HOW TO SURVIVE THE CITY OF Y --- *[upbeat CyPop beat]* *[children cheering]* *[automatic gunfire in the distance]* --- ### Verse 1 Got a problem? Need a plan? Need to know if you can? --- Everything starts with your abilities! --- **Agility!** Sneak and dodge! Drive real fast! Run away from consequences when they're coming up your ass! --- **Knowledge!** Science! Apps! Cyberdecks and tech! If you don't know what you're doing you're probably gonna wreck! --- ### Chorus 🎵 **ROLL A D20!** SEE WHAT YOU GET! --- IF YOU HIT THE DR YOU AIN'T DEAD YET! --- SIX IS SIMPLE! TWELVE'S OKAY! EIGHTEEN MEANS FIND ANOTHER WAY! 🎵 --- ### Verse 2 **Presence!** Shoot a rifle! Talk real smooth! Use weird Nano powers that'll melt your brain in two! --- **Strength!** Punch a ganger! Throw a chair! Lift a vending machine and launch it through the air! --- **Toughness!** Poison! Fire! Acid rain! If you survive this city you can survive anything! --- ### Chorus 🎵 ROLL A D20! ADD YOUR SCORE! --- THE HIGHER THE NUMBER THE BETTER YOU SCORE! --- SIX IS SIMPLE! EIGHT ROUTINE! TEN IS EASY! TWELVE'S NORMAL SCENE! --- FOURTEEN'S TOUGH! SIXTEEN'S PAIN! EIGHTEEN MEANS TRY AGAIN! 🎵 --- ### Bridge Enemy shooting? Don't roll attack! --- YOU ROLL DEFENSE TO SHOOT BACK! --- Falling from rooftops? Nano disease? Corporate security? --- Roll Toughness, please! --- ### Breakdown **AGILITY!** DODGE THE BULLET! --- **KNOWLEDGE!** HACK THE TURRET! --- **PRESENCE!** TALK YOUR WAY OUT! --- **STRENGTH!** KNOCK THEIR TEETH OUT! --- **TOUGHNESS!** SURVIVE THE FALL! --- IF THAT FAILS MAKE A NEW CHARACTER SHEET! --- ### Final Chorus 🎵 ROLL THREE D6 TO START YOUR LIFE! --- PRAY TO THE DICE YOU AVOID THE KNIFE! --- PLUS THREE HERO! MINUS THREE LOSER! --- EVERYBODY'S EQUAL UNTIL THE CORPORATIONS CHOOSE YA! 🎵 --- ### Outro **"Remember citizens:"** **"A successful test is any roll equal to or greater than the Difficulty Rating."** --- **"An unsuccessful test is called a learning opportunity."** --- *[theme music fades]* **BOBBO'S COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM** ### "Knowledge is power." ### "Power is 0.15¤ per kilowatt-hour." *[commercial ends]*
