CyberCity C.S.M. is an evolution in itself. It has evolved from a long running series of CyberPunk style events, CyberNation X. Whilst always popular, it has become increasingly difficult to match supply with demand. People who played in CyberNation X wanted more. Providing more would be easy if it wasn't for the cost of hiring our regular venue. So, if we wanted more, things had to change. This is the change.

CyberNation X was set in a notorious night-club of the same name. CyberCity C.S.M. will take the future out of the confining restrictions of a single location, and explore more aspects of this future world, allowing more variety in plot and character. CyberCity C.S.M. is CyberNation X's future.

We haven't killed CyberNation X, it will still be around, a focal point for events which happen around it, but it won't be our sole setting. Depending on availability, events will be located in a variety of locations, each with their own stories and plot levels. And as time goes on, the CyberCity will grow, and the game will continue to evolve.

And evolve it has - this manual is an evolution of the game itself, an expansion brought about by the growth of characters and plots within the framework of CyberCity C.S.M.

This is not brought about solely on the whim of the games designer and referees - this has been brought about by the players, who have breathed a tremendous amount of life into the game, and taken the plots in directions which were unforeseen when the original rules were written. CyberCity is a player driven game, and it is a tribute to them that the game has evolved as well as it has.

As it stands, this page contains all the basic rules and background that you will need to play in CyberCity C.S.M., so sit back, read, and I'll see you in the future.

+ Introduction to the Metroplex "Hello people, sorry I'm late, I had a little business to take care of in the club. For those of you that don't know me, my name is William Bearclaw. I'm head of security at CyberNation X. Mr. Powers has asked me to take you on a quick tour of the 'plex, so if you'll just get in the chopper, we'll be on our way. Nice helicopter, isn't she? MiL 690a, same type of chopper as the city's CyberSwat use. This bird has a whisper mode you won't believe, makes it easier for you to hear me as we go. OK Brook, take us up. See what I mean? OK, here we go. The pad we've just lifted from is on the roof of the Hunt building, which currently contains offices belonging to Mr. Powers, and is conveniently close, but not too close, to the CyberNation X night-club; yes, that's it down there. The place is built like a bunker now after an accident with the club's original building. The place can apparently take a near-miss from a nuke now, though I wouldn't want to be around if it ever gets put to the test. In addition, the club's internal security systems are the best in Europe, possibly the world. Place like this needs the best. OK, just behind Cybernation you can see a large domed area, that's the Cardiff Hub's Civic Centre. They put the dome up to protect the buildings in there, including the National Museum and the City Hall, both from petty crime and from the rising pollution. If security in there hadn't been so tight, the revolution in early '28 probably would have gone very differently. Right, the city centre. The metroplex is now one of Europe's top commercial sites, primarily as a response to the dramatic population increase as more manufacturing and service industries moved to the South Wales area. The city's second cyber-club is down there somewhere. Yep, just over there. Chromezone it's called. It's not as big as CyberNation but it's already getting quite a rep. OK, we're heading West now towards the Swansea Hub, just down there you can see a large grey bunker, that's the home of the Cardiff C.A.S.W.A.T. unit. Cybernetically Augmented Special Weapons and Tactics. They're the ones that get called in whenever there's trouble from Cybers, or threats the regular cops can't handle. There is an identical bunker at the Swansea hub too. These guys are mean, but you feel a lot safer knowing they're here. Now, much of the area between the two city hubs is industrial and commercial zoning, with commercial centres in the old towns between. These areas are where you'll find most of the activists; Welsh Nationalists, U.K. Nationalists. This is where they all tend to originate. A lot of people here don't even seem to acknowledge that they are part of