Context / NAH / 2088
The world
in 2088
This game takes place in the North American Hegemony, around the year 2088. The path between now and then has been winding and full of surprises. Some things that appeared to be imminent were, in fact, quite far away, and other problems and opportunities thought to be the domain of fiction were actually right around the corner. The world in 2088 is a fragmented one. Rule of law has weakened significantly as corporations gained more and more influence, and civilian political might waned. Militaries now act more autonomously, ostensibly connected to a governmental structure, but truly act according to their own needs and desires. And the people? It's a good life, as long as you're riding at the top of the class strata, and the finest medicines and augmentations are available to you. For the other 90% of the populace, though, stability is a rarity, health is a battle most are slowly losing, and survival is usually the only thing anyone can truly strive for.
Agent file / Seven Waves Foundation
You might be
You will be playing as an agent activated by the Seven Waves Foundation (7WF), an independent NGO that attempts to pursue environmental causes in a world that has been broken and burned many times over. Specifically, you've been called as part of the Wildfire Protocol, a secret project that aims to cause pain and damage to the polluters, when that is deemed necessary by the Directorate. You might be:
- From one of the independent solarpunk communes that Seven Waves has set up in Andean Federated Zone
- A techno-nomad from the Sino-Mongolian Resistance Movement, long allied with 7WF
- A local merc or runner with debts to 7WF because they provided medical care after a toxic spill to you or a family member
- A refugee from the viral quarantine zones of Southeast Asia, ready to sign up with any cause that pays, and 7WF has a surprising amount of credits on hand
- Or any other cyberpunk background you want! This setting is designed to fit into most cyberpunk settings, though at this point it's not touching the "weird" / magical elements that are in some cyberpunk fiction
Threat file / corporate action
SLASH
Sherrill-Lewin Agricultural Syndicated Holdings
The Wildfire Protocol has been activated because a corporation, Sherrill-Lewin Agricultural Syndicated Holdings (SLASH), has successfully bought enough politicians to get governmental sanctuary protection removed for one of the last stands of old-growth forest in what was once Manitoba. Devastating climate change has already eliminated most forests south of latitude 55 anyway, making this reserve even more crucial to the planet's shrunken biodiversity. SLASH has industrial forestry machines rolling as we speak towards the old-growth stands, and worse, they probably expect resistance.
Contact / Akicita
The plan
Your contact at 7WF, Akicita, has a plan — there's a pod of military-grade bomber drones (some fixed-wing, some quadcopter) that is being moved as part of interdepartmental squabbling in the 7th Regiment, First American Armed Forces. Get the pod, move it north, rain down hell on the tree-defilers. Make this the most expensive cut they ever attempt. Simple.
Pre-mission / mechanical considerations
Build your runner
Some brief mechanical considerations as you plan:
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You will need to pick an "ultimate goal" for your runner, from the following 6:
- Get Out
- Make Them Pay
- Look After Them
- Upgrade Life
- Learn The Truth
- Take a Stand
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You'll need to prioritize the following "approaches" to taking actions: Aggressive, Smart, Empathic, Stealthy
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You'll also pick a Signature Augmentation that your character has