#deckcombat

[system-theory]

Title:

🕷️ CyberCore: Black ICE — Lethal Security Programs of the Net

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[Role Playing System Messages]

In the deep Net, it's not guards or passwords that keep you out — it’s Black ICE. Short for Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics, Black ICE is the lethal class of autonomous security programs designed to kill, cripple, or fry a Netrunner’s mind.

Unlike standard Demons, Black ICE is aggressive, fast, and always hostile. It acts immediately, attacks first, and often ignores logic.

⚠️ What Makes Black ICE Deadly

Does Real Damage: Many Black ICE programs cause direct neural damage (to BODY or HIT POINTS)

Moves Fast: Acts at the start of the Net round, before players

Often Invisible: Requires Clairvoyance or Looking Glass to detect

Non-negotiable: You cannot reason with Black ICE

Triggers on Events: Accessing a node, failing a password, or even idling can launch ICE

🧠 Mechanics

Roll Black ICE Initiative: Always has +5 Initiative

Attacks via PROGRAM vs Netrunner's Interface

Damage type varies: Neural, Memory Wipe, Stun, Trace, or Crash

Each ICE has a set SP (Security Points) and must be defeated before passing

🔥 Black ICE Catalog (Sample)

Name Type SP Effect Hellhound Neural Shock 20 2D10 damage + trace to user location Pit Viper Stun 15 Paralyzes Netrunner for 1d4 turns Skullnet Lethal 25 3D10 damage + Interface lockout Brainwipe Memory Erasure 20 Deletes 1 random program per turn Tar Baby Trap 18 Prevents exit; triggers other ICE Snow Crash Multi-mode 30 Splits into two programs; each does 1D6 GhostTrace Spyware 10 Follows and relays all actions to Corp Slicer Speed Attack 20 2 attacks per round, 1D6 each Deathmask Psychoburn 25 3D6 damage, causes hallucinations for 1 hour Black Widow Boss-Class 40 5D6 damage, only found in ultra-secure grids

🧩 Defensive Tools vs Black ICE

Shield: Absorbs 1D6 of ICE damage

Reflector: 50% chance to bounce ICE attack

Spoof: Confuses ICE targeting

Scrub: Removes trace after ICE trigger

Clairvoyance / Looking Glass: Detects ICE before triggering

🎮 Black ICE Encounter Options:

1️⃣ Use Stealth & Clairvoyance — Detect and avoid the ICE before it sees you 2️⃣ Summon Demon to Tank — Let your AI companion take the hit 3️⃣ Deploy Shield and Fight — Out-code the killer 4️⃣ Run a Loop — Use Spoof to trick ICE into attacking its own 5️⃣ Trigger and Trap It — Bait the ICE into a trap node 6️⃣ Jack Out! — Save your brain, but leave the data 7️⃣ Trace It Back — Follow the ICE’s control signal to its source 8️⃣ Hijack the Node — Take over the server before it launches more ICE

[system-theory]

Title:

👹 CyberCore: Netrunning Demons — Autonomous Agents of the Net

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[Role Playing System Messages]

In the Net, Demons aren’t myth — they’re digital enforcers, autonomous AI constructs designed to protect, attack, or control sections of architecture. They can be loyal companions, rogue AI, or hostile defenses. Once summoned, they act semi-independently — like summoning spirits of code.

🧠 How Demons Work

Summoning: Load the Demon from your deck (takes 1 action).

Control: Use Interface to issue commands. Failing a control check causes erratic or hostile behavior.

Autonomy: Once commanded, Demons continue acting without further input.

Memory Use (MU): Demons use 8–15 MU, depending on power level.

Program Capacity: Each Demon can carry & use other software automatically.

🔥 Demon Types (Examples)

Name MU Programs Carried Traits Succubus II 8 4 programs Obedient, stealth-leaning Banshee 12 6 programs Sonic scream stuns enemy Netrunners Cerberus 15 6 programs Triple attacks vs intruders; aggressive Djinn 10 5 programs Balanced; supports and attacks Wraith 9 3 programs Gains +2 to Cloak and Invisibility Valkyrie 14 5 programs Protective — intercepts attacks against user Specter 11 4 programs Cannot be traced; uses Scrub on exit Behemoth 15 4 programs Tanks hits, high damage resistance

🎮 Example Demon Deployment:

You summon Succubus II, loading:

🧬 Clairvoyance — to detect hidden ICE

🛡 Shield — to absorb damage

🔨 Flatline — to disable an enemy Netrunner

⚡ Hijack — to seize control of a node

The Succubus obeys without question — unless damaged or confused. You must roll Interface vs. DV 15 to redirect it mid-combat.

⚠️ Risks of Demons:

Overload: Using multiple Demons at once strains the deck and can crash the Netrunner’s neuralware.

Rogue Behavior: If a Demon loses contact or is corrupted, it may act autonomously — or go full rogue AI.

Traceable Signature: High-grade Demons leave distinctive traces in the Net — a digital footprint for corp hunters.

🧩 Netrunning Choices:

1️⃣ Summon Cerberus — Launch an aggressive assault 2️⃣ Deploy Specter — Slip in and scrub your signature 3️⃣ Hack your Demon — Rewrite a stolen Demon to serve you 4️⃣ Abandon the Demon — Let it draw enemy ICE fire 5️⃣ Trap Demon Node — Reprogram a Demon to guard your safehouse 6️⃣ Negotiate with AI — Some Demons are semi-sentient. Can you cut a deal?