Horror Gaming - Creepy Kids

 

How about a horror six pack just for Christmas? Yes I think that would be absolutely perfect. 

Here are six things that children are doing that is creepy as hell. Perfect for some unnerving events in your games. 

1 – Small child who can barely speaks who points to random people and says “I know when you are going to die.” and then states a specific date.

2 – Draws very different and unique monsters in a rapid scribble fashion. Then tells people these are the things he sees looking around the corners at him.

3 – Singing and dancing in a circle to ‘Ring Around The Rosey’ louder and more angrier every time until the child in the center falls to their knees screaming and bawling their eyes out.

4 – Points to a display of missing children posters and calmly says “I’ll be there one day when people notice I’m gone”.

5 – Runs up and licks random people then smiles and tells them their blood type. Is correct every single time.

6 – Looks at the somebody and frowns deeply. Then says in a deeper then normal voice “You won’t be so pretty when your eyes and mouth are sewn shut”.

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Six Pack - Magic Anvils

 

How about a six pack of magical anvils that you could slip into your fantasy games? Sound good? Well here are six quick descriptions for you to look over. 

1 – Memories of Masters. While using the anvil you are filled with the skills of those who have used the anvil before. Giving you a hefty bonus to any roll for crafting objects on it.

2 – Heat Saver. When objects are being hammered on this anvil they don’t cool as fast as normal, giving you more time to shape and bend them.

3 – Thick Skin. Those who work on this anvil on a semi regular basis find their skin becoming tougher and harder to hurt. Giving it a low level armor rating and resistance to burns.

4 – Patron of Protection. Armor crafted on this anvil have an increased level of protection. Supposedly from being blessed by a Saint at some point in it’s life.

5 – Chains of Binding. This anvil is specially made and constructed for the making of chains. Those made on it are nearly impossible to break, or to escape from if bound by them.

6 – Hammering Passion. While using this anvil those who see you crafting become attracted to you. A feeling which can last for days.

Six Pack - Cyberpunk Encounters in a Taxi

 

Today is another cyberpunk themed six pack. Because nothing ever good happens to your runners even when they are simply travelling from point A to point B. 

Cyberpunk encounters while in a Taxi

1 – Repo. The cab you are in suddenly tagged for repossession. But it’s an AI operated tow vehicle that is doing it. While the driver manages to bail out the cab is hacked and all the doors are sealed shut. The tow rig grabs up the vehicle and starts driving at a high rate of speed.

2 – The all girl group Cherry Tops decides to do an impromptu streaming video shoot right in the street and on top of the cab. The driver is into it and is busy eyeballing the girls on his hood and doesn’t care about you. As a huge crowd surrounds the vehicle.

3 – A street courier on a high tech skateboard has latched on to the back of the taxi for a free ride. The drive takes offense to this and starts driving erratically and going off the path to where you are going in an attempt to shake off the pest.

4 – The overly cybered driver is suddenly hacked and the person controlling his body starts attempting to run folks off the road and aims for pedestrians. This causes several folks to start firing back at the vehicle.

5 – The driver is notified they’ve been fired. So they quickly stop, switch over to AI pilot, and walk away. The cars doors lock and it bolts off at high speed and not towards where you were wanting to go.

6 – Out of nowhere the vehicle is surrounded by federal and corporate agents, along with several folks in hazmat suits. The driver screams he going on without a fight, seals the vehicle and starts screaming about the dirty nuke he built in the trunk with stolen materials.

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Sprawlvember 29: Glitches

 

For the 29th day we have Glitches as the prompt. So here is something special to aggravate your netrunners with. 

A Six pack of Glitches happening while you are jacked into the net. 

1 – You can’t see anyone’s actual avatar. All you see are various polygons (the more detailed or complex the avatar the more sides on the visible polygon) of different colors with their user name floating above them.

2 – A bit of strange feedback into your meat body. Every twenty seconds of so your meat house gets a shock to the area around your data port. You can feel it very distinctly and it’s quite distracting.

3 – Going from system to system is buggy. So when you go from a city view up to a regional view it may fail a few times or simply take longer than normal. Very aggravating when you are on a time sensitive schedule.

4 – All audio input has been switched over to mute with closed captioning provided but using bold flashing letters. For some reason it will not switch back.

5 – For some reason anytime you receive or send data packages your system wants you to set a passcode key for each one. It cannot be a passcode that you previously used.

6 – The trial version of the cyberdeck is in place every single time you log in. You have to reinstall the purchase code to turn it off. Otherwise after three minutes jacked in your are recalled back to the cyberdecks lobby program and have to wait an hour before you can jack back in.

