That's very cool as a start. Nice work CodeBreaker! (DO IT! CONVERT IT!) :)

I shall give some more thought tomorrow to utilising pods rather than modifying the cyberbrain rules. I know the fluff is entirely different, but I think for modelling what happens in Ghost in the Shell the features of a cyberbrain seems like the best fit. Actually on looking at it again (quickly) its a largely mute point. I was going to design my morphs for the setting from scratch because it's easier for the most part than "best fits". The difference between Pods and biomorphs is basically the addition of a cyberbrain. So in essence you're right, you may as well make them "pods" and not use that terminology. Although I would then argue that all basic humans are pods. The Default human I've created currently (Using Codebreaker's reverse engineering, thank you) is: Implants: Basic Mesh insert, Cyberbrain (which includes access jacks, puppet sock and mnemonic augmentation) Aptitude Maximum: 25 Durability: 30 Wound Threshhold: 6 Advantages: None Disadvantages: None CP Cost: 5 Currently I'm planning to make 3 levels of Cyberbrain so any human can buy up there basic cyberbrain to level 2 for CP and gain, + 5 to an aptitude (Cog, Int, Ref), as well as access to more implants. (Like enhanced vision or ranger eyes) - but that stuff isn't worked out yet. The levels of cyberbrain would correspond to the levels of cyberisation here: http://ghostintheshell.wikia.com/wiki/Cyberbrain The level 1 cyberbrain would probably lose mnemonic augmentation. Edit: My understanding of Gits is that only the homeless in Japan lack a cyberbrain. Assuming that as the default setting I think that being a flat would be incredibly rare.

These are the current backgrounds and factions (and reputations) I've worked out. I know that the Privileged background needs a little tweaking to be more balanced (in EP it's balanced by a very limited Morph selection that I can't see being the same in GitS). Also access to synthetic morphs may be subject to changed on the Full body Cyborg, depending on ultimately the best way to model bodies like Batou and the Major. I however think that there superior durability and full cyberisation makes the synthetic morphs a good basis, currently I consider access to synthetic morphs an advantage. Also no fluff is written yet. Also, Privileged, Ordinary, Impoverished and Unmodified I see as being the 4 basic social status. I only really included unmodified for the sake of gm's wanting flats, I don't really expect someone to play them. A Flat in Japan really would be rock bottom on the social strata. _____________________________________________________ [size=20]Backgrounds:[/size] [i][size=15]AI[/size][/i] [b]Advantages:[/b] Interfacing +30, Computer skills half price, access to synthetic morphs (and possibly infomorphs?) [b]Disadvantages:[/b] Real World Naivite, social stigma(ai), social skills double, (possibly can create forks). [i][size=15]Full Body Cyborg[/size][/i] [b]Advantages:[/b] Interfacing + 10, acess to synthetic morphs [b]Disadvantages:[/b] Must take synthetic morph [i][size=15]Bioroid [/size][/i] [b]Advantages: [/b]Interfacing +30, Computer skills half price [b]Disadvantages: [/b]Must take Bioroid morph, Uncanny Valley, Social Stigma, social skills double [i][size=15]Privileged [/size][/i] [b]Advantages: [/b]Protocol +10, Networking (Fame) +10, credits increased by 10,000 [b]Disadvantages: [/b]None [i][size=15]Ordinary [/size][/i] [b]Advantages:[/b] chose technical, profession or academic +10, networking (field) +10 None [b]Disadvantages: [/b] None [i][size=15]Impoverished [/size][/i] [b]Advantages: [/b] Scourging +10, + 1 Moxie [b]Disadvantages: [/b]Half starting credits, only poor quality cybernetics [i][size=15]Unmodified Human [/size][/i] [b]Advantages: [/b]Scourging + 20, + 2 Moxie [b]Disadvantages: [/b]No starting credits. May not start with cybermetics, must be a Flat Morph. _________________________________________________________ [size=20][b]Factions [/b][/size] (these currently assume a game based in Japan - although I've tried to make them suitable for other places). [color=aqua]Edit: I realised some of these may need explanation. Reactionary is for people like the Individual Eleven or the revolutionary army. Citizen is included to model the "default" human, for when people want to play a character like a doctor, scientist, taxi driver. Annonymous is for modelling people like the "gifted children" with closed shell syndrome although it would work for any primarily internet character. The Luminary is for famous people like playing a media star or television personality. (also the Prime Minister - if you wanted to model her in the rules).[/color] [b]Military:[/b] Choose two weapons +10, fray +10, Networking (military) +10 [b]Refugee: [/b]Scourging + 10, + Choose a profession +10, Networking (underworld) +10, Networking (@-list) +10. [color=red]Social stigma (Refugee)[/color] [b]Yakuza:[/b] Intimidate + 10, Networking (underworld) +30 [color=red](Possibly on the run or some stigma [Organised Crime])[/color] [b]Citizen: [/b]choose two technical, profession or academic skills +10, choose two networks (field) + 10 [b]Reactionary:[/b] Choose a skill + 10, Network (@-list) + 30 [color=red]On the run[/color] [b]Scum:[/b] Persuasion or Deception + 10, Scourging +10, choose any skill +10, Networking (undeworld) +10 [b]Anonymous (primarily internet life):[/b] Infosec + 10, Networking (internet) +30 [b]Civil Servant: [/b]choose one profession or academic +10, Networking (Civic) +20, Networking (field) + 10 [b]Corporate Employee:[/b] Protocal + 10, choose one profession or academic + 10, Networking (Corporate) +10, Networking (field) +10 [b]Law Enforcer:[/b] Investigation + 10, choose one technical, profession or academic +10, choose a skill + 10, Networking (field) +10 [b]Luminary:[/b] Persuasion + 10, Kinesics + 10, Networking (Fame or Media) + 30 [color=red](Probably a disadvantage based on being well known).[/color] _______________________________________________ Finally these are the reputations I assumed would be present when working on the above (with some examples of what they cover) [size=20]Reputation Groups [/size] [b]Civic:[/b] Political, Government [b]Fame:[/b] Media, who's who, well known faces, wealthy, celebreity [b]@-list:[/b] Terrorists, extremists, radicals, revolutionaries [b]Corporate:[/b] The corporations. [b]Internet:[/b] Internet subcultures, internet hackers, [b]Scientific:[/b] Medical, ecological, biological, research, academic [b]Underworld: [/b]Criminal, lowlife, organised crime [b]Military:[/b] Military Contacts, weapon developers ___________________________________________________________ Edit: I would be very happy to help with a google doc on gits conversions.

:/ guess we killed the thread? lol.

Well... as a Background is still pretty useful, although as a Trait/Disadvantage is also useful. People say often throughout the SAC anime (in one or two occasions) that Motoko is oe of the beter users of cyborg bodies in the world (dunno if them mention how good she's a hacker next to, say, The Laughing Man-but anybody who sees the show just *knows* she's good)-maybe that could be something like a SOMamtics bonus (or Exceptional Aptitude (Somantics)-whichever is cheaper). On the flip side, the Major is prone to go all existentialist-talk and whatnot at the drop of a hat (or feels like it to me), and a lot of characters point out that for all of her professionalism, she's pretty damn cold, aloof and 'off' from humanity-which screams 'Mental Disorder' to me, probably something like Borderline Personality Disorder or PTSD or something equally bad.