And beyond...

Background Fluff:
I used to play/run Cyberpunk and Mekton/Z fairly regularly a few years back, and found the setting to be highly entertaining. Plus, the related literature (Sterling, Gibson, Effinger, etc) is just too tasty a morsel of a setting to really resist. Even in my games that weren't technically cyberpunk in nature (e.g. Macross/Gundam-inspired MektonZ game, Heavy Gear, etc), 3 out of four of my player groups always seemed to fit the "Edgerunner" urban mercenary black-ops team. Not even on my accord, even...

And so I mentioned Heavy Gear, which was my first introduction to the Silhouette rule system, and like you might've seen on the previous page, I grew to really like the Silhouette system...alot. And I liked the cyberpunk style...alot. So just like chocolate and peanut butter, it was fated that'd I'd do something silly and try and combine the two.

And here are the results...

CypherPunk 2041 (My campaign setting)

What is Cypherpunk 2041, you might ask...? It's my personal campaign that I've been running on-and-off for the last year and a half or so (when I get to run). The world contains many elements from Cyberpunk (both the RPG and the genre), Rifts, Bubblegum Crisis, and many various works of Masamune Shirow (Ghost in the Shell, Appleseed, and Dominion Tank Police). The information below will hopefully explain more (as I finish putting it online)...

Timeline [NEW: 11.27.99]
The World of 2041 & Political Climate [Coming Soon]

• The Coalition of American States (CAS)
• The Western Free States of NorCal, SoCal, and New Olympus
• Poseidon (New Japan)
• European Commonwealth (EC)
• Federated Russia
• New Azania (African political alliance)
• ANZAC (Australia, New Zealand, Australasian Commonwealth)
• Criminal Syndicates (Yakuza, Kombinat, Mafia, Union Corse, etc.)
• Major Terrorist organizations
• Political Map of US, Southern Canada

Technology Outline [Coming Soon]
Mechanical Catalog

• Fuchikoma (Ghost in the Shell)
• Thinktank (Ghost in the Shell)
• Guges (Appleseed)
• SAMAS (Rifts)
• Terror-Trooper (Rifts)

Campaigns & Adventures [Coming Soon]

Silhouette Conversions from Cyberpunk 2020

Silhouette Cyberpunk Skills List
Silhouette Cyberpunk Archetypes
Silhouette Cyberpunk Perks/Flaws
Silhouette Cyberpunk Cybernetics List
Silhouette Cyberpunk Cyborgs [Under Construction]
Silhouette Cyberpunk Equipment List
Silhouette Cyberpunk House Rules [Under Construction]
Adventures & Conversions (Including C.Conkle's Eurotrash) [Under Construction]
Converting Interlock to Silhouette (Character Conversion Guidelines)
Equipment/Weapon Availability Rules [First Draft]
More Hacking in Silhouette [First Draft]

...And of course, we must have:

THE COMPENDIUM OF MODERN ARMAMENTS 2041
AKA: The Big Fraggin' Book of Bang-Bangs

FRAMES or NO FRAMES versions

THE EQUIPMENT COMPENDIUM
AKA: The Everything BUT the Bang-Bangs Catalog
Ok. Since you've made it this far down the catalog, you've probably realized that you've nearly maxxed out your credit rating on firearms. But you've forgotten to get yourself an apartment/car etc. This catalog will list much of the other less-violent needs and wants of a character, such as food, housing, clothing, electronics and body armor.

Pt 1: Combat-related Gear [Coming Soon]
Body Armor, Armor Enhancements, Combat Electronics (Optics & Communications)

Pt 2: Everything Else
Tools, hardware, electronics, lifestyle, clothing, (basic) transportation, and much, much more.

Part 3: Skillchips
Instant access to (nearly) every skill you could ever require. Requires Neural Interface and an available set of either Interface Plugs or a Chipware Socket for use.

THE AUTOMOTIVE CATALOG
AKA: The 2041 Big Book of Wheels
So now you've got guns, stuff (a stereo, an apartment, etc), now you just need to find some better transport to/from your occupation of choice. This Catalog will give a brief summary of "typical" civilian motor vehicles in the 2040s, with images and examples of a few specific models.

--Draft Version--

GENERAL TOOLS

Vehicle Construction Spreadsheet for MS Excel 7.0/97.
Extra handy-dandy tool to whip up vehicles using the construction rules as seen in Jovian Chronicles, also known as the Silhouette Version 2 construction ruleset. (Someday, those folks at the Pod Corps will finish producing a version of Under Construction for the SV2 system, happily making this spreadsheet obsolete...)

Character Construction Sheet for MS Excel 7.0/97
Quick-and-dirty character construction! Skills, Perks, Flaws, AND a fully printable character sheet! It will even sort and enter the majority of the character information (Stats, skills, perks/flaws, etc) for you! Tres groovy! Setting-specific versions of this spreadsheet are available under their respective setting pages (e.g. Heavy Gear, Tribe 8, etc).
NOTE: this spreadsheet uses one of my house rules: Character Perks & Flaws are purchased out of the Attribute Point pool, rather than Skill Points...I like the balance better this way -- also makes players decide on which perks are really important. Also keeps players from having 1-2 "wasted" stat points due to the number breakdown in stat purchasing.

Silhouette Luck Cards for MS Word 7.0/97.
I cribbed the idea for these (and many of the cards) from The Blackhammer Project. There's about a dozen or so "new" card types that I added with help from a friend of mine. If you're using 'em for Cyberpunk, you may want to remove the more supernatural-related cards like Prophecy.

