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2022: The Year’s Cyberpunk Tabletop RPG Downloads Part Two – Traditional Releases
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<blockquote data-quote="Egg Embry" data-source="post: 8866817" data-attributes="member: 6808965"><p>In the <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/2022-the-year%E2%80%99s-cyberpunk-tabletop-rpg-downloads-part-one-crowdfunding.693988/" target="_blank">first part</a> of this three-part series, I looked back on 2022 as it impacted cyberpunk tabletop RPGs, specifically its crowdfunding. From <a href="https://bladerunner-rpg.com/" target="_blank"><strong><em>Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Gam</em></strong></a><a href="https://bladerunner-rpg.com/" target="_blank"><strong><em>e's</em></strong></a> million dollar achievement to <a href="https://www.evilgeniusgames.com/" target="_blank"><strong><em>Everyday Heroes: The Roleplaying Game</em></strong></a> bringing John Carpenter’s <a href="https://www.evilgeniusgames.com/escape-from-new-york" target="_blank"><strong><em>Escape from New York</em></strong></a> to tabletop to the return of <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fraggingunicorns/misspent-youth-fall-in-love-not-in-line" target="_blank"><strong><em>Misspent Youth: Fall in Love, Not in Line</em></strong></a> to the achievement of a one-page cyberpunk RPG with <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythopoeia/cbr-pnk/" target="_blank"><strong><em>CBR+PNK: Augment</em></strong></a><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythopoeia/cbr-pnk/" target="_blank"><strong><em>ed</em></strong></a>, 2022 was an outstanding year for cyberpunk RPG crowdfunding. In the second part to this series, we’ll look at the traditional releases (non-crowdfunding) from <strong>R. Talsorian Games, Catalyst Game Labs,</strong> <strong>Green Ronin Publishing</strong> and more as they continue to show that publishers see the future of cyberpunk in different ways.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]270314[/ATTACH]</p><h4><strong>TRADITIONAL RELEASES</strong></h4><p>Not every cyberpunk offering came via crowdfunding. The established publishers went the traditional route with their projects, offering them via FLGS and online. Let’s start with the original cyberpunk tabletop RPG publisher, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/13/R-Talsorian-Games-Inc?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>R. Talsorian Games Inc.</strong></a></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]270315[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The <a href="https://amzn.to/3YiOIJF" target="_blank"><strong><em>Cyberpunk 2077</em></strong></a> video game from <strong>CD Project RED</strong> dropped in late 2020. While reviews were impacted by the video game’s bugs, <strong><em>Cyberpunk 2077</em></strong> received a second life when <strong>Netflix</strong> released the anime <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81054853" target="_blank"><strong><em>Cyberpunk: Edgerunners</em></strong></a>. The show scored highly for <strong>Netflix,</strong> and reinvigorated interest in the video game. In turn, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/333585/Cyberpunk-RED?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Cyberpunk RED</em></strong></a> (the core rulebook and the <strong><em>Jumpstart Kit</em></strong> are <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/metal.php" target="_blank">Adamantine</a> best-sellers on <strong>DriveThruRPG</strong>) benefited from that same increased interest. <strong><em>RED’s</em></strong> core rulebook has been in print since the drop of <strong><em>2077,</em></strong> and 2022 saw <strong>R. Talsorian’s</strong> continued commitment to the brand through their fan outreach. <strong>R. Talsorian</strong> did a big piece of that outreach with <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/409912/Cyberpunk-RED-Easy-Mode?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Cyberpunk RED Easy Mode</em></strong></a> as a part of <a href="https://www.freerpgday.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Free RPG Day</strong></a> <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-rpg-day-2022-–-the-offerings.689438/" target="_blank">2022</a>. In one day, that booklet put the core rules, a scenario, pre-generated characters, and maps into the hands of many fans. R Talsorian has since made the same book available as a free PDF via <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/409912/Cyberpunk-RED-Easy-Mode?