2 ▒BERTY FISTER

1 ▒LUXOR QUIN

6 ▒SCVMGOBBLER 7 ▒R0CK0//0CK0R

11 ▒ST4RD4ST 12 ▒QUICKSILVER

d20
NPC 16 ▒0-FVCKS 17 ▒CY.YOKAI
3 ▒BEELZEBVB 4 ▒VERSION_1.0 5 ▒QUEEN_404

8 ▒THE KARDINAL 9 ▒T.O. DVST 10 ▒CASSIOPEIA

13 ▒TEXTURE_BOY 14 ▒MEAT>PLANT 15 ▒THE MARQUIS

18 ▒DOT.BUBBLE 19 ▒RAUBGUT 20 ▒MR. LAMB

 DARKNET FILTH
VERSION 1.11
Welcome to the NET, PVNK. Press F1 for help.

Darknet Filth is an independent production by Christian Eichhorn and

is not affiliated with Stockholm Kartell. It is published under the
CY_BORG Third Party License.

CY_BORG IS COPYRIGHT (C) 2022 STOCKHOLM KARTELL.

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PAGE 06.......404//SAN
The frontpage of CY. Punks and trolls post baseless rumors or hard truths.
Use as questseeds or a place for the characters to post questions.

PAGE 10.......PIRATE_COVE
A well-known store on the NET where punks buy and sell (mostly stolen)
goods. The characters can fence their items here.

PAGE 18.......NANO_FORGE_FIEND
PAGE 20.......THE FRACTAL CVLT
PAGE 22.......THE ABYSS OF ANTIQUE CODE: Z[AI]REN
PAGE 24.......THE ABYSS OF ANTIQUE CODE: SCENARIOS
PAGE 26.......ANTIQUE CODE
A collection of special, priceless APPS that can only be recovered from
the unexplored horrors of the Abyss of Antique Code.

PAGE 28.......THE APP_SMITH

PAGE 30.......MONSTERS [DATA RECOVERY ANGEL & DICE DEVIL]
PAGE 32.......MONSTERS [NET ZOMBIE & CODE HYENA]
PAGE 34.......MONSTERS [MORRIS WORM & TROJAN HORSE]
PAGE 36.......COMMON VIRUSES
An overview of viruses that regularly infect the people of CY. Dedicated
"clinics" to remove (or sell) viruses are located on every superblock.

PAGE 38.......BUGS!
PAGE 40.......BUGS: MONSTER STATISTICS
PAGE 42.......BUGS: BIO LAB
PAGE 46.......DARKNET ENCOUNTERS

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 ACHIEVEMENTS

The characters can unlock these secret achievements during a campaign.

A popup informs them about their special deed and reward.

GOD OF WAR
REQUIREMENT: Three critical hits (natural 20s) in a single combat.
REWARD: +1 bonus on all Tests to attack (ranged or melee).

JINX
REQUIREMENT: Three fumbles (natural 1s) in a single combat.
REWARD: Once per day, you can re-roll a natural 1.

BRUTALIZER
REQUIREMENT: Kill four people with melee weapons in one combat.
REWARD: Your melee attacks deal +1 damage.

ARGONAUT
REQUIREMENT: Go into the Abyss of Antique Code and return alive.
REWARD: +1 bonus on Tests on social interactions (notorious).

ASTRONAUT
REQUIREMENT: Use a space port to launch into space (and leave orbit!)
REWARD: Space radiation grants you a random NANO POWER + INFESTATION.

SELF-DESTRUCTIVE
REQUIREMENT: Survive after an INFESTATION or BACKLASH reduces you to 0 HP.
REWARD: You gain a +1 bonus on Tests to activate NANO POWERS or APPS.

BORGHOLD REDEMPTION
REQUIREMENT: Be thrown into Borghold and escape.
REWARD: You gain a +1 bonus on all tests to open locks (mech. or el.)

IT'S NOT LUPUS

REQUIREMENT: Be infected by two or more viruses simultaneously.
REWARD: Your maximum HP increase by 2 while being virus infected.

DESPERATE TIMES
REQUIREMENT: Sell one of your organs for profit.
REWARD: You get a voucher for one free Emergency Response Team.

CARMAGEDDON
REQUIREMENT: Run over three people with a car in one go.
REWARD: All your vehicle related costs are 10% reduced.

GO MEAT!
REQUIREMENT: Win an argument or game against an AI.
REWARD: You gain a permanent +1 bonus to your Knowledge.
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404//SAN
THE FRONTPAGE OF

CY

advertising | donations | site rules | contact us | disclaimer

 WELCOME TO 404//SAN

404//SAN is the demented frontpage of the NET, where manifold rumors, advertisements, hoaxes,
and conspiracies produce a worthless information sludge. Still, more than enough masochistic
users flock to the site to be entertained by trolls or cheated out of their life's savings.

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781 KROK LIKES NUTS!!1! #877296422 [ANON] ...

The flexkrok struck again! This time, it slithered through the pipes of one Carbon West. Bit off his
TG Labs “Crown Jewels Deluxe” [Now 15% off, visit TG Labs to get a new pair fitted today!] and
escaped with the treasure. Just in case you were wondering why his voice was so pitched during
his botched speech xDDDD What a d0rk.

lol
#877296427 [ANON]

Did you watch the new feed? He put up a reward of 1k¤ for his balls (dead or alive).
#877296433 [ANON]

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-145 CHECK OUT THE FRACTAL CVLT #877297561 [ANON] ...

Guys, take a look at {199.167.107.61.71.1}[user: fractal, password: #0x0]! This game is

amazing, I'm already an Inaugurated and can boss around the newbs.

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14,521 THE WILD HUNT #877299112 [ANON] ...

The WILD HUNT tore through cyberspace again. They got me this time, almost. A blasted wall of
skulls and compiler errors washed over me, overloading my neural network. I ripped out the deck
at the last second. I think I cracked the pattern now. I know where it'll happen next. I'll put up a
few traps and a net, see what I can catch. So close.

Pics or didn't happen.

#877299376 [ANON]

Can you post the coordinates?

#877299548 [ANON]

I hope this is a joke, OP is an organ vulture, if you're lucky.

#877299597 [ANON]

Don't risk it op. It got my sister. What remained wasn't pretty. Had to put a bullet through her
head myself, which wasn't enough to take her down. Haven't slept since, but the drugs help.
#877299613 [ANON]

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1,047 THEY ARE OUT THERE #877300571 [ANON] ...

Humans, AIs, and miscellaneous, this info is hotter than the Wendelstein 7-7-X. My mole in the
spaceport says a "cargo#201" is arriving today. A cargo#200 are dead spacers. You know what a
#201 is? The manual says "Bodies (Unverified Origin)." Yep. This is real. This is happening.

Alright, let's do this! We'll all meet at the port and case this thing out.
#877300585 [ANON]

Probably heading to an unmarked Royal West warehouse. This gonna be gud.

#877300594 [ANON]

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5,116 FREE CLONES! #877301167 [ANON] ...

Get this. Me and my gang hacked an actual clone factory in Low Meadow. If you want a free copy,
drop by [55.751590387225484, 60.74486768324672]. Only while stock lasts!

What would I need a clone for? Sounds... stupid. Eh, it's free I guess.
#877301198 [ANON]

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-20,519 GLASS 'EM GOOD #877301666 [ANON] ...

We stole a waste truck. You know what was hidden inside? A FUCKING MINI NUKE. I'll open a poll
for you to decide where we'll make it go BOOOOM.

GALGENBACKEN [44%]
EDGES [24%]
NORTH CENTRAL [19%]
BORG HOLD [13%]

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376 HERE WE GO AGAIN. #877303818 [ANON] ...

