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'''Character Classes''': all characters (not just Heroic characters) gain the following: base Proficiency Bonus, a Feat at 1st level, then another Feat every 2 levels afterwards (3, 5, 7, etc.), and Attribute Bonus of +2 to one Attribute or a +1 to two different Attributes every 4 levels, starting at 4th (4, 8, 12, etc.). There are seven Heroic Classes: Adept, Face, Fighter, Infiltrator, Magic-User, Tech and Tough. Heroic characters gain three core Talents at 1st level plus one additional talent every odd level after that (3, 5, etc.) and a Bonus Class Feat every even level (2, 4, 6, etc.). These feats must be chosen from the Class Bonus Feat list. </br>

Heroic characters gain Karma Points which act as Hero Points from the Optional Rules in the DMG (pg. 264) but see below.

:'''Outgoing''': You gain +1 Karma point over the standard Karma Points each level.

:'''Hardy''': dwarfs gain one additional Hit Dice back after a long rest (up to max HD). They also add double their Constitution bonus (instead of just Constitution bonus) back when they take a Heroic Recovery and with any Hit Dice recovery rolls after a Short or Long Rest. They can take their Heroic Recovery as a Bonus action (instead of an Action). Finally add +2 to Wound Damage Threshold total and an additional +1 bonus to recovering from the '''''Reeling''''' condition.</br>  

'''''Criminal''''': You use to work for one of the big crime families – the Mob, the Yakuza, Triads, Kkangpae (Korean Mob), the Bratva, etc. For some reason you broke from the ‘family’ and are independent now. Its’ unlikely you left on good terms.</br>

There are five basic Heroic Character Classes listed below.  

These talents allows adepts to increase their overall magically ability by delving deeper into the mysteries of magic. These Talents all require the adept to be at least 5th level.</br> :'''Attunement''': You attract a loyal normal or para-critter that seeks you out and is forever your companion. If the critter is ever killed a new one will seek you out within 1d6 days. This critter can have a challenge rating of up to ½ your level in adept. Prerequisite: Adept level 5+. </br>

:'''Armor''': Light Weapons: Light Firearms, Simple weapons.

:'''Skills''': Choose three from among Acrobatics, Athletics, Boasting, Deception, Drive, Drone Pilot, Gambling, Gather Information, Initiative, Insight, Intimidate, Mechanic, Medicine, Perception, Persuasion, Pilot, Stealth or Survival.  

:'''Actor'''. You have Advantage on Charisma (Deception) and Charisma (Performance) skill checks when trying to pass yourself off as someone else. You can also mimic the speech of another person or the sounds made by another creatures. You must have heard the person speaking or the creature making sounds for at least one minute. A successful Wisdom (Insight) check contested by your Charisma (Deception) check allows the listener to determine that the affect is faked. :'''Additional Magic Points'''. Prerequisite: Magic User 1+. You gain an additional 5 Magic Points to your total. Can be taken multiple times, each time adding an additional 5 Magic Points to your total.  

:'''Brutal Critical'''. Prerequisite: Proficiency with Computer Use skill. You roll an additional +2d weapon dice of damage to the damage total when determining the extra damage for a critical hit. Prerequisite: Improved Critical, level 5+. 

:'''Brute Force'''. You know all the tricks for when you get into Matrix combat. Your persona gains a +1 insight bonus to Attack rolls and +2 insight bonus to Damage rolls with Matrix combat.  

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'''Armored Jacket''': fashioned from heavy Kevlar that is somewhat made to look like a normal jacket. A '''DC15' Wisdom (Perception) check will notice that it is armored (including Passive). A MAD scanner will detect it automatically.</br>

MARTIAL MELEE WEAPONS

MARTIAL RANGED WEAPONS  

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: '''Vampire Touch''' (+2 Magnitude): Every time you successfully hit with this spell you heal back ½ the damage that you inflicted onto a living target.

