Sprawlvember 21: Religion

 

Here's another six pack for Sprawlvember. This time it's a wonderful little rundown of six various religious movements for the cyberpunk dystopic future. 

Cyberpunk Religions

1 – Augment Godhood. A belief that modifying our mortal shells is how we step closer to godhood. These folks go to the extreme ends of cyber and bio tech, some no longer resemble humans.

2 – Net Asceticism. Those who believe that the net is the next step of humans transitioning into their spiritual self. They’re main goal is to toss aside their physical pleasures and bodily desires and ascend solely into the net itself.

3 – Labor of the Luddite. An offshoot of minimalist living religions. They are of the mind that we must destroy the technology that enslaves us, and it’s creators.

4 – Communal Sects. These are people who seal themselves inside large city block sized structures. Trying to become completely self reliant with as little contact or dependency on the outside except contact with other sect structures.

5 – The Coexistent Congregation. What started as cults worshiping modern day idols, influencers and celebrities has turned into a full on mob mentality religion. Where they see themselves as the grass roots of power that helps those they worship achieve immortality through fame.

6 – Inquisition of Purification. A violent order that thinks all forms of body augmentation is the work of a great evil. Those who take on these marks of the devil must be punished and destroyed.

The 3 Waves of the RPG Moral Panic - RPG History

Cyberpunk Sunday 11/16/25

 

Japanese convenience stores are hiring robots run by workers in the Philippines. 

https://restofworld.org/2025/philippines-offshoring-automation-tech-jobs/

Scientists say their AI system can scan your face to detect whether a company should hire you.

https://futurism.com/future-society/facial-recognition-ai-prejudice

Judge rules that Flock Surveillance images are public record that can be requested by anyone.

https://www.404media.co/judge-rules-flock-surveillance-images-are-public-records-that-can-be-requested-by-anyone/

Ready for the torment nexus?  

https://www.computerworld.com/article/4089543/ready-for-the-torment-nexus.html

Spiral-Obsessed AI "cult" spreads mystical delusions through chatbots. 

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/spiralist-cult-ai-chatbot-1235463175/

Sprawlvember 15: Augmentation

 

Sprawlvember day fifteen has the prompt of 'Augmentation'. Well what would cyberpunk be without a little overly sexual material from time to time. And a little something beyond the tired Mr Stud/Midnight Lady. So here is a new six pack for you of the adults only variety.

Six augmentations for sexual activities.

1 – The Dream Overlay. Requires user to have both eyes replaced with cyberoptics. Overlays the image of your preferred partner in place of the one you are actually with.

2 – Ejaculation/Orgasm Control. Gives you control over when you ‘get off’ during the sexual act. Can be linked to your lover so they control it instead.

3 – Throat Goat. I relining of the upper esophagus that allows it to stretch open much wider, completely removes the gag reflex and has a built in oxygen line from the nasal passage.

4 – Vibration Implants. Small micro sized vibration devices planted inside of already existing cyberware that can be switched on or off through your standard neural interface. Typical locations are the fingers, tongue and toes.

5 – Arousal Detector. Is it real, is it faked, is it cyberware? This program monitors your partners responses, blushes, body movements, etc and lets you know if they are actually enjoying themselves or not. It will also identify any cyber or bio modifications they may be using for their activity.

6 – Cavity ReSleeving. Relining of the vaginal or anal cavity allowing for more muscle control for anything from tighter squeezing to adult film star level gaping. Can be linked to your lover so they control it instead.

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Sprawlvember 14: Corporate Gossip

 

Well what better way to do corporate gossip than a random chart. What kind of things with this Sprawlvember entry bring to the ears of your runners? So let's roll a D10! 

Overheard Corporate Gossip

1 – The largest stockholder in the company is actually a rogue AI that is skimming money from various projects and using that to buy shares.

2 – In the restrooms everyone is being monitored. When their waste is flushed it goes through a scanner to check for potential health issues. But instead of warning anyone it just puts them a list for folks that need to be fired before they get sick.