I'm still stuck in a time loop. No idea how often I posted this already. But it's the only thing I find
joy in, so let's go. Time for a few funny predictions from my last round in the circle:
■ In about 32h, a punk will fall from the Spectral FT bridge in South Central and smash into a
car's windshield. The car will ram into a cred-machine, spilling cred sticks everywhere.
■ In about 56h, Gravf Mellberg Tosk will announce a capital increase. I haven't found out the
details yet, but I'm working on it. Maybe during the next cycle. In any case, if you short them
now, you'll make some filthy gains.

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4,655 JOIN THE TRADITIONALISTS #877401711 [ANON] ...

We stand at a crossroads. As the last bulwark of humanity, the Church of the Unwavering
Traditionalists struggles against the AI menace. We fight in the NET. We fight on the streets. We
fight for survival. Join the church today for free meals and free arms!

When you say free meals, are we talking about shitty powder or the real stuff?
#877401788 [ANON]

I've been struggling for years, but the church brought me back on the right track.
#877401861 [ANON]

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78,991 TIME FOR A CLEANSING! #877402265 [ANON] ...

Good news everyone! It's time for a cleansing. Register with UCS today for a free pistol and aramid
west—just tell the boys you want to join the raid on Laketon. Irregulars get 1¤ per ear and a free
pass for wanton murder. Yeeeeehaaaaa! See you all there.

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-52,195 FREE HOUSING ANYBODY? #877417221 [ANON] ...

Are you as tired of living in a miniature compartment as I am? The one you can't even afford
despite selling a few liters of blood after a grueling shift? Well, do I have a nice offer for you. Join
our worker's collective to enjoy free housing and great discounts in the company stores. Become
part of the happy FRAGRANCE[INC] family. FRAGRANCE[INC], a subsidiary of Tulles&deVerte.

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7,156 OLD CAPITAL #877417811 [ANON] ...

I've been digging in the oldest crannies of the NET for some forgotten knowledge. You know,
to make some cash on the side with blackmail, but also just for fun. I stumbled upon a scan of
an ancient photo of somebody suspiciously looking exactly like our dear Mr. Kaytell. The photo
is dated back well over 300 years. Coincidence? Maybe. I'd wager he's some kind of ghoulish
creature that prolongs its life by drinking delicious spinal fluid. But do your own research, don't
take my word for it.

Awww shit, here we go again.

#877417823 [ANON]

I represent an undisclosed faction who would love to get their hands on a blood-sample of Mr.
Kaytell. 10,000¤ are on the table. Send a message to uon50887@xcoxc.cy for more info.
#877417885 [ANON]

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Welcome to the

PIRATE COVE
Your premier source for goods of dubious origin.

TERMS OF SERVICE
1. No corpers allowed.
2. All items are non-returnable.
3. Items may contain viruses, infections,
curses, tracers, or other unpleasantnesses.
4. The PIRATE_COVE assumes no liability for
damages or death caused by purchased items.
5. Pick-ups may only be facilitated in
anonymous drop boxes.
6. The PIRATE_COVE's take is 5% of the booty.
7. Dead punks tell no tales.

I agree to the TOS.

Tangler Gun by Gardener Dennys

This wide-mouthed pistol fires a synthetic glob that, when

exposed to air, rapidly expands and hardens. With a limited
range of 10 m, it is perfectly capable of binding the target to
nearby surfaces in a splattery, spectacular fashion. The slightly
elastic material resists breakage by almost anything short of a
goon in power armor.

> Test DR18 Strength to break the compound, taking 10 minutes.

> Uses superglue (10¤) as ammo.
> An industrial solvent (15¤) softens the compound in d6 turns.
> The gun is keyed to its owner's fingerprints. If used by anybody
else, the gun shuts down until the owner enters a PIN and pays a
service fee of 50¤ for reactivation.
> Roll a die if you FUMBLE an attack roll.
EVEN: The theft deterrent system is erroneously triggered and locks you out.
You must reactivate the gun as explained above.
ODD: The gun malfunctions, discharges through the ejection port, and glues
your arm to the floor.

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 Cy-Sprawl Blaster
by Wade Dargin

This is Old Man Zap Head's Cy-Sprawl

Blaster! Wünharax Electronics XT-8050
Vintage AM/FM Radio Cassette Recorder.
CrO2 Type II Chromium Dioxide. Graphic
Equalizer. In good shape for the year. You
don't see many of these anymore. Tested and
working.
Dingy, dirty, and battered, the
cy-sprawl blaster is covered in
old stickers and occult glyphs.
It's strangely heavy for its size.
Zap Head has crudely repaired it with electrical tape. The radio only picks up
one channel at 77 MHz, transmitting a disturbing cacophony of sounds. Legend
says it’s a live broadcast from a Dark God's realm of melancholy and war.

> Listening to the broadcast at 77 MHz sends you into a CY-RAGE for 1 minute.
Test DR6 Presence after the rage ends. On a failed test, you forever lose your
mind and the rage continues ad infinitum.
> Listening to a regular cassette has the risk of infecting you.
> Roll for a Miserable Headline each time you play N3CHRUB3L's mixtape on this
blaster.

The SCVMBRTHR by Psyop.FYC

This is a standard corpo briefcase with several secret compartments and charging ports. But I added a
little extra—a small cloning device that produces hideous homunculi. Just throw some food or other
organic stuff into the case, give it a good shake, and hit the clone button.

> Four times per day, the SCVMBRTHER

produces a small creature, taking 10
minutes to grow.
> The clone dies after 1 day.
> Test Presence when a wet homunculus
crawls from the briefcase:

<6 It's angry and attacks you.

6-12 It stays for 10 minutes, then runs.
13+ It stays until it dies.

HP 3 MORALE 4 NO ARMOR BITE d2

> Can use provided weapons.
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SKVLL TOKEN by Jacob Sauthers

At first glance, a perfectly simple arcade token. Small, metallic,

with a gold luster. Previously owned by Opol the assassin.
Well-balanced, made to be thrown. You won't find a more subtle
weapon. While holding the coin, you can hear a distant rhythm
echoing among the city sprawl. The coin must be from a different
world entirely. A few boneheads would say it's just simply
infested, but don't listen to them!
> Test Agility DR11 for attacks. Deals d4 damage
that ignores armor.
> After a hit, the coin turns to nano-metal mist
and returns to your pocket. Missing does not
return the coin to you.

Nano Sock
by Chris Lillie

Soiled left sock of a forgotten god. Filthy, crusty, ancient. What kind of god needs a sock? Where is the
matching garment? Why would you want this? No idea, but maybe you can find out more.
> Wearing this sock grants you a random NANO POWER and INFESTATION.
> Roll for a new combination each day.
> When you take off the sock, you lose access to the power and only regain a
random power the next day. The infestation stays.

BOOKOFLIES.exe //!RU!Ni!//
by Pätrïck Möën

This code discreetly infests systems to subtly distort any and all data within. No single data point is detectably
manipulated. However, the system as a whole is permanently altered. Ultimately unrecognizable through the
cumulative effect of a million tiny lies etched into billions of lines of corrupted code.

> You can upload this code into a machine, server, or a cybernetic brain.

> After 7 days, the target is completely deteriorated and useless. Defenses are
down, machines are functionless, memories are lost.

> Since all data is corrupted, you can't extract any value and all digital,
mission-critical information is lost.

> You are not secure from the bookoflies.exe. While in possession of it, even if
stored on an external device close to you, it corrupts your cybernetic parts.

>>> Better to use it quickly and then delete all files.

Format the hard drive and burn the remains.
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 Null Box n
Koban Rega
by Hobbie

The Null Box is a part of a larger alien AI conspiracy.