* Command (+1 Magnitude): This changes the duration to 1 round. You speak a one-word command to a creature you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom save or follow the command on its next turn. This spell has no effect if the target does not under or cannot here you. Some typical commands and their effects follow. You might issue a command other than one described here. If you do so, the DM determines how the target behaves. If the target can't follow your command, the spell ends.

MANIPULATION SPELLS

 

Many Manipulations spells have a Range of Self. This can be changed to Touch, allowing the caster to share the effects of these spell with one adjacent person at an increase spell point cost of +1 magnitude for each additional target. If any of the targets of such a spell has Strain due to cybernetics then the caster suffers ½ the highest Strain level in extra Magic Points.

Mage Hand: Physical (Conjuration); Casting Time: 1 action; Magnitude: 1; Range: 30ft; Duration: Concentration, 10 minutes. An invisible floating hand appears at a point you choose within range. The spell ends if it is ever more than 30 feet away from you or if you cast this spell again. You can use your action to control the hand. You can use the hand to manipulate an object, open an unlocked door or container, stow or retrieve an item from an open container, or pour the contents out of a vial. You can move the hand up to 30 feet each time you use it. The hand can't attack, activate magical items, or carry more than 10 pounds.

 Attacking Hand (+1-5 Magnitude): Your mage hand is strong enough to strike targets within range for damage. The hand deals 2d6 bludgeoning damage +1d6 damage for every additional Magnitude you put into the spell, up to a maximum of 6d6 bludgeoning damage. Use your Magical Attack to hit.

 Grasping Hand (+2 Magnitude): Your mage hand is strong enough to grapple. Use your Tradition’s defining attribute as its Strength with proficiency bonus. The hand is invisible to anyone but the target grabbed by it who can attack it without disadvantage. The Hands’ AC is 15 and it has a number of hit points equal to your max hit point total. When reduced to 0 hit points the spell ends.

 Greater Range (+1 Magnitude): Your mage hand can now extend out to 120ft before it disappears.

 Manipulative Hand (+1 Magnitude): Your mage hand can use your Traditional defining attribute instead of Dexterity and can open locks (if it has the right tools, etc.), manipulate fine objects, etc.

 Telekinesis (+5 Magnitude): When you cast with this upgrade, and as your action each round for the duration, you can exert your will on one creature or object that you can see within range, causing the appropriate effect below. You can affect the same target round after round, or choose a new one at any time. If you switch targets, the prior target is no longer affected by the spell. Creature: You can try to move a Huge or smaller creature. Make an ability check with your spellcasting attack check contested by the creature's Strength check. If you win the contest, you move the creature up to 30 feet in any direction, including upward but not beyond the range of this spell. Until the end of your next turn, the creature is Restrained in your telekinetic grip. A creature lifted upward is suspended in mid-air. On subsequent rounds, you can use your action to attempt to maintain your telekinetic grip on the creature by repeating the contest. Object: You can try to move an object that weighs up to 1,000 pounds. If the object isn't being worn or carried, you automatically move it up to 30 feet in any direction, but not beyond the range of this spell. If the object is worn or carried by a creature, you must make an ability check with your spellcasting ability contested by that creature's Strength check. If you succeed, you pull the object away from that creature and can move it up to 30 feet in any direction but not beyond the range of this spell. You can exert fine control on objects with your telekinetic grip, such as manipulating a simple tool, opening a door or a container, stowing or retrieving an item from an open container, or pouring the contents from a vial.

Magic Weapon: Physical (Transmutation); Casting Time: 1 action; Magnitude: 2; Range: Self; Duration: Concentration, 1 hour. You touch a non-magical weapon. That weapon becomes a magic weapon with a +1 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls for the spells duration.

 Greater Magic (+2 or +4 Magnitude): The magical bonus you empower to the weapons is +2. For an additional +2 Magnitude the bonus increases to a +3 bonus.

