CyberPunk 2027 - Adventure - Bastille Day (CP3261)
CyberPunk 2027 - Adventure - Bastille Day (CP3261)
CyberPunk 2027 - Adventure - Bastille Day (CP3261)
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INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 03
What's in This Book .................................................................................................................. 03
Adventure Background ....................... ......................................................... 04
About the Camp ............................................................................. ............................. 04
How To Use This Adventure .................................................................................................... 04
BuReloc ..........................................................................................
STARTING OUT .......................................................................................... ............. 06
Rache's Briefing ............ ............................................................................ 06
Dog ................................................ ............................................................................ 08
Getting There is Half the Fun ... ............................................................................ 09
Sample Encounters ........................................................ .............................................. 10
Here in M y Car ........................................................................................... ................. 10
The Busboy ................. ............................................................................................. 11
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Car Punks ............................................................................. ...................................... 12
Spare Nuts .................................................................................................. .................... 12
THIS OLD HOUSE .............................................................................................................................. 13
Ovewiew ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Surrounding Points ...................................................................................... 15
BuReloc ......................................................................................................................... 15
NAM Sentry .............................. ............................................................................. 16
Getting In ..................................................................................................................................... 17
The Empty Halls ........................................................................... ................................... 18
Spider's Lair .............................................................................. ................................... 1s
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Backgroundon the Camp ......................................................................................................... 22
Filling in the Gaps ...................................................................................................................... 23
Peer Pressure ............................................................................. ................................ 23
Dataterms and the Press ...........................................
Tenants .....................................................................
locating the Camp ................................... ................................................................................. 24
Peer Pressure ............................................................
Red Tape ...................................................................
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Felonies ......................................................................................................................................... 25
Scouting the Camp ........................................ ......................................................................
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We Need a Plan ................................................ ...................................................................... 26
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Yogangs ........................................................ ......................................................................... 28
Planning The Raid ..................................... ......................................................................... 28
TUNE IN, TURN ON, BREAK OUT ................................................................................................... 29
The Camp .................................................................................................................................... 29
The locals ................................................................................................................................... 35
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Spider Murphy .............................................................................................................. ... 38
Nigel Hollison .............................................................. ...................................................... 39
The Camp Routine ......................................................................................................................
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Another Plan ...............................................................................................................................
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DENOUEMENT ..................................................................................................................................
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NEW YOGANGS ................................................................................................................................
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Moshers ......................................................................................................................................
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Trogs .............................................................................................................................................
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lthough the kids scenario. Night Cityand Maximum Metalare both useful,
but by no means necessary, supplements.
don't know it,
Bastille Day is
coming, and soon.
P,dventtr-e 3ackgr-c.tnd
Bastille Dayrevolves around a BuReloc camp break-out, but
The Eden Dream is in order to understand the adventure, you must first
picking up steam, understand the events that led up to the current situation.
and like any
Northern California has only recently had its Free State
revolution, there are status overturned. Up until now, there has been little
setbacks and BuReloc activity in the state. However, with the return of
defeats from which desperate Northern California into the federal fold, BuReloc activity
has increased. BuReloc vans and guards are becoming
revolutionaries must salvage some sort common sights in places, and the underground information
of victory. This is one such time, and network has gotten wind that BuReloc is building a new
camp for some of Northern California's "undesirables."
the kids end up as one such group of
desperate revolutionaries. Meanwhile, the Eden Cabal is always working, struggling
toward their goal. One of the tasks at hand is to run the Net
In Bastille Day, the kids of the Cybergeneration are on their constantly, gathering as much up-to-the-minute information
own, fighting against the corporate government for a cause as is possible. This task falls primarily to Spider Murphy
which is larger than they are. This may not be the first time and Dog, under the tireless guidance of the late Rache
in the Eden Dream that kids will have to fly without a Bartmoss.
chaperone, but it certainly won't be the last. But, as some in
the Cabal say, God is their copilot. The others prefer to The day before the adventure begins, Spider and Dog ran a
depend on a Malorian 1Omm. CorpSec data fort in Los Angeles, trying to get a line on this
rumored new BuReloc camp. Runs like this can often take
over an hour as the runners slip slowly into the system. For
security reasons, the two hackers were running the Net
Bastille Day is the first Cybergeneratiunadventure. Aside from different locations: Spider from Night City and Dog
from the pure adventure material, we give you lots of advice from Rancho Coronado. They had penetrated the data fort,
on strategy and tactics in the cold corporate cities of 2027: and while the CorpSec sysops were alerted to a security
What to do, what not to do, and what to keep in mind. The breach, the two runners had not yet been located or traced.
guidelines for the generation of tomorrow are here. Suddenly Spider Murphy dropped out of the Net in mid-raid.
Dog was surprised -no, he was shocked -and he
In addition, we have included useful source material for your jacked right out.
Cybergenerationcampaign.Aside from the generic yogang
encounters(suitable to any situation, anywhere),we've included
some information on BuReloc camps, BuReloc gear, and
BuReloc's typical method of operation. We've even added a
couple of new yogangs for when your players are
cybergeneratingtheir characters:the Moshers and the Trogs
(pages44 - 48). In short, while this book is an adventure book, we
don't want its usefulnessto end after a single play session.
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he kids get organized
to discover what
happened to Spider
Murphy. They must get
across town while
avoiding yogangs and
government forces. Here they'll
discoverthefirst hurdle ofthe
CyberRevolution: it's not so easy
to get around town when you
aren't old enough to drive.. .
&xche's Br-iefing
The adventure starts with the characters
getting contacted at a safe house by a
virtuality simulation of Rache Bartmoss
(a.k.a. Ghostlord, Cybergenerationpage
169). Some suggested locations for this
relatively secure flat are (with Night City
Sourcebook reference pages and the
the approximate location on the Night
City Map in CPZOZO, pg. 219):
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Rache appears as his normal self, which is to say that at
first he looks like a boringly average short Anglo male with
long black hair and mirrorshades, then he shifts shape to
that of a toad with a clam for a head and eyes on springs,
then into what appears to be a tesseract. As you wtch, his
icon keeps changing shape, sometimesinto something
identifiable, sometimes not Youget the idea you'drathernotLE
inside his head if this is how he programs his own virtualitysims.
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because she takes my dictation. Without her. the world would
be denied the pleasure of having me. Lord only knows why I
should be so gracious as to impart my incredible knowledge,
though, since l m dead. Uh, oh, ngggh, I feel a reset coming up.
Quick, do you have any questions?"
*Why don't you just tun the Net and find out where she is?
"1 tried, but she's not there. In fact, the whole apartment
building appears to be off-line. Also, her modem number has
been disconnectedand there's no answer on her cellphone.
Probably someonecut through a cable somewhere. That's part of
the problemwith a fascist state. They can't do anything right."
memory. Here you go." A small slip ejects from the V-deck.
"Just tear it up if you get caught, okay?"
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Can you give us a hard copy of the city map with her
apartment marked?
"Sure thing, meatkid." GM can refer to Night City Sourcebook
or the CPZOZOrulesbook map (pg.219).
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Do you have a key to her place? Once there's no other questions, Rache will give his
"Nope. I'm just a sim." parting advice:
"One more things, evolutionaries. Remember, you 're kids. Don't
How do w e contact you? try to go toe-to-toe with the adults. That's playing their game,
"1'11 leave a surveillance program here, and it'll let me know and if you play it that way, you'll lose. You're kids. Be kids.
when you get back. Either that, or give a call to this Don't try to be allgrown-up and blow things apart and kill
apartment's phone. The number is 666-7734, or ask directory everyone in yourpath. Everybody thinks that's the adult way to
assistance to connect you with a Mr. Eaton Frenzy." do things, and I find it veryjuvenile. Don't do what those guys
did in Fort Worth. Kids died. Good kids. In short, act your age. "
Can w e get guns? Then, with a devilishgrin (complete with six-inch fangs), Rache
"Sure. Just lift them from any CorpSec goons you meet." rips the side of his skull open and de-rezzes, leaving a pulsating
bloodshot eyeball with a flopping optic nerve in his stead. The
Can w e get knives? eye stares impassively at you as you ready yourself for the task
"Well, you can grab some steak knives and butcher knives at hand.
from the kitchen, but I understand they don't work so great on
any opponent tougher than a hamburger patty."
