Suited Themes: Cyber Rat Bolt

"It started with the banks, if it don't start with an explosion it's always the banks. Everyone lost their money, people panicked, governments tried to step in, but they lost their money too when the financial rug was ripped out from under us. It was the Corporate Biggies who stepped in and "saved" us. Turns out they got together with each other and planned for something like this, smells fishy to me, but you can't argue with the results. What results, I hear ya ask?

Today the average Cog makes enough money to keep a home over their head, food on the table, and the energy turned on. Even the homeless wanderers can afford to have access to the Net and a few chips in their head, should they want it. Staying alive though, that ain't livin and for those lookin for a bit more excitement in their lives? Well, for that the Corporations began the Rat Bolt.

The Rat Bolt is a race, of a sort, a race to see who survives, who dies, and who becomes famous. The Corporations put out postings, legally sanctioned hits, heists, and black bag jobs for the Ratters (that's us) to take on and run. It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, and you my friend? You just landed yourself smack in the Race. So buckle up, smile at the Ratter-Catcher when they put up the postings and enjoy the ride. It’s Rat Bolt time."

Looking for inspiration on running a Cyber Rat Bolt game? Check out:

• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, by Philip K. Dick
• Cyberpunk 2077, developed by CD Projekt RED
• Dredd, directed by Pete Travis
• Ghost in the Shell, written by Masamune Shirow

  

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We try to make all of our games family friendly and potentially fun for everyone, but you can't prepare for everything. Be sure to speak as a group about what you are and aren’t comfortable with in the game. If the group cannot come to an agreement on what is allowed, then we highly suggest looking at one of our other genre playsets.

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Thank you and enjoy!

This expansion is played using the rules found in Suited: Free Sample Edition, a tabletop rpg quickstart for the Suited game system.

Suited is an adaptable game system that can be used to play any genre you want with as little as a single deck of playing cards. Rules-light with only a moderate amount of crunch, Suited is easy for new players to pick up and learn, while having just enough rules for those people that enjoy having mechanics to play with.