Mana Wall: Mana (Conjuring); Casting Time: 1 full round; Magnitude: 3; Range: 120ft; Duration: Concentration, 1 minute. You create a simmering wall of pure magical energy on a surface within range. The wall is 40 feet long, 15 feet high, and 1 foot think, or a ringed wall up to 15 feet in diameter, 15 feet high, and 1 foot think. The wall provides light obscure and cover (½ or Full). Each 10ft section of the wall has resistance to damage, HP of 25 and a Hardness of 6. Living targets and spirits cannot push through this wall, they must break it. It doesn’t stop non-living items like bullets or vehicles, etc. or being fully enclosed within a vehicle. Otherwise treat as an Elemental Wall.

 Greater Dimensions: as [Elemental] Wall above.

 Physical Wall (+1 Magnitude): changes the wall to Physical, opaque (full cover) and HP to 50. The wall will now stop bullets, vehicles, and other non-living items. All have to ‘break though’.

Shapeshift: Physical (Transmutation); Casting Time: 1 full round; Magnitude: 3; Range: Self; Duration: Concentration, 1 hour. Your turns into a beast. You transform into the form of a large or smaller beast with a challenge rating of 3 or less. Your game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast, though the target retains its alignment and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. You assumes the hit dice and hit points of its new form, and when you revert to your normal form, you returns to the number of hit point it had before it transformed. If you reverted as a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to your normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn't reduce your normal forms’ to 0 hit points, you aren’t knocked unconscious. This form is limited in the actions you can perform by the nature of its beast form, and it can't speak or cast spells. Your gear melds into the new form. You can't activate, wield, or otherwise benefit from any equipment. Your beast form cannot include a Flying or Swimming speed.

 Greater Creatures (+2 Magnitude): for +2 magnitude you can change into a creature that is challenge ranting of 4 or less, for +4 magnitude one of challenge ranting 5 or less and for +6 magnitude a challenge rating of 6 or less.

 Flying or Swimming Speed (+1 Magnitude each): you gain one of these forms of movement if the beast shape you are assuming also has this movement type naturally.

 Shapeshift Others (+2 Magnitude): change the Range of the spell to 30ft. You can attempt to affect a target within range that you can see and has an Intelligence of 3 or higher. Creatures can resist the spell with an Intelligence save, to ignore the effect. Otherwise they are affected for the duration.

Spider Climb: Physical (Transmutation); Casting Time: 1 action; Magnitude: 2; Range: Self; Duration: Concentration, 1 hour. You can move up, down, and across vertical surfaces and upside down along ceilings, leaving your hands free. Your climb speed is equal to your base Move speed.

Web: Physical (Conjuration); Casting Time: 1 action; Magnitude: 2; Range: 60ft; Duration: Concentration, 1 hour. You conjure a mass of thick, sticky webbing at a point of your choice within range. The webs fill a 20-foot cube from that point for the duration. The webs are difficult terrain and lightly obscure their area. If the webs aren't anchored between two solid masses (such as walls or trees) or layered across a floor, wall, or ceiling, the conjured web collapses on itself, and the spell ends at the start of your next turn. Webs layered over a flat surface have a depth of 5 feet. Each creature that starts its turn in the webs or that enters them during its turn must make a Dexterity save. On a failed save, the creature is Restrained as long as it remains in the webs or until it breaks free. A creature restrained by the webs can use its actions to make a Strength check against your spell save DC. If it succeeds, it is no longer restrained. The webs have an AC of 10 and 10 HP, is Resistant to slashing damage, immune to ballistic, bludgeoning and piercing damage.

 Greater Area (+1 Magnitude): the area of effect for your web is a 30-foot cube.

 Self-Anchoring (+2 Magnitude): your webs seem to anchor in the air itself and no long require two solid masses in order to remain for the duration.

 Stronger (+1 Magnitude): those attempting to break out of the web are at Disadvantage with their Strength check verse you spell's save.

It takes a full round action (no Move speed, no Bonus or Reaction actions) to summon a spirit. The spirit will perform tasks for the magic user for up to one hour, when it disappears automatically back into astral space where it originated. Magic users cannot have more than one spirits summoned at a time. If the summoner summons a new one the one present spirit automatically disappears back into astral space. When a spirit falls to 0 hit points, 0 magic points or it is incapacitated in some way it automatically disappears also. If the summoner is knocked to 0 hit points or incapacitated the spirit makes a Charisma save. Success means it returns back to astral space, failure it remains for 2d6 rounds, either awaiting new orders on standby or carrying out the last orders the magic user gave it. If the magic user is not returned to consciousness by then the spirit leaves, returning to astral space.

