r/Shadowrun • u/SnakebiteCafe • 5h ago
r/Shadowrun • u/svarnyp • 2h ago
Anarchy Edition Anarchy 2053
I recently found out about SR Anarchy 2.0 and as an old timer wondered if anyone tried to use if for the classical, clunkier 2053 setting.
Do you know of any mods or conversions?
r/Shadowrun • u/ScrabCrab • 4h ago
Video Games Playing Returns and wow the end sucks so bad Spoiler
I made the mistake of not taking a launcher myself and only having Harlequin's on the mission, every time he misses a shot it's another two turns wasted 😭
I was expecting the launcher to work more like the grenades and to deal more damage against the bugs but nope, takes 3 shots from a two-shot weapon to kill and you need to do it in one turn 👌🏻
Part of me wants to reload and get a launcher for my PC and get the spec ops elf with the launcher in my party too, but I'm pretty sure I just got to the room with the final boss so uhhhh maybe it won't be literally impossible to beat the game like this? 🥲
r/Shadowrun • u/Hypnotician • 1h ago
Newbie Help Deprecated Free Spirit and Free Sprite Powers?
I heard about powers which some Free Spirits and Free Sprites had, which allowed them to create a chunk of wealth - either phantom wealth which disappeared after a certain time, or a smaller quantity of real wealth which never dissipated.
Is this true? Did Free Spirits and Free Sprites possess these powers, and in which edition were they just quietly disappeared?
r/Shadowrun • u/IJW_Wartrader • 1h ago
Anarchy Edition Excellent Anarchy Creator 3.1.0 Release
This is mainly a cosmetic release, but that does mean that it’s pretty!
r/Shadowrun • u/CommercialEstate4422 • 22h ago
Edition War Probably an overdone question;
But which version of Shadowrun should I use? I'm looking to try and kidnap show some victims the wonderful world of my attic the setting that I honestly think is really fuckin cool, and a lot of consensus on Shadowrun as a whole that I could gather is that it's very... shadowrun? So I dont really know which version to use. 6e, Anarchy, 5e, 20a.... its confusing me a bit, so any help would be lovely
r/Shadowrun • u/QuickTangelo2004 • 13h ago
SR5/LifeModules why pick ivy league?
Hi,
i a was wondering... if i see that correctly in the shadowrun 5 Lifemodules for advanced education you can choose the ivy League or Elite/presitige University and a regular University. Both take up 4 Years and Ivy League kosts 15 Karma extra.
But appart from the +Cha what benefit do I habe from Ivy League? based n my german version f run faster: Base Boni are the same (-1 Cha as mentioned) and then Most are identical or almost in favor of the university.
Maybe you need the right charakter for it but for example metehuman researchhas Ivy League: +10 in 3 Clases with at least +2 each. That would be +6+2+2 at maximum. Uni gives +13 with +6 max per class - wich would be +6+5+2. The Volkshochschule (is that college or Adult education Center? - the one for 55Karma) gives you +13 at least +3.. so +7+3+3... for Languages its identical for all 3.
Is there something i do not get or was there a mistake, like ivy should have given a positiv trait or something?
Thanks for your help
r/Shadowrun • u/Carmody79 • 1d ago
State of the Art (New CGL Product) Anarchy 2.0 pdf available to all + upcoming books
Hi there !
I am pleased to announce that, at last, Shadowrun: Anarchy 2.0 pdf is available for all to purchase on DTRPG (where it's currently the best selling book, thank you all for that <3 ) and CGL online store.
The physical version has already been seen in some convention, with a retail date expected in November (I've read November 11th somewhere but I cannot confirm).
Don't miss out the free additional resources:
- Conversion guide from Shadowrun 6.
- Interactive character sheet.
- Shadow Amps expanded list. This fan made document regroup all the Amps from the core book + a lot of additional ones.
Furthermore, new books are on their way! Don't miss the new Kickstarter campaign starting November 3rd for 2 new books:
- Companion: Advanced Magic, Technomancers, Alternate character types, magical and technological threats, bestiary.
- Johnson's Call: New adventures, mission briefs, small campaigns and some detailed location with adventure leads.
If you have any question about the game, the upcoming books or anything else Anarchy 2.0 related, don't hesitate to ping me :-)
r/Shadowrun • u/OhBosss • 23h ago
Wyrm Talks (Lore) Omnistar
What's up with Omnistar? How has that corporate entity changed things for Lone Star, DocWagon and Manadyne. Hell what does each group gain and lose from such a merger? The wiki is thin on details sadly.
r/Shadowrun • u/Individual_Top4260 • 1d ago
Newbie Help 5th edition, unarmed adept
Im playing my first game of shadowrun soon, and I'd like to make a unarmed fighter physical adept type character, who's a human.