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As you debate how to get a lift over to 21st. a BMW 9018s
pulls up at the curb. The rear window rolls down smoothly,
and an attractive young woman with a cascade of red hair
leans out. She looks (whoever)in the eye and says, "Hey,
studboy, you looking for a little thrust?"
This Goldengirl has boosted her dad's car keys, and she and
several of her friends are prowling the streets looking for
suitably dumb and hormone-driven males to abduct. They
want to throw a party with the freshest hors d'oeuvres
around: they plan on taking the victim, binding him,
tourniquetting his limbs, and carving him up slowly for an
appetizer. She'll employ whatever combination of lies,
promises, sex appeal, and bribes of drugs and liquor it takes
to get the guy in the car, at which point the doors close, the
windows go up, and the victim and his friends have but a
few seconds to prevent the Goldenkids from driving away
and completing their disgusting catering plans.
GoldenBoy
They can catch a cab. It would probably cost about 10 or Stats: INT 5, REF 4, CL 8, A l l 5, TECH 3, LK 5, M A 6,
20 eb, depending on the kids, how they handle things, and EMP 4, BT 7
whether or not they tip. Most cabbies would be rather Skills: Gogo 5, Streetfighting 5, Little Angel 6
reluctant to pick up a bunch of yogangers. Further, the kids Outfit: Nice clothes, switchblade or monoblade
might attract attention waiting curbside for their taxi to
show. GoldenGirl
Stats:INT 5, REF 5, CL 8, A l l 8, TECH 3, LK 5, M A 4,
They can steal a car. There are a few junkers parked still EMP 5,BT 5
around the streets. Although many have alarms, most Skills: Wardrobe & style 6, Streetfighting 5, Seduction 4
yogangers tend to think along delinquent lines. Outfit: Nice clothes, polymer one-shot or taser
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These are likely occurrences which can plague the kids as
they trek there and back again. Save the encounters you
don't use for later adventuring sessions.
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You hop on the AI-controlled bus and pay your fare into the
automated till. The bus smells pretty funky, the sticky floor
rips as you walk, and the only other person on the bus is an
older kid, sprawled across the back bench like it’s his
personal throne. After a few blocks, he gets up, walks up to
(the toughest-looking PC), and says in a hoarse whisper,
“Do you know what pain really is?”
Gd
This guy is a Megaviolent Tinman. Having survived the
Carbon Plague, he has gone over the edge, hungeringfor
the pain which the nanites no longer let him feel and
glorying in his near-invulnerability. He wants to get into a
fight, and he will, whether the PCs want to or not. To the
death. By the way, the reason the bus smells funky is that
he has killed and gutted several other people and tossed
them out the door. Internal organs smell bad.
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Crcssing t h e S $ - e e t r i & t e r s fight if pushed. Finally, one of them is a Scanner (she has not told
IfthegrouppassesbythePark,theycanmeettheGoldEagles the others)and will shout a waming should the PCs decide to
Guardianyogang(NightCity,pg.146).If not,theycould stumble attack.
across a StreetFightergang, or a local neighborhoodterritorial
gang likethe ChinatownTigers. Decidewho they'll meet, define EcoRaiders
the gang colorsand appearance, and then read: Stats: INT 4, REF 6, CL 6, ATT 4, TECH 3, LK 4, MA 5,
EMP 7, BT 5
Suddenly, ahead of you, a lithe shape drops from (a tree, a fire Skills: Streetfighting 7, the Scanner has Interpretation 3
escape, whatever) and lands almost without a sound. As it Outfit Kevlar jacket (SP18). large knife, one has a heavy
straightens up, you notice it's a girl with closecroppedhair and pistol and one has a light pistol
(describethe uniform). She steps a little closer and says, 'Well,
what have we here?Averitable polyglot of disheveled S p z t i e kwts
ragamuffins. We will have none of that here, we care not for What's a machine without a few spare or broken parts hanging
your antics. Depart, knaves, lest we prevail upon you to concede around? Unrealistic.Likewise, although the government has
to our imperatives." As she says this last, you see other shadows made the entire nation a wind-up toy, there are still those adults
shifting in the darkness. that are not a part of the Machine.This encounter can be used
whenever the kids loiter in a single area for a while, whether it
The hardest thing here is convincing the yogang of your good be a bus stop, the lobby of their apartment building, or the park.
intentions. If the characters saythey mean no harm, this will
indicateweakness, a bad thing to do in front of a territorial gang. After a while, a short man in a heavy black armorjack
If they say they'rejust passing through, they'll be ejected wanders by, stopping about twenty meters to one side of
because they 'have no business on these blocks.' Finally, any you. He looks around, running an appraising cybereye over
yogang is going to be suspicious of a group of kids who are your cluster of kids, then pulls out a cigarette and lights up.
obviously from wildly varying walks of life. The heavy smell of narcotics drifts your way. It doesn't look
like he's watching you, but then, he's not leaving, either.
I Street Tough Give the kids the chance to panic and scram, then continue.
Stats INT5, REF 8, CL 6, A l l 4, TECH 5, LK 3, MA 5, EMP 5, BT 6
Skills: Kata or Streetfighting 7, Get A Clue 5 Ten minutes later, another adult saunters up. She's female, tall,
Outfii combat clothes, possiblya staff or other melee weawn and walks with her arms held slightly awayfrom her body. She
wears tight armored clothing, but her jacket is open, and loose
enough to hide quite an arsenal. She eyes you coldly as she
passes.
IlLDlNG C (4 FLOORS)
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This project wil provide fctr the future prosperity of a11 corporote
employees through comfortable, affordable housing conveniently DARE TO KNOW IT ALL!
located near lake Park aind local malls. Strict requirementswil If you want more details on this area of town, you can
ensure that only the best Icross-sectionof productiveAmerica will find them in the Night Qfy Sourcebook, Section C3,
take residence. Advanced aaolications
,, mav be submitted throuah
your corporate housing office. Ask about ;our corporation's rent-
matching program! CoRPSrc AND THE !SA: CLE,LINING THE STREETS
FOR A BmfR TOMORROW!
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and espresso. It being early in the morning, the stand is closed
and locked. There are no valuables inside the stand (not even a people across the street will have to make a Geta Clue
screamsheet printer; the Owner carries the notebook-sizeditem check @ 15 to make out the numerals. It is four floors tall
with him), and the wooden back of the stand completely covers with an attic, and the roof is done in the classic sloped
the only ground floor window without security bars. style. Once a cyberkid gets balanced on the pinnacle of this
roof, the leap to the top of 705 is pretty easy.
Building B is 710 22nd Street. The west end of this
building is four floors tall, but it's the private penthouse Building D (2112 Varley) is a dive, even more so than
(such as it is) of a wealthy and powerful Japantown Spider's building. This is simply because the flat roof has
businessman. Anyone trying to climb this part of the allowed the acid rain to pool and eat its way through in
building to jump from rooftop to rooftop is likely to find places, so acid corrosion, water damage, and dry rot have
themselves in deep sake. The rest of the building is only three really started to take their toll here. This building is also four
stories high, and the outer edges of the third story slope down at floors tall, and the whole place smells of mildew. You can
a 45 degree angle. Leapingfrom here to a window in Spider's bet BuReloc will be visiting this place soon.
I building would be difficult at best (referee's discretion).
Building E, at 714 22nd Street, is only three floors tall.
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readily visible to someone standing on the sidewalk, but characters will probably ignore this place.
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A dataterm and a fire plug can be found in the open area at
the north side of the block, and some cars are parked on
Williams and on Varley. No cars are parked on 21st or 22nd.
Lastly, a couple of stealthy Squats are hiding in the alleys,
waiting fora while longer until they're sure BuReloc has gone.
tStm-ctt-nding Scints
To the north and northwest of the 700 block is Lake Park,
including the bandstand and the gazebo. These structures,
as well as the wilting trees which line 21 st Street, provide
good cover for stealthy cyberkids. On the other hand, the
park is not a terribly healthy place to be at night. The Gold
Eagles guardian gang patrols the part known as the garden
(and a bit beyond), and Megaviolents, Goths, EcoRaiders,
and the infamous Breakfast Klub cannibal yogang prowl the
rest of the area. Occasionally police AVs sweep through
looking for major trouble.
To the east and west are more apartments, and on the far
side of the block to the west are the offices of Combat
Cabb. Finally, to the south, more apartments give way
rapidly to the Combat Zone.