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Sprawlvember 24: Pets

 

Day 24 of Sprawlvember is pets. So I decided to do a six pack of genetically or cybernetically altered friends for a runner to have. 

Sprawlvember Pets

1 – Luminescent fish. Genetically altered to create a specific wavelength of light that calms an individual and helps clear your thoughts. Only works in a completely dark room.

2 – A heavily genetically altered Boa Constrictor that is able to flatten itself when it wraps around to work like emergency armor or to compress bleeding wounds to stop blood loss.

3 – Memory Pets. Animals with wireless drives implanted in them. Routed into their ears they can only uploaded to or downloaded from after certain phrases are spoken to them.

4 – Nightwatch Owls. These owls have been genetically altered and have cyberoptics installed. They all link back to a persons video security system acting as living, moving security cameras. Great for large areas or woodlands.

5 – Canary in a Coal Mine. Various breed of genetically altered birds who have also been grafted with filtration systems. When something airborne is detected they call out and their feathers change colors with each one signifying what they are breathing.

6 – Healy Cats. A strain of genetically modified cats that have been altered to have their tongues excrete ‘natural’ antiseptics and healing agents. Thus able to help heal their owners wounds. However several got out into the wild and the modifications became primary breeding traits. Now these felines are highly sought after ferals are captured and kept by homeless and nomad encampments.

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.

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 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 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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Roll A D10 - Horrible things to find

 

How about another Roll A D10 for horror stuff? Sounds great to me. This time it's about something horrible that you could come across. It's really not going to be a good time is it?

Horrible things to find in a bowling alley locker.

1 – Bowling ball bag with a decayed human head inside.

2 – A collection of zip lock baggies containing human fingers.

3 – Dried up mask made from a human face.

4 – Trap that sprays Sulfuric Acid in a mist onto who ever opened the locker.

5 – List of missing persons and a map with various X marks drawn in remote locations.

6 – A collection of cassette tapes containing the screams of children in pain.

7 – Handbag full of human scalps that are only a few years old at most.

8 – A completely full, and very fragile, colostomy bag.

9 – Backpack filled with dried and almost mummified small animal heads.

10 – Notepad containing the name, address, and personal information of the person who found it.

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Six Pack - Blood Magic Spells

 

Here are six spell ideas for those who use blood magic. All of them presented without system mechanics. Some of them not so very nice. But then who is ever very nice when it comes to horror?

Six spells for blood magic

Wings of Gore – Small thin cuts along the casters ribs and towards the upper back and spine. Allowing a thin sheen of blood to ooze through which then peel back to become wings enabling the caster to fly.

Internal Torture – Dropping your own blood onto the open wound of the victim. You can then cause your blood to create immense pain inside of their body as it flows through it. Emulates anything from intense burning or cold to the sensation of razors running along their insides.

Scab Armor – The blood mage smears their body down with blood. After a minute it hardens and dries into a thick scab like covering. Acts as armor and doesn’t slow the wearer down in any fashion. After ah hour or two it begins to flake off and peel away.

Poisons in the Blood – Makes casters own blood toxic and poisonous to others. Great for spreading on sharp melee weapons or for simply dropping a bit into someones drink.

Bath of Elizabeth – The caster soaks themselves in the blood of another for an hour as it dries and sticks to them. When peeled away it has reduced their age by a full year. But the older they get the more blood that is required.

Cold Hearted – The caster obtains a sample of the victims blood and then freezes it after a ritual. That target then has their core body temperature slowly drop over the course of a few hours and turn into full blown hypothermia and then finally dies.

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Six Pack - Netrunner and Techie shops

 

Been a while since I've cracked open a new six pack. So today I'm giving you one out of the Cyberpunk vein of things. So here are six tailored for a couple of specific class/role types.  

Six shops of interest for Techies and Netrunners

1 –The Glitch Shop. Sellers of overstock and returned high tech items. Malfunctioning cyberdecks, tech scanners with bad ports, last years IR goggles that were massively over produced. All sorts of stuff like that. A parts persons dream location.

2 – The Scrapyard Circuit. Resellers of trashed out, repossessed or out of date cyberware. There is no warranty or guarantee for anything here. Buyer beware. But damn you can find that new arm to fix your busted up one if you dig enough.

3 – Bucket of Bytes. Nothing but wall to wall cabinets full of drawers filled with chips. Sometimes the owner knows what he has, sometimes not. But just digging through all the files you may find some gold buried under all the probably junk and malware.