But from what I can see so far, an unarmed human is quite underwhelming. I was wondering if I could get some advice for how to play and or build a character like this.
I dont want to use any cyber or bio ware, and id like to be a human. Im not sure if the limitations have me stuck in or are unreasonable, so I appreciate any and all advice.
r/Shadowrun • u/OhBosss • 1d ago
Wyrm Talks (Lore) Coverage difference
As a neophyte Shadowrunner I just finished a job that left me flush but find it need coverage and wonder which is better Crashcart or DocWagon? I heard crashcart outperforms docwagon but there are rumours it will install unasked implants into your cyberware, one person said they even install 2XS but that can't be right.
r/Shadowrun • u/Sarradi • 1d ago
6e How do astral projections look like?
Mainly for 6E, but all edition answers are welcome.
How do astral projections look like, especially in regard what can be seen with the naked "eye" and what need assessing?
Say two astrally projecting mages meet by pure chance over the ocean. What can they know about each other without spending effort to assess each other?
Metatype? Gender? Ethnicity?
Does the astral form display any kind of identifying marks they had on their clothes like logos?
Could they even recognize each other in the real world based on their astral projection?
Or are they two blobs of emotions and any information about who or what they are would require a closer inspection?
r/Shadowrun • u/the_domokun • 1d ago
5e Looking for one-shot inspirations for a group of pink-mohawk anarchists
I am still prepping a table adaption of the Dragonfall PC game. I am mostly set for the main story missions and am now looking for some replacement runs for companion missions (which won't really work for a group of OCs) and missions that are just too videogame-y (like the cyberzombie mission). I'll probably need three or four runs to cover thepaywall and subsequent timegate of Alice's investigationin the Dragonfall story.
The four player characters are anarchists (or at least anarchy-adjacent) and everyone voted for a pink-mohawk playstyle. The game is set during 2e time (I am using the SR 2050 rules for 5e to emulate it). I'd appreciate any resources for this, or general run ideas (while i continue to skim through the missions seasons).
r/Shadowrun • u/IJW_Wartrader • 1d ago
Anarchy Edition Even more Excellent Anarchy Creator sneak peeks
Yet another update post, as the Anarchy Reddit doesn’t allow images in comments…
r/Shadowrun • u/jbowensii • 1d ago
6e Double Clutch question on vehicle build costs
Starting on Double Clutch page 152 there are custom vehicle creation rules.
Quality Factors (p.153): “Quality factors are like design options, except they represent the overall designed function or manufacturing process … and as such are multipliers rather than a simple add-on.” Each has a multiplier: Drone ×0.5, Mass Produced ×0.5, One-off Custom ×2, Anthropomorphic ×2, Cutting Edge ×10, Specialized Function ×2, Environmental Adaptation ×2. On the next page, Luxury ×1.5, Security ×2, Military ×3 and Superstructure ×3.
Final cost (p.155): “take the full Design Point Value and multiply it by 1,000 to translate the points into nuyen.”
Build Vehicle Example 3 (p.156): “The One-Off Custom quality (x2) is offset by the Drone quality (x0.5).” So the multipliers multiply together.
Build Vehicle Example 1 (p.155): 53 Design Points cost 53,000¥ plus 7,300¥ for the mods, for 60,300¥ in total. So the mods’ nuyen is added after the ×1,000.
So is this the right formula?
Price = (Design Point Value × every quality multiplier, multiplied together) × 1,000¥ + the nuyen of any extra mods added after the vehicle is made.
Thanks for your feedback on this interpretation.
r/Shadowrun • u/IJW_Wartrader • 1d ago
Anarchy Edition Excellent Anarchy Creator 3.1.0 sneak peek
r/Shadowrun • u/Best-Presence8416 • 2d ago
Spotted in the wild at Gameholecon today
galleryr/Shadowrun • u/Battlesong614 • 1d ago
6e Noob Shadowrun GM help
Hey all. I'm completely new to Shadowrun; I picked up the Sixth World book at a convention as it's a game I've always wanted to try and I couldn't pass it up. I ran and introductory adventure for my group and now I'm wanting to get a campaign up and running for us, but I'm bad, like really bad, at creating my own adventures - 40 years of DnD experience has proved this multiple times. I was doing some searches and noted that any adventure for 6e seems to get really bad reviews. I saw that there are some old adventures with conversion docs, or at least good how tos.