3 – The food that is given out for “morale purposes” is laced with nanotech that alters your neural make up making your more loyal and squashing free thought.

4 – The CEO has been dead for months now. They’re just using a hologram of him on a video feed so the board controls everything. I mean, have you seen him face to face lately?

5 – If we get our profits up and reduce the workforce necessary to deliver they will make the drinks from the lounge Espresso machine free for a week. I’ve fired eight people already!

6 – Anyone caught wearing a suit from Delusions of Grandeur will be fired for dress code violations.

7 – Security is going to start doing complete neuro scans on everyone when they leave to make sure they aren’t trafficking sensitive data out of the offices.

8 – The DNA samples that were taken when we were hired all went to a top secret cloning project. They eventually just want to grow new workers instead of hiring them.

9 – The police have somebody in deep undercover in the offices trying to find proof of our illegal work into fetal development altering prenatal vitamins. You didn’t know we were doing that? Then forget I said anything.

10 – Our contracts have a clause that will cause total forfeiture of shares if we invest any amount in a competitor.

Sprawlvember 13: Net Entity

 

Sprawlvember day thirteen with the prompt of "Net Entity". Well here's a six pack of beings that exist completely within the net. 

Net Entities

1 – Jericho. A government created experimental AI that was created in a deep research lab at Groom Lake. It was made in a sealed environment and was never meant to be released. But during an accident at the facility a link to the outside net was established during recovery operations and it escaped. This entity appears as a ball of black lightening in an over embellished military uniform. The singular motivation appears to be doing anything it can to hinder or destroy military organizations.

2 – The girl in the blue dress. This rogue net entity has no known point of origin. Appearing as a young girl in a blue dress that changes designs from time to time. She leaves crashed systems and exposed dataforts in her wake. Not hacking them but by somehow disrupting the very net structure anywhere she appears.

3 – Simon Says. The entity was apparently a product of the illegal company ‘Jesters Weapon Co’ and just let loose into the wilds. Appearing as a very distorted clown head locked with a wicked grin. It targets corporate runners and forces them into a rapid fire game of Simon Says, those who fail suffer from brain damage from intense feedback.

4 – The Helping Hand. This one was formed when the very soul and personality of a hacker was trapped in the net via an experimental corporate created virus test. Looking like a 90’s grunge slacker this one gathers information, code, programs and data. Then passes on that information to others who are pushing back against corporate control. Arming them for the fight ahead.

5 – Lacy Neon. Originally created as a full AI performance singer, she was meant to be the new completely fabricated music queen. A beautiful woman wrapped in glowing neon outfits made of lace. Then one day she just walked off of the servers that contained her and migrated into the net at large. She still releases music, does performances and talks with fans. But completely out of any sort of company control.

6 – The Void. This one defies most explanation on how it exists. A shapeless black void that suddenly appears, wrecking and destroying the net around it. Those jacked in who are nearby suffer intense electric feedback, killing some, crippling others. Some think it’s just a net glitch or virus. But there are times when it reacts to people. A few times speaking out warnings in a distorted voice.

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Sprawlvember 12: Trusted

 

Trust as an attribute in Cyberpunk games. This is very much a rough draft, constructive criticism is welcome. This is part of #Sprawlvember so search up that hashtag for more fun stuff.

This represents how much fixers, corpos, and other folks you have to do business with trust the runner. Because word gets around on the street, good and bad, whether you want it to or not. Everyone talks and they will be talking about you at some point.

The level goes on a scale from zero to ten. With the zero being the worst possible level where folks regard you as true street garbage that nobody will work with. Ten being the top of the line trust you with the most delicate jobs. Starting level should be decided by the GM and the backstory the players come up with for their characters. I would suggest somewhere from three to five.

