 Returning To Shadowrun, And Probably Dooming Myself In The Process |
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 Oct 18 2008, 08:02 AM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 18-October 08 From: Atlanta, GA, USA Member No.: 16,518  |
Good evening.
After a forced hiatus of not-gaming and a subsequent return of free time, I am now able to return to the gaming world. However, my previous gaming group is scattered (literally) to the far corners of the USA. So, there is no longer an option of picking up/restarting any of the former games I used to play. In my perhaps less than infinite wisdom, I decided to go back to Shadowrun, which I last played in 1993/1994. I always preferred the storyline and enjoyed the setting, but it was not favored by my group. Thus, I dropped it over time. Since I'm revving back up, I'm taking advantage of the several changes and metaplot updates that have occurred. I've purchased (and in the process of reading) these: Shadowrun 4th Edition Runner's Companion Unwired Augmentation Street Magic Corporate Enclaves Runner Havens Arsenal (waiting to get in) I'm acquiring the following in order to have as complete setting material as possible: Sprawl Survival Guide Shadowbeat - Shadows Of North America -- Neo-Anarchist's Guide To North America -- Target UCAS -- Native American Nations, Vol 1 & 2 -- Seattle Sourcebook (orig & updated) -- Tir Tairngire -- California Free State -- Denver: City Of Shadows - Shadows Of Europe -- London Sourcebook -- Germany Sourcebook -- Tir Na Nog - Shadows Of Asia -- Paradise Lost - Shadows Of Latin America -- Cyberpirates -- Aztlan - Target Matrix - Target Wastelands - Target Smuggler's Havens - Target Awakened Lands And organization books: Corporate Download Lone Star Loose Alliances Underworld Sourcebook And finally, metaplot books read in order. Please excuse the '3002' notations; those are part of my own personal gaming file system. 3002 indicates metaplot book. 1st Edition ------------ 3002a Universal Brotherhood 2nd Edition ------------- 3002a Bug City 3002b Super Tuesday 3002c Portfolio Of A Dragon: Dunkelzahn's Secrets 3002d Mob War 3rd Edition ------------ 3002a Blood In The Boardroom 3002b Renraku Arcology Shutdown 3002c Year Of The Comet 3002d Wake Of The Comet 3002e Survival Of The Fittest 3002f State Of The Art 2063 3002g State Of The Art 2064 3002h System Failure 4th Edition ------------ 3002a Emergence I think that's everything. Does anyone happen to see something missing that I need to get a full update? |
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Oct 18 2008, 06:39 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 152 Joined: 4-July 05 From: Delaware, OH Member No.: 7,483 |
I don't see my personal favs...Harlequin and Harleqin's Back...
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Oct 18 2008, 10:42 PM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
Looks like a pretty complete list. Some Key ones would be Blood in the Boardroom, Year of the Comet, Shadows of North America (or the other ones depending on what region you are focusing on), Runner Havens, and System Failure to get a solid idea of the continuing metaplot.
Other big ones are Potfolio of a Dragon, Surivival of the Fittest (for dragon enthusiasts), RenRaku Arcology (and Brain Scan for the adventures that tie to it), Universal Brotherhood and Bug City for some fun bug stuff, Emergence for more info on Technomancers, and Target:Awakened Lands because it's just a cool book. Runner Havens, Underworld Sourcebook, and New Seattle have good information progression on Seattle's syndicates as well. |
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