My question: do you guys have any advice for where to start? Dreamchipper seems to get some good reviews, but I don't see an actual conversion doc for it - would that be stepping into the deep end too early? Even if there's some homebrew or good fanmade stuff out there, I'm definitely interested.
r/Shadowrun • u/Lower-Impression-121 • 1d ago
1e|2e What SR1/2 got totally wrong
Banks would have physical branches in the future. I'm looking at Sprawl Sites, small-mid-large bank plans and even now go, haha, they dont exist any more. even in a made up dystopian future customers still had service.
Edit: my location is australia.
r/Shadowrun • u/Lord_Puppy1445 • 2d ago
Flavor (Art) Do you think she has enough weapons?
Made a new mini of my Mystic Adept, Cleome.
r/Shadowrun • u/Fenrhal • 2d ago
4e First Time building a Rigger review
Hello I'm building my first rigger in 4eA, we are playing in a 3 persons group due to our Face player taking a break.
I 'd like to try a Face/Rigger/Sam in the interim. So I figured, hey why not asking r/Shadowrun ?
We take turn DMing but our team comp is :
- Shaman with support animals, doing ok with spirits and spell slinging, will be the Face when not GMing
- Close Combat Mage with debuff spells / utility spells
- Infiltrator Hacker.
- My usual character is the tanky Street Sam into heavy weapons.
So here it is I'm trying to build a Rigger & Face that can take fight with a pseudo Tachikoma.
We are a 404 PC + 70 karma & 70nuyens roughly.
Concept is to have the lynx not armed and She would be riding it as a delivery ridder. She could equip the turret when things go down with her being a correct shoot and the Lynx dishing long burst fire.
I would appreciate any feedback if I'm missing anything big or did glaring mistakes :)
Character sheet below in text mode, Maybe I should print screen it from chummer instead ?
== Info ==
Street Name: Cavalerie
Movement: 8/20, Swim: 4
Karma: 70
Dwarf Age 31
Height 1m22 Weight 38 kg
Composure: 8
Judge Intentions: 9
Lift/Carry: 7 (45 kg/30 kg)
Memory: 7
Nuyen: 1730
== Attributes ==
BOD: 4 ; AGI: 5 ; REA: 4 (5) ; STR: 3 ; CHA: 5 ; INT: 4 ; LOG: 4 ; WIL: 3 ; EDG: 3
== Derived Attributes ==
Essence: 3,64
Initiative: 8 (9)
IP: 1 (2)
Matrix Initiative: 9
Matrix IP: 3
Physical Damage Track: 10
Stun Damage Track: 10
== Active Skills ==
Aeronautics Mechanic : 2 Pool: 6
Automatics : 5 Pool: 10
Automotive Mechanic : 2 Pool: 6
Climbing : 2 Pool: 5
Clubs : 1 Pool: 6
Computer : 2 Pool: 6
Con : 4 Pool: 11
Cybercombat : 0 Pool: 3
Data Search : 2 Pool: 6
Disguise : 2 Pool: 6
Etiquette : 4 Pool: 11
Exotic Ranged Weapon : 2 [Grappling Hook] Pool: 7
Flight : 2 Pool: 5
Gunnery : 5 Pool: 10
Gymnastics : 2 Pool: 7
Hardware : 2 Pool: 6
Industrial Mechanic : 2 Pool: 6
Infiltration : 3 [En véhicule] Pool: 8 (10)
Intimidation : 2 Pool: 9
Leadership : 4 Pool: 11
Nautical Mechanic : 2 Pool: 6
Navigation : 1 Pool: 5
Negotiation : 4 Pool: 11
Palming : 2 Pool: 7
Perception : 3 Pool: 7
Pilot Ground Craft : 5 Pool: 10
Running : 2 Pool: 5
Shadowing : 2 Pool: 6
Software : 2 Pool: 6
Survival : 1 Pool: 4
Swimming : 2 Pool: 5
Tracking : 1 Pool: 5
== Contacts ==
Mecanic (2, 2)
== Qualities ==
Day Job (10 hrs/week)
Gearhead (Vehicle) (Steel Lynx)
In Debt (25,000¥)
SINner (Standard) (Mona Mercury)
Thermographic Vision
== Cyberware/Bioware ==
Control Rig
Sim Module (Hot-Sim Modified)
Tailored Pheromones Rating 2
Wired Reflexes Rating 1
== Armor ==
Form-Fitting Full-Body Suit6/2
+Thermal Damping 3
+YNT SoftWeave
SecureTech PPP Armor (Ensemble)2/4
Urban Explorer Helmet 0/2
Urban Explorer Jumpsuit 6/6
+Biomonitor
+YNT SoftWeave
== Weapons ==
Ares Crusader
+Hidden Gun Arm Slide
+Gas Vent 2
+Metahuman Customization
+Smartgun System
Pool: 12 DV: 4P AP: - RC: 2
HK 227-X
+Folding Stock
+Metahuman Customization
+Personalized Grip
+Smartgun System
+Sound Suppressor
Pool: 12 DV: 5P AP: - RC: 2
Stun Baton
Pool: 6 DV: 6S(e) AP: -half RC: 0
Unarmed Attack
Pool: 4 DV: 2S AP: - RC: 0
== Commlink ==
Singularity Battle Buddy Basic (5, 5, 5, 5)
+Biometric Lock