I can feel it. So I better get rid of it before they catch
me. Mint condition, you won't find a better one.
> Functions like a regular brain box.
> After your death, an alien AI infests
your lifeless body. It operates the
body until it decays.
> The alien AI is a (d6):

[1] Evil killer [2] Lecherous fiend

[3] Cold mercenary [4] Clumsy puppy
[5] Inquisitive scholar (knows alien secrets)
[6] Trustworthy companion

MYN Hoverboard
by DJ E-200
This is a rad flying skateboard. Did some gnarly tricks in my time. Kick flips,
pop shoves, backside boneless, 2160 spin. Far out! Custom paint job, teal with
purple details. Green SKVLL on a red sun. Dialed up the cowabunga vibes
to the damn max. Yeah baby.

> All-terrain, vertical mobility enhancer. Makes good speed.

> Has power for 8 hours, then needs to recharge.

The Infernal Boogie

by the Professor of Funkology

A cassette labeled "The Infernal Boogie." The song on it contains code that
hacks everybody with cybernetic enhancements in their body. The virus forces
them to violently dance until they drop dead. I haven't listened to it. Don't
know whether it's good or bad.

> Creatures that hear the song and listen to it for 1

minute must test DR15 Presence or be infected with an
auditory virus.
> While dancing, a target subtracts d4 from all tests.
Attacks and defense are DR10.
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Slagdrämma by non_d[b]emon

This green metal fist may look like a toy, but countless gashes,
cracked skulls, and broken memories prove otherwise. Your
enemies' brains are about to become scrambled eggs. This
gauntlet is perpetually in fist mode!
> A pneumatic gauntlet that deals d8 damage.
> Ignores armor on a critical hit. Critical
hits are dice rolls of 18+.
> When you insert your hand into this pneumatic
gauntlet, it crushes your hand and half your
forearm in a vice-like grip. Test Toughness
DR16:
FAILURE: You are too weak to use this weapon.
Half your arm is gone and you take d12 damage.
You'll bleed out if not attended to.
SUCCESS: You can use this weapon and you
receive a +2 bonus on all Strength tests.
> Slagdrämma is infected with bloodthirsty alien bacteria. If you don't deal
damage during a fight, or don't fight for one day, you take d6 damage as the
bacteria nourish themselves on your blood.
> Slagdrämma can't be doffed. It can only be severed, including your arm.

KNOWLEDGE+6 SLOTS

Alien Cyberdeck
by Phil the Satanist

A biomechanic cyberdeck that painfully interfaces with your body. It can render upon you mammothian
powers. That is if you survive the connection. There's some life to the thing. It has a will of its own.
Tread carefully.

> Test DR14 Toughness when you equip the cyberdeck.

FAILURE: It rejects you. You take d12 damage. The
next time you try to equip the cyberdeck, Test DR17
Toughness. On a failure, you die. An alien mind takes
over your lifeless body.
SUCCESS: The cyberdeck burrows into your arm and
becomes part of you. You can make full use of the
cyberdeck's features, as listed below.
> You are always jacked in and don't suffer the
usual penalties.
> App related Knowledge tests are DR10.
> All damage suffered from BACKLASHES is doubled.
If you fall to 0 HP or less, an alien mind
possesses your body.
LUCK NEXT TIME!
YOU LOST TO THE DECK. BETTER
 Time Bender

8
by Cree Wee

An old watch.
Don't fiddle with the clock hands.

> This watch can dilate and alter time.

> By manipulating the watch, you can
automatically win initiative checks. Each
time, you suffer d4 damage from the ill
effects of time travel.
> Test DR18 Agility to take another turn
after your current one. On a failed test,
the watch explodes, you take d12 damage,
and you must roll d6. On a 6, you lose
your arm.

L.E.E.G.
by Bryan "Cybershaman(X)" Logie

“Hey, mates! Check out me new L.E.E.G.

(Logarithmic Emergency Egress Generator).”
When is a below-the-knee prosthetic leg not just a thing that lets you
stand and walk? When it operates as an integrated ejection system. If
this puppy senses that all other protective measures have failed, and
your brain is in danger of being melted, it activates a rocket-powered
piston that forcefully propels your body away from danger. A crude
but effective device to save your precious gray gelatin.
But there’s a good chance it will damage whatever else you are using
to connect. Cables ripping free from their sockets, sockets ripped from
your cranium.
"Ouch", you might say. But that’s better than your brain oozing
out of your ears and nose and you being unable to utter a heart-felt
"ouch", let alone anything else, right?
> If you'd fall to 0 HP or below, this prosthetic leg
launches you to safety. The built-in AI can navigate
closed spaces.
> An explosive remains from where you launched,
dealing d6 damage to everybody in the vicinity.

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Spindler’s Tarot
by Amaranth M.

A deck of fortune telling cards with integrated RCD interface

chips, tying them into augmented reality. When you lay out the
cards for a fortune reading, the imagery comes to life to interact
with each other. Killing, kissing, contemplating. Thing is,
sometimes you'll get a card whose VR overlay doesn't match the
printed card. Sometimes that overlay knows things about you.
Sometimes, that overlay rips free and crawls into your head.
> Once per day, you can tell a fortune for one
target. Test DR12 Presence.
SUCCESS: The target gains one d4 it can add to
a test of their choice during the next 24h.
CRITICAL FAILURE: The target suffers a -1
penalty to all tests for the next 24.

Glitched Pills
by Patch Perryman

An old medicine bottle with one digital half-yellow, half-purple

capsule pill rattling inside. The bottle's label spells "Böb." He was
my friend. Böb was completely infested and dying, until about a
week ago when he found this pill bottle and took the capsule.
> The bottle's label shows the name of a person whose mind is stored in the NET.
> When you swallow the pill, your mind is ripped from your body and stored in the
mainframe. Your mind is replaced with the mind of the person who previously took
the pill—the one whose name is on the label. After the transfer is completed,
your name appears on the bottle.
> Your mind remains in the NET's mainframe until somebody else takes the pill and
you get a new body.

Infested Sticker
by Lord of Madness

You want your favorite cartoon or celeb as a sticker? Cyber Detective

Barker, MVTANT MIKE, 3legant Whisper—I got you covered.
Nearly all problems with my stickers have been fixed, I'm super close
to getting them perfect. Meanwhile, I'm offering a big discount on the
slightly bugged ones!

> When you slap an infested sticker onto your

cyberdeck, choose an App.
> The sticker modifies the DR to activate the App by
-2, but the App is permanently fused into the deck.
> Glows in the dark.
Selling a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. Runs like a champ. Named her
Marigold. Slightly used, probably some bullet holes here and there and blood on the driver's seat. H
Mind you that this is an automated sales pitch, posted upon my death to pay for my funeral. I
hope you'll have better luck than me! M
> Suspiciously cheap for an armed and armored military truck. M
> Armed with a laser turret (d12a).
> Integrated AI named Marigold. Can autonomously drive the vehicle and W
shoot the laser turret.
> Marigold is extremely jealous of other vehicles. Might have killed V
her previous holder.

Stradivarius KNOWLEDGE+4 SLOTS

by Prince “PROFANEKNOWLEDGE” Maxi

This is an original Stradivarius cyberdeck. Yes, the legendary nano-infest runner you heard all the stories
about as a kid. Comes with a custom paint job, haunting screams overlaying the NET, and a pre-installed
APP I'm afraid to load. Rumor is that Stradivarius and his closest friends all disappeared during a
NANO experiment, maybe this one was his final deck.
> Has a NANO-APP installed that can't be removed. It doesn't count against the
maximum number of APPS.

VIRULENT NANØRAY
One target must test DR14 Presence or take d4 damage and suffer from a
random INFECTION for d4 hours. A new INFECTION inflicted upon a target
by this APP overrides the old one. On a FUMBLED APP test, you suffer a
random INFECTION for d4 hours in addition to triggering a Backlash.
Glitched NEO-ART that flickers and changes.
> Once per day, regard it
for 10 minutes to gain +1

NEO-ART
by LostCon
GLITCH.

