tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post1775299578463429962..comments2024-03-27T19:02:58.368-04:00Comments on BARKING ALIEN: Thorough Thursdays : CYBERPUNKAdam Dicksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-22264975944254718462017-06-01T19:23:23.111-04:002017-06-01T19:23:23.111-04:00I played both editions of the R. Talsorian games w...I played both editions of the R. Talsorian games when they came out during my gaming-intensive college years. Probably the biggest "house rule" was one I grabbed out of one of their periodicals--namely breaking up the archtypes into two groups: roles and affiliations, and letting people pick two. That would let you be a Cop Solo or a Nomad Techie or a Corp Fixer.WQRobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436898737750581192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-11081333402273117282017-06-01T12:45:28.059-04:002017-06-01T12:45:28.059-04:00Funny you should post this...I just spent half of ...Funny you should post this...I just spent half of yesterday reading all of Raven's cyberpunk posts.<br /><br />I was very much a fan of the genre (and the RPGs) "back in the day," but I've become slightly soured on them. For one thing, they're a little dark...not much room for hope and light (or optimism) in the grimdark future. For another, a lot of their stuff seems fairly dated (as we move farther into the 21st century) and the issues and troubles surrounding technology in the real world are extremely different from the ones imagined in the 80s and 90s. <br /><br />However, I will always dig on cyborgs. Love love love those guys (and gals).<br />: )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-14380043042020321102017-05-28T18:09:56.151-04:002017-05-28T18:09:56.151-04:00I'll look into Infinity - As anyone who glance...I'll look into Infinity - As anyone who glances at the posts this blog even briefly can tell, Japanese Anime/Manga influences are a major muse for my games.<br /><br />I have noted the Japanese aesthetic in Spanish, and Latin American Pop-Culture quite a bit. Perhaps a result of many old series being translated into Spanish before they were in English? Saint Seiya, Captain Future, Ulysses 31, and a few others come to mind. <br /><br />I'm fascinated not by transhumanism as it's happening, but rather what the Earth, and Humanity will be like 100 years after transhumanism. Now that would be an interesting setting.<br /><br />Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-87882402253122652732017-05-28T18:03:19.551-04:002017-05-28T18:03:19.551-04:00Thanks for stopping by Bob!
Part of the reason fo...Thanks for stopping by Bob!<br /><br />Part of the reason for my thoughts on the subject was a conversation I had with noted RPG writer, editor, and all around professional gaming smart person Ross Isaacs. <br /><br />He noted the Punk elements of Cyberpunk are largely ignored in favor of the Cyber elements. I wondered if 'Punk' ever really means 'Punk' in genre fiction, but also tried to picture Cyberpunk with the idea of Punk fully embraced. What would that be like?<br /><br />I think the themes of the Cyberpunk genre are less about the tech - virtual reality, cybernetics, artificial intelligence - and more about what those things will do to our societies. Will advancements such as these free use, or enslave us to the powerful minority in control of them.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-51876998893306179262017-05-27T07:14:38.382-04:002017-05-27T07:14:38.382-04:00Cyberpunk and, much worse, transhumanism, make me ...Cyberpunk and, much worse, transhumanism, make me uncomfortable because I see a true future in them, the challenge to the definition of human. So, I've never been a fan of the genre. That said, lately I have become interested in the upcoming Infinity RPG*, which, the game being inspired by japasese anime (in adition to cyberpunk) is a feat on itself.<br /><br />*I don't know why, but manga aesthetics seem to be a boost for spanish games and IPs.Miguel de Rojashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762364029464337239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-5017443940680752472017-05-26T18:27:56.527-04:002017-05-26T18:27:56.527-04:00I agree. I'm currently running a GURPS Cyberpu...I agree. I'm currently running a GURPS Cyberpunk campaign (with an offshoot of Cthulhu Punk mixed-in for weirdness). Just re-read the Sprawl trilogy, and about to read some other of what I'd call "real" cyberpunk. I think the presence of androids and cyborgs, etc., does not make it Cyberpunk. This post actually makes me want to look at my campaign and see if I am hitting the real themes enough. Gracias from CyberTex.bloftin2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15844041793216503114noreply@blogger.com