the C.S.M., hah, and huge chunks of the C.S.M. don't seem to want them either. Now, just off the coast there you can see Pontoon, it's a modular community built on a series of jetties and piers, constructed to create a new major shipping port. The new generation of Super-haulers can't get in to the old Cardiff or Swansea docks, so they come here instead. A whole town exists out there now, and as they come under the jurisdiction of the port authorities, it technically isn't actually part of the metroplex. There are people from all over the world living out there. There's no passport control until you reach the shore so people tend to just live there, and nip to shore on small boats to avoid the checks. People know it happens, but the law has more important things to worry about usually. Mind you, someone brought some nukes into the city once that way. Now you can make out the Swansea Hub. Most of the metroplex's funds get allocated to the Cardiff hub, which means that Swansea's civic facilities are often a bit behind, but the people are becoming more and more proud all the time, and tend to invest a lot of their time and money into the city. The Swansea hub has a fine civilian militia which augments the police force here, they do a good job. Optima, who hold certain franchise rights to CyberNation X are apparently thinking about opening a CyberNation here. Powers isn't too happy though, so he'll probably just build one himself. OK, there is the helipad on the Hill complex, we'll get off here and take the corporate rapid transport system back to the Cardiff hub, where Mr. Powers will be waiting. Have a nice stay folks." Back to the top + Characters in the CyberCity The Cardiff/Swansea Metroplex is now very much a thriving community. Though still not able to compare with some of the World's larger cities, it is an entity far removed from the two cities it grew out of. A city this size attracts all types, and more importantly, a community of this nature creates all types. Trouble doesn't just arrive in the C.S.M., it grows, as was witnessed when a number of the city's gangs staged a revolution in 2028. This section will give you a vague idea of the type of characters which tend to make an impact in the Metroplex. This is by no means a comprehensive list, but it should at least serve to give you a feel for the sort of thing we are looking at. Netrunner Computer experts, master hackers, capable of penetrating even the most heavily guarded electronic network systems. SKILL MODIFIERS: Netrunning - 12/16/20 CyberTech - 21 Computer Operation - 5 Weapon skills - All +5 "People that have never been in the net ask how hard it can be. They think that nothing can hurt you 'cause it ain't your real body in there. Let me tell you, when you get mauled in there, you're never quite the same. The whole thing with Total reality is that your brain can't tell the difference. Getting screwed in there changes you. Permanently." Fixer. Experts at procurement. Procuring what? Anything. Underworld and legitimate contact men and dodgy dealers. SKILL MODIFIERS: Contact (Any) - 5/10/15 Projectile Weapon Skill - All +5 Resource - 7/13/20 Combat Skills - All +2 "Of course! Believe me, if you want it, I can get it for you. Legal, illegal, it don't make much difference. Now, let's go over that order again, three assault rifles, two S.M.G.s, a crate of scotch and fake passports. Any special name for the passports?" Corporate. Big City wheelers and dealers, profit motivated servitors of the big companies. Ruthless cash-mongers. SKILL MODIFIERS: Contact (Corporate) - 4/6/8 Resource - 8/15/20 Rifle/SMG - 20 Contact (Street) - 10/15/25 "Look Muller, don't give me that crap. I've got head office breathing down my neck over this project, I don't care what it takes, get it done!, I don't care about them, just do it. Look, I've already said my head's on the block here, and if I'm going down, you're going down with me." Media. Reporters, journos and newshounds, as well as producers and directors. Struggling to make the top in the increasingly competitive media. Looking for the big break. SKILL MODIFIERS: ComTech - 8/12 VidTech - 8/12 Spin Doctor - 10/15 Contact (Media) - 5/10/15 Drawback - Subject to close scrutiny regarding weapons licensing. "Excuse me, chief constable? Is there a masked vigilante on the loose in the Metroplex, and if so, is he on the police payroll?" Ganger. Tough dudes from the streets, fiercely loyal towards their comrades. Everyone else