Hey, wow, I have this timesaving idea, More brilliant than cheese Options

[Wounded Ronin]

Wow, I just had this timesaving idea. There are lots of people on this forum. They all play SR. Most of them are smarter than me.

We should all, like, write one module apiece and put them somewhere on this forum. Then there would be this gigantic library of modules.

And then whenever someone wanted to GM a game of shadowrun, they'd just have to pick one of these modules. Everything would already be written up and thought of.

Think of how much time we'd all save down the road.

[FrostyNSO]

I think this would be a great idea.

I have no idea what the published modules look like in format, but I have tons of old notes.

If someone could give me a template, I could make these notes into something coherant pretty quick.

[TeOdio]

Even a simple format would do, there is enough "published" stuff to fill in the blanks. It could go something like the published scenarios work, just with no filler. Hell, most of my scenarios are 1 - 3 page Bullet Point notes of who's doing what where and what the PC's find if they follow a certain lead. Then I just fill in the blanks as they move from scene to scene. That way, you have a clear and concise "story", yet you get to decide what actually happens during the scene.
:nuyen: :nuyen: :nuyen:

[Crimson Jack]

That is a very good idea. I'd submit a few.

[Shadowrunner13]

I have lots of runs I could submit. I have no problem with this... other than deciding which one to add to the archives. :)

SR13

[Jrayjoker]

If you want a format to follow, go download a Mission from Shadowrunrpg.com amd base your runs in that general layout.

[Nikoli]

maybe we could get a hosted section on the main site. Like Modules.dumpshock.com or somesuch, with a rating system so the good folks at FanPro can come here and see what the fans they keep sending folks to like and possibly print a few of them as real SR publications.

[KarmaInferno]

I love this idea too, have a couple of never-submitted SR mods originally thought up for the old Virtual Seattle campaign that don't fit the Missions set-up.

I dunno about being more brilliant than cheese, though. Cheese is pretty damn brilliant.


-karma

[Wounded Ronin]

So, who would we talk to about setting up a section of this site to hold modules?

[bitrunner]

I have a BETTER idea!! How about submitting them to the Shadowrun Missions campaign!!! :P

(BTW: there aren't any adventures that were "thought up for VS that don't fit Missions" that i'm aware of...if something doesn't fit the storyline, we just make it a stand alone adventure, so there should be no problem...)

[KarmaInferno]

It was from back in Wes's reign, never got any further than an outline.

The adventure was going to be called "Orbital" and designed for high-karma-pool characters, if that's any clue to the plot.


-karma

[Nikoli]

I'd imagine we talk to Adam about it, on the admin threads

[Adam]

I suggest that it's far better to try and submit the adventures to either SR Missions, the Commandos, or the Shadowrun Supplemental, than to try to boldly forge some new resource.

[Ecclesiastes]

I'd be happy to host something like this. If you want, you could send them to me and I'll put a site up. I'll give credit to authors and the like of course. It could also give bitrunner a place to look and see if he finds anything he likes. He could then simply email the author and see if they would mind the run being used in Missions.

What do you guys think?

[Ecclesiastes]

As for a format, I'll put together a a template for you all to follow. In fact, I'll do one in txt, one in doc, and another in html. Of course the txt and doc files sent to me would have to be converted to html, but I could handle that.

[Wounded Ronin]

I think that I'd rather have a big list of modules all in one place than submit a module and have it get lost in the archives somewhere.

Ecclesiastes, do you have an address that submissions should be sent to?

[Ecclesiastes]

ecclesiastes76(at)yahoo(dot)com

[Wounded Ronin]

Thanks. I'll try to find something cool to send you sometime soon to get this kicked off.

[Ecclesiastes]

Nice, I'll start putting together a homepage for it.

Warning: It won't be pretty, but it'll work. I don't get in much for fancy sites. It'll have links to what you want and thats all I'm worried about.

[RangerJoe]

Thanks for volunteering to put up the site, Ecc. I've emailed you a submission. Yes, it is a run inspired by 80s rock.

[Ecclesiastes]

Right on. This should be cool, I can't believe it wasn't thought of years ago. Just keep in mind that I can't check yahoo mail from work, so it'll be night work for me to get everything together.

[FrostyNSO]

As soon as you get that template together, I'll give it a shot. I can't get onto the fanpro site right now to check out their mission format.

[Fortune]

Having another resource defeats the purpose of the ones that are already out there.

Putting scenarios that are supposed to be later used by SRM or the Commandos on the web for all to peruse kind of makes them useless for upcoming Conventions, etc.

One of the reasons (I assume ... no offense Adam) that new 'The Shadowrun Supplemental' releases have slowly declined in number, and now switched to the new format, is because people are not submitting ideas of merit in enough volume to make it feasible.

Use the resources out there that are already established for this purpose.

[Wounded Ronin]

But we're not necessarily putting things that are destined for conventions etc. on the web. We're just putting up a collection of unofficial modules we've written so that we can all access them neatly in one place.

I don't want to have to backpedal through the archives of Shadowrun Supplemental just to be able to look at a bunch of modules and pick one to run one evening. I want to be able to look at a list, consider a few, choose one, and prepare to run it, without having to wade through lots of other material that isn't just more modules.

[Ecclesiastes]

Ok, here ya go!

[ Spoiler ]

Title <rename to the title of the run>

Synopsis

<Basic plot breakdown goes here.>


Scene 1 <rename to whatever you see fit>

What’s up, chummer?
<A rundown of what happens in the scene>

Tell it to them straight
<What the GM should read to the players at the opening of the scene.>

Behind the scenes
<Background details about what is really going on.>

Debugging
<Things the GM should look for that could catch him off guard.>

Pushing the envelope
<a few ways to make the scene more challenging for players or ways to introduce combat to players that are whores.>


Picking up the Pieces

<this is where you go into the conclusion and aftermath of the run, karma awards, etc.>


Cast of Characters

<List NPCs and information the GM would need to have on them here.>

Use as many Scenes as need be. If you have any questions, let me know.