Introduction

DNA/DOA was the first adventure ever published for Shadowrun, and therefore has several problems - such as a tendancy towards dungeon crawls - but it still deserves a conversion to SR4 rules. The conversion is that of statistics and rules alone, not of plot and adventure text, and does not seek to undermine WizKids' copyright of this material.

Part 1: Pre-Generated Player Characters
Character statistics and gear were re-generated with 400 BPs while attempting to present the spirit of their SR1 statistics and descriptions in DNA/DOA.

Johnny Clean
Race: Human (0 BP)
Physical Condition Monitor: 11 boxes
Stun Condition Monitor: 10 boxes
Starting Nuyen: 350
Qualities: (total 0 BP)
+ Guts (5 BP)
- SINner (-5 BP, regular UCAS citizenship)

Attributes: (200 BP)
Body: 5 (6)
Agility: 3 (4)
Reaction: 3 (5)
Strength: 5 (6)
Charisma: 2
Intuition: 3
Logic: 3
Willpower: 4
Edge: 3 (10 BP)
Initiative: 6 ( 8 )
Initiative Passes: 1 (3)
Essense: 1.1

Active Skills: (154 BP)
Close Combat Skill Group 4
Automatics (Assault Rifles): 3(+2)
Longarms (Shotguns): 5(+2)
Pistols: 4
Throwing Weapons: 2
Infiltration: 3
Perception: 4
Ettiquette (Street): 4(+2)
Intimidation: 2

Knowledge Skills: (18 free BP)
UCAS Army Procedures: 4
UCAS Politics: 2
Military History: 2

Language Skills:
- English: (N)

Cyberware: (57,550 4.9 Essense Cost)
Cybereyes (rating 2) w/Image Link, Eye Recording System, Low-light vision, Smartlink and Protective Covers
Dermal Plating (Alphaware) 1
Muscle Replacement (Alphaware) 1
Touch Lin
Wired Reflexes 2
Cyber Spur

Gear: (17,170 )
Survival Knife
Ares Predator IV (has an integral smargun system) w/3 additional clips - all explosive bullets - and a Quick Draw holster
Mossberg AM-CMDT w/2 additional clips, an integral (retrofitted) smartgun system and a Shock Pad
2 Aerodynamic FlashBang Grenades and 2 Aerodynamic High Explosive Grenades
Armor Jacket [8/6] and an Urban Camouflage suit [8/6]; chooses between them according to mission
Ordinary Clothes
Sony Emperor commlink /w Renraku Ichi OS and a subvocal microphone
Legal SIN and legal licenses to drive, for all cyberware and to use both weapons
Fake SIN (rating 3), Fake Pistol License (rating 3) and Fake Shotgun License (rating 3)
Glasses (Wireless) w/Image Link, Smartlink, Thermographic Vision and Flare Compensation
Wireless Earbuds
Miniwelder
Wire Clippers
Medkit (rating 4)
Basic DocWagon Contract (1 year)
Low Lifestyle (2 months)

Contacts: (21 BP)
- UCAS Army Officer (Connection 6/Loyality 4)
- Fixer (Connection 3/Loyality 1)
- UCAS Army Quartermaster (Connection 4/Loyality 3)

looks like old style specialities... in the new rules, it should be written as:

school(specialisation) x(+2)

Louise Frost
Race: Human (0 BP)
Physical Condition Monitor: 10 boxes
Stun Condition Monitor: 10 boxes
Starting Nuyen: 120
Qualities: (total +5 BP earned)
- Mild addiction to Moodchip BTLs (-5)

Attributes: (200 BP)
Body: 2 (3)
Agility: 4 (5)
Reaction: 4 (5)
Strength: 2 (3)
Charisma: 4
Intuition: 5
Logic: 3
Willpower: 4
Edge: 4 (20 BP)
Initiative: 9 (10)
Initiative Passes: 1 (2)
Essense: 2.1

Active Skills: (166 BP)
Firearms Skill Group: 4
Blades (Swords): 4(+2)
Dodge: 2
Infiltration (Urban): 4(+2)
Ettiquette (Street): 4(+2)
Negotiation: 3
Pilot Ground Vehicle (Motorcycle): 1(+2)
Unarmed Combat: 4
Hardware (Maglocks): 4(+2)
Perception: 3
Knowledge Skills: (24 free BP)
Redmond Underworld Politics: 4
Gang Identification: 4
BTL Dealers: 3

