Shadowrun RPG

Regarding the rules the new Shadowrun edition is like some other RPGs (e.g. Mythras, Runequest, Call of Cthulhu) where the game is designed assuming players only know the "core" of the rules and the GM knows most of the rules. So it's only this short "core" I'll be posting. It's enough rules to be able to read your character sheet.

An example might be that there are rules for being fatigued/tired which are complicated. I keep track of them but just let you know "You are tired", you don't need the mechanics.

Regarding rolling do people like to roll the (virtual) dice themselves or do they not care? Because I can simply roll them and narrate the results myself.

Yes Baggly, fine to close now.

Reading Skills:
Your skills have three columns on the sheet. RTG is rating, i.e. how good you are at that skill. ATT is what attribute they are linked to. And finally DP is the the skill + linked attribute, i.e. how much dice I roll when you use that skill.

Edge:
Edge is a quantity in the game that represents how much of an advantage you have in a situation. This advantage is basically a combination of luck, equipment, planning and the situation. It's easier with an example.

You run into an alleyway to confront a thief and draw your weapon. You currently have 2 Edge from earlier in the game, your weapon weapon is way more powerful than their armour can resist (+1 Edge from the advantage) and there is a cop car's light in their eyes behind you (+2 Edge to you). So overall in the situation you have 5 Edge.

You can choose to use these advantages or not by spending the Edge. I'll send on a pdf before the game starts that lists what spending the edge does. But basically the more you spend the better.

The Edge written on your sheet is the maximum amount you can "store" after a current scene is over. So in the example above if the character has "Edge 3" on their sheet, even though they have built up 5 Edge once the confrontation with the thief is over they drop down to 3 Edge. The max anybody can have is 7.

Combat:
Combat is basically:
Weapon skill + Linked Attribute vs Reaction + Intuition

You don't have to know the details of combat just that the higher your "Reaction + Intuition" the harder you are to hit. Also the better your Weapon skill the more likely you are to hit.

For your weapons they have "DV" listed. This is how much base damage they do. The better you hit your target though will add to this.

That's it, the next two sections are only if you have Magic or are a Decker.

Magic:
Magic just works like any other skill. You roll and see if you get enough hits (5 or 6 on dice). The skill used is Sorcery. You'll see Frostburn's spells listed beneath her skills on the character sheet. Any questions about them just PM.

One thing about Sorcery is that some spells can be charged up, i.e. put more energy in for a bigger effect. I'll let you know you have the option to do this when it comes up.

Also sorcery has the potential to drain or exhaust your character. Again I'll let you know when that happens and I'll flag spells that have a good chance to be draining.

Decker:
So this is quite different from other abilities. Many machines and computer systems are part of a simulated virtual world called the Matrix. Whenever you hack in you will then be taken over to the Matrix thread, a separate in game thread for going around this virtual world. Hacking systems is basically the a skill check. The system you seek to hack is represented by some avatar in the matrix like a building or tower.

Skill checks inside the Matrix use "Electronics" if they are legal and "Cracking" if illegal.

Sometimes a system will be defended by programs that will appear as avatars in the matrix. I'll describe matrix combat when it comes up.

tusk wrote: »

Thanks four. this sounds complex. I feel like it's gonna be a case of get into it and figure it out as i go for me

It's only there if you want to know, not necessary at all to know it. The only important thing is look at your skills and the bigger the number in the DP column the better you are at that skill. Just so you know what you're good or bad at.

If something isn't on your skill list at all you're shíte at it. Like if you guys find a helicopter none of Frostburn's skills cover it so I wouldn't get in the cockpit.

For her magic just read the spell names and you'll have a fair idea what she can do. You just need to know she can lob a fireball and leave the details to me.

Starts tomorrow, I'll put up a bit on the setting just before.

tusk wrote: »

When you say Ireland, do you mean The Island of Ireland, or the Republic? Is it united in this world? Important information...

It's united. It was first united in 2014 in the wake of magically enhanced terrorism in a treaty signed in Galway.

Elves took over in 2034 replacing the government with a theocracy devoted to the ancient Celtic gods and exiling the Catholic church. The older government is also exiled (to Baaawwwston)