Cyberpunk Six Pack - Specialty Services

 

In the dark gritty cyberpunk future there are times when you need some specific services for your edgerunner. Well here's a six pack of services that you may not think of. But at some point my prove to be rather useful. 

Six Cyberpunk Services

1- Speedy Lupe Crime Scene Clean Up. When all hell breaks out at your business and the cops come buy and scrape up the bodies but leave you with the mess. Call Lupe Fernandez and his trusted crew of cleaning experts to get your place spotless and back up to code so you can open without your customers tracking bloody footprints everywhere.

2 – Cybersex Dysfunction Solutions. Whether it’s a clenched up Midnight Lady or a flaccid Mr Studd. CDS is here to help. Any sexual complications due to cybernetic malfunction or interference is our area of expertise. Up and including Virtual Vickie addictions.

3 – Virtual Courtesy. This company provided holographic staffers for all your needs. Whether it’s a waitress to checking to see if patrons need anything to a nursing assistant taking notes while you diagnose a patient. They’ll be there for you and your customers.

4 – ReHarden. Did your Metal Gear get mauled? Your favorite kevlar nearly get killed? That leather jacket in tatters? We repair all your damaged armor and get it as close as we can to like new. Years in business of fixing those things that save our lives.

5 – Cheap Suits Security. Want to impress somebody by looking like you have a private security detail or a bodyguard? Give us a call. We’ll put an impressive appearing group of folks together to escort you wherever you need to go. Although they aren’t really security and any trouble you run into, well, you’ll be on your own.

6 – MisFaced. Want to clog the facial recognition software algorithm? We’ll digitally layer your face into thousands of videos and photos complete with fake names attached then spam the servers with them. After a few weeks any attempt to pull your identity from a simple face scan will pull up hundreds of results.

Magic Item Six Pack - Special Pistols

 

How about some modern day magic items of the firearm variety. It's always fun when you throw these little bad boys into a game. If you're looking for more modern day magic items you can always pick up my small compilation of such things over on DrivethruRPG. 

1 – Fear Monger. It’s metal is damaged, pitted and rusty. The wood is stained black and chipped away. But whenever it’s held anyone seeing it is struck with fear of the person whose hand it is in.

2 – The Assassins Friend. Very ordinary looking pistol with a few notches carved into the handle. Every time this pistol takes a life the damage it inflicts is increased by at least one. The more important the person is the more damage it will do.

3 – Memory Soak. Very old and well worn handgun with multiple initials carved into the handle. When the PC is in a tense situation and holding this firearm they get sudden flashes of relevant memories from others who have owned the gun before. Possibly giving them insight on what to do next and maybe even a skill bonus for using it in the next few rounds.

4 – The Brothers. A pair of identical silver and brass decorated dueling pistols. When the PC possesses one they can feel where the other one is and are even somewhat drawn to it. But if they ever have both at the same time the owner dies from a sudden heart attack.

5 – Mistrusted Curse. A small compact pistol, easily concealable. Any person who has this firearm on their person finds that others doubt everything they say and are suspect of their actions. The longer they are around them the more they get animated about their suspicions.

6 – Forget Me. A flashy polished up pistol with gold leaf decorations on the handle. When you carry or wear this firearm out in the open people just don’t notice you. Security doesn’t stop you, walking through metal detectors doesn’t set them off, even video cameras only capture a blurry image of you.

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Weekly Health 12/09/24

 Starting weight: 362

Weigh in this week: 353

Okay so I lost the two extra I gained back and then another half pound to boot. I'll take that. Back towards creeping towards the right direction. 

Pulmonologist appointment today to go over the result of how things are going since I started using a CPAP. I went from averaging 40+ stoppage of breathing per hour down to an average of one. That's one hell of an improvement. My blood pressure was also down even after driving myself there and dealing with morning school time traffic. Due to the immense improvement the CPAP has made he's putting off the next appointment until six months from now. 

So that means less time in a doctors office for me!

Nothing else much has changed. No new meds, same dosage on everything. 

Roll A D10 - Cyberpunk Funny Hat Characterization

 

Funny Hat characterization is an old writer and film maker trick to help you remember a particular character. There is something odd about the person that just stands out so you automatically associate that with them and it triggers your memory of them every time you see that 'thing'. So here are ten 'funny hats' for your next NPCs a Cyberpunk game. 

Cyberpunk funny hat characterization

1 – They have a cybereye that moving around all over the place

2 – Always wears a ball cap that says Arasaka Reject Squad

3 – Wears a holojacket that is always displaying graphic hentai scenes

4 – Has a light tattoo of a dollar sign on the top of each hand

5 – Always has a small drone near them playing synthpop tunes

6 – Has a high pitch squeaky artificial voice

7 – Has a lone cyberarm that is painted construction zone orange

8 – Carries a cyberdeck built inside an old style ‘brick’ cellphone

9 – Uses a handheld portable AI assistant to do all their talking

10 – Has an a cyberneck that is twice as long as anyone’s regular neck

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Jaded Gamers - Block the Toxic.

