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EXPLOIT ZERO:
HOSTILE TAKEOVER
Corporate War in a Cyberpunk Future
Written by Patrick Todoroff
Developed by the Cape Cod Wargame Commission
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
‘Exploit Zero: Hostile Takeover. Corporate War in a Cyberpunk Future ’
© Patrick Todoroff 2021
Rights for all miniatures, terrain and hobby accessories mentioned herein belong to their
respective creators. No challenge is intended.
Do not reproduce, copy, or otherwise disseminate any portion of this publication without
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a player-versus-player version
of the
EXPLOIT ZERO
rule system.
It is designed as a stand-alone game and as such, is modified from
the core solo/co-operative game to accommodate the
competitive focus and larger scale of combat.
All the
EXPLOIT ZERO
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CREDITS
Written by Patrick Todoroff
Contributors: Patrick Mohney, Matt Gordon, Tom Wooten, Mike Deutsch
Cover art by Tithi Luadthong and Paul Ballantyne
Original Interior Art by Catalin Serbu
Maps modified from Shutterstock images.
All rights reserved.
EXPLOIT ZERO:
HOSTILE TAKEOVER
Corporate War in a Cyberpunk Future
***
PART ONE: STRATEGIC ANALYSIS - 1
Game Overview – Book Overview – Essential Ingredients
PART TWO: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT - 5
Dice Mechanics – Movement – Combat - Terrain
PART THREE: INSTRUMENTS OF POLICY - 15
Assault Teams – Agents – Tactical Units – Specialists – Heavy Support
PART FOUR: AREA OF OPERATIONS- 38
Mission Areas – Command Parameters – Mission Objectives
– Non-Combatants
PART FIVE: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT- 47
The Long Game – Rules of Engagement – Resource Points
– Additional Forces and WBOM – Agent Reputation
PART SIX: CONCLUSION - 57
Corporate Identity – Tactics and Tricks – Parting Shots
PART 7: GAME RESOURCES - 62
Resources – QRS - Blank Stat Sheets - Sample Campaign Maps
ARTICLE NINE
McNevin hung up the phone and stood there looking like a man on thin ice; one misstep and
he’d vanish. Swallowed whole.
Cncerned, Patek swiped up the emergency transport icon on his screen. “Casualties?” he
asked.”Do I need to call for a rapid evac?”
McNevin blinked, glanced at the operations monitor, then at his colleague. “No,” he replied.
“Just the opposite; our Agents hit Sun Pharma’s data center like an orbital strike. They
gutted the place and ratted SP’s entire network.”
“So that’s good. Right?”
McNevin looked back at the phone. “That was Upstairs. The C-Suite wants to keep the
momentum going.”
Patek frowned. “Keep the momentum - - What does that even mean?”
“It means the Board decided Sun Pharma’s attack constituted direct and overt aggression
against us. Legal insists we have a solid claim to respond with – I’m quoting here –
“additional preemptive defensive actions” in order to protect our corporate interests.”
“Translate that to plain English.”
McNevin looked at the phone again. “It means the Board invoked Article Nine.”
“Holy shi---“ Patek shook his head to clear it. “Article Nine. Really?”
“Really. Our orders are to deploy Direct Action units in order to assert control over Sun-
Pharma territory. Field Agents now have full access to all corporate tactical assets.”
McNevin paused, took a breath. “Starting with the shōtengai in the Neutral Zone - and
ending at the Sun Pharma corporate campus.”
“We’re going after the SP headquarters?” Patek’s spine iced. “A hostile takeover?”
McNevin nodded. “That’s the word from on high. Go big or go home. Any questions?”
Patek turned to his workstation. The tac-net for the Enenra 3 cell was alive with comms
chatter: Agents forwarding resupply lists, requesting reconnaissance footage, projected
transport routes. Cells of the elite corporate operatives were requisitioning new tactical units
from the security division: fire teams, combat drones, heavy support elements… It was
enough firepower to invade a small country. Or take over a rival corporation.
Numb, Patek approved their requests. All of them.
As he finished, Patek swiveled in his chair and looked his supervisor in the eye. “I do have
one question.”
“What?”
“Did I just start another corporate war?”

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