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There are several cars parked curbside around the block,
including one blue BuReloc car. This car is unmarked, the
lights are off, and the mirrored glass makes it difficult to
see that there's a BuReloc agent in the driver's seat. The
only possible clues to its purpose can be found in its license
plate (BR054CN-the 54th BuReloc car in Northern
California), and the fact that it is in pristine condition this
close to the Combat Zone and the park.
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The guard is a simple AI set to
monitortraffic and help
apprehend interlopers and
tenants trying to sneak out. A
plausible explanation will allay
the AI, because BuRelcc does
allow some evicteesto retum
fortheir stuff. (These are newly-
hired corporate employees and
the like.) If the kids don't con
theirway past, or if they panic,
the AI will alert the BuRelcc
guards in the car to the
presence of trespassers.
Naturally, if the guards are
already dead, this will do no
good, and the AI doesn't have
the range to be able to contact
anyone else.
Another option is to let an ArcoRunner or a Trog lead you through Of course, if the kids forgot their
the undercity into the subbasement of this building. Finding a V-trodes, then they won't see the guard as it notifiesthe
good route requires TunnehgQ 22 or Sp/unk;ing@ 17. This authorities. Treat the AI guard as the BuReloc guards detailedon
completely bypassesthe guards and yogangs on street level. In page 15, except for the fact that it's artificial, and can only hurt
fact, all you have to worry about is alligators. them in V-Space (see C)hgenemtiun,pg. 146-147).
The f v i p t v Halls
Once inside the building, the going's easy. Few of the doors
are locked, while many of them hang ajar. There are
mailboxes by the northeast door, but there is no name
posted for the occupant of apartment 308. The kids can
move pretty quickly inside the building, although if they're
not careful with their light source, they might attract the
attention of the BuReloc agents or other passers-by.
There is one ringer for the kids, however. On each floor, halfway
down the central hall, BuRelcc has placed a Virtualityguard.
When a life form steps within ten meters of the card, a BuReloc
guard appears to walk out of a nearby open door. He raises a gun
and says,"Freeze! What are you doing here?"
C: There are a few
rinsed dishes piled
Spider's apartment is missing the number, but the neatly in the sink, and
characters ought to be able to figure it out quickly, since it's one dirtier set on the
the unit next to 306 and 307. The apartment is rather small, counter amidst three
the whole thing being a little bigger than five meters by empty Corona bottles.
eleven and a half. In this part of town, whole families live in There is one rinsed
units like this. The front part of the apartment is a kitchen glass on the opposite
and dining area. Counters with a stove and a sink run along side of the sink as the
the east and south walls of this room, and a refrigerator sits mess. There are a few
in the southwest corner. A pile of trash fills the northwest more utensils, all in one
comer. This part of the apartment is otherwise empty. cupboardover the sink.
The bathroom and a closet split the apartment into two D The tub has not been
halves. The closet is closed, but empty. The rest of the used for some time.
apartment is a living area, and, like the kitchen, it is almost
devoid of contents. A grimy window dominates the EThe toilet seat is up.
southem wall. The outer quarters of the window can be For the alert, this means
opened, each side sliding in towards the center. that since Spider was
female, someone else
If the characters spend their time looking around, they can was here. Of course, it could have been one ofthe BuRelcc guys.
pick up the following clues, which are keyed to the map of
the apartment. Depending on how your players are doing, F:There is a cyberdeck here, still patched in to the (dead)
you could give them the clues, or force them to make phone plug. The program chips have been smashed.
Awarenessor Geta Clue rolls or role-play it all out. Although the kids don't know this, Spider stomped on her
deck. More specifically. she stomped her heel onto the
A The refrigerator has a few bullet holes in it, and some RAM portion of her deck, destroying her programs and all
spatters on the door which might be old food (or they might records of the run she was making. The CPU is fine, and the
not). The refrigerator is still rather cool inside, and holds kids could salvage parts of her deck if they wish, perhaps to
some leftover pizza and Chinese take-out, a half-empty swap with some Tinkertots.
container of mineral water, a few bottles of Corona, and
assorted scuzz as one would expect to find in a low-rent G: A sleeping pad lies partly propped against the wall. This
apartment fridge. If the characters are alert, they'll notice that was Spider's, and it's arranged to make her more
the bullet holes came from the direction of the front door. comfortable during runs. A glass next to the pad holds a
toothbrush and some dental floss.
B: There are a few dark stains on the floor. An alchemist
could sample this and determine that it's blood. Although H:A rather more smelly sleeping pad is here. This one is
there's no way for the kids to know this, it's Nomad Santiago's
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Nomad Santiago's. If they search underneath the pad, the
blood. Altematively, the kids could pack a sample back for Rache cyberkids find a fighting knife (balancedfor throwing) and a
Bartmossto analyze. Rache has the technical ability to 50-round box of .44 pistol ammo with 23 rounds remaining.
deconstructthe DNA and figure out whose it was.
I There is a large pile of garbage here: Clothes, paper plates, an
old chair, empty cartons, cans, all sorts of stuff. Itwas all tossed
here when Spider rented the place. Part of her rent deal was that
the landlordwouldn't have to clean it up himself.
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which is a bunch more BuRelocs with AV support and
heavier weapons. The TRU is called in when boosters,
yogangs or edgerunners get out of hand, and they are not
squeamish about blowing away young kids. If any of these
cases has happened, and if one of the kids has been
standing guard at the window, he might hear sirens, see the
flashers, or notice the deployment of extra troops
(gamemaster's discretion). Othen/vise, it's likely the kids are
just going to blunder into the middle of BuReloc central.
That's okay, though. Even if they get captured, they'll get
closer to finishing their mission, because they'll have
caught up with Spider in the camp!
Debriefing
If the cyberkids manage to scatter back across town, they
get to have a debriefing with Rache Bartmoss. Oh joy! Just
the thing to settle the stomach after a harrowing evening. Read
the following as they walk back in the door of the safe house:
You walk into the apartment and shut the door quietly
behind you, breathing a sigh of relief. You notice that the
virtuality eye with the flopping optic nerve is still there,
waiting with digitized patience. It surveys yourgroup, then
falls upward and hangs suspendedin the air. Theicon of Rache
Bartmoss rezzes around the eye, then begins its slow trans-
mogrificationanew as he asks, "Weld kids, what's the scoop?"
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"Generally not. BuReloc does coarse-grade wholesale
cattle-trucking. It was probably a coincidence. Besides, they
If they messed with or killed the two BuReloc guards, you don't know who she really is. She was never brave enough
ought to have the other two show up about now. If they've
to use her real name, which by the way. is Arabella, and-
been loitering inside the apartment building for a long time
uh, oh, now I've done it. I told you her name. If you get
or they left evidence that they're cyberevolved,the guards
caught, 1'11 have to hunt you down and wipe your brain
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might have had time to call for the Tactical Response Unit,
squeaky clean. Scrub, scrub, scrub!"
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What about the smashed cyberdeck? they do there, buts it's quite possible they could set up a
"That's a standard Spider tactic. Pisses me off, too. She temporary processing center in the parking garage."
used to live with me, and once she smashed one of my own
decks when I didn't knock before entering my own Could she have been moved to another state?
apartment. She does it to destroy any evidence of what she "Possible. but very unlikely. See, the ISA disperses funds to
was doing." the states for federo-corporate housing projects on a ratio
determined primarily by how many 'undesirables' the state
Did she have anyone with her? turns in to the government. In short, the state gets a bounty
"Not that I know about. Most of us like to have a meatboy for every person BuReloc rounds up. None of the states is
or two around when we're running, though." particularly willing to part with any of the vermin-infested
money they get for getting rid of their homeless. Yet
What was Nomad Santiago doing there? another sorry example of how the ISA is turning the
"Guarding her body while she ran with her mind." working-class sheep into working-class cannibals. It's so
sick. It reminds me of this time when Dog and I were -"
Do you think she's dead? Bzzt. The icon resets again.
"Probably not. BuReloc probably doesn't even know they've
got her. If they did, we'd have heard about it buy now. Could she have been moved by plane or boat?
Spider's a wanted woman." "Nah. Too expensive. They like things cheap. BuReloc is
ntithing more than a meat-packingfirm. They'd have packed
Do you think Nomad Santiago is dead? her on a boo-boo bus and sent her somewhere nearby.
