Bubblegum crisis rpg campaigns how to#

A second nanite cache was involved, but the astronauts destroyed the nanites after their (Geonom-supplied) cyberdroids attempted to take over the ship (with the intention of bringing the nanites back to Genom instead of the UN Space Command). The first one-shot detailed the grim fate of the Ares Expedition, the long-delayed manned mission to mars. So Genom is extremely interested in aquiring more, and will stop at noting to make sure that they, and no one else, aquire any additional alien nanite supplies. But while there is a large amount enabling the creation of many fusion-capable boomers, it is a finite amount. Discovered by a Genom mining colony, an alien artifact buried on the moon contained the nanites which make fusion possible. The big secret behing my story arc is that the fusion technology is not an entirely man-made technology. And to me as GM it is suspicious that man-made asphalt and cememnt can be absorbed but very similar in composition sand and gravel can not be so absorbed. So where did that technology come from? From the viewpoint of present day science, the fusion technology is most outlandish and least likely. Stingray's work (the hardsuits and motoslaves) do not have fusion ability. Note that other technologies more directly derived from Dr. Stingray invented boomers, he did not invent the ability seen by some boomers to absorb and animate man-made materiel - 'fusion'. I've run three epic one-shots in Bubblegum crisis, and each one was progressing with the same storyline. And whilst the notes are true, there isn't a court in the world that has the power to take on the Mega-corps. Obviously the entire party will probably have cyberwear, but to remove it would make operating in this hi-tech world difficult at best. Evidence of a conspiracy amongst the manufacturers of the cyberwear: 90% of the population have a man/machine interface, and now 90% of the population can be mind controlled by unseen masters. These chips allow broadcast back to the brain from a remote source. However the notes also draw attention to some seemingly superfluous chips, for some reason fitted as standard in all man/machine interfaces. These notes are a study on the various chips in the man/machine interface and how they convert the impulses from the nerves to the electrical commands. Inside they find an isolated terminal containing research notes of an apparently deceased Cybertechnician. One day however the PC's are sent a letter (unusual in this day and age), a map in fact - leading to an abandoned garage.

Without this technology prosthetic limbs would forever be slow and clunky, devoid of the sense of touch. The breakthrough came from the discover of new methods of converting brain impulses to electronic commands, allowing the operator of a bionic limb to use it as if simply a part of their body.

With the advent of Cybertechnology there became a demand for true man/machine interface. It's out of print, but not too hard to get a hold of. R Talsorian did indeed do the Bubblegum Crisis RPG. Bonus points if they were already executed for it and their minds uploaded into boomer bodies by the one person who believes them. Now, like Richard Kimble, they need to solve the crime and clear their names. Bring it to the forefront with a bioroid civil rights campaign providing most of the conflict (What if MLK was a boomer? And the PCs worked for the CIA?) or keep it as a background note.Д«ut I'm innocent! The PCs were framed for something. What does it mean to be human? What happens when the line between human and machine is blurred to the point of illegibility? Watch Blade Runner, Ghost in the Shell, and (of course) Bubblegum Crisis. Along the way, there's plenty of opportunity for side adventures, pondering the nature of revenge, and worrying about the consequences.Д«eing human.

Bubblegum crisis rpg campaigns how to#

They'll need to build their resources, find out who wronged them (if necessary), figure out how to get them, and then actually carry out their vengeance. Either way, you've got a way to link the characters. Or flip it around - someone (rightly or wrongly) seeks vengeance on them. Revenge, bloody revenge! The PCs have been wronged and seek vengeance - or perhaps justice. I think the word is either dystopan (usual term) or dynastic (unusual, indeed).