Overview of what is possible with these rules
Game scenarios these rules attempt to capture
The (Wireless) Matrix
How the wireless Matrix works, from an in-game perspective
Notes
Although this overlaps with my Matrix re-fluff for Shadowrun stuff elsewhere on this site, it is signifcantly pared down. The intent, here, is not to contort the fluff to fit the baroque existing Shadowrun rules; but rather, to present a straightforward base for wireless hacking to exist in a Fun! Furious! Fast! cyberpunk setting.
Houserules for using this version of the matrix in Sprawlrunners / Savage Worlds are in this section.
Making the Matrix
What the Matrix is made of: the backbone and the local mesh; hosts and other icons
Matrix icons
How things look in the Matrix
The augmented everyday
How augmented reality works and feels
Hacking the Matrix
Bending the Matrix to your will
Symmetric entropy pools
Hack-proof encrypted comms… with a twist
Other stuff
Smaller bits and pieces, plot devices, etc
Comparing these houserules to Shadowrun 5e/6e RAW
A quick list of the simplifying assumptions I have made