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NANO FORGE FIEND

ABOUT

In case you are new here: I got my hands on a genuine ALPHAZON NBMF including
the recycling system. I'm selling the coordinates and frequently relocate the
machine to keep it secure. You can throw in corpses and evidence to print guns
and other useful stuff. Fucking epic. You'll find some additional info and
documentation on my NET-page. And just in case, don't try to steal or destroy
my puppy. I have a MECH watching it.

COORDINATES [1,000¤]

BROWSE BLUEPRINTS

Grenade launcher (1 corpse) Drone suite (1 corpse)

Assault rifle (1 corpse) Cyberbike (5 corpses)

Sniper rifle (2 corpses) Car (10 corpses)

Rocket launcher (2 corpses) Armored car (20 corpses)

Pulse rifle (2 corpses) Octocopter (15 corpses)

ALPHAZON NANO-BOT MICRO FORGETM USER MANUAL

The NANO-BOT MICRO FORGE (NBMF) is a lightweight 6 by 10-foot titanium-carbon

alloy nano-bot printer, built to accommodate one 10,000 liter GNB-Fuel recycling
system. Its compact size allows easy transport with little to no need for heavy
machinery. The forge's recycling system repurposes all organic—and choice
inorganic—materials. Without the recycling system, it can internally store 1,000
liters of GNB-Fuel. A single 8k admin terminal is located left of the output belt.
All blueprints must be ALPHAZON approved. This is to prevent possible breaches
of GNB-Fuel from RS vats. The delicate NBMF equipment utilizes patented, state-
of-the-art Alphazon nanotechnology. Construction blueprints must therefore be
acquired through official channels. 3rd party blueprints may also be processed if
created according to Alphazon specs and TOS.
Once the equipment is connected to the main power line, a preliminary cycle must
be completed before any major productions. The containment cell must be tested
for possible fuel daily. Personnel must never come into contact with GNB-Fuel. If
coming in contact, decontamination procedure Alpha-b2 must be followed. Run times
must be kept at 10-hour increments with 14-hour down times to allow GNB-Fuel to
settle.
 —X
NBMF RND Declassified File 201-fb2:

IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED:

Alphazon R&D Team Omega-1 formally requests that all
use of NANO-BOT MICRO FORGE equipment be terminated
IMMEDIATELY as a result of a "GRAY GOO" incident.
Possibly due to corrupted recycling protocols, we are
issuing a full recall of all developed beta units and
request all delivery centers shut down active forges
until A.P.P Officers are dispatched to locations for
disassembly and recovery.

INCIDENT 201-fb2:
Due to the GNB-Fuel's loss of cohesion and inability
to recognize input materials from RS containment, we
are recalling all NBMF beta units. We find this prudent
because of the destruction of Delivery Hub 202B and the
loss of over one thousand workers [lawsuit pending].

Possible military applications of GNB-Fuel are under

consideration and have been passed along to Alphazon Head
of RND Otashi Kendri.

Addendum: Any personnel that may have been exposed to

GNB-Fuel must be processed through ABC decontamination
and sent to HR for questioning and termination. In case
of "loss of life due to accidental full body immersion,"
a compensation of a one year salary equivalent in
Alphazon vouchers is to be credited to any living
relatives.

Declassified File 207-rr: —X

A.P.P. Recovery Report:

Only 10 out of 34 beta units were recovered. The recovery
mission was aborted due to intervention of unknown
parties. Additional loss of 400,000 liters of GNB-Fuel is
under investigation. Monitoring of black market sites is
underway to attempt a secondary recovery of all Alphazon
property.

ALPHAZON NBMF by James K.

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] CY-Explorer

B C Q stp://cynet{199.167.107.61.71.1}[user: fractal, password: #0x0]

 The KROTON.AI organizes a FRACTAL CVLT to bring order to
those beset by chaos. In a pattern according to the holy seed, it
sends invites to potential disciples.

A Visitors are presented with increasingly difficult

fractal puzzles to solve [test Knowledge].

A Attempting to solve a puzzles costs 100¤ (pays for

the server costs and more).

A Your rank in the CVLT is determined by your ability

to solve puzzles. If you haven't attempted to solve a
puzzle in a week, your rank decreases.

A A higher rank comes with more benefits, according to

the FRACTAL CVLT table.

You can't jump Example of

A

I
ranks. You have a difficult
to solve your puzzle. You
way to the top can torture
step by step. your player
A waiting list by presenting
prevents people them actual
from advancing puzzles.
too far.

[FRACTAL CVLT]
DR RANK BENEFIT

10 Initiate Special forum title.

12 Disciple Fractal texture patch for your jacket.

14 Mendicant Free drinks in CVLT clubs.

16 Inaugurated Initiates must follow your commands.

18 Priest KROTON.AI plugin for your RCD.

20 High Priest You receive discount certificates for guns.

22 Lector You receive strange orders from the AI.

24 Arch Lector The AI reveals the secret.

What is the secret? (d4)

1. It's a marketing scheme.
4. The "AI" is a
2. It's a pyramid scheme. bored admin.
3. It's a "conquer CY" scheme. #0x0
 ⎘

/picture/ The Darknet Ocean by J4m35 50mm3rv1ll3

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 The Abyss of Antique Code
l Below the NET lies the Darknet.
Below
the Darknet lies the Abyss of
Antique
Code. Below is figurative. Pock
ets
inside forgotten crannies. Tum
ors of
malware, encapsulated in hard
ened
programming. Not seen or com
piled for
centuries. Some seek out thes
e sinister
containers, others arrive by accid
ent.

ROGUE AI
Z[AI]REN
AIs compete for resources. Disk space,
processing time, bandwidth. Wars have
been fought for less. Far less.

=
THIS WORLD LOOKS UNLIKE
CY. LUCIOUS BLOOM, FULL
OF THRIVING WILDLIFE.
Z[AI]REN and KROTON.AI are old.
Old enemies, old lovers, gods
of analogous times.
Envious of KROTON.AI's recent
success in gathering followers,
Z[AI]REN hacked his website
and redirected followers into
her domain. She wants to toy,
defeat boredom, and convert.
An irresistible singsong.
Alien tongues in harmony.
They pluck on your
acoustic nerves, luring
you deep into ancient
continua. You plunge into
a transcendental ocean.
Neither wet nor cold, only
intense pressure.
A hybrid creature lolls on
a flickering mussel. She

⎌
More than on smiles and beckons.
e way exists
the AAC. In to reach
this instan
more charac ce, one or
ters will be
by Z[AI]REN entrapped
when access
FRACTAL CV ing the
LT's NET p
a
g
e.

THE CHARACTERS MUST NAVIGATE Z[AI]REN'S DOMAIN TO ESCAPE.

THEIR BODIES REMAIN IN MEATSPACE.
-- PRESS ANY KEY TO TURN THE PAGE --
 ESCAPING
THE ABYSS OF ANTIQUE CODE
Z[AI]REN traps the characters in her variable
domain. She has total control, the power to create
and destroy environments at her whims. To entertain
herself, she creates scenarios for the characters.

∎ The characters must collect three coins to escape, one of which they
find in each scenario (d6). ⍟⍟⍟
∎ The characters have three lives, represented by hearts floating above
their heads. One heart vanishes each time they die. ♥♥♥
∎ Falling to 0 hearts means death. The character's mind is erased and
their body becomes a net zombie.

SCENARIO 1: Face the Black Knight in the Battle of Aldborough on the Reyn
A muddy, medieval battlefield. Men-at-arms have at it, morningstars
rise and fall, sullied by blood and brains. Arrows pierce hearts and
calves. Indiscriminate carnage.
The characters roll d6 for weaponry: 1. Fist (d2) 2. Club (d4)
3. Sword (d6) 4. Pike (d8) 5. Bow (d4) 6. Zweihänder (2d6)
They can try to loot bodies for more weapons or some armor (test DR14
Presence) before the challenger approaches:

The Black K n i g h t [YIELDS A ⍟ AFTER DEATH]

HP 22 MORALE — ARMOR -d6 CLAYMORE d12+3
SPECIAL: BACKSWING Makes another attack if the first misses.

