Sep 30, 2025 5:18 pm
No idea, I'm not sure what a specialty is, even.
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Sep 30, 2025 5:19 pm
I mean, what kind of operator are you planning to make? What sort of things to be best at?
Sep 30, 2025 5:26 pm
Well, he's a former special operator that was tapped by the spooks to work in special reconnaissance for SIS when it was functioning so he's more of a spy, I think, I'm leaning into for background.
Sep 30, 2025 9:49 pm
Ok, clarifications inbound:
1. Basically, as I see it, the authority focus let you, once per day, instantly convince someone (in the case of a successful check) of doing what you want, even if the person wouldn't normally listen to you, or would need some elaborated story or reason to do so. Bear in mind that being an enemy and openly hostile aren't the same thing; it would work on surrendered enemies or on a stand-off. Further on, using their morale value for the DC instead of a normal DC means it will probably be easier that way (specially if the NPC has lots of reasons, I. e. modifiers to resist that check, like hating you).
2. I must say that the terminology used in there wasn't very good, but here's the answer: there's cyberware maintenance, which you pay for, and there's mod maintenance, which is done by a character with their skills, and must be done daily to keep mods working. The books say that a character can maintain a number of mods equal to his INT + CON modifiers + their Fix Skill level times 3, while keeping that a downtime activity. That would mean that a character without the Fix skill can maintain 2 or 3 mods at most.
3. About PlebeianG's character, when picking a background, you must choose between either pick 2 skills from from the learning table, or roll 3 times on any of the tables, besides the free skill from the background. You still just rolled once.
1. Basically, as I see it, the authority focus let you, once per day, instantly convince someone (in the case of a successful check) of doing what you want, even if the person wouldn't normally listen to you, or would need some elaborated story or reason to do so. Bear in mind that being an enemy and openly hostile aren't the same thing; it would work on surrendered enemies or on a stand-off. Further on, using their morale value for the DC instead of a normal DC means it will probably be easier that way (specially if the NPC has lots of reasons, I. e. modifiers to resist that check, like hating you).
2. I must say that the terminology used in there wasn't very good, but here's the answer: there's cyberware maintenance, which you pay for, and there's mod maintenance, which is done by a character with their skills, and must be done daily to keep mods working. The books say that a character can maintain a number of mods equal to his INT + CON modifiers + their Fix Skill level times 3, while keeping that a downtime activity. That would mean that a character without the Fix skill can maintain 2 or 3 mods at most.
3. About PlebeianG's character, when picking a background, you must choose between either pick 2 skills from from the learning table, or roll 3 times on any of the tables, besides the free skill from the background. You still just rolled once.
Sep 30, 2025 10:24 pm
So so far, I'm leaning towards spending the final Bonus Skill on Sneak-1. I'm also planning to have three switchable Skillplug chips. Considering a Notice-1 chip, and two out of the following three: Fix-0 chip, Heal-0 chip, and a Survive-0 chip. But I'm indecisive. I'd like to request other players to comment on whether there are some skill gaps that need to be filled even if poorly: do we desperately need a combat medic with no other candidates, or a Fix, or something else?
I don't think I can fit a Survival Kit into my loadout, but otherwise I think I just barely assembled a viable rifleman loadout (rifle being bolt-action, though). This isn't set in stone and I'm very much open to suggestions. After all, I'm new to CWN too, and to OSR in general.
Rifle, the free item up to $1k.
Reinforced Clothing: AC 13/10, soak 2, Enc1~, trauma unmodified, Subtle, $100.
Camo Pattern/oversuit for mission area, $25.
Magazines: 6×$10 = 60.
Ammo 36×$1 = $36.
Gear Harness: Enc 1~, $25.
Kit, Medkit: enc 1, $100.
Phone subscription $10.
Silencer (Sound Suppressor) $50
Rations 3×$20 = $60.
Clothing, ordinary, spare, Enc 1~, $25.
Pocket change $9.
