.
The survivors fought on, absorbing remnants of other high-chrome gangs during the Recovery. Warlock, the gang’s current leader, has forged Maelstrom’s best and most ruthless members into a productive core that runs its businesses while he uses its rank and file to wreck competitors.
Resources Maelstrom controls a drug-trafficking network, which also moves reclaimed weapons and technology. They run packs of disposable wannabe gangers who scavenge the Hot Zone wreckage for valuable equipment of all kinds, but especially cyberware. They have deals with many ripperdocs across the city, trading cheap parts for discounted service.
You can learn more about the Hot Zone on CP:R page 297.
Of course, the gang has a strong presence at Totentanz, with their headquarters and garage in the same building.
Base of Operations
Goals
In 2023, Maelstrom lost their entire territory to the Arasaka Tower nuke. The neighborhood around the abandoned department store they called home survived the blast, but raging fires swept through the area and brought it all down. Totentanz, Burleson Tower Hotel’s legendary booster slam-bar (which the Maelstrommers called their second home) was also badly damaged.
Maelstrom’s rank and file members work the gang’s drug or cyberware trade to advance and earn drinking money or credit with allied ripperdocs.
Maelstrom’s survivors stabilized the building, re-opened the bar, and moved themselves into the middle floors of the old hotel. Today the gang holds court in a ballroom there. Burned-out chrome from the Fallen covers one entire wall, including the mummified corpse of their former leader, Hammer, killed after the Nuke. It’s considered a mark of honor among members to wear “old chrome” with visible Nuke scars.
And, of course, Maelstrom is still a gang, so “Chrome, Smash, Dance, and Bash” is still popular with all members.
Warlock, their leader, has longer-term ambitions. He wants a new permanent home for Totentanz and the gang. Between his drive and the gang’s strong trade network, they stand to own a real piece of the city’s underworld in the future.
Side note? Every single Maelstrom member will set aside all other business to stomp any Inquisitors they come across.
For more information on the Totentanz, see CP:R page 310.
Want to know more about the Inquisitors? See CP:R page 308.
There’s decades of bad blood on both sides.
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MAELSTROM Crusher became Maelstrom’s leader when its founder, Hammer, died in the gang’s “Nuke Frenzy” after Arasaka Tower fell. He rallied the gang’s survivors to fight through the wreckage of the burning city to the Burleson Tower Hotel and Totentanz. He dueled the Warrior Heart’s gang leader for the hotel floors that serve as Maelstrom’s headquarters today.
CRUSHER
Cyberpsycho Urban Legend
He and other survivors stabilized the Totentanz’s structure with rubble and salvaged construction gear. Maelstrom, held the building against looters, end-of-world types, and even soldiers from various sides. Often, Crusher headed the charge. With all his cyberware still working, he was one of the most dangerous people in the city. But something broke in Crusher as the city burned. In 2027, during a cyberpsychotic episode, he slaughtered a StormTech convoy and disappeared into the Hot Zone. Since then he’s made seemingly random reappearances, like the gang’s personal angry god. Sometimes it’s to join Maelstrom’s battles. Sometimes it’s to beat down the gang’s current members while cryptically ranting. I can’t figure out how he dodges MAX-TAC, let alone to where he vanishes to. Wherever it is must have spare parts.
Hardened Boss
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 8
STATS INT
7
REF
8
DEX
8
9
rep
TECH
Seriously wounded Death save
7
COOL
8
WILL
8
weapons
MOVE
8
HP
35 15 BODY
15
70
EMP
armor
Popup Kendachi Flamethrower
ROF1
3d6
Popup Grenade Launcher x2
ROF1
6d6
BODY HEAD
level
TUp Subdermal Armor
SP 12
TUp Subdermal Armor
SP 12
skill bases Athletics 16•Brawling 16•Conceal/Reveal Object 7•Concentration 16•Conversation 2•Drive Land Vehicle 10 Education 9•Electronics/Security Tech 7•Endurance 13•Evasion 14•First Aid 11•Handgun 14•Heavy Weapons 16 Human Perception 2•Interrogation 12•Language (English) 11•Language (Streetslang) 9•Local Expert (Night City) 15 Martial Arts (Karate) 16•Melee Weapon 16•Perception 15•Persuasion 10•Resist Torture/Drugs 16•Shoulder Arms 14 Stealth 16•Streetwise 16•Tracking 13 GEAR Incendiary Shotgun Shell x4•Incendiary Grenade x4 cyberware Cyberarm w/ Hardened Shielding, Popup Kendachi Flamethrower & Wolvers (ROF2•3d6)•Cyberarm w/ Hardened Shielding, TUp (-1 Slot) Popup Grenade Launcher x2•Cyberaudio w/ Level Damper•Cybereye x2 w/ Anti-Dazzle x2 & Low Light/Infrared/UV x2•Cyberleg x2 w/ Hardened Shielding x2 & Jump Booster x2•Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace x2•TUp (+1 BODY) Implanted Linear Frame Beta•Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket, Kerenzikov & Pain Editor TUp (+1 SP) Subdermal Armor
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MAELSTROM Warlock looks like a typical disposable ‘ganger chump at first glance, to the point of being mistaken for muscle occasionally at meetings. Yet, he wields a surprising range of knowledge, social awareness, and presence effectively to drive his agenda and win deals, even with Corporate agents. Meanwhile, his foot soldiers build the gang’s reputation for messy hyperviolence and creepy rituals.
WARLOCK Maelstrom Warlord
Warlock learned leadership under a legend: he joined the gang as a kid in the chaos of a city still smoldering as Crusher (see page 68) kept the gang alive and secure. When Crusher’s successor, Hextra, earned herself a 30mm brain piercing from MAX-TAC, Warlock took the reins with Quake (see page 71) and Flenser (see page 72) backing him up. Warlock organized the wannabes who hung around Totentanz into one of the best scav forces working the Hot Zone. He consolidated the gang’s grasp on Totentanz as well. Every boosterganger is still welcome (in the same “come get stabbed” sense as always), but Maelstrom literally keeps the building standing.
Boss
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 6
STATS INT
7
REF
6
rep
7
DEX
7
TECH
Seriously wounded Death save
3
COOL
8
WILL
8
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
30 12 BODY
12
60
EMP
2
armor
Militech Crusher
ROF1
3d6
Popup Magnum Opus Hellbringer
ROF1
5d6
BODY HEAD
level
Винни сука, опять спиздил гадёныш!
Warlock purposefully makes Maelstrom look chaotic from outside, but his core teams operate methodically, enacting his long-term plans. If Warlock lasts, Maelstrom could wield real power in Night City.
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 9•Autofire 11•Brawling 13•Bribery 12•Business 12•Concentration 16•Conversation 8•Cybertech 10 Deduction 10•Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 9•Endurance 16•Evasion 11•First Aid 6•Handgun 15 Human Perception 9•Interrogation 14•Language (English) 11•Language (Streetslang) 12•Local Expert (Upper Marina) 13 Melee Weapon 7•Perception 13•Persuasion 14•Resist Torture/Drugs 16•Shoulder Arms 11•Stealth 10•Streetwise 15 Tactics 15•Trading 12 GEAR Armor-Piercing Shotgun Slugs x12•Basic VH Pistol Ammo x6•Anti-Smog Breathing Mask•Auto Level Dampening Ear Protectors•Disposable Cell Phone x2•Kibble Pack x10 cyberware Cyberarm w/ Popup Ranged Weapon (Hellbringer)•Cyberaudio Suite w/ Internal Agent•Cybereye w/ Chyron & Low Light/Infrared/UV•Cybereye w/ Low Light/Infrared/UV & Targeting Scope•EMP Threading•Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace•Implanted Linear Frame Sigma•Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket & Pain Editor•Subdermal Armor Subdermal Pocket
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MAELSTROM Way down in the sub-sub-basem*nt of the Burleson Tower, full of cracked concrete and forgotten machinery, a monster stalks. They call it The Pit. The gang uses this hulking ball of grafted meat and metal to entertain and to punish. It used to be human. I wouldn’t say it is anymore.
THE PIT
Pet Cyberpsycho
I’m not kidding. I’ve done ride-alongs with MAX-TAC. I’ve seen them put down cyberpsychos charging through buildings and crowds like a kaiju stomping across a city. This thing’s beyond that. It’s straight from a braindance horror sim. They throw people down there to fight it. It stalks them before it kills them. Nobody wins. It believes it’s a monster. Joe Pitt (see page 73) had to bolt a mask on the thing a few years back because eating the victims was making it sick. Meanwhile, gangers from Totentanz stand around watching and yelling “Feed ‘em to The Pit!” like it’s funny!
The world would be better off. I know I’d sleep better at night.
Hardened Mini-Boss
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 6
STATS INT
2
REF
8
DEX
8
TECH
6
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
2
COOL
8
WILL
8
weapons
MOVE
8
HP
33 13 BODY
13
65
EMP
armor
Brawling Attack
ROF2
4d6
Someone Else’s Very Heavy Pistol
ROF1
4d6
BODY HEAD
level
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 14•Brawling 18•Concentration 16•Conversation 2•Education 4•Endurance 18•Evasion 16 First Aid 4•Handgun 12•Human Perception 2•Language (Unknown) 6•Language (Streetslang) 4 Local Expert (Tunnels Beneath Totentanz) 12•Perception 12•Persuasion 13•Resist Torture/Drugs 16 Shoulder Arms 12•Stealth 16•Streetwise 12•Tactics 6•Tracking 8•Wilderness Survival 8 GEAR Basic VH Pistol Ammo x3•Anti-Smog Breathing Mask (bolted on)•Smart Glasses w/ Low Light/Infrared/UV (bolted on) cyberware Cyberleg x2 w/ Grip Foot x2•Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace•TUp (+1 BODY) Implanted Linear Frame Sigma Subdermal Armor
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Винни сука, опять спиздил гадёныш!
I have nightmares where I’m in the dark down there and I can hear its breathing over the hum of the jacks supporting the building, and it’s getting closer. If I thought I could, I’d put a bullet through its brain before you exfiltrate me.
MAELSTROM The literal “mailed fist” of Maelstrom is a big, scarred, blunt instrument of a guy named Quake. While he’s not stupid, he knows his limits. Quake trusts Warlock (see page 69) implicitly and follows his lead. In return, Warlock makes sure Quake gets to lead the gang’s rabble in lots of riots and throwdowns, especially against the Inquisitors.
QUAKE
Lord of the Hammer
Some gangers gear up to fight fellow chromers. Quake specializes in “chewing up meat,” as he calls it. Everything about him — the massive, customized hammer and built-in revolver, his deliberately chunky linear frame, his glossy black leathers, and the red underlighting built into all of them — is there to draw in anti-cyberware extremists. Everyone in Maelstrom’s lost people to Inquisitor ambushes. Quake’s their avenger. He doesn’t just kill, he terrifies. The rest of the crew blocks a band of Inquisitors into a vacant lot or building while Quake singlehandedly tears them apart.
Low-level members are adopting Quake’s style. Not just the leathers and red lights, either – but the messy killings, too. We could be seeing the start of outright war.
Hardened Mini-Boss
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 6
STATS INT
5
REF
8
DEX
8
TECH
5
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
3
COOL
8
WILL
7
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
30 12 BODY
12
60
EMP
2
armor
EQ Very Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF1
4d6
Popup Magnum Opus Hellbringer
ROF1
5d6
BODY HEAD
level
Винни сука, опять спиздил гадёныш!
I saw him pull a guy into a storm drain by his ankle. Through the grate.
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 14•Brawling 10•Concentration 13•Conversation 4•Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 7•Endurance 13 Evasion 14•First Aid 5•Handgun 16•Human Perception 6•Interrogation 14•Language (English) 9 Language (Spanish) 8•Language (Russian) 8•Language (Streetslang) 9•Library Search 10 Local Expert (Upper Marina) 12•Melee Weapon 16•Perception 8•Persuasion 12•Resist Torture/Drugs 13 Stealth 10•Streetwise 15•Tactics 12•Tracking 10 GEAR Basic VH Pistol Ammo x6•Agent•Disposable Cell Phone•Road Flare x5 cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberarm w/ Popup Ranged Weapon (Hellbringer)•Cyberarm w/ Popup Shield EMP Threading•Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace•Implanted Linear Frame Sigma•Shift Tacts x2•Subdermal Armor
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MAELSTROM Quake (see page 71) is a mace. Flenser’s a stiletto. In a gang known for roaring brawls and armored heavyweights, Warlock’s (see page 69) other lieutenant is a stealthy, patient, clever spy. The role Warlock sets for Flenser is the best evidence of his cunning. She stalks other gangs, deducing their patterns, scouting their resources, and stealing their secrets.
FLENSER
Maelstrom Intelligence Expert
Though plenty deadly, Flenser rarely fights directly. Warlock keeps her profile intentionally low. She hangs at Totentanz sometimes but keeps to the back. I don’t think the other gangs even know why they keep missing kills and losing shipments and I have evidence she’s breached some government and NeoCorp systems. She gets in through rooftops. She crawls through utility tunnels. She’s even packed herself into cargo pods. Once inside, she hits and fades before the targets even know she’s there. Warlock uses Flenser’s data sparingly, but several of the gang’s recent big wins (notably the Red Chrome beat down and the Steel Vaquero deal) hinged on her efforts.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Netrunner: Interface 4
STATS INT
5
REF
5
DEX
7
TECH
3
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
7
COOL
6
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
13 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
3
armor
Very Heavy Pistol
ROF1
4d6
Popup Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
Bodyweight Suit
SP 11
Bodyweight Suit
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 11•Brawling 10•Bribery 10•Concentration 10•Contortionist 10•Conversation 5•Education 7 Electronics/Security Tech 14•Evasion 11•First Aid 9•Handgun 13•Human Perception 5•Language (Korean) 9 Language (Streetslang) 7•Library Search 8•Local Expert (Upper Marina) 9•Melee Weapon 11•Perception 11 Persuasion 8•Pick Lock 12•Pick Pocket 12•Stealth 13 GEAR Basic VH Pistol Ammo x16•Agent•Audio Recorder•Binoculars•Flashlight•Grapple Gun•Lock Picking Set Memory Chip x5•Scrambler/Descrambler•Techtool•Video Camera•EQ Cyberdeck (in Cyberarm) w/ Shield x5, Speedy Gonzalves x4 & Insulated Wiring (in Bodyweight Suit) cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberarm w/ Cyberdeck•Cyberarm w/ Popup Melee Weapon (Heavy Melee Weapon) Cybereye w/ Chyron & Virtuality•Cybereye w/ Virtuality•Cyberleg x2 w/ Grip Foot x2•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs
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Винни сука, опять спиздил гадёныш!
Flenser also protects Maelstrom’s own secrets. Gangers’ Agents run the latest security software, their floors in Burleson Tower have strong locks and good surveillance, and no doombas or addicts get keys to anything important. She was the biggest obstacle to compiling this brief.
MAELSTROM The gang’s resident engineer and tech lead. When he joined, shoring up Burleson Tower was a constant dozen-person effort. Joe built active servo-hydraulic supports that he runs almost alone. Pitt also installs Flenser’s security gadgets (see page 72), maintains cyberware and weapons, keeps Totentanz’s deafening sound system running, and even tunes other ganger’s bikes.
JOE PITT Maelstrom Tech Guru
Pitt’s handle comes from some ancient book series about a vampire detective stuck doing the aristocracy’s sh*t work, which encapsulates his personality. While the gang does actually take his skills for granted, Joe was always opinionated, sullen, and self-righteous. He does extra work, then complains when it’s not noticed. He grumbles at every assignment. He sits in the back at Totentanz sipping “blood” (some horrible, red-colored “gin”) and avoiding conversation, except to discuss how “Warlock’s pet monster” (see page 70) stole his handle. Joe’s a hard guy to like, but he truly cares about Maelstrom.
5
level
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Tech: Maker 4 (Field Exp 3•Up Exp 2•Fab Exp 2•Inv Exp 1)
INT
6
REF
6
DEX
5
TECH
8
COOL
4
WILL
Seriously wounded
5
weapons
Death save MOVE
6
HP
20 7 BODY
7
40 3
EMP
armor
Assault Rifle
ROF1
5d6
Combat Jaw
ROF1
4d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
Винни сука, опять спиздил гадёныш!
Burleson Tower couldn’t have lasted without his improvements. Maelstrom core members never worry about their gear crapping out. The weirdest demonstration of his love comes in the form of squealing. To keep MAX-TAC from descending on them like avenging angels, Pitt reports gangers whose psychosis gets truly dangerous to an NCPD officer named Mauser (see page 81). In return, Mauser does his best to scoop up the psychos before they make headlines and catch Hammerman’s attention. Risky!
— L Armorjack
— SP 11
skill bases Athletics 7•Autofire 13•Basic Tech 12•Concentration 9•Conversation 5•Cybertech 12•Education 8 Electronics/Security Tech 12•Evasion 13•First Aid 10•Human Perception 5•Language (English) 10 Language (Streetslang) 8•Local Expert (Upper Marina) 10•Perception 8•Persuasion 6•Science (Engineering) 8 Shoulder Arms 13•Stealth 8•Streetwise 7•Weaponstech 10 GEAR Armor-Piercing Rifle Ammo x25•Agent•Bug Detector•Computer•Tech Bag•Techscanner cyberware Combat Jaw•Contraceptive Implant•Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace
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MAELSTROM Ripper rose to leadership when Maelstrom’s scavver army needed a full-time organizer. Of all Warlock’s decisions (see page 69), this is the one most likely to bite him.
RIPPER True Believer
Ripper was a typical street enforcer with a good rep and Quake (see page 71) sponsored him for this role. As an enforcer under Quake, Ripper’s sadism pointed outward: disemboweling Inquisitors, slicing parts off deadbeats, dragging traitors behind his van for a “chat.” But his new job, herding disposable streetrats to work in radioactive deathtraps, offers even better opportunities for cruelty. Ripper entices his scavvers with the chance to earn membership in the Maelstrom. And they might — maybe one in twenty survive and graduate to the big leagues. As for the rest, some resurface on The Street or elsewhere, but a frightening number (and higher than Ripper reports to Warlock) journey into the Hot Zone and never come out. Even the “winners” bear scars. Ripper’s developed pseudo-mystical “Tests,” rituals for scavvers on the cusp of graduating.
Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
5
REF
6
DEX
2
rep
6
TECH
Seriously wounded Death save
4
COOL
6
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
20 6 BODY
6
40
EMP
1
armor
Assault Rifle
ROF1
5d6
Wolvers
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
Sycust FleshWeave
SP 7
Sycust FleshWeave
SP 7
skill bases Athletics 10•Basic Tech 12•Brawling 11•Conceal/Reveal Object 8•Concentration 7•Conversation 4•Education 7 Endurance 7•Evasion 13•First Aid 6•Gamble 7•Handgun 9•Human Perception 5•Interrogation 9 Language (English) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (Hot Zone) 10•Melee Weapon 13•Perception 10 Persuasion 11•Shoulder Arms 13•Stealth 8•Streetwise 8•Weaponstech 6 GEAR Basic Rifle Ammo x50•Agent•Disposable Cell Phone x2•Carryall•Glow Paint•Techtool cyberware Cyberarm w/ Wolvers•EMP Threading•Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket & Pain Editor•Sycust FleshWeave
74
Винни сука, опять спиздил гадёныш!
Ripper makes Maelstrom bank, and Quake likes how Ripper’s wannabe gangers idolize him. But his trail of cast-off corpses might sink the gang one day. Or Ripper might decide he’s better off making all the decisions, take his streetrats, and split off into his own gang.
MAELSTROM Drop’s a good example of Maelstrom’s mid-tier personnel. Drop dresses like a Central Am vet thirty years older than they are, with some road gang chic thrown in for extra edge. They’re lightly cybered, so far, having spent their hard earned ebs on the best cybereyes they could afford.
DROP
Cosplaying as a Sniper
Drop works Burleson Tower’s sniper nests, carrying a cheap knockoff of a more reliable NeoSov AR with a decent-quality scope bolted on. Kid’s from South Night City and their sibling, FreeFall (see page 136), is a leading Zoner. Drop laughs off any idealist politics. While Drop’s earned a reputation as a good shot, they dream of being on some elite HALO commando squad. Every third word they speak is sniper slang (cold barrel zero, lock times, rate of twist) that’s absurdly out of scope for a weedy doomba with a 3D-printed rifle that rattles in the breeze.
Hardened Mook
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 2
STATS INT
5
REF
6
DEX
4
TECH
1
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
3
COOL
4
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
3
armor
PQ Assault Rifle w/Sniping Scope
ROF1
5d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
level
Винни сука, опять спиздил гадёныш!
Drop’s next goal is interface plugs and speedware, custom-tweaked for sniping. Their biggest dream, the one they’ll talk your ear off about? Getting a Tsunami Arms RJ85 ramjet sniper rifle. “Shoot from here, put a round through a doomba’s eye in Heywood!” They’ll be lucky to own a ramjet bullet, much less the whole gun.
— Scavenged Armor
— SP 11
skill bases Athletics 9•Brawling 7•Concentration 8•Conversation 5•Education 7•Evasion 10•First Aid 5•Human Perception 5 Language (English) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (Upper Marina) 9•Perception 12•Persuasion 6 Shoulder Arms 12•Stealth 10•Streetwise 8 GEAR Basic Rifle Ammo x25•Agent•Binoculars•Radio Communicator cyberware Cybereye x2 w/ Low Light/Infrared/UV x2
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MAELSTROM The biggest surprise in my investigation was running facial recognition on my videos and finding an Inquisitor had infiltrated the Heart of the Metal Devil and then been corrupted by it. Raguel dropped off the radar in a NeoLuddite fascist colony outside Portland last year and popped up in Night City with cheap, flashy gear and a quick-and-dirty eye implant. Poser looks aside, he worked hard dealing and street fighting to get into the Maelstrom.
RAGUEL Recent Convert
He’s a full member, if low-level, though he hasn’t made many friends because of his creepy Chosen One vibe. Acting as a spy at first, Raguel faithfully dead-dropped gang secrets to his Inquisitor bosses for the first six months. After he got his new arms, though, he stopped.
Either he’s going to slip up and get torn to bits or Quake will put him in charge of the next big Inquisitor purge, which should be a hell of a thing to watch.
level
Hardened Mook
role
None
INT
5
REF
Death save
4
DEX
6
TECH
2
COOL
5
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
18 6
Seriously wounded
BODY
6
35
EMP
armor
PQ Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
PQ Very Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF1
4d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
— Leathers
— SP 4
skill bases Acting 8•Athletics 10•Brawling 9•Concentration 6•Conversation 2•Education 8•Evasion 12•First Aid 4 Human Perception 2•Language (English) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (Hot Zone) 7•Melee Weapon 12 Perception 8•Persuasion 7•Pick Lock 8•Stealth 9•Streetwise 7•Wardrobe & Style 5 GEAR Agent•Audio Recorder•Disposable Cell Phone•Memory Chips x5 cyberware Cyberarm x2•Cybereye w/ Chyron
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Винни сука, опять спиздил гадёныш!
I think the little lightweight went cyberpsycho and changed “religions.” He talks about the rituals Quake (see page 71) and Ripper (see page 74) run like they mean something. He points to his cybereye and says, “Sometimes you have to cut until you see the truth!” There’s no bigger zealot than a fresh convert.