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>DriveThruRPG</strong></a>. Beyond that freebie, <strong>R. Talsorian</strong> offers a catalog of <a href="https://rtalsoriangames.com/downloads/" target="_blank">free DLC content</a> intended to help you to customized your experiences in Night City. If <strong><em>Cyberpunk RED</em></strong> interests you, Rob Wieland did a <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/cyberpunk-red-one-year-later.684003/" target="_blank">review of the gam</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/cyberpunk-red-one-year-later.684003/" target="_blank">e and some </a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/cyberpunk-red-one-year-later.684003/" target="_blank">of the early </a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/cyberpunk-red-one-year-later.684003/" target="_blank">supplements</a> to give you an idea of whether this RPG is the cyberpunk your table needs.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]270316[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Beyond free content, <strong>R. Talsorian’s</strong> major <strong><em>RED</em></strong> release in 2022 is the adventure collection, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/404486/Tales-of-the-RED-Street-Stories?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Tales of the RED: Street Stories</em></strong></a> (<a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/metal.php" target="_blank">Platinum</a> best-seller on <strong>DriveThruRPG</strong>). This is a well laid out book, a solid set of adventures, and a good resource full of NPCs and other useful items. As with the other books, Rob <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-review-of-tales-of-the-red-street-stories.692364/" target="_blank">took a</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-review-of-tales-of-the-red-street-stories.692364/" target="_blank"> look at </a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-review-of-tales-of-the-red-street-stories.692364/" target="_blank"><strong><em>Tales of the RED</em></strong></a> so you can decide how much you need these tales.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]270317[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>No discussion of tabletop RPG cyberpunk on <strong>EN World</strong> is complete without <strong><em>Shadowrun</em></strong>. <strong>EN World’s</strong> <a href="https://www.enworld.org/ewr-porta/authors/abstruse.6669048/" target="_blank">Darryl Mott</a> is a longtime fan of the system and discussed some of the offerings from 2022 <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-may-6.688106/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-june-24.689447/" target="_blank">here</a>, among other articles. While many books and <strong>Roll20</strong> support came along, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/286850/Shadowrun-Sixth-World-Core-Rulebook-City-Edition-Seattle?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Shadowrun, Sixth World Core Rulebook: City Edition: Seattle</em></strong></a>, the revised core rules for <strong><em>Shadowrun 6th Edition</em></strong>, from <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2216/Catalyst-Game-Labs?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>Catalyst Game Labs</strong></a> dropped last year on <a href="https://www.shadowrunsixthworld.com/2021/09/hit-the-streets-with-shadowrun-sixth-world-city-edition-and-improved-dice-roller-app/" target="_blank">September 15, 2021</a> as a PDF (<a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/metal.php" target="_blank">Mithral</a> best-seller on <strong>DriveThruRPG</strong>). The print version of the book released in late ‘21 and early ‘22, so Charles Dunwoody was able to <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-print-news-–-cubicle-7-mongoose-modiphius-and-more.686801/" target="_blank">talk about the book briefly in his weekly roundup</a>. Between these books and <strong><em>Shadowrun</em></strong> charity bundles created from <a href="https://bundleofholding.com/presents/SRun1E2E" target="_blank">past</a> and <a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/books/shadowrun-trpg-catalyst-game-labs-books" target="_blank">present</a> editions, Shadowrun’s combination of cyberpunk and fantasy continues to be a major player in the genre’s field.</p><p></p><p><strong>Catalyst Game Labs</strong> released a few pieces of <strong><em>Shadowrun</em></strong> prose fiction in 2022. The last of them is Bryan Young's <a href="https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/421551/Shadowrun-Mercy-Street-A-Shadowrun-Novella?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Shadowrun: Mercy Street (A Shadowrun Novella)</em></strong></a>. Released on December 29th, this book continues to tell the story of the Sixth World, expanding the RPG beyond tabletop.