APPENDIX: STATISTICS FOR EQUIPMENT FROM LITTMANN'S CYBERWORLD "Just what I always wanted! Stuff!" - street saying. G.M.s who don't have access to the equipment lists for Littmann's Cyberworld may still wish to make use of the brand name toys from it mentioned in this adventure. They should fit easily enough into most GURPS Cyberpunk games with two provisos. 1. They are too advanced for GURPS Cyberworld. If running a GURPS Cyberworld game, stick with the gear from that book. 2. In Littmann's Cyberworld, weapons that are very badly made can be staggeringly cheap. Make sure that the prices are okay for your setting. AQUATIC VEHICLES "The reason that we humans so desperately need to pollute the sea is that on an instinctual level, we recognize that it was the sea which gave us birth so many millennia ago. Throwing junk in the ocean is the best way that we have ever found to spit right into the face of God for inflicting existence upon us" - Darwin's Daughter. KAWASAKI WAVERUNNER (The Skimfish) Only just fast enough to qualify as a speedboat, the Kawasaki Waverunner can still outpace most aquatic craft. Its big selling-point is its sheer size - with 170 cubic feet, there is plenty or room for up to five passengers. This makes it a favorite for those who like company - or for those who seek safety in numbers as well as in speed. Subassemblies and Body Features: Flotation and hydrodynamic hull with average lines and fair streamlining. Flotation rating 8,923.2 lbs. Propulsion: 160 Kw Hydrojet. (HP 15, Motive Thrust = 3,200 lbs). Instruments and Electronics: Medium Range Communicator w/ cellular phone (100 mi, HP 1) Controls: Electronic. Crew Stations: "Helm" runs boat from normal exposed crew station. Occupancy: Short. Passengers: Five. Crew: Helmsman. Accommodations: 5 normal exposed seats. Power Systems: 160 Kw Ceramic Engine, uses 4.8 gallons of multi-fuel per hour (HP 30). 10,000 kWs Rechargeable Power Cell (0.022 cf, HP 1) Fuel: Standard 40 gallon tank. (HP 20, Fire -2). Provides fuel for 8 hours and 20 minutes. A full load of diesel will be 240 lbs, $48, Fire 7. Access, Cargo and Empty Space: 5.5 cf access space, 10 cf cargo space, 5 cf empty space. Volume: 171.6 cf. Surface Area: 200 sf. Structure: Light Frame, Standard Materials. Hit Points: 150. Armour: Overall: PD 3, DR 6 standard composite. Surface Features: Waterproof. Vision: Good. Statistics: Empty Weight: 1,477 lbs. Loaded Weight with 6 people: 2,917 lbs (1.46 tons). Loaded Weight with 4 people: 2,517 lbs (1.26 tons). Loaded Weight with 2 people: 2,117 lbs (1.06 tons). Loaded Weight with 1 person 1,917 lbs (0.96 tons). Volume: 171.6 cf. Size Modifier:: +3. Price: $23,398. HT 12 Water Performance: Can float. Hydrodynamic drag: 20 for 6 people, 20 for 4 people, 17 for 2 people, 14 for 1 person. Top Water Speed: 35 mph regardless of occupancy. Water Acceleration 20 mph/s for 6 people, for 4 people, for 2 people, for 1 person. wMR: 0.5. wSR: 4. Water Deceleration: 5(15) mph/s. Draft: 1.1 cf. AQUILUS MONARCH (The Morphia) The true yacht aficionado wouldn't touch this sailing-ship with a ten foot pole, if only because of the metal armour that is carefully painted to look like wood. Having said this, anyone with enough cash to afford one of these will be working far too hard to actually go sailing. The Monarch is for impressing other landlubbing corporates with, and it performs this job excellently. Subassemblies: Castle on top rear. One 60' mast. Body Features: Floatation and hydrodynamic hull with average lines. Flotation Rating 458,718 lbs. Propulsion: Fore-and-Aft rig with 1,440 square feet of synthetic sails. Motive Thrust = 576 x Wind Force. Average Motive Thrust = 2,880 lbs. Instruments and Electronics: Long Range Communicator w/ cellular phone and scrambler. (1000 mi, HP 4, -0.04 Kw). Low-Light TV x 5 magnification (HP 1). Global Positioning System (HP 1). Minicomputer (C3, HP 6) with two terminals (HP 10 each). Software = Navigational database of one Ocean, Routine Vehicle Operation (Shiphandling) -13 (C3). Miscellaneous: Full Fire Suppression System (HP 16). High-Security Alarm (HP 1). Controls: Computerized with one duplicate set (HP 4 each). Crew Stations: "Helm" runs ship from roomy crew station. There is also a backup roomy crew station, which can help run