MAELSTROM You wanted an example of Maelstrom’s newer recruits so here you go. Ghoul signed up at eighteen as a Hot Zone scavver named Digger. After surviving irradiation, two tunnel collapses, and nanoswarm poisoning, he caught his boss’s attention by digging up a big haul of Kiroshi optics.
GHOUL
Bottom of the Barrel
As a reward, Ripper (see page 74) worked him harder but the scavver held up under the strain. That’s when Ripper set his first “Test:” Digger could only eat what he caught in the Hot Zone without help. After watching the streetrat cook and eat a carcass of some weird, irradiated monster of a thing, Ripper gave Digger his new handle: Ghoul. For his final Test, Ripper offered Ghoul a carbon-crystal fighting knife. Only after grasping it did he realize Ripper’d heated it with a blowtorch first. When the streetrat jerked his smoking hand back, the knife fell into a pan of molten aluminum. “I give you a gift and you drop it?” Ripper said. “Fish it out. No tools. Just your hand.”
A lot of the new Maelstrom members are like this: horribly messed up by both the world and the gang. Like Totentanz, Maelstrom’s standing on wreckage. It’ll only last if Warlock (see page 69) gets it all onto solid ground. level
Mook
role
None
INT
3
REF
Death save
5
DEX
5
TECH
2
COOL
2
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
18 5
Seriously wounded
BODY
5
35
EMP
1
armor
PQ Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Medium Melee Weapon
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
Винни сука, опять спиздил гадёныш!
It took the streetrat two tries and a lot of screaming before he graduated to Maelstrom membership, with a replacement hand and arm. He kept the knife.
— Leathers
— SP 4
skill bases Athletics 9•Basic Tech 8•Brawling 10•Concentration 7•Conversation 3•Education 5•Endurance 8•Evasion 9 First Aid 4•Handgun 10•Human Perception 3•Language (English) 7•Language (Streetslang) 5•Local Expert (Hot Zone) 7 Melee Weapon 10•Perception 9•Persuasion 4•Resist Torture/Drugs 10•Stealth 7 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x16•Disposable Cell Phone•Glow Paint x2•Techtool cyberware Cyberarm•Techhair
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MAELSTROM ▶ Maelstrom Ripperdoc Being a Ripperdoc for the Maelstrom might be more dangerous than being an actual member. Still, no matter how many they feed to The Pit, there’s somehow always another failed med student or out-of-work EMT ready to try their hand at being a cyberdoc for the city’s most chromed-out gang. level
Hardened Mook
role
Medtech: Medicine 2 (Surgery 2)
INT
5
REF
4
DEX
5
TECH
7
Death save COOL
3
4
WILL
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
15 4
Seriously wounded
BODY
4
30
EMP
3
armor
PQ Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Light Melee Weapon
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
Kevlar®
SP 7
Kevlar®
SP 7
skill bases Athletics 7•Brawling 7•Concentration 11•Conversation 6•Cybertech 14•Education 10•Evasion 7•First Aid 9 Handgun 6•Human Perception 5•Language (Native) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (GM’s choice) 7 Paramedic 14•Perception 7•Persuasion 5•Stealth 7•Surgery 11
cyberware Cyberarm w/ Tool Hand & Scratchers•Cybereye w/ MicroOptics
▶ Maelstrom Scavver Not technically a member of the Maelstrom, these poor doombas hope to earn their way out of the Hot Zone and into the Totentanz. Most won’t earn their way past their next birthday. level
Mook
role
None
INT
3
REF
Death save
4
DEX
4
TECH
4
COOL
3
WILL
3
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
15 4
Seriously wounded
BODY
4
30
EMP
PQ Medium Pistol
ROF2
2d6
PQ Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
Leathers
SP 4
Leathers
SP 4
skill bases Athletics 10•Basic Tech 10•Brawling 6•Concentration 5•Conversation 6•Education 5•Endurance 7 Evasion 10•First Aid 6•Handgun 10•Human Perception 6•Language (Native) 7•Language (Streetslang) 5 Local Expert (Hot Zone) 5•Melee Weapon 10•Perception 5•Persuasion 5•Stealth 6 GEAR Junk M Pistol Ammo x12•Anti-Smog Breathing Mask•Carryall x2•Disposable Cell Phone•Glow Stick x5•Kibble Pack x2 cyberware None
78
4
armor BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
Винни сука, опять спиздил гадёныш!
GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x8•Anti-Smog Breathing Mask•Disposable Cell Phone•Duct Tape x2•Medtech Bag•Techtool
Recent History Like the rest of this battered burg, the NCPD has been putting itself back together for the last twenty years. It struggled to restore order in the aftermath of the Nuke, especially after Hammerman stole away MAX-TAC, but at least the Corporations weren’t muscling in. The PD was building itself back into an authority on The Street: The gangs, at least in more affluent areas, were being partially contained, understandings were struck with the Nomad Families, rebuilding was accelerating, and (some) neighborhoods began to see their tax dollars at work.
NCPD PRECINCT #1 Prepared by Ramsey “Roxy” Cole (former Night City Today reporter)
The official Night City Police Department is overworked, understaffed, and corrupt as hell. That said, not every Lawman is looking for extra eb, and sometimes they’re the Thin Blue Line you need when things go ballistic. Here’s some of the city’s finest with an eye toward who to tap and who to tag. City Police Precinct #1, or the 1st Precinct, covers Central Night City (the “Island”), employs over two thousand officers, and is divided into nine sectors. Despite all the Corp-cops and private contractors claiming their pieces of turf, the NCPD has jurisdiction everywhere in Night City, even if they only directly police a few sectors. NCPD also has the best investigators in the city… after Danger Gal, of course. And since their jails are the only legal longterm holding facilities in town no matter who arrests you? Sooner or later you’ll end up in NCPD’s custody. Assuming you avoid being killed while “resisting arrest” of course.
Base of Operations The 1st Precinct House is a huge bunker near where the Glen borders the Old Combat Zone and Old Japantown. Each sector has its own station house, varying in size and style depending on local affluence and threat levels. Most station houses have their own communications center with access to the NCPD database, holding cells, armory, a drone rookery, and vehicles, but only the main Precinct House has facilities for AVs, copters, and the TAC Squad’s armored vehicles. Some sectors also have additional substations which are basically sheds with a comms center and a break room.
But now the Corps are slithering back, buying officials and officers like they came out of a Vendit. Private security forces are being “deputized” in many sectors by City Managers, gangs are getting funded like private armies, and taxes and Night Corp aid money is being shunted to Corporate-favored projects, leaving the police scrambling for resources. It’s the Bad Old Days all over again.
Resources Lawmen have access to basic handguns, shoulder arms, armor, and gear, all of which can be requisitioned given approval. However heavy weapons only go to the TAC Squads in most circ*mstances. Patrol cars are assigned on a rotation or as needed basis. Of course, stations in certain sectors have better vehicles, weapons, and Corporate “donations” of special equipment. Those bordering – or worse, in – Combat Zones will often have poorer quality gear but lots of it. The Department has been known to “requisition” items from crime scenes and suspects to sell, getting a fair portion of their budget through the seizure of goods. Many cops are happy to do this for themselves as well.
Goals As a whole, the NCPD wants full control of policing in Night City, providing law enforcement without special interest interference. Don’t hold your breath on that. Of course, while some Lawmen actually sign up to “serve and protect”, each cop has their own agenda, and the longer they’ve been serving and protecting, the more likely it is their interests have turned… personal.
To learn more about Hammerman and MAX-TAC, see CP:R page 302.
NCPD Precinct #1 covers Little Europe, the Hot Zone, most of the Upper Marina, University District, South Night City, The Glen, Old Combat Zone, Old Japantown, and Little China. South Night City, Old Combat Zone, Old Japantown, and Little China see significantly less police presence than the others.
More information about the 1st Precinct House is in the core rulebook. See CP:R page 311.
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NCPD PRECINCT #1 Sergeant Marconi is an enigma. His file describes a consummate professional with an excellent kill record: 34 out of 36 shots taken. Fellow officers value having him on overwatch and his sniper data set (DOPE) is solid. The problem is he’s too perfect. He’s a loner, which isn’t too unusual for a sharpshooter, but he refuses to even use a spotter, which violates TAC policy.
CALIBER
Sergeant Alexander Marconi
The fact that he gets away with it means someone’s been bought. Combine it all with Marconi having little to no social life and things get even juicier: this combination should normally have triggered a psych evaluation, but there’s none in his jacket.
I’m not sure, and I’m actually worried. If the wrong people know I have this file I might be target 49. I hate enigmas.
Boss
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 6
STATS INT
8
REF
8(7) DEX 8(7) TECH 6
4
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
6
WILL
7
weapons
TUp (+1 Slot) EQ Sniper Rifle w/Infrared Nightvision Scope, Smartgun Link & Sniping Scope
MOVE
23 6
HP
6(5) BODY 6
45
EMP
2
armor
ROF1
5d6
BODY HEAD
level
TUp M Armorjack
SP 12
TUp M Armorjack
SP 12
skill bases Athletics 14 (13)•Autofire 14 (13)•Basic Tech 10•Brawling 10 (9)•Concentration 15•Conversation 4•Deduction 10 Drive Land Vehicle 11 (10)•Education 10•Electronics/Security Tech 11•Endurance 10•Evasion 16 (15)•First Aid 8 Handgun 14 (13)•Human Perception 4•Interrogation 9•Language (Italian) 12•Language (Streetslang) 10 Local Expert (Precinct #1) 13•Martial Arts (Judo) 12 (11)•Melee Weapon 12 (11)•Perception 14•Persuasion 8 Resist Torture/Drugs 13•Shoulder Arms 18 (17)•Stealth 14 (13)•Tactics 13•Tracking 11•Weaponstech 12 GEAR Armor-Piercing Rifle Ammo x12•Basic H Pistol Ammo x8•Heavy Pistol (ROF2•3d6)•Smoke Grenade x2 Agent•Disposable Cell Phone x2•Flashlight•Grapple Gun•Handcuffs x2•Road Flare x5 cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberaudio Suite w/ Radio Communicator & Scrambler/Descrambler•Cybereye w/ Image Enhance Cybereye w/ Image Enhance & Targeting Scope•Cyberleg x2 w/ Jump Booster x2•Enhanced Antibodies•Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket, Interface Plugs, Reflex Co-Processor, Sandevistan & Skill Chip (Pilot Air Vehicle)•Toxin Binders
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Винни сука, опять спиздил гадёныш!
Casting my net a little further, I turned up some disturbing data: there have been at least twelve unsolved assassinations in the Precinct #1 area since Caliber came to the NCPD. Their shared M.O. is always of clean, long-range, single shots. Is Caliber’s real tally 46 out of 48? I’m thinking he might be a deep plant: an assassin in police clothing. But who put him here: Arasaka? Lazarus? The Free State of Texas?
NCPD PRECINCT #1 Like his namesake, once Bill Mauser is on a case, he does not let go. Utterly incorruptible, he’s the kind you follow from a distance, noting what he digs up even as you avoid getting in his way. He typically uses his brains before his gun but will definitely resort to strong-arm tactics to loosen lips when necessary.
HELLHOUND Detective William “Bill” Mauser
His focus is investigating high-level crime such as serial killers, potential cyberpsychos, and the like, and his success record is good enough that any minor infractions tend to get buried. If he thinks you’re interfering with an investigation, he’ll have you barred from every crime scene in the Precinct #1. And if that doesn’t work, he’ll see to you personally: at least one operative has been rendered “temporarily inactive” after Mauser confronted them. Like I said. Minor infractions get buried.
level
Hardened Mini-Boss
role
Lawman: Backup 4
INT
7
REF
7
DEX
6
Seriously wounded Death save
TECH
4
COOL
7
WILL
8
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
25 7 BODY
7
50
EMP
1
armor
TUp EQ Nova Model 757 Cityhunter
ROF2
3d6
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
5
rep
Винни сука, опять спиздил гадёныш!
Based on his records, I suspect that Detective Mauser is fighting against some sort of obsessive cyberpsychosis, but his medical file is strangely redacted. There are some vague notes about an implanted Agent with “therapeutic programming” but I can’t find much else. This suggests that, despite his past victories, Mauser may be turning into what he’s always fought against.
— L Armorjack
— SP 11
skill bases Athletics 10•Brawling 12•Concentration 10•Conversation 7•Criminology 12•Cybertech 8•Deduction 13 Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 9•Evasion 14•First Aid 6•Handgun 16•Human Perception 11•Interrogation 14 Language (English) 11•Language (Streetslang) 11•Local Expert (Precinct #1) 13•Martial Arts (Aikido) 14 Perception 12•Persuasion 11•Pilot Air Vehicle 10•Stealth 8•Streetwise 12•Tracking 13 GEAR Smart Cityhunter Ammo x26•Basic H Pistol Ammo x8•Agent•Disposable Cell Phone•Duct Tape•Flashlight Handcuffs x2•Radio Communicator•Scrambler/Descrambler cyberware Contraceptive Implant•TUp (+1 Slot) Cyberaudio Suite w/ Audio Recorder, Internal Agent x2 & Scrambler/Descrambler•Cybereye w/ Chyron & Image Enhance•Cybereye w/ Image Enhance & Targeting Scope Enhanced Antibodies•Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket, Olfactory Boost & Reflex Co-Processor
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NCPD PRECINCT #1 Phillip Escobar is an INTERPOL agent with the Fugitive Investigative Support Division, working alongside the NCPD on cases involving criminals moving across international borders. After all, Night City is the Pacifica Confederation’s Casablanca, and INTERPOL wants a face man here. He has been involved in several investigations involving Corporate felons and other malfeasance. He doesn’t always come out on NCPD’s good side but he always looks sharp for the cameras.
ESCOBAR
Detective Philip Escobar
As a man of the world, Phillip truly understands quid pro quo. While not exactly corrupt, he won’t hesitate to cut deals and share data to further his investigations, probably because INTERPOL’s juice is severely limited out here at the edge of civilization. He can be a great source of information, especially with his connections at the National Central Bureau… so long as you have something he needs in exchange, like somewhere to dispose of a body. I’m sure that he’s quietly flatlined a few “problems” here for his superiors. Extradition can be so complicated.
He’s also a hell of a dancer.
Mini-Boss
role
Media: Credibility 4
STATS INT
7
REF
5
DEX
5
rep
6
Seriously wounded Death save
TECH
6
COOL
7
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
6
armor
Constitutional Arms Multiammo Pistol
ROF1
4d6
Constitutional Arms Multiammo Pistol
ROF1
4d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 8•Brawling 10•Bribery 10•Composition 10•Conceal/Reveal Object 14•Concentration 7 Conversation 12•Criminology 12•Cryptography 10•Dance 14•Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 11•Evasion 14 First Aid 8•Handgun 14•Human Perception 12•Interrogation 10•Language (English) 11•Language (Spanish) 12 Language (Streetslang) 9•Library Search 12•Local Expert (Barcelona) 16•Local Expert (Precinct #1) 11 Melee Weapon 14•Perception 13•Personal Grooming 10•Persuasion 14•Photography/Film 10•Stealth 10 Streetwise 10•Wardrobe & Style 10 GEAR Basic VH Pistol Ammo x10•Armor-Piercing VH Pistol Ammo x10•Expansive VH Pistol Ammo x10•Incendiary VH Pistol Ammo x10•Rubber VH Pistol Ammo x10•Agent•Disposable Cell Phone•Flashlight•Handcuffs x2 Radio Communicator•Scrambler/Descrambler•Trauma Team (Silver) cyberware Biomonitor•Contraceptive Implant•Cybereye w/ MicroVideo•Cybersnake•Subdermal Pocket
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Винни сука, опять спиздил гадёныш!
Gracious, if a bit slick, he’s managed to keep the heat off himself so far, but he might get rotated elsewhere if too many questions point his way.
NCPD PRECINCT #1 Lieutenant Brasso has led the Precinct #1’s TAC Squad for over two years now (that’s almost twenty in cop years). Not nearly as tricked out as MAX-TAC, NCPD’s TAC Squad has done its best to deal with heavily armed gangers and cyberpsychos… often with mixed results and high casualty rates.
GRINDER
Lieutenant Jessie Brasso
When he took over, Brasso implemented a rigorous training regimen, working to increase TAC officer effectiveness and survivability. Brasso leads the exercises himself, hence his handle. In the field, his cool-headedness has saved more than a few lives even though he’s been accused by his superiors of being “insufficiently aggressive.” His TAC officers tell me that, since so much unpredictable tech is hitting The Street these days, Brasso always takes time to assess his opponents’ capabilities before engaging. Despite some claiming cowardice, most love his ass. Yellow stripe or prudent caution? You decide.
Brasso thinks Hammerman’s a traitor for going mercenary. The fact that Brasso hasn’t responded to the offer has me wondering: what’s he planning and how can we use that?
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
5
REF
7(5) DEX 6(4) TECH 4
3
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
5
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
20 7
HP
5(3) BODY 7
40
EMP
4
armor
EQ Very Heavy Pistol w/ Smartgun Link
ROF1
4d6
Microwaver
ROF1
—
BODY HEAD
level
Винни сука, опять спиздил гадёныш!
All this has caught the eye of MAX-TAC (see CP:R page 302), who’ve recently offered Brasso a job. But my read is
H Armorjack
SP 13
H Armorjack
SP 13
skill bases Athletics 10 (8)•Autofire 13 (11)•Brawling 12 (10)•Concentration 7•Conversation 6•Criminology 9•Deduction 9 Education 7•Evasion 12 (10)•First Aid 8•Handgun 13 (11)•Human Perception 8•Interrogation 10 Language (English) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (Little Europe) 7•Perception 11•Persuasion 9 Shoulder Arms 13 (11)•Stealth 8 (6)•Tactics 10 GEAR Basic VH Pistol Ammo x16•Flashbang Grenade x3•Agent•Bulletproof Shield•Flashlight•Handcuffs x2 Radio Communicator•Scrambler/Descrambler•Smart Glasses w/ Anti-Dazzle cyberware Biomonitor•Contraceptive Implant•Enhanced Antibodies•Neural Link w/ Subdermal Grip
83
NCPD PRECINCT #1 Officer Navarro is as close to the cop ideal as you’re going to get in the Precinct #1: honest, a believer in the public trust, and something of an icon to her fellow officers. Cavalry earned her handle and her cred being the first on scene to a whole lot of Officer Down calls.
CAVALRY
Officer Suri Navarro
Yet, while she’s been in the Patrol Division for over five years, she hasn’t bought into the toxic perspective so many Lawmen develop after time in the field. She still believes in the work, and she’s damned good at it. She’s also a realist and will cooperate with outside agencies, although she stays frustratingly within the straight and narrow. When it comes down to brass tacks, she’ll probably have your back in a firefight and then arrest you for any needless property damage afterwards.
Cavalry is more of an “In An Emergency, Break Glass” kind of asset. Use with care.
Lieutenant
role
Lawman: Backup 4
STATS INT
6
REF
6
DEX
2
rep
5
Seriously wounded Death save
TECH
4
COOL
5
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
20 6 BODY
6
40
EMP
3
armor
Assault Rifle
ROF1
5d6
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 7•Autofire 13•Brawling 11•Concentration 8•Conversation 9•Criminology 12•Deduction 10 Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 8•Evasion 11•First Aid 6•Handgun 10•Human Perception 5•Interrogation 10 Language (English) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8•Local Expert (Upper Marina) 8•Perception 8•Persuasion 7 Shoulder Arms 13•Stealth 7•Tracking 10 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x8•Basic Rifle Ammo x50•Agent•Bulletproof Shield•Flashlight•Handcuffs x2 Radio Communicator•Road Flare x5 cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberaudio Suite w/ Internal Agent & Scrambler/Descrambler•Hidden Holster•Subdermal Pocket
84
Винни сука, опять спиздил гадёныш!
But as shiny as Cavalry seems, she does have a crack in her chrome: Her wife’s gambling problem has put her family in serious debt. Seems her mainline can’t stay off the virtual card tables and might have a debt to a Fixer named Rex Royale. Is Cavalry’s cooperation worth compromising a rare good cop? I recommend no.
NCPD PRECINCT #1 You’ve probably heard of Golden Boy, even if you don’t know it. Officer Gant has become something of a media darling, thanks to his good looks and action-hero mentality. He’s recently been featured in screamsheets citywide for a whole series of exploits.
GOLDEN BOY Officer Dennis Gant
These include a dash into the Old Combat Zone to rescue a stranded Nomad family and a firefight in the University District that ended a kidnapping operation. Great frontscreen stuff! I even interviewed him once – he’s pretty but a bit twitchy. Gant is a serious adrenaline junkie; he lives for the jag being an “Extreme Lawman” gives him. His jacket confirms he once had a synthco*ke habit, and that’s an easy hole to fall back into. He’s demonstrated decent street skills but seems driven to actually live out every action Braindance he’s ever chipped. His reckless impulses have garnered him fame but at serious risk to himself, and several innocent bystanders have been injured during his “adventures.” Golden Boy’s superiors have quietly taken him off active patrol and put him under close supervision, working public relations in the Upper Marina District. Naturally, he’ll do anything to get back on The Street. Anything. Make of that what you will but be prepared to accept the consequences.
Lieutenant
role
Lawman: Backup 4
STATS INT
4
REF
8(6) DEX 7(5) TECH 3
3
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
4
WILL
3
weapons
MOVE
18 6
6(4) BODY 6
HP
35
EMP
3
armor
PQ Assault Rifle
ROF1
5d6
Medium Pistol
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
level
M Armorjack
SP 12
M Armorjack
SP 12
skill bases Athletics 9 (7)•Autofire 10 (8)•Brawling 11 (9)•Concentration 5•Conversation 5•Deduction 5 Drive Land Vehicle 12 (10)•Education 6•Evasion 13 (11)•First Aid 5•Handgun 12 (10)•Human Perception 5 Language (English) 8•Language (Streetslang) 6•Local Expert (Upper Marina) 6•Perception 6 Personal Grooming 12•Persuasion 6•Shoulder Arms 15 (13)•Stealth 9 (7) GEAR Basic M Pistol Ammo x12•Basic Rifle Ammo x50•Agent•Braindance Viewer•Flashlight•Handcuffs x2 Radio Communicator•Road Flare x5 cyberware Chemskin•Mr. Studd Sexual Implant•Neural Link w/ Kerenzikov•Techhair
85
NCPD PRECINCT #1 Sergeant Malloy has been an NCPD cop for over thirty years, which means he predates the Nuke and served throughout the reconstruction of this scarred city. During that time, he’s built a decent rep as someone who knows the score.
SARGE
Sergeant Titus Malloy
He looks out for his officers, is good for the occasional favor or cover up (as long as it’s not too serious), and is on good terms with several gangs and as well as a couple of Corporations. And by “good terms”, I mean he’s taken a whole lot of eb from them. And best of all, Sarge is our guy, bought and paid for, and the inside source for much of the classified data I have on Precinct #1 personnel. Nearing retirement, he’s got quite the golden parachute prepared, built from payoffs and items “missing” from the precinct’s evidence lockers. That’s not to say Sarge is seriously criminal – just pragmatic. My sources tell me he recently sent a patrol unit to investigate the theft of a personal shipment, but Officer Warren (see page 89) got a bit overzealous in her interrogation of the Nomad suspects. That’s seriously pissed off the local Clans and they might be looking for payback. Normally, Sarge does favors for us but maybe he’s the one who needs a favor now.
