{"id":337,"date":"2012-10-02T22:23:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T22:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/cyberpunk-characters\/"},"modified":"2023-02-27T23:27:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T23:27:02","slug":"cyberpunk-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/cyberpunk-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyberpunk Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been playing around with an idea for a cyberpunk game, so below are some tables with random cyberpunk Words for character creation. For cyberware, genetic tinkering, and high-tech gear, I’d probably use a system along the lines of the equipment rules from Fort High or All-Stars. Basically, if a piece of equipment alters the character’s stats, figure out the cost of those stat improvements. If it’s something that’s practically impossible for the character to be deprived of (like sub-dermal body armor), the player pays full price. If it’s basically a regular piece of equipment (like a smart gun), the cost is halved. For cyberpunk, I’d also put a 3\/4 cost category for “somewhere in the middle”–the tech can be removed without grievous injury, but it’s still gonna hurt (for example, low-light eyeballs). For top-secret\/illegal tech, the GM might want to add an additional cost.<\/p>\n

Since I’m stealing terms from several different cyberpunk sources and making up a few of my own, I’ll give definitions of all the Jobs (along with a male and female WWPHITM?, just for the hell of it). I’ll also make notes on any other Words that I think need explanation.<\/p>\n

Jobs<\/h1>\n
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  1. Blue Blood: A socialite with connections to the rich and powerful (Jude Law, Jennifer Morrison)<\/li>\n
  2. Desk Jockey: A white collar working stiff (Jason Bateman, Rashida Jones)<\/li>\n
  3. Wage Slave: A blue collar working stiff (Jim Beaver, Rosanne)<\/li>\n
  4. Snitch: One who trades in street-level information (Steve Buscemi, Juliette Lewis)<\/li>\n
  5. Rabble Rouser: A troublemaker who inspires others to action. Often a semi-famous local celebrity such as a musician or journalist (Robert Downey, Jr., Salma Hayek)<\/li>\n
  6. Scrapper: A person who specializes in hand-to-hand combat, such as a pit fighter, martial artist, or wrestler (Danny Trejo, Lucy Lawless)<\/li>\n
  7. Gearhead: A person who builds and drives cars for street racing and\/or vehicular combat (think demolition derby with live rounds)(Jensen Ackles, Michelle Rodriguez)<\/li>\n
  8. Grifter: A con artist (John Cusack, Rachel Weisz)<\/li>\n
  9. Fixer: A person who knows how to get things (Harvey Keitel, Helena Bonham Carter)<\/li>\n
  10. Street Samurai: A (usually heavily-cybered) professional mercenary skilled in all types of combat operations (Gerard Bulter, Carrie Anne Moss)<\/li>\n
  11. Hacker: A computer expert who specializes in cracking security systems and retrieving valuable data (Seth Green, Zooey Deschanel)<\/li>\n
  12. Ganger: A member of a street gang (Francis Capra, Rosario Dawson)<\/li>\n
  13. Gunslinger: A professional mercenary who relies almost exclusively on victory through superior firepower (Clive Owen, Gina Torres)<\/li>\n
  14. Prowler: A professional thief (Jet Li, Angelina Jolie)<\/li>\n
  15. Street Doc: A medic, usually with at least rudimentary knowledge in repairing cyberware (Christopher Lloyd, Kathy Bates)<\/li>\n
  16. Sherlock: A private investigator (Bruce Willis, Gena Davis)<\/li>\n
  17. Headhunter: A bounty hunter or assassin (Jean Reno, Keira Knightley)<\/li>\n
  18. Transporter: A courier, smuggler, or wheelman (Jason Statham, Queen Latifah)<\/li>\n
  19. Wiseguy: A member of an organized crime syndicate (Steven Van Zandt, Lucy Liu)<\/li>\n
  20. Freak: Depending on the setting, this could be a mutant, a person with extreme body modifications, or the subject of genetic experimentation (Mickey Rourke, Courtney Love)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Gimmicks<\/h1>\n
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    1. Medical Policy (Character has a contract with a company that provides cloned back-ups of damaged body parts. Depending on the tech level, they may be able to download the character\u2019s consciousness into an entirely new body).<\/li>\n
    2. Duct Tape & Chicken Wire<\/li>\n
    3. Car Fu<\/li>\n
    4. Informants<\/li>\n
    5. Gun Fu<\/li>\n
    6. High Tech Toys<\/li>\n
    7. Not In The System (Should also take \u201cNot In The System\u201d Weakness)<\/li>\n
    8. Friends In High Places<\/li>\n
    9. Forgettable Face<\/li>\n
    10. Friends In Low Places<\/li>\n
    11. Reputation<\/li>\n
    12. Bankroll<\/li>\n
    13. Lackies<\/li>\n
    14. Powerful Kung Fu<\/li>\n
    15. Ladies\u2019 Man\/Seductress<\/li>\n
    16. Hard Boiled<\/li>\n
    17. Technomancer (Character has an almost superhuman knack for understanding, using, and designing computers and electronics).<\/li>\n
    18. Backup Plan (Character has safe places to hide, stashes of money and equipment, and other failsafes in place in case he needs to go off the grid).<\/li>\n
    19. Clean Identity (Character has ways of tricking the system into thinking he\u2019s a completely uninteresting and completely fictional person).<\/li>\n
    20. Genetic Enhancement (Details will depend on tech level. A low tech genetic enhancement might give the character combat reflexes or infrared vision. On the high end of the scale are things like Project Manticore).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Weaknesses<\/h1>\n
        \n
      1. Distinctive Appearance<\/li>\n
      2. Flashbacks<\/li>\n
      3. War Wound<\/li>\n
      4. Punching Bag<\/li>\n
      5. Getting Too Old For This Shit<\/li>\n
      6. Fashion Victim<\/li>\n
      7. Debt<\/li>\n
      8. Criminal Record<\/li>\n
      9. Not In The System (Should Also Have \u201cNot In the System\u201d Gimmick)<\/li>\n
      10. Hunted<\/li>\n
      11. Paranoid<\/li>\n
      12. Addiction<\/li>\n
      13. Reputation<\/li>\n
      14. Dames\/Men<\/li>\n
      15. Victim of the Past<\/li>\n
      16. Anger Management Issues<\/li>\n
      17. Glass Jaw<\/li>\n
      18. Looks Like Trouble<\/li>\n
      19. Cybernetic Rejection (The character\u2019s body resists cybernetic enhancements).<\/li>\n
      20. Genetic Impairment (As with Genetic Enhancements, the details depend on the setting).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Skills<\/h1>\n
          \n
        1. Dumpster<\/li>\n
        2. Diving Stealth<\/li>\n
        3. Brawling<\/li>\n
        4. Firearms<\/li>\n
        5. Black Market<\/li>\n
        6. Intimidation<\/li>\n
        7. First Aid<\/li>\n
        8. Electronics<\/li>\n
        9. Streetwise<\/li>\n
        10. Fast Talk<\/li>\n
        11. Heavy Weapons<\/li>\n
        12. Driving<\/li>\n
        13. Corpspeak<\/li>\n
        14. Security<\/li>\n
        15. Surveillance<\/li>\n
        16. Urban Survival<\/li>\n
        17. Computers<\/li>\n
        18. Data Looting<\/li>\n
        19. Breaking & Entering<\/li>\n
        20. Gambling<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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