+Hardening Rating 5
+Armor Case Rating 5
+Custom Commlink OS [Analyze 5, Browse 3, Command 5, Firewall 5, System 5]
+Contact Lenses Rating 3 [Image Link, Smartlink, Vision Enhancement 3]
+Earbuds Rating 3 [Audio Enhancement 3, Select Sound Filter 3, Spatial Recognizer]
== Gear ==
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Submachine Guns) x80
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Machine Pistols) x50
AR Gloves
Fake License (Steel Lynx) Rating 4
Fake SIN (Géo Trouvetout) Rating 4
Grapple Gun x2
Microwire (100 m) x2
Rappelling Gloves
Smart Pouch System, Combat Load Vest
Spare Clip (HK 227-X)
Spare Clip (Ares Crusader) x2
== Vehicles ==
Steel Lynx (Large)
+Chameleon Coating
+Engine Customization, Speed
+Firewall 5
+Fuzzy Logic
+Response 5
+Sidecar
+System 5
+Weapon Mount (Normal, External, Turret, Remote)
+Clearsight Rating 4
+Copy Protection Rating 4
+Registration
+Covert Ops Rating 4
+Copy Protection Rating 4
+Registration
+Defense Rating 3
+Copy Protection Rating 3
+Registration
+Large Drone Sensor
+Flare Compensation
+Ultrasound
+Low Light
+Vision Magnification
+Motion Sensor
+Maneuver Rating 4
+Copy Protection Rating 4
+Registration
+Targeting Rating 4
+Copy Protection Rating 4
+Registration
r/Shadowrun • u/_Infinitee_ • 2d ago
Wyrm Talks (Lore) Canon diasporas?
Are there any Sixth World-specific cultural diasporas? I've been thinking about this for a little while. Between the environmental devastation, corporate control and politics, I've been assuming there's a lot.
I know that there's Irish and Mexican diasporas thanks to Tír Nan nOg and Aztechnology taking over, have any others been mentioned?
r/Shadowrun • u/trea5onn • 2d ago
1e|2e Age rating
Hey all,
I recently found all my old 2nd edition Shadowrun books. Core rulebook, street samurai catalogue, Seattle sourcebook with a couple adventure books (Harlequin is back and one stage before).
I was thinking about introducing my 13 year old son to the world with one of his roleplaying friends. Do you think 13 is old enough to understand the rules and concepts?
And, which dice do I need? I can't remember for the life of me what it uses, lol.
I really hope he enjoys it and then I can introduce him to a world of darkness!
r/Shadowrun • u/IJW_Wartrader • 3d ago
Johnson Files (GM Aids) Mini-projector fun
Hmm, I picked up a cheap (about £30/$40USD) projector that screen-mirrors straight off a USB cable on iOS, and it has possibilities. This particular one was £20 off eBay, unused!
These photos are with the main overhead light on and a short projection distance, so it’s not much use for watching films unless you’re in a blacked-out room, but for projecting floorplans it’s fine.
Software-wise, the Photos app worked OK because you can easily zoom in on the floorplans, but I ended up using Keynote (PowerPoint equivalent) as you get a lot of layout control/adding extra items/text etc, and that can all be done on a larger device and shared to the phone.
Something to watch out for is that it’s screen-mirroring and is a 16:9 projector, so if you’re using a newer model phone with a longer thinner aspect ratio, or an iPad with a shorter fatter aspect ratio, you’re going to lose a fair amount of projection area.
The projector itself is a Yoton Y3 (2026 update), the resolution is 1280x720 pixels. The 2026 updated model adds direct screen mirroring over USB from iOS (or via a USB-C to HDMI adapter for Android), and also adds surprisingly effective auto-keystoning which you can set for different orientations. This was set to ‘table front’.
Unfortunately it’s mains-powered, as it would have been nice to have one that would run off a big powerbank, but given the prices that’s a pretty minor niggle.
r/Shadowrun • u/Expert-Sundae1074 • 3d ago
Shadowrun Anarchy one-shot AP
Now that Shadowrun Anarchy 2 has FINALLY lasnded - if you're curious about a slicker, more narrative way to play a troll street shaman, check out our one-shot ActualPlay here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmwdUMDhwgw