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Hello every one, It's been a bit too long since my group has delved into the Shadowrun world, and I'm starting to get the itch for some cyberware, hackers and magic.
It seems that if I'm to get my SR fix that I'll need to put down the character sheet and take up the GM screen on this time around, which is fine by me, if just a little intimidating as this game is rather rules intensive (especially regarding rigging and the matrix), but I think I can figure it out What I'm mostly here for is I was hoping I could get some help fleshing out a story idea I had for the Campaign I intend to run. Our group tends to play heavily in the Seattle urban sprawl setting, and I want to shake things up, and get us out of the city and into some more gritty terrain. The idea I have for my game is based loosely on a few films, such as V for Vendetta, Dawn of the Dead, and mostly Children of Men. I am thinking I will assemble a team (my player characters) for what will initially be a "Simple" job to pick up a package, and help escort it across a boarder, ensure it's safety until it's handed over to their designated drop point. I want this scenario to take place in a war-torn area of the world, I was thinking Europe (i like the idea of clashing cultures, and multiple languages). I am thinking that along the way a rival group of runners or other unknown combatants assaults the caravan and devastates the escort and will only be repelled by the force of my PCs. I want it to become quickly apparent that the package is sensitive material, which not only do the corps want but various governments would want as well. I want to play up the closed boarders feel of the world, force checkpoints on people, make boarder crossing very dangerous, throw them into intense urban warfare, and surround them with death, suffering and disease. I am really drawing on the feel of Children of Men, a dystopian society, over controlling "Big Brother" style government, hundreds of thousands of people suffering, ready to rise up, and the only hope in which this bleak world has seems to be what ever the "package" my PCs will be carrying is. I'm not sure exactly what the "Package" is, but I want it to become a moral dilemma as to who they should give it over to... their Johnson who hired them (who'll most likely use it for evil ends or self-serving ends), a group of freedom fighters who are criminals but want what's best for their people and their country, or a third party who'll offer the highest amount of money. My first thought processes is that the "Package" is a new cure for some type of horrible disease, like VTAS or some thing along the line that has been plaguing people, and creating such Strife. So how's this sounding? Decent starting point? Any tips or advice on what to do next? Does any one want to assist me in fleshing this out a little more? I'm most appreciative, Thanks in advance. |
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