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World Building: The Datasea and Hacke...

Apr 21, 2014 ~ Written by GhostWolf
Of all the Cyberpunk concepts one of the most iconic is cyberspace. Even cybernetics take a backseat to the way the net defined the genre. We first talked about the Datasea here. Glass Shadows ramps up the Net. Here, the Datasea is a ubiquitous, always on, wireless network which permeates all aspects of modern life.  On the surface, the avera [...]
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World Building: Genegineering

Apr 14, 2014 ~ Written by GhostWolf
It’s time to look at alternatives to Cybernetics. We originally discussed Genegineering here. Genegineering began with the concept of cloned bodies, available for sale or rent for digitized human consciousness. Thus was born the idea of the Kevin­™ and Kate™ model clones, their faces representative of a generically wholesome brand name. Howe [...]
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World Building: Cybernetics

Apr 07, 2014 ~ Written by GhostWolf
Cyberpunk and Cybernetics have been a mated pair from the beginning.  I had a number of goals when it came to cybernetics and Glass Shadows. In addition to the traditional chrome and steel, I wanted to offer an alternative to implanting hardware.  We call it Genegineering, more on that next week. We originally covered cybernetics here. There [...]
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World Building: The ECILAL

Mar 31, 2014 ~ Written by GhostWolf
We introduced the ECILAL back in this post, and it has since become the expected default play area. The Easel, as residents tend to refer to it, grew out of my research into Megacities, megaregions, and feral cities. For those of you unfamiliar with these terms: Megacity: An urban area that exceeds 10 million residents. Megaregion: A chain o [...]
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Chatham House 6: The Reader

Dec 19, 2012 ~ Written by Dave Silva
The Chatham House articles discuss people that may be inserted into campaigns as ready made NPCs to add flavor or detail to your world. The character’s discussed in the Chatham House often have ties to various organizations, Baronies, Corporations, Governments, but operate outside the normal protocols. Books, three century old antiquate [...]
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Nothing Wasted 6: The Real World?

Dec 05, 2012 ~ Written by Dave Silva
Nothing Wasted explores ideas to help utilize different aspects of gaming to their fullest or promote new ways to use existing tools. Have you ever been forced to question one of your fundamental beliefs? These moments may take any form. When they happen through, you know, because something deep within has shifted, maybe it’s resolutio [...]
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Nothing Wasted 5: Consequences and Re...

Nov 07, 2012 ~ Written by Dave Silva
Nothing Wasted explores ideas to help utilize different aspects of gaming to their fullest or promote new ways to use existing tools. The core of every role playing game is character interaction. How the players interact with the world around them and the people in it. While it can be fun to go head long into the fray of battle this is only [...]
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Nothing Wasted 4: Window Dressing

Oct 03, 2012 ~ Written by Dave Silva
Nothing Wasted explores ideas to help utilize different aspects of gaming to their fullest or promote new ways to use existing tools. There is a tendency to treat the story around the PCs as the center of the universe, and like most people, what happens in their daily lives is the most important thing to them. However, there are always more [...]
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