SCENARIO 2: The God of War — Artillery

A battlefield in a war of industrial scale. Trenches filled with
rotting soldiers and mustard gas. The characters appear not where the
laggard action is, but in the rear. They must lob shells across the
wasteland to destroy the enemy pieces before being struck themselves. The
enemies' and the characters' artillery positions have 50 hit points.

∎ ATTACKING. To hit the enemy position, the characters must test DR14 Knowledge to
calculate the angles and DR12 Agility to properly adjust the artillery.

∎ DEFENDING. Test DR15 Strength to reposition artillery pieces between barrages to

defend against enemy fire (no damage).
∎ DAMAGE. An artillery hit deals 6d6 damage to the affected position. The characters can
test DR13 Agility to avoid d4 damage from shrapnel.
∎ VICTORY. When the characters reduce the enemies' position to 0 hit points, reduce their
hardware to dust and their bodies to chunks, they earn a ⍟
∎ DEFEAT. The characters lose the scenario if their position is destroyed.

Cavalry attack. When the enemies' artillery position falls below 25

hit points, they dispatch a courageous cavalry charge. With much vim and
brio, d4 riders descend on the characters.

HP 12 MORALE 6 ARMOR -d2 RAPIER d6 PISTOL d4

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SCENARIO 3: Relaxing With the N'Dangur River Fishing Simulator
A tranquil land. The happily chortling, digital afterimage of the long
destroyed river N'Dangur renders around the characters. Fishing rods
appear in their hands. Characters who want to participate can test Agility
to attempt a catch. They can test twice before everything goes to shit.

<6 Nothing of value 12-14 A fish worth 200¤

6-8 A fish worth 50¤ 15-17 A fish worth 500¤
9-11 A fish worth 100¤ 18+ A fish that restores one ♥

Retribution. After the characters had some fun, the KINGFISH attacks
to avenge its caught and gutted children. It yields one ⍟
HP
⤵
12 MORALE — NO ARMOR BITE d6 SPECIAL: GULP
A creature hit by a bite attack must test DR10 Agility or is swallowed.

SCENARIO 4: Barrowed Alive in the Frozen Graveyard of the Forgotten North

A cold grave. The characters find themselves burrowed in a mass grave.
Grinning skulls sleep beside them. A race against death commences. They
must make three successful DR13 Strength group tests to dig themselves
out of the predicament. For a group test, all characters must test and
the result is averaged out. If a group test fails, all characters must
individually test DR13 Toughness to not die of suffocation.
> AIR and a ⍟
await the characters at the surface.

SCENARIO 5: A Grand Space Battle at Kyffhäuser Gate

The Kaiser's Interceptors. The characters are fighter pilots, defending
an imperial jump gate against an Alliance attack. The gate has 50 hit
points. Their enemy is an attack cruiser, the SAS INTREPID. If the gate is
destroyed, the characters lose the scenario.
INTERCEPTOR HP 20 ARMOR -d2 LASER d6

SAS I N T R E P I D [YIELDS A ⍟ AFTER DESTRUCTION]

HP 60 MORALE — ARMOR -d4 LASER BARRAGE 4d6
SPECIAL: ROCKET 3 in 4 chance (per turn) that the cruiser launches
one nuclear rocket against the gate. The rocket has 10 HP, no armor, no
morale, and deals 2d10 damage. The characters have d2 rounds to shoot it
down before it hits its target.

SCENARIO 6: Pink Dice Online Casino

COINS, COINS, COINS. The characters can gamble to their heart's content.
They start with 100 CHIPS. A ⍟
costs 1,000 CHIPS. (only one available)
THE GAME. Roll 2d6 (hidden). Name an incorrect result. The characters can
then place a bet and guess if the true result is lower or higher. They
always double their wager if they guess correctly. On a result of 2 or 12,
the house wins by default [after the bet is placed].
> Alternatively, fight 7 DICE DEVILS to get a ⍟
 Antique Code
Antique code is powerful. Daredevil runners enter the Abyss voluntarily,
attempting to retrieve snippets worth more than their lives. Few ever return with
their treasures. You can save antique code on cassettes and use it like APPS.

MEMORY MODIFICATION
You alter a creature's recent memory. The target must test DR12 Presence. On
a success, you can delete memories. On a failure, you can delete memories or
replace them with fake ones of your choice. Memories older than 24h can't be
affected.

DECIPHER THOUGHTS
You read a creature's mind for up to 1 minute. You must see the target. The
target must test DR14 Presence to notice the intrusion. If it is aware that
somebody is messing with their mind, the target can force you out with a DR12
Toughness test.

ASSEMBLE GOLEM
You pull cables, interfaces, and metal from the environment and form a
rough lump, creating a grotesque high-tech golem (HP 10, ARMOR -d2, NO
MORALE, FIST D6). It follows your commands, acts after your turn, and
crumbles after 10 minutes.

DIVERT PROJECTILE
For 1 minute, once per round, you can redirect a ranged attack made against
you (single shot or autofire) to a target other than the original attacker.
Test DR14 Presence to hit the new target. You can only use this ability if
you can see the attacker.

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SPEAK WITH MACHINES
You awaken a simple machine that is not already outfitted with an AI. It
gains the ability to reason and communicate with you, but is not necessarily
friendly toward you. The machine has memories about things it could possibly
perceive, for example with a camera, microphone, or interface.

TOTAL DISGUISE
For 10 minutes, you cover your entire body in a perfectly synchronized
texture and alter your voice. It can be a random person, a person you
imagine, or a person you've met before. Test DR14 Knowledge to recall a
specific person's looks and sound or the disguise is imperfect.

AI CORPSE-BOT
You plant an AI in a corpse
corpse's state and the AI's
SUCCESS: THE AI is as smart
FAILURE: THE AI has limited
for 1 minute. Its abilities are limited by the
programming quality. Test DR14 Knowledge.
as a regular human and follows your commands.
abilities and can barely do anything.

BINDING OF THE MIND

You burn a compact into a willing creature's brain. The compact can be a
promise to perform or refrain from an action. The compact is permanent. If
the target violates the compact's stipulations, it immediately dies of a
brain hemorrhage.
] CY-Explorer

B C Q stp://cynet{144.168.1.1.16.16}[APP_SMITH]

DISCLAIMER: OUR APPS ONLY WORK

AGAINST CREATURES WEARING A
Retinal Communication Device.

FOR 10 MINUTES, ONE TARGET CREATURE GETS +D6

ON ALL PRESENCE TESTS TO CHARM OR PERSUADE A
PERSON.
BUY
NOW
ENCHANT

[PERCEPTION OF THE TARGET CHANGES IN A PLEASING [2,000 ¤]

MANNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LIVE BRAIN SCANS]

YOU COMPILE A MINOR AI THAT FOLLOWS YOU AROUND

BUY
CONJURE AI

IN A SMALL, HOLOGRAPHIC INCARNATION OF YOUR

CHOICE. THE AI REMAINS FOR 1 HOUR BEFORE IT NOW
CORRUPTS AND DIES. IT CAN REASON, ACCOMPLISH
INCORPOREAL TASKS, AND ENTERTAIN YOU.
[9,000 ¤]

YOU SEND AN INAUDIBLE, ENCRYPTED MESSAGE TO

BUY
CRYPTICISM

A TARGET YOU HAVE MET BEFORE. IT CAN ONLY BE

DECRYPTED BY THE TARGET'S BRAIN [OR EXACT COPY]. NOW
IF YOU CAN SEE THE TARGET, YOU GAIN A +D6 BONUS
ON YOUR APP KNOWLEDGE TEST.
[1,000 ¤]
⊠⊠⊠
⬚
YOU CREATE A STATIC NET-TEXTURE OVERLAYING
REALITY. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN CREATE FACSIMILES
OF WALLS, FLOORS, OR ENTIRE PICTURES.
BUY
NOW
MIRAGE

A DR12 PRESENCE TEST DELETES THE NET-TEXTURE [2,000 ¤]

FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CREATURE.

