RPGs day eight: Cyberpunk
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jazzfishVia James Nicoll, my first ten tabletop RPGs in ten days, in the order in which I encountered them. Day eight: Cyberpunk 2020.
Ah, Cyberpunk. Chrome bodyparts and pitched battles in city streets. Japanese-inflected everything and everyone trying to outcool everyone else. It is very definitely what it is and there's no mistaking it for anything else. I played Cyberpunk because that's what Stephen wanted to run, and I was excited about getting to game with him. (Said excitement was borne out: that game was a hell of a lot of fun, and one of the better role-playing experiences I've had.)
I haven't so much as touched the sourcebooks since that game ended, so mostly what I have is impressions. Character creation involved a lot of shopping, which was fun for awhile. I personally avoided dealing with the cyberpsychosis rules, aka "the game-balancing reason not to load up on cyberware," by taking mostly biological-based mods. And, unlike in GURPS, I was able to sit back and relax and roll dice when I was told to.
Would I play Cyberpunk again? Depends. Stephen, are you running a game?
Ah, Cyberpunk. Chrome bodyparts and pitched battles in city streets. Japanese-inflected everything and everyone trying to outcool everyone else. It is very definitely what it is and there's no mistaking it for anything else. I played Cyberpunk because that's what Stephen wanted to run, and I was excited about getting to game with him. (Said excitement was borne out: that game was a hell of a lot of fun, and one of the better role-playing experiences I've had.)
I haven't so much as touched the sourcebooks since that game ended, so mostly what I have is impressions. Character creation involved a lot of shopping, which was fun for awhile. I personally avoided dealing with the cyberpsychosis rules, aka "the game-balancing reason not to load up on cyberware," by taking mostly biological-based mods. And, unlike in GURPS, I was able to sit back and relax and roll dice when I was told to.
Would I play Cyberpunk again? Depends. Stephen, are you running a game?