Tales of Meat and Metal

Game Master The Dorf

A Cyberpunk 2020 campaign (highly updated) for my friends. I am not seeking players at this time.



Discussion goes here.


On you character sheet you should change Skinweave from the Gear section to the Cybernetics section. I'm also giving you Sandevistian Speedware as an option for your Neuralware for free because there would be no reason to have the Neuralware otherwise So roll the humanity cost for the Skinweave, the Neuralware, and the Speedware. The total humanity cost is 3d6 + 1d6/2.

Speedware description:
You subvocalize a command word (does not count as an action), wait one round, and it gives you a +3 to your initiative for 5 turns. There is a 2 turn downtime between activations.


Humanity Cost: 3d6 + 1d3 ⇒ (5, 3, 1) + (3) = 12

Also I just wanted to clarify - in your initial post I just woke up from a dream, yes?


You've woken in a dark room with no idea how you got there. You remember the start of a what seems to be an extraction, but you're having trouble remembering the details. You hear muffled voices that seem to come from the outside of whatever room you are in.


La La La. I thought you were going to post tonight!


Sorry about that man. I must have closed the window before the post actually uploaded to the site because I definitely replied last night before bed!

Also, is there a way to turn off the profanity filter?


BTW If you click on the Campaign tab above you will see some rules and background stuff.


Mechanically, is there a way for me to take advantage of a stun by getting my target in a "if you breathe wrong I'll snap your neck." hold/grapple?


As he's stunned, it's basically automatic that you can grab and apply a hold on him.


Can you only critically succeed at attacks, or can normal skill checks do that as well. I got a 10 on my last awareness roll.

Also, does rolling initiative count as a skill use?


You can crit on normal rolls too. Initiative counts as a skill use for Combat Sense, so only for solos.


Is it plausible to cut through the fence with my monokatana?


I was thinking about it last night and yes you can. It's not a lightsaber, so you won't be cutting through a metal bulkhead or engine block, but it can go through a chain link fence. You will need to make an "attack roll" because there is a 1 in 10 chance that the blade could break just like any other attack, but don't worry about rolling damage. Mono blades are very sharp, but relatively brittle.


May I have a refresher on how IP works? Once I get IP = skill, does the skill rank up?


It is not quite that quick. It take your current level times 10 to raise a skill.


It's SOP not to carry ID on a run unless there is a reason to. Did you pay a month's rent on an apartment from your starting cash? Otherwise you live in a "coffin", a 7ft by 3 by 3 "accommodation". The nearest on is at the Mallplex which is about a mile to the south. Luckily they are cash only and basically untraceable. I think the pricing in the book is stupid if it matches the descriptions of the places and compared with the other accommodations. So the cost is 5cr a night. You can pay a week in advance.


Just to clarify, are the guys hot-roping coming in at me or Brightside?


Two come down and cover as three more head for the RV.

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