Lieutenant
role
Lawman: Backup 4
STATS INT
6
REF
6(4) DEX 5(3) TECH 2
3
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
7
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
18 4
4(2) BODY 4
HP
35
EMP
5
armor
Militech Crusher
ROF1
3d6
Medium Pistol
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
H Armorjack
SP 13
skill bases Athletics 7 (5)•Brawling 7 (5)•Bribery 10•Bureaucracy 9•Concentration 7•Conversation 9•Criminology 11 Deduction 10•Drive Land Vehicle 10 (8)•Education 8•Evasion 9 (7)•First Aid 6•Handgun 15 (13) Human Perception 10•Interrogation 12•Language (English) 10•Language (Streetslang) 10 Local Expert (Precinct #1) 11•Perception 10•Persuasion 13•Shoulder Arms 10 (8)•Stealth 7 (5)•Streetwise 11 GEAR Basic M Pistol Ammo x12•Basic Shotgun Shell x12•Agent•Disposable Cell Phone x2•Flashlight•Handcuffs x2 Kibble Pack•Radio Communicator•Road Flare x5 cyberware Biomonitor•Cybereye w/ Chyron & Low Light/Infrared/UV•Cybereye w/ Low Light/Infrared/UV•Enhanced Antibodies Skinwatch
86
NCPD PRECINCT #1 Officer Korda is a strange one, and in Night City, that’s saying something. One of eight K-9 units assigned to Precinct #1, she and her dog Gustav are an inseparable team. If I didn’t have her medical files, I’d assume they were directly cyber-linked, but she seems to track his cybercam through her Chyron and communicates with him via Agent. I’m not sure she ever breaks that connection, even off duty.
SHEPARD Officer Elena Korda
Her jacket says she’s a widow: Cop husband died in the line of duty. That could explain a lot. Her canine partner, Gustav (see page 88), is primarily a Gun Dog, trained to locate weapon propellants and explosives. While the pair do patrol together, they’re also called in to search for weapon caches when a site is designated “dog-worthy.” They’ve got a good record for turning over ganger stockpiles and locating bombs before they detonate. The latter got them some face-time on Night City Today’s Garden Patch, where I interviewed them. I think the dog spoke more words than she did. Can she be useful to Danger Gal? I honestly don’t know. She’s a bit of a closed book. But whatever you do, do not threaten the dog in front of Korda. Ever. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Lieutenant
role
Lawman: Backup 4
STATS INT
6
REF
7(5) DEX 6(4) TECH 3
2
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
5
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
18 5
4(2) BODY 5
HP
35
EMP
4
armor
Assault Rifle
ROF1
5d6
Medium Pistol
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
level
H Armorjack
SP 13
H Armorjack
SP 13
skill bases Animal Handling 12•Athletics 10 (8)•Autofire 13 (11)•Brawling 10 (8)•Conceal/Reveal Object 11 Concentration 8•Conversation 6•Criminology 10•Deduction 10•Education 8•Evasion 11 (9)•First Aid 5 Handgun 12 (10)•Human Perception 6•Interrogation 7•Language (English) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8 Local Expert (Precinct #1) 10•Perception 11•Persuasion 7•Shoulder Arms 13 (11)•Stealth 10 (8)•Tracking 12 GEAR Basic M Pistol Ammo x12•Basic Rifle Ammo x50•Flashlight•Handcuffs x2•Kibble Pack x2•Radio Communicator Road Flare x5 cyberware Cyberaudio Suite w/ Amplified Hearing, Homing Tracer & Internal Agent•Cybereye w/ Chyron
87
NCPD PRECINCT #1 Before the 4th Corporate War, Biotechnica’s biological security and utility animal projects competed poorly against electronic-based rivals such as Adrek Robotics and LawTech Unlimited. In a world rebuilding after the War, however, the world’s premier biotechnology company has pushed hard to fill niches vacated by damaged and destroyed rivals.
GUSTAV
Custom Security Canine
One of Biotechnica’s greatest successes in biological security and utility is a revamp of the Digital Watchdog. Born from Nicolo Loggagia’s vision of a less-chromed world, the modern version of this classic offering has been redesigned from the genetic level up and rebranded as the Custom Security Canine or CSC. Biotechnica offers CSCs configured for many tasks, from traditional sentry duty to crowd control. Every CSC is upgraded with cyberware to ensure they stay focused on their duty and perform beyond the ability of their non-augmented counterparts. Gustav represents the Gun Dog subbrand of the CSC line. Biotechnica augmented his olfactory senses utilizing genetic engineering and cybernetic enhancement. In addition, an Internal Agent and MicroVideo camera ensure his handler, Officer Elena Korda (see page 87), can issue commands and track Gustav’s progress no matter how far apart they are. To keep Gustav safe from criminals, vehicles, and other hazards, Officer Korda outfitted Gustav with the latest in canine-specific armor. level
Hardened Mook
role
None
INT
2
REF
Death save
7
DEX
8
TECH
2
COOL
2
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
7
HP
18 5
Seriously wounded
BODY
5
35
EMP
2
armor
Combat Jaw
ROF1
4d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
2
rep
— L Armorjack
— SP 11
skill bases Athletics 10•Brawling 10•Concentration 6•Endurance 8•Evasion 12•Human Perception 8•Language (German) 6 Melee Weapon 12•Perception 10•Stealth 10•Tracking 10•Wilderness Survival 10 GEAR Homing Tracer cyberware Combat Jaw•Contraceptive Implant•Cyberaudio Suite w/ Internal Agent•Cybereye w/ MicroVideo Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket & Olfactory Boost
88
NCPD PRECINCT #1 A recent Training Program graduate, Warren became a cop so she could legally pound on people if they didn’t do what she told them to. A muscle-minded thug with a badge, her favorite assignment is, naturally, riot duty. She knocked a lot of heads during the recent Zoners (see page 131) protest.
PITBULL Officer Judy Warren
Known as a smack talker around her station house, her informal handle has become Bullsh*t, and she already has a couple of Excessive Force write-ups. Given how much force it takes for NCPD to bother writing you up? That’s telling you something. Her recent acquisition of Muscle and Bone Lace augmentation also sent up some red flags, but the department seems willing to overlook it given how short-handed it is. There’s no indication of how she paid for such a premium chrome, which means she’s probably in hock to somebody. Given that her jacket shows suspected links to the Red Chrome Legion (see CP:R page 309), they’re my bet. And her med file indicates chronic use of painkillers since the operation. Perhaps her new body needs some retooling? Sarge (see page 86) shared that Warren has already taken some minor tributes from locals and is certainly open to bribery to help her pay off her cyberware. Unfortunately, he also used Pitbull to retrieve some “lost goods” from the Sightseers Nomad Pack (see page 99), which resulted in her beating one of them near to death. This put the Nomads on the warpath, so her marketability may be at an all-time low. level
Hardened Mook
role
Lawman: Backup 2
INT
4
REF
5
DEX
6
Seriously wounded Death save
TECH
3
COOL
3
WILL
3
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
23 10 BODY
10
45
EMP
2
armor
Stun Baton
ROF2
2d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
1
rep
Kevlar®
SP 7
Kevlar®
SP 7
skill bases Athletics 8•Brawling 12•Bribery 5•Concentration 5•Concentration 5•Conversation 4•Criminology 6•Education 6 Evasion 12•First Aid 5•Handgun 10•Human Perception 4•Language (English) 8•Language (Streetslang) 6 Local Expert (South Night City) 6•Martial Arts (Karate) 8•Perception 6•Persuasion 5•Stealth 8 GEAR Basic HP Ammo x8•PQ Heavy Pistol (ROF2•3d6)•Agent•Anti-Smog Breathing Mask•Bulletproof Shield Disposable Cell Phone•Flashlight•Handcuffs x2•Radio Communicator•Road Flare x5 cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace
89
NCPD PRECINCT #1 Officer Majumdar is fresh out of the mold, having just graduated from the NCPD Training Program a month ago. As such, he’s bright-eyed and chock full of cliché ideas about “making a difference” and “serving the public.”
CHERUB
Officer Ranbir Majumdar
He’s been put on patrol in the University District to help him find his Street Legs, but he’s already had some dust-ups with private security. Note that he’s got a bit of a chip on his shoulder regarding “rent-a-cops”, which might extend to Danger Gal operatives, especially those working in the private security sector. Still, he’s displayed some good skills so far, being quick to back up his partners. There are two incidents of freezing up in his jacket, which might just be freshman jitters, but, if he gets three, I’d worry about a pattern. At least he hasn’t shot any bystanders yet. But all his naivete can be put to use if you can convince him that cooperating with Danger Gal will further the public good. We might see if we can arrange to assign Officer Majumdar to Officer Navarro (see page 84) in order to cultivate his idealism. I think it’s important to keep this kid out of trouble… at least until he’s properly groomed. And any leverage we use should be all public-spirit carrot, no stick. level
Mook
role
None
INT
5
REF
Seriously wounded Death save
4
DEX
4
TECH
2
COOL
2
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
PQ Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
PQ Medium Pistol
ROF2
2d6
Kevlar®
SP 7
Kevlar®
SP 7
skill bases Athletics 7•Brawling 10•Concentration 7•Conversation 7•Deduction 7•Education 7•Evasion 10•First Aid 4 Handgun 12•Human Perception 9•Interrogation 4•Language (English) 9•Language (Hindi) 7 Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (University District) 7•Perception 9•Persuasion 4•Stealth 6 GEAR Basic M Pistol Ammo x12•Basic H Pistol Ammo x8•Disposable Cell Phone•Flashlight•Handcuffs x2 Radio Communicator•Road Flare x5 cyberware Biomonitor•Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace
90
5
armor BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
the extensive Braindance boot-camp and biosculpting required by the network to carry on the illusion of a single rock star reporter. From Net54’s point of view, there’s always another “Fiona” waiting to take up the mantle. The download got even juicier when we discovered Fiona’s cameraman, Stringer (see page 94), was in love with the previous Fiona and now wants to expose this crazy charade to the whole world. Meanwhile, Fiona’s bodyguard, Angle (see page 93), is loyal to the network and will do anything to
NETwork 54 Prepared by Cherri P.I. (Associate Investigator)
Alright, cuties, strap yourselves in for some juicy details on Net54’s most elite investigative journalism squad, run by none other than legendary Media, Fiona Hayes (see page 92). This award-winning team is responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories of corruption in Night City history. Fiona’s career spans thirty plus years! That’s damn impressive for a Media with many powerful enemies, all of whom would pay good eb to see her flatlined.
Base of Operations Although Net54’s main headquarters are in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Fiona and her team operate in the Night City Corporate offices located in the New Westbrook. The Net54 Night City public offices look just like what you’d expect any Corporate stooge broadcasting building to be: a large neon sign with catchy headlines run across the length of the building 24 hours a day. The Corporate building also has many other businesses where you can often find Net54 employees roaming around, like the restaurants and rec center. Fiona’s team operates out of a suite of offices on the thirteenth floor.
Recent History Digging deeper into Net54’s darkest archives, we’ve uncovered a juicy bit of intel: the original Fiona was killed in 2020! Since then, Net54 has replaced her with a string of idealistic young Medias willing to endure
keep the secret – including killing anyone threatening to expose the lie. He might even kill the current Fiona if it came down to it!
Resources Net54’s signature news van (an armored AV-4) is equipped with all the necessary camera equipment for live broadcasts, including a NET Architecture and five camera-equipped Observer Drones.
Want to know more about Network54? See CP:R page 274.
Production and research assistants are a quick call away and willing to get any job done on behalf of the network. Fiona has a contact in the NCPD – a Netrunner named Burton Fox who passes along classified police intel. She also relies on a Fixer specializing in secrets, named Infobros, who seems to have a soft spot for her. Maybe he’s just starstruck?
Goals Net54 is always at the top of the food chain when it comes to media and reporting, and Fiona and her team intend to keep it that way. Fiona’s personal team also works to keep any rumors surrounding Fiona quelled from the spotlight and to quash any controversies surrounding her.
Need more dirt on Net54’s Night City HQ? See CP:R page 314.
The current Fiona hasn’t had the idealism entirely squeezed out of her yet. She honestly wants to hold the rich and powerful accountable for their crimes. At the same time, it’s obvious that she knows many of her stories will be censored by the network to protect their various allies. What Fiona doesn’t know is that Net54 uses those same stories to blackmail Execs and Corps for exorbitant fees.
91
NETWORK 54 Fiona Hayes is a pragmatic and ambitious investigative reporter, and the star of Net54 in Night City. Since the 2010s, she has reported on the most hard-hitting stories, from political scandals to big gang conspiracies. Despite discussing darker topics, her reporting is always vigorous, upbeat, and passionate. People love her perky nature, even in the face of overwhelming tragedy.
FIONA HAYES
Night City Investigative Powerhouse
Over the years, the rumors on the streets about Fiona have grown, but she’s kept the same composure, taglines, and camera presence. This has caused many to wonder if her reports are now just an “act” or if there is something deeper going on behind the scenes. The main rumor opines she is not the “original” Fiona Hayes. And the rumors are, in this case, one hundred percent true! We haven’t been able to dig up information about her life before joining Net54 but the current Fiona has undergone extensive bodysculpting and Braindance training as part of her contract. In fact, the company carefully crafts her image, from her signature catchphrases to her ageless appearance. You’ve probably heard her trademark signoffs before, right? “Until next time under the blood red skies.” “Night City Awaits!” “Fiona Hayes is on the case.” It’s all part of the act.
Boss
role
Media: Credibility 6
STATS INT
8
REF
9
rep
5
DEX
5
Seriously wounded Death save
TECH
5
COOL
8
WILL
7
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
23 6 BODY
6
45
EMP
Light Melee Weapon
ROF2
1d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
TUp Subdermal Armor
SP 12
TUp Subdermal Armor
SP 12
skill bases Acting 16•Athletics 10•Basic Tech 8•Brawling 7•Bribery 14•Bureaucracy 14•Business 11•Composition 14 Concentration 9•Criminology 10•Deduction 16•Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 13•Evasion 10•First Aid 9 Human Perception 15•Interrogation 12•Language (English) 12•Language (Streetslang) 10•Library Search 14 Lip Reading 12•Local Expert (Night City) 14•Perception 16•Personal Grooming 16•Persuasion 14 Resist Torture/Drugs 14•Stealth 7•Wardrobe & Style 16 GEAR Auto Level Dampening Ear Protectors•Computer•Disposable Cell Phone x2•Memory Chip x5•Personal CarePak Scrambler/Descrambler•Trauma Team (Executive) cyberware Biomonitor•Contraceptive Implant•Cyberaudio Suite w/ Audio Recorder & Internal Agent•Cybereye w/ Chyron & MicroVideo•EMP Threading•Enhanced Antibodies•PerfectFit Cyberfoot x2•Subdermal Armor•Techhair
92
6
armor BODY HEAD
level
NETWORK 54 Angle acts as Fiona’s (see page 92) bodyguard, but also serves as her Corporate handler. Ex-Intelligence, he is the picture of a stoic and reserved combat professional. As part of his employment contract, Net54 actively works to suppress his dodgy black ops history. They’re happy to do so because of his efficiency and willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done. And they’ve done good work!
ANGLE
Bodyguard to a Star
I’ve dug deep, and I can’t find much information on Angle before he started working for Network 54. His manner and looks suggest he’s an old-fashioned Eurosolo, but I’ve heard rumors from a friend back in the BosWash corridor about a disgraced Secret Service Agent who left the job after being found in bed with their primary. The primary’s identity is unknown, but I like to think Angle’s been banging the President herself! Makes for a more juicy story. He keeps his intentions and personal life private from the rest of the team. Neither Fiona nor Stringer (see page 94) know he’ll happily put a bullet in their brains without hesitation if anything about Net54’s string of “Fionas” were to get out. A man of few words, Angle keeps tabs on everyone Fiona and Stringer interact with. Net54 helps him get in touch with any resources in Night City that can assist him in maintaining his facade.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
5
REF
6
DEX
6
TECH
4
rep
Death save
4
COOL
5
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
20 6
Seriously wounded
BODY
6
40
EMP
4
armor
Very Heavy Pistol
ROF1
4d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
level
Skin Weave
SP 7
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 11•Brawling 12•Conceal/Reveal Object 7•Concentration 9•Conversation 6•Drive Land Vehicle 10 Education 7•Endurance 8•Evasion 13•First Aid 12•Handgun 14•Human Perception 12•Interrogation 7 Language (English) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (New Westbrook) 7•Personal Grooming 8 Perception 12•Persuasion 7•Resist Torture/Drugs 8•Stealth 8•Streetwise 9•Wardrobe & Style 8 GEAR Armor-Piercing VH Pistol Ammo x8•Basic VH Pistol x8•Agent•Binoculars•Bulletproof Shield Disposable Cell Phone•Flashlight•Radio Scanner/Music Player cyberware Contraceptive Implant•EMP Threading•Kiroshi OptiShield•Neural Link w/ Reflex Co-Processor•Skin Weave
93
NETWORK 54 Stringer serves as Fiona’s (see page 92) cameraman and most trusted confidant. Though employed by Net54 for the past twenty years, he holds a long-standing grudge against the Megacorp.
STRINGER
Camera Jockey in Love
Stringer started off on camera but his bland looks and delivery translated into poor ratings, so the powers that be forced him through retraining. Amazingly, he took to life outside the spotlight – especially when they assigned him to be the personal camera operator for what we believe to be the second or third Fiona Hayes. He’s been with Fiona, no matter which one, ever since. Stringer fell in love with the last Fiona and, after her death, he swore he would avenge her. He has decided to keep working with the Corp, hoping to find the right moment to expose their secret and show how they’ve wronged the many “Fionas” they’ve chewed through the gears of media programming. At times his frustration with Net54 shows, but for the most part he keeps it close to his chest and keeps churning out the news to keep the current Fiona safe. It’s clear Stringer wants to be the hero of this story for Fiona, but unclear which Fiona he’ll be loyal to in the end. He may well sacrifice the latest Fiona to avenge the previous one.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Tech: Maker 3 (Field Exp 2•Up Exp 2•Fab Exp 2) Media: Credibility 1
STATS INT
5
REF
6
DEX
5
TECH
4
rep
6
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
4
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
18 4 BODY
6
35
EMP
5
armor
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
level
— L Armorjack
— SP 11
skill bases Athletics 10•Basic Tech 12•Brawling 14•Concentration 9•Conversation 8•Cybertech 10•Education 9 Electronics/Security Tech 12•Evasion 7•First Aid 9•Forgery 8•Handgun 14•Human Perception 8 Language (English) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7•Library Search 7•Local Expert (New Westbrook) 7•Perception 7 Persuasion 6•Photography/Film 13•Resist Torture/Drugs 13•Stealth 7 GEAR Armor-Piercing H Pistol Ammo x16•Audio Recorder•Memory Chip x5•Observer Drone•Techtool•Video Camera cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberaudio Suite w/ Internal Agent•Cybereye w/ MicroVideo•Enhanced Antibodies
94
together, embraced their talents, organized them into cells known as “shoals,” and introduced the idea of what they would become: the reigning party monarchs of Night City. For every group she brought in, the Piranhas gained something new: light and sound techs, mixologists, cooks, dancers, and more. Like her namesake, Corpse took the bloody remains of a half-dozen burned-out gangs and raised them into a force capable of conquering the Night City party scene.
Piranhas Prepared by D.R. Ache (Danger Gal Analyst and Event Coordinator)
Can you put a price on bliss? The Piranhas have the cost – and the drugs to give it to you. Whether you need a mile-high party with no budget or the slickest show possible for your gang for only a few Eurobucks, the Piranhas got you. Once known as the grunge garage partiers, the Piranhas have worked their way into becoming the one-stop shop for all things exclusive, shiny, and f*cking lit. Nowadays, there’s a Piranha at every party, teeth shining. Wherever a good time is needed, the Piranhas lurk, providing everything anyone could want to guarantee the best night of their lives, transforming the post-scarcity Time of the Red into a neon wonderland.
Base of Operations The Piranhas used to operate out of a convenience store. But now? The Piranha Palace is a moving refuge for every Piranha, shifting its location on the regular to keep rivals out and party makers in. It may be an abandoned warehouse in one of the Combat Zones one week and a penthouse apartment in the heart of Night City the next. Every shoal leader knows the code to get in, and only Piranhas may enter.
Recent History Tired of living life on hard mode, Corpse Reviver (see page 97) took control of the Piranhas after her predecessor overdosed. Under her leadership, the Piranhas absorbed several other two-bit party gangs, including an attempted retread of the DJs. She brought them all
Since then, the Piranhas haven’t looked back. They take every opportunity to bring in fresh blood from the streets and pull the most influential people into their circles as clients. Now there isn’t a killer party in Night City without a Piranha somewhere in the mix – designer drugs, craft co*cktails, entertainment that slams, and the security to keep it all a dirty secret.
Resources Piranha membership fluctuates constantly, as the party lifestyle chews up some members and attracts others. The top-level leadership, however, stays constant: a crew of young geniuses at the top of their game. Corpse Reviver and her right-hand badass, Bazooka Joe (see page 96), recruit from clubs throughout the city. After years of recruitment and training, the Piranhas boast some of the city’s best cooks, dealers, MCs, light and sound crews, mixologists, chefs, VR artists, dancers, security teams, bouncers, adult entertainers, and of course, clean-up crews. They know that bad sh*t goes down at parties and they ensure that bad sh*t doesn’t leave a stain.
Goals Any Piranha would say the goal is to be the only place to party. But Corpse Reviver would tell you it’s to create her own f*cked-up little family that keeps people like her safe while taking money from the rich leeches to fulfill their wildest (and most boring) dreams. The Piranhas seek out young and wealthy elite to lure them into the party lifestyle, and feed them a steady stream of drugs and fantasies to keep them hooked. It gives the Piranhas all the leverage they need to stay on top.
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PIRANHAS Literally the oldest active Piranha still alive, Bazooka Joe serves as Corpse Reviver’s (see page 97) right-hand lieutenant and oversees security. Why? Well, let’s just say they’re in favor of blood, guts, and rock and roll.
BAZOOKA JOE The Piranha’s Teeth
Wherever there’s violence at a Piranhas party, there’s Joe. Bazooka Joe puts the teeth in Piranhas, and focuses on training new recruits to be good at keeping a party lively – and safe. Not only that, but Joe also focuses on keeping each of the Piranhas safe. Like a squishy, bloody older sibling, they’re a junkyard dog when anyone comes after one of the Piranha’s or f*cks with one of their events. Joe’s original ties to the Piranhas’ pre-Corpse Reviver network gave the gang’s leader the starting blocks she needed to build a party empire. And, without Joe’s muscle and lust for violence, Corpse Reviver would be a sitting duck for every up-and-comer who wants to take their shot at the big time. For all Joe has in brawn, Corpse has in brains, and Joe has been an unflinching companion to the boss ever since she came on the scene.