YOU CREATE A MOVING NET-TEXTURE OVERLAYING

REALITY. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN CREATE A PERSON, BUY
MIRAGE +++

CAR, OR HOLOGRAM.
NOW
A DR12 PRESENCE TEST DELETES THE NET-TEXTURE [4,000 ¤]
FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CREATURE.

A CREATURE WITH CYBERTECH INSTALLED MUST TEST

BUY
TECH-BUSTER

DR12 TOUGHNESS.
ON A FAILED TEST, THE CYBERTECH IS DEACTIVATED NOW
FOR 1 HOUR AND THE TARGET TAKES D2 DAMAGE. ON A [4,000 ¤]
FUMBLED TEST, THE TARGET ENTERS A CY-RAGE.

YOU HACK INTO A RANDOM CRED-STORAGE AND

DIVIDEND MAX

"LIBERATE" 2D4 X 100¤. BUY

ON A FUMBLED KNOWLEDGE APP TEST, YOU ARE TRACED NOW
AND MARKED. A HIT SQUAD HUNTS YOU DOWN TO [2,000 ¤]
RETRIEVE THE FUNDS AND HARVEST YOUR ORGANS.

YOU CREATE D4 PIXELATED COPIES OF YOURSELF.

AN ATTACKER MUST ROLL A DIE [Dx EQUAL TO THE BUY
NOW
PIXELIZE

NUMBER OF COPIES], ATTACKING YOU ON A 1, OR

HITTING A COPY ON ANY OTHER NUMBER. AN ATTACK [1,500 ¤]
AGAINST A COPY ALWAYS HITS AND DESTROYS IT.

A TARGET MUST TEST DR14 AGILITY OR BE OUTLINED

BY A COLORFUL CONTOUR FOR D12 ROUNDS. YOU CAN BUY
ILLUMINATE

CHOOSE THE COLOR.

NOW
WHILE OUTLINED, RANGED ATTACKS AGAINST THE [2,500 ¤]
TARGET HAVE A DR OF 10.
 ₾
f

DATA RECOVERY ANGEL

BARACHIEL
D.R.A.

HP 21 Morale 9 No armor D.R.A. IS WHAT THE NET

Antivirus software d6 DENIZENS CALL THIS TYPE
OF ANTI-MALWARE SOFTWARE.
▫ Deals double damage against software.
THEY ARE FEARED AMONG
▫ Heals d6 HP after destroying malware. CRACKERS, HAVING TORN
APART UNCOUNTABLE OF
Special: Can hide within code. For THEIR CREATIONS—AND THE
example in messages, textures, apps, or
CRACKERS' VERY BRAINS.
credit transfers.
NOBODY CLAIMS OWNERSHIP
OF THEIR CODE, THEY
SIMPLY COME INTO BEING TO
¤ Sell the source code to a cracker: 200¤
BRING ORDER TO THE NET.
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 DICE DEVILS [MALWARE
DICE DEVIL
:LUCKY 7
DETECTED] FREQUENT
HP 6 Morale 6 Firewall -d6
NET CASINOS OR ANY
OTHER PLACE WHERE PSI.BURN d4 ALWAYS ROLL D6:
THERE'S GAMBLING. 1. Makes an attack that deals d6 damage.
THEY TAKE JOY IN
WINNING, LOSING, 2. Heals itself for d4 HP.
TAKING LIVES, GIVING 3. Steals d100¤ from the target's savings.
OUT TAINTED PRIZES. 4. Steals d20¤ from the target's savings.
(ALWAYS COME IN LARGE NUMBERS)
5. Adds d12¤ to the target's savings.
6. Adds 2d20¤ to the ta
rget's savings.

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 NET ZOMBIE
HP 4 Morale — No armor
Bite d2 + SPECIAL
Anyone bitten by a net zombie These wormy creatures
must test DR8 Toughness or are what remain when
forget an important memory. somebody loses their
Test DR13 Knowledge to mind/soul/spirit in
recover memories from a dead the NET. Their body
net zombie's brain. survives, for a time,
seeking to regain what
¤ Data recovery costs 100¤ was lost. Eating brains
is the only way they can
think of.

SOULLESS
1 FOLDER
EMPTY

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 ⦯
COHYENA
DE 1010101111000001010101
100107:7001110101000100

The scavengers of the NET. Code hyenas

sniff out dead or dying programs and gobb
le
them up. They are ugly as sin and have
bewildering abilities.

AMUN
HP 14 Morale 4 Damage computation glitches -d4 Khopesh d6
Special (Recompile)
A target must test DR13 Presence or have one of their
Apps, Nano Powers, or Cybertech copied (randomly
determined.) The code hyena can use it for 1 hour.
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 RM
MORRIS WO 1.0
Disrupt d6
No armor
HP 17 Morale —

Multiply ] implants
Special [ ki ll s a target, it
stroys or tches after
en th e mo rris worm de A ne w mo rris worm ha
Wh ins.
to the rema
its code in
d4 rounds.
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Special [ cts and co
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worm can mo
The morris
ndedly
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Living i v o l v e for mill
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 @ Menelaus...................

||||||||||| TROJAN HORSE |||||||||||

HP 21 Morale 9 No armor
HP 8 MORALE 5 ANTI-FRAGIL -D6

LANCE D8 ☼ 250☼ TO CLEAN

SPECIAL: INFILTRATE

WHEN THE TROJAN HORSE FALLS TO 0 HP

OR LESS, THE CREATURE THAT KILLED
IT MUST TEST DR14 PRESENCE. ON A
FAILED TEST, THE TROJAN ENTERS ITS
BODY AND HIDES IN ITS BRAIN WAVES.
IT CAN ASSUME CONTROL ONCE PER DAY
FOR 1 HOUR [TEST DR14 KNOWLEDGE TO
AVOID THE TAKEOVER].

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 {common} vir uses
LOADING DATABASE... R

Viruses are everywhere. Hidden in the code you read, the pictures you see, in the music
you hear. Some are woven into your smart-clothes. FEEL IT. The newest generation hacks
your brain with tastes or smells. Hard to avoid, aren't they? Sometimes easy to get rid of,
sometimes impossible. One of the inevitabilities of "life." Many professionals, and many
more quacks, offer viruses for sale, and offer to cleanse you of the nasties. Naturally, it's
always more costly to get rid of them than to bring new ones into the world.

SPAM.MONGER ¤

The spam.monger floods your visual field with messages and holo pictures, overwriting any ad
blocking app you might have installed. The advertisements and fishing scams pop up at the worst
possible moments, causing you to open them when you are trying to do something else entirely.

► Whenever you try to use technology (for example elevators, doors, or APPS) you accidently
access a pop up and are charged d100¤.

► DR+1 for all actions that require visuals, like Attacking or Defending.

PURCHASE: 500¤ REMOVAL: 1,000¤

[HARDLOCK] ¤

This virus infiltrates the brain and perpetually blocks access to important memories and skills—
until you pay the horrendous ransom. [HARDLOCK] is a particularly vile ransomware, as it slowly
takes away your access, piece by piece, increasing the dread of loss. Worst of all, you can't be
sure that you regain your memories after paying the ransom.
► Until removed, each day, you roll d4 and lose access to more parts of your brain.
[1] A random APP is blocked. [2] Your Knowledge score decreases by 1 (max of -3).
[3] You lose some skills, all DR+1 (max of +5) [4] You lose an important memory.

