CyberMurph

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Bruce Dickinson's CD "Skunkworks" is VERY Cyberpunk. Particularly songs like Solar Confinement, Inside the Machine, Headswitch, Innerspace, and Strange Death in Paradise.

(Bruce is the lead singer for Iron Maiden for those who are wondering)

GO BLUES!!!

Oddly I am not really into "assault" style weapons, but I may fork out the money for a G36 if it's legal of course. I saw a few in Baumholder, GE in 1999 when they were first being issued. They look like a good piece of gear. Never go to fire one so can't really tell.

They ALWAYS look like that during development. The M1 tank was a favorite press whipping boy in the late '70s early '80s remember? Particularly among bitter vietnam vets who became convinced the military was incapable of doing anything right. Glad we bought that piece of gear!

Remember this thing will not be fielded for (at least) seven more years. This is the phase where "joe" gets to drop it, throw it around and bitch about it. I will bet my next paycheck this is not the final version.

By the By, the M-16 was another favorite whipping boy as well. It seems to be doing rather well now. See all those pictures of Israeli gruntz running around with *gasp* M-16s?

Yup. And it avoids the netrunner sitting in the corner bored out of his mind until a net running opportunity arises, then the rest of the group jaw-jacking while (said in whiney voice) "the netrunner does his thing..."

Ah! Rastafarians with a violent streak! Not many folks like that 'round these here parts...

BTW, Wargames Foundry has a set of Yardies in their "Street Violence" line.

If the gizmo is does not have a reason to be part of a network, then your Netrunner will not be much of a help. Like the door to a safe. Or a room where "Black" projects are kept. Who would run the risk of putting that stuff at the mercy of hackers, i mean netrunners?

I usually suggest to my players to play their netrunners as hackers/techies. They can also specialize in hotwiring all kinds of electronic stuff, or like phipps said jacking directly into a piece of gear instead of sitting in a nice comfy hotel cracking codes while the rest of the party is soaking up bullets.

wound't it make more sense to call themselves "The Buffys"? It's shorter too....

Yeah, I don't really buy that argument. Not many 15 yr old boys that can afford a $1200 MP5.

Most of the idiot kids in this country "stole" the weapon from an irresnsible adult before their shooting spree. H&K does not really make any money off that kind of activity.

Now the cigarette industry is another matter...

OK I did not bother to read all the postings on this one, but remember this.

Most of the damage bullets do is tissue damage, not blunt trauma from the impact of the round. It comes from the bullet tearing a big ass hole in your innards. While a longer barrel increases velocity, when that 115 grain bullet hits your 180 lbs body it will slow down REAL fast depending on what it hits exactly. That is why bullet design is so important.

Now combine a significant increase in barrel length with an increase in propellant and a little 5.56mm round will bounce around in you and do some damage. Of course if it is FMJ it will do less damage than a soft lead nose round will do.

The advantage to a SMG over a pistol of the same caliber is an increase in range, rate of fire/ammo capacity, and accuracy (they are easier to aim and control).

That is all represented in the game.

Yeah, but you miss out on the kewl FLASH intro!

Yeah, according to the Army magazine green book the M4 and the M-16A3/4 (M-16A2 with the upper receiver changed to match the M4 but same A2 barrel) will soldier on for at least another 10-20 years as the standard issue rifle. The OICW is a bit too much to issue everyone from grunt to finance clerk

I'll explain it. Mostly it stems from some bible thumper in New York suing minifigs for her dipshit son swallowing one. She sued them for making "Lead" miniatures. Although the lead was not harmful and she lost the suit the industry in the US panicked and now they are all made from more expensive pewter.

The second reason is that Citadel, Wargames Foundry, Old Glory and some of the other more expensive ones constantly re-work their molds to maintain higher quality. This is $ consuming.

Also some of the models are getting bigger, 28mm vs 25mm. All that extra 3mm of pewter adds up in the long run.

http://www.hecklerkoch-usa.com/pages/military/fwframeset.html

Here's a link to the H&K entry if you have not seen it already.

Check this crazy s*** out!  

www.hecklerkoch-usa.com/flash.html

"No way out" with Kevin Costner has a Cyberpunk flavor. A VERY cold war setting, but the way the story turns out is pretty Cyberpunkish

Yeah, that's what I said, I did not realize they were two trilogies.

"I did not realize Gibson's books were part of two trilogies. As it does not sy "Part 1 of the Whatever Cycle" on the cover. So I just bought whatever the book store had. Imagine reading them in this order...."

I am sure this has been discussed before, but what level of technology do you all use?

The reason I ask is I usually use the Gibson/RTalsorian level of tech. As the CP2020 book was written. However, I am toying around with upping the tech level some. To more of an "Aliens/Blade Runner/Outland" level. Off  world travel/colonization etc.

Of course the players would start as dirtside peons. But they could find circumstances sweeping them off world.

Most guns are still projectile weapons as in Aliens or Blade Runner.

This was all inspired by the Walter Jon Williams novel "Voice of the Whirlwind" which is not really Cyberpunk, but pretty close.

I have to agree. I don't allow Nomads in my game. I think the nomad concept is more of a group theme than a character class.

For instance, the campaign I am starting this summer the characters are all part of a poser gang. They have all been surgically altered to resemble 1970s Punk and/or Metal Icons (the players have not decided yet). The Sex Pistols, the Ramones, KISS etc. But for character classes they will still use Solo, Netrunner, Fixer, med tech etc.

I mean, why have a Nomad class? Can't a member of a Nomad family or biker gang be a Solo or a Fixer?

I really dig these emoticons.

What's a Yardie?

No, but if he did I am sure she would get whacked in the following adventure.

In all seriousness, sometimes I will dress in a suit if it's a corporate relate adventure. Or I'll put on BDUs if it's a big gun adventure. My players will somketimes dress similiar to their characters.

I usually play heavy metal or punk (I prefer Maiden and Metallica) in the background, but not loud enough to be distracting.

Miniatures help too. Wargames Foundry's Street Violence line is very good.

DAMMIT HANNS THAT WAS YOU? GIMME MY BMW 323is BACK! AND MY PIZZA!

Yeah, but only because he THE SCRIPT on his side.