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╔══════════════════╗ ║ CyberPunk 2020 ║ ║ Non-Player ║ ║ Character ║ ║ Random Generator ║ ║ Version 3.10 ║ ╚══════════════════╝ Copyright (c) 1995 by Dolphin Software Cyberpunk is a trademark of R. Talsorian Games ┌───────────────┐ │ User's Manual │ └───────────────┘ Table Of Contents ----------------- About This Program.......................................1 Registration.............................................2 Running NPC Generator....................................3 - Creating New Characters...............................3 - Loading Saved NPCs....................................4 New Careers..............................................5 - Null Boxer............................................5 - Scavenger.............................................5 - PA Trooper............................................6 - Politician............................................7 - Actress/Model.........................................7 New Skills...............................................9 - PA Pilot..............................................9 - Expert (PA Design)....................................9 - PA Tech...............................................9 Other utilities..........................................10 History of NPC Generator.................................11 Distribution.............................................13 Registered Users and Special Thanks......................14 CyberPunk 2020 NPC Generator v3.10 Page 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS PROGRAM The purpose of this program is to aid GMs and players in creating Non-Player Characters. It may be distributed freely as shareware on any other system. No registration is required for this program, and is therefore in no way "crippled" or hindered in any form. If you wish to register, and therefore make me aware of the fact that you do use this program, it is free, so there is no risk to you what-so-ever. The following files should be included in this package. If any are missing please notify the sysop of the BB you downloaded them from so he may delete the file. And also notify me so I can send you the missing file(s). NPC.EXE - This is the NPC Generator program itself. NPC.DAT - This is the data file which keeps count of the number of times each role has been created. NPC.DOC - The document which you are currently readin. REGISTER.FRM - The registration form. SETZERO.EXE - Utility which allows you to reset the data in the NPC.DAT file. This program was written in Turbo Pascal 7.0. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the code which was used in creating it, please read the Registration section of this document. This program uses all of the Careers which are listed in the Cyberpunk 2020 gaming manual. Also included are a few others which I found floating around on GEnie. All of weapons from the Cyberpunk 2020 manual as well as some from the Chrome books are used in this program. It also uses all the Cyberware from the Cyberpunk 2020 manual, but not the cyberware listed in any of the Chrome books. Hopefully you'll be able to find this a useful program which will aid you in playing Cyberpunk. I decided to write it because I was sick of spending lots of time making NPCs. Now, with this simple program, it only takes me about 30 seconds (max) to make a Non-Player Character. Enough talk! For more info, read on. If you don't want to, just start the program up, it's more or less self explainitory. Enjoy! CyberPunk 2020 NPC Generator v3.10 Page 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION I know, I said that registration was not required, and believe me, it's not. My main reason for allowing FREE registration was so I could get a better idea as to who is using this program. It's nice to know whether all my effort is helping other people as well. In addition to making me feel good, there are a few other bonus' to registering. Here they are: - You recieve a registered copy of the program. (This is no, different than the unregistered save for the blinking "Unregistered Copy" is replaced with your name) - You recieve registered copies of all future versions. - You'll be notified when I any new programs are put out by me. - Your name in this document in upcoming version (and believe me, there will be more version) - Cyberpunk utility. This utility will act as a menu screen in which you can select any of the 4 Cyberpunk programs which I will put out. (NPC Generator, PC Creator, PA Design, and Vehicle Design) I think the above reasons are reason enough to register. Where as can you get so much for FREE!!! Some of you out there may be interested in obtaining the Source Code. This, unfortunately, is not free. Since I worked hard at creating the program, and therefore, creating the code, I require a $5 check in order to obtain the code. If you wish to register, there are 2 possible ways to do so. The first is simple. You can contact me through E-Mail at the below address: S.BUKOSKI@GENIE.GEIS.COM If you wish to obtain the source code, or do not want to send me e-mail, you can reach me through the post office at the following address: Scott Bukoski 34 Dutton Street Worcester, MA. 01610 In either case, please send me the info that I require. You can find it in the file REGISTER.FRM. Again, I urge you to register so I know. Also, if you have any questions, I can be reached at the above addresses as well. CyberPunk 2020 NPC Generator v3.10 Page 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------- RUNNING NPC GENERATOR Creating New Characters Selecting Role - At this point you must select one of the 15 roles that are supported in this program. Those Roles are: - Actress - Cop - Corporate - Fixer - Media - MedTech - Netrunner - Nomad - Null Boxer - PA Trooper - Politician - Rockerboy - Scavenger - Solo - Techie Selecting Level - At this point you can choose how good the NPC is by selecting a level from 1 to 5. At level 1 he will be like a new character, where as at level 5 he will have almost 100 points distibuted amongst his skills. There shouldn't be a lot of level 5 NPCs out there. When you reach level 5 you are considered one of the elite (if not the best) in your field. Cyberware - You can select either None, Some, or Lots. If you select None, your NPC will have no Cyberware. If you select Some, then the NPC will have up to 3 different types of Cyberware. Choosing Lots will give your NPC up to 6 different items. At this point your NPC will appear on the screen with all his stats, weapons, armor, cyberware, etc. At this point you have 4 options that you can do. Print - This will obviously print a Character Sheet of the NPC that is on the screen. Save to Disk - This will allow you to save the NPC to a file. A prompt will come up asking you for a name. Type one in but do not put an extension on it. Kill NPC - This will kill the NPC, and the Number Created will be set back one. It will appear that you never made one, because in reality, you didn't. Pressing this will bring you out to the Main Option Screen. Done - When you are finished printing, saving, or whatever, you can type 'd' and you will be brought out to the Main Option Screen again. CyberPunk 2020 NPC Generator v3.10 Page 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Loading Saved NPCs Select Saved File - You will be prompted to select a saved file to choose from. If there are no saved NPCs, you will be told so and then you will exit to the Main Option Screen. Pressing <Enter> alone will exit you from the Selection process and take you back to the Main Screen. Once the file is selected, it will appear on the screen just like it would when you were creating a new one. It will show you all the stats, skills, weapons, cyberware (if any), armor, and a whole bunch of other interesting things. Just like above there are four options. Print - Prints the character onto a sheet that you can use for games and other purposes. Save to Disk - If you select this, it'll allow you to save the NPC to a file. Since it's obviously already a file since you loaded it, I couldn't see why you'd want to use this option. It is here none-the-less if you want it. Kill NPC - This will delete the current file from your hard drive. So if the NPC should ever die and you don't want to use it again, just "Kill" him. Done - Like above, this will bring you back to the Main Screen. You must make sure that the files you wish to load are in the same directory as the program. If they are not, it won't find them. Also, all saved NPCs are saved in a special format the program uses. The purpose for this is to make the reading of these data files faster and easier. Because of this, the only way you could possibly look at the NPC once he is saved, is to use the program. Trying to view the file through a text editor will result in nothing but meaningless drivel! CyberPunk 2020 NPC Generator v3.10 Page 5 --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW CAREERS The following is a list of new careers that were added for Cyberpunk NPC Generator version 2.3. Proper credit is given where the credit is due. ========================================================= Null Boxer (by D.KUFNER) You live the sport hell! You are the sport and dream of bodily perfection. You are the best tower of flesh that intimidates most men. You fight in an arena in space, a plastic myomar bubble, surrounded by a crowd of crazed fans who want to see blood and bruises and maybe even a broken bone or two. If you're good enough, you might survive the year and compete for the global corporate crown annual event. Wimps and cry babies need not apply for this occupation! Career Skills --------------- Gravity Balance (see below) Boxing/Martial Arts Athletics Endurance Dance Fencing Stealth Human Perception Intimidate Strength Feat Gravity Balance (2) : This is your ability to move around and orient yourself in 0 gravity. You are trained in a virtual reality unit. A +1 will allow you to float and swim without getting nausiated. At +3 you can now do acrobatics. With a +6 you can dance circles around others. At +9 0 gravity is more natural to you than the earth's gravity is. System: Add Gravity Balance to all physical rolls. (For example, if you wanted to punch someones nose in, you'd roll (1D10 + REF + BRAWL(Martial Arts) + Grvaity Balance). ============================================================ Scavenger (by K.DUFNER) You repair and fix old tech equipment for use, resale, or strip it for parts. You dig through rubble of dead towns and cities or raid the corporate garbage bins. You are a person of the street living hand to mouth and deal with fixers on a daily basis. You could say you are a 2020's green team of self recycling. CyberPunk 2020 NPC Generator v3.10 Page 6 --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW CAREERS (continued) Career Skills ---------------- Repair/Restore (see below) Basic Tech Jury Rig Endurance Chemistry Botany Stealth First Aid Hide/Evade Demolitions Repair/Restore (2): This is your ability to match old tech with new tech and to restore old tech to working order or strip it for parts. A + 1 will allow you to repair simple non-electrical devices. At +3 you can restore old wiring grids and match some simple electrical tech to new tech. With a +6 you can rebuild old motors and electrical generators. A +9 will yield you the ability to match most old tech to new tech and reassemble most old tech. System: Add Repair/Restore to any rolls involving fixing, repairing, or anything mechanical in nature. ======================================================== PA Trooper (as described in Maximum Metal) A Trooper, properly