Anthony J. Zinni
Mind Rot
Concept: "What place could be more twisted than inside the mind of a hacker obsessed with bloody holo sports shows and has merged consciousness with a reckless sentient AI? Venture into their minds and free her from this prison, or seek a more chaotic and potentially profitable conclusion."
Content: A virtual reality mission to rescue a hacker from her own brain.
Writing: Tons of informative and descriptive details about the scenario, locations and phenomena to investigate, provided in a direct and conversational tone.
Art/design: Primarily black-on-white two-column layout accented with shades of blue, with NPC illustrations and a map (player- and GM-facing versions included).
Usability: High-contrast text in readable fonts, with consistently formatted headings, labels, etc. to indicate specific kinds of information, all organized in a manner that allows for easy navigation and location of desired details.
Writing: Tons of informative and descriptive details about the scenario, locations and phenomena to investigate, provided in a direct and conversational tone.
Art/design: Primarily black-on-white two-column layout accented with shades of blue, with NPC illustrations and a map (player- and GM-facing versions included).
Usability: High-contrast text in readable fonts, with consistently formatted headings, labels, etc. to indicate specific kinds of information, all organized in a manner that allows for easy navigation and location of desired details.
The Gallery of Punks
Concept: "The Gallery of Punks is a play aid for Cy_Borg by Stockholm Kartell. It is intended to assist the game master in creating NPCs on the fly, equipping them with tools to help make emergent storytelling possible. It has been primarily designed as a reference document intended to be used alongside the rulebook."
Content: A set of tables to generate punks of various classes (stats, quirks, looks, equipment, etc.) to help a GM populate their version of CY more quickly and easily, along with a small number of NPCs with more fully developed backstories and personalities. Also included are some commonly visited NPC types--ripperdoc, bartender, etc.--and their wares.
Writing: Direct, focused information intended to assist a GM in accomplishing their goals and keeping their game moving.
Art/design: White-on-black landscape-oriented pages that emphasize their central table(s). Vendor pages include some graphic embellishments to reflect their purpose (ammo, pharmaceuticals, etc.), and each of the more fully developed NPCs has their own full-color illustration.
Usability: Text is high contrast and consistently formatted across pages, even with specific pages' organizational differences, and locating a particular element and recognizing its aim is easy to accomplish.
Content: A set of tables to generate punks of various classes (stats, quirks, looks, equipment, etc.) to help a GM populate their version of CY more quickly and easily, along with a small number of NPCs with more fully developed backstories and personalities. Also included are some commonly visited NPC types--ripperdoc, bartender, etc.--and their wares.
Writing: Direct, focused information intended to assist a GM in accomplishing their goals and keeping their game moving.
Art/design: White-on-black landscape-oriented pages that emphasize their central table(s). Vendor pages include some graphic embellishments to reflect their purpose (ammo, pharmaceuticals, etc.), and each of the more fully developed NPCs has their own full-color illustration.
Usability: Text is high contrast and consistently formatted across pages, even with specific pages' organizational differences, and locating a particular element and recognizing its aim is easy to accomplish.
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