October 6, 2026 · Shadows

Building the Cyborg: Kicker Dice, Plasma Cannons, and a Name That Didn't Stick

Three meetings spent nailing down what actually separates a Cyborg from a Professional with some cybernetics installed. The answer landed on kicker dice, a rule about power-hungry weapons gating themselves through fiction instead of flat restrictions, and choice as the archetype’s real theme.

We also tried renaming it “Biomech” for about half a session. Didn’t stick — still calling it Cyborg. Full story on Patreon.