The DC to summon a spirit is DC 10 + its Magnitude x2 with a Summoning check. If a magic user rolls a natural 1 on this check the spirit is summoned but it is angry and wild, likely attacking the summoner.

Type of Spirits that a Hermetic Mages can summon: choice two of Spirits (called Elementals by mages) of Air, Earth, Fire, Guardian, Guidance, Man, Task or Water.

Types of Spirits that a Shaman can summon: choice two of Spirits of Air, Beast, Earth, Guardian, Guidance, Man, Plant or Water.

Spirit Tasks: the following tasks can be performed by a spirit at the request of its’ summoner…

 Aid in casting of a spell. This requires an action on the part of the summoner on the prior round. On the following round the spirit can Aid Another if it also knows the spell in question. This can either grant advantage with a Magical attack roll or impose disadvantage on any required saving throw or skill check. Alternatively the spirit pays the Magic Point cost (spirits will never cast a spell over their magnitude) to when the magic user casts a spell.

 Sustain a Spell. This requires an action on the part of the summoner. The spirit will sustain any one spell (even one it does not know) cast by the caster from that point on. It will maintain this spell for 5 + its magnitude rating in rounds. It will drop the spell at the end of this duration unless the summoner uses another action to order it to continue to maintain it.

 Attack. This requires an action to direct the spirit towards a foe or group of foes. It will fight, without requiring additional guidance until the foes have been taken out or they flee. If new foes

arrive the magic user needs to use an additional action to direct the spirit towards them but a spirit will defend itself if attacked while it is attacking other foes.

 Search. The spirit can search and area for a specific individual or item that is familiar to the magic use that summoned it. This works basically like the Search spell within a range of 1,000 feet times the spirits magnitude rating. The spirit can use the great range modifier (10 miles) but this must be the only service the spirit has or will perform and when it is finished it returns to its home plane.

 Guard. The spirit can care act as a watchdog within a certain area. It has Advantage on its perception checks while it does so. A spirit can ‘guard’ an area equal to 100ft times its spirit magnitude rating. The summoner must also include orders on what the spirit will do if unknown creatures enter the area it is guarding. It can attack them, inform the summoner or make a great commotion (noise) in the area. If assigned as the spirit’s only task it will remain until sunup or sundown, whichever comes first and then return to its home plane.

Building a Spirits

 All spirits have a basic attributes of 10 for all stats, unless modified by type (air spirits are fast but weak, earth strong but slow, etc.) at Magnitude 1. Each additional magnitude adds +2 to all of the creatures attributes. So a magnitude five Spirit of Fire would has an 18 in all of its attributes. Some spirits have higher or lower beginning attributes listed in their descriptions. These stats are the same in astral form and when they manifest.

 Spirits have 5 Magic points +5 per level of Magnitude over 1. They cannot summon other spirits and can only use these points to share with a magic user or to cast spells while manifesting.

 Spirits have an Armor Class of 12 + their Dexterity modifier and have a Hardness rating equal to their Magnitude.

 Spirits are Resistant to all damage in Astral Space. When manifesting they have Resistance to all

magical spell attack damage and weapon ranged attack damage. No weapon Heavy weapon property or magical affect can remove this.

 Spirits are immune to all mind-effect spells, the charmed and frightened condition imposed by mind-altering fear. They do not breathe, are immune to disease and poison, and ignore all light based obscure condition (see Duel-Natured).

 In Astral Space spirits have an extra action (as projecting magic users) and can only attack in melee and deal a base damage of 1d8 plus +1 per every level of magnitude over 1 they have. All types have a Fly speed of 60ft and a Fast Fly speed of 600ft a round in Astral Space.

