What mini-net release book would you like? Options

[Gerzel]

I'm just curious as for me there are many more things I'd like to see as SR has some of the better writers in the RPG business these days.

What would you like to see in a mini-release like Unfriendly Skies, Gun Heaven or Deadly Waves?

I for one would like to see a selection of newer drone models, and perhaps a good look at civilian drones and equipment such as bulldozers, cranes, forklifts and the like. I know I've gotten my players in plenty of runs where they are in a warehouse or factory or construction site where these things would be around.

[StevenAngier]

More Fashion styles. More civilian car models. More gadget artwork.

[Mäx]

I for one would like to see a selection of newer drone models

I'm hoping that the upcoming SotA 2073 will have atleast a few of those

[Wolfgar]

I'm gonna second civilian cars. New software or sprites would be nice as well.

[suoq]

Honestly, tools and toolkits. What do people use for b&e. Are there still dremels? Leathermen? How do I take a commlink apart and slip in a rfid tag? How big is that rating 6 medkit? What does a rigger carry in the back of his Bulldog? What's better than duct tape?

[Mäx]

What's better than duct tape?

I pronounce you heretic for even asking that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Rubic]

The World According to C-24

[DMiller]

[sarcasm]
Accurate Errata for all of the existing books?
[/sarcasm]

Really I'd add my vote to more vehicles/drones.

[Rubic]

[sarcasm]
Accurate Errata for all of the existing books?
[/sarcasm]

Really I'd add my vote to more vehicles/drones.

Let's go one better... THE 4E RIGGER'S BLACK BOOK!!

[Mayhem_2006]

Another vote for more non-military ground vehicles - or, even better, a book that presents a number typical "base stat" vehicles and suggests ways in which they can be slightly adjusted to make many different models.

And it should include such minor details as number of people that can fit inside, and how much cubic space there is inside for cargo, and how much weight they can carry.

[CanRay]

Here's the official word as to what is planned.

And that's just what they have in the pipeline likely.

[Ascalaphus]

I'd like a booklet on BTLs and drugs. I'd really like BTLs with game effects, just like drugs get right now, including all the downsides. And personafixes.

[Sir_Psycho]

I second a call for more drug rules, as I must say I am partial to quite a few sixth world substances, but BTL's have fallen by the wayside a little in this edition. The matrix mind bends belong to the Technomancers and other oddities, these days, and BAD's have taken much of the drug focus. Like in real life, everyone has their particular taste, not everyone, in fact, not many simply use one drug, and here's the cliche, what is the sixth world's gateway drug? There is so much real world inspiration in this area, such as pharmaceutical companies, cartels and their practices, and of course real world drug cultures and environments. This has been done a little with Aztlan and the Ghost Cartels, but with both of those groups the big deal is magic, one percenters, if you will. I want a sense that every corp with a buck and a chemist is fighting tooth and nail to get the general population high. In my ideal Substance book, we'd see the sixth world's substances through the eyes of two chemists leaving a university, one with a corporate sponsorship and placement, and the other with a drug habit or five, student debts and a bankable skill. For those not interested in a PC addiction, there could be some more focus and applied chemistry on the streets, how to get the ingredients and tools to make things like thermite, ANFO bombs, etc. Even for things that replace other things, what about ganger explosives, such as improvised smoke and flash grenades.

It's a pipe dream, but I'd like to see a book of non-generic npc's, based on the characters the devs and those affiliated with them have played over the years, perhaps organized into teams. Then my characters could actually run against the best ork decker they never... wait, scratch that.

A more realistic options book would be one on close combat, something like "Brawling". An expose article on sixth world bar brawls, pit fights, fight clubs and maybe the anatomy of a ganger rumble, and a look at how adepts, augmentations and other tech have changed the rules. Rules would include things like being thrown through various kinds of windows, a more detailed (but still optional) foray into called shot rules, such as dislocations, concussions, blood loss and especially to avoid overflow damage (this has come up, when a politician tried to fight back against a dual-cyberarmed, red eyed ork samurai). On the other side of the coin, a look in on the life of a sixth world cut-throat, and the various ways, pros and cons of killing some-one up close and personal. Even though I veer towards high power games and high tech characters, the social conditions in the sixth world mean that even if you're a ruthenium ghost HALO dropping onto a CEO's SOTA penthouse there are still people fighting on the street with broken glass and bricks.