speaking, is a professional soldier well-trained in the use of Powered Armor. While only an average combatant without a suit, a Trooper is nearly matchless as a threat while wearing PA. It is common practice to refer to anyone wearing Powered Armor as a Trooper, whether they are career ACPA wearers or not. In battle, the difference is obvious. With the introduction of Powered Armor, a new category of professional Solos slowly arose, much like brawny jet-fighter pilots, specially trained to make use of the equipment. Borrowing the label from 20th Century Sci-fi, they were called Troopers. As a profession, the Trooper's special ability is Combat Sense, similar to that of a solo, but specialized for ACPA combat. Career Skills ---------------- PA Combat Sense Awareness/Notice Heavy Weapons Rifle Melee Brawling or Martial Arts Athletics Weaponsmith PA Tech (see SKILLS.NEW) Intimidate CyberPunk 2020 NPC Generator v3.10 Page 7 --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW CAREERS (continued) PA Combat Sense : Just like the solos, PA Combat Sense (usually shortened to PA Combat) is a reflection of the Trooper's skill and professionalism in his chosen combat discipline. PA Combat permits the Trooper (working through his Reality Interface) to anticipate danger, dodge traps, and avoid dangerous situations which ambush less weary souls. The PA Combat Sense provides a bonus to a Trooper's Awareness rolls whenever he is in Powered Armor, and acts as a bonus on Initiative rolls. Various special manuevers and combat actions require PA Combat for the die rolls. With a +2 you can run your ACPA without tripping and falling in it all the time. With a +4, you move like an athletic teenager even through the roughest of terrains. However, PA Combat Sense is very restricted when you're out of your armor (1/2 initiative bonus, no manuever bonus). Don't go thinking you're a Solo when that happens. Politician (As mentioned in CP 2020 the 2nd Edition) Politicians in Cyberpunk 2020 are just like politicians in the 20th century. All they care about is themselves, their career, and how well they can lie to the populace. You're the Mayor, Senator, Congressman, VP, President, and any other political form you can imagine. You can even be a little sleeze President for some scum corporation. Career Skills ---------------- Charismatic Leadership Awareness/Notice Education Wardrobe & Style Composition Persuasion Oratory Social History Library Search ======================================================== Actress/Model (As mentioned in CP 2020 the 2nd Edition) You are the beauty queens and role models of the age. Your faces are plastered on many a billboard and the mention of your name invokes many a face to become awe ridden. This isn't just a female role either. There are a lot of male models out there, and there are just as many male actors. With the advent of technology, you've become the main atraction of most video junkies. CyberPunk 2020 NPC Generator v3.10 Page 8 --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW CAREERS (continued) Career Skills ----------------- Pose Awareness/Notice Personal Grooming Wardrobe & Style Education Photo & Film Seduction Persuasion Perform Social Pose: This is the model/actress' ability to impress and to perform her/his job. With a pose of +1, you are all right, but a few more years of schooling is required. At a +3 you are usually on the cover of small magazines and play roles in lots of "B" movies. With a +6 you are smattered on billboards and star in quite a few movies. At +9, you can't go anywhere without being badgered for autographs. Your name and face is everywhere one can look. You've won MANY awards from all aspects of modeling and/or acting. System: Add pose to any role made for anything social related. Either when you are performing, socializing, or seducing. Your Pose skill is a skill which makes others envy you usually. CyberPunk 2020 NPC Generator v3.10 Page 9 --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW SKILLS Here is a list of new skills that were added in version 2.30. ====================================================== PA Tech (3): A construction and repair skill for all non-weapon features of powered armor. This skill combines aspects of Basic Mechanics, Electronics, and Cybertech, but is specialized for ACPA and Linear Frame use. TECH skill Expert (PA Design): The ability to design an ACPA suit's function for optimum performance of its mission (e.g., when a player tries to design a suit from scratch in game context). Use of a computer system with CADaM programs add +3 to the roll. This allows the customization of standard suits without the problems of jury-rigging. INT skill PA Pilot (2): Some characters may be trained in the use of ACPA without being Troopers themselves. PA Pilot is learned by non- Trooper characters the same as Streetwise is learned by non-fixers (in place of Streetdeal ability). It provides the manuever bonuses of PA Combat Sense, but not the initiative bonus. REF skill CyberPunk 2020 NPC Generator v3.10 Page 10 --------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER UTILITIES Setzero Utility One of the utilites included with the NPC Generator is SETZERO.EXE. The purpose of this little utility is to allow you to reset Character Roles back to zero should you ever desire to. To start the utility all you type is Setzero at the C: prompt, and follow the simple instructions. With this utility you can either reset a specific level in a specific role, or reset the whole thing. From the main menu, type all, or the role. If you type all, the utility will reset all Characters back to zero. Therefore, the next time you create a solo, it will see it as the first one you created. If you type a role, it will then prompt you to select what level in that role you would like to reset. Very