Oh, are we in the year 2048 of the CWN timeline?
I don't think I can fit a Survival Kit into my loadout, but otherwise I think I just barely assembled a viable rifleman loadout (rifle being bolt-action, though). This isn't set in stone and I'm very much open to suggestions. After all, I'm new to CWN too, and to OSR in general.
[ +- ] Cyber wishlist
Medical Support Readout 10000 Body Medical 0.25 Gain +2 to Heal checks on you
Cranial Jack 1000 Head Touch 0.25 Link to jack-equipped gear
Omnihand 10000 Limb Touch 0.25 Toolkit hand, +1 check 1/day
Headcomm 1000 Sensory Medical 0.25 Silent radio or phone comms
Cybereyes (pair) 10000 Sensory Sight 0.25 Flash-protected synthetic eyes
Eye Mod/Infrared Vision 5000 Sensory Medical 0.25 See heat patterns in the area
Eye Mod/Low Light Vision 5000 Sensory Medical 0.25 See in low-light conditions
Eye Mod/Zoom 10000 Sensory Medical 0.25 500m telescopic vision
Cyberears (pair) 10000 Sensory Touch 0.25 Noise-filtering synthetic ears
Ear Mod/Positional Detection 15000 Sensory Medical 0.25 Map all sound positions nearby
Skillplug Jack I 10000 Head Touch 0.25 Use level-1 intellectual plugs
Skill-1 (Notice) 10000 0
Skill-0 (Fix) 1000 0
Skill-0 (Survive) 1000 0
Conversational Language 1000 0 Mission-specific language.
TOTAL: $100,000 before doubling, and 2.75 Strain (eye/ear mods halved due to having cyber-eyes/ears).
[ +- ] Gear wishlist
Rifle, the free item up to $1k.
Reinforced Clothing: AC 13/10, soak 2, Enc1~, trauma unmodified, Subtle, $100.
Camo Pattern/oversuit for mission area, $25.
Magazines: 6×$10 = 60.
Ammo 36×$1 = $36.
Gear Harness: Enc 1~, $25.
Kit, Medkit: enc 1, $100.
Phone subscription $10.
Silencer (Sound Suppressor) $50
Rations 3×$20 = $60.
Clothing, ordinary, spare, Enc 1~, $25.
Pocket change $9.
Last edited October 1, 2025 2:11 pm
Sep 30, 2025 10:52 pm
In that case, that's definitely more mods than anyone can support, so I'll strip out the mods and just get more ware
Sep 30, 2025 10:55 pm
Since a lot of people are specializing in stealth, I think I'm going to scrap Casper and go with Hacker. Just so you know, she's not a complete psycho, she is a doctor through and through. She just happens to be good in a fight, and her weapon of choice is blades. Will do a roll post soon.
Oct 1, 2025 2:08 pm
Rectifying what I said, since the game considers unskilled characters to have a -1 in that field, the maintenance score for mods actually needs at least level-0 to exist.
@Morphiling, sure thing! Though to be fair, having at least a little competence in stealth would be recommended to everyone. But a medic among the PCs do sound like a good idea too.
Not really, I'm going for my own setting, after all.
@Morphiling, sure thing! Though to be fair, having at least a little competence in stealth would be recommended to everyone. But a medic among the PCs do sound like a good idea too.
vicky_molokh says:
Oh, are we in the year 2048 of the CWN timeline?Oct 2, 2025 9:29 am
Fleshed out some more details. Almost ready to go - would appreciate input from others on the finer points. Notably, I'm not sure how much the biography (see below) is compatible with the timeline of the current setting, so I kept everything very vague, though the implication is something along the lines of the events from the 2028-2041 years of the original timeline. And there might be some last-minute changes to the Bonus Skill and the Skill Plug chips. And the Skill Plug language chip would be whatever language the company suggests for the first mission (which one?).
Wojciech Kaczka (link to sheet).
Character theme track: Camouflage.
Wojciech Kaczka (link to sheet).
