Shadowrun RED: Shadowrun World, Adjusted Cyberpunk RED Rules

Creating your character

Character Creation is going to happen before the first session. Due to the nature of the homebrew, we're going to have to work in depth together on it, and everyone gets a free 3 hour character generation voice call with me. It works primarily the same as just Cyberpunk RED Character Generation in the book, but there will need to be a few tweaks if you: Want to not be Human Want to use Magic, from adept to full-on Mage Want to be a rigger There are also some changes to how roles will work to fit with the setting, particularly with regards to things like Execs or Nomads (no wastelands out there!) So, mechanically a lot of it is very similar in chargen, but much is also different. A lot of our communication will also be about flavoring. I have a specific sheet I'd like you to use that will be in the discord server that you'll receive a link to upon joining. The elements we are using are from the Core RED Rulebook and some stuff from Interface Red 2 (the Fantasy Forms) and an updated "Magic Returns" DLC. If you find anything else you'd like to use, feel free to ask me about including it. Especially if there's anything particularly from Shadowrun you want to include so we can talk about how to make it work! This game is for people who are fine with there being some changes and a lot of communication on both ends about what could work, especially as some things might not. Character Generation rules are on pages 29-120 in the Core Rule Book. The "Complete Package" method on page 42 gives us a lot more room to tailor the game directly to how we'd like it to work, but if you want to use the Edgerunner method on page 41 that's fine too, we just may have to adjust some things later.

Preparing for the session

You will need: A Roll20 Account A Discord Account (there will be a linked server in the message you get after joining the game) A basic idea of Shadowrun lore (there is magic, there are some metahumans like dwarves, elves, orcs, and trolls, there is cyber, etc. Ask any questions if you have them! But truly, very basic things. There is a lore document in a shared Google folder)

What Brooke- GM sadhedonist brings to the table

I use character voices, beautiful maps that I buy, images, and music. I have story and lore elements in every game, even ones that are finished in a session will have elements that carry over. I make my npcs feel like real people in order to really bring the world alive. My combat is based off of what is needed for the story-from none to death-defying, but there will almost always be an alternative for creative solutions to make it at least less intense, if not unnecessary. I am very familiar with the Cyberpunk RED rules, which will be helpful as we adjust them for this game. There will be a formal opportunity to provide me with feedback on a form I'll send you around your 6th session and every 15 sessions after that, though you can have it more often if you'd prefer that. My inbox is also always open to talk about ideas regarding the rules, the lore, characters, narrative, how I GM. I just ask that you please keep it kind. If I am going to do something with your character, I will talk to you about it so you get a say in your own story. Normally, I play quite RAW. Due to the nature of this game, we will have to be a bit more flexible, but I'm still planning to stick with the mechanics as we build them as much as possible.

Homebrew rules

These rules will change as time goes on and there will be a google doc we can all edit with rules. 1. Some of the roles will be a bit different, particularly the Nomad role. Due to the closest thing to a nomad being a "Rigger," which is someone who becomes one with machines, it's more of a nomad/tech combination. My thought is having Riggers that are either mostly just non-vehicle tech and riggers that are mostly vehicle tech and perhaps add drones to the list of what they can add instead of a bunch more vehicles. So the two roles still exist and have their own niches to not break the game, but they're both riggers. 2. Magic. Ah, magic. Some things will be flavor. For example, as a physical adept, you can play a solo and just flavor your use of solo points to be using combat magic instead. Or as a medtech, you can flavor your speedheal as a healing spell. However, one way or another, we need to get to mages. We will be using the Magic Returns! Elflines online DLC, but with some changes. There will be a new skill for magic, that will be rolled every time a spell is cast. This is based on the Empathy Stat. There will also be a new derived stat, coming from Current EmpathyxWill that is basically your magical capacity. Each spell that you cast has the potential to take points off of that derived stat. You can continue to cast once you have gone past that number, but at that point you will start taking negative modifiers, Humanity Loss, and/or HP loss, depending on how far you go. Only people with 5 or more EMP can use their magic. More on this will be in the google doc. People using just adept magic (reflavored solo) or healing magic (reflavored medtech) won't need to deal with the magic skill or derived statistic, just true mages (hermetic or summoners). We can also talk about just ways to flavor current mechanics as magic for mages as well if that's easier, we just will have to figure out how drain will impact it. There are homebrewed creatures and mechanics. All homebrew will be listed on the Homebrew document. Again, anything and everything is up for changes, but I'm trying to keep this as clean of a reskin as possible to make it easy on everyone. All feedback is welcome!

How Brooke- GM sadhedonist creates a safe table

I will be sending out my Digital RPG Consent Checklist that's based on the Monty Cooke one. It's basically just a list of all possible topics and you mark if you're fine with them (green), can have them mentioned but not described (veil/yellow), or don't want them in the game at all (line/red). You can also add things if you can think of anything not on the list that you might not want in the game. You can also tell me what you really **would** like to see in the game on that sheet as well. Because these things aren't all-inclusive and things change day-to-day, you can also stop the game at any time if it is making you uncomfortable. You can do this by tagging me with an X in the chat, DMing me an X, pressing the X card on Roll20 (anonymous), or even saying "stop, red, or x." If you are not in the headspace to do any of these, you can also leave your seat and come back when you're ready, just make sure to let me know what happened when you came back. You never have to say why you hit the X card, but if I am aware that it was you who did so I will reach out to you after the game to check in and see how I can support you. I have a break about halfway in that is 13 minutes long, with occasional smaller ones outside of that. You can feel free to use the restroom, stretch, take a call, etc at any time, just please type brb in the chat if you can. If you have an estimate as to when you'll be back, please type that as well. We'll have debriefings after the game to talk about what we thought worked and what we thought didn't work, for rules or anything else in the game. I do free Session 0s to talk about expectations or anything else that comes up.