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Anymage
post Apr 21 2004, 10:18 AM
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One thing that really drives me up a wall about Shadowrun, especially lately, is the utter dearth of entry-level products. The novice GM is expected to grok metaplot, balance, pay rate, setting, etc. all on his own. Very tricky, and very unpleasant.

I want to get some friends started in Shadowrun soon. However, I am far from the must-own-every-book type (I want to run things with the BBB and only the BBB). I'm absolutely horrible at winging the whole fragging world, though, and want to make them shadowrunners, not fantasy heroes or random citizens of the sixth world.

Out of the published Shadowrun newbie products, only the Quick Start Guide has anything close; First Run has one interesting scene, one piece of metaplot wanking drek, and one overly open-ended and non-shadowrunny plot. The adventures on the main site are even worse, being simple advertisements that have none of the information a novice would need to get into the game at all.

So what I'm looking for are dungeon crawls. Plain, simple, unashamed-of-it dungeon crawls. Primarily site-based runs complete with maps, stats, and basic troubleshooting that have little or nothing to do with metaplot and Shadowrun's constant self-referencing. Slow and basic introductions into the world of shadowrun and what it is to be a shadowrunner, so I can focus on just knowing the site well enough to improvise and not have to completely change tracks when the group wants to go raise hell in the barrens. And with a shallow enough learning curve so that I can have the basics under my belt before throwing shedim-possessed, orichalcum-laced great dragon cyberzombies at them.

So are there any good, basic entry-level products/adventures out there, and if so, where can I find them?
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- Anymage   Shadowrun dungeon crawls.   Apr 21 2004, 10:18 AM
- - shadd4d   Try and get them as a rescue party to some researc...   Apr 21 2004, 10:21 AM
- - mfb   your best bet, really, is to convert the old SR1 a...   Apr 21 2004, 10:26 AM
- - Anymage   QUOTE (mfb) your best bet, really, is to convert t...   Apr 21 2004, 10:46 AM
- - shadd4d   Used bins. Lots of them here still have copies of ...   Apr 21 2004, 10:48 AM
- - Lilt   You could try and convert some stuff from other sy...   Apr 21 2004, 10:54 AM
- - mfb   kazaa lite. not that i condone the downloading and...   Apr 21 2004, 11:04 AM
- - TinkerGnome   There's always E-bay. Lots of old modules go ...   Apr 21 2004, 12:46 PM
- - lspahn72   QUOTE (Anymage) QUOTE (mfb @ Apr 21 2004, 04:...   Apr 21 2004, 12:56 PM
- - Austere Emancipator   I love the idea: "The room is 30' by 20...   Apr 21 2004, 01:54 PM
- - Lilt   Breathe a sigh of relief that you sent the drone i...   Apr 21 2004, 01:59 PM
- - Backgammon   Order a Shadowrun Mission.   Apr 21 2004, 02:11 PM
- - broho_pcp   shrug of the bullets with your ultra-munched armor...   Apr 21 2004, 06:08 PM
- - Kakkaraun   Yes. Because Wizkids will surely reprint Silver A...   Apr 21 2004, 07:27 PM
- - BitBasher   DNA/DOA was the shiznit! Genetic experiments?...   Apr 21 2004, 07:32 PM
- - RangerJoe   A GM in my group was thinking about doing an open-...   Apr 21 2004, 07:35 PM
- - Kagetenshi   QUOTE (Anymage) So what I'm looking for are du...   Apr 21 2004, 07:46 PM
- - RangerJoe   Based on the principle that "a good dungeon c...   Apr 21 2004, 07:49 PM
- - Kagetenshi   RA:S is an excellent dungeon crawl.* ~J *For the...   Apr 21 2004, 07:52 PM
- - kevyn668   QUOTE (BitBasher) DNA/DOA was the shiznit! Ge...   Apr 21 2004, 08:19 PM
- - OurTeam   For 1st and 2nd edition runs, you can find several...   Apr 21 2004, 08:19 PM
- - MrSandman666   For the players, too, I might add. The thing is to...   Apr 21 2004, 08:34 PM
- - Jason Farlander   As an alternative to the spyware/adware-ridden Kaz...   Apr 21 2004, 09:26 PM
- - Herald of Verjigorm   QUOTE (Kagetenshi)*For the GM The only good dungeo...   Apr 21 2004, 10:02 PM
- - Req   Now is when I post something about Artificer. ...   Apr 21 2004, 10:31 PM
- - kryton   DUDE!!! Has no one heard of Ebay. That...   Apr 21 2004, 10:55 PM
- - Thistledown   Direct Connect is a bit harder to use, but much le...   Apr 21 2004, 10:57 PM
- - Bearclaw   OK, try this. Take any dungeon map ( I suggest Sla...   Apr 22 2004, 12:10 AM
- - Adam   We've published adventures in The Shadowrun Su...   Apr 22 2004, 12:43 AM
- - Mana Child   I personally find that people converting D&D a...   Apr 22 2004, 01:06 AM
- - Kakkaraun   DnD isn't even good at dungeon crawls. Hell, ...   Apr 22 2004, 02:17 AM
- - blakkie   QUOTE (Kakkaraun) DnD isn't even good at dunge...   Apr 22 2004, 02:25 AM
- - RangerJoe   I've found the legwork section of a run to be ...   Apr 22 2004, 03:12 AM
- - Mana Child   QUOTE (Kakkaraun) DnD isn't even good at dunge...   Apr 22 2004, 06:21 AM
- - Voran   QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) I love the idea: ...   Apr 22 2004, 06:45 AM
- - Mana Child   LOL you have heard that one too! that one crac...   Apr 22 2004, 07:19 AM
- - mfb   dude, you can't be pitting 1st-level street sa...   Apr 22 2004, 07:22 AM
- - Firewall   Now there is something I hate about AD&D; the ...   Apr 22 2004, 08:39 AM
- - mfb   yes. god forbid the system be used in the manner i...   Apr 22 2004, 09:27 AM
- - gknoy   QUOTE (Firewall) they do anything BUT start a figh...   Apr 22 2004, 09:46 AM
- - simonw2000   QUOTE (Jason Farlander) As an alternative to the s...   Apr 22 2004, 09:53 AM
- - Mana Child   In all the D&D games ive been in super strong ...   Apr 22 2004, 10:32 AM
- - Jason Farlander   QUOTE (simonw2000) QUOTE (Jason Farlander @ A...   Apr 22 2004, 12:30 PM
- - Adam   Please drop the P2P related discussion; it is not ...   Apr 22 2004, 01:08 PM
- - toturi   QUOTE (Adam) Please drop the P2P related discussio...   Apr 22 2004, 01:30 PM
- - Nath   QUOTE (Posting guidelines)Do not post links or req...   Apr 22 2004, 01:35 PM
- - tisoz   QUOTE Are P2P discussions in this context a contra...   Apr 22 2004, 01:35 PM
- - toturi   So? Are P2P discussions a request for pirated mate...   Apr 22 2004, 01:46 PM
- - kevyn668   Whats P2P??   Apr 22 2004, 01:52 PM
- - lspahn72   QUOTE (toturi) So? Are P2P discussions a request f...   Apr 22 2004, 01:59 PM
- - Adam   QUOTE (toturi) So? Are P2P discussions a request f...   Apr 22 2004, 01:59 PM
- - tisoz   QUOTE (kevyn668) Whats P2P?? Pirate 2 Pirate ...   Apr 22 2004, 01:59 PM
- - kevyn668   Hmmm, "Pirate to Pirate" does seem (do m...   Apr 22 2004, 02:03 PM
- - toturi   QUOTE (tisoz) QUOTE (kevyn668 @ Apr 22 2004, ...   Apr 22 2004, 02:03 PM
- - gknoy   I'd like to add that I'm very happy to see...   Apr 22 2004, 08:08 PM
- - Lindt   "Pirate 2 Pirate" Does anyone else get ...   Apr 22 2004, 08:32 PM
- - Berzerker   Just in case this forum may be hopelessly confusin...   Apr 22 2004, 08:35 PM
- - simonw2000   Which makes it near-impossible to shut the network...   Apr 22 2004, 09:19 PM
- - Arethusa   QUOTE (Berzerker) Just in case this forum may be h...   Apr 22 2004, 09:31 PM
- - Firewall   QUOTE (Lindt) "Pirate 2 Pirate" Does an...   Apr 22 2004, 09:39 PM
- - Kagetenshi   QUOTE (Mana Child) But i stick by my coment that S...   Apr 22 2004, 10:21 PM
- - Dax   You now, sometimes I really don't get why ther...   Apr 22 2004, 10:45 PM
- - Connor   QUOTE (Kagetenshi) QUOTE (Mana Child @ Apr 22...   Apr 22 2004, 10:49 PM
- - Austere Emancipator   QUOTE (Dax)Forgotten Realms, which is without a do...   Apr 22 2004, 10:52 PM
- - Nath   If it only require a justification to crawl... You...   Apr 22 2004, 10:53 PM
- - Kagetenshi   QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) QUOTE (Dax)Forgotten R...   Apr 22 2004, 11:30 PM
- - Bearclaw   I have many things to say. If you've been pla...   Apr 22 2004, 11:37 PM
- - Austere Emancipator   Kage: You don't count. You don't like BeCK...   Apr 22 2004, 11:56 PM
- - Kagetenshi   QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) Kage: You don't co...   Apr 23 2004, 12:04 AM
- - Dax   Austere: I don't quite agree with that comment...   Apr 23 2004, 12:23 AM
- - Austere Emancipator   Actually, if you have problems with the Forgotten ...   Apr 23 2004, 12:36 AM
- - Kagetenshi   QUOTE (Dax @ Apr 22 2004, 07:23 PM) Read some...   Apr 23 2004, 12:45 AM
- - Dax   QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) Actually, if you have ...   Apr 23 2004, 02:45 AM
- - Arethusa   Actually, I got the impression that he was porting...   Apr 23 2004, 03:11 AM
- - Austere Emancipator   Another thing that I immediately forgot about was ...   Apr 23 2004, 03:13 AM
- - Dax   Didn't Earthdawn run on the Shadowrun style sy...   Apr 23 2004, 03:15 AM
- - Mana Child   QUOTE (Dax) QUOTE (Austere Emancipator @ Apr ...   Apr 23 2004, 03:17 AM
- - Austere Emancipator   Similar to Shadowrun, but not enough for me. Also,...   Apr 23 2004, 03:17 AM
- - Dax   QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) Similar to Shadowrun, ...   Apr 23 2004, 03:40 AM
- - Austere Emancipator   There really isn't anything anyone can say abo...   Apr 23 2004, 03:48 AM
- - Jason Farlander   QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) It's amazing how m...   Apr 23 2004, 05:21 AM
- - Austere Emancipator   Wow as in Damn you're pathetic or wow as in Yo...   Apr 23 2004, 05:33 AM
- - Herald of Verjigorm   QUOTE (Austere Emancipator) Wow as in Damn you...   Apr 23 2004, 06:03 AM
- - Austere Emancipator   Possibly. But I can't see how you could deduce...   Apr 23 2004, 07:29 AM
- - Thistledown   QUOTE (Austere Emancipator)I believe Krynn/Dragonl...   Apr 23 2004, 08:20 AM
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- - Austere Emancipator   I don't get why adding reasonable politics to ...   Apr 23 2004, 01:08 PM
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