Shadowrun Fourth Edition, by Catalyst Games, is a cyberpunk role-playing game where magic, cybernetics and virtual reality coexist. Player characters are known as shadowrunners. They act in the shadows and outside the law, doing the dirty work of the megacorporations and other powerful forces that ...
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Would this Technomancer concept be plausible?
I haven't played Shadowrun quite yet, but I've been reading the 4E core rulebook and I have been trying to build a character. I've been working on a Technomancer, but for character fluff I was ...
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Running a Counter-Strike style Shadowrun?
So I've been contemplating running a game of Shadowrun in a Counter-Strike style game, focused more on fast-paced lethality than long term character development as a short of one-shot game.
For those ...
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Any rules or fluff around a technomancer infected with HMHVV?
I've been toying with the idea of making a campaign's antagonist an HMHVV infected technomancer (AKA techno-ghoul). Is there anything in the various sourcebooks or official fluff that describes this ...
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Things that all characters are vulnerable to in Shadowrun?
So I'm running a game of Shadowrun in which the players will soon get a rather powerful initiated mage. What I'm curious about is this:
Are there any attacks/threats that affect basically all ...
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What are the differences between Shadowrun 3rd and 4th edition that I should know about?
I've played a decent amount of Shadowrun 3rd edition, and recently joined a group of players who play 4th ed. I know I'm going to get confused and turned about- In summary, what's changed that I ...
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How does stacking [Element] Aura work?
The [Element] Aura spell (Street Magic 173) provides the target with a bonus to the DV of melee attacks equal to the caster's hits, makes the attacks treated as that type of damage, and resisted with ...
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How do you make the PC scream: “I wish we had a mage!”?
My girlfriend would like to join our Shadowrun game. She witnessed the first two game sessions and realized how cool the game and the setting is. She would like to make a mage and will start playing ...
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How do I use Shamans as opponents in Shadowrun?
I don't understand the point of Shamans in Shadowrun. In a world full of technology and magic, I don't see how the Shaman tradition can be roleplayed and mentioned without making the players scratch ...
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Do Technomancers need a commlink?
So I had never heard of Shadowrun before one of my players brought it up and asked if we could play it. I got the book, and have been perusing it for a few days.
One of my players says he wants to be ...
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Has Shadowrun 4 been implemented as a MUD or similiar? [closed]
There's a few MUDs and MUSHES for the older rulesets out there, has this ever been done with 4th edition?
The one findable via the usual Mudlistings is in very early beta and not playable.
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Resonance Realms - Why bother?
Why as a player should I care about resonance realms? I understand that the actual character would be totally into hanging out in them, but from a gameplay point of view, why should I care?
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Technomancer's Dragon Hoard - What to do with all the credits?
Problem
I noticed that as a Technomancer I end up with a hoard of credits and I'am having trouble figuring out how to spend it. I have High Lifestyle, A fair safehouse with luxury level security, ...
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Faster technomancer play — what dice formulas should I have on hand?
Motivation
I am new to Shadowrun 4th and am playing a technomancer.
Both the other players and the GM are getting annoyed with me having to look up my rolls for things, so what I was wondering is if ...
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Do sustained spells need constant line-of-sight, or just for the casting?
When I cast Stealth or Invisibility on a teammate, do I need to keep him in sight (following him everywhere) to maintain the spell, or is LOS required only for the initial casting?
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Shadowrun dice pool size
I am new to both Shadowrun and GM in general. I want to run a one-shot of Shadowrun with four players. In that aspect I was asked, how many dice should be needed for a basic run. Based on the examples ...
