CBR+PNK: OVERLOAD

This is just a quick announcement to let everyone know that my work is being featured as a part of Mythworks' CBR+PNK: OVERLOAD Kickstarter!

What is CBR+PNK?

CBR+PNK (Cyber plus Punk) is a tabletop RPG for one-shot sessions in the cyberpunk genre. You play as a team of RUNNERS — mercs, criminals, activists living on the edge and running in the shadows of a gritty, ultraviolent world -- on their LAST RUN.

Built for One-Shots, CBR+PNK features a minimalist version of the acclaimed Forged In The Dark spread across 12 double-sided four-panel pamphlets.

What is CBR+PNK: OVERLOAD?

CBR+PNK: OVERLOAD is the first official expansion for CBR+PNK, Make your last /Run through megacities devastated in violence, exfil weird cargo from high-security labs, and compete for glory in deadly virtual worlds.

OVERLOAD brings you a mix of revised and expanded community-made material, plus exciting new stuff in a themed three-pack collection.

What is Trident PROTOTYPE?

Trident PROTOTYPE is a /RUN (adventure) for CBR+PNK where players infiltrate the Trident Majesty, a luxury deep-sea aqualiner to "recover" a prototype nanobot from the CTO of a shady multinational on his way to view the sunken corpse of the Titanic.  

How You Can Help

You can help by supporting the Kickstarter or, if you can't contribute now, by sharing it with your friends!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythworks/cbr-pnk-overload

How to Play Texas Hold'Em

This is a guide for those Lighthouse Keepers who may be unfamiliar with the rules of their game. Much like surviving the storm outside the tower walls, Texas Hold'em is a game of skill, strategy, and luck.

Objective of the Game

The goal of the game is simple. Win as many chips (Sanity) as possible by having the best hand or by convincing others to fold. Players use two private cards (hold cards) and five public cards (community card) to create the best five-card poker hand.

Setup

• Players: Typically 2 to 10 players.

• Deck: A standard 52-card deck.

• Chips: Used to place bets.

  
  

Each game round begins with two players posting the "blinds" (forced bets). The player to the dealer's left posts the small blind (in the case of The Black Lamp, 5 Sanity), and the next player posts the big blind (10 Sanity). These ensure there's something to win in every hand.

The Flow of the Game

A round of Texas Hold'em is divided into four stages:

1. The Deal

• Each player is dealt two private cards face down, known as "hole cards."

• These cards are for the player's eyes only and will be combined with the community cards to form a hand.
  

2. The Betting Rounds

Texas Hold'em has four betting rounds. Players can fold, check, bet, call, or raise depending on their position and cards.

• a. Pre-Flop

  • After the hole cards are dealt, the first round of betting begins.

  • From left to right, players decide to call (match the big blind), raise (increase betting more than the big blind), or fold (give up their cards and the pot).

  • Betting continues until all players who have not folded have placed equal bets.

• The Flop

  • The dealer places three community cards face up on the table. These are shared by all players.

  • Another round of betting occurs as in the pre-flop.

  • If no one has bet, players can "check" and pass the opportunity to bet onto the next player.

• The Turn

  • A fourth community card is dealt face up.

  • Another betting round begins.

• The River

  • The fifth and final community card is dealt face up.

  • A final round of betting ensues.

3. The Showdown

If more than one player remains after the last betting round, players reveal their hole cards. The best five-card hand wins the pot. The hierarchy of poker hands, from highest to lowest, is:

1. Royal Flush: A, K, Q, J, 10 of the same suit.

2. Straight Flush: Five consecutive cards of the same suit.

3. Four of a Kind: Four cards of the same rank.

4. Full House: Three of a kind and a pair.

5. Flush: Five cards of the same suit, not in sequence.

6. Straight: Five consecutive cards, not of the same suit.

7. Three of a Kind: Three cards of the same rank.

8. Two Pair: Two sets of pairs.

9. One Pair: A single pair.

10. High Card: The highest card if no other hand is formed.

Strategies for Beginners

1. Initially, only play strong hands to avoid losing any chips.

2. Don't chase hands. If you don't have something by the flop, it is probably best to fold.

3. Be smart about bluffing. Only bluff when the cards on the table could make a great hand with one or two lucky hold cards.

4. Know your friends. Try to spot patterns in your friends betting behavior and reactions.

5. Listen to this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hx4gdlfamo

Lighthouse Keeper Name Generator

Need a name for a lonely lighthouse keeper playing a deadly game of cards while an eldritch storm wails on the tower walls? Of course, you do! Grab a few dice and generate a name using this table.

Step One: Generate an Epithet

For example: "Muttering"

d20	Epithet
1	Old
2	Pale
3	Quiet
4	Lonely
5	Spotted
6	Tall
7	Grinning
8	Wide
9	Ragged
10	Gentle
11	Muttering
12	Odd
13	Hollow
14	Salty
15	Foggy
16	One-Eyed
17	Scarred
18	Blue
19	Young
20	Iron

Step Two: Generate a First Name

For example: "Muttering Hester"

d20	First Name
1	Elias
2	Obed
3	Enoch
4	Hester
5	Lavinia
6	Silas
7	Zebulon
8	Mercy
9	Ephraim
10	Althea
11	Jonah
12	Temperance
13	Barnabas
14	Prudence
15	Mordecai
16	Kezia
17	Thaddeus
18	Jedediah
19	Cordelia
20	Malachai

Step Three: Generate a Last Name

For example: "Muttering Hester Teignmouth"

d20	Last Name
1	Celeste
2	Dantzig
3	Parr
4	Augusta
5	Caleuche
6	Medan
7	Lovibond
8	Deering
9	Baychimo
10	Marlborough
11	Maru
12	Orlova
13	Zebrina
14	Teignmouth
15	Palatine
16	Eurydice
17	Bannockburn
18	Valencia
19	Simmons
20	København

Congrats! You are done. Go play The Black Lamp!