Finally, Shadowrun again

…after a long hiatus in the new country, we're finally playing again. Shadowrun, with the setting of the first and second edition, but with FKR rules. This is the setup I'm using. a) Character Creation Pick one of these old school SR archetypes, or come up with your own concept. Write down your archetype.Roll attributes …

RPGaday 2023: Day 20 – What game will you still play in 20 years time?

.Day 20: What game will I still play in 20 years time?.Two games: Hong Kong Action Theatre! 1e Shadowrun 1e

FIGHT! Blast from the Past: How I ran FKR Shadowrun with my old Wyaul Hyoiwto rules

For the sake of completeness, I will briefly explain the Wyaul Hyoiwto fighting rules again, using an example: Rolling below average on the die: the situation doesn't change for the better, really low rolls make it worse.Rolling about average on the die: the situation doesn't improve.Rollind above average: the situation improves for the characterIn our …

RPGaday 2023: Day 19 – favorite published adventure

.Day 19: What is your favorite published adventure?.Many people say it's railroad-y and disregards the players' input: Harlequin, an adventure series for Shadowrun, published by FASA in 1990. I disagree. I think it's one of the best adventures EVER for Shadowrun, and if you allow yourself (being the ref) to improvise, it isn't railroady at …

RPGaday 2023: Day 14 – favorite convention purchase

.Day 14: What is your favorite convention purchase?.It was 1992. I had just sold the publishing rights to my first roleplaying game ("Plüsch, Power & Plunder") and was invited to the "Spiel" (the biggest gaming expo worldwide, hosted in Essen, Germany). There, the new publishers of my game told me I could pick any book …

RPGaday 2023: Day 13 – most memorable character demise

.Day 13: What is the most memorable character demise you remember?.It happened at the end of a long Shadowrun campaign, played diceless. We had met every Saturday, for five years straight. As we played diceless, we had lots of time to develop inter-character relationships and quirky character concepts. One of the player characters adopted a …