Jan 18, 2023 1:54 pm
By that I mean:
Many people are saying that 6th edition(the newest one?) is overly complicated. I heard similar voices about the earlier versions. I tried to read QuickStart rules for 5th(or was it 4th...? ) and 6th edition... and they really seemed like too complicated for their own sake. There is this Shadowrun: Anarchy version, tried to analyze it too... but also was put off somehow. And it's not that I have problem with complicated rules in general, as I play Vital Lacerda boardgames or like what Infinity RPG provides. So there is probably some merit to the claim that original Shadowrun rules "aren't the greatest" ones - at least it seams like to me. So, my question is:
What ruleset would you use or are using to play in Shadowrun setting other then "original" ones? Can be everything - not very well known hacks of other systems(I think I have seen something like that for Genesys?) or other system that would be easy to adjust for the setting? Or some exotic not well known system in general.
Do you think one could make a good hack of Year Zero Engine(my recent interest) for this setting? Cyberpunk 2020 or Red would be any good(not having any magic and races)?
I would like to exclude from the discussion: very general and simple system like FU, Reitus and so... it's cyberpunk after all: we need some crunch, but in reasonable dose - I think:)
Many people are saying that 6th edition(the newest one?) is overly complicated. I heard similar voices about the earlier versions. I tried to read QuickStart rules for 5th(or was it 4th...? ) and 6th edition... and they really seemed like too complicated for their own sake. There is this Shadowrun: Anarchy version, tried to analyze it too... but also was put off somehow. And it's not that I have problem with complicated rules in general, as I play Vital Lacerda boardgames or like what Infinity RPG provides. So there is probably some merit to the claim that original Shadowrun rules "aren't the greatest" ones - at least it seams like to me. So, my question is:
What ruleset would you use or are using to play in Shadowrun setting other then "original" ones? Can be everything - not very well known hacks of other systems(I think I have seen something like that for Genesys?) or other system that would be easy to adjust for the setting? Or some exotic not well known system in general.
Do you think one could make a good hack of Year Zero Engine(my recent interest) for this setting? Cyberpunk 2020 or Red would be any good(not having any magic and races)?
I would like to exclude from the discussion: very general and simple system like FU, Reitus and so... it's cyberpunk after all: we need some crunch, but in reasonable dose - I think:)
Last edited January 18, 2023 2:02 pm