My First Campaign, Would like input & critiques, please Options

[Ruby]

So ages ago, I mentioned wanting to do a Creepypasta themed game. I finally got the players interested in a game but they've completely forgotten the theme I had planned (which works in my favor). I'm less inclined to making it full-on creepypasta & more borrowing inspiration at this point. I was wondering what everyone thought of these plot angles I want to use in the near future.

• Magical Madness

I have one run idea where the runners are hired to clear out some slums for the Johnson because his company wants to pave the land over for their company, but his own company men haven't returned from evicting the last person in the area (all others accepted payment to leave or were scared off).

The run seems easy enough, but the NPC at the root of the problem is a drug addict who foolishly made a pact with a free spirit (either a shade or a wraith) and they're a gun adept to boot. Would it be too dangerous for starting characters for me to use this plot hook?

• Angel of Vengence

The other plot hook I have is that there's (according to the Johnson), a mysterious hacker who has been attacking his people and stealing the company data. He wants them to find out who & stop them. Possibly retrieve the data if it's still there.

The NPC causing all this is a technomancer who follows a dark paragon (Nemesis) and she has a vendetta against people she percieves as "evil". She feels this company will bring about ruin and believes through violence and viruses, she is doing God's work. Kinda like the Operative from Serenity, only less katanas and more Black IC and Dissonance.


I've settled on there being just little threats they encounter & not some grandiose plot of a evil spirit or AI seeking to destroy the world. Sort of an episodic campaign if you will. Some runs will seem normal but as they get more powerful, stranger & darker things will happen.