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Cyberblues CityA Fudge Roleplaying Game

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Polar Blues Press

Many thanks to Bruce, Corin, Amit, Ben, Veronica, Raffaele, Clement, Alex, Isabel,the UK Roleplaying esign Collecti!e an" e!eryone at http#$$%%%&ukroleplayers&com&

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0 INTRODCTION

!"AT I# C$B%RB&%#'Cyberblues is a lot like cyberpunk, only more mello%& .he game is set

in an entirely fictional, nearfuture "ystopia in %hich the rich + o%n@@ of the %orl"Ds resources, supporte" by militarise" police forces,

global sur!eillance systems an" by the mainstream me"ia outlets %hichthey control& ItDs a %orl" %here fairness took an exten"e" lunch breakan" ne!er came back&

Characters in Cyberblues City are the kin" of people %ho %ith guns,guile an" superior technical skills try to make a "ifference& /r maybe

theyDre Eust out to make a buck&

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T"% R&%# IN A NT#"%&&Cyberblues City is base" on the :u"ge roleplaying system& InCyberblues City e!erything that matters is measure" on an a"Eecti!ebase" scale consisting of the eight se>uential ranks liste" belo%& Asmart character might ha!e a 8R5A. .hinking .rait& An a!erage puFFle

might pose a :AIR challenge to sol!e& Broccoli smell .5RRIB?5&

.he ranks an" correspon"ing numeric !alues are as follo%s#

Terrible (edio)re Fair Good Great #uperb Ama*ing &egendary

+, 0 , - . / 1

T2e Di)e

Cyberblues City uses regular sixsi"e" "ice& In most instances playersroll ) "ifferently coloure" "ice "esignating one colour as positi!e an"the other as negati!e& .he "ice are a""e" together gi!ing a resultbet%een an" G& If you ha!e :u"ge "ice you can use those instea"&

It is customary to refer to sixsi"e" "ice as D"6D& -otation like )"6implies rolling t%o such "ice&

Tests.ests are use" %hen the outcome of an action is both significant an"uncertain& In a .est the gamemaster 3G(4assigns a ifficulty Rating

3DR4to a task ranging from .5RRIB?5 to ?585-AR=& (layers roll the"ice as "escribe" an" a"" the result to their most rele!ant .raits& .hetask succee"s if this total meets or beats the R&

.he "egree by %hich the result beats its R is calle" Margin of


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, C"ARACT%R CR%ATION

:ollo% these steps to create a character#

Agree a team concept Allocate Traits


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TRAIT#.raits are the basic buil"ing blocks of a character& All characters ha!ethe follo%ing .raits#

T2in5ing9 Intelligence an" perception

Fig2ting9 5ffecti!eness in close combat, arme" or unarme"#2ooting9 5ffecti!eness %ith guns#trengt29 (hysical strength an" en"uranceH ability to %ithstan"

physical punishmentRe6lexes9 ue bonus&


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CAR%%R#A Career former or currentJ gi!es you all the pertinent kno%le"ge,experience an" contacts rele!ant to that profession& .his allo%s you toroll 5xpert ice see page +@J %hene!er a Career is rele!ant %ith thefollo%ing restrictions#

Careers "o not grant 5xpert ice to combat .ests&

Careers "o not grant 5xpert ice in areas specifically co!ere" by8ifts 4acking, uesReporter9 In!estigation an" persistencePa8nbro5er9 Appraise, bargain an" fencing goo"s

&a8yer9 .he la% an" negotiationAuto (e)2ani)9 Repairing an" boosting cars#)ientist9


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GIFT# 7 F&A!#A 8ift is a special ability, skill or item possesse" by your character&Choose 0 8ifts in a""ition to any free 8ifts grante" by your Role& 8iftsare "iscusse" in "etail in Chapter )&

A :la% is something that makes your characterDs existence morecomplicate"& DCanDt hol" his li>uorD or D.errifie" of "ogsD are examples of:la%s& =ou can ha!e as many or as fe% :la%s as you like, e!en none&:la%s confer no benefits but are fun to play&

FINI#"ING TOC"%#

Fate Points

:ate (oints are a resource you can spen" %hen your character nee"s alittle extra help&


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Toug2ness.oughness is a measure of ho% much of abuse you can take in a scrapbefore things get serious& =our base .oughness is e>ual to thenumerical !alue of your