 Spirits are Duel-Nature beings and when manifesting on the material realm they always Astral Perceiving at the same time. This is not distracting to them as with casters (no disadvantage).

 Spirits prefer to be summoned in its ‘Domain’ but can be summoned almost anywhere. When summoning a spirit in an area that the GM should increase the DC to summon the spirit in a non-Domain area by +2 or if totally opposite (a fire elemental on a lake of water) add +5.

 All Spirits have skill proficiency with the following – Arcana, Intimidate, Investigation, Perception and Stealth. They are automatically proficiency with their own natural attacks.

 For spells, Spirits have a safe Magnitude rating equal to their own rating. They will refuse to cast spells of a high magnitude in any situation. Spirits automatically have a Magical attack bonus of 3 + their Intelligence modifier (if elementals summoned by a hermetic mage) or Wisdom modifier (if a natural spirit summoned by a shaman). Any saving throws are always 11+ this same attribute.

 Each type of spirit has some natural abilities that all of the same spirit types share. These abilities can be used at will by the spirit and cost them no magic points, etc.

 Spirits have one spell automatically when summoned and then the mage user that summoned them can pick one additional known spell from the list of each type per Magnitude level of the spirit over 1. Spirits spend their own magic points to cast these spells.

SPIRIT TYPES

Sprits of the Sky (Air Elementals) - Appears as swirling clouds, or in storms as thunderclouds.

Domains: Anywhere under the open sky where city light pollution is not too bad.

Attributes: base Strength 6, Dexterity 14

Abilities: Fly speed 60ft, Noxious Breath (as an Action creates a 20-foot radius sphere around itself of nauseating gas. This cloud spreads around corners and its area if heavily obscured. The cloud lingers for up to 1 minute but a moderate wind [at least 10 MPH] dispenses the cloud in 4 rounds while a strong wind [at least 20 MPH] disperses it after 1 round. Each creature that is within the radius at the start of its turn must make a Constitution save against poison. On a failed save the creature gains the Poison condition and they are at ½ speed until the condition ends. Creatures outside the area of the cloud can make a new saving throw as an action each round. Success ends the poisoned condition. Creatures that don’t breath or are immune to poison automatically succeed with this saving throw.)

Spells: Mage Hand plus one additional spell per Magnitude from among – Bestow Curse, Blinding Flash, Blurred Image, [Elemental] (Lightning only) Bolt, [Elemental] (Lighting only) Wall, Fear, Increased Reflexes, Invisibility, Light, Magic Weapon.

Spirits of the Beast – Appear as natural or para-natural beasts; birds, mammals, lizards, etc.

Domains: Wild areas, parks, zoos, open fields, forests, mountains, uncivilized rural locations.

Skills: Animal Handling, Survival.

Abilities: Base speed 60ft, Blur Image (as spell but costs the spirit no Magic Points to cast and instead it can affect itself and a number of extra creatures as its summoner’ s desires equal to its magnitude), Unarmed Attack 1d8 piercing or slashing damage (chosen when summoned).

Spells: Fear plus one additional spell per Magnitude from among – Agony, Bestow Curse, Charm Person, Illusion, Invisibility, Magic Weapon, Poison Spray, Shapeshift, Spider Climb, Web.

Sprits of Earth (Earth Elementals) - Appear as mounds of earth, clumps of earth and rock, etc.

Domains: almost any rural setting like forests, jungles, deserts or any locations of natural earth.

Attributes: base Strength 14, Dexterity 6

Skills: Athletics.

Abilities: Base speed 30ft, Burrowing Speed 20ft (this tunnel can either collapse behind the elemental or can be up to 5ft wide per level of the elementals magnitude rating. The tunnel automatically collapse when the spirit returns to its home plane. Can tunnel through earth and rock with easy. Reinforced concrete and similar materials halves speed, while metal and plasteel blocks it completely), Enhanced Resistance (this spirit is Resistant to all damage when manifesting), Unarmed attack (stone fists) 1d8 bludgeoning damage.