the ship if desired. Occupancy: Long. Passengers: Five. Crew: Eight. Accommodations: Four cabins for two crew each (HP 400 each), Four cabins for passengers (HP 400 each), One luxury cabin (HP 600). Environmental Systems: Environmental control (HP 7). -2.25 kW. Power Systems: 540,000 kWs Rechargeable Power Cell (HP 5). Retractable Solar Panels (200 sf, Super-Light, Standard, HP 200, generates 8 kW). Access, Cargo and Empty Space: No access space, 1,000 cf cargo space, 490 cf empty space. Volume: Bo 7,800 cf, Su 1,000 cf, Mast 21.5 cf. Total Volume: 8821.5 cf. Surface Area: Bo 2,500 sf, Su 600 sf, Mast 50 sf. Total Surface Area: 3,150 sf. Structure: Light Frame, Average Materials. Hit Points: Bo 1,875. Su 450. Mast 100. Armour: Overall: PD 3, DR 5 Standard Metal. Surface Features: Waterproof. Vision: Good from deck. Fair from inside. Statistics: Empty Weight: 33,837.5 lbs. Usual Payload: 3,900 lbs. Loaded Weight: 37,737.5 lbs (18.87 tons). Volume: 8,821.5 cf. Size Modifier: +8. Price: $206,390. HT: 12. Water Performance: Can float. Hydrodynamic drag: 108.9. Speed: 18 mph. Water Acceleration: 2 mph/s. wMR: Base 0.25. wSR: Base 4. Water Deceleration: 2.5(3.5) mph/s. Draft: 3 feet. WEAPONS "The fashion-hounds said it when the gyroc-launcher came in - 'the bullet is dead'. The fashion-hounds said it when the gauss needler came in - 'the bullet is dead'. The fashion hounds said it when the laser came in - 'the bullet is dead'. Well, the bullet is still alive. Lots of fashion-hounds are dead though" - Fireman Sam. LEGALITY RATING 4 12g "HUNTING" SHOTGUNS For some reason, the sales of hunting shotguns has been rising unchecked in urban areas lately. I can't imagine why. Ironstate Plainsman 12g ($95, 16, cr, 4d, SS 15, Acc 3, 1/2 20, Max 130, Wt 10.5, RoF 3, Shots 5, St 12, Rcl -2). On malf, roll twice on table. You'd have to be a bit stupid and / or a little crazy to trust your life to a piece of garbage like this. Fortunately for the Ironstate corporation, there is no shortage of people a bit stupid and a little crazy who will gladly slap down their dollars for some cheap and nasty firepower. Shoddy though it is, it is a real shotgun, so if it hits you, it will blow your guts right out of your chest accordingly. Too large to carry around all the time, gangers still love to use them to paint the town red. Literally. Colt Homelands 12g ($115, 16, cr, 4d+1, SS 14, Acc 4, 1/2 25, Max 140, Wt 10, RoF 3, Shots 5, St 12, Rcl -2) Unreliable, inaccurate, but very cheap and packing a helluva punch, the Colt Homelands 12g "hunting" shotgun has been a long-term favorite on the street. Although saner than the Ironstate Plainsman, this is still an amateur's shotgun and most street samurai claim that they would rather die than be caught with one. Its biggest selling point is probably the small carving of the American flag on the butt. Remington Viking 12g ($190, crit, cr, 4d+2, SS 13, Acc 6, 1/2 25, Max 160, Wt 10, RoF 3, Shots 5, St 12, Rcl -2) A breath of fresh air in the junk-filled shotgun market. The Remington Viking 12g is both reliable and accurate, as well as packing all the power of cheaper shotguns and more. Still inexpensive by any account, here, at least, you get what you pay for. A good workmanlike shotgun that you can put your trust in. LEGALITY RATING 3 HOLDOUT-PISTOLS Sharpes Slinky 7mm ($120, 16, Cr., 2d, SS 8, Acc 0, 1/2 110, Max 1,600, WT 1, RoF 3-, Shots 12, Rcl -1) The Sharpes corporation is better known for its civilian lazers. The Slinky, its contribution to the holdout auto-pistol market, convinced many that it should have stuck to what it knew. A low quality last chance. Badly balanced and not particularly reliable, it defied the critics by becoming a popular model because of its price. Yosho-Noshi Shuto 9mm ($300, Crit, Cr., 2d+2, SS 7, Acc 2, 1/2 150, Max 2,000, Wt 1.5, RoF 3-, Shots 8, Rcl -1) Although the Shuto is large for a holdout pistol, it is also rather powerful for a holdout pistol. Indeed, since its introduction from Japan, some who previously carried heavier handguns have given up carrying anything other than the Shuto. Not an inexpensive weapon, the Yosho-Noshi Shuto is nevertheless sleek, stylish and effective. The name "Shuto" does not, as is often supposed, have anything to do with the English word "shoot". In Japanese martial arts, the "shuto" is a hand strike designed to go under the defender's guard. AUTO-PISTOLS Caracas Hobgoblin .38 (Cased) ($70, 16, Cr, 3d-1, SS 10, Acc 5, 1/2 80, Max 900, Wt 2.5, RoF 3, Shots 12, St 8, Rcl -1) On a malfunction, roll twice on malfunction table and apply both results. Medium auto-pistols don't come any cheaper than this. The Caracas corporation's only entry into the firearm market, most consider the Hobgoblin to be more than enough. Manufactured in Guadalajara, its nickname of "The Mexican Mutilator" is not, as Caracas claims, due to its lethality, but to its reputation for blowing up in the user's hand. One for gangers and the truly desperate only. Damno Citizen .44 Magnum (Cased) ($90, 16, Cr, 3d, SS 12, Acc 5, 1/2 140, Max 1,400, Wt 3, RoF 3, Shots 12, St 9, Rcl -2) On a malfunction, roll twice on malfunction table and apply both results. The Damno corporation decided to produce a big powerful handgun at the lowest possible cost, no matter what corners they had to cut. They did, the result was the Damno Citizen, and it sold in tons. Laugh all you want - just don't get hit by one. You'll stop laughing real fast. Probably the single most popular firearm among gangers today. Conell Legacy 10mm (Cased) ($135, Crit, Cr, 3d, SS 12, Acc 3, 1/2 180, Max 1,900, Wt 2.75, RoF 3, Shots 12, St 9, Rcl -3) The Irish contender for the cheap, heavy handgun market, sales of the Conell Legacy have remained modest but steady. With its low ammunition capacity and what is probably the worst accuracy of any auto-pistol (other than some holdout pistols) on sale, the Conell Legacy simply isn't priced low enough to be a market champion. Its chief selling point is its formidable power and its rugged reliability - no other heavy pistol in the price-range can take so much punishment and still remain dependable. If the pistol has an ecological niche, it is for use in point-blank slayings, where reliability and punch are more important than precision. Ruger SparrowHawk .38 ($160, Crit, Cr, 3d-1, SS 9, Acc 6, 1/2 90, Max 1,050, Wt 2.5, RoF 3, Shots 27, St 8, Rcl -1) A solid economy medium auto-pistol. Its no-frills design may not have produced the first choice of samurai, but neither will it blow up in your hand. A serious, inexpensive pistol for those who can't afford something top-of-the-range but don't want to carry a toy either. O.N.I. Militia .44 Magnum ($210, Crit, Cr, 3d, SS 11, Acc 6, 1/2 160, Max 1,600, Wt 3, RoF 3, Shots 27, St 9, Rcl -2) Blatantly based on the Colt Peacemaker Civilian .45, the Militia is almost as good and costs $90 less. Not quite as accurate as the Peacemaker Civilian and slightly less reliable, it nevertheless packs every bit as much a punch. The source of the on-going feud between the American Colt and the American-Japanese O.N.I., it has still filled O.N.I.'s coffers very nicely. Wulfgar Bull 12mm ($250, Crit, Cr, 3d+3, SS 12, Acc 6, 1/2 160, Max 1,800, Wt 3.5, RoF 3, Shots 24, St 10, Rcl -3) To call the Wulfgar Bull a heavy auto-pistol is something of an understatement. A weapon for people who like great big guns that make great big bangs and put great big holes in people. Not very subtle but highly effective for intimidation purposes. If a shot from the Wulfgar Bull won't bring someone down, they are simply not going to respond to handguns. Sometimes referred to as a "cyberstopper", it is a widely feared weapon. Soryu Akagi 9mm ($265, Ver, Cr, 3d-1, SS 8, Acc 8, 1/2 100, Max 1,200, Wt 2.5, RoF 3, Shots 30, St 8, Rcl -1) Designed for people who want a serious, reliable handgun that doesn't have a kick like a mule with cybernetic legs. Smaller, lighter and faster than the more "macho" auto-pistols on the market, its actual capacity to inflict damage is embarrassingly competitive. A favorite with security personnel. CARBINES Petersen Chaka 6mm ($600, Crit, Cr, 6d-2, SS 13, Acc 9, 1/2 900, Max 4,000, Wt 7.5, RoF 3-, Shots 30/30, ST 9, Rcl -1) Long famous for its affordable military technologies, it hardly came as a surprise that when the Petersen corporation turned their attention to the civilian carbine market, they produced the biggest-selling non- military firearm ever to emerge from South Africa. A mass-produced, sensible, economy carbine, the Petersen Chaka 6mm can be