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GeneFunk 2090 Setting Book
Publisher: CRISPR Monkey Studios
by Aaron B. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/17/2019 22:16:48

I’m a long-time player of table top roleplaying games but have never tried anything from the cyberpunk genre. I’m blown away by how polished this is – just reading through the timeline makes me want to get all my friends together to roll-up characters. You’ve done a great job building on existing RPGs and have added so many new things (really looking forward to seeing the hack descriptions). Looking forward to the Kickstart launch at the end of the month!



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GeneFunk 2090 Setting Book
Publisher: CRISPR Monkey Studios
by Jaimie M. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/16/2019 22:13:33

Can't wait for the Kickstarter, it looks amazing already!



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GeneFunk 2090 Setting Book
Publisher: CRISPR Monkey Studios
by Brian S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/16/2019 12:37:07

A "BioPunk" (or modern cyberpunk in the post CRISPR age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR) setting. With real designer babies just around the corner, this take on the cyberpunk dystopia feels closer at hand than its 1980s inspired ancestors. That said, if you are at all familiar with Cyberpunk 2020, Shadowrun, Interface Zero or any other cyberpunk game settings, you know the drill. You are deniable assets for megacorps, with the added wrinkle that all "cardre" (mercenary band meets limited liability corperation) are linked into a single social media app "Mosaic" with reputaion tracking.

What will you get in this free download? All the fluff text and art of the unreleased core book with brief blurbs where the 5e crunch will be post-kickstarter. This is an increadibly generous preview for the future release, but not a playable game.

What will they do differently with 5e?
Instead of magic or psionics in this setting, all spell-like effects are tech-based hacks. 99% of all PCs and NPCs have integrated nanotech computers with legions of nanobots swimming in their veins so hacking into the bodies and brains of friend or foe mimics spells easily. Biohackers heal & harm bodies, codehackers dominate minds & computers while engineers engage in good old mechanical techno-wizardry.
Other classes mimic your fighters and rogues, but the "Suit" class seems like an interesting choice: You wield powerful 'favors' with governments and megacorps. Make one phone call and an orbital ion cannon strike takes out a target or a drone delivers exactly the ordinance you need.

Is it good? The fluff and concepts for the various genotypes and classes are very intriguing, but as this has no stat crunch I can't tell you much about the actual game design. The art is outstanding and I have yet to find any typographical errors or word salad gibberish commonly found in kickstarter PDFs. These folks have done the right thing and worked hard on the project BEFORE going to Kickstarter and asking for money. Based on this preview, come May 1st I plan to be among the first 100 backers.



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Creator Reply:
Cheers for the thoughtful and specific review, I appreciate the detail that reflects your actual reading of the book! :D
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GeneFunk 2090 Setting Book
Publisher: CRISPR Monkey Studios
by Mike A. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/16/2019 01:28:20

This RPG is so great! IT has so much potential too! I love the time-line and amazing mix of post-humanism. The themes of transhumanism, technology, genetic revolution, plutocracy, and social drift work flawlessly together. Not to mention, the art is incredible AND you are giving it away for free!!! Thank you so much. I can't wait to see what your company creates in the future. I loved Cyberpunk 2020, and I like 5E....but this blend of rules with the future world you have created blends perfectly!



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GeneFunk 2090 Setting Book
Publisher: CRISPR Monkey Studios
by Chance P. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/15/2019 21:51:13

I have played this game with two groups now and it has been a blast. The room for character development is unreal and the cyberpunk/futuristic setting makes for an entertaining sci-fi world. The only limitations to the story is your imagination.



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