Language Skills:
- English: (N)
- Salish: 2

Cyberware: (24,750 3.9 Essense Cost)
Cybereyes (rating 2) w/Image Link, Eye Recording System, Thermographic Vision and Smartlink
Dermal Plating 1
Muscle Replacement 1
Touch Link
Wired Reflexes 1

Gear: (20,160 )
Sword (machete)
AK-97 Carbine (includes a folding stock) w/2 additional clips, internal retrofitted smartlink and Gas Vent-III
2 Aerodynamic High Explosive Grenad
Armor Jacket [8/6] or Leather Jacket [2/2]; worn as appropriate
Cheap Clothes 20
CMT Clip Commlink w/Vector Xim OS, BTL-modified Sim Module and Trodes
5 low-quality Moodchip BTLs
Earbuds (Wireless)
Fake SIN (rating 2) with fake gun and cyberware licenses
Lockpick Set
Electronics Kit
Harley-Davidson Scorpion
Squatter Lifestyle (6 months)

Contacts: (10 BP)
- BTL Dealer (Connection 2/Loyality 1)
- Fixer (Connection 2/Loyality 1)
- Gang Leader (Connection 2/Loyality 2)

Andrew Shalene
Race: Elf (30 BP)
Physical Condition Monitor: 9 boxes
Stun Condition Monitor: 10 boxes
Starting Nuyen: 1,200
Qualities: (total +5 BP earned)
+ Magician (15)
- Mild allergy to daylight (-10)
- Sensitive Neural Structure (-10)

Attributes: (180 BP)
Body: 2
Agility: 4
Reaction: 4
Strength: 2
Charisma: 3
Intuition: 4
Logic: 5
Willpower: 4
Edge: 2 (10 BP)
Initiative: 8
Initiative Passes: 1
Essense: 6
Magic: 3 (20 BP)

Active Skills: (98 BP)
Pistols: 2
Unarmed Combat: 1
Computer: 3
Hacking: 4
Cybercombat: 2
Sorcery Skill Group: 3
Conjouring Group: 2
Etiquette (Street): 1(+2)
perception: 2

Knowledge Skills: (27 free BP)
Tir Tairngire Politics: 3
Magical Theory: 3
Awakened Creatures: 4
Computer Background: 2

Language Skills:
- English: (N)
- Sepheretiel: 3

Spells: (24 BP)
Manabolt
Flamethrower
Stunball
Analyze Device
Detox
Heal
Stabilize
Improved Invisibility

Gear: (40,400 )
Colt America L36 w/1 additional clip
Lined Coat [6/4]
Hermes Ikon Commlink w/Novatech Navi OS, Illegal "Hot" Sim Module, Subvocal Microphone and Trodes
Fake SIN (rating 3) with Fake Colt America License (rating 4)
Hardware Kit
Glasses w/Image Link and Thermographic Vision
Medkit (rating 6)
Gold DocWagon Contract
Middle Lifestyle (1 month)

Programs: (25,350 )
Analyze 3
Browse 4
Edit 3
Scan 3
Armor 3
Attack 3
Biofeedback Filters 4
Decrypt 4
Defuse 3
Exploit 4
Spoof 4
Stealth 4

Contacts: (19 BP)
- Street Doctor (Connection 2/Loyality 2)
- Mr Johnson (Connection 4/Loyality 1)
- Bartender (Connection 2/Loyality 2)
- Decker (Connection 3/Loyality 3)

Notes: Natural Low-Light Vision

there's a reason +2 was the only constant in the format i presented =P the specialization bonus in SR4 is always +2 otherwise looks good =D

Corrected.

Going from memory, those conversions look quite good Omer - and it seems you did a good job in making the characters very playable too.

One q though, I may have misunderstood...but isn't it Logic+Intuition in free Skill Points (i.e. 16 = 4 skills at rating 4), and not Building Points?

Gah! DNA/DOA barely even counted as a SR1 adventure. It was more like a late 80s AD&D dungeon-crawl with some SR bits grafted on late in production. Of course, being the first, there wasn't really any point of reference for the author.

Part 2: NPCs
The NPCs were converted semi-directly to SR4 while attempting to keep them both as close to the original as possible and on a similar power level; SR4 and 2070 elements were included as nescery.

