Learn to Play Shadowrun 🏳🌈
Your identity has been erased. Job, home, everything. You have to work the shadows to find out: Who did this, and how will you get it back?
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$25.00
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Weekly / Saturday - 1:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
1 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Yesterday, you ceased to exist. Your identity did, at least, and without that, you don't have a job or a home. So when you get a call, someone saying you're not the only person this mysterious attack hit, you don't have much to lose when he offers to help you find your way in the shadows. Will you try to reclaim the comfortable corporate life you lost? Will you find the one responsible for deleting your past? What will you need to sacrifice along the way? The year is 2075. It's been more than 60 years since magic started returning to the world, but even that hasn't slowed the corporate domination of global politics and power. Without a System Identification Number(SIN), you're officially nobody, and the only place you can turn are the shadows where others like yourselves live on the edges of society. In the shadows, the only way out is by "running," doing dangerous and illegal work for the folks who don't want to get their own hands dirty. Of course, you're going to need an edge to survive this kind of work, and the Sixth World is brimming with solutions, some healthier than others. You could study the magical arts, learning to sling spells, summon spirits, or empower your own body. For those not so gifted, there's chrome, and any street doc will happily replace your fragile meat with titanium and electronics...for a price. With the right tech, you can even cast your mind out into the matrix to make tech your playtoy or command a fleet of drones to get the work done while keeping your body safe.
Game style
Tactical / Crunchy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
3 years on StartPlaying
274 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Knows the Rules, Creativity
About me
Hi, I'm Daniel(they/them) and I've been playing and running RPGs ever since I found the Basic D&D set at 8 years old. Since then, I've run campaigns in every edition of D&D, Pathfinder 1e and 2e, Shadowrun, World of Darkness, FATE, and GURPS. I especially enjoy open-ended scenarios that allow players to find new and creative solutions to problems. I am a former math teacher and ran an after-school D&D club. I have spent a lot of time teaching new players and am excited to introduce you to the games I love, whether that means helping you find the most interesting ways to build a character, or doing the math so you don't have to! In particular, I am used to running games for LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent players, and strive to make my games accessible to everyone.
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Creating your character
Characters will be created together in session zero. You are encouraged to talk about character ideas with the other players in discord ahead of time, though! We will use the standard priority system, with a few modifications: Resources are at a maximum priority of C, representing that you haven't had much chance to acquire high end 'ware yet. No starting karma can be spend on nuyen Starting contacts will be limited to Loyalty and Connections 2 These characters are former corporate employees, not from the shadows, and your character sheet will represent that.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
For this game you will need: Discord, for text communication between sessions and audio during the game. A way of hearing and speaking with the group. If you have an open mic, please use headphones; otherwise, please use Push-to-Talk A web browser capable of connecting to Foundry Recommended but not required: the Chummer character creation tool, https://github.com/chummer5a/chummer5a
What Daniel brings to the table
Complete library of all Shadowrun 5e books needed for the game, shared with you in Foundry Customized maps with dynamic lighting, audio, and interactions integrated with Foundry VTT My library of music, ambience, and sound effects tailored to bring the cyberpunk world to life
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Daniel creates a safe table
Lines and Veils will be linked when you join, and will be summarized during Session Zero
Content warnings
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