HARD WIRED ISLAND

THE YEAR IS 2020

Humanity has spread to space. GRAND CROSS is a space station orbiting Earth, a high-tech city, and a gateway to the stars. But in this distant future, it’s in crisis…

HARD WIRED ISLANDis a retrofuture cyberpunk TTRPG, inspired by 90s anime. This 400-page PDF includes:

• Aneasy-to-learn systemwhere social actions and problem-solving skills are at least as important as hacking and getting into fights.
• A shorterplayer reference documentfor quick rule access.
• Analternate 2020 settingin an O’Neill cylinder near Earth.
• Descriptions of themany areasof Grand Cross, from the busy downtown Voyager Ward to the high-tech parkland of Mariposa to the Agriculture Ring that feeds the station.
• Seven Occupations, including the Fixer, the Hacker, and the Influencer, along with a plethora of character options.
• Over 100 detailed NPC descriptions, from corporate heavyweights to android crime lords to just regular citizens of an Earth-orbit city.
• A flexiblemission prep systemthat allows characters to adapt their plans on the fly without wasting their earlier efforts.
• Awealth systemthat tracks the financial burdens placed on you by the capitalist system you live in.
• Acybernetics systemthat doesn’t dehumanize you for installing augments.
• A lot of great art from a lot of great artists.