"Probably not. There's nothing in the coroner's reports. Three, four hours max."
BuReloc is pretty open aboul:filing reports of transient
deaths, especiL~ ,Itransients
v with auns." 3 How can w e find out if here's a new BuReloc camp?
"Several options. You could run the ISA or CorpSec data
Has there been any other BuReloc activity? forts, which is what Spider was doing. Talk to some people
"We think there was a smaller raid in the Combat Zone last who work at the camp, if it exists. Drive all the highways in
week. We haven't been able to confirm anything, and Northern California. Break into the BuReloc processing
BuReloc isn't saying. It could have JS and follow it until it
exercise, sort of a final e, /ourself and ask God."
camps are generally situated a couple hours out of town, Finally, he adds the kicker, which generally goes as outlined
where they don't disturb the corporate toadies." below. Obviously, you'll have to adjust it to match exactly
what your players did and said.
Is there a BuReloc camp nearby?
"Not last we knew. Of course, most of our information is "Okay, folks, so it's not as badas we thought. Still, Spider's
three months out of date; that's how old info gets before been pinched by BuReloc, and that's plenty bad enough.
the ISA dumps it into a less secure mainframe. So as of That probably means there's a new BuReloc camp around,
three months ago, there wasn't. That's whv we didn't have and she's in it. I need you to find it, find her, and get her out
much BuReloc activity here in Night Ci f there. I'dgive you reinforcements, but what resources we
them to. Things might have changed. T have are already stretched thin. If there's anything I can
generally for the worse. We've he; help you with, let me know. In the meantime, here's a map
camp, and this adds \ of Northern California to start you off. Oh yeah. One more
ling. First thing you do when you find Spider, you tell her to
Is there a BuReloc processing cenier nearoy! femove this reset code I'm chained with. Tell her that if she
"Not that we know of, although BuReloc has rented a large doesn't do it, 1'11 take her and-" Blip. The image is gone,
office building at 103rd and Varley. We don't yet know what leaving only the eyeball surveillance virtual.
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There may still be some unanswered questions in the
aftermath of the BuReloc raid. Many of these might be
answerable by witnesses to the incident, who can be found
in the neighboring buildings. Of course, if the characterswere
spotted by the BuRelcc guards, they'll have to be very
circumspectwhile moving around the scene of the crime.
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There are also more direct options open to the kids. They
could break into the BuReloc off ice building using
ArcoRunner tactics. They could crawl the utility lines with
the Trogs and tap the phones. They could get a Rad to try
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some psywar techniques.
officially announced the new camp (they never do until it's
fully operational), so they're not about to let some kids off
the street get the full scoop. Of course, this being a govern-
ment bureaucracy, they'll make it appear that they're being
cooperative. "Here, son, fill out this form and then go up to
the twenty-third floor waiting room, and someone will
speak with you shortly.. ."
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There are a lot of sneaky ways thai the kids can get a fix on
the location of the BuReloc camp site. They could try to run
the data fort at the BuReloc building (good luck). They could
put a tracer on a BuReloc vehicle, or perhaps a vehicle of
the construction company. If they got an angle on a worker
(see feerfressure, above), they could put a tracer on his car
or triangulate on his mobile phone. Or perhaps they could just
ask like nice kids. You never know what adults will let slip.
The kids could also take a more direct approach. They could
stow away on top of a BuReloc bus, hide in the trunk of an
official car, or even grab the parents' car keys and go driving
around the countryside between Night City and Fresno.
There aren't that many roads out there, so this last is less
difficult than it sounds. Of course, it's also quite likely that
they'll be spotted by BuReloc and invited to stay at the
camp for a while. The kids could get out of it, but they'd
have to convince the agents that they aren't breakingthe law,
they have good parents, they actuallyhave a driver's license but
it's at home, and they really support the government.
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Another course of action involves blackmail. Perhaps some Perhaps the best approach involves a little deception and a
female cybergenners (we don't recommend Tinmen for this) lot of youthful innocence, so it's best to use a twelve- or
can use false accusations of molestation and statutory rape fourteen-year-old punk for this: Go to the camp gate,
against specific BuReloc agents. Leonard Fenton, a petty walking. Tell the guards a tale of a boyfriend or girlfriend
official at the local BuReloc off ice, is a good target for this who, denied the physical attention they desired, dumped
tactic. Along with some falsified video and computer you in the middle of nowhere. Ask to use the phone.Wander
evidence cooked up by the Vidiots and/or the Wizards of the around and ask a lot of questions. Then have an older teammate,
group, these threats could be quite effective, especially in posing as a sibling, come pick you up an hour later.
the new air of moral rigidity being pushed by the CEP. And,
if you're good enough at scanning, you might get what you W e keed a Stan
need just by grilling the nervous target agent face-to-face. Once the cyberkids have
gotten all the information
tf these subtle approaches they can, they need to do
don't work, there's always a something with it. Spider
more direct approach: torture. needs to be broken out,
This is the favored tactic of preferably with Nomad
Goths, Megaviolents, and Santiago and all the other
Trogs. It's a very tricky prisoners as well. How to
proposition, though, and do it?Good question.
certain to involve combat.
This in turn will attract There are as many ways
unwanted attention, and to break out of a camp as
eventually BuReloc AVs. there are cyberkids with
imagination. Tunnels
could be dug, fences
stormed, even airlift
operations with a
hijacked AV could work.
Getting a look at the actual We don't know what your
camp and learning its players will come up
layout is difficult at best. with, but whatever their
There is only one road that plans are, there are
passes by the camp: It's several obstacles that
unpaved and barely two might need to be hurdled.
lanes wide. Worse yet, the
only traffic on the road is
BuReloc-sanctioned,so any
interlopers will not be dealt
with very nicely. This
T here
leaves the players with the options of a fast hit-and-run VCzahgs
reconnaissanceor trekking in overland for twenty miles The first big problem is getting to the camp and, hopefully,
under the hot California sun. Not fun, either choice. getting away again. Two yogangs can be especially helpful
here; the GoGangers and the Tribals.
More mature kids could try to hire on to the construction
company. Sawy kids without a job could probably manage The GoGangers all have bikes, or, in some of the gangs,
to drive in surreptitiously with the rest of the construction cars. They also like to use them, especially in high-speed
personnel, parking the car or bikes among the crowd. If they chases on narrow roads evading the ISA. Carefully balanced
failed, though, they'd be in a much worse situation, what approaches of bribes, promises, and a good sales hype
with BuRelocs and workers all around. Of course, should could garner the cooperation of a GoGang. Of course,
they succeed, they'll have a map of the camp, which could GoGangers being who they are, they might insistthe characters'
make planning a breakout much easier. spokeskidfight their leader, just to prove the raid is a worthwhile
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investment of time and fuel. Once convinced, the GoGangers are would say, "That's such an adult approach. Be kids. It's
useful both as transport and extra muscle. supposed to be what you're best at."
The Tribals are another potential asset. This BuReloc camp fsFicnage
is being built in the middle of the Diablo Range, which has As mentioned above, driving along with the morning
been abandoned since the Collapse. Noone even takesthe commute is one good way to get there. So is joining the
roads through there any more, because they are in such ill repair construction company, or stowing away on a BuReloc bus.
(until lately). Now a large, sprawling BuReloc facility threatens to Another option that might be open to the kids is borrowing
plaster itself all over the remains of this wilderness. TheTribals the parents' car. Sure, you've run off and you're out of
are likelyto be displeased.They can help get the characters in touch, but surely you know how to break into your own
towards or away from the camp, using their outdoor survival and house and where your parents keep their keys, right?
orienteering skills. Tribals also make good allies in an attack.
They are all practicedwith bows and coup sticks, which are T h e c;iwick W a y
pretty dam silent in this cybernetic genius-gunage.
The easiest way to get to the camp (and the methodfavored by
the playtest teams) is simply to approach a BuReloc agent, tell
=e Icnies him that you're homeless and need a job, and you'd like to apply
Hijacking and grand theft auto are other popular methods of for the governmentvocational reeducation program. Before you
getting transportation. These unfortunately attract the know it,you'll be on a van headingfor the camp to learn a new
attention of the authorities and are therefore frowned upon trade as a pack mule, hauling boards and nails to your fellow
by the members of the Eden Cabal. As Rache Bartmoss prisoners who have more carpentry experiencethan wu do.