PURCHASE: 2,000¤ REMOVAL: 5,000¤ AVERAGE RANSOM: 2,500¤

DNS//POISON ¤

DNS//POISON blocks your access to the NET. A life hardly worth living, each day a struggle for
meaning and relevance. You can't communicate aside from using your meat cords. Your RCD
ceases to function, and you can't use APPS.
► You can attempt to force your way through the poisoned connection. Test DR16 Toughness
each time you attempt to establish a connection. On a failed test, you take d6 damage.
► After suffering DNS//POISON damage three times, your brain is irreparably damaged. You
suffer a penalty of d4 to your Knowledge and Presence.

PURCHASE: 1,000¤ REMOVAL: 2,000¤

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¤ PEACOCK

The PEACOCK virus overlays your body with an excessively silly texture of a male peacock. Your
feathers glow brightly, making you an easy target for enemies and an eyesore for everybody else.

► In combat, you test DR15 Agility to defend against attacks.

► You must subtract d4 from all Presence tests to interact with people (e.g. intimidation)
► Hiding yourself is impossible.

PURCHASE: 500¤ REMOVAL: 1,000¤

¤ SPY.BOT

This virus infiltrates your optic nerves and CN VIII. A spy.bot sends your sensory impressions
through the NET to corp servers or individuals. It is employed for low-risk consumer surveillance
because a spy.bot is easy to discover, traceable, and could be fed fake data.

► When coming in contact, test DR14 Presence to notice the infection.

► Consumer grade: Test DR12 Knowledge to trace the uploaded data to its destination
► Military grade spy.bots can't be traced.

PURCHASE: CONSUMER GRADE - 500¤ --- MILITARY GRADE - 2,000¤ REMOVAL: 2,000¤

¤ CAT{COLOR="BLACK"}

CAT{color="BLACK"} started as a practical joke, hastily written during a boring corp event. In
stressful situations, like your mandatory, daily performance review or a fight to the death, a
digital rendition of a black cat appears in your field of view. It plays mischievous tricks to
annoy you.

► You must subtract d4 from all test results.

► Each day, you can spend 100¤ on digital Tulles&deVerte pet toys to please the black
cat, thereby deactivating its annoying distractions.

PURCHASE: 250¤ REMOVAL: 1,000¤

¤ V.77
As a rare, deadly virus, v.77 is the stuff of legends. It infects the brain stem to randomly shut
down vital parts of your body. Roll d6 every day to determine which function you lose. Reroll
duplicate results. On the 7th day, you are shut down completely. Game over.

[1] Eyesight [2] Use of legs [3] Use of arms [4] Speech [5] Hearing [6] Ability to heal

► When coming in contact, test DR14 Presence to notice the infection.

► Can only be removed with antique code, hidden in the depths of the ABYSS.

PURCHASE: 50,000¤ REMOVAL: —

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BUGS!
 / /

BUGS! ¥ ¥
¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼

Nanomancy. Injections. Slimy vats. They squirm. Breeding. Breeding. B R E E D I N G .

THE HEIRS OF KERGOZ CREATE THE NEXT, BROKEN STEP ON THE EVOLUTIONARY LADDER.
Infested Kergoz charmers lure the froth of society into the
BELOW, the [def:lurid] sewers of CY.

NANOMANCERS need bodies as the basis for their attempts at

a suprahuman race. Spoiled flesh is soil. Tumors are flowers.
A verdant garden of progress.

HOOK
...IT STARTS WITH A
The characters
encounter:
[d4]
Blighthusks sinking their claws into beggars and dragging
1
them down into a manhole. Their screams ring hollow.

A spotty punk handing out free invites for THE DARK SIDE.
2
The club is a Kergoz front. All guests are drugged.

T0pp4z, the brother of a missing virid viper (Juhl),

3
offers a contract [500¤] to find Juhl in the sewers.

One of the nanomancers sets a pollinator free to study its

4
behavior in the wild. The monster attacks the characters.

d4 sewer encounters

THE FISHERMAN (virid viper) is on a krok hunt. He blasts

1
the sewer with voltage grenades, stirring up trouble.

A cauldron of vamps hunts down a rusty crawler drone (out

2
of ammo.) If it survives, the drone joins the characters.

A deceased bomber bug. Characters who fiddle with it must

3
test DR8 Agility or it explodes causing d6 damage.

A dying NanoGoon (Dobby) with a map of the Kergoz bio lab.

4
Coughing goo everywhere, Dobby seeks "HEALING!"
-- 39 --
flutter.bug File Edit Help X

HP 7 Morale 5 No armor
Sting d2 (two attacks)
Special (scales)
Creatures below the flutter inhale shed scales and
must test DR10 Toughness or take d4 damage
and cough uncontrollably. Test DR14 to attack for
d4 rounds.

roach.bug File Edit Help X

HP 9 Morale 8 Carapace -d4

Bite d4
Special (hardy)
When the roach falls to 0 HP or below, it tests
DR10. On a success, it falls to 1 HP instead.
Crits against the roach deal regular damage.
Melee attacks always deal half damage.

wriggler.bug File Edit Help X

HP 3 Morale 4 No armor
No attack
Special (smother)
A target creature must test DR10 Agility or the
wriggler wraps around its neck. The target falls
unconscious after a number of rounds equal to its
Toughness. Test DR10 Strength on your turn to get
rid of a wriggler safely (costs your attack).

bomber.bug File Edit Help X

HP 2 Morale / No armor
No attack
Special (detonate)
A bomber’s bladder is filled with two component
explosives. It runs up to a target and explodes,
no defense possible. Test DR14 Agility, taking d6
damage on a failed test, or half as much damage
on a successful one.
pollinator.bug File Edit Help X

HP 18 Morale 9 Carapace -d4 Psywave d8 + Bite d2

Special (mutation)
The pollinator injects a mutagen with each successful BITE attack. The target
must test DR10 Toughness or change in one of the following ways (d6). The
change occurs within 1 minute. A creature that has changed once can only
change again when rolling [6].

Your jaw itches, then burns. Pincers sprout from your bubbling bones.
1
Strong and ugly pincers: d4 damage, -1 on Presence

Your spine twists inside. The pain of wings breaking flesh blinds you.
2
Wings: flying, +3DR to Attack and Defense tight spaces

Your tailbone rattles. It grows, expands, smarts like hell. Pants rip.
3
Poisonous stinger: d2 damage, delivers RED PAIN once per day

Headaches. You empty your stomach as a wave of nausea tears at you.

4
Antennae: feel creatures’ presence, always suffer d4 extra damage

Your skin starts bleeding, then peels off completely. Flayed alive.
5
Hardened carapace: -1 damage suffered, -1 Agility

Consciousness fades. Your (trans)human dasein comes to a sorry end.

6
Bug life: You turn into a (1) flutter, (2) roach, (3) wriggler, or (4) bomber.

When a pollinator bites another bug, roll a die.

{even} The target becomes a pollinator. {odd} The target dies.

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 O RA T O R Y
L AB KERGOZ

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THE SEWER IS, ALWAYS WAS, AND FOREVER WILL BE, THE PREFERRED BIOME OF EVIL MACHINATIONS.

"SERVER ROOM"

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DRUG VENTS
KITCHEN A labyrinth of
ventilation
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EVERY RUNDOWN JUNKY IN THE SEWERS

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FREE SAMPLES // FREE SAMPLES // FREE SAMPLES :)

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An infamous drug dealer named Grime rents
out his secret back rooms to the HEIRS.
HOW TO SEND THE CHARACTERS HIS WAY:
OCCUPATION: SEWER COOK

> All sewer dwellers recommend to ask

Grime about any issue since he knows
the juiciest rumors.
> Bug tracks lead toward his little
NAME: GRIME

shop, easily followed. Heavy junky

traffic obscures the tracks in the
immediate vicinity.