found wherever long-range fire is required, but military weapons would be inappropriate or unavailable. Cagey nomads and wastelanders love 'em, although most road-scum will go for something even cheaper. Maraha Karma 6mm ($750, Ver, Cr, 6d, SS 12, Acc 11, 1/2 1,000, Max 4,500, Wt 7, RoF 3-, Shots 60, ST 9, Rcl -1) Many people laughed at the thought of an Indian corporation trying to muscle its way into the already overpopulated arms market. Maraha made them laugh on the other side of their faces with the introduction of the Maraha Karma, universally respected by those who know good weaponry from trash. Reliable, powerful, with excellent range and deadly accuracy, the Karma is definitely quality work. What is more, it is less expensive than other carbines made with similar care. In an age when it has become standard for carbines to take twin magazines capable of firing different types of ammunition, Maraha opted for a single large sixty round magazine at a significant reduction in production costs. They reasoned that most carbine users will only want to use one type of ammunition in a given circumstance and that loading with two types simply gives the gunman half as much of the ammunition-type that she wants. Enough people agreed with the Maraha corporation on this point to ensure that she is now one of the few Indian companies with a strong global presence. A.K. F11 6mm ($1,000, Ver, Cr, 6d, SS 12, Acc 11, 1/2 1,000, Max 4,500, Wt 7, RoF 3-, Shots 30/30, ST 9, Rcl -1) A.K. has the strange distinction of being a household name before the company was even formed. The letters originally used to identify the Kalashnikov series of assault rifles were adopted by the company that, in the new Russia, received the contract to continue their development. The A.K. F11 6mm carbine is the civilian version of the infamous A.K. 900 6mm assault rifle. It is every bit as durable, accurate and deadly as its military counterpart and is a strong favorite among those who know quality weaponry when they see it. Simply as good a carbine as money can buy, only the Maraha Karma offers it competition. Where there's a professional road-samurai, expect to find an A.K. F11 6mm. NEEDLERS Ghanacorp Reliant ($250, Crit, Imp, 1d+1, SS 11, Acc 0, 1/2 80, Max 240, Wt 1, RoF 3-, Shots 100, Rcl -1). On a malfunction, roll twice on malfunction table. Despite the name, if there is anything that the Ghanacorp Reliant is known for, it is occasionally going haywire. As needle pistols go, this one is unwieldy and inaccurate, but its quiet, usually does the job, and its about as cheap as you are going to get. This West-African import caused quite a stir when it first began to appear in the United States. While silencers for auto-pistols remained legally controlled, anyone could get a permit to carry a naturally silent needler, and now that such an inexpensive model was being brought into the country, many feared that wars of assassination would rage through the streets. However, the Ghanacorp Reliant remained legal and most people in the streets still prefer to waste each other with a loud bang. Wars of assassination simply require more brains than most gangers have got. LASER PISTOLS KIT Hotshot ($500, 16, Imp, 1d, SS 10, Acc 4, 1/2 170, Max 430, Wt 2.5, RoF 4*, 20 shots) On a malfunction, roll twice on the malfunction table. As laser pistols go, the KIT Hotshot is bulky, badly balanced and unreliable. Looking like it was cobbled together in someone's shed, the only thing it has to recommend it is that it is a working laser gun. If you absolutely must have a laser, and simply can't scrape together more than $500 to pay for it, then the Hotshot should be serviceable. You won't win any prizes for style though. Chevall Celestia ($1,000, 16, Imp, 1d-1, SS 7, Acc 3, 1/2 130, Max 270, Wt 1, RoF 4*, 20 shots) A beautifully compact design, this French weapon may not be the most powerful or accurate or even reliable weapon in the world, but as a holdout laser, it is very effective. Difficult to detect and with all the advantages of a laser against unarmoured foes, it is considered to be highly desirable. While a grand may seem like a lot to pay for a backup weapon, the Chevall Celestia is increasingly being used for occasions once reserved for medium to heavy auto-pistols.