Rockerboys
Rockerboys are the street poets, rebels, and social consciences of the 2000s. Armed with digital porta-studios and garage laser disk mastering, they spread their messages far and wide, from record stores to comsats. Often, their messages challenge the powers that be—Corporations and Governments alike. With roots tracing back to legends like Dylan, Springsteen, and The Who, Rockerboys use their music to inspire, inform, and lead. Whether through protest songs or electrifying rock n' roll, they rally people to action, exposing corruption and toppling regimes. A Rockerboy’s power lies in their ability to galvanize the masses, transforming gigs into movements.
Skill: Charismatic Leadership
Effect: Allows the Rockerboy to sway crowds. The number of people influenced equals the Rocker's level squared times 200, added to their Cool stat.
Usage: This skill can incite crowds to take significant actions, such as rioting or attacking fortified positions. The higher the Charismatic Leadership level, the larger and more complex the actions a crowd can be persuaded to undertake.
- Level +3: Incite a nightclub crowd to become rowdy.
- Level +5-6: Provoke a concert crowd of thousands to trash a nearby neighbourhood.
- Level +9: Possess a mesmeric ability akin to historical figures like Adolf Hitler, capable of raising armies, starting movements, and destroying nations.
Bonuses:
- Performance Skill: Gain a bonus equal to half of Charismatic Leadership (round down).
- Social and Seduction Skills: Gain a bonus equal to a third of Charismatic Leadership.
- Contacts: You receive Contact points equal to Charismatic Leadership squared. These points are used to create NPC contacts, distributed across the following areas:
- Musical Equipment: Access to musical equipment (including cyber implants for vocals) valued at half Charismatic Leadership times 500 eb.
