Neon Blood

Neon Blood is an OSR/DIY (we call our work Dirty-OSR) inspired cyberpunk game set in a version of the world in 2035. We don't need to go very far into the future to see how culture, tech, and politics might shape the future of humanity. It is dystopian, but all hope is not lost for ye who enter here.

The goal of this game is to take the OSR-based RPG system and roughen up the edges, throw in some chrome, pump it full of HiCap neon, and light it on fire. The rules start with the d20, but we make a firefight feel like a frenetic two-way range where your decisions and training will be a matter of life and death. And hacking will never be boring or the side gig; it easily occurs in real-time alongside a firefight without disruption to either team.

The combat is brutal and deadly, and death is one bullet or NovaWire away. Zero hit points isn't the end, but neither is it a handful of chances to not experience what comes for everyone. Even hackers aren't safe; play hacking games, win deadly prizes. As awesome as this sounds, combat is full of player-facing choices to keep your character alive and gunning. But everything comes at a cost in Neon Blood.

Your character will be known on the streets as a Glitch, but in reality they will represent one of six primary Roles in Neon Blood, each with three Specializations that when combined with the massively player-focused choice structure, no two Glitches will be the same.

We start with a choice between being born a natural human or a genetically spliced human, but beware, everything comes with a price. Following that choice is our three methods of attribute generation, depending on what power level of game you are looking to play, a push and pull method of quickly determining the raw potential of your character, but then allowing for fine-tuning to how YOU want to play by personalizing starting resources, bonus skills, and cyberware access.

Next is the Mentor System, a radically different manner in determining by whom and how your character's life was formed by these influencers; they are not always positive, but they always leave a lasting mark. And each character has more than one.

Skills are a departure from standard OSR games, but they are also not overwhelming in Neon Blood. We cover the basics of surviving in an urban sprawl during a dystopian shift. Training makes a vast difference in a person with raw potential or a true subject matter expert.

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