4 – Obsolete and Obscure Tech Exchange (usually just abbreviated OOTE). This is a chain that buys and sells outdated and obscure technology. Much of it has actually gone through a decent virus scan. But when it comes to finding old screens, out of production interface cables and anything else that’s hard to find, this is the place to look.

5 – The New Edge. This is basically a glorified mall store. But they do stock all the latest tools and technology on the commercial market. Even has a decent clearance bin when things sit on the shelves to long. If it’s brand new chances are they have it. Techies shop here often.

6 – Synaptic Drift. The latest in netrunning programs and gear. They also offer a repair service that is 24/7 but at a pretty steep cost. You will not be let down by what they stock, there are no beginner decks in this place.

Six Pack - Things for a Techie to make

 

Sometimes a techie seems pretty useless in a game. Until you get creative with the things they can build. Here are six ideas for neat little devices your tech guru in the party can make that may prove useful. 

Six Things for a Techie to make in Cyberpunk

1 – A pocket universal ‘off switch’. What looks like a standard remote with only a few buttons sends out a signal that gives an off command to anything that accepts one wirelessly. Televisions, video cameras, cars, the list goes on.

2 – Decoder Headphones. They pick up nearby low distance radio signals, like squad communication gear, and focus in on that particular frequency, letting you listen in on the conversation.

3 – The Plastic Breaker. A sonic device that is suction cupped to either glass or plastic windows. It then goes through a series of vibration and high pitched sonic pulses until it finds the one that makes the surface break. Can be noisy and sometimes may take a few minutes.

4 – Fuel Worm. A small snake like device that is slid into a vehicles gas tank via the fuel port. It then filters the gas through a nozzle and breaks down the chemical compounds. Rendering it inert enough so that the vehicle cannot run.

5 – A pair of sunglasses where one lens is a small video screen showing the wearer what is going on behind them.

6 – Foam bombs. Four canisters of expanding foam spray hooked to a small explosive charge with various forms of detonation. Great for filling up small hallways, stairwells or killing people in ventilation shafts.

Horror Six Pack - 6 nasty things to find in a storage shed

 

Sometimes people can do the most terrible things inside of a storage shed and you wouldn't ever know about it until somebody cracked that door open. Well it's time for that to happen, what will you have your players find?

Six horrible things to find in a storage shed.

1 – Filled full of sealed 55 gallon metal drums, about a dozen or so. Each one has a ziplock baggy taped to the top of it containing a persons ID and small personal affects they may carry around with them. If the barrels are opened they will find them full of a thick black liquid and the body of the person submerged inside of them. A sign on the wall says “Shed 4 of 6”.

2 – A large wooden table in the middle with various chains and restraints attached. A small rolling tray with several knives, corkscrews, needles, and other torture devices on it. Everything is coated in a layer of old dried blood. All the restraints are sized for somebody child sized.

3 – Several shelves crammed in close together, going from the floor all the way up to the ceiling. All of them complete filled with glass jars of various sized. Each filled with some sort of preservation fluid with a human organ inside. Each one is labeled with the organ name, age and sex of the person it came from.

4 – The shed is filled with rotting, stinking, mashed fur and meat. In the middle of the room, covered in gore is a large anvil attached to an even larger wooden block. Nearby is a sledge hammer. Probably the one that, whoever owns this place, used to beat many small animals into a paste with.

5 – Filled top to bottom with freshly dug up, and busted open, caskets. From the smell many of them most likely contained the bodies of those recently deceased. However none of the bodies are to be found inside the shed.

6 – A rough built lab that was apparently used to mix various amounts of poisons, acids and many other toxic components together and mix it into chocolate. From what you can find this was apparently made into bars and packaged into children's fund raising wrappers. But there are awful lot of empty boxes the wrappers were in but it appears that many were made and already shipped out someplace.

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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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.

Horror Six Pack - Gore Soaked Spells

Time to pop open a Horror Gaming six pack!

Every now and then you just want to make your players cringe. Especially when it's something bad happening their characters or to the people their characters care about. Here are some really nasty spells to give the bad guys to help this happen.

Gore soaked spells

1 – Pop. Creates a small sphere of super heated liquid to generate inside of a targets skull. Immediately liquefying the brain and causing their skull to blow apart from the pressure. Those nearby are usually struck by chunks of the scalding brain and bone matter.

2 – Back Pain. Seizes the vertebrae in a targets back and spins each one in place the opposite direction of the one next to it. Immediate agony and pain as the spinal cord is shredded and their back is turned into what looks like a meat grinder running at high speed spraying blood several feet out.

