Considering that I don't know who all will be part of the game the first thing I really have to develop are the antagonists that they will be contending with. So let's begin with the most immediate danger to the livelihoods of the PCs.

Servile Hospitality Group

Formed three years ago (2017) the SHG has made its mission to buy up and homogenize lots of the gimmick restaurants and hospitality spaces around Grand Cross. Usually, they just try offering money to owners but it has been cases (though no one has found anything legally actionable yet) of more forceful methods being used on dissenters or holdouts.

The Head

The company leadership is most known among the public for its three founders and their public-facing roles.

Akira Brago

(She/Her)
Allegedly a former member of a private military company. She is usually the face of operations on the ground.

Mark Bowie

(He/Him)
The fiance guy. Ex-Cartel Executive who wanted to move to a slower passed.

Noire

(They/Them)
PR and Fashion. Their previous history is mostly unknown aside from a stint in the Monaco DJ Scene.

So this is a high-level overview of the "street" level antagonist faction. The next one will cover the more station-wide threat.

So this is an effort to help focus my learning how to draw (pixel art and digit painting)¹ make logos and write more often.

So in the upcoming months, I will be running a campaign of Hard Wired Island by Weird Age Game²

High Concept

So at the very core this campaign is Akiba Maid War³ with the added spices of corps trying a new surveillance/policing software and a fake aristocrat trying to establish a monarchy on Grand Cross.

Three Pillars

So this campaign will be structured around three plot pillars that the players can pick and choose to focus on:

1. The Maid War: This is a monopolistic force trying to buy up and force all the hospitality spaces in Grand Cross into fitting their franchise mold.
2. Project ALMIGHTY: A medical tech firm is trying to branch out into new sectors to diversify its company. The sector they choose is "public safety" and they have a novel new approach to showcase
3. The Grand Cross Royalist Society: A former US military intelligence officer has delusions of grandeur and is attempting to establish Grand Cross as an independent polity. However, she wants to make it a monarchy under herself.

So that's the general premise. I hope people enjoy a look into my campaign prep and I can beat executive dysfunction to keep working on the drawing, graphic design, and writing

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1. I need to focus on doing more personal work, not just exercises and consistently practicing.

2. Available for purchase here on itch or here on drivethroughrpg.

3. It's such a fun show.