Description
Live and Direct for Cyberpunk
Live And Direct – Multimedia in the Cyberpunk Age is a sourcebook for cyberpunk 2020.
In the 21st century, no one and nothing has more effect on the people than the media, its creators, and its reporters. Military strength and economic might are hallmarks of nation-state and mega-corp alike, but it is influence-the ability to shape perceptions, opinions, and even emotions of billions of people worldwide-that ensures the power of the media. After all, it’s larger than life, a projection of dreams and hopes for all to see and share …
LIVE AND DIRECT flings you headfirst into this all-pervasive worldview, highlighting the Media role and its venues:
- History of the mass media: From its 18th century origins to the most recent events in the OMS/Net 54 rivalry.
- How media is disseminated: Watch radio and TU give way to screamsheets and braindance.
- New Media character templates: War Correspondent, Social Reporter, Police Beat, Paparazzo, Propagandist, Tabloid Writer, and more.
- The Media Campaign: Underground, Government, or Freelance style? The pros and cons of each.
- An in-depth look at Net 54, OMS and WNS, the top 3 mediacorps in the world.
Plus “C. J. O’Reilly Goes Hollywood”, an all new adventure story!
You heard it here first. Where the “truth” is open for business: 24 hours a day!!
Cyberpunk 2020
The Corporations control the world from their skyscraper fortresses, enforcing their rule with armies of cyborg assassins. On the Street, Boostergangs roam a shattered urban wilderness, killing and looting. The rest of the world is a perpetual party, as fashion-model beautiful techies rub biosculpt jobs with battle armored roadwarriors in the hottest clubs, sleaziest bars and meanest streets this side of the Postholocaust. The Future never looked so bad.
But you can change it. You’ve got interface plugs in your wrists, weapons in your arms, lasers in your eyes, bio-chip programs screaming in your brain. You’re wired in, cyberenhanced and solid state as you can take it to the fatal Edge where only the toughest and coolest can go. Because you’re CYBERPUNK.
Cyberpunk: the original roleplaying game of the dark future; a world of corporate assassins, heavy-metal heroes and brain burning cyberhackers, packed with cutting edge technology and intense urban action. A game system that combines the best in realistic action and playability.
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