Welcome to DS squee_nabob and Kaiser_Bill.

And you too KageZero

Heh... Actually been here for almost 5 years, but have lurked most of those years...

Obligatory introduction post.

Greetings from the Matrix, I'm Saint. I have been playing Shadowrun since 1998 or so. I remember my first character was a Elven Street Samurai who did not last long thanks to me still thinking like a D&D player at the time. (He got blown up by trying to turn in the head of a Corp hitman for a bounty, but the head had an active kink bomb in it.)

I've come a long way over the past twelve years, I was part of the winning team in Gencon's Shadowrun open Tournament. i still have not gotten over my love of Street Samurai, but these days I GM more than play. this past week has been spent Devouring all the information in the Sixth World Almanac. I have recently moved to Colorado and am trying to organize a game as soon as i can find a reliable group.

So... how about those Whiz BTL chips?

Hey all,

I was only introduced to SR just over a week ago. I found this forum and have been busily reading everything I can find as well as all the books I could borrow. I decided to join as I've come to love the setting and system more and more the more I read. Sure it has issues but less than other systems I've played and it's just so very versatile and inherently fun. Can't wait for a game (and I hope my assumptions about this game are right!) ^^

So yes, I have an essence of 6 and am not a spambot. Oh, and Whiz BTL chips?

Welcome Saint and Guardikai

Thanks Dire ^^ it's nice to have friendly and available admin staff on a forum for once

Agreed, but it turns out by a twist of fate that I already know one of the Admins here personally.

-Saint

The PC gets one free fixer Contact at chargen.

So this means said Admin is now my fixer... i can deal with that, I still have not PMed him to tell him who I am though, so he suspects nothing.

I am not a robot.

I've been reading shadowrun since 1st ed, and playing irregularly since second, amusingly until getting this 20th anniversary edition, I never thought to look online until just now for a Shadowrun forum.

You're starting to make me paranoid...

It's not you Method, but just because your paranoid....

If I am a spambot, the pay-per-click must be broken...

Hi All, I'm a previous SR3 player, although that was several years ago. New to SR4, and looking forward to giving it a try.

Rich

Another returning to sr4 after sr3 years before.
Not a bot. Loathe directionless introductions.

Yo Demelza and RichyJ!

Welcome to Dumpshock.

Thank you

Thanks!

Do I have to?

Hi everyone, not a spambot, or if I am, I've figured out the rules. I used to lurk around here back in the sr3 days, now I've just gotten into sr4 so I joined up here as soon as I could think up a cool enough username.

Declocking...

Hi...

Been playing SR since 2050 (yes, late 89 early 90) and been on here on and off for years (since I don't have a stable group to play with for quite a while, and real life intervened). Been catching up on SR4 and all the wonderful things that have happened over the last 20 years...

Logged on today for first time on months, and saw this, thought I better at least say, hey...

And if any of you play airsoft and are ever on ASF, yes, I *am* the same Paisley Pirate.

Cheers, Chummers!

Well I play some airsoft; but I tend away from ASFs... AO is my lil home for airsoft!

So why did you have to take the clock down? Or is Declocking another activity

I feel that "spambot' is a derogatory term, steeped in old time ideology, and does nothing more than promote the ignorance of current society.

Bots put in a hard days work, trying to make an honest living in the harshest condition, and its people like you that put a bad name on them.

How would you feel if you went out, sold 100 tvs, and someone started calling you a mediawhore. All you were doing was putting in an honest days work.

Greeters at big name department stores hand out fliers, and say 'welcome' but do THEY get called 'spambots'? i dont think so.

so next time you think about throwing around negative slurs,.. maybe you should put yourself in their shoes.

PS: I am not a spambot

Airsoft? I used to play a little airsoft. Paintball now,.. more people playing it up here,..

Nope.

Welcome Antonius, kbrock1 and even you Unfriendly Ferret.

And I don't care if "spambot" is a derogatory term because I hate them all...

Why, thank you. Now it has been proven I am a real ferret, just masked. You can't tell whether I am magical or not.

Hi! I'm Mike, and I enjoy long, moonlit walks on the beach and cuddling. Wait, crap, wrong forum.

I've either played or GM'ed every edition of SR since I started back in '93, and since GM duties of my local group are finding their way back to me, I've picked-up the 20th Ann. Ed. (nice book by the way, the art is much improved) and am hard at work inventing plot-hooks.

Seriously look into getting a copy of the Sixth World Almanac when it hits print, i picked mine up at Gencon and after reading it I have so many plot hooks I picked up on. I love that book.

Hi,

My name is Johnny. I'm a shadowrun junkie. My last GM commited Seppuku a few year ago. I no longer wish the power (and responsibility) of being an evil GM and am looking for a group of meat people (online is a bit too geeky for me). I want to kill goons, drive crazy vehicles, have a free spirit girlfriend and bang prostitutes (in a free spirit orgy)....with Viagra 2070.

Yallah, I am not a robot!

PS A MAP! FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY!!! A MAP!!!!!! WOOOOOHOOOOOOO

Domo arigato for unlocking me.

I am a spambot. Stuxnet is my dull-witted older brother. I bide my time. You cannot stop me.

Welcome Cpt. Pantless and Shadow Prophet.

Hello all,

I'm Galen. I'm new to Dumpshock, but I've been gaming for 28 years. Past few have included PbP. Trying to get off of probation.