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]270318[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>From <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/536/Green-Ronin-Publishing?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>Green Ronin Publishing</strong></a> comes <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/395172/Cyberpunk-Slice-Near-Futures--Hackable-Selves-for-Modern-AGE?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Cyberpunk Slice: Near Futures & Hackable Selves for Modern AGE</em></strong></a> (<a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/metal.php" target="_blank">Electrum</a> best-seller on <strong>DriveThruRPG</strong>). This sourcebook adds to <strong>Green Ronin’s</strong> <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/243966/Modern-AGE-Basic-Rulebook?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Modern AGE</em></strong></a> ruleset augmenting the cyberpunk options. While they’ve touched on cyberpunk for <strong><em>Modern AGE</em></strong> with the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/274989/Modern-AGE-Companion?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Modern AGE Companion</em></strong></a> and offered a specific sci-fi/cyberpunk world with Greg Rucka’s <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/259704/World-of-Lazarus?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>World of Lazarus</em></strong></a>, this toolkit gives you everything cyberpunk they hadn’t already offered. You’ll find everything you need to fight the corps, save for a list of those corps. If you’re interested in more details, I did an <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/modern-age-cyberpunk-slice-–-an-interview-with-malcolm-sheppard-and-troy-hewitt.688151/" target="_blank">interview with Malcolm Sheppard and Troy Hewitt</a> about this sourcebook.</p><p></p><p>But it’s not all large and mid-tier publishers that bypass crowdfunding to go with a traditional release model. Many publishers self-fund their work to take to market. Jonathan Hicks’ <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/5091/Farsight-Games?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>Farsight Games</strong></a> released <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/412787/Cyber-Streets--Rules-Light-Future-Noir-Roleplaying?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Cyber Streets - Rules Light Future Noir Roleplaying</em></strong></a> (<a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/metal.php" target="_blank">Copper</a> best-seller on <strong>DriveThruRPG</strong>) into the wild of 2022. This RPG uses the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/374993/FIRETEAM--Rules-Light-Military-Science-Fiction-Roleplaying?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>FIRETEAM - Rules Light Military Science Fiction Roleplaying</em></strong></a> (<a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/metal.php" target="_blank">Electrum</a> best-seller on <strong>DriveThruRPG</strong>) rules system and is perfect for fans of rules-light cyberpunk. The core rulebook has everything you’ll need to run these <strong><em>Cyber Streets</em></strong> without getting bogged down in massive rulesets.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9707/Micro-RPG?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>Micro RPG</strong></a> has a line titled <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9707/Micro-RPG/subcategory/25210_41352/Neon-Road?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Neon Road</em></strong></a>. The first offering in the line, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/385615/Neon-Road-AN-80s-STYLE-SOLO-GAME?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong><em>Neon Road: AN 80s STYLE SOLO GAME</em></strong></a>, is a <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/metal.php" target="_blank">Platinum</a> best-seller on <strong>DriveThruRPG, </strong>which is outstanding for an RPG that debuted in 2022 and forsook crowdfunding. As a solo cyberpunk roleplay, this game exists in a niche space. Add to this, <strong>Micro RPG’s</strong> <a href="https://microrpg.weebly.com/about.html" target="_blank">mission statement</a> is the stuff that awesome is made of!