[digital–shades]

[doing–things] When the damage reaches the K.O. entry, your character [a–look–into–competencies]
You have this really cool cyberpunk scenario and want Whenever your character does something sig­nificant, roll falls unconscious. If the character suffers further damage, ■ Back Alley: Black market, organized crime, also
to run it, but you don’t want to bother with too many one or more six-sided dice: Roll as many dice as points you she / he is dying and needs medical help soon. streetwise.
rules and thick rulebooks? Then this game could be have spent in the relevant competency, then choose one ■ Badge: You have or had a badge, the auth­ority
of use to you. [digital_shades] is a small, fast paced die and check the following table: and responsibility. You also have knowledge of po-
roleplaying game for the cyberpunk genre. [toys] lice / agency / security procedures.
It allows you to run and play all kinds of (post)cyber- 1: Bad Fail: The action goes wrong and you get a back- Clubs, swords, shotguns and rifles inflict two points of ■ Big Money: Wealth, financial access, social stand-
punk adventures with focus on your character, the rol- lash, e.g. maybe you hurt yourself or get in a fight. damage with one attack. Like pistols, submachine guns ing and business studies.
eplaying and the scenario. No need for dice roll orgies, 2: Fail: You just failed. do one point of damage per attack, but may fire full auto, ■ Bone Breaker: Melee, unarmed or with clubs or
many pages full of complex rules and time consuming 3: No fail, but no success either: You may transform it into like assault rifles. knives.
character creations. a »just made it« but accept a severe complication. Full automatic fire allows as many attacks as dice you roll. ■ Connections: You may know the right (or wrong)
But don’t worry, the toys are still in here. Just make 4: Just made it: You did it, but somehow a complication In this case each diceresult counts as one attack. These people.
up your (post)cyberpunk setting, a scenario and play! appears. attacks may be distributed between differend targets. ■ Credibility: They may believe and respect you.
5: Success: You made it. Armor transforms sharp and bang damage to blunt dam- ■ Deals: Survive in negotiations and trials.
6: Good success: You made it! Gain also an additional age. Armor never stacks, in case you have the Personal ■ Detective: Perception, finding evidence, notice
[character–creation] advantage out of it. Protection System upgrade and are wearing armor. what others don’t.
■ Self: Choose the name of your character and her Tear gas makes you substract 1 from all rolls. ■ Domestic Crimes: Stealing, lock picking, security
or his concept. But what if you don’t have the competency for the signif- Taser weapons knock a character out instantly. Make a systems.
■ Competencies: Spend nine points on competen- icant action? In this case, your character does not really »Tough Bastard« roll to see if she / he can avoid this. ■ Gang: You may call in a favor. But then, you may
cies. See the last section for a deeper look into them. know what she or he is doing. Roll a single die and sub- EMPs shutdown upgrades and electronic hardware for owe them a favor.
■ Upgrades: Spend three points on upgrades or swap stract 2. a scene. ■ Guns: Gun-wielding and acrobatic gun stunts.
some or all three for additional competency points. Explosive weapons kill instantly, but on a »glancing blow« ■ Hacker: Computer security, virtual realities, A.I.s,
Some upgrades require a main upgrade first. These only some splints hit and do two points of sharp damage. black ICE.
upgrades are marked on the character sheet. Decide [combat] Special high tech devices may add a +1 bonus to specific ■ Know-how: Define your scientific area, form of art
how your upgrades look and work. ■ Initiative: The player characters may act first, if they are rolls. or special knowledge.
Example: Is your »Enhanced Movement« up­grade a not surprised. ■ Medic: Fix up and treat people.
mechanical implant? Are the whole legs artificial, or ■ Fighting: Do the same as in »doing things«, but use ■ Military: Military knowledge, use of large machine
is it a biogenetic modification? Or maybe it’s made of the combat table below. When a character hurts someone [healing] guns, RPGs, explosives, etc.
nanotech super steroids that were installed via injec- she / he inflicts one dam­age point to the relevant health ca­ How fast wounds heal depends on the conventions of your ■ Runner: Athletics and acrobatics, parkour, escape
tion? You decide. tegory of the target. The category depends on what kind of setting. Your setting may have injectors with nano robots tight situations.
■ Disadvantage: You may choose a significant prob- damage the weapon inflicts: »Blunt«, »Sharp« or »Bang«. that heal people in minutes or hours. On the other hand, ■ Samurai: Archaic melee weapons, also counts for
lem for your character and get another point in compe- dirty back alley clinics may do the job with realistic healing bows and throwing weapons.
tencies or in upgrades this way. But now you have to 1: Bad Fail: You miss your target and may hit a bystander times? The GM decides. ■ Shadow: Hiding, sneaking, tailing.
roleplay this problem. or one of your team, or your weapon just jams. ■ Show-off: Act, lie, disguise, fool and impress
■ Initial equipment: It reflects your competencies. Put 2: Fail: You just missed. people.
for example a point in »Guns« and you have a pistol. 3: No fail, but no success either: You may transform it into [experience] ■ Tech Nerd: Invent, repair, operate and modify high
Put in two and you have a shotgun or a submachine a »glancing blow« but accept a severe complication. Every character gains a competency point at the end of an tech devices.
gun. Put in three and you have a mean assault rifle or But if the target has cover, you hit the cover instead adventure. Get new upgrades ingame (buy, steal, receive ■ Tough Bastard: Being bold and hard boiled, resist-
som­ething similar. anyway. them as payment). ing pain, wounds, drugs, alcohol.
4: Glancing Blow: You did it, but somehow a complication ■ Urbane: Trivia, general knowledge, jetsetting and
appears. But if the target has cover, you hit the cover more.
instead anyway. ■ Vehicles: Pilot all sorts of vehicles, planes, boats,
5: You hit it. Well done. drones, etc.
6: Bullseye! Do an additional damage point. You may
choose to pass on this extra dam­age, but gain some
other advantage, like hitting the target in an unprotect-
ed spot or defeating a minor goon instantly. Positive or
negative circumstances may modify your roll by +1or –1.

