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[idolone]

I got interested in Shadowrun around 1991 or so when I stumbled upon the Shadowrun novels. After reading a few of them, I purchased and played the video games on super nes and genesis. I really enjoyed the video games and the books and to a limited degree continue to read them. I had seen advertisements for the rpg in the back of some of the novels, but could never find the core book in stores. Coming from a video game background, I never really understood how it was possible to play a game with only dice and paper.

Well recently, I've started to get interested in Shadowrun again. My girlfriend works at a bookstore, and while visiting her there last week, I noticed the third edition core rules. Of course I picked it up and flipped through it, and it seemed very interesting to me, so I bought it. I'm about 130 pages or so into it, and I'm starting to feel a little discouraged.

The rules seem very complex and a bit overwhelming to me. My background in math is horrible, and the rules seem to be based very strictly on math principles. I have no previous experience in these types of role playing games to fall back on. I don't know anyone else that plays this game, and frankly have no idea how to get started in the game. I've always had a soft spot for cyberpunk and fantasy, and I really enjoy stories from the Shadowrun universe, but after reading through some of these rules, I'm not sure how I should proceed.

My question is, do you guys think I should continue to try and get into this game, and if so, how the heck am I supposed to get started?

[TinkerGnome]

When it gets down to it, the length of a campaign and the like are GM specific questions. Campaigns can run months or years, depending on teh group, and some GMs are more than happy to have the same characters in various not-connected runs. In general, if you're using the same characters, you're probably in a campaign (which means you get to keep karma and cash earned on the last run to make your character better, etc.).