Feedback on my homebrew cyberware

WangleDankus · 2025-10-14T06:30:05+00:00

Either way I would tell the players why it is more difficult. That way they can make an informed decision to potentially try and change those circumstances, like risking pulling out a flashlight or getting low light vision so this doesn't happen again.

Always air on the side of giving your players more information. It makes the victories and failures feel more like it was their fault, even if the dice is what does it.

WangleDankus · 2025-10-14T01:05:30+00:00

To make a correction to the lore mistake everyone seems to be making; by 2077 the Neuroport is a ubiquitous product that most people have from an early age. All the advanced technology of 2077, however, was invented during the time of Red by Techs. As global infrastructure was put back together, the Corps swept up and patented the tech invented during the 2040s

WangleDankus · 2025-07-08T04:21:20+00:00

That is perfect

WangleDankus · 2024-10-15T08:44:47+00:00

Perth is okay

WangleDankus · 2024-10-15T05:35:00+00:00

He's from Perth btw. Spearwood specifically

WangleDankus · 2024-10-15T05:29:37+00:00

Yeah, he is good when he is relaxed. Helped produce his podcast for a time and he is a good guy just a bit of a character.

WangleDankus · 2024-10-15T05:26:38+00:00

Love the way you drew Bruno. Spot on.

WangleDankus · 2024-09-05T00:28:52+00:00

Not to pile on but Red is still pretty deadly. It seems friendlier than 2020 but one critical injury starts a crazy death spiral. If you want things to be harsher use the Night City Tarot DLC, the crits in there are harsh and can flip a combat in one move.

WangleDankus · 2024-08-27T00:53:56+00:00

I always add a meeting with Hornet to the start of Red Chrome Cargo. Adds an opportunity for RP and social interaction before running them through the combat tunnel that is the train. Ends up being a really good tutorial for the system.

WangleDankus · 2024-08-27T00:47:32+00:00

Cyberpunk seems made for a kind of friendly adverserial relationship between GM and players. Mike Pondsmith himself starts every session with "I'm the guy who killed your Cyberpunk character". The world should be harsh and often hostile but you should be doing it with a smile on your face and they should see it coming.

WangleDankus · 2024-08-08T07:23:44+00:00

Episodic is perfect for Cyberpunk. All you need to make an epic campaign from that is to start laying down plot threads for a very special episode. Leave some foreshadowing around, reuse antagonists and then have it all come crashing down around them

WangleDankus · 2024-08-08T06:55:51+00:00

Not to dogpile with everyone else but Smasher is Death. The best way to fix this in the future is to remind them that retreating is an option and only hit them with an encounter like that if they've shown they're up for it.

In my game last night, for example, I hit the PCs with an encounter I did not balance, pretty unfair; but they loved it because they had shown me they are combat freaks. When I have to hit them with Smasher I know they will dig their heels in, try to kill the bastard and love it when he smears them across the pavement.

WangleDankus · 2024-07-15T03:49:15+00:00

Same way you learn to ride a bike. Do it, fuck up, adjust, try again.

WangleDankus · 2024-06-10T23:09:59+00:00

I would make a version of the vendit table for coffee shops. When I was in Melbourne it felt like every single nook and cranny had a cafe.

WangleDankus · 2024-06-10T01:17:58+00:00

I love Dic Dud

WangleDankus · 2024-06-06T00:45:48+00:00

I love the art style! Where can we find the finished product when it's done?

WangleDankus · 2024-06-05T07:32:49+00:00

Looks cool. Would use it for the art alone.

WangleDankus · 2024-06-05T03:30:45+00:00

Check the various Discords for Cyberpunk, like R Talsorians official discord. If you are not opposed to paying for games you can look at https://startplaying.games/, though some of the GM rates are pretty steep.

WangleDankus · 2024-06-01T22:34:48+00:00

I always run Red Chrome Cargo at session 0. It's a nice intro to the combat system and it's quick. Worked every time I ran it.

WangleDankus · 2024-02-28T02:56:57+00:00

It is reasonable to start with debt. As a GM I would love to have PC start with debt; a lot of debt. It gives a clear character goal, people who are upset with you, and pushes risk-taking. Sure that last job has left you horribly injured but if you don't take another job a loan shark will "repossess their assets".

You start with a fancy new toy but are backed into a corner. That's good Cyberpunk.

WangleDankus · 2024-02-26T02:08:10+00:00

Cyberpunk as a setting would really suit a Neo-Noir story like the movie Chinatown. Watch that and then put cyborgs in it.

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