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- GIFT#

.he follo%ing is the list of 8ifts a!ailable in Cyberblues City& 8iftsmarke" MJ can be selecte" multiple times "uring character creation&8ifts marke" AJ can only be use" on alternate combat roun"s the 8ift

cannot be use" on consecuti!e turns "uring the same fightJ "ue to theeffort or preparation re>uire"&

A)e Dri:er9 3(4 =ou may use 5xpert ice on "ri!ing .ests& .his 8iftalso allo%s you to choose one groun" !ehicle from the


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Cyber "and (edi)al Implant9=our cybernetic fingers can be use"to "eli!er up to four inEections to a %illing or immobilise" target&Choose any combination of#

-anite-urses re!i!e "ying charactersJ

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=ou control your "rones !ia sub!ocal transmissions& Controlling your"rone "oes not count as taking an action but your signal can be

Eamme"&

%xplosi:es9=ou kno% ho% to han"le explosi!es safely an" effecti!ely&

=ou may use 5xpert ice for setting an" "isarming bombs& .his 8iftalso allo%s you to use grena"es in combat&

I "a:e a Plan9 3Genius only4


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Ro)5et Gauntlet9 3A4 Make a :ighting attack against a range" targetfor G) "amage& Also %orks as a grapple gun& Re>uires + turn to reloa"&

#e)urity #ystems9 =ou may use 5xpert ice on .ests to "isablephysical an" electronic locks an" other security systems&

#ignature !eapon9 3(4 Choose a %eapon from the


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. G%AR

(ANAGING $OR %uests %ill nee" to be assesse" by the 8M on acase by case basis using the follo%ing gui"elines#

If you %ant to take a common item some place %here younormally %oul" not, like a gas mask to the opera, you can"eclare this before the scene starts or offer to pay a :ate (ointto "eclare this "uring the scene&

If you "onDt %ant to bring %ith you an item from your efault

5>uipment list you may %ant to mention this in a"!ance&

If you %ant access to something rea"ily a!ailable but seriouslyexpensi!e the 8M shoul" set a price in :ate (oints see pages)*)+J&

If you %ant access to something !ery, !ery illegal or !ery, !eryspecific this shoul" be secure" through the course of normalplay& 8etting this item shoul" be part of the a"!enture&

R%G&AR AND #P%RIOR IT%(#1eapons an" !ehicles are normally gi!en t%o sets of !alues# Regular

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!%APON#1eapons are "efine" by their "amage !alue, their go!erning .rait an"potentially other special features& .hese are liste" in the table belo%&

1eapon "amage is normally sho%n as either#

DGnD # "amage Mo< of the attack G DnD

DnD # "amage is DnD, Mo< is not factore" into "amage calculation

Area %66e)t %eapons like grena"es or rocket launchers can hit multipletargets that are in close proximity to each other& Use the Mo< of theattack to "etermine the maximum number of targets potentially caughtin the blast&

.he "efault R for an Area Affect attack is :AIR& Range an" other

con"itions %ill affect the R& .argets caught in blast area can attemptto "o"ge the attack see page )J&

If a %eapon has the FullAutooption, you can make 0attack rolls in one turn %ith a

+ penalty to


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?e2i)le Table

?e2i)le Regular #uperior Notes

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(is)ellaneous Gear TableMiscellaneous 8ear is "efine" as stuff that isnDt >uite a %eapon or a!ehicle but can still be useful& .his list is not meant to be exhausti!e&

Me"iKit Contains 0 "oses of -anite-urses to re!i!e "ying

characters an" assorte" :irst Ai" items&

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/ P&A$ING C$B%RB&%# CIT$

ACTION R%#O&TION.he core mechanic of Cyberblues City is the .est& It %as "escribe" inthe intro"uction& .his section looks at .ests in more "etail&

Only t2e Players Roll.ests are al%ays resol!e" from the playerDs point of !ie%& .he 8M "oesnot roll "ice "uring .ests& 1hen a player character is competing %ith a8Mcontrolle" character the .est is frame" in terms of the playercharacterDs actions or reactions& .he 8Mcontrolle" character simply

pro!i"es the R for the .est&

Capped ResultsResults from .ests are cappe"& .hey cannot be %orse than .5RRIB?5or better than ?585-AR=& .he "amage bonus most %eapons grant isnot consi"ere" part of the .est an" is applie" after the Mo< is

calculate"&

%xpert Di)e

Use 5xpert ice for .ests %here your character has specific kno%le"geor experience rele!ant to the task at han" !ia a Career or 8ift& 1henusing 5xpert ice a "ice roll that scores less than * is treate" as * &

