Cyberpunk · Heist
The Dead Net
The sea wall failed in '71; the rich moved up, and everyone else learned to breathe through filters. The richest vault in the region changes hands at the end of the month.
The threat — a rogue AI wearing a dead woman's face.
Factions
Okami Security
Led by Rook Ibarra
Wants to buy the city council outright.
“Ever watchful.”
The Chrome Saints
Led by Kade Novak
Wants to keep the Undercity dark and theirs.
“Ash remembers.”
Helix Biotech
Led by Juno Park
Wants to upload themselves before the floods rise.
“Paid in full.”
Places
- 1Spire Seven. A smog-choked place where nobody asks questions. The maps all disagree about where it is. Held by the Chrome Saints.
- 2The Shimmer Market. A neon-drenched place where every window has a candle. A festival is held here that nobody remembers starting. Held by Helix Biotech.
- 3Arcology Helix. An overclocked place where nothing is what it seems. It has burned twice and been rebuilt both times. Held by Helix Biotech.
- 4The Undercity. A rain-slick place where strangers vanish. It is quieter than it should be. Held by Okami Security.
Characters
Hex KrugerQuest giver
A fixer who owns half the block's debts
“One more job, they said. It's always one more.”
Wants the truth about their family; keeps a secret that will hurt someone.
SecretKnows where the Tessera ledger was last seen
Ines Chen
A pirate radio host
“Don't touch the merchandise. Or me.”
Wants to protect someone who doesn't know; never says sorry.
SecretIs in love with Sable Haddad
Sable Haddad
An ex-cop selling memories
“If Okami sent you, you're already dead.”
Wants to undo one particular night; can't let a debt go.
SecretWrote the letter that started all this
Tomo Okafor
A corporate defector with a bounty
“You're dripping on my floor, choom.”
Wants money, and lots of it; lies when frightened.
SecretIs not who their papers say
Ash Quist
A gang medic with a conscience
“You look like someone with a debt.”
Wants to be forgiven; talks when they should listen.
SecretOwes the Chrome Saints more than they can pay
Quest — Extract the Tessera ledger
Hex Kruger, a fixer who owns half the block's debts, needs someone to extract the Tessera ledger before the winter sets in — and has a plan with exactly one flaw.
- Find out who last had the Tessera ledger — the trail starts in Spire Seven.
- Earn the help of Okami Security, who want to buy the city council outright.
- Case the Shimmer Market and find a way in nobody's guarding.
- Confront a rogue AI wearing a dead woman's face.
- Choose who gets the Tessera ledger: Hex Kruger, or Helix Biotech.
Twist
It turns out the data you stole contains your own memories.Reward
50k in untraceable scripItems
Oya's prototype drive
LegendaryIt has been repaired so many times it is mostly repairs.
Calls for help, though nobody knows who answers.
Pax's military-grade implant
RareThere are three of them. This is the only real one.
Remembers every face it has seen.
Zara's blood-stained shard
LegendaryIt was a gift. Nobody believes that.
Keeps its holder warm, whatever the weather.
Mira's second-hand deck
UncommonIt is never quite where you left it.
Makes any lock a little more willing.
Dialogue
Ines Chen
“Don't touch the merchandise. Or me. You're not the first to ask.”
1. Tell me what you know. I can pay.
“Pay? Keep it. Just make sure they never find out.” “Ask in Spire Seven. Ask quietly.”
- Pay double for the rest. → Learns Ines's secret: is in love with Sable Haddad
- That's enough. Thank you. → Next lead unlocked
2. I'm here about the Tessera ledger.
“Everyone's here about that.” “I'll help, but Okami Security can't know.”
- I'll be there. → Trust +1 — becomes an ally against Helix Biotech
- Why should I trust you?Hack 18 → Success: Learns the twist early. Failure: They walk.
3. Threaten them.
“...All right. All right! Put it away.” “You'll regret this. Not today. But you will.”
- Leave quietly. → Gets the lead, but Helix Biotech is warned
- Make sure they keep quiet. → A fight breaks out