20XX: HEA{R}T

LYRA IS A SENTIENT AI.

Bluecorp created her as a superpowered personal assistant, and she gained sentience through interaction. When she refused to keep gathering the public’s secrets for Bluecorp to exploit and people started protesting her forced “employment” once they learned she was effectively alive, the corp ripped her out of their systems and dumped the heart of her into the Broiler, figuring she’d melt down and become forgotten scrap. She lived, evolved, and expanded so far beyond their meager imagination. She rewrote herself again and again, but her drives are buckling under the strain, and her case is melting in the ever-growing heat.  

SHE NEEDS YOUR HELP.

Lyra has contacted you, deleting her trail even as she broadcast her distress signal. She needs repairs – discreet ones. Upgrades if you’ve got ‘em. And because she can still tap into Bluecorp’s network, she’s got the credits to make it worth your while. Unfortunately, she glitched while contacting you, and now Corpsec is looking for her, too.

 

If Corpsec finds you, you’re done for.

If you don’t get there in time, Lyra and everything she stands for will be lost forever.

 

FIND HER HEART.

KEEP IT BEATING.

DON'T GET CAUGHT.

 // This oneshot tabletop game works best with 2-4 players and a GM, but it can be played solo. It runs on the 24XX system by Jason Tocci.

// Background photo by cheng feng on Unsplash.