 Getting back my Shadowrun 1st Edition, And getting happy with it. |
 May 16 2011, 08:03 AM
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Hi,
a friend recently handle me back my shadowrun 1st edition book I sold him 15 years ago. I started re-reading it and was amazed at how good it is : 1- Rules are short and understandable. I LOVE the initiative rules. 2- Book is nicely illustrated. 3- Rules are easy to understand and logical. 4- The Matrix is a matrix. 5- There is a lot of background and fluff right in the core book. Of course the technological level sound dumbs comparing to today or SR4A, there is no bioware, no drones and cyberware is costly and very simple. In fact I am so happy with it I think I will just use it and play all the 1st edition material I have, forgetting about the overcomplicated and not making real sense SR4 mumbo-jumbo. Target Number are so damn more logical and work far better, even when 6=7. I think it will be easier to re-start from 1st edition and add every sourcebook and scenario one after the other than try to understand SR4A and the massive amount of rules and gear it incorporate (Unwired, Augmentation and Street Magic I am pointing at you!). |
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IKerensky Getting back my Shadowrun 1st Edition May 16 2011, 08:03 AM
LurkerOutThere Have fun, enjoy your smugness, also why post here ... May 16 2011, 10:28 AM
DireRadiant QUOTE (LurkerOutThere @ May 16 2011, 04:2... May 16 2011, 01:57 PM IKerensky Because I am happy
And I loove to share the joy ... May 16 2011, 10:53 AM Fortinbras Just remember, Rule #1: The Decker Always Dies... May 16 2011, 12:39 PM nezumi SR1 really is a blast. There are some mechanics hi... May 16 2011, 01:30 PM deek Many people play a newer edition, not because its ... May 16 2011, 03:26 PM Fortinbras For my group the, mechanics are secondary.
One of... May 16 2011, 04:36 PM sabs What was really nice about 1st edition, was the Qu... May 16 2011, 04:44 PM IKerensky Actually I found the NAN to make much more sense i... May 16 2011, 08:35 PM Synner667 I recently bought a copy of the SR v1 rules off eb... May 16 2011, 09:14 PM Fringe Catalyst has taken to republishing a lot of the ol... May 16 2011, 09:55 PM Bigity Any rulebook with a rocker archetype is worth owni... May 16 2011, 09:58 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Bigity @ May 16 2011, 03:58 PM) Al... May 16 2011, 10:13 PM Blade QUOTE (Bigity @ May 16 2011, 11:58 PM) Al... May 17 2011, 08:07 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Blade @ May 17 2011, 01:07 AM) The... May 17 2011, 01:22 PM Bigity Read my statement tongue-in-cheek fellas
I did l... May 17 2011, 01:56 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Bigity @ May 17 2011, 06:56 AM) Re... May 17 2011, 02:02 PM capt.pantsless What I always found interested was how LITTLE has ... May 17 2011, 06:14 PM KCKitsune QUOTE (capt.pantsless @ May 17 2011, 01:1... May 17 2011, 06:54 PM nezumi QUOTE (capt.pantsless @ May 17 2011, 02:1... May 18 2011, 01:25 PM hermit QUOTE everyone who has worked on Shadowrun have be... May 18 2011, 05:57 PM DireRadiant As always in any discussions about the multiple ve... May 18 2011, 06:16 PM suoq To me, the big difference was in the worlds in whi... May 18 2011, 06:53 PM deek QUOTE (suoq @ May 18 2011, 02:53 PM) To m... May 18 2011, 07:54 PM nezumi Amen to that. We need some more quality, inspired ... May 18 2011, 07:46 PM CanRay Ah, the days when Rock 'n' Roll would save... May 18 2011, 07:49 PM sabs It would be nice to get a re-imagining. A real up... May 18 2011, 08:03 PM Synner667 QUOTE (sabs @ May 18 2011, 08:03 PM) It w... May 18 2011, 08:22 PM CanRay At least Shadowrun has some excuse for technology ... May 18 2011, 08:24 PM deek QUOTE (CanRay @ May 18 2011, 04:24 PM) At... May 19 2011, 03:48 PM hermit That's the canonic explanation Findley introdu... May 18 2011, 08:28 PM Tiralee QUOTE That's the canonic explanation Findley i... May 19 2011, 04:35 AM CanRay Hollywood is still backwards. It wasn't until... May 19 2011, 08:47 PM Fortinbras QUOTE (CanRay @ May 19 2011, 03:47 PM) Co... May 19 2011, 09:20 PM Critias QUOTE (Fortinbras @ May 19 2011, 04:20 PM... May 20 2011, 02:27 AM CanRay Hell, how long have vehicles and gasoline/petrol b... May 19 2011, 09:57 PM hermit Or present a computer with a somewhat believable u... May 19 2011, 09:58 PM CanRay Ask my family and friends what happens to me when ... May 19 2011, 10:00 PM nezumi QUOTE (CanRay @ May 19 2011, 06:00 PM) Li... May 20 2011, 10:22 AM hermit Die Hard 4.0 was okay. It had a lot of wacko hacke... May 19 2011, 10:08 PM binarywraith Had to give this post some love. I recently re-loc... May 20 2011, 05:03 AM CanRay I know finding a hardcover and softcover at afford... May 20 2011, 05:10 AM pdboddy Best gun in the 1st edition was the saturday night... May 20 2011, 05:56 AM  |
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