Playbook 7 and Other Updates

First off, thanks to Eric Brunsell for the shout out.

I want to stress that these materials (and any forthcoming materials) are not intended to replace his works. NCB is a fine game and these were my own personal campaign materials which I was persuaded to put online.

The first draft of Playbook 7 - Cuzz has been uploaded. This is a playbook which revolves around the player's found family. Take a look and see what you think.

All of the other playbooks have had some tiny amendments. Mainly to the Dawn Questions;

1. You'll note that the third Dawn Question is now "Did you experience a Scene from the Stream?" instead of "Did you experience an Echo in the Night?" More on this in a moment.

2. Each playbook has a reference to questioning the player's identity or role. This is a change to better fit the things of NCB.

So what is a "Scene from the Stream"?

In the lore, there is the "Infinite Content Stream." Imagine something like Twitch or YouTube, writ large and beamed directly into your brain via your NLI. A mixture of professional and unprofessional content of any type or detail is available at any time of day. This is the Infinite Content Stream.

Mechanically, a Scene from the Stream is a single sentence prompt for a piece of media that the player must work into a scene. It could be a broadcast on a radio they hear when they walk into a shop or a short scene of a panel show on a TV they notice in a bar. 

The short Scene from the Stream should try and echo the themes of the scene. 

If a player has just been involved in a shoot out with a rival gang, the scene from the stream might pertain to a news report on the rise of gang violence (it can be less subtle than that).

It the scene fits the theme, the player marks XP when answering the Dawn Questions. 

The Supplemental Rules will be updated accordingly as soon as I get some time. It is intended that there will be a set of generic Scenes from the Stream but each Case will have their own specific ones which better fit the themes of the case.