[Critias]

It's a pipe dream, but I'd like to see a book of non-generic npc's, based on the characters the devs and those affiliated with them have played over the years, perhaps organized into teams. Then my characters could actually run against the best ork decker they never... wait, scratch that.

Street Legends should scratch that itch for ya. It's not gonna be a mini-net release, though (just the opposite, in fact).

[longbowrocks]

Let's go one better... THE 4E RIGGER'S BLACK BOOK!!

Seconded.

[BookWyrm]

Tossing in my 0.02 nuyen.....

Runner's Tools: The actual equipment some (if not most) shadowrunners use to get the job done. From the classic maglock passkey, flashpak & such, to the latest multi-tool (such as the Leatherman 2073 edition), plus new goodies for the tech-heads.

That Special Place: Not every safe-house is a house. And not necessarily safe. Some places make the Councilman Suite at the Ritz-SeaTac look tacky in comparison, some are nothing more than a cot, a chemical toilet, and a cabinet for non-perishable storage. If that. This supplement provides looks at the places where 'runners can crash for a few days, from soft sythetic-silk sheets & room service to the most 'inexpensive' capsule-room hotel with a half-working vending machine down the hall.

I would have to throw in my vote for a 4e(a) Rigger's Black Book. I'm getting tired of watching G4tv/AOTS' segemnt "Whips, Rides and Hoons". What the Smegging Frak is a "hoon" anyway?!

[Stahlseele]

Shadowrun: IIN SPAACEE! *echoes*
SeaQuest DSV: SubSea-Arcologies.

[KarmaInferno]

Shadowrun: IIN SPAACEE! *echoes*
SeaQuest DSV: SubSea-Arcologies.

So, an updated Target: Wastelands?

Personally, I would like to see weight and cargo capacity rules.

Was trying to figure out what can fit into an Air Supply drone and came to the conclusion that "enough gear for a team" is a really non-specific amount.



-k

[hermit]

Errata for all previous publications.

Other than that:
- fashion stuff. I'm thinking Chromebooks here, just a little expanded. Needn't even have super stats or anything. SR needs some flavor. And please, have more vision than to force this year's pop stars onto SR.
- Civilian ground vehicles. Cars, trucks, bikes. We hve more MBTs statted than bikes. How useful is a bike in a normal game, and how useful is a battle tank? 32 cars, 32 trucks/vans, and 32 bikes (each a seperate file maybe?) or something would also round out the book you plan to make of thse gear pdfs nicely
- new program suite packages, new programs, new commlink accessories and hacker/rigger cyberware.
- A book of gadgets would also be nice (you could also fix rules questons there, we're used to that by now).
- What do people do in their downtime? A book on downtime. Parties, clubs, drugs, SimSense which, after all, still exists, despite Attitude not knowing of that ...
- A book detailing pettier crime and low-level games, complete with less-than-powerful equipment, rules for bad cyberware, stats fr some aged and dated cyberware and gadgets.

The 99 bottles idea - short story that has all it needs to be played as a short adventure - has appeal as well, though a cmbined story/adventure format has always been used in SR. Maybe try something experimental and make a toolkit adventure in the vein of Trail of Cthulhu?

...

Parabotany? More carniverous (sic!) trees?

[sabs]

A book that apologized for War, and Attitude, and pretty much everything CGL has put out. And Bob Newharted it.

[Stahlseele]

So, an updated Target: Wastelands?

Personally, I would like to see weight and cargo capacity rules.

Was trying to figure out what can fit into an Air Supply drone and came to the conclusion that "enough gear for a team" is a really non-specific amount.



-k

One Dwarf.
Or 2 Pixies.

[CanRay]

One Dwarf.
Or 2 Pixies.

Two Pixies, One Thimble?

[Stahlseele]

One What?

[CanRay]

One What?

Thimble.

Kinda like "Two Girls, One Cup". ... If you don't know, you don't want to know. Even the kinkiest of us are probably squicked out by it. (And if they aren't, I don't want to know.).

[Gerzel]

Ok one thing I would also like to see is a book on the smaller companies and shell corps. Give what they do, some history and business culture background, some details on their staff/important people, something around a company per page.