There’s no denying the unique flavour of SR is being badly diluted – that has been happening steadily since the system change in 4th, but its a prominent theme in 6th. However, being as I’ve just been rereading 3rd as well as 6th. So, in principle, I like the idea of simplifying the rules, and had supported it in 4th and believe that is still a worthy goal for future editions. The great thing about Shadowrun was that the world had everything! The bad thing about Shadowrun was that that meant that everything had rules. In fact, I’d hoped that was the point of the whole mars connection, to lose them – apparently not! I could have seen them just disappear happily to mars and never be spoken of again. The CFD/Monads are now built into the backstory. Now we have space elevators and solar colonies – which all detracts from what made Shadowrun unique for me. I’m not keen on some of the world advancements either – this is mainly stuff introduced in 5th that sucked but stuck. To the point where on a first read, you think it must be an error… but then realise it’s just that bad. But beyond that, some of the core rules are just really badly thought out, badly executed and badly presented.
The errors are being flagged elsewhere, the missing essence stat writeup possibly being the worst low. but you picked the wrong GenCon guys, you should have been going for 2020. It’s annoying, sloppy, unfair to the eager gamers you rushed it to GenCon for, and considering what a long-running brand Shadowrun is, it really does feel inexcusable – if the production team was rushing for a Gencon release, then ok.
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The book is defined by errors everywhere and some really badly thought out systems.Įrrors can be fixed in later print runs and pdf updates, sure. So, it seems I’m a purpleist! Beyond my passionate and unreasoned hatred of purple? Maybe the goal was to create a retro/arcade/stranger things vibe? Just not working. I mean, even the branded dice are purple on black (not a great choice for readability). Overall though, all that purple is extremely off-putting. Art quality is ok in general, but a step down from 5th. It’s in the logos, page layouts, and chunks of the art have been chosen to highlight yet more purple – It’s like the art director only had one pen and in a fit of pique took the other pens away from everyone else in the art team. But I did immediately, and I’m sure you will as well now I’ve said it. I appreciate some people won’t have noticed this at all – yet. I have to agree with the others on the errors (which are all over beginner box too), but the first impression is… an embarrassment of purple. This is the Shadowrun 6th Edition Core rules, and it’s purple. I originally posted an earlier version of this on Drivethru RPG’s discussion threads, but have significantly expanded below. If I’m happy I tend to stay quiet, if I’m taking the time to write a review, that’s me telling ten. Me writing reviews is a good example of ‘Do something right and the client tells two people, get it wrong and they tell ten’. You don’t tend to see me on forums or social media as I don’t see social media as a net positive. Four out of six of my regular players have been playing as long as I’ve been GMing. Naturally, I enjoy stories, and being able to make and share my own with my friends is what makes the hobby for me. I’ve never enjoyed maths, so am not a fan of crunch for it’s own sake. In my youth, I was an art student, so I appreciate good design, good art.
Shadowrun has always had a special place in my heart, there’s a lot of memories and nostalgia tied up in it. I’ve GM’d it on and off over the years through all its editions. Shadowrun was one of the first games I GM’d as an ongoing campaign back when both Cyberpunk and Shadowrun were shiny and new back in ’89. Firstly who am I? At the time of writing, I’ve been GMing solidly for over 30 years and even did a stint as a games designer back in the 90’s-00’s.
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