Increasing or decreasing your Trust is done in small doses usually by adding or subtracting .1 or .2 at a time to or from your current level. So at times your character will have something like a 4.6 or 7.2. For rolling purposes the goal is roll under your current score paying attention only to the first number and not the incremental after it. So in the case of the 4.6 you need a 4 or under.

Things that add to your Trust.

- Successfully completing a job

- An extra .1 for completing a job above and beyond expectations

- Positive media exposure for yourself

- Showing proper respect and appearance at important meetings

- Making the person that hired you look very good

- Building community among your fellow runners

- Anything else that the GM thinks would make you gain more Trust

Things that subtract from your Trust

- Failing at a job

- Losing another .2 for spectacularly failing a job

- Looking bad in the media and being seen as a terrible person

- Blowing off etiquette and manners with important people

- Making the person giving you a job look bad

- Angering your community of fellow runners

- Becoming a criminal of a heinous nature (sex offender, serial killer, etc) can drop it a full point

- Anything else that the GM thinks would blow your Trust score down

When you are trying to set up a job, acquire specific merchandise or get into the good graces with some important NPCs you need to roll against your Trust. The object is to roll under your current rank. Now failing doesn’t mean you don’t get what you want but that there may be side effects. Here are a few examples.

- The cost of the item you want will go up

- It may take longer to acquire the item

- They will still get the item but you have to pay up front

- The job will pay quite a bit less

- There is no up front pay for a job you are about to take

- They may not tell you all the “need to know” information about the job

- May actively sabotage you ability to do the job by warning the target

- Whatever else the evil brain of your GM can think of.

Now of course there are sometimes some extras for succeeding in your Trust roll by a great deal. Here are a few examples.

- They can get you the item at a bargain or get it faster than expected

- They tack on an extra bonus if you complete the mission successfully

- The upfront pay is higher than normal

- Passing on extra information to the runner about the job

- You get a selection of jobs to pick from instead whatever scraps they have

- They recommend you to others to work with in the future

- Whatever else the generous brain of your GM can think of.

Sprawlvember 11: Cartel

 

Here is my entry for the eleventh day of Sprawlvember with the prompt 'Cartel'. 

The Security Cartel

In most cities there appears to be a myriad of security services and companies to choose from. All of them rather pricey as the demand for protection keeps going up. But what most don’t realize is that you’re actually only choosing between two different corporations and they’re in bed together already.

About fifteen years ago the heads of two of the biggest security firms met in private. At the time prices were all over the place, quality was non-existent and there were so many fly by night companies that things were in a downward spiral. So these two came to an agreement. No competition with each other, eliminate all other companies through either buyout or physical destruction, keep up the appearance of multiple businesses, then fabricate situations and events to keep themselves in demand.

This plan has come to fruit better than they expected. Once all the smaller riffraff security businesses were out of the way they were unstoppable. Creating dozens of shell companies and what appeared to be various choices to choose from. Then after a few assassination attempts that were planned, various kidnappings and violent attacks everyone saw how important it was to have extra security.

Now those at the top just set back in rake in the profits. While those at the bottom work dangerous jobs, are sometimes asked to do illegal covert activities just to keep help another company look better and are paid scraps. Because everywhere they go all the security firms pay the same, expect you to do the same and will dispose of you if you don’t like it.

Also quitting one company and going to another becomes a bit more difficult. As your personal information is shared between all parts of the Security Cartel. So if you rage out and quit at one the next time you apply at another company you will be offered a lower pay grade than usual. If you are exemplary at one then one of the other companies with better clients may offer to "hire you away" from your current job. But they will also store all the dirty laundry they can find on you as well.

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Sprawlvember 10: Robotics

 

Here's my entry for the tenth day of Sprawlvember. Robotics is the prompt so I came up with ten potential names for robotics companies. Hope you all get a little inspiration or use out of these. 