Here's how the gig works:
At the beginning of each game session, deal out a number of luck cards equal to the PC's Psyche+3. The cards may then be played for results at (almost) any time during the game. Each card details its application. Certain cards (especially the PLOT/SUBPLOT cards) should be played at the beginning of the game, so the GM has time to work in the results in a logical fashion.

GM'S TOOLS

Expendables Sheet
Write up table for those hordes of nameless goons! Excel 97 spreadsheet.

NPC Sheet
Four streamlined character sheets to a single printed 8.5x11" page, good for quick write-ups and reference to those NPCs with speaking roles! Excel 97 spreadsheet.

CYBERPUNK & RELATED LINKS

Dream Pod 9: Silhouette Headquarters...

R.Talsorian Games: Publisher of Cyberpunk 2020

Christian Conkle's 2K20: Excellent Cyberpunk 2020 resource! Author of the very cool Eurotrash and follow-on adventures. Many other good resources too, including Netrunning & Hacking rules for Fuzion and/or Cyberpunk 3.0.

Datafortress 2020: Currently maintained by Deric "D-roc" Bernier. Lots of goodies, such as the Updated Autumn Blade sourcebook, the 2021 Military & CorpSec vehicle catalog, and much, much more. Another favorite is the Shirowpunk conversions.

GhostLord's CP2020: Home of the Autumn Blade sourcebook & much more!

The Blackhammer Project: Another excellent online resource! Includes prime picks like Verona Beach 2020 and the 2021 Firearms Archive.

The AURA Project: Crossbreed of Silhouette and Fuzion! Works in progress include a Ghost in the Shell sourcebook!

SiliSpyder's CP2020: Another excellent weapons source for CP2020 on the web.

Banzaidyne: Excellent website with numerous conversions of modern military hardware to Silhouette stats. Also the origin of the explosives rules I use in my RPG campaigns.

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Send comments to: pbourque@u.arizona.edu

Last Update: 01.08.01 13:04 (04.18.00 10:48)

Update News: (Update News Archive)

• 4.18.00: Just a bugfix update. Looks like my version of FrontPage isn't Y2K compliant, or at least, the little timestamp macro isn't... Also adjusted my email address, as the wsunix account disappeared back in February.
• 1.11.00: Happy (belated) 2K! Christmas/Winter vacation is drawing to a close... I've had the chance over the last few weeks to assemble more information, and make a few relatively minor additions to the webpage. As typical of just about any update, there's about another dozen firearms: several new Shotguns (Mossberg 500 bullpup, KBP's RMB93, Benelli/HK M4, and perhaps a few others), several SMGs (Bushman IDW, ENARM's MSM, HK's new (ca. 2000) prototype caseless PDW, and a few more), plus a few extra rifles, too (AKU 94, two sporting carbines, archaic lever-actions, and a few others from Bushman). Also added are a few additions to Melee Weapons: taser weapons! I'm placing a simple link to my FIRST draft rules sets for Hacking and Equipment/Weapon availability (txt files from my posts to the JCML and Sil-General MLs).
• 11.27.99: Turkey-day vacation rolls along, which means I've gotten some time to work on the page. Even though I should probably be working on something school-related instead. You know what they say about all work and no play, right? Moved the "non-frames" version of the Compendium from this page to its own sub-page. Added a link. Added a few other odds and ends, including some background material in the form of a TIMELINE, and a map of the United States. Also uploaded VCS sheets for Guges landmate, & CS Terror Trooper. And if I'm in a good mood, I might even have a few more guns to put up, too.
• 10.07.99: Wow, long time no update. Well, I've finally gotten myself more-or-less established in Arizona. And with that, I've now had some time to work on the page again. Fairly big update, this time, too. Up this update, I've got several new weapons (big surprise), something on the order of 20+ new items! Also fixed the Compendium format so weapons are now listed alphabetically by manufacturer and model name. Also made a few changes to the Modifications page. I've started work on Appendix I: Explosives as well (finally found some pictures...). Should be up pretty soon.
• 08.03.99: Last update for awhile... I'm now packing up to move to Tucson, AZ for graduate work at the UofA. Got about 10 new weapons, and fixed the format on almost all of the weapon archive pages. Lots of new grenade launchers, a rifle, a shotgun, a SMG or two, and a pair of pistols. Enjoy! Should the SilCP pages move to a UofA webserver, I'll be sure to let you folks know...
• 07.23.99: Zipped up the MS Word 97 file for the Silhouette Luck Cards. Do note, that there's a few cards that may be somewhat genre-specific to DP9's dark fantasy game Tribe 8... Bear this in mind when you run across wierd cards like "Bad Omen" and "Prophecy."
• 07.22.99: Wow. Things are a little dusty...<cough> It didn't make the update, but the Melee Weapons Catalog is online. Additionally, one of the format changes I used in the Melee catalog I've grown to like -- I'm currently in the process of revamping the remainder of the Armament Catalog to match formats. I've got the Light, Medium, and Heavy pistols done so far... Check them out, tell me if you like it better/worse. Added four new guns, the Polish RADOM P-83 and P-93, the Grader M2043 (from Trigun, I believe), and the S&W Sigma Enhanced. Got a bunch more cars for the catalog, too, something on the order of another 60 possible vehicles (found a spiffy 99 Tokyo Auto-Show webpage).

Images, relevant names and titles are copyright and/or trademark their respective owners. Sources include R.Talsorian Games (Bubblegum Crisis RPG, Cyberpunk 2020, etc.), Palladium Books (RIFTS), Colonial Marines Tech Manual, Masamune Shirow (Appleseed, Ghost in the Shell, Dominion Tank Police), Gundam, Autumn Blade, The Blackhammer Project, Moon-Net and various other online resources. No infringements of said copyrights intended.