can go to hell. SKILL MODIFIERS: Resource - 16/23/29 Brawl - 8/12/15 Contact (Street) - 5/10/14 Contact (Government/Military/Corporate/Law) - 10/16/24 "Those mother £*&@~$ set foot on our territory again, and I'll make sure that they leave here singin' like a choirboy!" MedTech. First Aiders, Paramedics and Doctors. An increasingly valuable resource in the violent CyberCity. SKILL MODIFIERS: Medical - 10/15/25 BioTech - 22 ChemTech - 22 Combat Skills - All +5. Each subsequent Combat skill +5 (Accumulative). "OK, what's the sit? Gunshot wound. Ahhh, wounds! OK, stand back and let's see what we can do for this guy. Christ, that's messy. Pass me a whisky down here. To treat the wound? Hell no! After seeing a mess like this I need a stiff drink." Celebrity. The faces of the future, each trying to outdo the other to get the biggest audience, and the most acclaim. SKILL MODIFIERS: Contact (Media) - 6/11/16 Resource - 8/12/20 Drawback - High Profile. Attracts Media & Public attention. "Excuse me? Yes, it is me. I know, it must be a tremendous thrill for you. Of course you can have my autograph, if you'll just hold on a second. No, not this month, but I'm on again in July. Of course, now, who's this too?" Bureaucrat. Petty officials from dozens of agencies and authorities. Some benevolent, some crooked. All with access to some limited power that makes them believe themselves a big shot. SKILL MODIFIERS: Contact (Government) - 5/10/15 Computer Operation - 8 Weapon Skills - All +5 Drawback - Answerable to "Higher Authority" "So I told the mayor, 'Hey, they don't need ALL of the park, so what if we knock down a few trees, saves money on maintenance too". Hey, are you coming on the Australian "Fact finding tour?"" Cop. Protectors of the CyberCity. Runs the range from Beat Cops, through Vice and Narcotics to the City's elite C.A.S.W.A.T. Team. SKILL MODIFIERS: Pistol - 5 Contact (Law) - 5/10/15 Contact (Street) - 6/11/17 Resource - 12/19/25 Combat Skills - All -1 Drawback - Answerable to "Higher Authority" "Excuse me, gentlemen. Nice bikes by the way. I'm looking for an escpaed prisoner, 6'2", shaved head, muscular build, answers to the name of Mabel? I see, and that's your final word? Hmm, nice knife, now, pardon me but GET DOWN ON THE GODDAMN FLOOR AND IF YOU MAKE ONE F*&!# MOVE AND I'LL BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF!" Agent. Field Operative from one of any number of Government, Military or Corporate agencies. Clandestine operation experts. SKILL MODIFIERS: Weapon Skill - 1 at -5 Lockpick - 10/20 Codebreak - 15 Any Skill - One specialist (Non Combat) Skill at -5 Drawback - Answerable to "Higher Authority" Drawback - Disposable. "Takes me back to that time in the Baltics. Fifteen Chinese agents and a mercenary assassin by the name of Leia Ondabed. Excellent Dover Sole they served at that hotel." Solo. Hit Men, Mercenaries and Bounty Hunters. Trained killers, available for the right price. Either on retainer or Freelance, yes? SKILL MODIFIERS: Weapon Skills - Any two skills a half original cost (Rounded down) Combat Skills - All combat skills -2 Medical - Only Level 1 (First Aid) available. Drawback - Either Licensed (i.e. monitored) or Wanted. "So, your wife and that guy with her huh. You realise I charge a thousand euro a bullet? Good, just checking. You want her shot in the head and him shot.......ouch. OK. Just stay quiet whilst I concentrate on this a second............. What do you mean why is it taking so long, I'm trying to save you a thousand bucks!" Techie. Technical, electronic and mechanical experts. The ones who keep it all working, or stop it all working. SKILL MODIFIERS: Tech Skills - Any "Tech" skill 10 Tech Skills - Any one further Tech Skill -5 Resource - 14/20/26 Combat Skills - All +5 "Well, it looks like the deuterium connector is sparked out, and the hydrogen pump needs a total freon cleansing. Tough part though, looks like your fan belt's gone, It's gonna be pricey......" CallPeople. Professional givers of pleasure. Paradise for a price. Licensed Hookers working in sanctioned areas, or illegal vendors looking for a quick buck. SKILL MODIFIERS: Contact (Any) - 5/11/18 Contact (Government) - 3/10/17 Resource - 12/19/25 Drawback - Either Licensed (i.e. monitored) or illegal. "Do you want me to be licensed?" Back to the top + Creating a Character Body Points and Armor Finance CyberTech Creating a character couldn't be easier. All Characters start with 50 Character Points to purchase