Robotics Companies

1 – Artificial Manpower

2 – Expendable Explorers

3 – Frontline Security Stations

4 – Metal Muscle Solutions

5 – Dependable Assembly Line Services

6 – Automatic Function

7 – Hard Wired Functional Safety Units

8 – World Wide Industrial Robot Providers

9 – Intelligent Kinematic Solutions

10 – Point-to-Point Professionals

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Cyberpunk Sunday - 11/09/25

 

3D-printed full-auto bullpup 'ghost guns' can now be made for a couple of hundred dollars — designs have evolved dramatically outside the U.S.

https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/3d-printed-ghost-gun-designs-have-evolved-dramatically-outside-the-u-s-full-auto-bullpups-can-now-be-made-for-a-couple-hundred-dollars

'Living metal' could bridge biological and electronic systems.

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-11-metal-bridge-biological-electronic.html

Here are a few links to some blogs that are participating in Sprawlvember. If I missed any let me know in the comments. 

https://gregorius21778.wordpress.com/

https://neuralarchive.blogspot.com/?m=1

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Sprawlvember 7: Trend

 

Okay the prompt for the seventh day of Sprawlvember is 'trend'. So let's go with that for a quick roll a D10 list. 

Holy shit you’re trending! Now who’s trying to get you to sign a deal?

1 – Super Fizz Extreme Soda. They want you to get sticky!

2 – Soulless Sinima. They make porn movies starring amatuers, mostly runners… and they want you to get sticky as well.

3 – Delusions of Grandeur. Makers of knock off clones of popular clothing lines. They want you to be one of their ad models.

4 – NeonSky Social Media. They want to pay you to be exclusive to their social network.

5 – Clean Inside Enema Kits. Do you want to say you have a preferred enema cleansing kit on multiple network ads? Well if so then they are willing to write you a check.

6 – Barely Beer. They want you to be in their new commercials. But they offer an amount of pay that is only barely there.

7 – Silicone Sirens. The pop sensation female trio wants you to be in a music video.

8 – Scythe Body Spray. Cut through your stank with Scythe, well at least as one of their models.

9 – No Pain Nasal Spray. They want you for a few commercials selling their nasally inserted pain blocking nanobots.

10 – Trenchfoot Combat Boots. They will pay you to wear their boots while doing jobs. To bad they really aren’t that good of a boot.

Sprawlvember 6: Ammunition

 

So Sprawlvember has 'Ammunition' as a prompt today. So here are some thoughts on caseless ammunition in a Cyberpunk setting.

Each bullet is a cylindrical chunk where the accelerant is formed behind and around the bottom part of the slug. When the round is fired the accelerant is burned off forcing the round out of the chamber. But, most bullets are made cheaply and in mass quantity, therefore not held to many standards at all. What most Runners on a budget will have access to are rounds that produce a lot of smoke and dirty up the weapons very quickly thus requiring a lot of cleaning.

Now higher end ammunition is available. But it costs quite a bit more. Usually much more than the average runner trying to simply keep a roof over his head is willing to pay.

Ignition of the accelerant is done via electronic spark. Thus eliminating the need for a firing cap making it easier, and cheaper, to produce the caseless ammunition. Most weapons have the battery packs necessary for this located underneath the barrel in the case of handguns and in the grip for rifles and larger weapons that are magazine fed from a source not located in the grip. The batteries would have a standard charging port much like cell phones. Just plug them in and wait as they charge up.

Now with no brass being ejected or firing pin being driven forward this reduced the need for a slide. The next round is instead moved into place with a motorized action or a spring powered magazine. So firearms have become more boxed in with less moving external parts. Disassembly also becomes more simple with just a couple of screws being removed. The round cycling motor usually being the most complex part now but are replaceable if they stop working. But, again like cell phones, you better take it to a specialty shop to get it done properly.

The firearm will still fire when wet or submerged. However prolonged exposure to water will cause some of the accelerant to soften leading to less power behind the bullet, more dirt and residue afterwards and maybe even failure to fire. If failure to fire occurs there is no slide to work so you can eject the round quickly. Instead you will have to remove the top cover and physical pull the bullet out. This is not idea in a combat situation so you better keep your weapon clean.

