Originally, shotguns could only fire buckshot, a load of numerous small pellets which disperse after leaving, thereby greatly increasing the chances of a hit (at least in close range). Shotguns are smooth-bore weapons made for close range mayhem. To understand the concept of the bracketed text, let’s examine the following short section, which presents shotguns. Descriptions are important for you to realize the logic upon which the rules are based and also because a book full of rules and rules only would be very boring. Layout and Formatting The book uses a formatting system of bracketed text to provide you with game information, while the description on which the rules are based is usually presented above the brackets. Rather than limiting you within the borders of the author’s fantasy, it allows you to stage any cyberpunk campaign you want, from Blade Runner to the Neuromancer. No game world details are provided in CYD20 the book is a collection of rules and mechanics to be used in your own campaigns. It attempts to deal with all different aspects of cyberpunk: characters, equipment, hacking and computers, cyberware and bioware etc. The CYD20 project is a giant sourcebook intending to bridge the cyberpunk genre with the d20 system, effectively allowing you to stage cyberpunk campaigns using your favorite game system. Pioneered by writers like William Gibson and Philip Dick and by cult movies like Blade Runner, the cyberpunk genre is about a dark future – a future not as far away as we would like to believe. This is cyberpunk, science fiction at its best and darkest. INTRODUCTION The CYD20 Project Ecosystems collapse - deadly new viruses plague humanity – offworld colonies provide a refuge to the wealthy – megacorporations handle the real power in the world – the Internet virtual reality extends across the globe and the colonies – man fuses with machine, using cybernetic implants and genetic modifications to become superhuman and achieve immortality. REQUIRES THE USE OF THE D20 MODERN™ ROLEPLAYING GAME, PUBLISHED BY WIZARDS OF THE COAST, INC.
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