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waiting to transport them to safety. The rest of the
cyberkids and the other allies steal a bunch of cars for their
Ilcgangs own getaway, and, if they have time, set up a BuReloc bus
Acquaintances are worth more than just transport. or two as a roadblock to deter pursuit.
Tinkertots and MallBrats can provide needed gear to help
climb over the fences, defeat the electric wire, or who Plan 2 The Quiet Way Out Recruit some GoGangers and
knows what else. Glitterkids and Goldenkids can provide EcoRaiders as mentioned above. Have a cyberkid or two
some cash or manpower (through their groupies). Rocker incarcerated in the camp to find Spider. Send the
Glitterkids or Moshers could provide a great distraction by EcoRaiders in to make a few hideaways in the Diablo
playinga brief gig on a nearby hillock. GoGangers, Megaviolents, Range. Have the GoGangers zoom up the road towards the
Trogs, or others could provide extra kidpower to overcome BuReloc camp and drop the cyberkids as close to the
specific obstacles. Basically,there's a whole city of disaffected camp as possible. At the designated time, the insider kids
youth out there waiting to be employed against the state. take down the generator and the outer team breaks in using
their nanotech abilities -the easiest approachwould be
to have the Tinmen form human ladders, but other options
are available. Gather Spider, Santiago, and anyone else,
As any good BeaverBrat can tell you, a good raid does not and make off into the night. Lie low with the EcoRaiders for
lean too heavily on one aspect. Such dependency makes the a few days before leaving the area.
entire plan much more susceptible to being trashed by a
single mistake. Balance is very important to any plan, and Plan 3: And The Band Played On. Arrange with the
combined arms is the key to a successful assault. One Moshers to hold a gig near the camp, something loud and
strong suggestion, however: Plans based primarily on out- anti-establishment, with some GoGangers on hand to
fighting the BuReloc guards will probablyfail. Get the kids provide a rapid retreat when needed. Send all the
to use their heads, not their adrenaline. Here are four well- characters into the camp, getting themselves arrested one
balanced plans for springing Spider thatcould succeed. by one. Have everyone move through the camp, arranging a
mass break-out. Time the gig so that it goes down at the
Plan 1: Get loud. Recruit some determined EcoRaiders end of the day, when the guards and construction workers
with the promise of being able to strike a blow for freedom are tired from a long day. Once the guards are all distracted
and the defense of nature. Likewise, lure some free-wheeling by the music, have all the inmates hit the fences and hijack
GoGangerswith the promise of a rumble and a fast getaway, the construction workers' cars (or have their own ready
and ma@ some Megaviolents or Streetfighterswith the hidden in the hills) to make their escapes.
opportunityfor a good battle for a great cause.
Plan 4 The Trojan Bus. Infiltrate some cyberkids into the
One innocent-looking cyberkid goes into the camp to seek camp. Recruit some BoardPunks for use later. Recruit some
out Spider Murphy. A snatch team (made up of the StreetFighters, hijack a bus, and send the whole
EcoRaiders and most of the rest of the team) moves in StreetFighter dojang to the front gate in broad daylight as a
stealthily through the Diablo Range with the EcoRaiders sort of Trojan horse. While they're being processed and
leading the way. When they're in position, the GoGangers admitted, the StreetFighters create an incident to distract
(with one or two cyberkids and whatever front-line grunts the guards' attention. At this time, the cyberkids on the
you've scrounged) hit the front gate of the prison with outside pass needed weapons and support equipment
massive mayhem, lobbing Molotovs and doing acrobatics through the back fence to the kids on the inside, perhaps
over the workers' cars. even just raw materials for the Alchemists to transmute.
The kids on the outside wait for a day, and then sneak up to
When the guards are all distracted by the incident out front the camp and start breaking into cars so they'll be ready for
and all the workers are panicking, the snatch team takes a grand exit. Just at closing time, have BoardPunks with
down the fence on the other side of the compound. The kid airboards buzz the guard towers, dropping stun grenades or
inside the camp assists. If he's done his job, he'll also have what have you. When they've got the guards' attention, the
I garnered the help of some of the prisoners inside the camp. fully-armed mob of cyberkids, streetfighters and
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The cyberkids gather up Spider and Santiago and zip out the edgerunners on the inside make their break, run to the cars,
front end of the camp to where some GoGangers are
a-
and make a hasty getaway.
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there's a kind of invisible perimeter about ten meters BuReloc is so confident that none of the serving utensils
around each bath house where opposite genders are not could be used for mischief that they don't even do more than
allowed. If one ofthe player characters crosses this unmarked cursory accounting. It's possiblethat an inmate could stash away
line, have a guard rough him up and give him or her a hardtime a fair number of these items over the course of a week, though
about security, promiscuity, and the fact that the Carbon Plague the usefulness of such a venture is not obvious.
is an STD. ("Thisis the second and last warning you will receive,
detainee. You are disrupting camp life. If you cannot control your Dormitories: Like the bath houses, the dormitories are split
hormones, we shall control them for you.") by gender. Further, the guards are even more watchful of
opposite-gender inmates straying too near the dormitories
The bath houses are simple latrines and showers, and are than they are about the bath houses. Actually getting caught
not designedfor privacy. There are only the smallest of inside an opposite-gender dorm is grounds for severe
dividers between the toilets, and the shower room is discipline. This of course means that families are split apart,
simply one big open area. This is all a part of BuReloc's a problem BuReloc overcomes by playing on familial ties
program to strip the inmates of their essential humanity. ("Mr. Johnson, if you keep breaking the rules by seeing your
Having to sit on a toilet where everyone heading into or out daughter, we'll have to put you in solitary. And if that
of the showers can see robs a person of their dignity and doesn't stop you, we'll have to put your daughter in solitary,
pride, and without these, an inmate is a lot less likely to instead.") and, later, the Relaxation Booths.
have the energy to escape.
The dorms are open, military-styleonemom affairs, with bunk
The water for the bath houses comes from the water tower beds running along each wall. Like the bath houses, there is no
through underground piping. The waste water drains down privacy. The bunk beds themselves are put together rather well,
through the floorboards and into a large septic tank. The and are made entirely of wood and plastic. The fasteners used
pipelines might be large enough for a young ArcoRunner, are not nails, but wooden dowels and plastic plugs.
but they don't connect to anything else. On the other hand,
they sure wouldn't think you'd hide down there.. . Dumpsters:What can you say? These are typical steel
dumpsters. They're full of garbage, they smell bad, and kids
Dining Hall: This is a shabbily-built building where the love to play in them.
detainees eat. The tables and chairs are made of plastic,
strong enough to hold the prisoners but lightweight enough Front Gate: Made of the same material as the perimeter
that they offer no threat to the guards. The serving bowls fence, this entrance has two independentgates for greater
and plates are likewise light plastic, and the only utensil security. The gate is controlled from inside the nearby guard
the inmates are given to eat with is a spoon with small house. Two guards (sometimesthree or four) are here at all
fork-like tines. These, too, are plastic, and can't cut times. The controls for the gate are not obvious; there's no
anything stronger than the gruel the BuReloc serves. big red button that says, "TO OPEN GATE PRESS THIS."
Thus, to figure out how to open the gate requires a roll of
Electrical Security@ 10, hsic Tech@ 13, or SuburbanNinja
16. Alternatively, you could hot-wire it with Kitbash@ 13, or a
Netrunner or Wizard could do it with Amneor Interface8 10.
