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 Sep 15 2006, 06:09 PM
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Dragon  Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019  |
Is it Lone Star? One of the SOTA books? Bug City? And is it compatible with SR4?
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Sep 15 2006, 06:16 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
All of those are good to have. Are you asking if there's "one" sourcebook you should buy? If so, it gets asked all the time. Search for it.
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Sep 15 2006, 07:01 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 106 Joined: 27-July 03 From: Mainz, Germany Member No.: 5,072 |
The first Seattle Sourcebook, hands down. Best resource for a living, breathing city I ever read, and still not boring. Don't know how useful it would be after 20 years of metaplot, though.
Lone Star is a close second for me, a good read and a great insight into how the Star handles business. Virtual Realities 1.0 for the last 60% of the book telling the story of Lucifer and Rennie. Absolutely not up-to-date anymore, considering the world's gone WiFi-crazy, but the story is gold, in my opinion. |
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 Sep 15 2006, 07:03 PM
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jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 8,532 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463 |
Shadowbeat. :)
And Universal Brotherhood, of course. :D Bye Thanee |
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Sep 15 2006, 07:27 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
Bug City or Lone Star.
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Sep 15 2006, 08:27 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
I finally got my very own copy of UB. It was the last "rare" one that I needed for the library. :D
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Sep 15 2006, 09:06 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...agreed. We even used the Shadowbeat rules for Performance and News Reporting in lieu of the SR3 mechanics. Much more colour. Next on my list would be the London Sourcebook which, even though a bit out of date has one of the best "cultural colour" sections of any SR book. |
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Sep 15 2006, 09:26 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,086 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 364 |
Since two people have already mentioned Shadowbeat, let me put in a third vote for that. Another favorite of mine was the Neo-Anarchists' Guide to Real Life.
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Sep 15 2006, 10:27 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,579 Joined: 30-May 06 From: SoCal Member No.: 8,626 |
Probably Fields of Fire (which was really just a 2nd edition version of Street Samurai Catalog).
I really miss the Shadow talk from 1st & 2nd edition books. Added some much more atmosphere. |
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Sep 16 2006, 01:29 AM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...when I ran my "Drivetime" campaign (SR2) I also included a fair amount of Shadowtalk in the player handouts I wrote. I agree, it is sorely missed. |
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Sep 16 2006, 01:41 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 7-December 05 Member No.: 8,054 |
London, my favorite by far.
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Sep 16 2006, 08:55 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Lone Star, Cyberpirates and Threats.
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Sep 16 2006, 09:26 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 106 Joined: 27-July 03 From: Mainz, Germany Member No.: 5,072 |
Hmmmm, Shadowbeat, Rock'n'Roll with a message...so deliciously 80's Cyberpunk. 8)
And yeah, the Neo-Anarchist's Guides were fragging cool, too. :D Actually, I can think of few 1E/2E sourcebooks from the early times that are not worth getting, especially if it's a good deal on ebay. :nuyen: :cyber: |
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