William Blount (Into Aztechnology, P.24)
Race: Human
Physical Condition Monitor: 9
Stun Condition Monitor: 11
Qualities: Mage.

Jorge Sanchez (To the Rescue, P.39)
Race: Human
Physical Condition Monitor: 10
Stun Condition Monitor: 10

Alan Bronston (Cast of Characters, P.52)
Race: Ork
Physical Condition Monitor: 11
Stun Condition Monitor: 11

Aztechnology Security Guard (Cast of Characters, P.55)
See Grunts, the following part.


Corporate Hacker (Cast of Characters, P.55)
Race: Human
Physical Condition Monitor: 9
Stun Condition Monitor: 10

(Note: Condition Monitors added to all previous NPCs).

Part 3: Grunts


Cheap Street Samuaries (Sheep's Clothing, p.11)
Race: Human
Professional Rating: 2
Grunt Condition Monitor: 12

Great work! ... I was getting short of "fluff" NPCs.

Cheers,

Max

Thanks
More to come - I still have to convert the Critters and deal with specific issues (i.e. the "Ronnie Bean" and how it would mesh with the wireless world, various tests and tasks, and the ultra-high rewards).

Great work. I am new to this forum. It is absolutly some of the best SR stuff out there thanks in part to people like Omer Joel.

Nice conversions. I have some mixed feelings about the adventure due to some aspects that seem like hardcore railroading (in my opinion). Heh I still have a copy of it though.

Hi all,

I just saw this thread the other day and it was exactly what I was looking for! I also just bought Hero Lab and so I have stuck all of the NPCs from this thread into it and generated a portfolio to run the adventure. It worked like a charm!

Anyway, if anyone is interested, I can share the Hero Lab portfolio, just let me know.

Ian

First of all: Nice work! I'm glad someone necromanced this thread, since I'd never seen it back in the day. This is one of my favorites, possibly for some of the same reasons that some people hate it. Maybe I'm just old.



There's a reason it looks like that; take a look at the writing credit. That's the same Dave Arneson that helped create D&D in the first place. And, as you noted, there really wasn't a reference point on what an SR adventure might look like.

Nebulus, I'd love a copy of that portfolio. Email it to the addy in my profile, if you'd be so kind. Thanks!!

I would love a copy of the portfolio as well Neb! and this is just too cool btw.

Neat, thanks for the necromancy.

Perfect timing on the thread Necromancy!

This is one of my favourite adventures. I have played it in every edition of SR and now It's getting its 4th edition outing. Yes it’s a dungeon crawl at its heart, but it’s got some great elements (the catalyst spray is genius). This time however I’m doing it a bit different and just using elements of it. I have already set the player characters up via Food Fight; this leads them into Dream Chipper. Among the chaos of Dream Chipper they find details of an abandoned extraction and decide to carry it out for themselves to discover who set them up in the first place. Except the DNA/DOA sewer/dungeon doesn’t lead to an Aztec facility it leads to the Renraku Arcology......Just in time for the shutdown!

That sounds like a lot of fun. I'm confused, though: are you playing in the 2050s, or an alternate timeline? Or is your Arcology just shutting down AGAIN?

Ignoring any official time line, but its 2050s for the purposes of the game I’m running (yes that has issues using 4ed rules). Basically I have a new group and I wanted them to experience what I consider the classics so its kind of a SR Montage (if that’s the correct word) of all the best bits to take them up to the newer stuff, all glued together with a plot of my own devising.

They have no knowledge of SR timeline so it’s working quite well so far, I have one veteran player so I’ve had to mix things up quite a bit so he can also enjoy it as a new experience. Basically because of the way I set the runners up at the start they are out for revenge, so rather than getting paid to investigate, each step they take themselves brings them closer to finding out who set them up in the first place and more importantly why.. The answer of course lies in the Archology which will conveniently shut down while they are inside. They will have two options. Delve deeper and discover what they have been searching for or abandon the archology before they become trapped and possibly never discover why they were set up.

Hi all, I've uploaded the Hero Lab Portfolio to 4shared...

DNA-DOA.por

Enjoy! and please let me know when you find problems and errors, so I can fix them.

Cheers

wow I thought I was one of the only people who remembered that one. Even with 1st ed it needed to be jiggled a little otherwise it was much to like D&D with mahcine guns. Then again the idea of doing Vault of the Drow with a minigun is pretty good too.