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Interior Partition: This is just a simple roll of razor-wire basic supervisory stuff and making sure the workers don't
spread across the ground to keep the inmates separate smuggle things to the inmates or talk to them overmuch.
from the construction workers. All the construction workers
have company photo IDS.and a pair of guards at the gap in Parade Ground: This is simply a large, flat, open area
the wire check them as people come and go. A character covered with packed dirt. The inmates are formed up here
could leap over the razor wire by rolling Jock Stuff@ 15 every morning and evening for roll call. Once the inmates are
(suffering one wound for a miss), but they'd likely be broken down, roll call will only occur once per day.
spotted by the guards. Moshers can simply run through the
wire (gettinQa wound) by rollinQ Mush@ 10 (if they miss, Perimeter Fence: This is a large chain-link fence topped
they trip). with razor wire (banned by'the Geneva convention, but
cards hunt perfectly okay for those
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fence cannot be cut with
but they ai any tools the prisoners
enough that there may have at their disposal,
be gaps. When the although given time and
construction workes go equipment an Alchemist
home, a second roll of or a Tinkertot could make
razor wire is stretched a pair of wire cutters
across here, more sentry (Manipulation@ 12 or
cards are added, and a a
Kitbash 15).
few guards patrol this Alternatively, a Tinman
area regularly. could reform his arms into
cutters (HexiteShapinga
Kitchen: This building is 15 followed by a Strength
not directly connected to Feat @ 10 to cut). The
the dining hall. Instead, fence is electrified,
there is a conveyor (an although to save on
old-fashioned roller kind, power it only carries a
not a mechanized kind) nominal charge most of
onto which the cooks the time (Resist Torture@
load the food and move 10, Mosh @ 12, or
it to the serving line in Berserk or Deathwalk@
the prisoners' dining 15 to ignore). When
hall. The guards, on the problems arise, the fence
other hand, eat in the can be set to full power
kitchen at a small table. from the headquarters or
Since the guards rotate the guardhouse at the
THE "RELAXATION' CENTER front gate. At these times,
their chow times, only a
few are in here at a it is very advisable not to
time. The camp officers are fed in their quarters. They don't touch the wires. If the power is not at full, it takes a roll
usually eat standard camp fare, so poisoning them will be against Jock Stuff@ 18 to get over the coils of razor wire at
more difficult than poisoning the guards. The kitchen, like the top of the fence. Finally, the fence can be battered down.
the other official buildings, is locked (Thief Stuff@ 15 or Each section takes 15 SDP before it goes down.
Suburban Ninja@ 20). The staff and the officers have keys. Alternatively, a press of about twenty people in close ranks
can push over one section. The guards can not be expected
New Construction: These are the areas where the hired to stand by at such moments, however.
help is leveling the earth, setting concrete posts for
building foundations, laying new plumbing lines, and The perimeter fence has Sentry Cards hung on it at 20-meter
erecting additional towers and perimeter fence posts. intervals: V-cards with sensory grid capabilities. Sentry cards
There are a couple of guards in these areas, just doing project an invisible static grid five meters outside the fence;
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they are basically nothing more than over-sized keyboards The Relaxation Center is almost finished. Workers (the hired
designed to detect anyone passing through (JockStuff@ guys, not inmates) are putting in the final touches right
20 to crawl under the static field without setting it off) and now. At the moment, though, the doorknobs have not yet
set off an alarm. Wizards can see the static field if they roll been installed on the heavy steel doors.
Arcane@ 20. In addition, two virtuality guards constantly
patrol the perimeter of the fence. These two guards are
nothing more than an animation passed baton-style from
sentry card to sentry card. They look alert, and they walk
within the static field so that any intruder trying to attack
them activates the sensory grid.
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training a susceptibility into the inmate which can later be
used as a sort of Pav!yvian riot control. One of these Tool House: This is where the construction tools are
associations is made with the color red, and when problems stored. It is securely locked ( ThiefStuffa 18 or Suburban
occur, red lights go on all about the compound, and all the Ninja@ 201, and when the front gate is opened, there are
inmates start slowly calming down. always two people on duty here. The guards here check out
one single tool to each inmate, taking a reading of their bar
code tattoo for each tool checked out. This is stored in a The Lccal~
small computer, which does regular data dumps to the main There are a lot of people around this camp. Some are
computer in the headquarters. Nails and screws are prisoners, others are guards, and the rest are the
produced by microfactories, and only in the exact amount construction workers hired to finish the base work on the
each inmate needs. ("Detainee Phillips, you are to install remainder of the camp. Many workers and guards can be
the paneling on dorm 12. You will need 96 nails every 90 considered cookie-cutter characters. There is little
minutes; come back when you need more. Do not bend the difference between one example and the next, because
nails. Scan here. Next!") BuReloc ensures that this is the case.
Michael Hughes
Most of the guards are your typical cannon fodder, but there
are exceptions. Take Michael Hughes: A new BuReloc
recruit, this job has been tough on him as he's had to watch
all these people being put through the psychological meat-
grinder. Quicklygrowing disillusioned, Mike has found himself
siding with the prisoners in arguments with his watch supervisor
which has resulted in reprimands and even violent threats from
his fellow guards. Now fearing for his and his family's safety,
Mike will only help the detainess in small ways (no point in
becomingone of them) by getting them some special medicines
and deliveringmessages forthem to the outside world, but he
will not take any obvious chances. A good man caught in a bad
situation, he is worth getting to know since his cooperation could
be vital during any escape attempt. He works the night watch
from 2402- 1COO hours.
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Bill Cole
Once a solo of some repute, Bill has seen it all. In fact, he's
probably seen too much. Failing reflexes and a long streak
of bad luck put him on the street, and BuReloc scooped him
up from there. This last indignity has put him over the edge,
and he now shambles around the camp, a broken and
listless man; the very model of what BuReloc wants from its
detainees. There may still be a spark of fight left in him,
however, if the players can find it. Skilled at unarmed
combat and stealth techniques, Bill only lacks the moti-
vation to become a vital member of any escape attempt. It's
up to the players to find the lever needed to move him;
pehaps appealing to his Edgerunner roots or to some dormant
paternal instinct (GM's call). Use the Exceptional Edgerunner
template on page 189 ofCybergenerationforhim, but make his
REF 7, his Stealth 9, and he will not have any weapons.
Rachel Barson
A complete red herring, Rachel Barson has nothing to do
with anyone. Of course, the similarity of her name to that of
Rache Bartmoss might lead cyberkids to think otherwise.
NAME INOMAD SANTIAGO
She's very nice, very compassionate, and very helpful. She
always seems a little flustered, and, horribly enough, she
still believes the BuReloc propaganda. She's homeless,
untrained, and genuinely believes that the only hope she
has is to get some BuReloc vocational training and be able
to land a job and a home somewhere -just like President S.ABILITY IFarnily 8
Whindam says she can on those public service spots on TV.
In short, she's going to backfire on the kids, and even if they
do pull a jailbreak, she'll stay in the camp like a horse returningto DRIVE
a burning bam. Butthat's the price you pay when those in power
and those in the media are one and the same.
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There are plenty of other people around of every color and
age. Toss off a few extras whenever you need them, and
give them cursory personalities. Arnold Benes, who seeks
to get himself released by being an informant. Suzie Chong,
a six-year-old rapscallion. Jorge Adrianopolous, going
quietly insane with flashbacks to his incarceration in a
CentAmer POW camp. Shep Ovina, too scared to break the
rules. Chandra Ross, always voicing her objections loudly
and clearly, yet never actually causing troubles.
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Similarly, the contract workers have a variety of standard folks On top of t'7at, there's a bunch of workers and
personalities available, from the bigot who hates the guards Could be bad if some kid's Final Quarantine
barnacles of society, to the compassionate guy who thinks neighbor fingered her as a runaway wlth the Carbon
the inmates are being helped, to the objector who doesn't Plague On that note: It is unllkely that there are any other
dare try to intervene too much. All of these cameo parts can Cyberevolvedin the camp slnce so few people have been
be drummed up and used as needed, and they help to flesh interned so far Also, any obvious Evolvedwwld have been
out the camp. taken away or killed by now The kids are on their own
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Once the kids are inside the gate, they are given a bar code
identification tattoo on the palm of their right hand. Then they
are fed a battery of medicines designed to rid them of any
parasites or communicable diseases. It also makes the inmate
feel somewhat sedated (gee, I wonder why). Then they are
assigned a bunk in one of the dormitories. They are told the
camp rules, which amount to 'do your work and don't cause
trouble.'
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Breakfast generally runs from 0645 to 0720 or so. By 0730, everyone They always move in pairs. The advantages of moving in pairs
is supposed to be at his assignedwork post. Although there are are twofold: It makes it harder to ambush a guard, and it makes
specific orders as to who's supposed to workwhere,the guards it easy for the guards to use the good cop/bad cop routine on
don't much care as long as every job gets its share of workers and the inmates. To further expedite this psywar technique, the
all the projects get completed. Job trading is common among the guards never move too close together, so inmates can always
inmates, and helps to keep the grapevinesand rumor mills approach the 'good' guard without the 'bad' guard overhearing
flourishing. . . . at first.