Spells: Armor plus one additional spell per Magnitude from among – Bestow Curse, Blindness Deafness, Boost Attributes, [Elemental] (Stone) Wall, Exhaustive Touch, Fear, Flesh to Stone, Magical Weapon, Paralyze Foe, Restoration

Spirits of Fire (Fire Elementals) - Appears as a humanoid or salamander creatures, bathed in fire.

Domains: Anywhere at a bonfire is burning.

Abilities: Fly speed 60ft, Flame Aura (while manifesting the fire elemental is sheathed in dangerous flames. This allows it to strike in unarmed combat for 1d8 fire damage. Anyone attacking it with an unarmed strike also suffers 1d8 fire damage if it succeeded with its attack roll. If it is attacked with a melee weapon, with a successful hit the attacker must succeed with a Dexterity save against the creature’s save DC or also suffer this damage. Finally it can ‘breathe’ a short gout of flames at a target up to 15ft away with a Magical attack roll. Success deals 2d6 fire damage to one target).

Spells: [Elemental] (Fire) Bolt plus one additional spell per Magnitude from among – Agony, Blinding Flash, Blindness Deafness, Charm Person, Death Touch, [Elemental] (Fire) Wall, Exhaustive Touch, Fear, Light, Paralyze Foe

Spirits of Guardians (Warrior Elementals) – Appear as ancient warriors, Valkyries, Vikings, knights, samurai, Persian Immortals, Zulu warriors.

Domains: Almost anywhere.

Abilities: Base speed 40ft, Magic Weapon (when the spirit manifest it is wielding a magical melee weapon. It does not matter the type of weapon, the elemental always deals 1d10 damage. The summoner determines if the damage is bludgeoning, piercing or slashing and it cannot change later. The weapon only works for the spirit and cannot be shared, dropped, etc. and is considered magical), Shield (the spirit can, as a reaction, defend an adjacent target whom the summoner has designated it to defend. Any successful attack against the designated target the spirit instead suffers the damage but it automatically has Resistance to this damage).

Spells: Armor plus one additional spell per Magnitude from among – Agony, Boost Attributes, Combat Sense, Death Touch, Fear, Increase Reflexes, Levitate, Mana Bolt, Mask, Paralyze Foe

Spirits of Guidance (Knowledge Elementals) – Appear as older wizardly men or women, Victorian librarians, B-movie scientists.

Domains: Libraries, School, University grounds, Research areas, places of learning and study.

Attributes: base Strength 6, Intelligence 14

Skills: History, Religion

Abilities: Base speed 60ft, Known Anything (the spirit gains proficiency in any number of additional skills the summoner choses, when it first is summoned, equal to its Magnitude), Detection Magic (the spirits can use all spells from the Detection class as if it were one magnitude greater safely and for no extra magic points).

Spells: Clairvoyance plus one additional spell per Magnitude from among – Analyze Truth, Comprehend Languages, Detect, Divination, Heightened Senses, Light, Mind Probe, Search, Stun Bolt

The wireless Matrix is made up of thousands of individual ‘nodes’ (something like modern day cellphone towers) each with its’ own signal strength that creates an overlapping systems without breaks in every modern Metroplex. Corporations also support their own nodes along with the public infrastructure. Almost every device at this time is wireless and can and will broadcast its information out to the world for all to see and use. This includes your home or apartment appliances, window shades, maglocks, comlinks, cyberware, vehicles, drones, etc. Basically anything electronic has a wireless connection so that it can be view and talk to other wireless devices. This way if you are running low on Soy Milk, your refrigerator can tell you about it and your Harley will let you know when you need to change the oil again. Your cybernetics and comlink receive automatic system updates from the corporate you purchased it from for software patches and upgrades, etc.

Broadcast and Firewall

Your Persona within the Matrix gains your comlink’s Firewall rating as a bonus to Matrix saving throws and to the DC for your various Matrix program saving throw levels and to your Matrix AC. Nodes and Secure areas also have a Firewall rating. These ratings apply as penalties against your Persona’s Attacks or as Saving Throws bonuses against your Programs that require them. Ultra-secure areas might have high Firewalls but without bleeding edge tech this has an adverse effect on the only systems programs and IC systems. The reason that not all areas have high Firewall ratings is that the higher the rating the more processing power it eats up and it is extremely expensive be running all the time. This also means that a system that detects a hostile or non-user within an area they are not supposed to be in, the Firewall may increase to higher ratings for at least a short time.

