{"product_id":"cy_borg-rpg-core-rulebook","title":"CY_BORG RPG: Core Rulebook","description":"\u003cp class=\"mvp-post-title left entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Fast, Flashy and Vicious Cyberpunk RPG\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCyberpunk fiction tends to focus too much on flashy tech and not enough on the dystopia, but \u003cem\u003eCy_Borg\u003c\/em\u003e, by Christian Sahlen, has absolutely no problem dragging your shiny character straight through the mud. The game welcomes you to a world that’s been ground down by capitalism-driven ecological disasters, mysterious infections rumored to be from outer space, and warring corporations looking to use chromed-out punks like yourself as expendable fodder to settle their violent rivalries. The city of Cy is one that’s immediately hostile to you, but it makes for one of the most compellingly vicious cyberpunk RPGs on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the game has wonderfully streamlined rules and concise worldbuilding, the first thing you will notice is the art. Like its predecessor \u003cem\u003eMork Borg\u003c\/em\u003e, the doom metal fantasy game that provides the stylistic and mechanical basis for \u003cem\u003eCy_Borg\u003c\/em\u003e, this book is aggressively laid out with gorgeous illustrations by Johan Nohr and some of the most unique formatting you’ll ever see in an RPG manual. Every page changes in color, font and spacing, making just the act of flipping through the book a treat for the eyes. Not only is it a visual feast, but the art acts as a perfect tone setter for the overwhelming, flashy, and brutal world contained within the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCY_Borg... \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Nano-infested doomsday RPG about cybernetic misfits and punks raging against a relentless corporate hell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe world is ending.....\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAgain and again and again and again and again a̶n̴͗d̵̥͒ ̸̎ă̶ġ̸a̵̢͗i̶͙̓n̸̡̔ ă̵̢̫̥̺̻̞n̵͔̽̿̏̓͋͠͝d̴̢̪̟͊ ̵̡̺̖̰̯͖̞̓̑̐̈́̍̋a̶̤̘̖͗͐̀̔̚̚g̴̛͇̻̦̻͇̲̈́̏à̷̩̫͒ḯ̷̡̱̀̀̀͠ṇ̶̦̔͜.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConstantly in flux;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e shifting, d̵̃is̴to̴rt̷in̶g̷, always reborn as something worse. Destruction by ecological catastrophes, the fallout of history's belligerence; by modern man-made \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiseries \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eor the blood spilled by the reckless machine of capitalist supremacy. Mankind's greatest ability truly is to destroy itself in creative ways. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigner demise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, consumer-customized death, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eendlessly on repeat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoisonous space rocks, nuclear weapons, cyclical revolutions, warring nations, warring corporations, warring neighbors; pandemics, tsunamis, volcanoes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn between it all\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: direct person-machine interfaces, tactical neural implants, and bacteria from outer space hijacking intercellular nanorobotics. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the sky is full of ads.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEveryone is interfaced\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/injected\/in̴fe̴cted̶\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einfested\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with something. Everyone wants something from everyone else. Everyone is a liar and a cheat. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEveryone wants more creds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWelcome to the year 20X3.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWelcome to the City of Y!̸͆̅̌”̶͌̉#̸͇̞̻̌̚”̶̨̻̘̇̉̊͆̈́͒̌̆̓̕͜#̶̖̣̘̻͖̥͕̙̀̃̈́́̄̕̕͜͠2̶̧̻̺̝̥̮̣̒͒̂͐͐̍́́͘̕̕4̴̿̌’̷̛̙͍̠̙̿\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Cy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCY_BORG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a complete rules-light, rage-heavy tabletop roleplaying game based on and compatible with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMÖRK BORG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Easy to play, easy to hack.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn it you’ll find:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA drive-by description of the megacity Cy after the Incident:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from its rotting slums where gangs, cults and military corporations wage war, to the blinding scraper forests, neon cathedrals and holo-shimmering arcologies of Central and the toxic industrial hell zones shrouding it all in poisonous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(but CYstainable Planet™ Certified)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e death smog.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuick and dirty character creation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e where the roll of the dice determines who your punk is, what they’re capable of and who they owe money to.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ed66 Miserable Headlines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e making the rounds on the news and feeds with varying regularity, each one heralding chaos and destruction wracking the city until the cataclysmic conclusion seven headlines in. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA minimal, simple system\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e designed to stay out of the way and to be easily modded and customized. Rulings before rules. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMÖRK BORG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at its core, with a few tweaks and updates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptional rules and tables:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Add tactical crunch to your violence with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecombat mods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for cover, suppressive fire and more. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSix classes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for your class war, including the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForsaken Gang-Goon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShunned Nanomancer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRenegade Cyberslasher.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTables \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eadding depth and character to your punk, such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStyle, Quirks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurrent Obsession.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRandom Generators\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e facilitating near-endless play: missions, locations, corporations, cults and npcs populating the accelerating apocalypse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEquipment \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(of varying legality) like guns and specialized ammo booster plug-ins, intelligent body armor, cybertech, decks fitted with custom Apps, and almost-controllable Nano powers with their latent infestations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25+ foes to fight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. From the countless soldiers of the SecCorps and gangs to corrupted Nanophreaks, soulless drones and cydroids, state-of-the-art combat vehicles and the ethereal, digital apparitions classified as Ghosts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe introductory heist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lucky Flight Takedown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Scope and infiltrate the Lucky Flight Casino, clear the debt data and\/or shut the whole operation down. Should be a quick and easy job, right?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Free League Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42398612881584,"sku":"","price":105.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/3121\/4512\/products\/cy-borg-rpg-core-rulebook-351389.jpg?v=1683292334","url":"https:\/\/www.beadndgames.co.nz\/products\/cy_borg-rpg-core-rulebook","provider":"Bea DnD Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}