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[Wolfshock]

Hey there,

I've been a big fan of Shadowrun for awhile, after playing the SNES and Genesis versions a while back and being introduced to the PNP games shortly after. Unfortunately, as I was getting ready to get taught, I moved to the other side of the US and put it off for awhile. i tried to get a game going with friends, but then one of them pulled out a WoD book, and since everyone found vampires cooler, my games got pushed to the side and I had to play with WoD books. Later, I joined the military, and my career was one of those which you do NOT advertise that you play PNP games. I live in Portland, and for some reason, I've never found Shadowrun players here, always WoD.

Well, I really want to get started on it, and I've put playing a series I've loved reading about and wanting to play off for too long, so I would appreciate it if anyone could give me some basic information to get me started (besides buying sourcebooks). Also, I was wondering if it is possible to play it online if playing in person doesn't seem like a viable option. Any info I could give I'd appreciate (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Kanada Ten]

You can play online here, at Dumpshock. Various games are formed in the Welcome to the Shadows subforum, usaually titled with "recruitment" or "new game" in which you can inquire about joining. Sometimes it takes a while to find a game, other times it can be fast.

Do you have a Friendly Local Game Store (FLGS)? If you do, they might have a bulletin board to post games, and you can search this forum for "Portland" to see if there's anyone in your area.

Good luck!