5xpert ice are ne!er use" in combat&

Roo5ie Di)eUse Rookie ice for .ests %hen attempting a task that re>uires highly

specialist training for %hich you ha!e no matching Career or 8ift& :lyinga helicopter or performing open heart surgery are goo" examples%here Rookie ice might be appropriate&

1hen using Rookie ice a "ice roll that scores abo!e * is treate" as *&

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#ituational (odi6iers.emporary an" situational mo"ifiers shoul" be factore" in the R%here possible& :ailing that the 8M can allo% a G+ or, rarely, G) bonusto be a""e" to the roll&

"a)5ingComputer hacking is an important %ay to obtain information inCyberblues City& It shoul" be han"le" as a Complex .est see belo%J

except for in the most tri!ial of circumstances&


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In such cases the 8M can assign a cost of one or more :ate (oints torepresent the payment& (lease note the follo%ing gui"elines#

All the players present can contribute to the payment an" split

the cost bet%een themsel!es&

Items bought this %ay only last until the en" of the current Eob&=ou probably ha" to sell the item back to reco!er your money ormaybe it %as Eust a rental&

In the case of a bribe, a Cool .est may still be re>uire" topersua"e the other party to accept the "eal&

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CO(P&%@ T%#T#A Complex .est is ma"e up of a series of or"inary .ests %hichcumulati!ely are "esigne" to resol!e a single task& Use Complex .eststo simulate tasks %ith "ramatic potential such as chases, computerhacking or interrogations&

.o set up a Complex .est the 8M nee"s to#

+& Assign a ifficulty Rating to the task)& Assign a .oughness !alue to the task0&


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1hen setting the R, .oughness an" number of .ries of a Complex.est consi"er %hat the task is like&


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R%PTATION AND AD?ANC%(%NT


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CO(BAT

CO(BAT O?%R?I%!Combat %orks like any other .est& It is resol!e" from the playersD pointof !ie%& .o make an attack, players roll their most appropriate .rait,

usually ual to the

Mo< of the attack G any %eapon"amage bonus& If the targetDs.oughness is re"uce" to Fero it isknocke" out see page );J&

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GOON#Most of the opponents you %ill face in combat are likely to beanonymous cannon fo""er, such as groups of


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INITIATI?%Initiati!e is groupbase" an" rerolle" each roun"& At the start of eachcombat roun" the 8M rolls +"6&

/n an o"" result, the opposition acts first that roun"

/n an e!en result the players act first that roun" in %hate!eror"er they prefer

A""itionally, on a result of D6D all the players get a free DG+D

bonus on all their actions that roun"

A""itionally, on a result of D+D the opposition recei!ereinforcements

Reinforcements can take the shape of

one of the follo%ing 8M "iscretionJ#

An a""itional 8oon Eoins thefight&

A 8oon that %as pre!iouslytaken out gets back up reroll this 8oonDs .oughnessJ&

.he 8oon %ith the lo%estcurrent .oughness goesberserk an" gets its rankraise" by +&

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DA(AG% D%AT" AND R%CO?%R$Characters that take "amage lose points off their current .oughness& Atthe en" of a scene all characters are restore" to their full .oughness aslong as they ha!e a chance to catch their breath an" allo% the -anite-urses me"ical nanites present in their bloo"streamJ to "o the rest&

A character %hose .oughness is re"uce" to Fero is knocke" out an"can take no further action that scene& At the en" of the scenecharacters %ho %ere knocke" out can make a Reco!ery Roll on thefollo%ing table#

Roll Condition Des)ription

+) :ine =our character suffers no lingering effects&

0 aFe" =our character canDt think straight an" is at + to all.hinking .ests for the rest of the session&

3 Battere" =our character is beaten, bruise" an" sore an" is at+ to all Reflexes .ests for the rest of the session&


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1 ?%"IC&%#

Vehicles in Cyberblues City ha!e their o%n .raits because they oftenfeature in action se>uences like high spee" chases&

