KILL THE RICH

TAKE THEIR MONEY

SAVE YOUR FRIENDS

Neon Black is a role-playing game about a community of poor people fighting back against tyrannical corporations and the indifference of the rich, as well as surviving in a dystopian city state. It’s like real life, but in this world you can kill the CEO’s, rob banks to pay rent, and help your friends do the same. You'll help your community, go on dangerous heists, explore artificial realities, and encounter friendly and nefarious machines. We play to find out if the community can survive amidst warring corporations, an unforgiving climate, and the negligence of the extravagantly wealthy.

Capitalism sucks. The rich are villains. Community rules.

• Build one of 4 cyberpunk communities (the street of Tannhauser Way, the spaceship Chariot, the ruins of the City of Nod, a massive apartment complex known as The 55) complete with unique contacts, opportunities, and complications that enrich your story
• Play as 8 unique characters (Decker, Merc, Operator, Synth, and more) each with narrative milestones that help define your character and the community, and drive the story forward
• Spend luck to push yourself for better results and inject chaotic calamities into the narrative
• Form bonds with PCs and NPCs to better your odds and define your beliefs and relationships through play
• Explore the rich setting of Prime City, including dozens of corporate and underground factions

THE ARCHIVE

 Anyone who purchases or has purchased Neon Black now has access to all 7 iterations of the rules. Check out the initial prototype created in 2018, the very brief version 3.0 that no one saw, and all the odd rules, dead ends, and forgotten files that make up Neon Black’s history. The archive includes:

• Mostly complete rules for 6 previous versions of Neon Black
• Character and crew playbooks
• Reference sheets
• Maps of the ‘Net
• Defunct corporations
• And more

There’s a lot in there, and stuff is probably missing or wasn’t tested much. You’ve been warned.

Playsheets

All the sheets you need to play are available free to download by clicking on this link (you'll be asked to create a copy of the spreadsheets). These will allow you to play the game digitally or to print and play at home.

Credits

Written & designed by Michael Elliott

Downtime scenes by Sam Dunnewold

Cover art by Megan Ellis

Based on Blades in the Dark, a product of One Seven Design, developed and authored by John Harper, and licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.

The Sounds of Prime City

Tunes for getaways down neon streets, smoking e-drugs, and robbing banks.