</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]270319[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I’ve talked about my adoration for <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythopoeia/cbr-pnk/" target="_blank"><strong><em>CBR+PNK: Augment</em></strong></a><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythopoeia/cbr-pnk/" target="_blank"><strong><em>ed</em></strong></a> from <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17053/The-Cabinet-of-Curiosities?affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank"><strong>The Cabinet of Curiosities</strong></a>, which brings me to my own little piece of cyberpunk, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/404851/HUMAN-ALMOST-A-PostCyberpunk-Police-Procedural-Roleplaying-Pamphlet--PLAYTEST-VERSION" target="_blank"><strong><em>HUMAN… ALMOST: A Post-Cyberpunk Police Procedural Roleplaying Pamphlet – PLAYTEST VERSION</em></strong></a> from <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/16964/Egg-Embry-Publishing" target="_blank"><strong>Egg Embry Publishing</strong></a>. Inspired by <strong><em>CBR+PNK</em></strong> plus post-cyberpunk police procedurals like <strong><em>Almost Human</em></strong>, this is my attempt at a <strong><em>Forged in the Dark</em></strong> pamphlet/brochure RPG. I’ve written about the <a href="https://www.d20radio.com/main/human-almost-making-a-free-rpg-pamphlet/" target="_blank">production of the game</a> and <a href="https://www.d20radio.com/main/multiverse-con-2022-rpg-vending/" target="_blank">its impact while vending at conventions</a>, and with positive reviews from <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/review-–-human-almost.692218/" target="_blank">Andrew Peregrine at </a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/review-–-human-almost.692218/" target="_blank"><strong>EN World</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.geeknative.com/147246/a-review-of-human-almost-15-miles-per-hour-later/" target="_blank">Andrew Girdwood of </a><a href="https://www.geeknative.com/147246/a-review-of-human-almost-15-miles-per-hour-later/" target="_blank"><strong>Geek Native</strong></a> matched to its free price point, there’s a lot to offer without any risk for the buyer.</p><p></p><p><strong>BUT WHAT OF THE CORPOS’ PLIGHT?</strong></p><p>In the conclusion to this series, I’ll talk about some of the cyberpunk RPG news from 2022. These are the stories that touch on a few of the more notable tabletop announcements including new projects, new publishing players, and some non-tabletop news.</p><p></p><p><strong>2022: The Year’s Cyberpunk Tabletop RPG Downloads Article Series:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/2022-the-year%E2%80%99s-cyberpunk-tabletop-rpg-downloads-part-one-crowdfunding.693988/" target="_blank"><strong>Part One - Crowdfunding</strong></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/2022-the-year%E2%80%99s-cyberpunk-tabletop-rpg-downloads-part-two-%E2%80%93-traditional-releases.693989/" target="_blank"><strong>Part Two – Traditional Releases</strong></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/2022-the-year%E2%80%99s-cyberpunk-tabletop-rpg-downloads-part-three-%E2%80%93-corpo-news.693990/" target="_blank"><strong>Part Three – Corpo News</strong></a></li> </ul><p></p><p><em>Egg Embry participates in the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program, Noble Knight Games’ Affiliate Program, and is an Amazon Associate. These programs provide advertising fees by linking to DriveThruRPG, Noble Knight Games, and Amazon.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Egg Embry, post: 8866817, member: 6808965"] In the [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/2022-the-year%E2%80%99s-cyberpunk-tabletop-rpg-downloads-part-one-crowdfunding.693988/']first part[/URL] of this three-part series, I looked back on 2022 as it impacted cyberpunk tabletop RPGs, specifically its crowdfunding. From [URL='https://bladerunner-rpg.com/'][B][I]Blade Runner: The Roleplaying Gam[/I][/B][/URL][URL='https://bladerunner-rpg.com/'][B][I]e's[/I][/B][/URL] million dollar achievement to [URL='https://www.evilgeniusgames.com/'][B][I]Everyday Heroes: The Roleplaying Game[/I][/B][/URL] bringing John Carpenter’s [URL='https://www.evilgeniusgames.com/escape-from-new-york'][B][I]Escape from New York[/I][/B][/URL] to tabletop to the return of [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fraggingunicorns/misspent-youth-fall-in-love-not-in-line'][B][I]Misspent Youth: Fall in Love, Not in Line[/I][/B][/URL] to the achievement of a one-page cyberpunk RPG with [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythopoeia/cbr-pnk/'][B][I]CBR+PNK: Augment[/I][/B][/URL][URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythopoeia/cbr-pnk/'][B][I]ed[/I][/B][/URL], 2022 was an outstanding year for cyberpunk RPG crowdfunding. In the second part to this series, we’ll look at the traditional releases (non-crowdfunding) from [B]R. Talsorian Games, Catalyst Game Labs,[/B] [B]Green Ronin Publishing[/B] and more as they continue to show that publishers see the future of cyberpunk in different ways. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Cyberpunk RED.jpg"]270314[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [HEADING=3][B]TRADITIONAL RELEASES[/B][/HEADING] Not every cyberpunk offering came via crowdfunding. The established publishers went the traditional route with their projects, offering them via FLGS and online. Let’s start with the original cyberpunk tabletop RPG publisher, [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/13/R-Talsorian-Games-Inc?affiliate_id=814082'][B]R. Talsorian Games Inc.[/B][/URL] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Cyberpunk RED Easy Mode.jpg"]270315[/ATTACH][/CENTER] The [URL='https://amzn.to/3YiOIJF'][B][I]Cyberpunk 2077[/I][/B][/URL] video game from [B]CD Project RED[/B] dropped in late 2020. While reviews were impacted by the video game’s bugs, [B][I]Cyberpunk 2077[/I][/B] received a second life when [B]Netflix[/B] released the anime [URL='https://www.netflix.com/title/81054853'][B][I]Cyberpunk: Edgerunners[/I][/B][/URL]. The show scored highly for [B]Netflix,[/B] and reinvigorated interest in the video game. In turn, [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/333585/Cyberpunk-RED?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Cyberpunk RED[/I][/B][/URL] (the core rulebook and the [B][I]Jumpstart Kit[/I][/B] are [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/metal.php']Adamantine[/URL] best-sellers on [B]DriveThruRPG[/B]) benefited from that same increased interest. [B][I]RED’s[/I][/B] core rulebook has been in print since the drop of [B][I]2077,[/I][/B] and 2022 saw [B]R. Talsorian’s[/B] continued commitment to the brand through their fan outreach. [B]R. Talsorian[/B] did a big piece of that outreach with [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/409912/Cyberpunk-RED-Easy-Mode?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Cyberpunk RED Easy Mode[/I][/B][/URL] as a part of [URL='https://www.freerpgday.com/'][B]Free RPG Day[/B][/URL] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/free-rpg-day-2022-–-the-offerings.689438/']2022[/URL]. In one day, that booklet put the core rules, a scenario, pre-generated characters, and maps into the hands of many fans. R Talsorian has since made the same book available as a free PDF via [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/409912/Cyberpunk-RED-Easy-Mode?affiliate_id=814082'][B]DriveThruRPG[/B][/URL]. Beyond that freebie, [B]R. Talsorian[/B] offers a catalog of [URL='https://rtalsoriangames.com/downloads/']free DLC content[/URL] intended to help you to customized your experiences in Night City. If [B][I]Cyberpunk RED[/I][/B] interests you, Rob Wieland did a [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/cyberpunk-red-one-year-later.684003/']review of the gam[/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/cyberpunk-red-one-year-later.684003/']e and some [/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/cyberpunk-red-one-year-later.684003/']of the early [/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/cyberpunk-red-one-year-later.684003/']supplements[/URL] to give you an idea of whether this RPG is the cyberpunk your table needs. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Tales of the RED- Street Stories.jpg"]270316[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Beyond free content, [B]R. Talsorian’s[/B] major [B][I]RED[/I][/B] release in 2022 is the adventure collection, [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/404486/Tales-of-the-RED-Street-Stories?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Tales of the RED: Street Stories[/I][/B][/URL] ([URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/metal.php']Platinum[/URL] best-seller on [B]DriveThruRPG[/B]). This is a well laid out book, a solid set of adventures, and a good resource full of NPCs and other useful items. As with the other books, Rob [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-review-of-tales-of-the-red-street-stories.692364/']took a[/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-review-of-tales-of-the-red-street-stories.692364/'] look at [/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-review-of-tales-of-the-red-street-stories.692364/'][B][I]Tales of the RED[/I][/B][/URL] so you can decide how much you need these tales. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Shadowrun, Sixth World Core Rulebook- City Edition- Seattle.gif"]270317[/ATTACH][/CENTER] No discussion of tabletop RPG cyberpunk on [B]EN World[/B] is complete without [B][I]Shadowrun[/I][/B]. [B]EN World’s[/B] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/ewr-porta/authors/abstruse.6669048/']Darryl Mott[/URL] is a longtime fan of the system and discussed some of the offerings from 2022 [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-may-6.688106/']here[/URL] and [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-june-24.689447/']here[/URL], among other articles. While many books and [B]Roll20[/B] support came along, [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/286850/Shadowrun-Sixth-World-Core-Rulebook-City-Edition-Seattle?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Shadowrun, Sixth World Core Rulebook: City Edition: Seattle[/I][/B][/URL], the revised core rules for [B][I]Shadowrun 6th Edition[/I][/B], from [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2216/Catalyst-Game-Labs?affiliate_id=814082'][B]Catalyst Game Labs[/B][/URL] dropped last year on [URL='https://www.shadowrunsixthworld.com/2021/09/hit-the-streets-with-shadowrun-sixth-world-city-edition-and-improved-dice-roller-app/']September 15, 2021[/URL] as a PDF ([URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/metal.php']Mithral[/URL] best-seller on [B]DriveThruRPG[/B]). The print version of the book released in late ‘21 and early ‘22, so Charles Dunwoody was able to [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-print-news-–-cubicle-7-mongoose-modiphius-and-more.686801/']talk about the book briefly in his weekly roundup[/URL]. Between these books and [B][I]Shadowrun[/I][/B] charity bundles created from [URL='https://bundleofholding.com/presents/SRun1E2E']past[/URL] and [URL='https://www.humblebundle.com/books/shadowrun-trpg-catalyst-game-labs-books']present[/URL] editions, Shadowrun’s combination of cyberpunk and fantasy continues to be a major player in the genre’s field. [B]Catalyst Game Labs[/B] released a few pieces of [B][I]Shadowrun[/I][/B] prose fiction in 2022. The last of them is Bryan Young's [URL='https://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/421551/Shadowrun-Mercy-Street-A-Shadowrun-Novella?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Shadowrun: Mercy Street (A Shadowrun Novella)[/I][/B][/URL]. Released on December 29th, this book continues to tell the story of the Sixth World, expanding the RPG beyond tabletop. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Cyberpunk Slice- Near Futures & Hackable Selves for Modern AGE.jpg"]270318[/ATTACH][/CENTER] From [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/536/Green-Ronin-Publishing?affiliate_id=814082'][B]Green Ronin Publishing[/B][/URL] comes [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/395172/Cyberpunk-Slice-Near-Futures--Hackable-Selves-for-Modern-AGE?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Cyberpunk Slice: Near Futures & Hackable Selves for Modern AGE[/I][/B][/URL] ([URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/metal.php']Electrum[/URL] best-seller on [B]DriveThruRPG[/B]). This sourcebook adds to [B]Green Ronin’s[/B] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/243966/Modern-AGE-Basic-Rulebook?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Modern AGE[/I][/B][/URL] ruleset augmenting the cyberpunk options. While they’ve touched on cyberpunk for [B][I]Modern AGE[/I][/B] with the [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/274989/Modern-AGE-Companion?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Modern AGE Companion[/I][/B][/URL] and offered a specific sci-fi/cyberpunk world with Greg Rucka’s [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/259704/World-of-Lazarus?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]World of Lazarus[/I][/B][/URL], this toolkit gives you everything cyberpunk they hadn’t already offered. You’ll find everything you need to fight the corps, save for a list of those corps. If you’re interested in more details, I did an [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/modern-age-cyberpunk-slice-–-an-interview-with-malcolm-sheppard-and-troy-hewitt.688151/']interview with Malcolm Sheppard and Troy Hewitt[/URL] about this sourcebook. But it’s not all large and mid-tier publishers that bypass crowdfunding to go with a traditional release model. Many publishers self-fund their work to take to market. Jonathan Hicks’ [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/5091/Farsight-Games?affiliate_id=814082'][B]Farsight Games[/B][/URL] released [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/412787/Cyber-Streets--Rules-Light-Future-Noir-Roleplaying?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Cyber Streets - Rules Light Future Noir Roleplaying[/I][/B][/URL] ([URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/metal.php']Copper[/URL] best-seller on [B]DriveThruRPG[/B]) into the wild of 2022. This RPG uses the [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/374993/FIRETEAM--Rules-Light-Military-Science-Fiction-Roleplaying?