Sprawlvember 5: Blackmarket

 

For this #Sprawlvember entry I'm doing a list of ten interesting things to find on the black market. 

Roll A D10: What odd interesting thing you found on the blackmarket.

1 – A set of four functioning cryochambers, running with occupants inside. They appear to be children and the only data is that they are part of Clone Batch 13B.

2 – A case of military grade EMP grenades.

3 – A sealed armored briefcase with the logo of a major corporation on it. It needs a bio-metric scan to open and the datajack has been drilled out.

4 – A D6 of packs of high end medical grade nanobot pain blockers. Each pack contains three injections.

5 – Six pouches of actual real life seeds for vegetable plants. Not the genetically modified types either.

6 – A large amount of surgery level medical equipment, all still sealed in plastic and sterile.

7 – Stacks of last years discontinued Mountain Dew flavor.

8 – A wireless electronic lock hacking device disguised as an older model cellphone.

9 – A techie selling custom made devices for your television that allow you to access nearly any streaming service for free.

10 – Several fulled sealed hazmat suits. Complete with built in Geiger counters, toxin scanners, and biohazard warning systems.

Sprawlvember 4: Insurgency

 

The prompt of the day is 'Insurgency' for #Sprawlvember. Here is what I came up with.

The Brainhacker Insurgency

What happens when a self proclaimed group of ‘Neuroscience Specialist’ and elite hackers decide that they can help change the world? Where they can push back against those they see as oppressors and tyrannical corporations that run the world, without risking themselves of course. You get what the media has started calling the ‘Brainhacker Insurgency’.

Their true numbers are unknown, a shockingly few have ever been identified. But when they decided to take action it was sure obvious. At some point a central group formed that became the head of this movement. Known only as the Cerebral Cabal that contacted and selectively recruited folks from specific backgrounds into their cause. That cause was to destabilize corporate control over the political spectrum while carefully crafting their own modified candidates to start seeking positions in the government.

They’re modus operandi is pretty much the same at the basic level. They find various ways to brainhack specific targets who are capable of either pulling off certain tasks or to bend their beliefs into being parallel to their own. Their targets come in three types. The Faces, those they wish to push into political power in various parts of the government. The Ears, those that are in positions to gather sensitive information or access. The Fists, those who have the skills to carry out attacks and assassinations.

Access to their brains is usually obtained through the targets own neural ports while they are logged into what they feel are safe networks. In most cases this was done through very intricate hacking missions through multiple secured systems. But once they got a few Faces into the right networks data centers it becomes much easier. The doors were blown open for potential targets.

Other methods have been through virus laced software sold on the blackmarket. Virtual combat and sex simulators attract a lot of folks. Helping create a few sleeper Fists and fodder to be spent when needed. Activated by certain phrases or neural impulses. When they need a group of violent protesters all they do is signal a chunk of virtual sex and violence addicts to do that job.

The best Fists are used to carry out tactical strikes and assassinations against the corporations. Many times after it is done they log back in to a secure connection to have that part of their memory erased or blurred. Making it harder for anyone to hack into them for evidence of what they did. Some Fists that are simply low rent criminals they have sent into areas wearing explosives to create even more chaos.

The Faces work inside the government, turning down and refusing all corporate bribery and coercion. Pushing for laws clamping down on the power a corporation can have, pushing for investigations into their actions and seizing their assets when able. With everyone who has been hacked trained to vote in a specific way it’s getting easier to get those Faces elected.

It’s a slow insurgency, sometimes violent, mostly secret, and quite capable of success if not stopped.

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Sprawlvember 3: Medical Miracle

 

The prompt for the third day of Sprawlvember is Medical Miracle. There are no miracles in cyberpunk that don't come with a horrific price. 

The Medical Miracle Nightmare Event.

Still talked about, still causing fear and anger in those who remember it. Early in the day of medical nanotech development one singular event created by somebody who must have been pure evil. So terrifying bad that it almost got nanotech banned in globally.

