7 Big Trouble in Neo-Sov

#gig #4cw Neon City Overdrive (HUB)

To-Do List

• Write about St. Petersburg (get an idea of the setting)
• Write the narrative/story (template using Gig)
• Figure out the gameplay, i.e. combat encounters (Neon City Overdrive (HUB), prep for bonuses, maluses etc.)
  • Cyberpsychosis

While I haven't quite written the story, I'm planning this to be a two-shot, as I think St. Petersburg and Neo-Sov is too interesting to just do once. Also, I want to accommodate myself with Neon City Overdrive (HUB) without worrying about changing places (again).

Prepping

Premise: Infiltrating a failed state (Neo-Sov with authoritarian police forces vying for power. Go into St. Petersburg, a Organitskaya-managed city akin to Night City and rescue Liudmila, Laz (GM)' aunt.
Any EDGERUNNER that doesn't belong to a group (Neo-Sov, Organitskaya or SovOil) is against all three and willing to join "The Cause".

Theme

• Everything is a market, everything can be bought and sold...for a price that can't be quantified.

Mood

• Not quite a Combat Zone, but not safe either.

Motifs

• Unsafe
  • Public muggings.
  • Agent alerts: CYBERPSYCHO on the loose. Stay in-doors while the Military Police apprehend suspect.
  • Wanted posters & Missing persons.
    Russian culture more!

Running

Setup

The Crew arrive in St. Petersburg after joining up the Fight Club aboard the Invisible Pterodactyl, a decommissioned Second Corporate War military vehicle that is used by the Nomads of the Lithuanian Free State to smuggle weapons and food into the Neo-Sov.

They aren't immediately tagged as foreigners, as they've picked up some skill-chips from the Nomads. However, this entire trip was quite costly: negotiate among The Crew the major cost they had to pay (money/favor) in order to arrive to Neo-Sov safely.

Player Goals

• Survive the Pit
• Learn information about the Neo-Sov that they did not know already.
• Secure a safehouse in St. Petersburg.
  • Fake names, passports and someone who doesn't ask questions. Hotels are out of the question, as most are outfitted with CCTV. Or, perhaps, you don't plan on staying - sleep in the AV?
  • The Crew figured out

Storyteller Goals

• Introduce combat encounters via the Pit. Brawl, Melee weapons, Ranged, multiple goons (arkham style) etc.
• Give the players the feeling of when sunset hits, they'll be out looking for you. The Vampyres begin their hunt. Advance a relevant timer whenever they are able to learn more information about The Crew.

Execution

Player Goals

• Interact with the Organitskaya and see who is willing to help you reconnect with Liudmila. Some might even tell you to deal with SovOil or Neo-Sov directly.
• Get in bar brawls, bet on underground matches and find out about the shadow currency: teeth - real, human teeth, used as a coin for barter, with many "clean" teeth being actually installed or gold-plated by those who trade in them

Storyteller Goals

• Meet the Organitskaya: Lenin poserboys, combat drug pushers, scavs, blue collar workers, rich fucks, ex-KGB, everything you can imagine. Think of every Night City gang - they're probably just a syndicate in the Organitskaya (also pg. 25 on Augmented Reality).
• Deliver the most important clue: despite being detained by the Organitskaya, Liudmila is kept locked away in Vasilyevsky Island, under Neo-Sov lock and key.