 

Okay now let me get started on this one. I'm all for whoever wants to play tabletop role playing games should be allowed to do so. The biggest scumbags should be allowed whatever hobby they want to dump money into if they wish. HOWEVER nobody else that is that hobby, or the communities they form, are required to put up with them. 

This is not gatekeeping plus it accomplishes a few things. First it protects your own mental well being. Nobody should have to put up with toxic individuals spewing hate into their field of view. Second it protects your ability to have fun participating in your hobby. Once you aren't having fun there is a good chance you may drop out and move on. Third it reenforces to assholes that nobody has to listen to them. Which needs to happen a lot more often.

A lot of the feelings of accepting anybody that wants to come to the table stems from the early days of tabletop roleplaying. When finding new people or those who were interested were far and few between. Back then people put up with some assholes just so they could either have a full table of player or so they could be a player at a table. Now that's no longer an issue. Plenty of people to chose from so be picky about who you bring into your circle.

On social media platforms block them. Don't be afraid of that button. People have FINALLY leaned hard into this idea over on BlueSky and guess what? It's fucking working. They are still there but the reach of their hate is drastically diminished. So diminished that some have simply given up and moved on back to where they came from. If the social media you use doesn't have a full block function then it's time to find one that does and move. Trust me, it's not worth wading through the shit for a little bit of interaction. 

At your table you can tell them to leave. Introduce them to the world outside of your private gaming area. If you are at a table that lets every asshole in to do as they please. Then you really need to find a new group. I know that's hard but sometimes it has to be done. Take the other good players with you, help them find a place away from the pricks who are making things terrible. 

Don't let anyone guilt trip you into thinking that you have to provide a place for everyone. Because you sure as shit do not. 

Another thing is do not let them attempt to gaslight you into thinking that their toxic bullshit is something else. The old "You're only doing this because of my politics" or "You just can't handle people telling you the truth" crap is an absolute pile of garbage. Also they are major big ass red flags. They pull this shit you need to kick them away even faster.

Roll a D10 - What does the monster feed on

 

Sometimes it's good to change up things. Like what a monster feeds on. Well here's a list of ten ideas for you to roll on. 

What does it feed on?

1 – Human Spinal Fluid, the younger the better.

2 – Dissolving flesh and absorbing that through its touch.

3 – Psychic feeding off of human emotions, pain being what nourishes it the most.

4 – Devouring the flesh of humans.

5 – Good old fashioned, and very cliché, blood.

6 – Brains of mammals, the smarter the more nourishing.

7 – Bone marrow.

8 – Rotting and decayed meat.

9 – Heat, the hotter it gets the faster and tougher it gets.

10 – Electricity, and lots of it.

Fantasy Six Pack - Magical Fair Foods

 

In a fantasy world it's always fun to have some passive magic that really isn't anything more than a cantrip. In this case it's a six pack of some slightly magical foods that are sold at larger fairs and events. 

Slightly magical fantasy fair foods

1 – Smokin’ Speakin’ Chick’n Wings. A small pack of four smoked and sauced chicken wings. Once eaten you’re every fourth word spoken comes out as a chicken squawk. Lasts for 2D6 minutes.

2 – Rose Hard Candies. A small pack of three rose colored hard candies. Whenever you have one in your mouth everything in your field of visions has a rose pink tint to it. Makes natural firelight look really pretty. Each candy lasts about five minutes.

3 – Tongue Pleasing Frog Legs. Two frog legs, batter dipped and deep fried on a stick. Slightly spice and makes you salivate quite a bit. Once consumed your tongue will increase in length to twice it’s size and you can pop it in and out of your mouth like a frog. Lasts for 2D6 minutes.

4 – Happy Sticks. Three six inch long crisp bread sticks filled with a sugar and browned butter mixture. Served in a brown paper wrapper shaped like a cone. For each one you eat you spend six minutes thinking everything is blissfully fine and dandy.

5 – Cold Fruit Cocktail. A mix of fruit juices, sugar, and a bit of alcohol kept as cold as possible. Served in small cups or poured into whatever the fair goer has. While you are drinking this you feel a slight chill and can see your breath as if your in a very cold climate.

6 – Lightening Candy. Crystallized hard candy on a stick that comes in a variety of colors. The flavor is pretty much just sugary sweet. However whenever a person who has been eating one gets close to somebody else who is it creates harmless bursts of colored electricity to go back and forth between them. Lasts for about fifteen minutes.