Galen

Welcome to Dumpshock galenbd.

Hello! I'm fairly new to Shadowrun. Played a decker in an online email-based (then eventually forum-based game) for the past two years. GM kinda dropped off the face of the planet...pretty sure he got a new job and it took up most of his time. I'm a grad student so I'm forever procrastinating, and would love to get in on a PbP game.

Also, I'm not a bot!

Hey, I'm Raiki.

On the off-chance that anyone recognizes that name from the Playground, the Wizards site, or pretty much any other gaming forum...yeah, that's me.

I'm relatively inexperienced at Shadowrun, I played a face in a game a few years back, but I'm going to be running a game relatively soon, so I thought I'd stop by and partake of many years of combined knowledge. I'm looking forward to becoming part of this kick-ass community, and I swear, my Stealth is at rating 6, so you'll never catch me spamming.




~R~

Welcome Von and Raiki!

How do we all know that spambot's aren't just rogue AI's?
BTW, I heard the Eifel Tower is for sale again. Any takers? Just wire me 500,000 and I'll hook you up.

What if I'm a spambot that plays Shadowrun?





-k

I'd say let Karma in. Even if he's a Spambot, we need all the players we can get. Get these youngins away from their pinball machines and Grand Theft Auto.

Okay, this seems as good as any place to start.

Hi, I'm Ole, I'm from Norway and I've been roleplaying for almost 2/3s of my life. I was first introduced to Shadowrun in 97 or somesuch, and after the group I was playing in broke up a couple of years later, I started my own group while I was in the army. I picked up nearly every 2e product back then, played most of them, and after the army that group also broke up and I gradually moved on to other systems (mainly Deadlands, which you should check out if you do not already know it). I picked up 3e, but never played it.

Now, the GM who first introduced me to SR is starting up a new game; he has insisted that we'd used 4e and as such, I have picked up a 20th anniversary ed. I must admit, I like the new system a LOT more than I expected (I frankly expected to hate it), and if all goes as planned, we'll be rolling this Saturday.

Hi Guys, I'm new here, and of course, as all of you I am a spam bot selling viagra and that other thing too.

Apart from that I'm a new GM in Shadowrun (though I GMed some in 90's and even played a couple of games in Shadowrun back then). Now I'm about to lead my first group in the fourth edition after like 17 years of not playing. The group are mostly noobs but even so I'm scared shitless

I hope that proves I"m at least part human (except for the occasional cyberlimb or two). And if anybody has advice for first time S4e GMs, I'm glad to hear it too. So far I decided to fake rules in case I can't find them fast enough during playtime
God, I hope this helps me survive...

I hope to get better with time, at least if my players don't get discouraged after this first one.

Cheers!

Faking rules is pretty simple in SR4. Just add your best guess for most relevant skill and attribute and have your player roll it. If they get a bunch of hits, something awesome happens, if not, rocks fall and everyone dies.

Welcome Ole_I and shon.

'lo all. I'm a relative Shadowrun novice; I've been RPing for a little while now but I'd always gone to CP2020 for my cyberpunk gaming. Of course, it's out of print now and I kinda liked 4E's attempt at staying relevant when I looked at the corebook, so here I am.

Welcome aboard Mr. Hyde. So glad you didn't bring Dr. Jekyll with you. He's such a bore.

Hi

I'm from Germany and to be honest, I registered for one reason only: I'm searching the net for more information about this wonderful game called SR-T/CCG (shadowrun trading/ collectable card game) and hints led me to your forum administrator Bull. And hey, I just read the thread concerning your players meet and greet back in 2008 at GenCon. Seems to me that it has been a cool event. Nevertheless, I need to contact Bull as he is my closest link to something called "CorpWars". Yes, I'm talking of "CorpWars", a real big thing and a burning desire of mine. So, if you finally read this (after both PM to you and Mail to the forums admins cause PM failured failured), please, contact me!

Thanks in advance
Troy

Welcome Troy. The SRCCG has been out of production for quite some time, but I'm sure there are a few fans around here. I didn't know that was one of Bull's particular interests, but now you can PM him yourself. LINK

Thanks a lot. I will immediatly do that.

What should I do? Should I admit that I've made mistakes? Should I remind you that I've done this before? Should I give you a history lesson? What should I do?

I was at Barnes and Noble one day and picked up the SR4 corebook and rifled through it, followed by Arsenal and Augmentation. I was hooked. I started out on another Shadowrun website more focused on PbP, which I, and some other Dumpshockers it seems still use. I came to Dumpshock because you guys seem to answer gameplay questions more quickly, and, overall, the post count on the other site was a little too slow for me. Maybe I should have posted here first but I figure better late than never.
p.s. lovin' these emoticons

Oookay. Time to add something about myself.
I'm an old-time player, but not really a SR veteran. I've played a short 2nd edition campaign. A while ago i went crazy for SR, and bought a 20-th anniversary corebook, and once in a while i return to being a mad shadowrunner. And since i live in Poland and don't really have the time, nor players to run an SR campaign, i stick to stalking forums and websites like Dumpshock. And Earthdawn.
I'm also a member of the (only) polish SR forums, trying to pour some essence into the place, since it's a bit ghoulish...

I might as well introduce myself. I've been playing shadowrun since 1st ed. Back in '89 if I remember correct. My friends and I are trying to get back into the game, and I'll likely be posting now and then for advice/rules questions.