About the Adventure
Night’s Edge is a Cyberpunk 2020 supplement featuring supernatural creatures, which if you know, you know. Because of the time needed for character development and effort put into character creation, this will be a mini-campaign set around the world and featuring Night City, in the Free-State of Northern California. Our story precede the timeline of the wildly popular Cyberpunk 2077 CDProjekt Red videogame, starting around January in 2020.
In the world of Cyberpunk, there are lots of vampire posers who can enhance their body with cybernetics…they get vamps (fake teeth) and tinted skin weave…etc. It’s simple to convince the general public that what they are seeing is only an illusion and make believe…until it’s not! Vampire Lore is rich and extensive, but the truth may be stranger than fiction. You are welcome to create a vampire character or a vampire hunter character and maybe team up with or fight other players for supremacy over Night City.
After the collapse of the United States in the mid-90s, cities populations fled or rioted and many citizens become homeless. Martial law was declared in response to the looting and mayhem, meanwhile the system experiences a brutal lawyer purge. The Gang of Four, DOJ, CIA, FBI, ATF maintained corporate power through the First and Second Central American conflicts, but during the early part of new millennium, the US reorganized itself thanks in large part to the corporations that still control most of the resources. The disenfranchised and nomad populations continue to grow. Camps overflow with the displaced, jobless, and discarded dregs of society. The once-proud streets of Night City are plagued by crime and homelessness, while everyone is on edge, not knowing who to trust…
This is the classic role playing game of the dark future. New threats and opportunities are ready to emerge and take advantage of the disarray. It maybe that some villainous plots are indeed all around you…
Amidst this chaos, will you emerge as new heroes from the shadows of Night City? Or just make the eddies you need to survive and let the rest find their own way?
Check out the complete timeline here: https://cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Timeline (Keep in mind events said to happen in the future are speculations at best, meta-gaming at worst)
What I Provide:
A full campaign tailored to each group of players, designed for long term play
Comprehensive guidance for character building and roleplaying in Cyberpunk2020
Free access to my Roll20 game, where we access online maps, character sheets, combat macros and more.
Access to the campaign Discord server, for in-game voice chat, as well as between-game discussion.
What you need before the first session:
A computer/laptop with camera and microphone capabilities (required)
A Free Roll20 account (required)
A notepad and writing implement (recommended)
A phone/tablet/second screen (optional)
A separate webcam/microphone/headset (optional)
Gameplay Themes:
The introductory story arc explores the circumstances of a city recovering from scandal and corruption. New threats to the existing power structure bring mistrust and fear, while new opportunities provide hope for those desperately trying to survive and recover.
Amidst these ongoing themes, you will have your own story to tell, your own role to play.
These gaming experiences welcome a wide range of expressions, from the epic to the hilarious, and will reflect the collaborative spirit of each group. You will get what you put into it and creative collaboration and friendly participating will be rewarded.
One theme stands above all in our playing together: fun in its purest form can be had even in the darkest of moments!
I look forward to meeting you, edgerunner….see you in Night City!
Cyberpunk is the classic role-playing game of the dark future. If you’re not already dead, expect to lose your character’s life quickly if you’re not too careful. The world of cyberpunk is a violent, dangerous place, filled with people who’d love to rip your arm off and eat it. The traditional concepts of good and evil are replaced by the values of expedience. You do what you have to do to survive. If you can do some good along the way, great. But don’t count on it.
Playing your character with the proper disaffected, cynical-yet-idealistic style, whether you’re a biker with leather skin and metal claws, or a debutante in satin, sporting the latest in designer cyber-optics, you’re going to need a certain panache, a certain flair, in portraying yourself. To achieve the essence of the dark future you will need to bring to the table your mastery of three concepts:
Style Over Substance – It doesn’t matter how well you do something if you don’t look good while doing it. If you’re going to blow it, make sure it looks like you planned it that way. How you look means more than the words you say in this world.
Attitude is Everything – Swagger, give them your best “killer” look. Don’t just sit around your flat or cube waiting for the next job. Get on out and make sure you’re where the party starts.
Always Take it to the Edge – Never play it too safe. Risk it all for a cause. Start the rebellion, light the fire. Throw yourself against the danger and fight for big issues! Break the Rules!
Who will like this game?
You will love this game if you enjoy science fiction themes and an easy to learn system of play. If you can roll a randomized set of dice, then in matters where an element of chance is used to determine game outcomes, you will have the opportunity to test your skills and luck. Exploring the cyberpunk world and Night City in particular offers a variety of interactions with various other patrons and opportunities to discuss in game freelance “work”. This game session features character generation possibilities for those interested in exploring that option. We will go over the rules for character generation and get a chance to develop our character’s back story and how they are connected to the scene.
Character Creation Guidelines
Standard CP2020 rules apply, and players are welcome to bring their self generated characters to the game. Contact me to gain access to your very own character sheet. For those unfamiliar with character creation using this game rule set, we will work together on it and get it done pretty quickly so you can start playing right away. We will learn the rules together and immediately apply them in a sandbox style world that you can explore with other players.
Trigger warnings galore:
Game themes may include topics such as mind altering tech, drugs, addiction, speciesism, class-violence, robbery, torture, murder, and more. These themes will be disclosed to you, to the best of the host’s ability, during the “session zero” pre-game conversation, new player onboarding, and/or in the event description. While some topics may arise through player decision/action within the gaming world, hosts will make a sincere attempt to brief players on possibly sensitive topics beforehand.