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Bartmoss especially is paranoid of outsiders and will insist gun he's managed to scrounge. That'll toss the whole
that any newcomers be watched. If the players locate and situation right into the fan.
remove Ace's transmitter implant (requires a First Aidroll @
15 to avoid injuring Ace, although they may not care by that If one of the kids fires, or displays a nanotech power, the
point), they can ID it as a nonstandard transmitter. If they guards open up with everything. Their reaction is totally out
destroy it, they will automatically trigger the CorpSec raid of line with any acceptable police norm. This is especially
described below, which will hit within 15 minutes. true if they notice that one of the kids is "an inhuman
mutant subanimal," because they will deliberately hunt
In either of these last two cases, CorpSec sends a team to down the kids and kill them ruthlessly. Ace immediately
arrest Spider and pull Ace out of trouble. These guys fall ducks out and makes his escape as soon as gunfire starts.
like a hammer, but they don't understand that there's more
than a netrunner to be arrested; there's a whole room full of Can Ace Mcleod be turned? It's possible, but it won't be
cyberevolved. easy. He's a lifetime cop, dedicating his entire existence to
fighting wrongs. He supports law and order, and to him
The raid might take place something like this: these are embodied by the ISA. Granted, the cops are, as a
general rule, slowly being disillusioned by the state of the
You're back in the safe house, winding down. Spider and union. More and more are realizing that the ISA is a fascist
Nigel are talking animatedly at the table, discussing the state, with no regard for human rights. These people can be
legal implications of Virtuality. Bartmoss vanished after the turned. With luck and perseverance, perhaps Ace could be
debriefing, and Nomad Santiago lies on the most one of these. It may take years, and it'll be dangerous, but
comfortable matress, snoring quietly. As the adrenaline it's the right thing to do.
starts to wash away entirely, it seems like you've gotten
away clean. Then, just as you begin to joke around, the door And that's what the revolution is all about.
bursts open, splintering on its hinges.
I 0 CYEERGENERATBON a CYBERGENERATIIDN
R G E N E AI A T m O N
Everyone, it seems, has their own escape from the harsh realities
of the twenty-first century. 'Facers live others' lives, Trogs run
and hide, and Megaviolentsgrab the basest of kicks. But not you.
You experience life in all its harshness, with music as the vehicle.
You are the party animals of 2027, thronging to hear the latest in
head-banging chromatic rock in back alley clubs, abandoned
warehouses, and junkyards. You don't do discos; it's got to be live
music, and it's got to be loud, and it's got to drip with angst and
anger and frustration. You get together, dance and yell and pogo
and scream until the sweat rolls freely down your face, and then
you start to get a little wild.
Your gdboys are generally from the middle- and lower-class ends
of the social spectrum: those Americans who have stress to cope
with, pain to name. Kids from the upper-class and wealthy
families don't have to deal with privation, just boredom and
isolation. They don't even have to toe the line; that 'privilege' falls
to the lower end of the social ladder, your end, and it is to deal
with this that you party so hard. You also have less to lose than
the rich, which makes you much more willing to risk what you
have for the simple pleasures of stage-diving and drinking so
much that you crawl through your own vomit in the gutter. Others
say it's escapism, but you know you're wrestling with your pain
and abuse, facing it down night after night and living life to the
fullest. Just feel the music and listen to the lyrics; they tell it
true.
A,,c1c e a i a n c e
You wear clothes that are rugged and easy to wash (which you
often have to do after a concert, just to get the unidentifiable
matter out). The entire concept behind Mosher fashion is to get
as ugly as possible. Some think this stems from a statement
against modern society, but you know the rule came from the
vileness of modern adult society. Get ugly. They treat you like
misshapen guttersnipes, so you dress the part and give them
what they want. In their face.
CYEER G E N E R A T m O N 0 C Y B E
Your common outfits include boots (forwading through broken constantly disrupting the corporate drones, and the police have
glass), heavy jeans or fatigues, and a couple of the new Reacti- no grounds to arrest you unless they catch you panhandling. You
meshTMshirts, which you wear open. The Reacti-meshTMshirts bring your music out into the streets with you as well, playing
are perfect for your lifestyle; when out in the cold of the street, bootleg tapes of your favorite groups on your boomboxes as
the mesh closes up for warmth, but it opens up for ventiliation in you move through the crowds. You'd feel isolated without
the compressed heat of a gig. Fortunately, they are available in a your music
variety of bizarre colors and patterns, and their loose fit makes it
easy to hide weapons and drinks. You also wear headbands of Mosher yogangs tend to be geographically organized, simply
various sorts, but the most common type among your goboys is a because it's easier to get together with your friends if they live
cotton mesh band pulled tight, covered with cloisonne pins of within walking distance. Mosher gangs also tend to focus around
your favorite band insignia (yeah, the pins dig into your scalp, but one or two music groups whom they consider the best. This
who the frack cares?).To top it all off, you wear the mandatory championing of bands can lead, in downtown areas where
denim duster or long coat ( but not armored or leather; they're too several Mosher gangs get together, to vicarious wars between
heavy). the gangs, with each playing tapes as loud as possible and
kicking and punching to further their arguments. Despite all the
You're fond of accessories, especially if they clash. The girls wear infighting, you all look on each other as kinfolk, and you'll drop
sickly paisley miniskirts or shredded lingerie over their tights and any pretense of animosity to team up against any outside
combat boots, guys might wear oversized silk boxers over their interference, be it frcm another yogang or from adults.
pants, and everyone wears patches, pins, and other memorabilia
from his favorite bands. Exclusive concert T-shirts can command a 3etcnging
high price among Moshers, but you'd never sell yours. Tattoos Most new Moshers get in by being friends of current Moshers,
(both temporary and permanent)are common as well, with the but you, having just moved here, didn't have it so easy. You
more obvious ones bequeathing the most prestiege. Facial tatoos looked and searched late at night, and you eventually found a
in particular have come to be signs of true dedication to the club and started frequenting it. You went to the gigs, hung out,
Mosher lifestyle, an on-my-face-in-your-face statement, but it pushed a few people around, and slung a stage diver up by his
takes a real hard-core Mosher to get one. heels just to teach him a lesson. You got ugly. raiding your
family's rag bin for some really cranked clothes. Once you
SrrDculto-re blended in, you bought someone a can of Smash, and got the
You are the proud heirs of the head-bangers. punks, and grungers lowdown on a hot new band playing in an abandoned tenement.
of the previous century, a post-modern primitive culture, clannish You showed up to that gig, and you were already in the Moshers.
in nature. Your social life centers around hole-in-the-wall clubs
and basement bars where energetic bands bash out cutting edge Staying involved doesn't require tasks that need to be met or
rock- chromatic, retropunk. and duster. The bands might not be skills that you need to possess; you just have to have contacts. If
skilled, but they have imagination and lots of energy, and they another Mosher will tell you of upcoming gigs, you're in. If not,
speak to your needs. The group identity built by your yogang is keep trying; keep frequenting the clubs. Or carry a boombox in
based heavily on a primal sort of bonding engendered by the public and bang your head against the wall a few times to get
close, sweaty, groping, and often painful physical contact each of their attention. Anyone who really wants to can, and eventually
you undergoes for several hours at each concert, with stage will, be a Mosher.
divers leaping out into the heads of the throng anda few full-blown
brawlsto add a link excitement. It's a very physicalintimacy,fueled by Allies b fcnetvie\S
mob psychologyand driven by the music, and you love it. You have your closest ties with the BoardPunks, who share a
common desire to have fun and get physical. Your two yogangs
You don't pay attention to physical pain. Having someone land on often hang out together; you provide the music and an audience,
your head with combat boots is all just a part of the gig. On the and they give you something to watch and make jokes about. You
other hand, as a stage diver you expect that, on occasion, you also have decent relations with Goths, because they also have an
won't be caught and you'll crash to the floor, possibly breaking appreciation for 'real music', which is to say anything under-
something in the process and having people step on your kidneys ground. (The Goths, by the way. refer to you as 'Frankies', a
until you can crawl out of the crowd. Empty bottles of Smash fly referenceto your 'clumsy Frankenstein physicality.' Fat lot they
into and out of the throng regularly, getting glass underfootand know.) You have no taste for Glitterkids, Mallbrats, or 'Facers, all
keepingthe &hour clinics in business.And it's not a good night unless of whom are too trendy, too upscale, and too wimpy. Although
there are a few good-naturedfist fights to keepthe energy level high. you are generally friendly and gregarious, you give members
of these yogangs a hard time whenever possible. These are
Even outside the concert, you look at life as a big laugh. You'll get the few times that you'll get into a fight and really mean it.
in a scrum at the drop of a hat, sling your fists for a few minutes, Although you annoy the police and corporations, these
and then laugh it off. Since 'personal combat' is legal in the authorities largely ignore you as mostly harmless. They have
States, you can do this repeatedly, getting some practice and bigger fish to fry.
