Shadowrun 5e game starting soon!

hello all! I will be starting up a 5e shadowrun game soon and I need players! this is an interest/idea thread. post here if you'd be interested, and tell me what kind of game interests you.

I was tossing around the idea of doing a street-level game where everyone starts as low level gangers and works their way up to shadowrunners, but in a PBP game, that could take years. let's brainstorm.

before you commit, I'd like to have people in my game that can post at least once per day on weekdays. weekends are free days. I think one post a day isn't asking too much and it helps keep the flow of the game alive.

also, this will only be my second PBP game I've ever run, so if you need to give me feedback, it is welcome! all I ask is that you be honest. if you're not having fun, tell me why.

I have a lot of NPC portraits and such since I am starting a IRL shadowrun game so I'll have lots of immersive digital goodies in my posts.

so who wants in?

oh wait, this is shadowrun we're talking about here... hold on *clears throat*

Which of you chummers are ready to put your hoop on the line for nuyen and glory before you get geeked at a young age?

I liked playing a Rigger in the last game here. I'd be happy to expand to another class in the shadows.

I was hoping you'd answer the call. you can play the same character or a different one. I feel bad that we all didn't get anywhere in the last one.

I'm in for sure! But, I don't do too much of the lingo...maybe I'll have to play a really square character.

I'm in. Is it possible to play a low-level corporate worker who turns to Shadowrunning as a way to make more money, soon leaving his job to become a full time Runner?

I can post a slang lexicon if you need me too. just like in real life, people don't talk in slang all the time anyway. hell, you probably only need to know three words: chummer, geek, and paydata

Well, if I play the same character that'd mean I wouldn't have to do work, so that's good. Will you be using the same character-creation rules, or will I need to reset for standard?

depends on what kind of game we're running. if we agree on a gang-level game, it may be difficult for that concept. but if everyone wants to start out as fresh runners, that would totally work, you'd just have a lot of negative qualities

I'll be using the core rules, priority system.

Okay, I'll reset the character.

As for where we start, I'm okay with anything you decide. I'll adjust the character's backstory to match.

Looks like I have some studying to do. Been a long time!

shadowrun is extremely dense. I'll help everyone if they're struggling, even post some sticky threads with pertinent rules for reference if we need it. that's what I did for my mage game since the magic system if hideously complicated.

I have the core book. I understand some of the basics of the rolling system and I've looked over character creation. Glomming on to new systems to figure it out and learn it is sort of my thing though. :)

I haven't played since first edition. I also just realized I only have the 4e book. Are the 5e quick start rules sufficient to jump in your game?

oh yeah, it should be. and if you don't have it already, get chummer5, it's a characters generator that greatly reduces the time to takes to make a character.

This game should start with a dragon.

The dragon invites you to dinner. You're not sure if for or as.

there's an interesting concept.. everyone is indebted to a dragon for some reason and HAS to run the shadows for some reason

If we're tossing up concepts how about an spin off of The Player TV Show where the Runners are the player, the ones betting are dragons, their Mr. Johnson is the Pit Boss.

everyone brainstorm, I'm going to create the game and post it this weekend, so give me solid concepts

if everyone is ok with gangers, say so. if you want something else, say that too.

I think I'm down with the dragon idea as being the team's Fixer. Perhaps a hybrid of pre-runner backgrounds where this dragon has assembled the team for its first run?

so a dragon that personally has you all as it's shadowrunner team? that could get messy. But which dragon?

As much as I want to play Shadowrun (I've had the 5E book forever, but hadn't had anyone to play it with...), I'm going to bow out on this one. I've got too many games as it is right now.

there's such a thing as too many games?

Yup. I'm way over my limit already lol!

Actually, I just realized only 4 of my games are currently active, all Star Wars lol. Two I'm playing in, two I'm running.

I guess I'm not as familiar with the lore, as far as dragons are concerned. I know they're big players, but perhaps there could be a minor wyrmling as an up-and-comer, looking to establish some territory?

4 is not that much.. and you know you want to play shadowrun...

I'm playing in 4 active games, with another two inactive games I'm still enrolled in and I'm running 6 games. 1 Standard D&D 5e. 1 Modern Magic D&D 5E campaign. 1 Gamma5 D&D 5E game. 1 Mouse Guard Game. 1 Lasers and Feelings Game. Finally, 1 End of the World Game (though that has gone dormant.).

Now I'm joining into this one. I can never have enough. NEVER!

I have to say, one of the beautiful things about Gamersplane is the ability to play lots of game and constantly scratch that RPG itch! I'm still enrolled in three inactive games. Who know if those will rekindle. One of them I was really excited for, and it fizzled out in the first scene. Sad!

I'm going to need to jump on some fantasy RP though. Gone very SF so far.

there are 25 known great dragons. there are younger ones. I am assuming this is the care because 4th edition had rules on making adult dragon PC characters (you stop thinking that right! stop! bad player!)

so it wouldn't be a major dragon you guys would be dealing with, although you may not know that. even a young dragon could make you wish you were never born

You could play a spellslinger and scratch that magical itch!

(man, that sounded bad)

I'm not big on casters. I just found my 5e PDF (I knew I had it, just saved in a dumb place), things have changed A LOT since first edition! The Gunslinger Adept sounds very cool to me.

I'm thinking of a gunslinger type with no magic at all.

I'm flexible. I'll do a Decker, Gunslinger Adept, the sneaky spy one I forgot the name of (Infiltrator or something). Those are kind of my wheelhouse.

you can play whatever you want. the beauty of shadowrun is that you don't have to tie yourself to one concept. you can be a gunslinger that is also a decker, for example

Yeah, I noticed that! You spend a lot of time building your character before ever choosing the "Career". Pretty cool. I'm excited to try out the new Shadowrun!

honestly, everyone should be good with a gun, that skill should overlap with everyone in the party

Not sure I've ever seen a Shadowrun char who couldn't shoot, even if terribly.

ever see a pixie with a panther cannon? those suckers can't shoot

I've always been pumped to throw my hat into some cyber-punk. Still space?

Sure is. I haven't made the game yet but I'll set it for 5 players. If we sit at 4 for a few days we go with 4

Ooh a shadowrun game! Can I be number 5

sure thing. I'll create the game tonight and send out invites. so we'll play a game where you all play runners who owe a debt to a dragon. this will be fun

ok, since we got a lot of people interested already and a rough concept, I'm going to create the game and post the link.

EDIT: Here's the link

Requested a join.

Hey DarthOO,

I would love to jump into the game as an alternate if one of the previous players don't follow through let me know? I'll play anything. What ever the major party gap is, hacker, spellcaster, rigger, face etc.

Garett

I set the number of players to 6, do you still want to be considered an alternate or just join outright?

I would love to join outright then. If 6 isn't too many? I'm in!