whatever skills they require. A character can either be based around one of the templates above, with its appropriate advantages and drawbacks, or can be created freeform, without the skill modifiers. The skills available to the character can be chosen from the list below. Skill (Cost) Pistol (10) The ability to use a Pistol. Rifle (15) The ability to use a rifle. S.M.G. (15) The ability to use a Sub-machinegun. Heavy Weapon (Specific) Character is trained in the use of a specific type of heavy weapon. Knife (5) The ability to fight using a knife or Mono-Knife. Archaic Weapon (15)(per specialisation The ability to fight using a sword, Mono-Blade, Whip, club or other melee weapon. Brawl (10/15/20) Basic fighting skills. Martial Arts (17/22/27) Refined fighting skills. Computer Operation (10) The ability to use a computer or data-terminal. Computer Tech (20) The skills necessary to build and repair computers. ElectroTech (20) The ability to create and repair basic electronic gear. Weapon Tech (25) The ability to build and repair weaponry. CyberTech (25) The skills required to build, install and repair CyberWear. NanoTech (25) A knowledge of the workings of NanoTechnology. Medical (15/20/30) Putting broken people back together skill levels equate to First Aider/Paramedic/Doctor. Allows player to heal 1/3/5 Body points per character, per session. NetRun (15/20/25) Hacking and navigating the VR Internet, breaking past Electronic security measures. CodeBreak (20) The ability to break encrypted messages. ComTech (10/15) The ability to Use/Maintain communications devices. VidTech (10/15) The ability to Use/Maintain video recording devices. Spin Doctor (15/20) The skill used by Media to change peoples perceptions of events. Level one can put a minor spin on things, level two can make a good thing seem bad and vice versa. Finance (20) Knowledge of the world of financial dealings. Useful for businessmen. Lockpick (15/25) The skills necessary to defeat Mechanical/Electronic locking devices. Resource (10/17/23) The ability to get ones hands on money and equipment at short notice. BioTech (25) The skills required to create and repair biological developments. ChemTech (25) Understanding of Chemical processing and compounds. DemoTech (20/25) Understanding of Explosives. First level allows disarming, second level allows creation of specialist explosive devices. SecSysTech (10/15/25) Knowledge of Security Systems allowing characters to Operate/Evade/Maintain. Mechanics Tech (20) Creation and maintenance of Mechanical Technology. Contact (7/13/20) Available contacts in a specialist field or section of society, drawn from following list :- Corporate Street Government Military Media Law Contact Specialization (5) Once a character has a level three contact, they can spend an extra 5 points to identify that contact (i.e. Their Level 3 law contact is the D.A.) Trivia(?) (2/3/4.....) The trivia skill allows the character to be able to have a good knowledge of certain broad fields (i.e. Media, Celebrities, Law, Business etc.) Skill Specialization (25) Allows a charcter to specialise in a specific field relating to a skill (Example specialisations: Neuroscience, Forensics, Ballastics) Body Points and Armour Points. Two of the most important stats on your character card will be your Body points and Armour points. These will be allocated to your character after the creation process is complete, certain factors, like equipment, cyberwear and combat disciplines will have an effect on these two stats. Let's put it this way though, a combat hardened Solo is likely to be able to take a lot more physical abuse than a Bureaucratic Desk Jockey. Then again, the Desk Jockey is less likely to get into a fight, so it all goes with the territory. Finances. OK, this bit also comes under the GM discretion bracket. Funds will be linked to your characters job, their stature and their successes. A corporate is going to have a lot more to fall back on than a ganger, you see where things begin to balance out. CyberTech. CyberTech is expensive for two reasons. Firstly, it costs quite a bit of cold hard cash to get good cyberwear put in. Secondly, for some reason it does something to the mind, almost like stripping away a part of a characters humanity. Along the bottom of a character card you will see a number of small boxes. These are shaded in from left to right as characters gain more cyberwear (It also covers mental damage done during NetRuns gone wrong, important