When the damage reaches the »T.B.« entry in the health

meter, make a »Tough Bastard« roll and see if your char-
acter can resist the pain or have to act defensively for a
round. Users of the »Android body« upgrade don’t feel pain
and ignore this.
[upgrades] [how–to–print–and–fold]
 Cognitive Use both sides of the sheet when you print this doc-
 Uplink ument. Fold it to transform it into a cool and handy
(neural computer, wireless net access, AR & HUD) leaflet. You have to fold it three times, start with the [self]
 Advanced Hacking Suite middle of the page.
(adds a +1 bonus to Hacker rolls)
 A.I. Assistant
(grants two rerolls per session)
 Combat Re / Action Module
(gain an additional action in combat)
 Virtual Cross-hair Overlay
(adds a +1 bonus to shooting rolls)
 Sensory
 Enhanced Senses
(adds a +1 bonus to Detective rolls)
 Optical Light Regulation
(you can see in the dark and can’t be dazzled)
 Tech Scanner Open your leaflet to access the character sheet [competencies]
(you can scan for devices / upgrades within 50m) and open the character sheet to access the rule  Back Alley
 Voice Stress Analyzer sections.  Badge
(adds a +1 bonus to Deals and Show-off rolls)  Big Money
 X-Ray Vision  Bone Breaker
(look through thin nearby walls, persons, etc.) [contact–and–further–projects]  Connections
 Utility If you’d like to give feedback, you may contact  Credibility
 Enhanced Movement me via email at trapezoeder@gmail.com. [digital_  Deals
(adds a +1 bonus to Runner rolls) shades] is the first game that runs with the SIMPLE  Detective
 Exotic Appearance System. With time, there will be several scenarios,  Domestic Crimes
(may add a +1 bonus in the right subcultures) settings and new games available. For news and  Gang
 Hidden Gun downloads visit my blog at:  Guns
(an integrated pistol or taser pistol) www.simpleroleplaying.wordpress.com  Hacker
 Hidden Melee Weapon  Know-how
(retractable melee weapons do sharp damage)  Medic
 High Jump Boost [special–thanks]  Military
(jump up to 10 m high and 20 m far) My hearty thanks for the help during the creation of  Runner
 Optical Camouflage this game goes to:  Samurai
(adds a +1 bonus to Shadow rolls) Steffen Bursee, Christoph Erichsen, Carolina  Shadow
 Perfect Beauty Gentsch, Laura Jasmin Heindrichs, Andreas König,  Show-off
(you look gorgeous – this may add a +1 bonus) Johanna König, Ingo Kuhlemann, Jonas Nordmann  Tech Nerd
 Power Boost and Nadine Weber  Tough Bastard
(adds a +1 bonus to Bone Breaker and Samurai rolls)  Urbane
 Utility Pod  Vehicles
(deployable tools, add a +1 bonus to tech / med rolls)
 Durability
 Android Body [health]
(artificial appearance, no pain, 24h battery capacity) blunt sharp bang
 Body-Function Simulator 
Version: 1.2.2 (2015) english edition
(›natural‹ skin coating, heart pulse, ›sexual organs‹) You’re dazed.  
[digital_shades] / SIMPLE System was originally created by
 Enhanced Battery Capacity Michael C. Goran, www.simpleroleplaying.wordpress.com It hurts!   
(internal battery capacity lasts for a week) Hurts like hell!    T.B.
 Hostile Environment Respiration You’re down!    K.O.
(you can breathe toxic gas and breathe underwater)
 Personal Protection System
(armor, also adds a +1 bonus to Tough Bastard rolls) [disadvantage]
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