 Shadowrun 4/20th anniversary differences |
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 Dec 31 2012, 07:01 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 76 Joined: 23-September 12 Member No.: 56,131  |
I'm presently looking at picking up my own copy of SR4 with some of the money I got for Christmas, but I'm unsure of whether I should pick up the standard 4e book, or get the 20th anniversary remake. Is there any appreciable difference? I vaguely remember hearing something about the 20thA book having errata in it, but that's real fuzzy. Is it worth it to get the 20thA book, or just stay with the standard book? According to amazon, the 20thA book starts at about $40, while I can get the standard book for as cheap as $25.
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Dec 31 2012, 07:07 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,642 Joined: 22-April 12 From: somewhere far beyond sanity Member No.: 51,886 |
Get SR4a. The errata are worth it and there have been some changes that are considered useful and / or standard ruleset now.
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Dec 31 2012, 07:15 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,666 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
Seeing as 5th edition is being talked about for next year, is it really a good idea to buy 4A now?
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Dec 31 2012, 07:22 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Dec 31 2012, 12:15 PM)  Seeing as 5th edition is being talked about for next year, is it really a good idea to buy 4A now? Of course it is... |
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Dec 31 2012, 07:37 PM
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Former Member Group: Members Posts: 814 Joined: 15-July 12 Member No.: 53,042 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Dec 31 2012, 01:15 PM) Seeing as 5th edition is being talked about for next year, is it really a good idea to buy 4A now? Yep, because it will be a while before 5th is fully playable, as it will be a while before there are enough sources out to be enjoyable. |
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Dec 31 2012, 08:03 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
If you got neither definitely get 4A, cleaner design, references to added books and more integrated into the basebook (like some of the unwired matrix rules, custom cyberlimbs from augmentation and additional metamagic from street magic)
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Dec 31 2012, 08:25 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 76 Joined: 23-September 12 Member No.: 56,131 |
Anniversary edition you say? Alright then.
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Jan 2 2013, 06:12 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 21-September 12 Member No.: 55,906 |
QUOTE (All4BigGuns @ Dec 31 2012, 01:37 PM) Yep, because it will be a while before 5th is fully playable, as it will be a while before there are enough sources out to be enjoyable. Since when is a core game, by itself, unplayable or un-enjoyable? That doesn't seem to be a very fair assessment of any system. Not D&D, VtM, SR, CoC, or any of the other ones part of the big RPG alphabet soup. |
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Jan 2 2013, 06:41 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,116 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,449 |
I find the basic SR4 book quite playable by itself (an actual improvement over SR3 in that regard), and from what I hear SR4A has a few more things in it. He still has a point, though. Every edition typically has a gear book, a magic book, a matrix book, a book of 'ware/augmentations, and a book of expanded player options - eventually.
Honestly, this close to an edition change, I would get the basic SR4 book - used - and download the SR4A changes .pdf. |
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Jan 2 2013, 03:24 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 366 Joined: 10-November 08 Member No.: 16,576 |
Don't forget the best part. A useable index! (Thanks Adam!)
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Jan 2 2013, 11:21 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,666 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
QUOTE (nylanfs @ Jan 2 2013, 10:24 AM) Don't forget the best part. A useable index! (Thanks Adam!) There is that. |
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Jan 3 2013, 02:07 AM
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Deus Absconditus Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,742 Joined: 1-September 03 From: Downtown Seattle, UCAS Member No.: 5,566 |
Totally bitchin ribbon bookmarks.
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Jan 3 2013, 11:00 AM
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jacked in Group: Admin Posts: 9,033 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 463 |
QUOTE (ZeroSpace @ Dec 31 2012, 09:25 PM) Anniversary edition you say? Alright then. Yeah, definitely the Anniversary Edition. Bye Thanee |
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Jan 3 2013, 03:15 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,542 Joined: 30-September 08 From: D/FW Megaplex Member No.: 16,387 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Dec 31 2012, 01:15 PM) Seeing as 5th edition is being talked about for next year, is it really a good idea to buy 4A now? We're not close to a 5th edition. It's marked for Spring, which is a good four+ months away, and that's not even counting the printing delays and shipping issues. |
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Jan 8 2013, 01:30 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Pueblo Corporate Council Member No.: 2,020 |
Anniversary. Gotta go with Anniversary.
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Jan 8 2013, 06:00 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,748 Joined: 25-January 05 From: Good ol' Germany Member No.: 7,015 |
QUOTE (BaronJ @ Jan 7 2013, 09:30 PM) Anniversary. Gotta go with Anniversary. +1 Hough Medicineman |
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