Edgerunner Generator

Step into the edgerunner hall

The codex opens onto a gallery of edgerunner handles drawn from twenty thematic slices: solo, netrunner, tech, fixer, media, rocker, nomad, exec, and the long tail of role, gang, and street. Each scroll in the antechamber holds a name that sounds like it has been spray-painted on a wall. Roll the dice to summon a handle, conjure several to compare tone, or wander deeper into the bestiary to find the alias that fits your campaign.

How the codex works

Every click of the dice calls a new handle from the scribes' pool. The well is hand-tended for Cyberpunk RED, Cyberpunk 2020, Shadowrun, and indie cyberpunk TTRPGs. The generator is free, instant, online, and never asks you to sign up. Re-roll until a handle lands, then mix two or three results to layer role, gang, and street into a fuller alias.

What lives in the hall

By role and crew

Many edgerunner handles anchor in a role or crew: solo, netrunner, tech, fixer, media, rocker, nomad, exec, lawman, corp, ganger. Choosing one role gives a handle a foothold before any story is told.

By voice, slang, and label

Other handles gather tone from voice: street, gang, corp, nomad, nomad-pack, rocker, rockerboy, media, exec, solo, fix. The right voice depends on your edgerunner, your role, and your campaign.

By sound, edge, and motif

Layer an edge over the handle: chrome, neon, ash, blood, virus, glitch, gold, silver, black, mirror. The right edge depends on your story: dark future, dark future, indie game, fanfic, NaNoWriMo draft, novel manuscript.

For edgerunners and game masters

Cyberpunk RED, Cyberpunk 2020, Shadowrun, and indie cyberpunk TTRPG players reach for these handles for player characters, antagonists, NPCs, crew bosses, and street legends. Novelists and fanfic writers of cyberpunk fiction, dystopian thrillers, and tech-horror tales will find the same well open. NaNoWriMo drafts, homebrew campaigns, and one-shots all benefit from a fresh handle on demand.

Tips for choosing

• Pick one anchor and let it carry the handle: a role, a crew, a voice, or an edge.
• Keep the words short: one to three words lands hardest on a character sheet.
• Treat the slang as a spice; one strong play beats three weak ones.
• Read the handle aloud to make sure it scans in dark future dialogue.
• Match the handle to the edgerunner, not the other way around.

Common questions

• How many edgerunner handles can I conjure from the codex?
• Can I steer the result toward a role, a crew, or an edge?
• Are the handles free to use in published novels and zines?
• Do these handles work for Cyberpunk RED, Cyberpunk 2020, and Shadowrun?
• Can I save the handles I like for later sessions?