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]FIRETEAM - Rules Light Military Science Fiction Roleplaying[/I][/B][/URL] ([URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/metal.php']Electrum[/URL] best-seller on [B]DriveThruRPG[/B]) rules system and is perfect for fans of rules-light cyberpunk. The core rulebook has everything you’ll need to run these [B][I]Cyber Streets[/I][/B] without getting bogged down in massive rulesets. [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9707/Micro-RPG?affiliate_id=814082'][B]Micro RPG[/B][/URL] has a line titled [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9707/Micro-RPG/subcategory/25210_41352/Neon-Road?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Neon Road[/I][/B][/URL]. The first offering in the line, [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/385615/Neon-Road-AN-80s-STYLE-SOLO-GAME?affiliate_id=814082'][B][I]Neon Road: AN 80s STYLE SOLO GAME[/I][/B][/URL], is a [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/metal.php']Platinum[/URL] best-seller on [B]DriveThruRPG, [/B]which is outstanding for an RPG that debuted in 2022 and forsook crowdfunding. As a solo cyberpunk roleplay, this game exists in a niche space. Add to this, [B]Micro RPG’s[/B] [URL='https://microrpg.weebly.com/about.html']mission statement[/URL] is the stuff that awesome is made of! [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="HUMAN… ALMOST- A Post-Cyberpunk Police Procedural Roleplaying Pamphlet – PLAYTEST VERSION.png"]270319[/ATTACH][/CENTER] I’ve talked about my adoration for [URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythopoeia/cbr-pnk/'][B][I]CBR+PNK: Augment[/I][/B][/URL][URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythopoeia/cbr-pnk/'][B][I]ed[/I][/B][/URL] from [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17053/The-Cabinet-of-Curiosities?affiliate_id=814082'][B]The Cabinet of Curiosities[/B][/URL], which brings me to my own little piece of cyberpunk, [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/404851/HUMAN-ALMOST-A-PostCyberpunk-Police-Procedural-Roleplaying-Pamphlet--PLAYTEST-VERSION'][B][I]HUMAN… ALMOST: A Post-Cyberpunk Police Procedural Roleplaying Pamphlet – PLAYTEST VERSION[/I][/B][/URL] from [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/16964/Egg-Embry-Publishing'][B]Egg Embry Publishing[/B][/URL]. Inspired by [B][I]CBR+PNK[/I][/B] plus post-cyberpunk police procedurals like [B][I]Almost Human[/I][/B], this is my attempt at a [B][I]Forged in the Dark[/I][/B] pamphlet/brochure RPG. I’ve written about the [URL='https://www.d20radio.com/main/human-almost-making-a-free-rpg-pamphlet/']production of the game[/URL] and [URL='https://www.d20radio.com/main/multiverse-con-2022-rpg-vending/']its impact while vending at conventions[/URL], and with positive reviews from [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/review-–-human-almost.692218/']Andrew Peregrine at [/URL][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/review-–-human-almost.692218/'][B]EN World[/B][/URL] and [URL='https://www.geeknative.com/147246/a-review-of-human-almost-15-miles-per-hour-later/']Andrew Girdwood of [/URL][URL='https://www.geeknative.com/147246/a-review-of-human-almost-15-miles-per-hour-later/'][B]Geek Native[/B][/URL] matched to its free price point, there’s a lot to offer without any risk for the buyer. [B]BUT WHAT OF THE CORPOS’ PLIGHT?[/B] In the conclusion to this series, I’ll talk about some of the cyberpunk RPG news from 2022. These are the stories that touch on a few of the more notable tabletop announcements including new projects, new publishing players, and some non-tabletop news. [B]2022: The Year’s Cyberpunk Tabletop RPG Downloads Article Series:[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/2022-the-year%E2%80%99s-cyberpunk-tabletop-rpg-downloads-part-one-crowdfunding.693988/'][B]Part One - Crowdfunding[/B][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/2022-the-year%E2%80%99s-cyberpunk-tabletop-rpg-downloads-part-two-%E2%80%93-traditional-releases.693989/'][B]Part Two – Traditional Releases[/B][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/2022-the-year%E2%80%99s-cyberpunk-tabletop-rpg-downloads-part-three-%E2%80%93-corpo-news.693990/'][B]Part Three – Corpo News[/B][/URL] [/LIST] [I]Egg Embry participates in the OneBookShelf Affiliate Program, Noble Knight Games’ Affiliate Program, and is an Amazon Associate. These programs provide advertising fees by linking to DriveThruRPG, Noble Knight Games, and Amazon.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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