Product– Shadowrun, Sixth World Core Rulebook: City Edition: Seattle
System- Shadowrun 6th Ed
Producer– Catalyst Game Labs
Price– $19.99 here https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/286850/Shadowrun-Sixth-World-Core-Rulebook-City-Edition-Seattle&affiliate_id=658618
TL; DR– Solid new package on the 6th Ed rules 90%
Basics– Ready to hit the Shadows Chummer? City Edition Seattle is a revamp of the new 6th edition rules for Shadowrun. It’s full of errata and new layout for the same 6th edition you know.
Mechanics or Crunch– If you were hoping for a completely new edition, this is not what you want. Sixth edition has been slightly controversial, but this book clears some of the issues with included errata. It’s still fundamentally 6th edition however. It works decently despite some misgivings that I have with some minor choices like only gaining a maximum of two edge per turn or deemphasizing strength for melee damage. 4/5
Theme or Fluff– While Shadowrun players may not like all the mechanical choices from the system, almost everyone loves the fluff the world provides. It’s deep and engaging with lots of short stories. Mechanics do match fluff and the arts and stories tie all of that together as well. This will make you want some cyberpunk tabletop in your life. 5/5
Execution– PDF? Yep. Hyperlinked? Yep. Solid Art? Yep. Good layout? Slight missteps. Catalyst did a good job putting a lot of errata into one package, but some things are still buried into the text. It’s much cleaner from what was before, but some things are still buried and its easy to miss small things with huge implications like how strength might not play the major role in damage but how almost all physical contests have Strength as a major factor in a contest of ability. 4.5/5
Summary– This book is a repackage of the rules that you may or may not love. It makes them more approachable and easier to read, but it will not fundamentally change them. The quality of life changes to the rules are fantastic, and the usual art and story are great as well. It’s now just if you like the basic rules or not. I have some issues, but overall it’s still Shadowrun to me, so I am having a blast. 90%
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