It is the year 2020. Corpos rule the cities, gangs rule the streets, nomads rule the wasteland. And the music industry? Sitting on that throne is a relic of bygone times. Punks. Rockerboys. Old men stuck in the 80's, icons of a rebellion that has never happened and never will. Stagnant like a rotting corpse, wailing on guitar strings the exact same way their grandparents had. Every day their cries of "sticking it to the man" grow more and more hollow. Now is the time to strike. The people need something new. The people need
Hope. The people need....Idols.
Seeing a weakness in the market's saturation with Punkrock, Japanese companies have begun launching major investment campaigns across the former American states. Some import talent from oversees, often picking those who have already made their name. Others recruit locally, with a vast number of "Fixers" appearing virtually overnight, sniffing up anyone with talent or potential. Almost overnight, the Idol virus infected the heart of America. With success came money. People are willing to do terrible things for money in this modern world. "Idolhood" has become a true warzone. Competition is fierce and violent. It takes courage, heart, and a lot of guns just to survive in this business.
You're lucky enough to have a corporate sponsor, but not lucky enough to know who they are. Nobody wants to be associated with a failed brand. Should that include you, they will disavow all knowledge of your existence. You're only contact with them is through your fixer, "Carbuncle". He claims he took the name from a beautiful magical creature, but your fist page of net searches just bring up a skin condition. That's probably why they're letting you pick the band name instead of him. All things considered, they're granting you a large amount of freedom. Your standing marching orders are "do whatever it takes to get your brand popular, so long as your actions do not tarnish it". As long as you keep doing that, they'll keep signing your paychecks. They'll send additional, optional, jobs that Carbuncle insists really are optional. Usually sabotaging other groups in some way, though occasionally potential opportunities will also be brought up. You'll also have mandatory concerts. The big ones, ones that cost a lot of time and money to set up. These ain't optional, and you can bet your bottom eddie that other groups will take this opportunity to sabotage you. It's you're responsibility to prevent that.
Your competition is everywhere, yet one particular group has already singled you out for rivals. Dark Mirror. They seem to have taken great pains to copy your group, down to finding individual Idols with similar talents and history to your own. Only with a gothic lolli style thrown on top. Such gimmicks are hardly rare in this cutthroat world, but it is odd that they would go to such lengths when you quite literally haven't made a name for yourselves yet. Its clear that this rivalry is manufactured - whether by your own company or a rival of their own is anyone's guess. They're you're enemies, and that is all that really matters when it comes down to it.
Are you ready Chumba? Your debut concert starts in thirty.
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Basically I fell into the Cyberpunk 2077 hype and wanted to try out the game. So I came up with this perfectly reasonable scenario to do so!
As such, the setting is entirely the same (with the addition of idols).
The rules are mostly the same, with the sole caveat that everyone must play the "rockerboy" class. You'll get 50 points to work with, unless you opt for the roll randomly version, in which case you will be able to do so on the Discord once I get the bot up (or have me do it for you if you have a hatred for discord). Lifepath is also optional, and you may choose options instead of randomly rolling them. Yep, that one caveat.
You can use stuff from any 2020 books you have your hands on. Go nuts.
Assuming you don't have the book, rules outlines will be provided in the discord or via PM.
Character creation opens...NOW! THERE IS NO ROOM FOR HESITATION IN THE IDOL WORLD!
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Topic: Cyber✪Idol 2020: Kawaii or Diie (Read 837 times)