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 Jul 26 2005, 02:24 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 284 Joined: 16-June 05 Member No.: 7,450  |
Because the new system is only a few weeks away, I need to get up to speed with A LOT of the goings on with the shadows. So...could I get some of these questions answered?
- How did the Matrix crash and what led up to it? - What significant things have been happening in the shadows? - What books could I get and read to help me along on the history? - How can I pre-order one of those limited edition copies of the SR4, even though I don't get to go to Gen Con this year. :( - Will there be convertion rules from 3rd to 4th? - How will the SR Missions play for the 4th edition? Thank you in advance and sorry for any already asked questions. |
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Jul 26 2005, 02:29 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Ye'll need to wait for System Failure for that 'un. |
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Jul 26 2005, 02:30 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 351 Joined: 17-February 05 Member No.: 7,093 |
1) we don't know yet, that book hasn't been released
2) we don't know yet, those books haven't been released, though one could imagine a lot of panic from the matrix collapsing, and a lot of work from the high-speed setup of the new wireless matrix, and all the beautiful cash such a thing would generate. 3)that are out now? Well, there's always the Shadows Of... books, they've got some nice world information, but if you wanna know about the new crashand post-crash, it's System Faliure and SR4 that you're gonna have to look to 4)*shrug* reserve one for when it comes out at your FLGS? Anyone else know another way? 5)Yes, they will be posted on the Shadowrun FANPRO US website, but will NOT be appearing in the SR4 BBB 6)No bloody clue, maybe someone else knows this one. There, how's that? |
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Jul 26 2005, 03:06 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Hm. I really hope I don't have to buy a SR3 book to get information that should be in the SR4 core book.
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Jul 26 2005, 03:14 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 351 Joined: 17-February 05 Member No.: 7,093 |
System Failure is the details, SR4 will be the aftermath and likely a very short synopsis. If you don't need to know step-by-step what led to the Crash2.0, or don't want to run through the module, then you can probably safely ignore System Failure for the SR4 capsule history.
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Jul 26 2005, 03:20 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,784 Joined: 28-July 04 From: Cleveland, OH Member No.: 6,522 |
Nobody realized that Shadowrun cyberdecks used 6 bit fields for the year. When the computers tried to roll over to 2065, everything crashed. :wobble:
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Jul 26 2005, 03:22 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
SR4's History section will likely offer a brief overview of the Second Crash and its aftermath. However, such events will be 5 years old in 2070 and even more stuff will have happened in the meantime - any History chapter will cover all that and the original material that's been handed down from edition to edition which all adds to a (necessarily) brief overview of the highlights. So... if you want the play-by-play of how the Crash 2.0 comes about, what it involves, what the direct and indirect aftershocks are, how it affects individual countries, sprawls and people, etc, you will certainly need to pick up System Failure. Regarding the build up to the Crash, material has been discreetly seeded over the last few books (DotSW, SSG, SoE, SOTA64, SoA) which are linked to or foreshadow the events of the Crash. None of these references are essential to understand what transpires but are more of a bonus in terms of continuity for those who've been following the subplots and like that sort of thing. All the material necessary to understand the Crash 2.0 is included in System Failure. |
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Jul 26 2005, 04:09 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 993 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 313 |
Loose Alliances p. 156
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Jul 26 2005, 05:07 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Bad acid trip, got it.
~J |
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Jul 26 2005, 06:14 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
All the material to understand the second crash should be in SR4, not System Failure.
All the details can be in SF, but the synopsis and the overall happenings should be in SR4. I can deal with that. |
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