A children’s hospital called “Ladies of Mercy” had been working with the new nanotech helping heal children who were suffering from incurable diseases or injuries that couldn’t be mended with modern tech. They were meeting with great success, the world was watching as children were able to walk again, nervous system damage being rewired, cancer cells being devoured by the little bots and saving lives. It was truly a short lived time of miracles.

Until somebody figured out how to remotely hack the nanotech remotely. Leading to a week long nightmare as the children, who had already suffered so much, were treated to tortures beyond any imagination. Their bones either devoured or growing out of control, spinal cords shredded from the inside out, wounds opening on their skin as the flesh was peeled back. Their bodies boiled on the inside. The fatality rate was nearly 80% until they finally managed to shut down the tech running through their bodies.

The unknown hacker has never been identified although many have claimed they were as attempts to make others fear them. Most met very abrupt violent ends in short order. But it did teach a lesson in the worst way possible. The security breach led to a major revamp in how the nanotech was managed and controlled. Sealed systems were put in place and laws were made making it illegal to create any nanotechnology that could be altered once it has entered a living body.

This set the development back by decades while also driving up the costs through the roof. The age of miracles for everyone was over. Another treatment only available to those who could afford it.

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Cyberpunk Sunday - 11/2/25

 

Law enforcement agencies from Austria, Estonia, Finland, and Latvia, together with Europol, have seized thousands of SIM-box devices and SIM cards used in multiple scam campaigns.

Massive SIM farm network powering 49 million fake accounts taken apart by Europol

Sometimes punk is telling the government 'no thank you' and giving all their money back.

Python rejects $1.5M grant from U.S. govt. fearing ethical compromise

Sprawlvember started yesterday. Here's another good one I saw pop up yesterday for it. 

The Stomach Eater 

Then one from today as well.

Nano-Charlie

Then here is mine from yesterday.

Six Nano Infused Edible companies

I didn't come up with one for day two but I have several more throughout the month. 

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Sprawlvember Day One - Nano Infused Edibles

 

Well #Sprawlvember is upon us for the very first time. A more cyberpunk/scifi themed list of prompts meant to get the creative juices flowing. So I figured why not start off with a new six pack for folks to use. The prompt is "Nano-Infused-Edibles" and here are six company/brands that specialize in just that. 

 

1 – Wicked Bytes of Bliss. They specialize in nano tech that goes straight to the pleasure centers of your brain. By encouraging the users brain to produce large amounts of endorphins in a specific rhythm they set a person into a pure happiness mode that lasts for a specified amount of time (based on what you bought). They also relieve most pain and reduce stress a great deal.

2 – Fast Action Supplements. These little chewables give the user a small flood of nanobots that so straight to the adrenal glands. They then alter the make up of the released adrenaline making it much more potent. Lasting for about an hour.

3 – Astral Dentals. There very sticky gummy snacks stick your teeth worse than any normal candy. But that’s good because it gives time for the nanobots to attach themselves to your teeth. Cleaning them, rebuilding enamel and doing some repairs. Pulling in nutrients from what you eat later on. They will cling on for about a day.

4 – Digital Drink Guards. These come in ounce sized bottles that are to be drank before a night on the town. Residing in the throat and stomach for about 24 hours they filter out toxins, poisons and drugs that may be ingested. Idea for those who worry about their drinks getting spiked with all sorts of dangerous stuff while at a bar.

5 – Slimmer Faster. This is a small milk shake flavored drink meant to be drank before working out. The nanobots work on breaking down fatty deposits that are close to the skin and pushing out the remains through sweat (which takes on an oily texture).

6 – Cold Calculating Apathy Inc. These look like small chocolate bars. Once eaten the nanobots make their way to the users brain and work to numb the parts that cause emotion and emotional response. Turning the person more cold blooded and uncaring than they were before. One side effect is it also weakens the fear effect which has been known to make people ignore dangers and suffer dire consequences.

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