[ +- ] Portrait
[ +- ] Background
'Tell us a bit about yourself. How did you arrive at where you are now?'
'I was born in the UK in a diasporan family. My family always considered themselves relatively lucky, but as things on the isles kept going downhill, I increasingly doubted that. When news from homeland got grim, I decided, not exactly wisely, "surely it can't be much worse than this", obtained my Card, travelled home for the first time, and joined the volunteer corps.
I was assigned a designated marksman role, then got moved over to recon, and that's the most of what I did there. Though not the only stuff, you know. For example, I don't have a driver's license, but was occasionally given opportunities to learn to steer on the trips from HQ to FLOT or back, so I am familiar with the wheel (but am bad at following traffic rules). That kind of thing.
One day an enemy FPV blew up almost in my face, but somehow I managed to survive that. They prettified my face, but the eyes and ears had to be replaced. The battalion's gofundmes cashed in to throw in a few upgrades, and soon I was back in the ranks. At least until the, you know, the end.
And after being discharged, I took a look for jobs in the security sector. There were some, but they felt very disappointing. Boring assignments, questionable actions, yet underwhelming pay. Those years feel like a waste; the only thing I recall fondly are the gym membership perks many companies offered. And after those years, here I am.'
'Why did you choose to apply for our company?'
'You seem to be offering a job where my qualifications won't be overkill nor misplaced. And there are some hints that this might be my chance to fight the good fight again.'
'Where do you see yourself in five years?'
'Who knows? Maybe I'll grow to become a sniper. Or branch out into a combat medic. Or a driver-mechanic. Or a drone op. The possibilities are broad; I'll try to master what roles are needed.'
'I was born in the UK in a diasporan family. My family always considered themselves relatively lucky, but as things on the isles kept going downhill, I increasingly doubted that. When news from homeland got grim, I decided, not exactly wisely, "surely it can't be much worse than this", obtained my Card, travelled home for the first time, and joined the volunteer corps.
I was assigned a designated marksman role, then got moved over to recon, and that's the most of what I did there. Though not the only stuff, you know. For example, I don't have a driver's license, but was occasionally given opportunities to learn to steer on the trips from HQ to FLOT or back, so I am familiar with the wheel (but am bad at following traffic rules). That kind of thing.
One day an enemy FPV blew up almost in my face, but somehow I managed to survive that. They prettified my face, but the eyes and ears had to be replaced. The battalion's gofundmes cashed in to throw in a few upgrades, and soon I was back in the ranks. At least until the, you know, the end.
And after being discharged, I took a look for jobs in the security sector. There were some, but they felt very disappointing. Boring assignments, questionable actions, yet underwhelming pay. Those years feel like a waste; the only thing I recall fondly are the gym membership perks many companies offered. And after those years, here I am.'
'Why did you choose to apply for our company?'
'You seem to be offering a job where my qualifications won't be overkill nor misplaced. And there are some hints that this might be my chance to fight the good fight again.'
'Where do you see yourself in five years?'
'Who knows? Maybe I'll grow to become a sniper. Or branch out into a combat medic. Or a driver-mechanic. Or a drone op. The possibilities are broad; I'll try to master what roles are needed.'
Last edited October 6, 2025 10:31 pm
Oct 2, 2025 12:23 pm
I'm having trouble with my sheet, it seems like the only way to edit it is to text edit it in code, and I don't know how to figure that out; it's scrambled nonsense. The graphical way when you first get it was better but it's not saving...it only shows up in preview mode. Is there any way to fix this or am I going to have to know code to fix my character sheet?
Oct 2, 2025 12:24 pm
If you're in code edit mode, hit save and exit, then start editing the fields. If you're in preview mode, it won't save changes.
Oct 3, 2025 5:36 pm
So, I've been experiencing a bout of insomnia and have other things going on in my life that mean I don't the gaming capacity I thought I did. Regretfully, I will have to drop out of this game. Happy gaming everyone!