5hng
Base: sober
Chester: as a verb, projectilevomiting; as a noun, a social faux
pas, a nerd
Cranked really ugly or disgusting (generally a compliment)
Grainy: exceptionally emotional or loud
P i t cool, hard-core, popular
Serum: fight
Throw down: to play music, to have sex
White: horribly drunk or under the influence
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In Mosher parlance, to mosh is to do something really daring or
reckless. Your parents would probably refer to it as being stupid
or suicidal, but hey, they're punchinga clock and you're having
fun down in the old junkyard, right? Stage-diving is moshing. So is
banging your head against the wall, drinking until you're blind,
and leaping onto a moving semi. Basically, moshing is any act
which proves you don't really care. Live, die, it's all the same,
right? I mean, what have your corporate-suckingparents given
you to live for, anyway?With yaur Mosh skill, you can ignore the
fears and hesitationsthat plague most normal boring people. You
can ignore the shrieks of pain of your bones and tendons. After
all, that's what you do, night after night at the gigs. Wanna
stage-dive?Piece of cake (Average) Open that bottle with your
teeth? No problem (Easy). Need to leap from the tenement roof to
catch that hot-water pipe one floor down and twelve feet out?
What the heck (Very Difficult). Ignore your fractured jaw while
you try to talk your way out of an arrest?It's second natureto you
(Difficult). Some yogangers say the things you do seem
impossible, but that's just because they let themselves believe it.
f "cu'ie a \!csher,
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1) Tell me your age, name, and sex.
2) Describe what you look like.
3) Besides the V-trodes you miraculously haven't lost, pick four
different things from the list below that you are currentlycarrying:
A portablemusic chip player with earphones.
A beat-up compact disk boom box radio.
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A dozen bootleg chips, tapes, or CDs (your choice of music),
Mega-WMspikedleathergloves (1D6).
A first aid kit.
A small bottle of your favorite libation in a hip flask,
Heavy peacoat, trenchcoat, or duster (SP5).
G E N E R A T B O N
C Y E E R
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deep blue. The colors blend in well with the lines, and stand out crawl on the surface world depending on the sun to give them the
in stark contrast to your pale Trog skin. And hair? Who needs energy they cannot find within themselves.
hair? It gets in your eyes and itches when it gets too dirty, so you
just shave it all off. All the better that it helps give you the image You do have dealingswith the otheryogangs, however.They bringyou
of a subterranean monster. So does your scarcity of gizmos. You suppliesand information, and you lendthem your expertise in the
carry some gear to be sure, but as a general rule, you know you underworld.You knowyour way through the sewers andthe
should be able to survive underground with nothing to help you. subbasementsof the office buildingsandapartments,andyou can
No crutch. Crutches are for the weak, which is why society sold smuggleanythingyou want for dozensof mileswithout ever seeing
itself out to the corporations. the light of day. Drugs,weapons, bootlegCDs, even the kids
themselves, you've smuggled it all. The other yogangers mighttreat
LSrrDcrrttw-e you like the livingdead, but when they needp u r services.they come
Many people view your yogang as a degenerate offshoot of the crawling, and if they're going to crawl, you makesure they do it
ArcoRunners. Personally,you think that's a load of drek. through the sleaziest, smelliest linesyou know.
gefcnging Gang Skill: SFelunking <!LT.l
You take pride in the fact that being a Trog was not something Despite the name you and your goboys give to your lifestyle,
you learned, but something you were born. With Trog society you have more in common with the Tunnel Rats of Viet Nam
almost exclusively underground, you knew there was no way to and Central America than with any candy-assed nature-pining
walk up and ask to join. You had to prove yourself to them, and cave hobblers. You know how the sewer lines and catacombs
you wouldn't have it any other way. First you figured olit how to run, you know the network of tunnels and how and where they
lever up one of the manhole covers scattered about town, or else connect with the hated surface world. You know a bit about
how to slither your way down a storm drain. You learned quickly how to dig, reinforce, and collapse tunnels. You know how to
what to wear, how to move, and what smells meant what. You survive, even if the deadboys pump nerve gas into the lines. But
explored the lines near your house, working ever deeper into the most important, as a Trog, you just know. Spending most of
stygian tunnels. your time under-ground, you just have that sense, that feeling
when someone's there in the darkness, when a corporate
Perhaps you met some Trogs running the lines; perhaps you even assassin has snuck in and is about to open up with his genie
laid a mock ambush for them, adding a little zest to their day with gun. You don't know what it is: maybe your hearing, maybe
bottle rockets or firecrackers. Perhapsthey found you, leaping out ESP, maybe the hairs on your skin, maybe even the tunnels
of the darkness while you felt your way by hand down the lines. themselves talking to you. You just know that inside the sewers
Or perhaps you found one of their lairs, large roomy areas where (and, rarely, in small rooms or hallways), it works. In these
the Trogs rendezvous: the Spa, Primal Rex, the Warbasin. Many dangerous times, that's reason enough to avoid the streets.
Trog lairs are even well known above ground. However you found Orienteering below the city streets is Easy for you, digging new
the Trogs, they took you in. Just the fact that you were down lines is Average difficulty, and finding a way into a
there on your own was good enough for them. They spent the subbasement is Difficult at best. Sensing an enemy lurking in
time teaching you the ropes, the feel of the lines, and their the dark might be Difficult if it's a typical guard, but Arasaka
philosophy of survival. And then, when everyone thought you operatives and inanimate booby-traps are Very Difficult to
knew what was going on, they left you alone. You wouldn't have detect on the best of days.
it any other way.
Some examplesof using your Spelunking skill:
Allies f Enemies Danaer Sense: know if there is someone in the room or tunnel
You have contacts with the ArcoRunners, who are at least of within 25 meters on successful roll.
similar mind. You keep in touch with the Vidiots, because some Detect gas or other airborne poisons on a successful roll.
interestingthings find their way into the sewers, and also with Hear things or sense vibrations through floors and walls on a
the BoardPunks, who sometimes have need of you to help successful roll.
transport goods. On the other hand, there are a lot of yogangs on Stare down rats and large sewer alligators on a successful roll.
your black list. Goldenkids,Glitterkids, BeaverBrats, Rads, 'Facers, Orient yourself to aboveground landmarks and streets while in
and anyone else who has sold out is absolutely not trusted, and tunnels with a successful roll.
the most visible members of these gangs are the targets of your Track others through tunnels (Spelunkingvs. Stealth skill).
above ground attacks. Of course, your most hated enemies are
the corporations and politicians. The feeling is mutual, since the !F Ycu're a TI-ca:
powers that be don't like the creepy feeling they get knowing that 1) Tell me your name, age, and sex.
borderline psychotic kids are crawling through the sewers and 2) Describe what you look like.
subbasements of the city. The only yogang you have good 3) Besides the V-trodes you pulled off a victim, pick four different
relations with are the Goths, but since you are both pale, cold- things from the list below that you are currently carrying:
hearted monster-types, your relationship could hardly be called High-power slingshot with 50 lead slugs (does 106).
friendly. It's just not strained. Barbedforked spear (for catching rats; does 206 because of the
extra ripping damage done by the barbs).
~ SlCWIg Light leather armor (SP 10).
~
Burk as a noun, Trog who breaks the rules; as a verb, to double- Acetylene lamp with 8 hours' fuel.
cross or do severe damage Pack of 10 microflashes (toothpick-sized flashlights).
Creeze: general purpose expletive Combat harness with miscellaneous suwival gear (hammock,
Flyrunning: going up into the streets on a raid or recon pocket knife, etc.).
line: any tunnel Breather maskwith ten minutes' air.
Muffin: surface-dweller, so named for their tan and their squishy Snorkel and goggles.
weakness
Scumming: living in the surface world as one of the muffins
Troghole: manhole
Whindam: corpse found in the lines; corporate security or police
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