Most equipment that a character is carrying all are slaved to your comlink’s broadcast and firewall. As noted above many places require you to have your personal information on display and projecting at all time. This allows advertisers to send you tailored ads that match your buying trends (or at least  

your Fake ID’s) but also allows Security to monitor you and if needed hack your system to cause a weapon or piece of cybernetics to stop functioning. See Hacking a System below.

MATRIX 101

There are two basic ways to access the Matrix; through AR (Augmented Reality) where various Matrix related data and information is overlaid your normal vision via AR Glasses or cyber-eyes, etc. The second is called ‘Emersion’ where one “projects” their consciousness into the Matrix or a vehicle or drone or security system, using a Persona. Anyone can experience what they refer to as cold emersion via a comlink with the Emersion upgrade, while hot emersion requires a Datajack. While using either level of Emersion your 'meat-body' is helpless and oblivious to the world around it. All of your ‘reality’ (sight, touch, feel, smells etc.) are filtered through the Matrix or drone or vehicle or security systems perceptive. While using hot-Emersion you have advantage on your Initiative checks and gain an extra action each round. This extra action can only be used for Matrix actions. See below. However being in not emersion can be dangerous as a decker can die from lethal bio-feedback caused by IC system. Magical spells and affects have no impact or grant no aid in the Matrix, nor do any non-Decker Talents. Most Feats also don’t help you in the Matrix unless it’s related to Programs or affect Mental Skills – Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma (and Charisma skills are rarely of us). Most physical cybernetics also has no effect in the Matrix like Wired Reflexes or Cybernetic Eye replacements. A Vehicle Control Rig and a Cerebral Boost are the two exceptions.

In the world of 2050+ most everyone interacts with the Matrix via either AR or Emersion. You can still type on an old style computer terminal but these are slow and almost no one uses them anymore. As one maneuvers through the Matrix one encounters massive amounts of data but much of it is hidden behind firewalls.

Within the Matrix there are different levels of security and reality. Public sites include advertisements that flash over one’s comlink almost constantly. Most people know how to filter out what they do and don’t want to see. There are also public information sites and forums (like ancient pre-Matrix websites like Wikipedia or the Library of Congress online information sites) when characters can gain basic public information etc.

Basic Persona: Anyone with the Emersion ability uses a Persona which acts as their Icon within the Matrix. This Persona exists only in electronic form and is stored on the comlink with a Constant Duration. Personas can look like almost anything you can imagine. If you have access to the emersion ability you can project yourself into the Matrix ‘naked’ but there are a lot of disadvantage to this. First you Matrix stats low – your Matrix Strength is ½ your Intelligence score (round down) and your Matrix Constitution is ½ your Wisdom score (round down). Your Matrix Hit Points are equal to the total of your Matrix Strength and Constitution. Your Matrix Armor Class is 10 + your Intelligence modifier. You deal 1d4 plus your Matrix Strength modifier damage in the Matrix and you cannot add extra Programs while projecting in this way. Also you suffer 1 hit points of damage that ignores all resistance and hardness every minute your mind is exposed to the unfiltered Matrix biofeedback.

System Upgrades – these boost the basic/Stock Matrix stats and ratings.

 Boost Matrix Constitution – adds +2 to Matrix Constitution score per rank up to a maximum rating of 4 (for Matrix Constitution of 20). Cost 1,000¥ x Rank (Restricted).

 Boost Matrix Hit Points – adds +5 Matrix Hit Points total per rating up to a maximum of 6 ranks. Cost 500¥ x Rank 1-3 and 1,500¥ x Rank 4-6 (Restricted).

 Boosted Search – adds +1 equipment bonus to your skill per rank up to a maximum of +6. Cost 500¥ x Rank.

