 Catalyst Game Labs Celebrates 20 Years of Shadowrun!, 20th Anniversary Edition |
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Prime Runner  Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51  |
FASA Corporation launched what would become one of the best selling RPGs of all time in 1989. While building off of the blocks laid by the emerging dystopian future-cyperpunk genre, Shadowrun took a very different route by slamming that concept head-on into traditional fantasy elements of dragons, magic and fairy folk.
Shadowrun, Fourth Edition Anniversary Core Rulebook To celebrate 20 years of this seminal RPG, Catalyst Game Labs is pleased to announce the Shadowrun, Fourth Edition 20th Anniversary Core Rulebook, which includes a host of upgrades for any Shadowrun player.
Never has a core rulebook been so fully meshed with its full line of expansion rulebooks; check out the PDF previews of all this great book has to offer! Shadowrun, Fourth Edition Anniversary Core Rulebook Previews Shadowrun, Fourth Edition Anniversary Core Rulebook PDF and Pre-Orders
(If you bought the SR4 PDF from BattleCorps.com or DriveThruRPG.com in the past, check your email for a limited-time coupon for the SR4 Anniversary Edition!)
Runner's Toolkit To continue the Shadowrun celebration, several anniversary projects are in the works. The next is the Runner's Toolkit, a box set of tools that any runner or GM will find useful for any type of game play. The Toolkit contains the following:
And that's just the beginning. Other 20th Anniversary projects, along with a full line of supporting Shadowrun books, will release throughout the year. Look here for more announcements in the future! |
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Mar 11 2009, 06:43 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,206 Joined: 9-July 06 From: Fresno, CA Member No.: 8,856 |
Thanks for the update Adam! I'm excited to get my wallet out for this!
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Mar 11 2009, 06:50 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 90 Joined: 25-May 07 From: Florianópolis, Brasil Member No.: 11,747 |
My original 4th Ed. Core Rulebook is kind of breaking apart... i guess this will be an amazing substitute. The book look gorgeous.
BTW. It's nice to see Sam Fischer on the cover. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Mar 11 2009, 06:52 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 664 Joined: 3-February 08 Member No.: 15,626 |
QUOTE (Demerzel @ Mar 11 2009, 10:43 AM)  Thanks for the update Adam! I'm excited to get my wallet out for this! My wallet cries, as it has little money left in it, and I already have a core rule book. Interesting to note, however, is that chemistry has officially become an active skill Edit: What's the diffrence between the regular edition and the Limited one? |
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Mar 11 2009, 07:02 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 602 Joined: 2-December 07 From: The corner of Detonation Boulevard and Fascination Street Member No.: 14,464 |
much grass, Omae!
Very pretty! probly going for the combo again. but now I have to decide which one....ya'll are evil, ya know that? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) |
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Mar 11 2009, 07:44 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
More will be revealed in coming previews, but rest assured the Anniversary Edition has plenty of additional content. Besides the enhanced layout, new full-color artwork, the SR4 Core Master Index, and updated errata... some of the bonus content includes all new short stories, several advanced rules incorporated in the core book, multiple rules tweaks (these will be released as errata) and the entire timeline/contents advanced to 2072.
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Mar 11 2009, 08:05 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 211 Joined: 26-December 08 From: Longmont, Co Member No.: 16,709 |
Ah man, killed Battlecorps (I'm getting a blank page after clicking on Confirm Order). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)
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Mar 11 2009, 08:06 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 160 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 282 |
Will the Limited Edition be available in Germany as well?
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Mar 11 2009, 08:09 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,245 Joined: 27-April 07 From: Running the streets of Southeast Virginia Member No.: 11,548 |
Hmm... gonna have to buy this one I think. Might be able to convince the Mrs to let me get the full monty package.
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Mar 11 2009, 08:18 PM
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We're experiencing technical difficulties.
Our Technomancer has been alerted. |
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Mar 11 2009, 08:23 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 5-February 05 From: Lake Stevens, WA Member No.: 7,055 |
And he has fixed the problem!
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Mar 11 2009, 08:32 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 211 Joined: 26-December 08 From: Longmont, Co Member No.: 16,709 |
Got my copy! Thanks.
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Mar 11 2009, 08:55 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 946 Joined: 16-September 05 From: London Member No.: 7,753 |
Looks good.
Reminds me of the CoC 21st anniversary edition... ...A rulebook that seems right for the material contains. As much as I complain about SR4, this looks very good. Very pleased to see "old" archetypes... ...And nice to see a complete history and complete index. Am I right in that amended PDF versions will be available free to me, now I've got the PDF version ?? |
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Mar 11 2009, 08:57 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
Correct.
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Mar 11 2009, 09:53 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 199 Joined: 16-September 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 5,625 |
Looks awesome! I've got two questions - what's the diff between the limited and regular editions? And will I be able to order the limited edition through my FLGS?
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Mar 11 2009, 10:01 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
The Limited Edition will be individually numbered and have a spiffy special cover. You'll be able to get it in your FLGS, but only if they are diligent about ordering copies when they're made available; once they're gone, they're gone.
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Mar 12 2009, 12:44 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 |
QUOTE (Sma @ Mar 11 2009, 09:06 PM) Will the Limited Edition be available in Germany as well? |
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Mar 12 2009, 12:56 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be; if German stores order it, they'll get it. I'll double-check with Dave to be sure.
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Mar 12 2009, 01:15 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
For those curious, here's the entire thing, eating up half my coffee table just as greedily as it's been eating half my desk for the last few weeks: http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamjury/3347003377/
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Mar 12 2009, 01:44 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 992 Joined: 2-August 06 Member No.: 9,006 |
Please tell me that the big picture we see on the SR4 website is the cover! That is the sort of thing that will catch eyes!
I so need to get one of the LE books..*divertign funds from my gen-con savings to get it...* |
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Mar 12 2009, 02:03 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 346 Joined: 17-September 06 From: Utah USA Member No.: 9,402 |
Is the pdf out already?! And any idea when the book is coming out? My birthday is April 2nd and all I want is this freakin book. Heck, I may splurge for the limited. Give me some good news.
Also, is the only thing that comes with the limited edition a different cover and a number? Is it signed? Anything else? Thanks!!!! |
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Mar 12 2009, 02:08 AM
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What exactly is PACKS? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/question.gif)
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Mar 12 2009, 02:10 AM
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QUOTE (Cardul @ Mar 11 2009, 08:44 PM) Please tell me that the big picture we see on the SR4 website is the cover! That is the sort of thing that will catch eyes! I so need to get one of the LE books..*divertign funds from my gen-con savings to get it...* That would be the front of the cover, yes. That piece of art is continued on the back, so you only see 1/2 the gorgeous art in the preview. Oh, and you see it again in the brand-new full length intro fiction, which happens to tell the story of the picture... |
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Mar 12 2009, 02:12 AM
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QUOTE (Ayeohx @ Mar 11 2009, 09:03 PM) Is the pdf out already?! And any idea when the book is coming out? My birthday is April 2nd and all I want is this freakin book. Heck, I may splurge for the limited. Give me some good news. Also, it the only thing that comes with the limited edition a different cover and a number? Is it signed? Anything else? Thanks!!!! If you want it signed, come to GenCon. Several of the authors (and maybe some of the artists) will be there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Mar 12 2009, 02:18 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 932 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orlando, Florida Member No.: 1,042 |
The map of North America is the goddamned bomb! Leaving the 5th World state, province, and national borders on the map is precisely the right thing to do. Now I can tell at a glance territory ended up in which nation.
I apparently missed the memo where the Yucatan became its own nation, though... |
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