Neon Black

Devlog

• THE 55 has One Week Left on Kickstarter
  July 09, 2024 by NotWriting

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  Hey Cool Cyberpunks, If you're a fan of Neon Black and wished you had one of the communities in your other cyberpunk games, or just a cool concreate tower like THE 55 you could read about or put into... Continue reading

  
• Happy Free RPG Day
  June 25, 2022 by NotWriting

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  Hey Hackers, Just wanted to say a quick Happy Free RPG day to folks (in North America, anyway, apparently it's different everywhere else). There's plenty of free community copies of all my games avail... Continue reading
• The Neon Black Archive and CYBER_WEEK Sale
  November 26, 2021 by NotWriting

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  Hello Hackers, For the next week (November 25 - Dec 2) you can get Neon Black as part of the CYBER_WEEK Bundle . This is a co-op sale of 38 cyberpunk games, supplements, and settings from 33 independe... Continue reading

  
• 35 Sale!
  October 18, 2021 by NotWriting

  Hey Cyberpunks! Neon Black is part of a massive sale for the rest of October! Neon Black is 35%-off You can get it as part of a bundle with 14 other games and supplements for $35 You can get Neon Blac... Continue reading

  
• Version 7.3
  December 31, 2020 by NotWriting

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  Hey Punks, Version 7.3 of Neon Black has a handful of changes. Nothing too significant: Added a dedication to the front of the text Modified the Tech's Pyrokinetics milestone Modified the Synth's Netw... Continue reading
• Neon Black v 7.2
  December 08, 2020 by NotWriting

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  Hey Cyberpunks, Few small updates and tweaks to the game rules and playsheets with this update. Calamities . Tweaked the wording on the exposed and plot twist calamities. Plot twist is now more genera... Continue reading
• Neon Black 7.1
  November 30, 2020 by NotWriting

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  Hello Hackers, Just a quick update today, fixing some things that I didn't have time to address during the last big update: Community sheets no longer include entanglements and blowbacks (these have b... Continue reading
• Neon Black 7.0: Capitalism Sucks - Community Rules
  November 19, 2020 by NotWriting

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  Hello Hackers, Well, I've spent most of 2020 revising this game and all those playtest notes and edits are finally out in the wild with Neon Black 7.0. This update carries some pretty substantial chan... Continue reading

  
• Update Downloading...
  November 16, 2020 by NotWriting

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  >>> System update required... >>> Install new software? (Y/N) Y >>> System update will be completed in 96 hours >>> Corrupted files to be deleted and/or updated include: Character Playbooks Crew Playb... Continue reading

  
• Cover Art
  July 21, 2020 by NotWriting

  Hey folks, Just updated the page with some sick cover art provided to me by Megan Ellis , check out her work! I'm still deep in testing the new major revisions to Neon Black. I don't have an exact dat... Continue reading

  
• Major Changes Coming
  June 05, 2020 by NotWriting

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  Hey cyberpunks, So the last time I updated the game I was confident that Neon Black was in it's final stages and would be receiving no more major updates going forward. I recently sent the Neon Black... Continue reading
• Text Complete
  May 24, 2020 by NotWriting

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  Hello you Neon-lit scoundrels, With this updated (v6.3) Neon Black is now text complete. What does that mean? Well as of right now, there are no major updates or missing pieces in Neon Black. Everythi... Continue reading
• Version 6.2 - Notorious Spreadsheets
  May 18, 2020 by NotWriting

  Hello Cyberpunks! This is a meaty update. Really it probably should have been version 7.0 but it's not cause well... who needs consistent terminology? Not me! This update touches mostly on special abi... Continue reading
• Version 6.1 Downtime Upgrades
  April 19, 2020 by NotWriting

  Hey Cyberpunks! This update significantly changes many downtime actions. There's new, simpler rules to recover harm as well as modifications to crafting, reaching out, and the game's economy. No more... Continue reading
• Custom Soundtrack Acquired
  February 14, 2020 by NotWriting

  Updated the Neon Black itch page with a custom Spotify playlist, curated by yours truly. See you on the 'Net... Continue reading
• Version 6.0 - HAUNTing
  January 29, 2020 by NotWriting

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  Version 6.0 is now live. This version of Neon Black includes several changes, including the first special playbook: the HAUNT. Human Amalgamate United into Neuro-Telepresences, or HAUNTs, are human be... Continue reading

  
• Version 5.3 - The Star
  January 13, 2020 by NotWriting

  Version 5.3 coming in hot off the 'Net! This update adds the Star playbook, a charismatic artist. This could be streamer, writer, reporter, or anyone who uses their art and their words to overcome cha... Continue reading

  
• Version 5.2 - The Operator
  December 18, 2019 by NotWriting

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  Version 5.2 comes with a new character playbook, the Operator! They're a gifted mechanic and pilot, able to craft and manipulate hardware and turn junk into useful gear and projects. I also significan... Continue reading

  
• Update 5.1 "Credit Burn"
  November 29, 2019 by NotWriting

  At long last another update to Neon Black. This update adds the last of the major mechanics to the game, credit burn and burning credit, though some rules may change in small ways ion the future. Chan... Continue reading
• Community Copies Added
  October 10, 2019 by NotWriting

  Many indie creators on itch offer free copies of their game to people from poor and marginalized backgrounds. This makes their games accessible to those who often wish to play them but lack the means... Continue reading
• The Capitalism Sucks Update - Version 5.0
  August 30, 2019 by NotWriting

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  #update

  Version 5.0 - The Capitalism Sucks Update: Rank Updates Modified the Scary special ability Renamed the Flesh Wound special ability Modified the Combat Experience special ability Splicer Updates Rename... Continue reading

  
• Neon Black updated to v 4.2
  July 20, 2019 by NotWriting#update, #changelog

  Updated the Neon Black rules, playbooks, and faction sheet with minor formatting changes, setting changes, and rules changes and clarifications Various changes for making the pdfs easier to read Short... Continue reading