I've been trying to get into Shadowrun for years. I understand the basic setting, but what I don't understand is all of the terminology that the books are loaded with. I've only really played 4th, so I haven't grown up with books that probably explain things. As such, I'm finding a massive number of barriers of entry when trying to understand Shadowrun, make characters, and run games.
For example, what are the Barrens? I keep seeing this word come up, but I don't recall ever seeing a description of where or what it is. Likewise, what exactly is the Sprawl, and why are there always gangers there (as opposed to the Barrens)?
Other words that I keep coming across but lack description include:
-Combat Biking
-Sims (versus Trids, which I get)
-Goblin Rock
-Urban Brawl
-Troll Thrash Metal (although I can kind of figure that one out)
In addition to these, can anyone else provide some words that always get tossed around, but never defined or explained? What other lingo shows up iN Shadowrun? I was hoping that the Sixth World Almanac would contain some of this, but it seems to be absent.
As a related note, is it time for a small book or document to be released/be fan-made that contains words like this, definitions, and maybe some of the evolution of the terms?
Thanks.