Cyberpunk: Live & Direct
Product Description
WELCOME TO THE DARK FUTURE
The Corporations control the world from their skyscraper fortresses, enforcing their rule with armies of cyborg assassins. On the Street, Boostergangs roam a shattered urban wilderness, killing and looting. The rest of the world is a perpetual party, as fashion-model beautiful techies rub biosculpt jobs with battle armored roadwarriors in the hottest clubs, sleaziest bars and meanest streets this side of the Postholocaust. The Future never looked so bad.
But you can change it. You've got interface plugs in your wrists, weapons in your arms, lasers in your eyes, bio-chip programs screaming in your brain. You're wired in, cyberenhanced and solid state as you can take it to the fatal Edge where only the toughest and coolest can go. Because you're CYBERPUNK.
Cyberpunk: the original roleplaying game of the dark future; a world of corporate assassins, heavy-metal heroes and brain burning cyberhackers, packed with cutting edge technology and intense urban action. Within this book, you'll find everything you need to tackle the mean streets of the 2000's -- in a game system that combines the best in realistic action and playability.
Live & Direct, subtitled, Multimedia in the Cyberpunk Age, is a sourcebook for Cyberpunk 2020.
The book goes into detail on the Media character role gives players more information on the world of media in 2020. There is a history on mass media from its origins to the more recent rivalry between the larger media corps.
The Media character role has more variation, allowing players to be more specific, weather they are a War correspondent, a tabloid writer or even a paparazzo looking for the latest compromising image on a wealthy celebrity.
The book also looks into running a media campaign and the different types such as freelance or government, plus a mini adventure for players, C.J. O'Reilly Goes Hollywood.[1]
Characters
- Dr. Paradox
- Angie Wu
- Cameron Ride
- C.J. O'Reilly