 Boosted Scan –adds +1 equipment bonus to your skill per rank up to a maximum of +f 6. Cost 500¥ x Rank.

 Boost Matrix Strength (max Rating 4) – a adds +2 to Matrix Strength score per rank up to a maximum rating of 4 (for a Matrix Strength of 20). Cost 1,000¥ x Rank (Restricted).

 Matrix Save – Constitution or Strength: Persona’s Constitution and Strength saves in the Matrix can add the decker’s Proficiency bonus to the attribute modifier. Each must be purchased separately for 2,000¥ (Restricted).

Programs – With a Persona a decker can run programs off of her comlink. Activating a Program is an Action by the user. They are maintained by the comlink without requiring concentration (but can be crashed or attacked, see below). You can maintain a number of programs running at one time equal to your comlink’s Intelligence modifier +1.

The base DC for any target’s save verses a Program is 8 + the program’s level + the user’s Intelligence bonus +Firewall rating.

 Adaptive (Rating 1; Constant) – this program grants Resistance vs. Matrix damage including damage that might be inflicted onto a decker from black ice, etc. Cost 20,000¥. (Illegal)

 Agent (max Rating 10; Constant) – your decker has semi-autonomous programs that can perform tasks. Each rating adds an additional Agent that can used to perform these tasks. It takes an Action to order an Agent to perform a task (or if they are all performing the same task). Basic Agent stats are Proficiency bonus +2, Strength 12, Constitution 12, Intelligence 14, Wisdom 12, Charisma 10, HP 15, Attack +4 to hit, Matrix Damage 1d6+2, AC 14 (with Int modifier), Matrix Hardness 3, Scan +4, Search +4. Agents are immune to all mind-effect abilities and gain proficiency with Strength and Intelligence save. Cost 2,500¥ +1,000¥ x Rating. Your rating is the number of Agents you can have on hand at one time. They all appear when activated. Upgrades – Boost Strength, Constitution or Charisma by +2 for +400¥ each, or Boost Intelligence or Wisdom by +2 for +800¥ each. Boost Strength, Constitution or Charisma by another +2 (+4 total) for +600¥ each, or Boost Intelligence or Wisdom by another +2 (+4 total) for 1,200¥ each. Boost Strength, Constitution or Charisma by another +2 (+6 total) for +800¥ each, or Boost Intelligence or Wisdom another +2 (+6 total) for +1,600¥ each. Boost HP +5 for +500¥. Boost HP another +5 (+10 total) for +750¥. For increasing Matrix Attack, AC, Hardness and skills Search and Scan as base program and upgrades but must be purchased separately for Agents (all the Agents gain whichever upgrades you purchase as a group).

 Black Hammer (Rating 1; Duration 5 rounds) – similar to Black ICE used by IC programs, this highly illegal program deals all Matrix hit point damage to the Persona and her deck but also deals ½ its damage to the meat-body of the decker using hot emersion! Cost 15,000¥ (Illegal).

 Confusion (max Rating 8; Instant) – this program can send other matrix persona and systems into a logic loop that ‘freezes’ them up. It is resisted by a Matrix Constitution save or gain the

Paralyzed condition. At the end of its round the target gains a new save. Success ends the condition. Cost 500¥ +750¥ x Rating up to 4; 1,000¥ +2,000¥ x Rating for 5-8 (Illegal)

===VEHICLE AND DRONE NOTES===

====Special Vehicle and Drone Conditions====

===VEHICLE AND DRONE ACTIONS===

== GM'S SECTION ==

'''Ganger''', ''Medium sized NPC (Street) Fighter 2''</br>

'''Senses''' passive perception 10; '''Languages''' Base plus local City Speak.</br>

'''''Colt-Remi Revolver''''' (6c feed): +3 to hit, one target; Hit: 2d4+1 ballistic, Range 40/200ft; loud 300¥</br>

'''''Remington Roomsweeper''''' (2i feed): Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, one target; Hit: 2d8 ballistic, Range 30/120ft; knockdown, loud, shotgun</br>