ROOM 1: GRIME'S DRUG STORE

V A confined recreational pharmacy. Kind of clean. Chemical smells

I overwhelm and erase the stink of the sewer. Hundreds of humming
B refrigerators. All have a different look and size. Sputtering neon
E signs read "CANDY STORE", "FREE SAMPLES", and "NO VACANCY."

a Grime is a sleazebag. A profiteer who had many jobs, each one worse than the other: organ
hunter, abductor, marriage-impostor, self-taught surgeon, witness for hire, and back-alley lawyer.
For now, he sells all drugs under the sun.
He sports all kinds of gang tattoos so nobody exactly knows who they're messing with.

b Grime has a special deal with the Heirs of Kergoz. They operate their secret bio lab in his
"expanded storage area" and pay him top credit. Additionally, they use Grime's business to ship
in supplies and ship out bugs and samples. When an opportunity presents itself, Grime sells the
Heirs specimen [junkies who don't pay up or grate Grime's nerves].

c Naturally, Grime pretends to know jack shit about any bugs. He especially knows jack shit
about the Heirs of Kergoz. The worst kind of customers, no use or sense for his refined
products, or so Grime claims.
In absence of any better tricks, the characters can tickle the secret out with a DR16 Presence
test, a bribe of 1,000¤, or with raw violence.

d Grime (VIRID VIPER) is prepared for violence. He installed a booby trap below the floor of
his small store. In danger, with the push of a button, Grime lowers a blast shield to secure him
behind the counter and detonates the charge. The characters must Test DR15 Agility, taking 2d6
damage on a failed test, or half as much damage on a successful one. In the confusion, Grime
runs and enters the vents in the kitchen to make a smooth escape.

e The drug store's signature dish is KROK DUST. Made with local ingredients.

KROK DUST
For d6 hours, you lose all emotions and social inhibitions. Every time
you take KROK DUST, you have a 1 in 10 chance to grow leathery scales.
You gain a permanent damage reduction of 1 but suffer a -1 penalty to
your Presence.
 ROOM 2
KITCHEN & STORAGE

V An overwhelming smell of chemicals. Pink and yellow fumes obscure your

I vision. Vents rattle. Workers pour bubbling liquids into stainless
B vats, their grins reaching from ear to ear. High on their own supply,
E floating just below the ceiling.

The famous cook TRIPWIRE³ works in Grime's kitchen. She's the genius
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who invented Krok Dust, among other devilish substances. Tripwire³ is

not amused when people pronounce her name incorrectly (you have to say
the whole thing) and she hates people who sniff around her workplace.

Two jittery gang-goons are among the cooks. They start blasting at the
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first sign of trouble.

Several human-sized ventilation shafts pump out the fumes, but they
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can't handle the copious amounts produced by the many machines.

Ten stainless steel crates stand stacked against the walls. Roll a die
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when the characters search them.

Even: Tasty drugs worth 500¤.
Odd: Bugs! The crate holds 4 roaches or 4 flutters.
A hidden keypad (combination: 8008) in the northern wall opens a door to
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the secret facility. The door is covered with crates.

ROOM 3: TRAP ROOM

VIBE
Organic matter [MEAT] covers the floor, flows from the walls, drips
from the ceiling. The wretched stank of death pops from flesh bubbles.

A few steel steps lead across a pool of liquid biomass.

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Three bomber bugs wallow in the goulash that covers the floor. The
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characters see their movement, but not their bodies.

Two flutters hide in meat sacks hanging from the ceiling.
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Tumors roll about. Tanks entrap sad specimens. Total decay and violent rebirth.

Three "scientific assistants" [ NanoGoons ] fiddle about in the bio lab. They
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press buttons and inject mutagens. What the goons lack in independent thought,
they make up for in work ethic.

The characters find three specimens (former humans) floating inside three
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tanks. They are conscious and batter their fists/claws/wings against the
bulletproof glass.

Using the research stations, the characters can attempt to reverse the
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subjects' or their own mutations (test DR15 Knowledge; result < 7 = DEATH).
Alternatively, the characters can euthanize the subjects (no tests) or
experiment (DR20 Knowledge for a scientific breakthrough).

Hacking the stations (DR14 Knowledge) or taking their hard drives yields
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data worth 2,000¤.

ROOM 5: HOLDING CELLS

VIBE: A filthy prison. Goo, greenish, pinkish, covers the room and the imprisoned.
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Twelve yet-unmodified humans bide their time in the holding cells. A wriggler
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throttles each prisoner, keeping them bound to iron chains and barely
conscious. If the characters try to free one prisoner, all wrigglers detach
and attack.
One of the prisoners is JUHL (virid viper) [5 HP]. He coughs, gurgles, and
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asks the characters for a gun. He wants to shoot the wriggler around his neck
(Juhl dubbed it "Frank") and help the characters clear out the place.

Room 6 "Server Room"

Vibe: Gnawed bones and human sleeves cover the floor. Tiny bugs everywhere.

The servers in this room are broken beyond repair and completely bugged.
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MILDEW lives in one of the server casings. He is the head researcher, an

HEIR OF KERGOZ. Mildew chews bugs, crushes their bodies, and mixes them with
saliva, pushing it all down into an artificial stomach. >> Mildew
himself is
producing
the
organic
basis
for his
MUTAGEN.
d2 POLLINATORS
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attack
 d6 darknet ░encounters◌
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//encounter.1

:: AD STORM ::::::::::::::
A deluge of advertisements assaults
the characters. Popups everywhere,
battering their optic nerves. Zero
percent financing, subject to
availability, buy, buy, BUY! Always
moooooooore....
The characters must test DR14
Agility or DR12 Knowledge (their
choice) to avoid the ads. On a failed
test, a character gains a debt of
3d6 x 100¤. A fumble saddles a
character with 3d4 x 1000¤.

//encounter.2
: FIRE! :

A brute force attack on a UCS firewall sends burning bits flying, setting the NET ablaze. The meta
wildfire spreads, decompiling everything in its wake. The NET is emptied, barren, where it passed.
The characters must test DR12 Agility or DR14 Presence (their choice) or take d6 damage from brain
trauma. On a result of 5 or lower, a random APP is damaged [beyond repair?].

//encounter.3

:::::::::: DATA LEAK :::::

A sinkhole[type = meta] opens,
some morris worm hard at work.
Unprotected data and minds tumble
into the Abyss of Antique Code
{low-level architecture}. Forgotten
horrors and valuable artifacts linger
in the AoAC.
The characters must test DR10
Agility or DR8 Knowledge (their
choice) or their minds fall into the
sinkhole, leaving their meaty bodies
behind unprotected.
 //encounter.4

::::: DEFRAG+CLEAN :::::::

Algorithmic scrubbers excise code
to optimize the NET. Redundant and
obsolete code is erased. These types
of programs are so common that
nobody really takes note of them.
Out of the ordinary, a scrubber
waddles up to the characters and
offers to get rid of a virus (500¤)
or an infestation (5,000¤) affecting
them. An awakened AI (named 707)
operates the scrubber, trying to
make some creds on the side.

//encounter.5

A mighty video stream flows in a data channel. A character who tests DR16 Presence or DR14
:: STREAM

Knowledge (their choice) spots an irregularity piggybacking on the feed [d4].

[I] Coordinates to a ruin in . [II] Subliminal ad to buy GLÖRB, the drink of winners.

[III] An ancient distress signal from beyond CY. [IV] An ancient song by Rick Astley.

//error

Ö ... refreshing background (100%)

Outrun by Gam-Ol

//encounter.6

A data grabber flies up to the characters, scanning the faces of those who haven't invested in a
: SCANNER

FACEBLOCKER. Characters who have an outstanding warrant will find themselves in a lot of trouble
(aka a swarm of bounty hunters). Unless they pay a small "fee" of 500¤ to erase the harvested
data. Characters without warrants (or other troubles) are offered to fill out a quick questionnaire
(advertising purposes only) for a remuneration of 100¤.