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SNOW CRASH Nikola Šubić

Novel by Neal Stephenson, as FKR game

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Power is no longer held by a nation’s government, but is Stringer

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broken down into sovereign territories and city-states run
You work for the CIC (the Central Intelligence Corporation), which
by franchise companies, small nations, and Burbclaves.
is what happened when the CIA and Library of Congress merged.
Everything is privatized; roads, defense, police, judicial system
As a stringer, you find information, upload it, and sometimes get
and jails. America only has four things going for it: Movies, Music,
paid for it. Emphasis on the sometimes. Recording equipment:
Microcode (hacking), and High Speed Pizza Delivery.
multiple cameras and microphones.
CRASH

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METAVERSe
You’re a member of a Ukrainian nuclear fuzz-grunge
collective, or a Nipponese rapper. Maybe an aspiring actor or a
The Metaverse is a collective virtual shared space. It’s a
unscrupulous televangelist. There has never been a better time
cyberspace home to avatars and software daemons, where
to get famous quickly. You acquired some cash but you’re not
anything and just about everything goes.
rich. Your charisma is your greatest weapon. Equipment: just
Users of the Metaverse gain access to it through personal buy something.
terminals that project a high-quality virtual reality display onto
goggles worn by the user, or from low-quality public terminals Slum dweller
in booths.
A small-time criminal. You do what you have to do to get by. They
Metaverse appears to its users as an urban environment, tattooted POOR IMPULSE CONTROL on your forehead but you
developed along a single hundred-meter-wide road, the Street, don’t mind. Nobody messes with you now. You are well connected
that runs the entire circumference of a featureless, black, with other lowlifes and you can get your hands on anything you
perfectly spherical planet. need if you provide cash for it. Equipment: a gun and a knife.
The virtual real estate is owned by the Global Multimedia
Protocol Group and is available to be bought and buildings
developed thereupon.

CharacterS

Kourier/Trasher

You work for RadiKS. You deliver stuff on your skateboard

with all-terrain tires. You use your Poon gun to harpoon other
vehicles on the road to hitch a ride. Kourier is granted access to
almost all Burbclaves. Other equipment includes Knight Vision
goggles, Liquid Knuckles mace and Kourier suit with armorgel.

Deliverator

Delivers pizza for CosaNostra Pizza (Mafia). Pizzas must be

delivered in under half an hour. Equipment: bulletproof black
uniform made from arachnofiber weave, tiny, aero-styled,
lightweight gun that fires teensy darts that fly at high speed
velocity and a fast car.

Hacker

You defy the rules set in the Metaverse. Maybe you can walk
through walls. You can code a superfast motorcycle or a
helicopter. Your avatar is a giant that can shoot laser from its
nipples. You can here whispers from a mile away. Maybe you
taught your avatar to be the best sword fighter in the world. Just
maybe. Equipment: personal terminal and goggles.

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PLACES RULES

Burbclaves All you need to play is some pen and paper and a few coins.

White Columns, Windsor Heights, Cloverdell, Cinnamon Grove,

1. Choose your character’s concept
Meadowvale, Bear Run, Dixie Traditionals, Picket Plantations,
Rainbow Heights, Brickyard Station, Farms of Merryvale. 2. Pick one (strong, quick, smart, charming)

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3. Pick one (narcissistic, unpredictable, short-tempered,
Small nations greedy)
Nova Sicilia, Metazania, New South Africa, Mr. Lee’s Greater 4. Choose a hair color, outfit and at least one tattoo
Hong Kong, Narcolombia
5. Pick a name and you’re ready to go.
National Sacrifice Zones (NSZ)
Your character is not invincible, be cautious, duck, use cover and
CRASH

Parts of the land that are too contaminated to ever be reclaimed
for use (Terminal Island).
FRANCHISES
CosaNostra Pizza, King’s Park Mall, Reverend Wayne’s Pearly
Gates, U-STOR-IT (storage units), Fairlanes Inc. (roads),
Cruiseways, Inc. (roads), General Jim’s Defense System (army),
The Clink (Jail), MetaCops Unlimited (security), Judge Bob’s
Judicial System.
armor. Violence is dangerous for your health. Ok, now ignore
everything written above if you’re planning to do something
incredibly cool. Rule of cool is the most important rule here. Be
rad whenever you can!
If your character dies just create another. These are turbulent
times in which they live. Your character cannot die in the
Metaverse.
Care for your character. Enjoy this world.
Have fun!

THE Referee

If you’re reading this then you’re probably a referee. The referee

is a storyteller. Use this world as you wish, understand how it
functions. Do your best to describe it to the players. Listen to the
players. Always ask, don’t assume. Judge fairly.

When in doubt toss a coin.

• If the character has an advantage toss the coin again if the

first toss fails.

• If the character has a disdvantage you need two successful

toin tosses.

Trust your players. Be respectful and demand respect.

Have fun!

Oh, and read the book, it’s cool.

LONG LIVE THE FKR!

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