Hi guys, it's been a while a long while. I still remember when I asked about alcohol, and you guys wee nice enough to give me a ton of infomation. So I need your help once again. I'l be back ater with another post about this subject, but I have to leave for work so I better make this quick. Many years ago I owned a book that was an add-on to the second edition I believe it was called Archetypes. It had new archetypes and contacts (like the terrorist). But I donated it (along with my second edition) to to a high school library. Trying to get others to try Shadowrun was the point, but now I'm sort of regretting it. So my point is does anyone know where to find it or has a copy they'd be wiling to give up. There's a character I'm working on I need it to see if one of the archetypes will fit. Also, how do you convert it to the third edition which my GM is using? Thanks alot guys!

Donating RP books? That's cool of you. I wish my high school library had had RP books. Oh well. Wish I could help you.

I believe the 2nd edition GM screen came with contacts and archetypes booklet?

Definately sounds like the Contacts booklet included with the 2nd Edition GM screen, as DireRadiant said. Other sourcebooks included contacts and archetypes, but only contacts was devoted solely to it.

I happen to have a copy within arm's reach. Ain't gonna sell it though. (One day my kids are gonna get a laugh out of looking through this stuff.)

If you need some specific info, or there's another way I can help, PM me.

Contacts on Ebay for $1.99

One man's treasure....

Yup. I've had my copy for a few years now. But then, I'm a completist freak, so...

The librarians I've spoken to in the past say that they don't keep RPG books on hand because people just steal them.

Shadows of North America (10655) may prove useful.

And... you need never apologize for saving me work.

As to your Ebay question, they should send an invoice to your registration email shortly. Either that, or you can sign in, view your "My Ebay" page, and you have several options from there, including "request total from seller".

I found a copy, it was believe it not, at my game store.

To answer your second question, the conversion from 2nd edition to 3rd edition is fairly trivial. The only thing that comes to mind is a few pieces of ware were tweaked and the rules apply differently to the same characters (initiative rules, no grounding, etc.) That's assuming you're using a premade character. If you're using a new character, the character generation rules have shifted a bit (the big ones being that race is no longer priority A).

Oh yeah! And firearms has broken down into pistols, shotguns, rifles, assault rifles and SMGs, and all the etiquette skills have simply become 'etiquette'.

I would probably upgrade all the smartlinks to smartlink 2's and generally add a few notches to their relevant skills to make up for antiquated equipment. Gloss over the details of the gear as much as you can.

Hrmm... Oh, knowledge skills are now 'free', so characters should have more background skills than is listed in the book. You can decide where to put those. I guess that's about it.