safety note NetRunners). Characters can start with as much CyberWear as they want for no financial outlay, but remember to keep it in character, and remember that if things go wrong, the harder it will go on you. Plus, if you get a cyberleg blown off, think how much repairs will cost, as opposed to a lengthy stint in a state hospital....... The list of basic cyberwear is presented below, along with it's Cash price and "Box" cost. ITEM Price (Box cost) Description BIOFILTER 1,500 (N/A) A small implant placed in the neck, which is able to protect the user from ingested and airborne toxins. INTERNAL AIR SUPPLY 1,000 (N/A) The Character has a small oxygen tank fitted in their chest, which allows them to breath an isolated air supply for approxiately 20 minutes NET-JACK (Essential for NetRuns) 750 (2) The physical means by which Humans are able to "Jack" into the total reality internet. WEAPONS JACK 1,000 (1) Allows characters to connect to specially adapted weapons, which lets them effectively see as the weapon. Improves aim and has other benefits. CYBEROPTICS (endo)/(exo) 1,500/1,200 (1)/(2) Replacement eyes, either internal or external. Most models can see in regular vision, IR, Thermograph and telescopic. HAND BLADES (finger) 800 (1) Deadly Sharp small blades under the fingernail. Damage equivalent to knives. HAND BLADES (wolver) 950 (2) Deadly Sharp blades which fit into the hand and emerge near the wrist. Damage equivalent to knives. TACTILE BOOST 1,250 (N/A) Increases the sensitivity of a character's sense of touch. OLFACTORY BOOST 1,250 (1) Enhances a character's sense of smell. AUDITORY BOOST 750 (1) Improves a characters sense of hearing. SKINWEAVE 1,750 (1) Metal and Kevlar Threads are laced through the epidermis, creating one level of "Natural" armour all over the body. SUBDERMAL ARMOUR (per location) 1,000 (1) Metal plates fitted under the skin. Adds one level of armour to each body part covered in this way. Cannot be used in the same location as a cyberlimb. TASER HAND 650 (2) A working cybernetic hand, covered in an insulating DermoPlast, fitted with a taser. CHIP SLOTS 1,000 (1) A neural Interface which allows users to plug skill chips directly into their brain. These give them knowledge, but not necessarily skill. SKIN WATCH 250 (N/A) A watch implanted under the skin on the forearm, when activated the time shines through the skin. BIOMONITOR 500 (N/A) A medical scanner fitted to the user, monitors all major bodily functions. Can detect toxins in system. ANTIVENIN GLAND 2,000 (1) A Bio/Cybernetic implant which can detect poisons in the host's system, and then administer the closest match to an antidote from a limited supply of chemicals. CYBER HAND 1,000 (1) Replaces or augments the body part in question. Cybernetic versions are often stronger than their real counterparts, and always have increased damage resistance, increasing the armour to the cybered location by 1. Cannot be combined withSubdermal plates. CYBER ARM 1,250 (1) Replaces or augments the body part in question. Cybernetic versions are often stronger than their real counterparts, and always have increased damage resistance, increasing the armour to the cybered location by 1. Cannot be combined withSubdermal plates. CYBER LEG 1,250 (1) Replaces or augments the body part in question. Cybernetic versions are often stronger than their real counterparts, and always have increased damage resistance, increasing the armour to the cybered location by 1. Cannot be combined withSubdermal plates. CYBER SPINE 1,750 (2) Replaces or augments the body part in question. Cybernetic versions are often stronger than their real counterparts, and always have increased damage resistance, increasing the armour to the cybered location by 1. Cannot be combined withSubdermal plates. TOTAL BODY PROSTHESIS 8,000 (7) A Full cyber conversion, can either be subtly done internal, or more often an overt external improvement. Increases armour by 1 or 2 all over body (Depending on whether internal or external). VEHICLE JACK 900 (1) Allows a character to plug directly into suitably adapted vehicles, driving that vehicle as if it were an extension of their own body. Character? Once you have all your stats arranged, work out a bit more background for your character, a name would be good, as well as the characters employer or allegiance. Any characterisation or background should be handed to the GM, this way they will have an idea of your background and interests in order to