simple, no? Hopefully you won't reset any roles, but if you start getting up into the hundreds or even thousands, you might want to. :) Main Option Utility (Registered users only) This utility is available to registered users only. I intend to have 4 or 5 programs to utilize all aspects of the Cyberpunk universe. This utility will pop up with a main menu that will show you all the programs. If you have on of them, you can select it, and it will then run that program. You can not use this on unregistered programs, for it will not work. This is another "ploy" to get you to register. Since registration is free for all my programs, it should be considered. This utility is handy because it allows you to jump from program to program without haveing to type commands in by way of the C: prompt. We all know how much DOS is hated. CyberPunk 2020 NPC Generator v3.10 Page 11 --------------------------------------------------------------------- HISTORY OF THE NPC GENERATOR ======================================================= New features in 2.1 that weren't in 1.0: - All armor and cyberware are now calculated properly when it comes to Reflexes and Body. - Lists the skills much nicer. It now tells you what stat they are associated with. - Allows for multiple layers of armor. - Now makes sure that the weapon the NPC is assigned with is appropriate with a skill he has. (No more submachine guns when the npc doesn't even have that skill). - Better handling of skill selection. The npc's main skills are picked better than before, with more skill points being assigned to more important ones (eg. Special Abilities) (Pickup skills are still picked the same). - New data file for faster reading. - SETZERO.EXE to reset the roles to zero. - Now uses nice graphics so the program looks prettier. :) ========================================================= New features in 2.3 that weren't in 2.1: - 5 new careers to choose. (PA Trooper, Null Boxer, Politician, Actress/Model, Scavenger). see CAREERS.NEW for descriptions. - Allows you to choose what level you wish the character to be at. Level 1 for wimpy NPC's and Level 5 for the tough guys. - 3 New skills added. (PA Tech, Expert (PA design), PA Pilot). see SKILLS.NEW for descriptions. ========================================================= New features in 3.0 that weren't in 2.3: - Linear frames are now represented properly in regards to lift. - Now keeps track of the number created for each level of each role. - The Level selection screen no longer "blacks out" when you enter a wrong response. - Special Ability is limited by level of the NPC. - Reputation has been added and is directly related to the level the NPC is at. - Entirely new look to the program. Much more pleasing. :) - Shows the NPC on screen first to allow for saving, printing, or killing if desired. - NPCs can now be saved and loaded from file. - Paper now form feeds to the next page. - You can now specify how much cyberware you'd like to have. Cyberware has also been classified as "common", "average", and "rare". The chance of the NPC getting a certain item is affected by this classification. - Added the Body Type Modifier, Save, and Damage Modifier stats. CyberPunk 2020 NPC Generator v3.10 Page 12 --------------------------------------------------------------------- HISTORY OF THE NPC GENERATOR (continued) ========================================================= New features in 3.05 that weren't in 3.0: - Major bug fix in which the proper .NPC file was not being deleted. ========================================================= New features in 3.10 that weren't in 3.05 - Bug fix in which you could backspace past the beginning of the Save File box. Didn't mess the program up, but looked ugly. - Added more randomness in the number of skill points that will be assigned to each NPC. This way you won't always get a character that has 60 points in his career skills. Some will now have 65, or 62, for example. CyberPunk 2020 NPC Generator v3.10 Page 13 --------------------------------------------------------------------- DISTRIBUTION You may distribute this program freely on any BBS as you see fit. However, do not, in any way, attempt to collect royalties or monies from this program. It is entirely freeware, and should be kept as such. But please, upload as much as you'd like to try and get this program a little more notoriety. I'm sure others who play Cyberpunk will like this program and find it useful. For the latest release on this program and other programs that I have written, please contact: Software Creations BBS " Home of the Authors " Telnet: SWCBBS.COM 1200/2400 V.42/MNP Lines : (508) 365-2359 2400-28.8k V.32/V.42bis US Robotics Lines : (508) 368-7036 14.4k-28.8k V.34/V.32/V.42bis US Robotics Lines : (508) 368-7139 Also, the newest version will be avaiable on GEnie. You can get that version on Scorpia's Games Roundtable Libray. Access through page 805. Keywords to search on are Cyberpunk and/or NPC. CyberPunk 2020 NPC Generator v3.10 Page 14 --------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTERED USERS AND SPECIAL THANKS I'd like to take a few lines to announce the following as registered users of this Program: Scott Maxwell Jarno Siivola Ari Laukkanen I would also like to take a few moments and give special thanks to a few people. For starters I would like to thank my sister and her husband for getting me into Role-Playing Games. Without them, I would never have been able to write this program. Also, special thanks to Scott Maxwell, Scott Edwards (Cricket), and Don Gilmore (RipperDoc) for trying this program and looking for any errors and the like. pecial thanks as well to all those listed above as well as the people on GEnie who gave me ideas and other things to think about that could make this program the best possible one I could come up with.