All Vehicles ha!e three .raits#

uals 3 or %hate!er seems appropriateJ

epen"ing on %hether the characters are the chasers or the chasees,success translates to getting a%ay or forcing the other !ehicle to stop&

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Bet%een each roun" of the chase the occupants of each of the !ehiclesin!ol!e" can exchange fire& .his %orks like or"inary combat %ith thefollo%ing exceptions#

1hen characters are attacking a mo!ing !ehicle, the R is the

target !ehicleDs uire momentum an" as such cannot bema"e on consecuti!e combat roun"s&

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A C$B%RB&%# !OR&D

A BRA?% N%! !OR&D

Regar"less of %hat some malcontents an" "angerous sub!ersi!es might

say, the %orl" of Cyberblues City is an age of %on"er& 4ere are someof the things that make it a great time in %hich to be ali!e&

-+!ay+T?1hen /r%ell %rote about t%o%ay .Vs telescreensJ in his no!el +@;3he ma"e them soun" like a ba" thing& 4e coul" not ha!e been more%rongN )1ay.V allo%s for a true partnership bet%een au"ience an"entertainment pro!i"ers an" you can rest assure" all the personal "ata

collecte" this %ay is use" responsibly&

Nanite+Nurses-e!er be sick againN -anite-urses are tiny, helpful nanites that onceinEecte" into your bloo"stream %ill constantly heal an" repair yourbo"y& .hey are sol" on a yearly subscription mo"el by all the maEor

pharmaceutical corporations& Lust be sure you "onDt fall behin" on yourpayments or the nanites %ill go inacti!e&

Odd obs8reat for both for %ork an" play, /"" Lobs are custom built bioengineere" life forms& .hey are normally humanoi" in form though the

current fashion is for /"" Lobs to be biFarre in appearance an" garishly"resse"&

/"" Lobs generally ha!e relati!ely short life spans %hich is goo"

because ne% mo"els keep hitting the market& .here are those %hoclaim the existence of /"" Lobs raises all sorts of ethical >uestions&

.hese concerns usually come from people %ho canDt affor" their o%n/"" Lobs&

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Celebri)lonesAmong the more popular types of /"" Lobs are Celebriclones& .heseare freshly gro%n clones of celebrities, artists an" performers, %hether"ea" or ali!e, ma"e from scraps of their -A& 1hy hire an 5l!isimpersonator %hen you can ha!e a perfect genetic clone of the real

thing2 1oul" you like to ha!e Billie 4oli"ay or Lim Morrison sing at your%e""ing2 1hy not get them both an" ha!e them sing a "uetN

&a8 %n6or)ement Insuran)e=ou use" to ha!e to "epen" on a publiclyfun"e", o!erstretche" police"epartment for security& -o% you can shop aroun" an" take out a

pri!ate la% enforcement insurance policy %ith the pro!i"er of yourchoice& If you are unsure %hich pro!i"er to choose, pri!ate la%

enforcement sales teams are al%ays rea"y to make you an offer youcanDt refuse&

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#A(P&% GOON#

Corporate #e)urity9


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#%F& &INE#.hese links are correct at the time of printing& If youDre rea"ing this )*years from no%, ku"os an" thanks for your support, but I canDt

guarantee any of these links %ill still %ork& =ou probably "onDt e!enha!e DlinksD anymore any%ay&

.he official home of Cyberblues City is on the UK Roleplayingesign Collecti!e %ebsite, %hich can be foun" athttps#$$ukrp"c&%or"press&com$category$polarbluespress$&.hatDs the place to go for ne%s, up"ates an" ran"om

Cyberblues stuff& =ou can e!en lea!e fee"back there if you "are& 8et the original, complete !ersion of the :u"ge rules at the

:u"ge Roleplaying game %ebsite# http#$$%%%&fu"gerpg&com&

Bounty 4unters of the Atomic 1astelan"s %as the inspirationbehin" Cyberblues City& =ou can get it free here#https#$$ukrp"c&%or"press&com$)*+3$*+$*$bountyhuntersof

theatomic%astelan"s&

Cyberblues City %as %ritten un"er the assumption that its

potential rea"ers are likely to ha!e some prior experience %ithroleplaying games& If you are feeling completely lost, sorry&4ere is the 1ikipe"ia entry for roleplaying games

https#$$en&%ikipe"ia&org$%iki$RoleplayingPgame& It might help&

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