Cyberpsychosis

Cyberpsychosis is a rare but deadly set of mental disorders caused by too much Cyberware, often triggered by existing mental illness. Victims lose touch with reality and humanity, chrome up compulsively, then go on a killing spree.

Terminal

No cure. The MCDC classifies it as terminal, and the only fix is a bullet to the head. Peaceful euthanasia is offered to those who want to go before it sets in.

Rolling for It

Thanks to the Singularity, Mainland bodies handle far more chrome, so it’s not guaranteed. You roll when installing Cyberware, based on your mental state:

Your background	Roll	Cyberpsychosis on	When to roll
Normal upbringing, no trauma	1d10000	9900+	Every 3 pieces installed
Traumatic upbringing	1d10000	5000+	Every piece installed

Immunosuppressants

The body always attacks Cyberware as foreign. Immunosuppressants stop that to protect the implant.

They also pause Cyberpsychosis for 2 RPs. After 5 pauses, they stop working.

Stages

1. Chrome Junkie 8 RPs

   Obsessed with getting more Cyberware. On every 2nd RP, you must get chrome. Skip it and it’s applied automatically.

2. Hallucinations 4 RPs

   The body attacks your neural-ware, causing hallucinations, weakness and sometimes paralysis:

   • Hallucinations every 2 turns
   • −2 Sub-Tiers to all stats except Intelligence every 6 turns

3. KILL EVERYTHING!!!! Until killed

   You get your strength back, plus an uncontrollable urge to massacre every living thing:

   • +2 Primary Tiers and +4 Sub-Tiers to all stats except Intelligence
   • You rampage until you’re killed