incorporate you into the stories. Now, you have enough to create a character and play it in CyberCity C.S.M. Have fun.! Back to the top + THE RULES It had to happen sooner or later, here, in brief, are all the rules you need to know. Weapons Convention. All weapons have two controlling statistics, DAMAGE and COUNT. Damage regulates the amount of physical damage that the weapon will do before armour is taken into account. Count is the period which elapses between shots, governing the weapons rate-of-fire. Example: The pistol does Damage 4 and has a count of 5. Therefore someone using a pistol would do four points of damage per shot, but the firer would have to count to five before firing again. The weapon stats are as follows:- PISTOLS - Damage 4, Count 5 AUTOMATICS - Damage 3, Count 1 RIFLES - Damage 5, Count 6 ASSAULT RIFLES - Damage 4, Count 3 MINIGUNS - Damage 4, Count 1* LASER PISTOLS - Damage 4, Count 10 LASER RIFLES - Damage 5, Count 10 KNIVES - Damage 2, Straight past armour, Count 2 TASERS - 7 damage (Temporary) against the target's Box score, Straight past armour, Count 10 Monoblades - Damage 4, Straight past armour, Count 2 Special:- Laser weaponry bypasses all armour excluding refractive, which a laser will have no effect on. * A minigun is difficult to hold, anyone standing within two feet of the target will take one hit every three rounds fired IN ADDITION to hits registered on the target. Hand to Hand Combat Basic rules for hand to hand combat. A character with Brawl or Martial Arts will always succeed in a strike or block against a character without the skill. Martial Arts will always beat Brawl. Characters of the same Discipline will make a check (Paper/Scissors/Stone) to see who succeeds. Characters with higher levels can call a re-check. (i.e A pair of martial artists are having a go at each other, one is level 2, the other level 3. The Level 3 character wins the check. the other character whines a bit and calls for a re-check, which he wins. With a smirk the level 3 character calls a second re-check, which he promptly loses. the level 2 character whoops and floors his opponent.) Each successful strike does 1 point of Body damage past any armour, cyber augmented strikes do 2 points. Referees can allow characters without combat skills the opportunity to dodge. This is resolved against the referee using paper/scissors/stone. Characters, Innocents and Referees Characters will be anyone in the game not wearing a sticker to indicate otherwise. Referees will be wearing REFEREE stickers. Innocents will be wearing a PLAIN coloured stickers. Armour There are two types of armour, normal and refractive. Both types of armour have the same effect against normal projectile weapons, but refractive armour totally defeats laser attacks. Armour points are subtracted from weapons damage for EVERY attack, i.e. with an armour rating of 2, a player will subtract 2 from any projectile attacks they take during the course of the evening, no matter how many hits the armour takes. If a player with a pistol was to shoot a player with Armour - 2, the victim would take 2 points of damage. When a player reaches 0 or -1 body points they are unconscious but can still be stabilized if they receive medical attention. In this state the player cannot seek out medical attention themselves. If a player goes beyond -1 body points the character is dead. IMPORTANT - PLEASE REPORT CHARACTER DEATHS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO A REFEREE. Poison If an in-game poison is administered the player has five minutes to seek medical attention or to find an antitoxin. If the five minutes elapses without such attention, at the end of this period all body points are reduced to automatically to zero, which allows a further 2 minutes for an antidote to be administered. Netrunning Netrunning is done between the player and the referee. The referee will describe the player's environment, and the obstacle the player must overcome. When a player is challenged by something in the net, a coin is tossed, and the player calls heads or tails. If they are right, they suceed at their task, if wrong, they fail. Additional levels in Netrun allow a player to make rechecks when they fail challenges, up to their Netrun skill. (A character with level 3 would be able to make three checks). General Rules 1) Play safe. It sounds like common sense but please remember, if this event is to continue we need a good reputation with our hosts. 