3 – Skin Tight. Causes the targets skin to tighten up and shrink up. Causing severe pressure to build up and excruciating pain. Within a minute the skin begins to tear itself apart splattering anyone nearby with blood as it does so.

4 – Blood Transfusion. Transfers the blood inside one target into the body of another. Extremely painful for both but the one receiving the extra plasma begins to swell and starts to spray blood out of any wounds and body cavities as their body over fills.

5 – Words Can Kill. Whenever the target speaks their words are carved into their skin across their body. The bleed excessively and will not clot normally unless the wounds are bandaged tightly. The more they speak, or even scream, the more words that are carved into them.

6 – Joint Aches. Every joint on the target instantly bend completely in the wrong direction. Usually causing many to split open, snap and tear cartilage and tendons completely.

Cyberpunk Six Pack - Street Media Teams

 

At the street level there are all kinds of different groups of folks tapping into the media frenzy. Money can be made just about anyway. Those at the bottom are the most desperate for some bucks just so they can get by. So here are six street level media teams your Edgerunners may run into. 

Six street level media groups

1 – JamCamz. This a group of skaters, high speed bike riders and others who are hooked on fast personal transport devices. They all have cameras mounted on their helmets and make a habit of chasing cops and rushing to scenes where something is taking place. Most of their product is video footage, although a few have gotten quite talented at doing quick and dirty reporting quips while filming.

2 – Poser Squad. These people never show their real face. What they do is disguise themselves as various workers and slip into secure facilities with small concealable cameras. Exposing illegal activities going on behind closed doors in all sorts of businesses. The bigger the business, the better. Everything from illegal dumping of toxic chemicals to full blown sex trafficking rings have been exposed by these folks.

3 – All Glamour. Chasers of the rich and famous. They track down celebrities and catch them reveling in the all the wonderful perks of being rich and well known. Often they will compile footage of an individual star together as a ‘Glam Packs’ and sell it to network. Sometimes they even manage to bag an interview or a quick exchange or two with those they are following.

4 – REAL. This small group goes into the combat zones, the homeless centers, slums and everywhere else where society is falling apart or completely failing. Interviewing people, showcasing their hardships and pushing the idea that things are really, really, bad. Most networks won’t even touch their stories so they run a few streaming channels showcasing their work and advertise via bumper stickers, street tagging and other such low cost means.

5 – Eyes in the Sky. A group of netrunners and techies who specialize in drone operations. Using some highly modified drones equipped with some of the most cutting edge cameras they send these into areas where events are happening right now. Shootouts in the streets, high speed police chases, gang wars, anything that can be viewed from above. Then they sell the footage to the networks with a quickness before the story can even begin to cool off.

6 – Politics Suck. A group of folks who are tired of politics at almost every level. So they follow any elected official they can around and try to capture them engaging in illegal activities. Not to mention having a few people hack their Agents or home computer systems to dig up some dirt as well. Most security for politicians have full privileges to rough up those who are part of this group that get close.

Six Pack: Modern Day Mage Spells

 

Six spells for Modern Day Urban Mages. Living in the big city doesn't mean a mage can't thrive. Here are six spells specifically tailored for those who live in the concrete jungle. 

1. Musical Accompaniment. This is a memorized song that is played whenever the spell is cast. It sounds like it is coming from a source a few feet above you. The better of a mage you are the more songs you may have memorized into your 'song list' to change up what you can play when you want.

2. City Vision. This spell grants the caster to see various invisible or unseen things common in most cities. Things like security beams, infrared lasers, electrical currents, even the pipes and wiring running through a wall or the sewers below a street.

3. Camera Sight. When cast the mage can see through the lenses of nearby security and closed circuit television cameras. They also can 'flip' from one camera to another trying to get the view they want.

4. Money on the street. The caster will find or acquire a sum of money by sheer luck within a few seconds after casting. The amount can vary depending on system requirements withing your game system, more magic points spent/level of the caster/etc equals more money. Examples: Find a wallet on the street with no identification but a few bills still folded inside, cause a ball at the roulette table hit the number that you are betting on.

5. Electrical discharge. Much like the common lightening bolt except it draws power from nearby electrical sources. Such as streetlights, local buildings, even car batteries. This is also very flashy due as large sources will arc the electricity to you and most lights will burst and so will several other objects when drawn from. Of course, the more sources to draw from within the immediate vicinity the more powerful it will be.

6. Start Up. This triggers things like car ignitions, machine on buttons and anything else that has an electrical operation system. It can also be used to flip electrical car and door locks.   

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