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The Principality of Durham

Administrator — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:41:37 +0000

By Jason Spivey The Principality of Durham Founded as the Torulan Marches by the Old Keller Empire, after the Torulan Mountains which spur off of Sannathi Khai into Jotan March, the lands which eventually became Durham were ethnicly diverse, with Sevastins akin to the Pine Marchers, Sannathi Khai Sevastins, Noladen and even some Pershamon and minor [...]

Aestas: “Golden Sword Company”

Administrator — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:32:26 +0000

By Jason Spivey Company of the Golden Sword Founded 27 years ago during one of the many conflicts in and around Halleck, this Company traditionally has been lead by the wielder of the Golden Sword, which Captain Rydaris has had for the last ten years. The Golden Sword is uninspiring as a combat weapon, as it [...]

GURPS Variants for the Southowilson Campaign

Administrator — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:18:17 +0000

Since we have switched to GURPS for the Southowilson campaign, there are a couple of areas that needed to be built up somewhat. These rules make heavy reference to GURPS Ultratech, 4th Edition.

GURPS Netrunning House Rules

GURPS Quick and Dirty Robot Design

CP2020 - Southowilson Law Enforcement

Administrator — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:14:00 +0000

The Southowilson Police Department is largely as described in the Cyberpunk2020 book "Protect and Serve", understaffed and outgunned. Modern police doctrine calls for a ratio of 2-4 police officers for every 1000 civilians. Southowilson has an estimated population of about six million, the largest city in NorCal by far. This means there should be at [...]

CP2020 - The Southowilson Campaign

Administrator — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:59:49 +0000

Southowilson Campaign Files Updated July 20th, 2009. Southowilson is the industrial capital of the NorCal Free State (officially called the Bear Republic), located in central California on Suisun Bay northeast of San Francisco. In many ways, it is similar to prewar Chicago, in that Southowilson is crowded, polluted, industrial, and vigorous. It has a strong corporate presence; [...]

CP2020: 2095 Gazetteer – California Beyond Southowilson

Administrator — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:59:11 +0000

Northern California – NorCal is a technologically advanced nation composed of the northern half of California (north of the Morro-Visalia border) and the northwestern part of Nevada (Reno area). Its economy is built on agriculture, manufacturing, and trade, focused primarily on the huge port city of Southowilson. NorCal’s official capital is Redding; other major population [...]

CP2020 - Who Are the People In Your Neighborhood?

Administrator — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:17:01 +0000

These are NPC's that have been encountered during the course of play in the Southowilson Campaign. They will likely become recurring characters, so this is a place to keep track of them. Pyotr Derevenko - Small time bookie in the European quarter, he never leaves the district for very long and hasn't been outside of Southowilson [...]

CP2020 - Rules Variants

Administrator — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:59:43 +0000

Rule of IP: Advancement is +1 level for each 10 IP you accumulate. You may not add more than 2 IP to any skill per session, and you usually must have used the skill to improve it. You get 1 IP added for each critical success (10) that you roll on a skill. Simplified [...]

CP2020 - PC’s

Administrator — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:15:12 +0000

Player characters of the Southowilson campaign, started in 2009. Mitchell O’Connell AKA "Boomer": Techie/Nomad, played by J. DeAngelo Irish-North American ethnicity. He’s got a previous general military history with demolitions. Up until the last few years or so, when he settled in Southowilson, he’s been more of a nomad wandering all over. He settled in Southowilson to [...]

WW3 - Session Notes - “A Lucky Break at Satus Peak”

Administrator — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:34:09 +0000

Session #4, March 11, 2022 After exhaustive analysis of movement and attack patterns, the Dragoon intel group agreed that they were most likely to catch a break by keeping a close eye on the southern part of the Yakama Nation, near Toppenish Ridge (Hembre Mountain to Toppenish Mountain). The squad mounted foot and truck patrols, but [...]