2) If it's not written in the rules, check it with a Ref. 3) All netrunning is handled through referees. And that is all that you need to know. Sure, there is other stuff, but that is all GM related, so you have no need to worry.....much. Back to the top + The CyberCity "OK Team, here's the situation. We've got approximately ten terrorists who've gone and locked themselves up inside that club. They've got at least 19 hostages, who are presumably being held in the main area. Preliminary scans with the clubs own security net confirmed our worst suspicions. The group are definately Free UK fanatics. Now I know some of you side with the Free UK movement, but these people are Loons! And yeah Griff, that IS the technical term. They're armed to the teeth and appear to have set up routine patrols. Most are armed with assault rifles, a pistol and some greanades. That's all we could tell before Kellar had to Jack out of the Security system. Now Griff, you take Jade, Holand and Wells. I want you on the roof and ready to blast your way in on my mark. Landers, take Goddard and Rake. There's an old fire exit on the second floor with no access ladders out the back any more, you three go in there, it doesn't look like they'll be guarding it. Lex, I want you to get in there and set up a sonic stunner field around the Hostage area, make sure that no-one in there is standing when we go in. Danza and Quaid will go in with me, front door. We'll draw their fire while the rest of you get the job done. Any Questions?" "Yeah Sarge, What are we doing AFTER lunch?" Back to the top + The Metroplex Presented here is a brief guide to the Cardiff/Swansea Metroplex. It features many of the movers and shakers who are to be found in the City at the time of going to print, as well as a few of the coolest places to hang out. A full guide to the C.S.M. will appear later for those who want it, for now, here is a quick guide to some of the powers that be in the Metroplex. + Corporations Crowne-Thorn inc. C.E.O.: Jarius Thorn. Headquarters: Cardiff/Swansea Metroplex. Interests: Polymer plastics and related technologies. "Last thing I heard about Crowne Thorn is that they've got a grudge held against them by some Russian terrorist group. Tried to set the company up last year by faking a weapons drop to themselves." Hal MacDonald - ActiveMagic News. Royal Windsor. C.E.O.: William Windsor Headquarters: London. C.S.M. Manager: Andrew Charles Finlay Interests: Media (BBC), Armed Forces, Delivery Services, Travel, Manufacturing. "And just to think, all those people who said the Royal Family was dead after they monarchy was abolished. Who'd have thought that they had such shrewd business sense." Gary Harrigan, ATN (U.S. News Station) Gafford Industries C.E.O.: Andrew Gafford Headquarters: Cardiff/Swansea Metroplex. Interests: Entertainment, Manufacturing, Aerospace, R&D. "Look up clean in the dictionary and you'll find a picture of Andrew Gafford. the guy is always at the front of everything, and when he got that Mars Col thing up and running, he was a hero." Taylor Kennedy, Science Fiction writer. Optima Corporation. C.E.O.: Charles Yasunari Headquarters: Tokyo. C.S.M. Manager: Jarvis Brandauer Interests: Investments, Media, Exploration, R&D. "My statements about Optima have been grossly misrepresented in the press. I was merely trying to convey that they were a shrewd, and hence dangerous corporate rival. Not that were in any way underhanded." Carl Gerhard, ex C.E.O. of ForeArm Industries (Now a wholly owned subsidiary of Optima corporation) VorTek C.E.O.: Lucas Vincent. Headquarters: San Fransisco. C.S.M. Manager: James Cadman, Vernon Russell Interests: Weapon Systems, Research, Development, Manufacture and Sales. "Funniest thing was, we had just finished the trials on the two new systems when we saw a third aircraft, straight in past the radar stations. Now, we'd seen tiny blips on the two other stealths, but this one, not a thing. Problem is, it was that effective we nearly blew it out of the sky when we saw it. Just shows, sometimes these corps can keep a secret better than the Military." General Harvey Sinclair, U.S.A.F. ActiveMagic inc. C.E.O.: Kenneth I. MacDonald Headquarters: Glasgow. C.S.M. Manager: Gary Harrigan. Interests: Television, Computer Entertainment, Publishing. "The thing is, the world is full of idealists, and most of the time they get overshadowed by the ruthless. This guy is one of the few who seem to genuinely make it. It's a pleasure working with