Hardened Mini-Boss
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
5
REF
7
DEX
6
TECH
4
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
3
COOL
6
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
7
HP
25 12 BODY
12
50
EMP
4
armor
TUp (+1 Wardrobe & Style) Tsunami Arms Helix
ROF1
—
Brawling Damage
ROF2
4d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 8•Autofire 17•Brawling 12•Concentration 6•Conversation 6•Criminology 9•Dance 14•Education 7 Endurance 10•Evasion 12•First Aid 5•Handgun 11•Human Perception 8•Language (French) 9 Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (Watson Development) 7•Melee Weapon 11•Perception 12 Personal Grooming 12•Persuasion 8•Resist Torture/Drugs 14•Stealth 8•Streetwise 12•Wardrobe & Style 12 GEAR Rubber Rifle Ammo x120•Carryall•Duct Tape x2•Handcuffs•Flashlight•Piranha Smash x5•Synthco*ke x1 cyberware Chemskin•Contraceptive Implant•Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace•Linear Frame Sigma•Neural Link w/ Reflex Co-Processor•Techhair x2
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PIRANHAS Corpse Reviver has a lot of stories and none of them about where she grew up. The best information on the ground is she came up in one of the Combat Zones. Not buying into the down-and-out poverty storyline, she rebelled against it all by choosing to live a life of fake bliss and unending joy.
CORPSE REVIVER Party Queen of Night City
Whatever the truth, she roared into the Piranhas like a rebel leader and united those random no-account f*ckers, transforming them from a burned-out gang of partiers into the party makers of Night City. She’s a good talker but an even better accountant. Corpse keeps the books clean, the clients satisfied, and the Piranhas invisible to the average doomba. While Corpse Reviver runs a tight ship, she relies on her lieutenants to keep each part of her system running smoothly. She manages them, they manage the recruits, and she steps in when sh*t hits the fan. Whatever issues arise, Corpse works nonstop to raise other kids like herself out of the sh*ttiest parts of the city and gives them jobs. She calls it a big, f*cked-up family. So maybe, beneath all the drugs and music and booze, is someone wanting a palace to call home.
Hardened Mini-Boss
role
Exec: Teamwork 4 (Driver)
STATS INT
7
REF
6
DEX
6
TECH
6
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
5
COOL
7
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
18 4 BODY
4
35
EMP
5
armor
Sanroo Hello Cutie MicroCutie
ROF2
2d6
Sanroo Hello Cutie MicroCutie
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
level
TUp L Armorjack
SP 12
TUp L Armorjack
SP 12
skill bases Accounting 12•Acting 10•Athletics 8•Brawling 8•Bribery 11•Bureaucracy 12•Business 12•Concentration 11 Conversation 10•Dance 14•Deduction 12•Education 9•Endurance 10•Evasion 14•First Aid 7•Handgun 16 Human Perception 12•Language (English) 11•Language (Streetslang) 9•Lip Reading 9 Local Expert (Watson Development) 9•Melee Weapon 16•Perception 11•Personal Grooming 16•Persuasion 12 Resist Torture/Drugs 14•Stealth 8•Streetwise 14•Trading 12•Wardrobe & Style 16 GEAR Basic M Pistol Ammo x40•Anti-Smog Breathing Mask•Audio Recorder•Blue Glass x2•Braindance Viewer Bug Detector•Carryall•Computer•Food Stick x2•Memory Chip x5•Piranha Smash x2•Synthco*ke x2 cyberware Biomonitor•Contraceptive Implant•Cyberaudio Suite w/ Internal Agent x2•Cybereye x2 w/ Chyron x2 Cybersnake•Midnight Lady Sexual Implant•Mr. Studd Sexual Implant•Lead’s Turn-On-Show-Off Nails•Neural Link w/ Reflex Co-Processor•PerfectFit Cyberfoot x2•Shift Tacts•Techhair
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PIRANHAS Dirty Shirley was a cook and dealer on the edge of Night City, peddling her wares to the unhappiest doombas around. They paid for the joy she made with eb, bullets, trade goods, or whatever last remnants of themselves they had. She took it all, saying it was better to make people happy than to make a profit. Shirl wasn’t in it for the money. She was there to let these miserable idiots die knowing at least one moment of bliss in their otherwise crap lives.
DIRTY SHIRLEY Creator of Piranha Smash
Then she met Corpse Reviver (see page 97). The two ran into each other at a random party. Shirl was meeting her girlfriend while Corpse was running the gig and on the hunt for a new cook after the last one defected to Biotechnica. Shirl was fascinated with everything Corpse promised and signed on without asking a single question. Shirl’s hopeful optimism and general belief in the universal flow guided her into the open jaws of the Piranhas queen and her palace. Months later, Shirley is the crowning glory of the Piranhas, with designer drugs that carry feelings like no other. In fact, her newest recipe, Piranha Smash, has become the talk of the town. Her talents lie beyond adding twists of lime to Smash, though. You name it, Shirl can make it and will do so with a smile.
Lieutenant
role
Tech: Maker 4 (Fab Exp 4•Inv Exp 4)
STATS INT
8
REF
6
DEX
3
rep
4
TECH
8
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
4
WILL
3
weapons
MOVE
3
HP
13 3 BODY
3
25
EMP
5
armor
SMG
ROF1
2d6
Brawling Damage
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 6•Autofire 14•Basic Tech 14•Brawling 6•Concentration 5•Conversation 12•Education 12•Evasion 6 First Aid 14•Human Perception 12•Language (English) 12•Language (Streetslang) 10•Library Search 12 Local Expert (Watson Development) 10•Paramedic 14•Perception 10•Personal Grooming 6•Persuasion 6 Resist Torture/Drugs 12•Science (Chemistry) 14•Stealth 6•Streetwise 8•Trading 7•Wardrobe & Style 6 GEAR Basic M Pistol Ammo x30•Agent•Airhypo•Black Lace x2•Blue Glass x2•Boost x2•Carryall•Duct Tape x2 Medtech Bag•Piranha Smash x5•Synthco*ke x2•Tech Bag•Techscanner•Urban Flash Mirrorshades cyberware AudioVox•Contraceptive Implant•EMP Threading•Neural Link w/ Chemical Analyzer & Chipware Socket•Techhair
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During a recent job, the youngest member of the Sightseers, Swirl (see page 104), got careless and pocketed a few things. Our intel says those less-thanlegal items were meant for NCPD Precinct #1’s Sarge (see page 86), who in retaliation trumped up charges leading to a warrant for Swirl and Endo’s arrest. Worse, the arresting officer, Pitbull (see page 89), went offleash and beat Endo severely, doing so much damage it exposed and cracked open the Subdermal Armor beneath his skin.
Sightseers Prepared by Jag (Danger Gal Nomad Intel Specialist)
Founded by Racer Rajavi (see page 102) and named by her first recruit, Endo (see page 100), the Sightseers are an Aldecaldo (see CP:R page 314) Nomad Pack specializing in the transport of small goods, as well as the escort of individuals and caravans alike. Of late, their job has been complicated by two members of their Pack being takenb in custody by the NCPD.
Base of Operations Not wanting to drain the Aldecaldo camp’s limited resources, the Sightseers are a self-sufficient crew. They make their home in the East Cargo Village, a strip of cargo containers on the outskirts of Santo Domingo. Running supplies and escorting caravans pays little, but enough for a few bare-bones containers with the basic necessities. Besides, Racer spends most of her time sleeping in her vehicle anyway.
Recent History Throughout the Time of the Red, the NCPD and the Aldecaldos had an unspoken agreement. The Nomads may be free spirits at heart, but they know how to police their own and keep the various Packs from causing too much trouble. To the NCPD, Nomads are a necessary nuisance. They ignore most of the mischief the Nomads cause throughout Night City, and the Nomads continue to keep supply lines functioning for all cargo – legal and otherwise. The trouble comes when certain *cough* newbies *cough* can’t keep their hands, or other cyber appendages, to themselves…
The arrest led to increased tensions between the Nomads of Santo Domingo and the NCPD, especially after photos of Endo’s ripped-up body made the rounds on the Data Pool thanks to Trace Santiago. If the two sides can’t defuse the situation, it’s only a matter of time before their tensions erupt and lead to all-out war between the Lawmen and the Aldecaldos. If he’s smart, Sarge will throw Pitbull under the bus and consider himself lucky to have such a perfect scapegoat. Given Sarge is in our pocket, we may need to force him to be smart.
Resources The Sightseers own a few bikes and a Kombi, all with upgrades essential for moving small cargo and smuggling goods across Night City. They cram into Racer’s rig for large jobs, and it functions as an alternative living space when they’re on the road for extended periods. Each member of the Pack owns their particular weapons, Cyberware, and accessories. If they run into serious trouble, the Sightseers are Nomads in good standing, and the rest of the Aldecaldos have their backs.
Goals What does any Pack of Nomads want, other than to survive to see tomorrow without the boot of Corporate overlords stepping on their necks? Some might aspire to adding a second cargo container to their living situation, but for the most part the Sightseers seem content with bouncing from job to job.
Trace Santiago is one of the protagonists of Black Dog, a Cyberpunk RED story you’ll find on CP:R page 435.
To learn more about Santo Domingo, see CP:R page 299.
You’ll find more info on the East Cargo Village from our free DLC, Cargo containers and Cube hotels.
Racer and Endo each pick jobs benefiting their individual goals, assisting others in their own way. Racer works toward reinforcing the Nomad Nations by providing resources and protecting supply lines. Endo sees more value in arming local communities against what he views as oppression by Lawmen and Corps. Both share a goal of safety for the downtrodden, although neither likes to admit any purpose beyond personal survival.
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SIGHTSEERS Endo has a kind heart – albeit one plated with subdermal armor – and a habit of landing in sticky situations. A crack shot with a handgun with the Cyberware to back it up, he got his start as a mobile enforcer for a small guardian gang intent on protecting the locals of Santo Domingo from unwanted outside influence. Endo’s belief in the ability of local communities to supply and police themselves has led to conflict with the NCPD and Corporate Security on multiple occasions.
ENDO
The Heart of the Pack
After Racer Rajavi (see page 102) took a job to smuggle much-needed medical supplies to the over-packed suburbs of Santo Domingo, Endo expressed interest in assisting her and became the catalyst for the Sightseers. While Racer focuses on food and meds, Endo’s beliefs push him to move scavenged cyberware and weaponry from the city center to poorer communities on the outskirts via the Fixer known as Woodchipper. A few months ago, Endo spotted Swirl (see page 104) attempting to evade NCPD in the University District and helped her disappear. Taking Swirl under his wing and introducing her to the Pack, Endo took her on a few runs across the city. Recently, during one such drop-off, the two were arrested and Endo is currently in NCPD custody, looking like he went five rounds with Adam Smasher. level
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Nomad: Moto 4
INT
5
REF
6
DEX
Seriously wounded Death save
7
TECH
4
COOL
5
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
20 6 BODY
6
40
EMP
5
armor
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Popup Grenade Launcher
ROF1
6d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
3
rep
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 12•Basic Tech 8•Brawling 14•Concentration 7•Conversation 7•Drive Land Vehicle 14•Education 7 Evasion 10•First Aid 6•Handgun 14•Heavy Weapons 14•Human Perception 9•Land Vehicle Tech 8 Language (Spanish) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (Santo Domingo) 7•Perception 7•Persuasion 10 Stealth 10•Wilderness Survival 10 GEAR Armor-Piercing H Pistol Ammo x8•Armor-Piercing Grenade•Flashbang Grenade•Agent•Inflatable Bed & Sleep-bag Radio Communicator•Techtool•Tent & Camping Equipment•Roadbike w/ NOS x2 & Smuggling Upgrade cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cybereye w/ Targeting Scope•Cyberarm w/ Popup Grenade Launcher•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs•Subdermal Armor
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SIGHTSEERS Endo’s got a habit of giving Pack members handles based on their eyes, so the instant he saw the cybereye and targeting scope, Gaze’s fate was sealed. Initially hired to intimidate enemies and de-escalate situations by any means necessary, Gaze and his rifle have become an integral part of the Sightseers’ security.
GAZE
The Fist of the Pack
More can be said of Gaze’s size and stature than his intelligence, but only because he rarely communicates in more than grunts and basic affirmations. Don’t let that fool you, though. His assault rifle rarely leaves his hands and in a firefight he’s a force to be reckoned with. Gaze has a sweet spot for Racer (see page 102), who knows he operates best when she points at a target and sets him loose. Endo (see page 100) and the rest of the Pack, however, he seems to barely tolerate despite his loyalty to the Sightseers. At least on the surface. Gaze typically rides with the important cargo on large transport jobs, escorts high-value targets, and accompanies Pack members on supply runs involving less reputable clients. He possesses a healthy respect for Lawmen and the NCPD, but with their recent capture of Endo and Swirl (see page 104), he may be rethinking that position.
Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
4
REF
7(5) DEX 5(3) TECH 4
2
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
4
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
20 7
4(2) BODY 7
HP
40
EMP
4
armor
Assault Rifle
ROF1
5d6
Very Heavy Pistol
ROF1
4d6
BODY HEAD
level
M Armorjack
SP 12
M Armorjack
SP 12
skill bases Athletics 10 (8)•Autofire 14 (12)•Brawling 10•Concentration 7•Conversation 6•Education 6•Evasion 14 (12) First Aid 6•Handgun 14 (12)•Human Perception 6•Language (English) 8•Language (Streetslang) 6 Local Expert (Santo Domingo) 6•Melee Weapon 11 (9)•Perception 12•Persuasion 6•Shoulder Arms 14 (12) Stealth 7 (5)•Weaponstech 11 GEAR Basic Rifle Ammo x50•Basic VH Pistol Ammo x8•Armor-Piercing Grenade•Agent•Binoculars•Flashlight Radio Communicator cyberware Cybereye w/ Targeting Scope•Big Knucks (ROF2•2d6)
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SIGHTSEERS Racer Rajavi would tell you her job is moving goods to make ends meet and that all she wants out of life is to live long enough to see another sunrise from the driver’s seat. Her track record says otherwise. Racer works hard to improve the lives of those around her, and her rapidly growing Nomad Pack serves as proof of her true motivations.
RACER
The Leader of the Pack
After spending a few years as an Edgerunner, running on high-value escort and extraction gigs, last year Racer set her sights on building a family from scratch. But don’t be fooled into thinking she’s settled down. While most of her Pack spends their downtime lounging in their containers in the East Cargo Village, Racer prefers the comfort of her Kombi’s living quarters. As far as she’s concerned, those wheels are all the home she needs. These days she’s mostly in the business of moving essential goods between various Nomad Packs and local Reclaimers, delegating easier runs to junior members of the Sightseers. Food, medicine, and medical tech make up the bulk of Racer’s cargo, but some members of her Pack take it upon themselves to transport more delicate and unsavory items. Racer ignores those runs, so long as the Corps and Lawmen don’t come knocking.
Lieutenant
role
Nomad: Moto 4
STATS INT
4
REF
6
DEX
3
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
8
TECH
3
COOL
4
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
5
armor
Shotgun
ROF1
5d6
Very Heavy Pistol
ROF1
4d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Animal Handling 10•Athletics 10•Brawling 10•Concentration 7•Conversation 7•Drive Land Vehicle 12 Education 6•Evasion 14•First Aid 9•Handgun 12•Human Perception 7•Language (Hindi) 8 Language (Streetslang) 6•Local Expert (Badlands) 8•Local Expert (Santo Domingo) 6•Perception 8•Persuasion 6 Shoulder Arms 14•Stealth 12•Tracking 10•Trading 10•Wilderness Survival 10 GEAR Basic Shotgun Slug Ammo x8•Basic Shotgun Shell Ammo x4•Basic VH Pistol Ammo x8•Smoke Grenade•Agent Carryall•Grapple Gun•Radio Communicator•Techtool•Compact Groundcar w/ Heavy Chassis, Housing Capacity & Seating Upgrade cyberware Contraceptive Implant•EMP Threading•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs
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SIGHTSEERS The handle “Glare” rings true for this Solo, as it’s a coin toss whether you’re more likely to catch a glare from his mean mug or from the light reflecting off his cybereyes. After being captured and blinded by the Red Chrome Legion early in his Solo career, Glare replaced his eyes with medical-grade Cyberware.
GLARE
The Eyes of the Pack
Less than a day later, he was on a roof overlooking their hideout and picking off gangers with his trusty pneumatic bolt gun. Over the following years, Glare made a name for himself as a streetmerc and guard-for-hire, taking a special interest in occasional pro-bono work eliminating scavs and boosters. Racer (see page 102) hired Glare to protect two separate convoys on their way to the Aldecaldo camp on the outskirts and, after seeing him take out a group of scavs with a handful of armor-piercing arrows, she welcomed him into the Sightseers as a full member. Glare’s job is to scout drop-off locations and transport routes, provide tactical overwatch, relay information during runs, and take out any would-be marauders with an assortment of bolt gun ammunition.
Hardened Mook
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 2
STATS INT
5
REF
7
DEX
6
TECH
2
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
3
COOL
3
WILL
4
weapons
TUp (+1 Slot) Nomad Pneumatic Bolt Gun w/Infrared Nightvision Scope
MOVE
3
HP
15 4 BODY
4
30
EMP
4
armor
ROF1
4d6
BODY HEAD
level
Kevlar®
SP 7
Kevlar®
SP 7
skill bases Athletics 10•Brawling 10•Concentration 9•Conversation 6•Education 7•Evasion 12•First Aid 5•Handgun 10 Human Perception 6•Language (English) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (Santo Domingo) 7•Perception 10 Persuasion 5•Shoulder Arms 12•Stealth 10•Tracking 11 GEAR Armor-Piercing Arrow x10•Basic Arrow x10•Basic H Pistol Ammo x8•PQ Heavy Pistol (ROF2•3d6) Disposable Cell Phone•Grapple Gun cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberaudio Suite w/ Radio Communicator•Medical Grade Cybereye x2•Kiroshi OptiShield
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SIGHTSEERS Swirl is the youngest member and most recent addition to the Sightseers, eager to prove her worth. She’s spent most of her youth hopping from one Nomad Pack to another, never quite fitting in with any of them. This may have to do with her proclivity for pocketing every shiny object she sets her eyes on.
SWIRL
The Newbie of the Pack
In the past, Swirl has seemed loyal only to herself, and her departure from a Pack is usually announced by the disappearance of the group’s valuables. She is adept at both acquiring and moving items others might overlook. About six months ago, Swirl stole from a Fixer with powerful connections, and soon after fled from NCPD, zipping through the streets of the University District on her roadbike. When Endo (see page 100) pulled up on his own bike and urged her down an alleyway, a desperate Swirl followed and the two evaded their pursuers. Upon seeing the mesmerizing pattern of her shift tacts, Endo nicknamed her “Swirl” and introduced her to Racer (see page 102). Swirl joined the Sightseers on a provisional basis, with Endo filling the role of mentor. After showing her the ropes, Endo started taking her on supply runs. But unable to keep her hands off a few choice items, Swirl was targeted by Sarge and both she and Endo landed in NCPD custody.
level
Hardened Mook
role
Nomad: Moto 2
INT
6
REF
6
DEX
Death save
6
TECH
4
COOL
3
WILL
3
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
13 3
Seriously wounded
BODY
3
25
EMP
PQ Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
PQ Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
Skinweave
SP 7
Skinweave
SP 7
skill bases Athletics 8•Brawling 8•Concentration 5•Conversation 6•Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 8•Evasion 10 First Aid 6•Handgun 10•Human Perception 6•Language (English) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8 Local Expert (Santo Domingo) 8•Melee Weapon 12•Perception 8•Persuasion 5•Pick Lock 10•Pick Pocket 10 Stealth 8•Wilderness Survival 8 GEAR Junk H Pistol Ammo x16•Disposable Cell Phone•Flashlight•Radio Communicator•Techtool•Roadbike w/ NOS cyberware Contraceptive Implant•EMP Threading•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs•Shift Tacts x2•Skinweave
104
4
armor BODY HEAD
STATS
1
rep
and isn’t afraid to provide additional resources to get a job done. He seems to have a long history with TooTall (see page 111), but seeing as how this group was hand-selected, I wouldn’t be surprised if Turbo were in the shadows at some point or another in all their lives, whether they were aware of him being there or not.
Base of Operations
Team Monster Prepared by Yasmine Saab (Star of Stage, Screen & Intel Reports)
When Team Monster isn’t out on assignment, they’re known to hang out at the Forlorn Hope. You ever been there? It’s a local Edgerunner bar with a long history in Little China. I wouldn’t go alone, and I would definitely not go unarmed. Patrons tend to be regulars and likely tight-lipped if they’re not well in their cups.
Recent History
High risk yields high rewards, and Team Monster doesn’t flinch at danger – sometimes to their detriment. You know how most people have that voice in their head when they’re in trouble? The one screaming “Hey genius, get outta here before you get flatlined”? These chooms must have lost theirs in an upgrade. A motley crew ranging from stoic to thrill-seeking to unhinged, this enterprising team of Edgerunners always seems to get the job done with their limbs and chrome mostly intact.
More recently we’ve learned Team Monster helped recover a slew of stolen animal test subjects for Biotechnica. What originated as genetic experiments to enhance and repopulate an ecosystem resulted in a heist to supply rare pets to the highest bidder on the black market. Team Monster followed a hot lead to an upscale residential high rise and what they thought would be an easy-peasy bunny rescue, but the mission turned sideways faster than even a Sandy-enhanced Solo could react to.
However, they are Team “Monster” for a reason. Mercs are gonna merc, and if you happen to be in their way, they won’t play nice. Hand selected for their individual strengths by a mysterious Fixer named Turbo, Team Monster has been a working partnership for about a year now. Though they didn’t necessarily start off as “friends,” they know now that they have one another’s backs when the going gets rough and the rough gets stabby. Amid the chaos – and I mean chaos with this group – Team Monster is a fiercely loyal crew that can rely on one another in the stickiest of situations. Gossip still circulates around Night City about their infamous heist of the Anne Boleyn, a supermax container ship carrying a major payday’s worth of Arasaka milspec gear. They destroyed a fleet of security drones and an absolutely insane AI in the process. Yup, that was them.
Turns out the one little furball multiplied into hundreds of flesh eating – you read that right – killer bunnies. One of them reportedly bit right through Cereal’s armor. They somehow managed to return one lone blood-thirsty critter to Biotechnica. Part of me wishes I could have seen one of those obnoxious high society women buy one as a pet. Does that make me a bad person?
We don’t have much intel concerning the mysterious Turbo (sometimes known as Mr. Fixit), but what we know is that he is a well-connected individual who honors his agreements, communicates only by Agent,
Want to know more about the Forlorn Hope? See CP:R page 313.
Want to see Team Monster in action? Check out their adventures as Maximum Mike Pondsmith puts them through their paces in Actual Plays on the Realmsmith YouTube channel.
Resources Given the individual skills of the crew, their access to additional gear thanks to their Fixer Turbo, and the money they have made on missions, Team Monster represents the modern, high-end Edgerunner crew perfectly – lots of fun toys in the hands of a chaotic group of potentially unstable individuals. Totally safe, I’m sure.
Goals As far as we can tell, they’re not big on long-term planning. Team Monster lives for the next big job and a crazy story to tell.
