Get in. Do a thing. Get out. Look awesome doing it. That’s your typical cyberpunk adventure, and it always involves some sort of security. On this episode, we discuss real-world hacking inspiration, cinematic heist scenarios, and strategies for balancing game difficulty. We dive into the nuances of netrunning, social engineering, and how even the best-laid […]
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So your Dungeons & Dragons campaign went on hiatus … how do you restart it? In this episode of Campaigns & Coffee, Ken, Chris, and Josh talk about how to re-engage with a not-quite-dead-yet role-playing game campaign. They dive into how a game can lose momentum, with real-life interruptions causing campaigns to stall or be
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For a game in which half of the missions involve some sort of infiltration (or the consequences of a fail infiltration, you’d think you’d think there would be more of a focus on doors, locks, and other physical, non-network security in the Cyberpunk RED. You’d be wrong. The core Cyberpunk RED rulebook dedicates pp. 213-216 of the Netrunning
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If you’re playing Dungeons & Dragons online, and not doing theater of the mind, you’ll need a battle map. Finding battle maps is time-consuming, especially the day of the game. You can front load that effort by browsing for maps ahead of time and storing them in Pinterest. In this video, Ken looks at finding
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The edgerunners are at Elysium HQ. All they need to do is descend through three sub-levels of the abandoned corporate headquarters and flip a switch on an old server. But first they have to get past these cybernetic corvids … and the remains of the edgerunner crews that came before them. Quotes Chapters 0:00 Intro
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Chapter 8 of our Broken Loop campaign for Cyberpunk RED ended with a cliffhanger as the edgerunners faced an unexpected … enemy? Friend? Belligerent hivemind hell bent on stripping everyone of their chrome? In this episode of Campaigns & Coffee, we talk about that actual play session, it’s unexpected turns, and how we rolled with
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After talking and driving their way past the factions controlling access to Night City’s radioactive core, the edgerunners are approaching the ruined Elysium corporate headquarters. Their goal is to infiltrate the building’s sub-levels and flip a switch. First though, they have to get past the Glow Boys, a cult of radiation Worshiping cyborgs … and
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It’s convention season, and David talks about Origins, a big-but-cozy game convention in Columbus, Ohio, meeting Shadowdark RPG creator Kelsey Dionne, plans for Gen Con 2024, and gaming with Jon Hook of the Modern Mythos podcast. Meanwhile, Ken geeks out about dynamic lighting in Roll20 (and his hopes for using during the Lair’s upcoming Cyberpunk
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Chapter 7 of our actual play Cyberpunk RED campaign sees the edgerunners venture into the Hot Zone at the center of Night City as part of their mission to flip a switch in the basement of Elysium HQ. Get Cyberpunk RED: Chapters 0:00 Intro2:10 Mission Briefing5:30 Gear and Supplies10:45 Entering the Hot Zone15:20 Encounter with
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We unbox the Cyberpunk Edgerunners Mission Kit, the new expansion for R. Talsorian’s Cyberpunk RED! It introduces a handful of new rules for the 2077 and includes a setting overview, a one-shot adventure, standees, and a rules book. Looking for more Cyberpunk RED? We’ve got you covered: Chapters 0:00 Intro0:22 Unboxing Begins1:30 Exploring the Dice2:45
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