Let’s help those slower characters!
Sometimes the little guys need a helpful shove.
Benefit: When moving throw an ally who is a smaller or equal size’s space, you can choose to treat that space and any additional spaces as difficult terrain and move the ally with you.
Normal: You can move through ally’s spaces with no penalty, but you can not move them with you.
Thoughts?
You just like to help!
Helper
You just like to help and are great at taking directions!
Cost: 7 Karma
Game Effect: You do not take a penalty to performing a skill test untrained if you not the lead on a teamwork test.
Thoughts.
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%
Some days just suck…
Unlucky
You just cant catch a brake.
An ounce of prevention….
Preventative Care
RANGE TYPE DURATION DV
Touch P S 3
The best way to heal is to make sure you never get hurt!. When casting this spell, roll Sorcery + Magic with a threshold of (5 – Essence). For each net hit, reduce the next point of damage by that amount and end the spell. Stopping sustaining the spell also ends the effect and does not prevent any damage. Additional damage is lost if not prevented. Only one application of Preventative Care can be applied at a time, but damage not prevented by this spell can be healed as normal.
Thoughts?
I want more edge in a turn!
Edgy
You really know how to make the best of a situation.
• Cost: 12 Karma
• Game Effect: You can gain up to three edge in a turn.
You’re just better!
Magic Elitist
You’re just better and they need to know it.
I want to one hit wonder a device as a hacker
Data Breach (hacking action): You open a hole deep enough for the internet to pour in. If you make a brute force hacking action and your net successes are greater than the target’s Firewall, immediately fill up the Device’s Condition Monitor. The target is bricked. This does not affect personal icons but can affect a person’s devices. Cost: 2 Edge
Thoughts?
Ok, once more for another system.
Hate
(Multi-Sense)
RANGE TYPE DURATION DV
LOS M S 3
Rage
(Multi-Sense)
RANGE TYPE DURATION DV
LOS (A) P S 4
Pure unadulterated anger smashes into the targets mind and everyone and everything that has angered it in the past must feel that pain. Roll Sorcery + Magic vs. Willpower + Logic. For a number of rounds equal to the net hits on the test the target randomly attacks any other targets or other members of its own group if part of a grunt group.
Rage has the same effect except it affects all targets in an area.
Thoughts?
no improved init? let’s fix that.
Gotta Go Fast!
You just go fast!
• Cost: 10 Karma
• Game Effect: Increase your initiative score by 5.
Thoughts?
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