105
TEAM MONSTER Sometimes terror doesn’t come from knowing what an opponent will do to you – sometimes it comes from not knowing what they’ll do next. And if your enemy’s an unpredictable Netrunner with a love of blades and zipping around on skate feet? That’s enough to throw a wrench in most enemy plans. Cereal is “all out of bubble gum,” and for someone who repeatedly says he doesn’t want to resort to violence, it sure seems like he wakes up choosing it.
CEREAL
Hack Night City!
Cereal seems to follow the well-established mold of “wack Netrunner.” He began with minor pranks when younger, slowly escalating to full-on hacking in protest of societal establishments, and soon thereafter data-hacking Corporations. That’s what put a target on his back. Eventually Cereal took to finding work from Fixers to make ends meet and make contacts to help him out should the Corps come calling. Like many Netrunners, he abides by his own code of ethics and remains loyal to those he is close to, particularly Nox (see page 109). Despite how often trouble comes looking for him, Team Monster seems to love the guy. They can always count on him to lighten the mood and keep morale high when needed most. Out of the whole crew, Cereal’s the most likely to question Mr. Fixit’s plans, but what do you expect from someone always railing against authority?
level
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Netrunner: Interface 5
STATS INT
7
REF
6
DEX
6
TECH
3
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
7
COOL
3
WILL
5
MOVE
BODY
6
40
EMP
5
armor
Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
weapons
3
HP
20 6
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 12•Basic Tech 13•Brawling 8•Conceal/Reveal Object 12•Concentration 7•Conversation 7 Cryptography 13•Cybertech 12•Education 13•Electronics/Security Tech 13•Evasion 13•First Aid 10 Human Perception 7•Language (English) 11•Language (Streetslang) 9•Library Search 10•Local Expert (Little China) 9 Melee Weapon 13•Perception 9•Persuasion 5•Stealth 10 GEAR Agent•Carryall•Flashlight•Rope (60 m/yds)•Techtool•Virtuality Goggles•Cyberdeck w/ Armor, Banhammer, Killer, Speedy Gonzalves & Worm cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberleg x2 w/ Skate Foot x2•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs
106
TEAM MONSTER Isolate grew up in Georgia, son to a legendary freedom fighter named Vladislav, aka the “Mountain Strigoi.” SovOil drove his family and community off their mineral-rich land and into the arms of a burgeoning insurgent movement.
ISOLATE
No Longer a Red Shirt
Growing up in a state of constant warfare, Isolate honed his weapon and combat skills to a razor’s edge. He has a natural talent for long-distance firearms and established a deadly reputation as an elite sniper. After his father and insurgent cell fell, Isolate decamped to Night City, where he found his years of fighting SovOil made him well-suited for Edgerunning as a Solo. In a twist of fate (was it fate though?), Isolate found himself under the wing of his “uncle,” Mr. Fixit. Still relatively green as an Edgerunner, Isolate is proving his worth and outgrowing the nickname given to him by Paladin (see page 110): Red Shirt. The verdict is still out as to if Isolate can make it as a full-time Solo. This guy once side-quested during the middle of an active op to drop off a woman in labor at a hospital. Granted, he came across her when Team Monster hijacked the ambulance she was riding in, but Isolate prioritized her safety over finishing the job.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
5
REF
7
DEX
6
TECH
3
rep
Death save
4
COOL
5
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
20 6
Seriously wounded
BODY
6
40
EMP
4
armor
Sniper Rifle w/ Smartgun Link
ROF1
5d6
Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 10•Concentration 7•Conversation 6•Education 7•Evasion 13•First Aid 10•Handgun 13 Human Perception 6•Interrogation 10•Language (Russian) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (Little China) 7 Melee Weapon 12•Perception 12•Persuasion 11•Resist Torture/Drugs 11•Shoulder Arms 13•Stealth 12•Tactics 12 GEAR Armor-Piercing Rifle Ammo x12•Agent•Duct Tape•Grapple Gun•Rope (60 m/yds) cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Medical Grade Cyberarm•Cybereye x2 w/ Low Light/Infrared/UV x2 Cybereye w/ Targeting Scope & TeleOptics•MultiOptic Mount•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs
107
TEAM MONSTER Luciano “Lucky” Galanti got his start working with a wellknown salvage crew, flying their vehicles, or anything they needed really, no matter what the gig. As his nickname indicates, he’s always had a knack for doing whatever it takes to get the job done and somehow getting out of the worst situations alive and kicking.
LUCKY
High-Flying Healer
After the salvage crew fell apart, he picked up work as a pilot for Trauma Team and leveled up his medical skills in the process. Disliking the nine-to-five life, Lucky took his new medical training and piloting skills to Night City Fixers as an Edgerunner. He worked individual gigs for a while, earning a reputation as the guy who not only got crews in and out but kept them alive no matter how much fire they took. After a single job with Team Monster, he signed up fulltime because why would you leave a great paying gig? And Team Monster welcomed him because it never hurts to have a little luck on your side. Case in point. On the infamous Anne Boleyn mission, antiair fire nearly knocked the team out of the sky, but Lucky’s good fortune and skills let them land and they pulled off the heist.
3
level
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Medtech: Medicine 5 (Surgery 2•MedTech [Pharm] 1•[Cryo 2])
INT
6
REF
7(6) DEX 6(5) TECH 6
COOL
3
WILL
Seriously wounded
5
weapons
Death save MOVE
18 5
5(4) BODY 5
HP
35
EMP
Very Heavy Pistol
ROF1
4d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
TUp M Armorjack
SP 12
TUp M Armorjack
SP 12
skill bases Athletics 8 (7)•Brawling 8 (7)•Concentration 7•Conversation 10•Cybertech 10•Deduction 10•Education 12 Evasion 13 (12)•First Aid 8•Handgun 14 (13)•Human Perception 10•Language (Italian) 10 Language (Streetslang) 8•Local Expert (Watson Development) 8•Medical Tech 9•Perception 8•Persuasion 5 Pilot Air Vehicle 12 (11)•Resist Torture/Drugs 9•Science (Anatomy) 10•Stealth 8 (7)•Surgery 10 GEAR Armor-Piercing VH Pistol Ammo x16•Agent•Airhypo•Battleglove w/ Medscanner•Cryopump•Leisurewear Mirrorshades•Medtech Bag cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cyberaudio Suite w/ Amplified Hearing•Cybereye w/ MicroOptics
108
5
armor BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
TEAM MONSTER Nox Arya is a young Rockerboy who’s gained quite a name for herself in recent years, playing in several well-known Night City clubs. With her self-described music style as “extraterrestrial power-belting synth pop,” Nox’s shows are nothing short of a hallucinogenic experience. Her fans adore the fanfare, the spectacle, and her ethereal presence, but the joy they feel from being part of the revelry is what keeps them coming back. It’s subversive yet somehow positive. Quite a dangerous combination if you ask me.
NOX
ET Power-Belting Synth Pop Star
For all the flashy spectacle, off-stage Nox is more downto-earth with humble beginnings, having worked in dingy clubs for meager wages earlier in her career. It’s rumored one club owner in particular started sending her out on some “overtime work,” gathering intel in exchange for chrome from a Ripperdoc who “owed him favors.” If I had to bet, I’d say her ability to gather information landed Nox on Mr. Fixit’s radar. These days Nox is still a rising star, playing larger and larger venues, but her family is definitely Team Monster. With her clever instincts, wit, and charm, she is highly capable of gaining an audience with most anyone. Take extra caution if Cereal (see page 106) is nearby though he gets, uh… protective. I think they’re dating? It depends on who you ask.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Rockerboy: Charismatic Impact 5
STATS INT
6
REF
6
DEX
6
TECH
5
rep
3
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
7
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
6
armor
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
Subdermal Armor
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 8•Brawling 12•Composition 10•Concentration 6•Conversation 8•Education 8•Evasion 13•First Aid 5 Handgun 13•Human Perception 12•Language (English) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8•Local Expert (Upper Marina) 10 Perception 8•Personal Grooming 11•Persuasion 12•Play Instrument (Guitar) 12•Play Instrument (Singing) 12 Stealth 8•Streetwise 12•Wardrobe & Style 11 GEAR Armor-Piercing H Pistol Ammo x8•Incendiary Ammo x8•Agent•Disposable Cell Phone x2•Electric Guitar Glow Stick x5•Pocket Amplifier cyberware AudioVox•Biomonitor•Contraceptive Implant•Subdermal Armor•Techhair
109
TEAM MONSTER They always say it’s the quiet ones you should be wary of. Paladin is a man of few words, and should he speak them, they’ll either make you laugh, or they will be the last words you ever hear. Growing up on The Street in Night City, he always knew he had what it took to climb up out of the Combat Zone and into a better life. Paladin signed up with Militech, doing a few tours protecting weapons runs, high value assets, and dropping down into many high-risk situations.
PALADIN Beast of a Battler
He soon gained a reputation for being business-minded and following a mission plan to the letter. No problem too big, no emotions in the way. At some point he realized that as a Solo, going full freelance would provide more opportunities and a bigger payday. And as a man with a lot of life experience, he now “enjoys watching the youngsters mess up,” as he has been known to put it. You can recognize him from a mile away thanks to his signature beard (Maryanne Freeman at the Forlorn Hope describes it as a “majestic waterfall”) but chances are he won’t do more than grunt at you if you greet him. Paladin runs point for Team Monster on combat ops and if you’re ever interrogated by the rest of the crew and they threaten to “get the stick?” That’s him.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 5
STATS INT
5
REF
7
DEX
7
TECH
4
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
4
COOL
4
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
23 7 BODY
7
45
EMP
EQ Assault Rifle
ROF1
5d6
EQ Shotgun
ROF1
5d6
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 10•Autofire 13•Brawling 9•Concentration 8•Conversation 5•Education 7•Evasion 13•First Aid 6 Handgun 13•Heavy Weapons 12•Human Perception 5•Language (English) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7 Local Expert (Old Combat Zone) 7•Melee Weapon 12•Perception 8•Persuasion 6•Resist Torture/Drugs 10 Shoulder Arms 13•Stealth 9•Tactics 10 GEAR Basic Rifle Ammo x50•Basic Shotgun Shell Ammo x8•Agent•Binoculars•Carryall•Disposable Cell Phone Handcuffs•Flashlight cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket, Pain Editor & Reflex Co-Processor
110
3
armor BODY HEAD
level
TEAM MONSTER As you can probably guess by the handle, Too Tall isn’t hard to pick out in a crowd. You just have to look up. Standing at nearly 7 feet (2.08 meters), his powerful frame allows for easy use of heavy weapons, which he wields with expertise.
TOO TALL Big Man, Big Boom
Too Tall has been called a “DaVinci” when it comes to sea-going vessels due to his damn near encyclopedic knowledge of them. Thorough and efficient, Too Tall’s found a niche in the Aldecaldos (see CP:R page 314) as a naval expert in a Nation full of land Nomads. He’s well respected, too. The reputation he’s gained for reliability has made him highly sought after when someone needs assets moved quietly and discreetly across any body of water. Content to ride with Team Monster, at least for the moment, Too Tall ensures the crew can get the hell out of dodge (relatively) unscathed no matter the situation. Technically, his family owns the team’s AV but Two Tall’s content to let Lucky (see page 108) fly while he provides cover with his favorite rocket launcher. Too Tall’s ability to stay calm, think on his feet, and roll with the punches has raised the bar in terms of what jobs Team Monster takes on.
level
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Nomad: Moto 5
INT
5
REF
6
DEX
Death save
5
TECH
6
COOL
4
WILL
6
weapons
Rocket Launcher w/TUp (+1 Ammo) Drum Magazine
MOVE
5
HP
23 7
Seriously wounded
BODY
7
45
EMP
4
armor
ROF1
8d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
3
rep
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Animal Handling 10•Athletics 7•Brawling 11•Concentration 8•Conversation 6•Evasion 10•First Aid 8 Heavy Weapons 12•Human Perception 6•Language (English) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7 Local Expert (Night City Harbor) 7•Melee Weapon 11•Persuasion 6•Pilot Sea Vehicle 12•Sea Vehicle Tech 10 Stealth 7•Tracking 11•Trading 10•Wilderness Survival 11 GEAR Armor-Piercing Rocket x4•Heavy Melee Weapon (ROF2•3d6)•Agent•Binoculars•Carryall Radio Communicator•Techtool•Herakles AV (see page 112) cyberware Cyberarm x2 w/ Hardened Shielding x2
111
TEAM MONSTER
▶ Team Monster’s Zetatech Herakles After the Anne Boleyn job, Team Monster felt a hole burning in their pocket from all the eb they picked up. Their answer? A new ride. After a particularly raucous night at the Forlorn Hope, they got the blessing Two Tall’s (see page 111) family to trade in the old AV-4 for a brand new Zetatech Herakles (see Black Chrome page 63). Of course, it isn’t easy for a crew of Edgerunners to get their grubby mitts on a Herakles. Like most Corps in the Time of the Red, Zetatech’s production runs are limited due to supply issues and they prefer to sell to other Megacorps, militarized groups, and security forces. To obtain their new bird, Team Monster snagged a ride with a Nomad caravan to San José, made contact with a Zetatech AV factory security team member there, and paid an obscene amount of money for a certain door to be unlocked at a certain time on a certain day. You know, the standard way you obtain a military-grade flying car. Things went pear-shaped halfway through the heist. It ended with Team Monster in possession of their new Herakles and two Zetatech security AVs down and dusted in the badlands outside the city. Needless to say, Team Monster isn’t on Zetatech’s good side these days. Team Monster’s Herakles is an AV-4 Multipurpose Aerodyne with an Armored Chassis, Bulletproof Glass, Heavy Chassis, an Onboard Machine Gun, a Seating Upgrade, and a Vehicle Heavy Weapon Mount w/ Militech Cowboy U-56 Grenade Launcher. Name Zetatech Herakles
Company
Type
Nomad Access
Zetatech
AV-4
10
Speed Speed SDP Seats (Combat) (Narrative) 120
8
40 MOVE
200 MPH/ 322 KPH
Cost 63,000eb (Super Luxury)
Upgrades/Notes: Armored Chassis•Bulletproof Glass•Heavy Chassis•Onboard Machine Gun•Seating Upgrade•Vehicle Heavy Weapon Mount w/ Militech Cowboy U-56 Grenade Launcher
112
They’re terrifyingly efficient, specialise in Executive Level calls and poach from other, slower squads. I see disgruntlement but no official complaints in the comms – just whinges about lost commissions. I’ve flagged several callouts where they were dispatched for fewer contract holders than they brought back. I know cards do get passed around, but the total numbers are wonky. The anomalous contracts date to the day of the extractions, which is either lucky, or someone’s taking advantage of the desperate. Their bosses seem to like the high pressure, on-the-spot sales tactics.
Trauma Team Squad NC4-2 Prepared by Bex Haigh (Real-Life Superspy Turned DG Analyst)
Cheers for this absolute soap opera of a Trauma Team Squad, boss. If there’s a Christmas wedding one year, bring popcorn. Think “three days till retirement” for likely levels of drama. Honestly, the vids I’ve seen of this crew are entertainment well worth leaving the UK for. Right up there with the best dramas Auntie Beeb has on offer.
Base Of Operations Their AV-4 is parked up on the fourth floor of Trauma Team Tower (US fourth, not UK fourth), Bay 4-2, and they run their business out of the adjacent offices. They’re flush but live atop one another. Cazadora (see page 114), the boss, sleeps behind dividers in the main office while the pilot, Rockabye (see page 118), camps in the AV Bay. There’s a literal bunk room next door for Twist (see page 117) and Stick (see page 116), while Penitent (see page 115) and Paddles (see page 119) share a conapt a skip and a hop away.
REO Meatwagon is mentioned in a few bios in this section. For more info on them, see CP:R page 312.
They’ve had some high-end executive extractions, with glowing reviews on their service record. Recently pulled a pair of “Wellness Thought Leaders” from the surprisingly secure sub-basem*nt of a spa on the New Westbrook/Executive Zone border after it imploded and caught fire. One type of case they’ll trample other teams underfoot for is a building collapse. Understandable – half of them met when someone dumped six floors of architecture on their heads. Hell of a bonding experience.
Resources Trauma Team isn’t the force it was pre-war, but it still has channels for the good gear. This bunch keep their pharmaceuticals processing in-house as much as possible. Bay 4-2 also has biometric security (squad only), a compact but well-equipped armoury, and tools.
They work, eat, and train together. “Cosy.” Luckily, the office suite has a kitchenette and shower room.
Their AV-4 is decently stocked with meds, cryo units, and has been heavily modded with Nomad gear (courtesy of Rockabye’s family) and enhanced weaponry and armour. Rockabye handles the maintenance, but Paddles and Penitent make the parts pickups. Operationally, Trauma Team backup is a short call away on a good day; on bad days, “all our operators are busy,” so they’re on their own.
Recent History
Goals
Squad NC4-2 is a crew of co-dependent over-achievers. A little bird fed me deets on their medical histories, and my take is they’re using Trauma Team to shelter from the outside world, taking the toughest shouts (gigs for you lot), for the biggest paydays as a strange way to let adrenaline kill the pain.
Don’t die. The dedication to making it home in one piece goes beyond duty into “obsessive and driven.” Their inner demons work in concert, keeping them at it despite the danger of crossing over to the great beyond. Anyone goes down, the tea leaves tell me it’ll kick off a blood-crazed vengeance quest.
If you need more information on Trauma Team Tower, see CP:R page 313.
113
TRAUMA TEAM SQUAD NC4-2 Cazadora’s a Spaniard by birth, out of the mountains of Guadalajara, and staying in Night City doesn’t seem to have been in her plan. She’s from a long line of bounty hunters, of the “bring them back alive, dead, or as a representative body bit” school (I’ve seen the case files, but it’s fine, I didn’t need to sleep), and they taught little Caz anatomy alongside her combat skills so as provide their clients’ “receipts.” Eighteen months back, the family let her fly free and do a solo (heh) mission looking for some unlucky sod in Night City; she stalks the guy, sets up shop in an apartment building, makes “friends” with the neighbours. Then someone set demolition charges off and everybody’s life changed.
CAZADORA Squad Leader
From the reports, Cazadora, Paddles (see page 119), Stick (see page 116), and a couple of other residents survived the initial crash, which breached the foundations. Several hours later, Cazadora led the remaining survivors out from a sewer grate. Her subsequent therapy sessions identified a massive sense of responsibility born from survivor’s guilt, so Stick’s suggestion they join Trauma Team together was a perfect fit. She’s a natural leader and fasttracked through Trauma Team training to head this squad. She’s scary-quick and dedicated to her team, maybe to a fault.
Hardened Mini-Boss
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4 Medtech: Medicine 2 (Surgery 1•MedTech [Cryo] 1 )
STATS INT
4
REF
8
DEX
7
TECH
5
rep
8
Death save COOL
6
WILL
7
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
20 4
Seriously wounded
BODY
4
40
EMP
5
armor
EQ Heavy SMG
ROF1
3d6
Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 12•Autofire 16•Brawling 15•Bureaucracy 7•Business 7•Concentration 11•Conversation 7 Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 6•Evasion 15•First Aid 10•Handgun 16•Human Perception 9 Language (Spanish) 12•Language (Streetslang) 8•Local Expert (Watson Development) 6•Medical Tech 9 Paramedic 9•Perception 6•Personal Grooming 8•Persuasion 9•Pilot Air Vehicle 12•Stealth 15•Surgery 10 Wardrobe & Style 10•Wilderness Survival 6 GEAR Armor-Piercing H Pistol Ammo x30•Incendiary H Pistol Ammo x30•EMP Grenade•Flashbang Grenade•Agent Cryopump•Medtech Bag•Radio Communicator•Scrambler/Descrambler•Smart Lens w/ Chyron•Trauma Team (Silver) cyberware Biomonitor•Contraceptive Implant•Enhanced Antibodies•Independent Air Supply•Toxin Binders
114
TRAUMA TEAM SQUAD NC4-2 This bloke loves all that goes bang, so I’m not at all shocked he’s living with Paddles. They’re the perfect storm of violence, both up close and at a distance. Barely toxic at all. Penitent’s fairly new to the squad and Cazadora (see page 114) insisted on a full personal interview before she even let him put his application in.
PENITENT Squad Gunner
He worked in the past as muscle-for-hire but seemed to be bad luck for his crews. Deals he made went south, meetings blew up (literally, on occasion), and people ended up dead. Immediately before joining Trauma Team, he worked a turf war between a pair of minor boostergangs in North Heywood (not important who, both sides are toast). He pitched up with hangers-on to tackle a lone pair of the opposition, only it turns out they weren’t gangers, they were a couple of cosplaying Execs walking on the wild side. Squad NC4-2 got the call and came in guns blazing. Penitent legged it but his mates weren’t so lucky. Impressed by the Trauma Team crew and needing new work, Penitent tracked down Paddles, fanboyed his way into a meeting with Cazadora, and let his puppy-enthusiasm carry the day. Helps that he’s a lot better with the AV’s mounted weapons than Paddles (see page 119). Why all this work? Psych profile suggests, deep down, he knows he’s useless alone, and NC4-2’s a dog with big teeth to cling to.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
4
REF
7
DEX
6
TECH
3
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
5
COOL
4
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
20 7 BODY
7
40
EMP
5
armor
EQ Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 12•Autofire 14•Brawling 8•Concentration 6•Conversation 7•Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 6 Evasion 10•First Aid 11•Handgun 14•Heavy Weapons 14•Human Perception 7•Language (English) 8 Language (Streetslang) 6•Local Expert (North Heywood) 6•Perception 6•Persuasion 6•Pilot Air Vehicle 10 Stealth 8•Streetwise 8•Tactics 8 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x16•Disposable Cell Phone•Radio Communicator•Scrambler/Descrambler Smart Glasses w/ Anti-Dazzle (in helmet) cyberware Biomonitor•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs•Skinwatch
115
TRAUMA TEAM SQUAD NC4-2 Stick and her brother Twist (see page 117) were born in Night City, but their parents hail from Morocco. They’re Corp kids, with an uncle in middle management of Trauma Team, so “Medic” was their destination, Corporatesponsored training and all.
STICK
Squad Meat Specialist
The wheels came off when Stick made a friend in training, Paddles (see page 119), and the two suddenly decamped to work for REO Meatwagon (see CP:R page 312). I gather the parents weren’t impressed. So, Stick was working slash-and-grab gigs for less money than she was worth, sharing a place with Paddles (non-romantically as far as I can tell), and then the building fell on them. Calls from her Agent went to REO for medevac, but apparently employee benefits don’t cover disaster recovery. Post-escape, her paycheques were stopped for absenteeism – she kicked off verbally at her shift boss Marek Lewis to no avail, then quit. NCPD found him in the Bay two days later. Her family connections got her back into the Trauma Team fold, and she clearly feels she owes Cazadora (see page 114), since she talked the uncle into bringing her on board, along with Paddles (who quit REO in solidarity). These days, she’s good with meat injuries, lives for and at work, and trusts nobody but family, bio and found. level
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Medtech: Medicine 4 (Surgery 3•MedTech [Pharm] 1)
INT
6
REF
6(5) DEX 4(3) TECH 8
COOL
5
Seriously wounded Death save
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
15 4
5(4) BODY 4
HP
30
EMP
EQ Assault Rifle
ROF1
5d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
TUp H Armorjack
SP 13
TUp H Armorjack
SP 13
skill bases Athletics 10 (9)•Brawling 10 (9)•Concentration 12•Conversation 8•Education 8•Evasion 12 (11)•First Aid 10 Human Perception 9•Language (English) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8•Local Expert (Watson Development) 12 Medical Tech 9•Paramedic 14•Perception 12•Persuasion 7•Resist Torture/Drugs 12•Shoulder Arms 13 (12) Stealth 6 (5)•Streetwise 12•Surgery 14 GEAR Basic Rifle Ammo x25•Agent•Airhypo•Medtech Bag•Radio Communicator•Scrambler/Descrambler Smart Lens w/ Chyron•Trauma Team (Silver) cyberware Biomonitor•Contraceptive Implant•Cyberarm•Cyberarm w/ Medscanner
116
6
armor BODY HEAD
STATS
3
rep
TRAUMA TEAM SQUAD NC4-2 No surprise Twist grew up with his sister (see page 116) and learned the basics of the family business; but after only a few months playing medic, Twist got bitten by the fame bug and made a play for stardom as an independent Pop Media reporter. Going by the name Flashes then, he was smart enough to find the stories but not slick enough to present them well, so never quite broke famous properly.
TWIST
Squad Metal Specialist
His biggest story was about the apartment collapse that nearly offed his sister. Flashes pulled an ID on the Nomad pilot, Rockabye (see page 118), who delivered the explosives used to flatten the building. He splashed her face far and as wide as he could and even ran an interview with her, naming the client who gave the demolition order on this allegedly empty building. It took two assassination attempts to send Flashes running for cover back to his family. With techhair and facial biosculpt “Twist” looks a little different, and it was easy enough to legacy his way into his sister’s squad in Trauma Team, especially since he bought a cracking pilot with him in Rockabye, as an apology for ruining her life. He’s got an aptitude for cybernetic repairs and finds meat bodies “icky.” He’s a touch twitchy, too, as his time as Flashes left a neon target flashing on his back.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Media: Credibility 2 Medtech: Medicine 2 (MedTech [Cryo] 2 )
STATS INT
6
REF
6(5) DEX 4(3) TECH 8
4
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
7
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
18 5
4(3) BODY 5
HP
35
EMP
4
armor
EQ Assault Rifle
ROF1
5d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
level
TUp H Armorjack
SP 13
TUp H Armorjack
SP 13
skill bases Athletics 6 (5)•Brawling 6 (5)•Composition 10•Concentration 7•Conversation 10•Cybertech 12•Deduction 8 Education 8•Evasion 12 (11)•First Aid 10•Human Perception 12•Language (English) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8 Local Expert (Watson Development) 8•Medical Tech 10•Paramedic 12•Perception 10•Persuasion 9 Photography/Film 10•Resist Torture/Drugs 10•Shoulder Arms 13 (12)•Stealth 6 (5)•Streetwise 12 Wardrobe & Style 10 GEAR Expansive Rifle Ammo x25•Agent•Cryopump•Memory Chip x3•Radio Communicator•Scrambler/Descrambler Smart Lens w/ Chyron•Tech Bag•Trauma Team (Silver)•Video Camera cyberware Biomonitor•Contraceptive Implant•Cyberarm w/ Techscanner•Cyberarm w/ Tool Hand•Techhair
117
TRAUMA TEAM SQUAD NC4-2 There’s no dark secret here, just straight-up guilt. Rockabye delivered the explosives used to nearly flatten Cazadora and company, though all seems forgiven. She clearly still feels bad for her role in the attack and talking to Flashes (now Twist) (see page 117) to expose the guilty party was a dramatic act of contrition at the cost of her own safety. Heavy sacrifice, indeed.
ROCKABYE Squad Pilot
Maybe due to the guilt, Rockabye scarcely leaves Bay 4-2 except on calls and deals with her family (the Gavilan Nomad Pack) via her Agent. She’s still close to Twist, literally and figuratively, and is a spectacular and single-minded pilot. She gets her name from the silky-smooth ride casualties get out of danger zones, which makes for great post-incident reviews, but she bombs into trouble spots like a total demon. Probably why she does most of the squad’s vehicle maintenance since the AV-4 has to be in top condition to reach casualties faster than their competition. I’ve had eyes on messages trying to tempt her to another crew, but she is working off a debt of pure guilt. Still, I wonder how long before life in her self-imposed cage makes her pine for the open skies of her Nomad past?
level
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Nomad: Moto 4
INT
6
REF
7
DEX
Seriously wounded Death save
4
TECH
7
COOL
6
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
18 4 BODY
4
35
EMP
5
armor
EQ Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
3
rep
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Air Vehicle Tech 13•Athletics 6•Basic Tech 11•Brawling 6•Concentration 7•Conversation 7•Drive Land Vehicle 12 Education 8•Evasion 12•First Aid 9•Handgun 14•Heavy Weapons 10•Human Perception 7•Language (Spanish) 10 Language (Streetslang) 8•Local Expert (Santo Domingo) 12•Paramedic 10•Perception 8•Persuasion 8 Pilot Air Vehicle 13•Stealth 6•Wilderness Survival 10 GEAR Armor-Piercing H Pistol Ammo x16•Agent•Radio Communicator•Scrambler/Descrambler•Smart Lens w/ Chyron Tech Bag cyberware Biomonitor•Contraceptive Implant•Light Tattoo•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs
118
TRAUMA TEAM SQUAD NC4-2 Paddles gets his name from his novel way of using his defibrillator in combat, a habit he picked up in Combat Zone training missions. He’s the one who convinced Stick (see page 116) to defect to REO Meatwagon from Trauma Team and around that time, a nice little payment popped up in his account. Looks like he got a signing bonus for the two of them. A quick check doesn’t show a similar bonus in Stick’s account. My guess is she doesn’t know she earned him some extra Euro.
PADDLES
Squad Crash Cart Specialist
Of all the team, Paddles is the one to watch out for in a fight, because he takes great pleasure in stunning any organic obstacle and will put the boot in to be sure once they’re down. Remember Marek Lewis, the REO shift boss who “drowned?” Ruptured spleen and boot marks on his torso. No wonder Paddles jumped ship with Stick to Trauma Team after the building collapse. Paddles is legit Polish (Krakow), came over as a kid, and is a good-looking lump with a surprisingly silver tongue. He’s a passable medic but it’s his knack for generating extra revenue that makes him useful. Those anomalous extra contracts I mentioned earlier? Payment tracks show he’s been signing casualties up during rescues, which is fast work, and creaming off a premium in the process. Everyone likes him but his loyalty is to violence in my opinion. Could be a weak point in the team.
Hardened Mook
role
None
STATS INT
3
REF
8(6) DEX 6(4) TECH 5
2
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
3
WILL
3
weapons
MOVE
15 4
4(2) BODY 4
HP
30
EMP
3
armor
Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Stun Baton (Defib Paddle)
ROF2
2d6
BODY HEAD
level
M Armorjack
SP 12
M Armorjack
SP 12
skill bases Athletics 8 (6)•Brawling 12 (10)•Concentration 5•Conversation 5•Cybertech 8•Education 5•Evasion 8 (6) First Aid 7•Human Perception 5•Language (Polish) 7•Language (Streetslang) 5•Local Expert (Heywood Industrial Zone) 5 Melee Weapon 12 (10)•Paramedic 10•Perception 5•Persuasion 12•Stealth 8 (6) GEAR H Pistol Ammo x12•Disposable Cell Phone•Radio Communicator•Scrambler/Descrambler•Smart Lens w/ Chyron cyberware Biomonitor•Contraceptive Implant•Medical Grade Cyberarm x2
119
TRAUMA TEAM SQUAD NC4-2
▶ Trauma Team Squad NC4-2’s SovOil Mi-60 Even though NC4-2 popped into existence thanks to the assistance of Stick and Twist’s uncle, a high-ranking Trauma Team Exec, the squad started off at the bottom of the ladder regarding equipment. Instead of a shiny new Zetatech AV, NC4-2 found themselves stuck with a surplus SovOil Mi-60 left rotting in the basem*nt since before the 4th Corporate War. The other squads giggled, certain NC4-2 wouldn’t make it through their first call in the rusted old skyskimmer, much less through their first week on the job. What they hadn’t counted on was Rockabye (see page 118). She called in every favour she had with her family and, a week later, the old Mi-60 shone like new, packed full of Nomad upgrades, and ready to out-perform any AV in Trauma Team Night City’s fleet. Trauma Team Squad NC4-2’s SovOil Mi-60 is an AV-4 Multipurpose Aerodyne with an Armored Chassis, Bulletproof Glass, a Heavy Chassis, NOS, an Onboard Machine Gun, an Onboard Rocket Pod, and a Seating Upgrade.
Name SovOil Mi-60
Company
Type
Nomad Access
SovOil
AV-4
10
Speed Speed SDP Seats (Combat) (Narrative) 120
8
40 MOVE
200 MPH/ 322 KPH
Cost 65,000eb (Super Luxury)
Upgrades/Notes: Armored Chassis•Bulletproof Glass•Heavy Chassis•NOS•Onboard Machine Gun•Onboard Rocket Pod•Seating Upgrade
120
Base of Operations It isn’t surprising to find public Kimen-Gumi offices in both Old Japantown and Kabuki. After all, they operate as a legal entity and even cooperate with the NCPD on some law enforcement matters. What is more surprising to those more familiar with Western gangs than ones inspired by Japanese culture is discovering the Tyger Claws as a whole also keep public offices in both locations. The current leadership of the Tyger Claws operates out of an office in the Nakagawa Kabuki Theater.
Tyger Claws Prepared by Michiko Sanderson (Based on Reports by Hu Su-nyang)
The Tyger’s Claw served as a proxy gang for Arasaka in Night City before the Time of the Red, but the nuclear explosion in the heart of the Corporate District changed everything. When Arasaka retreated, they left the tattered remains of the Tyger’s Claw behind. In the aftermath of the explosion, Shinobu Nakagawa, renowned actor and owner of the Nakagawa Kabuki Troupe, stepped up as a deal maker. He convinced the local heads of several Japan-based Corps (most notably Segotari, Kendachi, and Kiroshi) to organize the Night City Co-prosperity Sphere (NCCS), and arranged for an exodus of residents from the ruins of Japantown to what would become the Kabuki district of the Watson Development. The NCCS, with Shinobu Nakagawa as the chair, contacted the remnants of the Tyger’s Claw and reformed them into the modern guardian gang known as the Tyger Claws. Nowadays, when people hear about the Tyger Claws, they often think of protectors wearing colorful Oni masks. This group, known as the Kimen-Gumi, have security contracts, deputizing them as law enforcement in specific territories. Despite their frightening appearance, the Kimen-Gumi are disciplined and loyal to their duties and provide good publicity for the gang as a whole. The Kimen-Gumi serve only as the gang’s public face. Beneath the surface, the Tyger Claws take a cut of every activity in their territory, from Night Market sales to pachinko parlor receipts. While they leave the operations of their sponsors, the NCCS, alone, they’re happy to insist on “protection fees” from everyone else.
Kabuki is a subdistrict of the Watson Development. For more info on Watson, see CP:R page 298.
Recent History Shinobu Nakagawa died of suspicious causes in 2042, igniting a fierce inheritance battle. After a great deal of bloodshed, the boss of the Tyger Claws, Hayato Nakagawa (aka Shinobu the Second) (see page 122), won and inherited Shinobu’s asset management company, the Nakagawa Foundation. His wife, Ryoko Fujiwara, now serves as chair of the Foundation.
On the off chance you don’t know about Arasaka, check out CP:R page 267.
Resources In theory, with the Nakagawa Foundation’s wealth and the NCCS’s backing, the Tyger Claws should have economic and political power comparable to a modern NeoCorp. However, Ryoko Fujiwara takes her role as guardian of the Foundation seriously and doles out money carefully. In addition, with Night City beginning to stabilize, the individual Corporate members of the NCCS have drawn away from the Tyger Claws in favor of their own security forces and operatives. This forces the gang to rely primarily on their income via the security contracts acquired by the Kimen-Gumi and what they gain from their more illicit activities and legitimate business fronts. If all else fails, rumors suggest they possess a stockpile of Arasaka weapons and gear left over from the war.
Segotari makes video games and robotics. Kendachi is famous for their weapons and crystal/ glass. Kiroshi is the leading name in cyberoptics.
Goals Publicly, the Tyger Claws remain dedicated to the vision of Shinobu Nakagawa, seeking to protect the Japanese community in Night City. Beneath the surface, the Tyger Claws seek power. Much like Arasaka before them, the Tyger Claws play nice, ingratiating themselves with the community, using their resources to provide aid and protection, all while seizing control of as much as possible.
121
TYGER CLAWS Hayato Nakagawa was adopted by Shinobu Nakagawa after the death of his parents. He wanted to be a Kabuki actor, but did not have the talent to succeed. Disappointed, Hayato joined the Tyger Claws and made a name for himself, advancing through the ranks. He modeled his persona on the “Kabuki-mono,” Japanese Rockerboy samurai of the 16th century, from which the word Kabuki originated. With his polished chrome body and flashy costume, he treats The Street as his theater and his regular parades have made him a hero to the youth of the Kabuki subdistrict.
SHINOBU THE SECOND Leader of the Tyger Claws
His wife, Ryoko Fujiwara, is his most trusted partner. Originally betrothed in childhood, their engagement was called off by her family when Hayato became a gangster. However, Ryoko continued to love and support Hayato and was instrumental in his winning the inheritance dispute. Afterward, they married despite her family’s objections. Hayato took the name “Shinobu the Second” both to honor his predecessor and to cement his power base. While he respects his wife’s wishes to maintain the financial stability of the Nakagawa Foundation, he finds it increasingly difficult to retain respect from the NCCS and the community. He has taken to cybernetic enhancements to dull the pain as he feels the carefully built Tyger Claws empire slipping away. level
Hardened Boss
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4 Rockerboy: Charismatic Impact 4
INT
6
REF
8
DEX
Seriously wounded Death save
8
TECH
7
COOL
8
WILL
7
weapons
MOVE
7
HP
30 12 BODY
12
60
EMP
2
armor
TUp (+1 Ammo Type) ConArms Hurricane
ROF2
5d6
Kendachi Mono-Three
ROF1
4d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
6
rep
TUp Subdermal Armor
SP 12
TUp Subdermal Armor
SP 12
skill bases Accounting 10•Acting 13•Athletics 14•Brawling 14•Bureaucracy 10•Business 10•Composition 10 Concentration 9•Conversation 8•Dance 10•Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 10•Evasion 16•First Aid 9 Human Perception 4•Language (English) 8•Language (Japanese) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8 Local Expert (Kabuki) 12•Martial Arts (Judo) 16•Melee Weapon 16•Paint/Draw/Sculpt 10•Perception 13 Personal Grooming 12•Persuasion 13•Play Instrument (Shamisen) 10•Play Instrument (Singing) 10 Resist Torture/Drugs 10•Shoulder Arms 16•Stealth 10•Streetwise 10•Tactics 12•Wardrobe & Style 13 GEAR Basic Shotgun Shell Ammo x16•Armor-Piercing Shotgun Slug Ammo x16•Agent•Disposable Cell Phone x2 Kabuki Outfit•Shamisen•Trauma Team (Executive) cyberware Biomonitor•Contraceptive Implant•Cyberaudio Suite w/ Internal Agent•Cyberarm x2 w/ Hardened Shielding x2, Popup Shield x2 & Superchrome® Covering x2•Cybereye w/ Chyron & Color Shift•Cybereye w/ Color Shift & Targeting Scope Cyberleg x2 w/ Hardened Shielding x2, Jump Booster x2 & Superchrome® Covering x2•EMP Threading•Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace•Implanted Linear Frame Sigma•Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket, Kerenzikov & Pain Editor•Subdermal Armor•Techhair
122
TYGER CLAWS Where there’s light, there’s shadow. Shinobu the Second (see page 122) and his troupe may strut the streets of Kabuki in flashy outfits, but they don’t parade around unprotected. Zen knows the rooftops of the territory well, lurking always nearby and providing covert sniper support to the gang’s senior members.
ZEN
Protector on the Rooftops
Zen never takes off his helmet in front of others, and his true identity is unknown to the Claws’ leaders. He owes a debt to Shinobu Nakagawa and serves the dead man’s adopted son to repay the favor. So far, Shinobu the Second respects Zen’s desire for privacy. So long as Zen continues to protect him, the leader of the Tyger Claws seems willing to live with the sniper’s theatrical eccentricities. On the other hand, Hu Su-nyang, a former Arasaka operative who helped compile this report, knows Zen’s identity. During the 4th Corporate War, Zen acted as one of Kei Arasaka’s personal assassins. When Arasaka retreated from Night City, Zen stayed behind, taking the public identity of Zenjyu-bou, a monk at the Oumei-ji temple in the Watson Development. Zen’s ultimate motivations are unknown. We have no intelligence suggesting he is actively working for Arasaka, but we need to maintain surveillance, just in case.
Mini-Boss
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
5
REF
8
DEX
1
rep
7
TECH
Seriously wounded Death save
5
COOL
6
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
20 5 BODY
5
40
EMP
4
armor
EQ Sniper Rifle
ROF1
5d6
EQ Heavy Melee Weapon x2
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
TUp L Armorjack
SP 12
TUp L Armorjack
SP 12
skill bases Athletics 13•Brawling 10•Composition 8•Concentration 8•Conversation 6•Education 10•Evasion 13 First Aid 7•Forgery 11•Human Perception 10•Language (Japanese) 7•Language (Sanskrit) 7 Language (Streetslang) 7•Lip Reading 10•Local Expert (Old Japantown) 10•Local Expert (Watson Development) 10 Melee Weapon 13•Paint/Draw/Sculpt 10•Perception 7•Persuasion 10•Play Instrument (Biwa) 10 Play Instrument (Singing) 10•Resist Torture/Drugs 14•Shoulder Arms 15•Stealth 13•Tracking 13 GEAR Smart Rifle Ammo x8•Agent•Biwa•Grapple Gun•Smart Glasses w/ Targeting Scope (in helmet) cyberware None
123
TYGER CLAWS Takeru Akagi, aka Burai, serves as the captain of KimenGumi, the “police” arm of the Tyger Claws. Burai wears a red mask and each of his lieutenants wears a unique mask of a different color, which has led some of the glibber residents of Kabuki to refer to the Kimen-Gumi leadership as the “Kabuki Rangers.” Each leader in the Kimen-Gumi controls a squad of Hanmen (Half-masks).
BURAI
Kimen-Gumi Leader
Given his position as captain of the Kimen-Gumi, it should come as no surprise to know Burai is one of Shinobu the Second’s (see page 122) most trusted companions. Unlike the Tyger Claws leader, Burai is not a showy performer, but a steady and reliable combatant and commander. His parents were high-ranking members in the original Tyger’s Claw and some older members, unsatisfied with the lack of a payday after the gang took over the Nakagawa Foundation, pushed for him to take control of the gang. Thus far, Burai has ignored those calls and remained loyal to his boss. Burai is married, and he and his wife have two children. Because the couple is busy, childcare is often left to his retired parents. Unlike their son, Burai’s parents have not abandoned their loyalty to Arasaka and secretly infuse those ideas into their grandchildren. If Burai does not realize his parents’ treachery, the Claws will have a big problem in the future. I’ve noted them down for assassination, just in case.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 4
STATS INT
5
REF
7
DEX
7
TECH
5
rep
Death save
4
COOL
4
WILL
7
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
20 5
Seriously wounded
BODY
5
40
EMP
4
armor
Very Heavy Pistol
ROF1
4d6
EQ Very Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF1
4d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 12•Brawling 13•Concentration 9•Conversation 6•Criminology 10•Deduction 8•Education 8•Evasion 14 First Aid 6•Handgun 13•Human Perception 6•Language (Japanese) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7 Local Expert (Kabuki) 10•Local Expert (Old Japantown) 7•Martial Arts (Judo) 14•Melee Weapon 14•Perception 10 Persuasion 6•Play Instrument (Taiko) 9•Stealth 9 GEAR Basic VH Pistol Ammo x8•EMP Grenade•Flashbang Grenade•Agent•Anti-Smog Breathing Mask•Handcuffs Radio Communicator•Scrambler/Descrambler•Taiko cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket, Kerenzikov & Skill Chip (Drive Land Vehicle)
124
TYGER CLAWS Wakako Okada was born in the Kansai region of Japan and came to Night City University just before the breakout of the 4th Corporate War to study practical clinical medicine. She met her husband Hiroto Miyamoto while at the school.
WAKAKO Reluctant Confidant
Following the war, Wakako found work as a laboratory Medtech at Kiroshi. Over time, Wakako immersed herself both in her work and in the extended family of her husband, including his childhood friend, Hayato Nakagawa (see page 122). When the family of Hayato’s beloved, Ryoko Fujiwara, broke off their betrothal, Wakako and Hiroto served as liaisons, helping the two lovers maintain their connection in the face of familial disapproval and interference. When the dispute over the Nakagawa Foundation inheritance ignited, enemies of Hayato Nakagawa saw Wakako and Hiroto as his weaknesses and attacked them in their home. They took up arms to fight but only Wakako survived. After Hayato Nakagawa took full control of the Tyger Claws as Shinobu the Second, he promised to provide for Wakako in Hiroto’s place, making her a member of the Tyger Claws whether she liked it or not. Since then, Wakako has become a confidant of Ryoko Fujiwara. Ryoko wants Wakako to quit her job at Kiroshi and come work for the Nakagawa Foundation full-time as her right hand but, thus far, the Medtech has declined the offer.
3
level
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Medtech: Medicine 4 (MedTech [Pharm] 2•[Cryo] 2)
INT
8
REF
4
DEX
3
TECH
7
COOL
7
WILL
Seriously wounded Death save
6
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
18 4 BODY
4
35
EMP
5
armor
EQ Shotgun w/ Extended Magazine
ROF1
5d6
EQ Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Accounting 10•Athletics 5•Basic Tech 10•Brawling 6•Concentration 8•Conversation 10•Cybertech 10 Education 12•Evasion 10•First Aid 9•Human Perception 10•Language (English) 10•Language (Japanese) 12 Language (Streetslang) 10•Library Search 10•Local Expert (Watson Development) 10 Local Expert (University District) 10•Medical Tech 11•Paramedic 10•Perception 10•Personal Grooming 10 Persuasion 10•Play Instrument (Piano) 10•Play Instrument (Singing) 10•Resist Torture/Drugs 10 Science (Biochemistry) 10•Shoulder Arms 12•Stealth 5•Trading 10•Wardrobe & Style 10 GEAR Armor-Piercing Shotgun Slug Ammo x8•Basic Shotgun Shell Ammo x8•Incendiary Shotgun Shell Ammo x8 Agent•Cryopump•Disposable Cell Phone•Medtech Bag•Techtool cyberware Biomonitor•Contraceptive Implant•Cybereye w/ Chyron & MicroOptics•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs•Techhair
125
TYGER CLAWS Kouichi Hamada acts as the boss of the Tekiya (street vendors) in Kabuki for the Tyger Claws. An older member of the gang, he learned the secret sauce recipes and cooking techniques of classic Japanese street foods in the early 2020s.
HAMADA
Boss of the Street Vendors
To pass on his skills to the next generation, he has generously taught a number of apprentices how to cook and manage their own food stalls, creating a thriving Day Market culture in Kabuki. Although Hamada’s technically only a junior ranked member of the gang, high-ranking Fixers of the Claws hold his cooking skills and his ability to train apprentices in high esteem and require anyone opening a stall in their territory to obtain his seal of approval. Hamada never compromises or cheats and he is always sure to emphasize the loyalty and financial obligation anyone who passes his tests must show to the Tyger Claws. In temperament, Hamada is akin to the caring, old-fashioned Yakuza of film and legend. He is a devout Buddhist and makes regular pilgrimages to the Oumei-ji Temple in the Watson Development. He is also a bit of a gossip, collecting information from his apprentices as he visits them during his daily rounds.
Lieutenant
role
Fixer: Operator 4
STATS INT
5
REF
5
DEX
4
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
5
TECH
4
COOL
5
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
5
armor
Very Heavy Pistol w/ Infrared Nightvision Scope
ROF1
4d6
EQ Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
Kevlar®
SP 7
Kevlar®
SP 7
skill bases Accounting 10•Athletics 7•Business 8•Concentration 7•Conversation 11•Drive Land Vehicle 10•Education 7 Evasion 11•First Aid 6•Handgun 10•Human Perception 10•Language (Japanese) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7 Local Expert (Kabuki) 10•Melee Weapon 13•Perception 7•Persuasion 10•Play Instrument (Sanshin) 8 Science (Culinary) 12•Stealth 7•Streetwise 10 GEAR Basic VH Pistol Ammo x16•Agent•Sanshin•Scrambler/Descrambler•Smart Glasses w/ Chyron & Image Enhance cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Neural Link w/ Chemical Analyzer, Chipware Socket & TUp (+1 Skill LVL) Skill Chip (Language [English])
126
TYGER CLAWS Masashi Miyamoto, aka Masa, more or less grew up in the Pachi-Pachi Kaikan pachinko parlor, run by his family, in Kabuki. An example of the newest generation of the Japanese community in Night City, Masa sees the Tyger Claws as a neighborhood association and a part of everyday life. As a child he attended a Claws-sponsored educational program, he cheered as members of the gang marched in local parades, and admired them as they showed off their wealth and power in the neighborhood.
MASA
Kimen-Gumi Beat Cop
As soon as he was old enough, Masa joined the KimenGumi as a Hanmen and was assigned to Burai’s squad. Thus far he has proved an asset and Burai (see page 124) is eying him for promotion. Born and raised in Kabuki, Masa knows many shopkeepers, street vendors, and members of the Claws, and he remembers the faces, names, and pasts of most residents, making it easy for him to spot suspicious activity by strangers. When unmasked, Masa is a handsome young man with the looks of a J-pop idol, and his friendliness is so unexpected that even those who would be put off by the intimidating appearance of Kimen-Gumi feel comfortable talking to him.
level
Hardened Mook
role
None
INT
5
REF
Seriously wounded Death save
4
DEX
4
TECH
4
COOL
4
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
15 4 BODY
4
30
EMP
5
armor
PQ Very Heavy Pistol
ROF1
4d6
Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
2
rep
Kevlar®
SP 7
TUp Kevlar®
SP 8
skill bases Athletics 6•Brawling 6•Concentration 6•Conversation 13•Education 7•Evasion 10•First Aid 6•Gamble 12 Handgun 9•Human Perception 7•Interrogation 6•Language (Japanese) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7 Local Expert (Kabuki) 9•Local Expert (Old Japantown) 7•Melee Weapon 12•Perception 7•Persuasion 6•Stealth 6 GEAR Basic VH Pistol Ammo x8•Agent•Anti-Smog Breathing Mask•Flashlight•Handcuffs•Radio Communicator Road Flare x3 cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Enhanced Antibodies•Toxin Binders
127
TYGER CLAWS Yasunori Tamada, aka Yasu, is a salesman for Matsura Food Products, a Nomad-affiliated company that supplies Japanese foodstuffs to vendors in Tyger Claws territory. An intelligent Fixer, Yasu threads the fine line of loyalty he walks between the Tyger Claws and his employer carefully. He knows one wrong move could result in a blade across his throat or water in his lungs.
YASU
Fake Otaku Sales Rep
In addition to working his “day job,” Yasu makes extra cash by using his contacts to import various items and sell them at the Night Markets organized by Tyger Claws Fixers and via online auctions on the Garden. He also imports Japanese anime, manga, and video game-related items in an attempt to win over attractive members of Moe-Aesthetic posergangs. However, despite his best efforts, they seem keenly aware that his Otaku credentials are lacking and want nothing more than a business relationship. Recently, tensions between Tyger Claws and Continental Brands have increased after the NeoCorp opened an Oasis store in Kabuki and began harassing and attacking vendors in the area. Yasu himself has begun receiving threats from the NeoCorp and is looking for a way to get Continental Brands off his back before his luck runs out. level
Hardened Mook
role
Fixer: Operator 2
INT
5
REF
5
DEX
Seriously wounded Death save
4
TECH
4
COOL
3
WILL
3
weapons
MOVE
7
HP
13 3 BODY
3
25 5
EMP
armor
PQ Assault Rifle
ROF1
5d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
2
rep
— Scavenged Armor
— SP 11
skill bases Athletics 6•Brawling 7•Business 10•Concentration 5•Conversation 7•Education 7•Evasion 10•First Aid 6 Human Perception 10•Language (Japanese) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (Kabuki) 9•Perception 7 Persuasion 5•Pilot Sea Vehicle 10•Shoulder Arms 11•Stealth 6•Trading 10 GEAR Basic Rifle Ammo x25•Agent•Boost•Carryall•Random Anime/Manga Merch•Scrambler/Descrambler•Synthco*ke cyberware Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket & TUp (+1 Skill LVL) Skill Chip (Language [Streetslang])•Mr. Studd Sexual Implant
128
TYGER CLAWS Shinkichi Yoneda is a teenager who moved from Old Japantown to Kabuki thanks to the sponsorship of the Tyger Claws. He showed promise in the Tyger Dojo, a Tyger Claws youth martial arts studio chain, and was recruited based on his skill with a blade.
SHINMAI New Rice
His seniors call him Shinmai, which means “new rice” in Japanese. He isn’t happy with the nickname, but he has been told he’ll earn a better one if he survives for a year. He is looking forward to that time. Shinmai has a strong admiration for legendary swordsmen (especially Kenichi Zaburo and Shinobu the Second [see page 122]). In addition to performing his regular duties as a low-level Tyger Claws enforcer, he continues to hone his skills at Tora-no-Ana (Tyger’s Pit), an advanced dojo run by the Claws. Shinmai is seen as a younger sibling by the members of the Tyger Claws, but they aren’t looking to form a strong bond of attachment just yet. They know that a man of no genius who takes up the sword is doomed to a quick death. If Shinmai dies, there’s always another graduate of the Tyger Dojo they can recruit. There’s always another “new rice” waiting in the wings. level
Mook
role
None
INT
2
REF
Death save
5
DEX
6
TECH
2
COOL
3
WILL
2
weapons
MOVE
7
HP
13 3
Seriously wounded
BODY
3
25
EMP
3
armor
PQ Heavy Melee Weapon x2
ROF2
3d6
PQ Heavy Melee Weapon x2
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
Leathers
SP 4
Leathers
SP 4
skill bases Athletics 10•Brawling 10•Concentration 4•Conversation 5•Education 4•Evasion 11•First Aid 4 Human Perception 5•Language (Japanese) 6•Language (Streetslang) 4•Local Expert (Old Japantown) 4 Martial Arts (Karate) 11•Melee Weapon 13•Perception 6•Persuasion 5•Stealth 13 GEAR Anti-Smog Breathing Mask•Bicycle• Disposable Cell Phone•Synthco*ke cyberware None
129
TYGER CLAWS ▶ Tyger Claw Bouncer To their credit, when you buy protection from the Tyger Claws they actually provide. While you most commonly see low-level members acting as bouncers at clubs and gambling establishments, they’re also stationed in Day Markets and bodegas, ready to protect the merchandise... or break it if the vendor gets out of line. level
Mook
role
None
INT
4
REF
Death save
4
DEX
4
TECH
2
COOL
3
3
WILL
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
18 7
Seriously wounded
BODY
7
35
EMP
4
armor
Heavy Melee Weapon
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
Kevlar®
SP 7
Kevlar®
SP 7
skill bases Athletics 6•Brawling 12•Concentration 7•Conversation 6•Education 6•Evasion 12•First Aid 4•Human Perception 10 Language (Native) 8•Language (Streetslang) 6•Local Expert (GM’s Choice) 6•Melee Weapon 12•Perception 10 Persuasion 5•Stealth 6 GEAR Disposable Cell Phone•Glow Stick•Handcuffs cyberware Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace
▶ Tyger Claw Vendor Bodega owners. Cart operators. Purveyors of street food. And so forth. Most vendors in the Tyger Claws are members by default. They pay the appropriate “fees”, they obey instructions, and they’re expected to offer loyalty in return. level
Mook
role
None
INT
5
REF
Death save
3
DEX
3
TECH
4
COOL
4
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
3
HP
15 3
Seriously wounded
BODY
3
30
EMP
4
armor
PQ Medium Pistol
ROF2
2d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
STATS
rep
Leathers
SP 4
Leathers
SP 4
skill bases Athletics 5•Brawling 5•Concentration 6•Conversation 6•Education 7•Evasion 10•First Aid 6•Handgun 10 Human Perception 10•Language (Native) 8•Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (GM’s Choice) 8•Perception 10 Persuasion 10•Stealth 5•Trading 10 GEAR Junk M Pistol Ammo x12•Agent•Anti-Smog Breathing Mask•Carryall•Pocket Amplifier cyberware Contraceptive Implant•EMP Threading or Light Tattoo
130
surveillance we obtained reveals the group meets fortnightly in one of the two complexes’ laundry rooms, rotating regularly. Given the many abandoned warehouses and bombed-out buildings nearby, if the movement evolves into a full organization, they’ll likely begin using a more secure and secretive location.
Recent History
Zoners Prepared by Cornelius Wright (Formerly Hellraiser of 6th Street)
This group reminds me of Johnny Silverhand’s first footsteps, speaking truth to power but willing to back it up with a big stick. The South Night City Zoners are a movement in the process of forming. Most of this intelligence comes from months of neighborhood video and audio surveillance secretly recorded by the NCPD. I “acquired” it by hiring a trustworthy freelance Netrunner (please find the attached receipt for reimbursem*nt of payments rendered). The Zoners originated as the brainchild of a small group of dedicated activists before expanding to more than two hundred members. Originally, they tried to protest legally, going through the South Night City City Manager’s office to receive permission, but were turned down when it was discovered the group was demonstrating against the diversion of reconstruction resources from South Night City to wealthier districts.
A seemingly spontaneous demonstration erupted late last week, catching even the Zoners’ leaders by surprise, as they weren’t on the scene for the first hour. The cause of the demonstration seems linked to news of Night Corp transferring money from South Night City’s repair fund to support upgrades to the NCPD Police Precinct #1 headquarters. Unlike the previous protests, which stayed isolated in South Night City, a critical mass of Zoners marched into the Glen and ran up against NCPD barricades. The police numbers couldn’t match the Zoners and, during the protest, a Molotov co*cktail was thrown at either the Zoners, bystanders, or NCPD. The identity of the thrower, and the intended target, remains unknown. The Molotov co*cktail kicked off a massive, hours-long street brawl, resulting in expensive and substantial property damage. In the end, a fire erupted in nearby buildings and snapped all involved out of their violent haze. The Zoners fled.
You’ll find more information on South Night City on CP:R page 299.
Resources
The Zoners protested regardless. After the second demonstration, the NCPD increased their surveillance of the protesters and even began venturing into the Combat Zone in force to throw down with them. Obviously, someone in power sees this group as a threat.
As a whole, resources are constrained and individualized. The “gang” is not formalized, so they lack infrastructure. But given the Zoners’ day-to-day survival in a Combat Zone, they might have access to a mishmash of Cyberware or weaponry looted from dead combatants. It’s a scavenger’s paradise, and Corps like to do “live fire testing” on site. I’ve attached a video from Media Micheaux, showing Nova Arms using an experimental weapon against some boostergangers, to this report
Base of Operations
Goals
The dozens of identified members (including those in this report) reside within the same neighborhood in South Night City, roughly in the center of the district’s northern portion. Most members live in two large housing complexes, with others coming from nearby cargo container parks and tent cities. The NCPD
The Zoners’ goal is obvious – they want equitable distribution of resources during Night City’s reconstruction and beyond. Given how South Night City became a waystation for the disenfranchised due to corruption, greed, and incompetence, the Zoners need more than demonstrations if they stand a chance at succeeding.
Nova Arms is a weapons manufacturer. They’re most famous for the Nova Model 757 Cityhunter (see page 145).
131
ZONERS Vanisher’s identity, gender, political affiliations, and funding are all unknown. I had to call in dozens of favors for this report, and it’s still mostly speculation. Vanisher is a force of nature and a Solo who’s been operating out of Night City for the last five years. Previously, operatives matching their description and methodologies were reported in Ethiopia, Japan, Argentina, and the Great Plains. Oddly, Vanisher seems obsessed with keeping as small a rep as possible, and it’s included in every one of their contracts – clients aren’t allowed to divulge who they hired to run a mission. Last year, a Fixer deep in their cups revealed Vanisher’s involvement in a caper and was found dead in their home days later. The effectiveness of Vanisher’s work has employers more than happy to keep things on the downlow.
VANISHER Mysterious Zoner Ally
Since arriving in Night City, Vanisher has worked for all the major Corporations, primarily performing extractions, targeted wetwork, and retrievals. Vanisher is an expert in stealth, inflictions, small arms combat, and martial arts who seems to pride themselves on their professionalism. If hired, they flatline the target regardless of them being a saint or sinner but they never kill civilians and always minimize collateral damage. We suspect a strong code of honor, which may be why they’re doing comp work for the Zoners – even if the Zoners don’t know it themselves.
Boss
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 6
STATS INT
7
REF
2
rep
8
DEX
8
TECH
Death save
5
COOL
6
WILL
6
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
25 10
Seriously wounded
BODY
10
50
EMP
3
armor
EQ Heavy SMG x2
ROF1
3d6
Martial Arts Attack
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
TUp L Armorjack
SP 12
TUp L Armorjack
SP 12
skill bases Athletics 14•Autofire 16•Basic Tech 10•Brawling 10•Conceal/Reveal Object 12•Concentration 10•Conversation 5 Drive Land Vehicle 14•Education 9•Electronics/Security Tech 10•Evasion 16•First Aid 12•Handgun 16 Human Perception 10•Language (Arapaho) 11•Language (English) 9•Language (Spanish) 9•Language (Streetslang) 9 Local Expert (Unknown) 9•Martial Arts (Judo) 16•Perception 12•Persuasion 13•Pilot Air Vehicle 10•Pilot Sea Vehicle 10 Resist Torture/Drugs 10•Stealth 16•Tracking 11 GEAR Armor-Piercing H Pistol Ammo x40•TUp (can trigger on any Critical Injury) Expansive H Pistol Ammo x40 Sleep Grenade x3•Carryall•Disposable Cell Phone•Grapple Gun•Rope (60 m/yds) cyberware TUp (+1 Slot) Cyberaudio Suite w/ Amplified Hearing, Level Damper, Radio Scanner/Music Player & Scrambler/Descrambler Cybereye x2 w/ Anti-Dazzle x2 & Image Enhance x2•Gills•Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace•Independent Air Supply Nasal Filters•Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket, Kerenzikov & Pain Editor•Toxin Binders
132
ZONERS Some folks just can’t help themselves – they’re just born to help others. They don’t need praise, pay, or a reason, and Tearjerker is one of them. She is the captain of a volunteer fire department, which she built with her partner FortyMike-Mike (see page 134) by recruiting South Night City civilians, and even gangers, and forging them into a force to be reckoned with. Tearjerker was a Petrochem MP (Military Police) during the 4th Corporate War, where she got her chrome, extensive combat training, and way with people. The firefighting, she learned on the job, when “accidental misfire” from SovOil combat units set one of Petrochem’s Texas oil wells ablaze.
TEARJERKER Fire Captain
Tearjerker is part of the Zoners leadership. She advocates for a peaceful movement but knows peace isn’t always possible. She believes in the mission first and does whatever it takes to succeed in order to protect and save the lives of the citizens in South Night City. During the last protest, when the NCPD turned heavy weapons on the crowd (protesters and bystanders alike), she didn’t hesitate. Tearjerker switched out the ammo in her grenade launcher from teargas to armor piercing and started firing, killing two NCPD f*ckers and injuring several others. Her actions forced the cops back and saved whoknows-how-many people.
Mini-Boss
role
Lawman: Backup 4
STATS INT
5
REF
8(6) DEX 7(5) TECH 4
5
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
6
WILL
6
weapons
Grenade Launcher w/TUp (can mix ammo types) Drum Mag
MOVE
28 12
6(4) BODY 12
HP
55
EMP
4
armor
ROF1
6d6
BODY HEAD
level
H Armorjack
SP 13
H Armorjack
SP 13
skill bases Athletics 14 (12)•Autofire 12 (10)•Brawling 14 (12)•Concentration 11•Conversation 6•Deduction 13 Drive Land Vehicle 10 (8)•Education 9•Evasion 14 (12)•First Aid 6•Heavy Weapons 16 (14)•Human Perception 8 Interrogation 13•Language (Spanish) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (South Night City) 11•Paramedic 10 Perception 13•Persuasion 8•Stealth 9 (7)•Tactics 10 GEAR Armor-Piercing Grenade x3•Teargas Grenade x3•Agent•Anti-Smog Breathing Mask•Flashlight•Medtech Bag Radio Communicator•Road Flare x10 cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cybereye x2 w/ Low Light/Infrared/UV x2•Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace•Implanted Linear Frame Sigma•Nasal Filters•Toxin Binders
133
ZONERS Forty Mike-Mike is a founder and second-in-command of the South Night City volunteer fire department. She and her partner, Tearjerker (see page 133), built it together by recruiting local residents tired of seeing their sh*t burned down. As a former MP (Military Police) during the 4th Corporate War, she’s taken it upon herself to teach the fire department the basics of firearms, combat, rescue, and even some TAC training. While the department focuses on saving lives and minimizing damage, they all live in an active Combat Zone.
FORTY MIKE-MIKE MP Turned Firefighter
These skills keep the firefighters and those they’re rescuing alive and they know, if anyone calls for backup, everyone comes running. Forty Mike-Mike extensive heavy weapons training is obvious from her record. In a recent incident, she went one-on-one against a cyberpsycho for over a minute as the fire department rescued the residents of a tenement set ablaze with them trapped inside. However, her true talent is in teaching. Using her military training, life experiences, and motivational style of encouragement, she has proven a powerful force in organizing and educating both the fire department and the Zoners to be more effective.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Lawman: Backup 4
STATS INT
5
REF
8(6) DEX 6(4) TECH 5
4
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
5
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
20 8
5(3) BODY 8
HP
40
EMP
4
armor
TUp (+1 Slot) Tearjerker w/ Drum Mag
ROF1
—
Brawling Attack
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
H Armorjack
SP 13
H Armorjack
SP 13
skill bases Athletics 13 (11)•Brawling 8 (6)•Concentration 6•Conversation 8•Drive Land Vehicle 12 (10)•Education 10 Endurance 10•Evasion 13 (11)•First Aid 12•Heavy Weapons 14 (12)•Human Perception 9•Land Vehicle Tech 10 Language (English) 9•Language (Streetslang) 7•Local Expert (South Night City) 10•Perception 10•Persuasion 12 Stealth 8 (6) GEAR Armor-Piercing Grenade x2•Smoke Grenade x6•Agent•Anti-Smog Breathing Mask•Carryall•Flashlight Medtech Bag•Radio Communicator•Road Flare x10 cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Cybereye x2 w/ Low Light/Infrared/UV x2•Grafted Muscle and Bone Lace•Nasal Filters
134
ZONERS Mister Studd is the head of what can only be described as an artistic p*rn troupe, and the star of such Braindance masterpieces as My 12 and Your One, Cyber Me All the Way Down, and Chrome to Choomba. He occupies “The Lair,” an entire floor of a large South Night City housing complex, with his gender-fluid harem of followers. I’ve sent the Braindance (BD) chips purchased for this report to the Danger Gal media archives (and billed the office for them, as it was for work). The Lair is decorated in a 1960s freelove aesthetic with various weapon lockers hidden under rugs, drapes, and sex toys.
MISTER STUDD Braindance Bon Vivant
Career aside, Mister Studd is also proficient with shotguns and repelling sieges. A few months ago, Zhirafa tried to evict the complex’s occupants through questionable methods and sent a boostergang to throw everyone out before the legal order could be contested. Mister Studd dispatched the five gangers alone and sent their remains back to the Corp before recording his day’s second performance. Remarkably the killing didn’t seem to faze him, his ability to rise to the occasion, or his harem. Following the event, Zhirafa stood down as everything was recorded from Mr. Studd’s viewpoint, with the BD chips distributed for free. As you can imagine, the media outlets had a field day.
Hardened Lieutenant
role
Rockerboy: Charismatic Impact 4
STATS INT
4
REF
7
DEX
7
TECH
5
rep
3
Seriously wounded Death save
COOL
5
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
23 8 BODY
8
45
EMP
4
armor
EQ Shotgun
ROF1
5d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
3d6
BODY HEAD
level
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Acting 8•Athletics 13•Brawling 12•Contortionist 10•Conversation 8•Education 8•Evasion 13•First Aid 7 Human Perception 10•Language (English) 8•Language (Streetslang) 6•Local Expert (The Glen) 6 Local Expert (South Night City) 6•Perception 8•Personal Grooming 10•Persuasion 10•Photography/Film 10 Resist Torture/Drugs 10•Shoulder Arms 13•Stealth 9•Wardrobe & Style 10 GEAR Armor-Piercing Shotgun Slug Ammo x8•Agent•Anti-Smog Breathing Mask•Computer•Boost x2•Blue Glass x2 Braindance Viewer•Smash x5•Synthco*ke x2 cyberware Biomonitor•Chemskin•Contraceptive Implant•Enhanced Antibodies•TUp Mr. Studd Sexual Implant•Neural Link w/ Braindance Recorder
135
ZONERS FreeFall (Nigel Benson) is a South Night City native, born and raised in the Combat Zone alongside their sibling and Maelstrom member, Drop (see page 75). It’s funny how different siblings can be, as one went chromedout-boostergang-killer and the other became a brained up-chromed-activist. One helps. The other terrorizes. Yet, they remain family. At any time, FreeFall and Drop are either at the other’s throat or saving each other from peril. It’s a coin flip.
FREEFALL
Creating a Movement
FreeFall is a leader of the Zoners movement and crafts much of their promotional text. While a skilled combatant in handguns, they advocate for nonviolent solutions for Zoners’ demands. From what we can tell, FreeFall developed their passion for activism and Netrunning skills while serving as a computer operator for Night Corp’s soup stations following the 4th Corporate War. Of course, those stations only lasted a few months before Night Corp decided the funds were better spent elsewhere. The balaclava FreeFall wears during demonstrations has a built-in gas filter, acting as an anti-smog mask. This allows them to throw smoke and other non-deadly grenades as a distraction to allow fellow Zoners to escape without worry about the toxic clouds affecting them.
Lieutenant
role
Netrunner: Interface 4
STATS INT
6
REF
4
DEX
3
rep
6
TECH
Seriously wounded Death save
6
COOL
4
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
18 5 BODY
5
35
EMP
Very Heavy Pistol
ROF1
4d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
2d6
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 13•Brawling 8•Composition 10•Conceal/Reveal Object 8•Concentration 9•Conversation 6 Cybertech 10•Education 11•Electronics/Security Tech 10•Evasion 10•First Aid 8•Handgun 13 Human Perception 9•Language (English) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8•Library Search 11 Local Expert (South Night City) 8•Perception 12•Persuasion 10•Stealth 10 GEAR Rubber VH Pistol Ammo x8•Smoke Grenade•Teargas Grenade•Agent•Anti-Smog Breathing Mask•Carryall Virtuality Goggles•PQ Cyberdeck w/ Armor, Eraser, Sword, Worm & Hardened Circuitry cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs
136
4
armor BODY HEAD
level
ZONERS War breaks folks in big and small ways. Some people tough it out until the end, and others run. Count Nemo (Mason Price) among the latter. After less than a month in the 4th Corp War, he deserted his unit in a firefight. Reporting shows the unit as killed in action, and it was believed he was among their number.
NEMO
AWOL Soldier Turned Activist
Since then, Nemo has stayed off the radar, mostly living in tent cities and moving every few months, as it allows him to perform day labor and earn cash. But time spent in South Night City changed all that staying-under-the-radar business. Unwilling to move again, Nemo now calls on his soldier skills to pay the bills. Nothing big time. Just small gigs: security for Fixers, escort missions, and “package delivery.” Nemo’s calm, detached demeanor is a facade hiding someone looking for a better life. He is running multiple missions monthly but doesn’t appear to spend his new funds on improved cyberware or gear. How long he can keep up this pace is anyone’s guess. My analysis suggests he is investing in South Night City properties, and looking for political candidates to back with South Night City’s future as their platform.
Lieutenant
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 3 Fixer: Operator 1
STATS INT
4
REF
6
DEX
1
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
6
TECH
4
COOL
4
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
5
HP
18 6 BODY
6
35
EMP
3
armor
PQ Heavy SMG
ROF1
3d6
Light Melee Weapon
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
level
Kevlar®
SP 7
Kevlar®
SP 7
skill bases Accounting 11•Athletics 11•Autofire 14•Brawling 8•Business 11•Concentration 6•Conversation 5•Education 8 Evasion 13•First Aid 6•Handgun 13•Human Perception 7•Language (English) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8 Local Expert (South Night City) 8•Melee Weapon 13•Perception 8•Persuasion 6•Stealth 11•Tactics 7•Trading 10 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x40•Agent•Carryall•Inflatable Bed & Sleep-bag•Tent & Camping Equipment cyberware Medical Grade Cyberarm x2•Neural Link w/ Chipware Socket & TUp (+1 Skill LVL) Skill Chip (Language [Spanish])
137
ZONERS Looking for allies, the Zoners have found the Jodes, one of the largest Nomad Nations. While the Jodes are reluctant to participate in the protests in force, they have dispatched one of their members, Speed Demon, to the South Night City to represent them in future planning. Speed Demon sped onto the scene in a Diego Motors Chupacabra after the violence erupted during the most recent protest, bursting through the law enforcement blockade as the Zoners sought to retreat. Thanks to her actions, most of the Zoners evaded arrest and escaped. Speed Demon’s actions were a blatant show of support by the Jodes and, if the authorities ever figure out she was involved, it could cause problems on the Night City Council.
SPEED DEMON She’s a Demon on Wheels
Speed Demon is an exceptional driver known for getting more “oomph” out of anything with wheels. A substantial amount of her Pack’s funds originate from street races won by Speed Demon, enabling them to secure needed supplies when jobs are few and far between. While not a sharpshooter, she’s skilled with automatic weapons and has been quoted saying, “Why use one bullet when ten will do?” When not helping the Zoners, Speed Demon returns home. She can often be found drinking with fellow Nomads and friends in the Jesse James’ Kosher Deli (see CP:R page 313) or repairing vehicles at her Pack’s nearby garage.
Lieutenant
role
Nomad: Moto 4
STATS INT
4
REF
8
DEX
3
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
4
TECH
4
COOL
5
WILL
5
weapons
MOVE
4
HP
20 6 BODY
6
40
EMP
Heavy SMG
ROF1
3d6
Medium Melee Weapon
ROF2
2d6
L Armorjack
SP 11
L Armorjack
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 10•Autofire 13•Brawling 6•Concentration 7•Conversation 10•Drive Land Vehicle 12•Education 6 Evasion 10•First Aid 6•Handgun 13•Human Perception 10•Language (English) 8•Language (Streetslang) 6 Local Expert (Old Combat Zone) 8•Melee Weapon 8•Perception 10•Persuasion 10•Streetwise 8•Trading 10 Wilderness Survival 10 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x80•Agent•Bug Detector•Radio Communicator•Techtool•Roadbike w/ NOS x2 Diego Motors Chupacabra (see page 139) cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Neural Link w/ Interface Plugs
138
4
armor BODY HEAD
level
ZONERS
▶ Speed Demon’s Diego Motors Chupacabra When it comes to driving, Speed Demon prefers two wheels to four. Her personal vehicle is a Harvey 100 (see Black Chrome page 69), lovingly modified with not one but two NOS injection systems, ready to give her the boost she needs to win any street race. Of course, a roadbike isn’t engineered to handle transport or blockade running, so when the elders assigned her to liaison with the Zoners, Speed Demon requested something with more cargo space, more durability, and more power. If she was going up against NCPD and not just outrun them, she’d need more than her beloved Harvey 100. End result, they handed her the keys to one of the family’s transports. Made of refurbished trucks, muscle cars, and recycled technology, the Chupacabra (see Black Chrome page 66) works perfectly as both a badlands buggy and an urban avenger. Speed Demon’s model is pretty much stock standard except for one addition – she affixed a combat plow to the front so she could wreck her way through any NCPD blockade. She also scrubbed off any markings identifying the Chupacabra as belonging to the Jodes. No one wants NCPD to trace her actions back to the Nomads. Speed Demon’s Diego Motors Chupacabra is a Compact Groundcar with a Combat Plow, NOS, a Heavy Chassis, and a Seating Upgrade.
Name Diego Motors Chupacabra
Company
Type
Nomad Access
Diego Motors
Compact Groundcar
5
Speed Speed SDP Seats (Combat) (Narrative) 70
6
20 MOVE
100 MPH/ 161 KPH
Cost 38,000eb (Super Luxury)
Upgrades/Notes: Combat Plow•NOS•Heavy Chassis•Seating Upgrade
139
ZONERS Most consider living in South Night City to be either a death sentence or hell on Earth, but Alpha sees it as an opportunity for anyone brave enough to do whatever it takes. And Alpha does. Alpha’s a skilled gunfighter with a flair for killing and little qualm about yanking out chrome and selling it to their friendly neighborhood Fixer.
ALPHA
Smart Scavver
South Night City claims hundreds of lives a month due to grisly and deadly combat. The battlefield never entirely falls silent but those lost souls’ bodies litter the area. Their guns, armor, equipment, and Cyberware remain untouched even as they rot. Competing with fellow scavengers, not to mention dealing with explosive booby traps left behind by boostergangers looking for a laugh, makes it dangerous but for those willing to take a risk? A scavver’s life can be a winning lottery ticket. Alpha is the sort of scavenger who watches the fights play out, learns how the winners operate, and picks over the dead when the dust settles. After all, a Combat Zone gunsmith doesn’t care if a SMG was stolen, and most ripperdocs could give two sh*ts if a chrome arm was ripped from a body (fresh or cold). They’ll just pay a little less for it. Why is Alpha hanging with the Zoners? Probably so they can loot the dead for parts after NCPD rolls in and flatlines a bunch of protesters.
Hardened Mook
role
Solo: Combat Awareness 2
STATS INT
6
REF
6
DEX
3
TECH
1
rep
Seriously wounded Death save
5
COOL
5
WILL
4
weapons
MOVE
6
HP
15 3 BODY
3
30
EMP
1
armor
PQ Heavy Pistol
ROF2
3d6
Brawling Attack
ROF2
1d6
BODY HEAD
level
Kevlar®
SP 7
Scavenged Armor
SP 11
skill bases Athletics 5•Basic Tech 10•Brawling 5•Bribery 7•Concentration 6•Conversation 3•Education 8•Evasion 5 First Aid 7•Handgun 10•Human Perception 5•Language (Italian) 10•Language (Streetslang) 8 Local Expert (South Night City) 10•Paramedic 7•Perception 9•Persuasion 7•Stealth 5•Streetwise 10•Trading 10 GEAR Basic H Pistol Ammo x16•Disposable Cell Phone x2•Random Piece of Still Bloody Cyberware•Techtool cyberware Contraceptive Implant•Enhanced Antibodies
140
ZONERS Blaze (Johnny Hammond) is a Canadian-born Militechemployee-turned-arsonist and undercover spy for the Zoners. After graduating from a prestigious Canadian university, he was quickly recruited by Militech into one of their countless research and development divisions. He rapidly ascended through the ranks and acquired a corner office in the Washington DC branch before being transferred to Night City.
BLAZE
Corp Double Agent
Unfortunately, an incident occurred a few years after he began working in Night City. He was almost fired but ultimately suffered a worse fate: demoted and forced to work under his former assistant. We don’t know if this changed Blaze’s motivations regarding Corps or if his participation in the Zoner movement is part of some two-bit revenge scheme. Either way, Blaze joined the Zoners. To ensure his sincerity, a fellow Zoner, Charles, lives with him under the guise of Blaze’s boyfriend. Thus far Blaze’s acting as a Corporate spy and, in this role, has provided the group with a trickle of useful information. Truth be told, he isn’t too bright. For example, he wears fingerless gloves. During a recent Zoners gathering, I “acquired” a used Koff Pop cup of Blaze’s, and we identified him via the fingerprints.
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skill bases Athletics 11•Brawling 7•Business 7•Concentration 5•Conversation 4•Demolitions 10•Evasion 9•First Aid 7 Human Perception 4•Language (English) 9•Language (French) 7•Language (Streetslang) 9•Library Search 7 Local Expert (South Night City) 7•Perception 9•Persuasion 7•Science (Chemistry) 9•Stealth 11 GEAR Armor-Piercing Grenade x2•Molotov co*cktail•Smoke Grenade•Agent•Carryall•Disposable Cell Phone Duct Tape•Techtool cyberware Subdermal Pocket
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ZONERS Scarlet Harris, aka Wrecker, is a sophom*ore at Night City University dual majoring in journalism and political science. Reporting and video surveillance indicate she has snuck out nightly from her dorm in the University District to support the Zoners movement for the last two months. Unfortunately, this information is pulled from the files NCPD generated after arresting her during a protest. The exciting part about our student here is that a fleet (more than a dozen) of elite lawyers swooped down on the precinct within two hours of her arrest, and she was out on the street shortly afterward with an official apology from NCPD.
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Student? Activist? Journalist?
After each protest, footage aired on the Garden Patch of an up-and-coming Media named Syndrome – who only “appears” on their videos via modulated voiceovers – and who focuses heavily on the Zoners movement. Analysis of the videos indicates all footage captured is from Wrecker’s viewpoint, likely recorded via a camera in her cybereye. Based on this and Wrecker’s university degree choices, we believe her to also be Syndrome, meaning she isn’t just leading a double life but a triple one. Side note? She isn’t a harmless student either. When violence erupted, Wrecker lived up to her name with her crowbar and left several NCPD troops “wrecked.”
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BY CHARLES WOODS, KATIE DILLION & MARIAH BRYANT
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TOYS FOR YOUR CYBERPUNK When it came to gearing up the characters in Danger Gal Dossier, we set a rule for ourselves: only use equipment from the Cyberpunk RED core rulebook or one of our free DLCs (see the introduction on page 4 for more information on our free DLCs). You’re free to swap a character’s gear with something from one of our other books, such as Black Chrome, but we didn’t want to require buying anything beyond the Cyberpunk RED core rulebook to make Danger Gal Dossier work. We broke our own rule a few times by including gear from Micro Chrome and both Interface RED Volumes 1 and 2 (all available on DriveThruRPG). Don’t worry, though! To make life easier, we’re reprinting the rules for any item from a Danger Gal Dossier stat block not included in the Cyberpunk RED core rulebook. If you want more on the lore for each item, please check out the DLC we pulled them from. Enjoy!
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▶ Arasaka WAA Bullpup Assault Weapon Cost: 1,000eb (Very Expensive) The Arasaka WAA Bullpup Assault Weapon is an Exotic Assault Rifle with a 30-shot capacity and a Smartgun Link. Despite being an Exotic weapon, it is still capable of loading Non-Basic Ammunition.
▶ Constitutional Arms Multiple Ammo Pistol These weapons first appeared in multiple DLCs, including 12 Days of Gunmas, Woodchipper’s Garage, Night City Weather, and Black Chrome+. The MicroCutie comes from Micro Chrome.
Cost: 500eb (Expensive) The Constitutional Arms Multiple Ammunition Pistol is an Exotic Very Heavy Pistol with a 5-shot capacity. Unlike other weapons, you can load this weapon with a mix of up to five different kinds of Very Heavy Pistol Ammunition and select which ammunition you want to fire with each shot.
▶ IMI Chainknife Cost: 500eb (Expensive)
Cost: 1,000eb (Very Expensive) The Magnum Opus Hellbringer is an Exotic Very Heavy Pistol with a 3-shot capacity. It deals 5d6 damage with a single shot, but if fired by a user without BODY 10 or higher, the weapon jams after each shot. Unjamming the Hellbringer requires an Action to reverse the malfunction before it can be used again.
▶ Midnight Arms SDF-45 Cost: 1,000eb (Very Expensive) The SDF-45 is an Exotic Rocket Launcher with a maximum range of 400 m/yds. Its magazine holds 4 Armor Piercing Rockets. Whenever you attack with this weapon, it fires two rockets at once at your target. However, instead of the user making a Heavy Weapons Skill Check to hit the target, the GM decides where both rockets hit. Dodging an explosion made by this weapon is a DV15 Evasion Check that can be attempted only by a defender that could already dodge bullets, and places them outside the blast area if they succeed.
The IMI Chainknife is a One-Handed Exotic Medium Melee Weapon with ROF1. As an Action, the Chainknife can be revved. Once revved, it remains so until dropped or stowed, or until it is revved down as an Action. While revved, the Chainknife is an Excellent Quality One-Handed Exotic Very Heavy Melee Weapon.
When deciding where the two rockets hit, the GM must choose two locations within 50 m/yds of the intended target, each of which must be at least 10 m/ yds apart. This weapon cannot be Upgraded by a Tech in a way that removes this GM targeting feature.
▶ Kendachi Dragon Flamethrower
Cost: 500eb (Expensive)
Cost: 1,000eb (Very Expensive)
The Militech Crusher is an Exotic Very Heavy Pistol with a 6-shot capacity that fires only Shotgun Shell Ammunition.
A One-Handed Exotic Shotgun with a 2-shot capacity fired with the Heavy Weapons Skill instead of the Shoulder Arms Skill. Mechanically, this flamethrower is a Shotgun that can only fire Incendiary Shotgun Shells (ammunition cost for this weapon is also the same as Incendiary Shotgun Shells), except that while your targets are ignited, until they spend an Action to put themselves out, they take 4 damage directly to their HP at the end of each of their turns. If they were already on fire, this fire effect replaces one that would deal less damage. Multiple instances of this effect do not stack. Damage dealt by this weapon cannot cause a Critical Injury, and it cannot be used to make Aimed Shots.
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▶ Magnum Opus Hellbringer
▶ Militech Crusher
▶ Militech Tactical Umbrella Cost: 1,000eb (Very Expensive) Militech’s Tactical Umbrella protects against Acid and Blood Rain like a regular umbrella but is also two weapons in one: an Excellent Quality Exotic Heavy Melee Weapon and a Poor Quality Exotic Heavy Pistol that can load both Basic and Non-Basic ammunition. The Militech Tactical Umbrella’s magazine holds two bullets and must be reloaded like a typical Heavy Pistol.
NEW GEAR ▶ Molotov co*cktail
▶ Pursuit Security Incorporated TearJerker
Cost: 20eb (Everyday)
Cost: 500eb (Expensive)
An Incendiary Grenade that deals 5d6 damage. While a Character is carrying a Molotov co*cktail, if that unlucky choomba takes any damage that penetrates their armor, all Molotov co*cktails on their person have a 50 percent chance of being destroyed beyond repair. If that happens, it doesn’t explode but does set the choomba Deadly on Fire (see CP:R page 180) and destroys beyond repair all other Molotov co*cktails they’re carrying.
An Excellent Quality Exotic Grenade Launcher with a 3-shot capacity. It can only fire Smoke or Teargas Ammunition.
▶ Nomad Air Cannon Cost: 1,000eb (Very Expensive) A liquid-launching air cannon. Mechanically, it acts as an Exotic Shotgun with a 1-shot capacity that fires using the Shotgun Shell alternate firing mode, but instead of dealing damage it coats any target the spread hits in the liquid fired. Typically loaded with paint or water. However, if loaded with acid, all armor worn by any coated target is reduced by 1 SP. One shot of acid costs 10eb (Cheap). Theoretically, the weapon can also be loaded with either Poison or Biotoxin. Loading the weapon with either requires 3 vials per shot. Any target coated must make a Resist/Torture Drugs Skill Check as if hit by Poison or Biotoxin Ammunition (see CP:R page 346 and 345).
▶ Nomad Pneumatic Bolt Gun Cost: 500eb (Expensive) The Nomad Pneumatic Bolt Gun is an Exotic Sniper Rifle with an 8-shot capacity that deals 4d6 damage with a single shot. Instead of firing bullets, it fires Arrows. It is capable of loading all Non-Basic Ammunition despite being an Exotic weapon.
▶ Nova Model 757 Cityhunter Cost: 1,000eb (Very Expensive) The Nova Model 757 Cityhunter is an Exotic Heavy Handgun with an 18-shot capacity and a Smartgun Link. Despite being an Exotic weapon, it can fire Smart Ammunition. Ammunition bought for this gun can be fired only by this gun and is purchased in increments of 18, which cost the same as ammunition purchased in increments of 10 for other weapons.
▶ Sanroo Hello Cutie MicroCutie Cost: 1,000eb (Very Expensive) An Excellent Quality Exotic Medium Pistol with a magazine size of 10. As an Action you can activate or deactivate Hypurrburst™. While in Hypurrburst™, the MicroCutie is ROF1, purrs audibly, and deals 4d6 damage but drains all remaining bullets from the magazine to fire once. The gun automatically disables Hypurrburst™ while there are fewer than 4 bullets in the magazine. Hypurrburst™ cannot be used to make Aimed Shots.
▶ Teen Dreem Cost: 20eb (Everyday) The Teen Dreem is a Poor Quality Exotic SMG with a 10-shot capacity. Unlike other weapons, this weapon can use Autofire and Suppressive Fire as long as it has at least 2 bullets in the magazine, both of which drain the mag. Whenever you use Autofire or Suppressive Fire with a Teen Dreem the front of the barrel sloughs off after it finishes firing, destroying the weapon beyond repair.
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▶ Combat Jaw Cost: 500eb (Expensive)•Install: Clinic Humanity Loss: 14 (4d6) External Body Cyberware. Requires 2 Option Slots. The user’s jaw is replaced with a sizable hydraulic jaw with two rows of reinforced teeth. Very Heavy Melee Weapon.
▶ Kiroshi OptiShield Cost: 500eb (Expensive)•Install: Clinic Humanity Loss: 7 (2d6) External Body Cyberware. Retractable Anti-Dazzle Mirrorshades built into the brow can be extended or retracted with an Action. With the Mirrorshades extended, the user is immune to blindness or other effects caused by dangerous flashes of light, like those of a flashbang.
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The Cyberware in this section originally debuted in the following DLCs: 12 Days of Cybermas and Must Have Cyberware Deals. Some come from Interface RED volume 2.
▶ Lead’s Turn-On-Show-Off Nails
▶ Sycust FleshWeave
Cost: 100eb (Premium)•Install: Mall
Cost: 1,000eb (Very Expensive)•Install: Hospital
Humanity Loss: 0 (N/A)
Humanity Loss: 7 (2d6)
Fashionware. A full set of 10 programmable lighted fingernails allow the user to bring the nail art of their dreams to life. Each purchase comes with a set of light pens for creating new nail art presets. Presets can also be downloaded from the CitiNet. Counts as an installation of Light Tattoo for reaching the +2 Wardrobe & Style bonus (see CP:R page 358). Can be installed on both meat and Cyberware hands.
External Body Cyberware. Skin Weave. The user’s body and head are armored at SP 7. Your SP in any location is determined by your highest source of SP in that location. Additionally, whenever your armor is ablated in a location, all sources of SP in that location are ablated at the same time.
▶ PerfectFit Cyberfoot Cost: 100eb (Premium)•Install: Clinic Humanity Loss: 2 (1d6/2 Round up) Cyberleg Option. As an Action, a user can change the dimensions of their cyberfoot to any size between Euro size 0 to US size 37AA. A state-of-the-art hydraulic heel provides superior support, and assists the micro-adjustable toe bed in making any shoe in your collection comfortable enough for any activity. When paired, this Cyberware reduces any penalty related to wearing ill-fitting or inappropriate footwear for a non-fashion situation to zero. Can be installed as the only piece of Cyberware in a meat leg.
▶ Psiberstuff Watch-Man Cost: 100eb (Premium)•Install: Mall Humanity Loss: 3 (1d6) Cyberarm Option. A fully functional Agent (see CP:R page 352) with a flip-up screen built into the cyberarm.
▶ Raven Microcybernetics MicroWaldo
After 10 minutes without strenuous activity, nanomachines present repairs both the body and head location of the FleshWeave to full SP.
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▶ Bicycle Cost: 100eb (Premium) A two-wheeled, muscle-powered vehicle. Bicycles follow the same rules as other vehicles in Cyberpunk RED (see CP:R page 189) with the following exceptions. • Bicycles have SDP 15, a single seat, a cost of 100eb (Premium), and their Speed depends on the rider’s BODY as noted below. Speed (Combat)
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Night City is a big place, full of wild parties, dead bodies, and neon lights. Beneath the thin layer of advertising and grime, it’s got some tales to tell. Stories of vicious gangs, hellbent artificial intelligence, and love. You’ll get to meet suave mercenaries and movie stars, and even take a ride in a submarine. You’ll fight cyberpsychos, dirty reporters, rival Edgerunners, and a highflying assault team. The city is voracious. It needs more bodies to chew on, and you’ll supply them —one way or another. Within the pages of this book, seemingly simple jobs spiral wildly out of control, and herculean tasks can be solved with a single bullet. It’s your city. It hates you. It loves you. And you can’t help but feel the same. There’s adventure to be had here, and if you know what’s good for you, you’ve gotta experience it, choomba.
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