Shadowrun, Jr., aka KiddieRun! Options

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Continuing this from Here. I'm going to use this thread to post up in bits and pieces stuff as I get it completed. To start with...

Concept

Shadowrun, Jr. is designed to be a light-hearted and somewhat goofy version of the Shadowrun RPG. It juxtaposes the world and dynamics of Shadowrun into a grade-school setting. While this can be taken in any number of directions, for my own version, I'm choosing a friendly, simple, very cartoony approach.

Players will play "stereotyped kid" versions of shadowrun characters. They'll have to deal with the day to day activities of school in addition to the "jobs" they undertake, ranging from stealing test notes, hacking in to change grades, "extracting" a buddy from detention, bodyguarding a classmate from some older bullies, etc.

Weapons may include things like sling shots, squirt guns, and rubber bands. Mages might know a couple basic illusions spells, or maybe a snowball spell.

Design Notes

Generally speaking, I love to get feedback. However, I have a pretty specific idea in my head of what I want the end product to look like. I encourage you to drop me notes of comment on what I post, but don;t expect me to make any major changes in tone or style.

I'm using SR4 as a base, though I'm stripping some of the extra elements away. My goal is that the game will feel like Shadowrun still and the rule sto be familiar to current players, but should also be very fast and loose. The emphasis is more on style and story rather than rules and combat mechanics.

My free time is pretty limited, and I'm easily distracted by stuff, so I may produce this in dribbles and drabs. But my goal is that I want to have a simple, fleshed out, and working game "world" and rules set together by Origins. Which gives me just about 5 months. :)

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So that's what we got.