him, and he tries to make sure that as many people as possible in his company share his ideals. It's not easy, but it seems to work." Tara Young, Pop Singer Nakatomi Corporation. C.E.O.: P.D. Nakatomi Headquarters: Osaka C.S.M. Manager: Lisa Musashi. Interests: Investment, Property Development. "Rumour has it They liked the hotel so much, they bought it!" Harry Collard, satirist Centaur inc. C.E.O.: Hamilton Tyler Headquarters: Athens C.S.M. Manager: Warren Bellardinelli Interests: Non-Lethal Weaponry, Security Systems, Security Services "When they started up hardly anyone noticed, they were a small fish in a big pond.. Looked like just another security manufacturer, then they started selling their safe weapons to the police, even the military. All of a sudden they were a big fish in a relatively small pond." Mr.Wolf, Security Expert Haven Creations (Penarth) Ltd. C.E.O.: Charmaine Winters Headquarters: New York C.S.M. Manager: Ray Corman Interests: Redevelopment, Corporate Executive Housing. "If you've got enough money, then even in the middle of Effluent City U.S.A. you can buy a little patch of Eden." Elias Davenport - Davenport Industries WeStar C.E.O.: Nathan West Headquarters: Chicago C.S.M. Manager: Lloyd Harwood Interests: Cybernetics, Electronics, Biological Development, Genetic Research. "They do some good stuff. Some very good stuff. Worst thing is though, they like to use it a little TOO much." Jennifer Martin, Environmentalist. Back to the top + Authorities Cardiff & Swansea Metroplex Local Government Authority. Mayor: Daniel Carlton Headquarters: City Hall, Cardiff Hub C.S.M.P.D. (Cardiff/Swansea Metroplex Police Dept.) Chief Constable: Gordon Thomas. Headquarters: Cardiff Hub-Civic Centre, Swansea Hub-County Hall. European Alliance. President: Harold Mallinovich Headquarters: Currently Berlin C.S.M. Bureau Chief: Daffyd Evans Back to the top + Gangs Iron Celts. (Leader: Apone. Cardiff based. Very protective of the people in their "territory"). Dockside Daggers. (Leader: Rob Bishop. Cardiff Based. Very Aggressive). Night Amazons. (Leader:Kayla. All female gang. Cardiff Based. Allies of the Iron Celts). Satan's Hellions. (Leader: Lucien Crowley. St Mellons based. Believed to be involved in occult practices). Uplanders. (Leader: Owen. Swansea Based. fierce, but honourable.) Dragon's Sons. (Leader: Dewi Rees. Swansea Based. fiercely nationalistic). Bay Sharks. (Leader: Tiger Sears. Pontoon based. Enjoy making hit and run raids on mainland. Fire Bolters. (Leader: Karl Janson. Cardiff Based. Aggresive, strong leanings towards Arson) Back to the top + Clubs CyberNation X. Owner: Stafford Powers. Location: Senghenydd Road, Cardiff Hub. "Best security in the whole damned Metroplex. I made sure of that!. Took a lot of time and money, but if you mess with this club now, you'll probably not even see what hit you." William Bearclaw Chromezone. Owner: Haydn Grant, Jack, Kenny Neurone. Location: St Mary's Street, Cardiff Hub. "Went there once on the off-chance that it might be a nice place. I still go there, not because it's especially nice but it makes for a good cocktail of an evening." Jarius Thorne - Crowne Thron Industries. He Ron Mande. Owner: Dominic Amalfi Location: Pontoon "Lord what a night. Wild music, good drinks and a weird mix of customers. Plus they've got his resident dancer there "Rhythm in Blue", boy that man can cut a rug." Genna Wilde, Reporter BackHaus. Owner: The Backhaus Collective. Location: Varies. New locations bought every one or two months. "Well, it's a house with a bar in it. No license, nothing. All in all it's probably one of the biggest open secrets in the 'Plex. God knows why it's so popular, but I guess that many party animals can't be wrong." Halliday, Iron Celt SkyLight.(The Abduction) Owner: Mallory Nansen Location: Cardiff Hub. "OK, it panders to the masses, but it does it so well you could almost forgive it. If you go there, head straight to the cocktail bar and ask for a 'Probe', I guarantee after one of those you won't remeber a thing in the morning." Conner Porter, Actor Metalaisse Owner: James Killian Location: Swansea Hub. "Well, what can you say other than it's very loud and very rowdy. You could probably start by pointing out that the drinks are cheap and the music loud. I'd like to say that the women are loose too, but that would be highly ignorant of me. Everyone there is loose." Cage, Uplanders Back to the top

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