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Frank mentioned taking a break from running after the horror game, and Steve mentioned having never played Shadowrun. So I was thinking if there was enough interest I'd be willing to run Shadowrun.
A taste of the setting:
Jewel of the Bosporus, Byzantium, Constantinople, seat of empires and faiths since the beginning of recorded time; Istanbul is a city torn between Europe and Asia, divided by history, geography, religion, and politics. I’m using “Istanbul” because nobody but die-hard separatists and government officials use “Constantinople” anymore—it’s vanishing from common usage with every bomb that goes off in the city.
Straddling the Bosporus, Istanbul is on the firing line of the intrigues and dominance games of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. For millennia, this city provided a meeting ground where East and West, Christianity and Islam, secular power and faith could mingle, interbreed, and cyclically clash—but now it has fallen into more regular conflict. As one would expect from the city that brought us the word Byzantine, interests collide and intrigues spin as corporations, countries, and fanatics vie for control and influence over the city of a thousand mosques and churches. City life regularly skips a beat at the sound of nearby detonations, the sprawling streets and waterways carrying violent echoes and the smell of cordite and distant smoke. War has become Istanbul’s livelihood, as unstable governments rise and nations crumble. The troubles in Turkey and the perpetual instability of the Balkans have transformed the city into a mercenary hotspot. It might be dangerous ground these days, but it’s the place to find work in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Other points of interest:
I'd like people to create characters as standard out of the book (400bp). In theory I'm open to different types of Metahumans (Oni, Minotaurs, etc) and to a certain extent different races (faeries might be okay, but not sasquatch). I'd also be alright with changelings, (which in shadowrun are animal-people not the fair folk) as long as it wasn't too outlandish. I'd like people to start with "standard" equipment so I'm disallowing the Restricted Gear positive quality (I believe that's the name, can't find it). Other than that, with good story I'm pretty open to other things.
If there are any questions/comments/feedback/criticisms/racial slurs I'd be happy to answer/respond/accept.
A taste of the setting:
Jewel of the Bosporus, Byzantium, Constantinople, seat of empires and faiths since the beginning of recorded time; Istanbul is a city torn between Europe and Asia, divided by history, geography, religion, and politics. I’m using “Istanbul” because nobody but die-hard separatists and government officials use “Constantinople” anymore—it’s vanishing from common usage with every bomb that goes off in the city.
Straddling the Bosporus, Istanbul is on the firing line of the intrigues and dominance games of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. For millennia, this city provided a meeting ground where East and West, Christianity and Islam, secular power and faith could mingle, interbreed, and cyclically clash—but now it has fallen into more regular conflict. As one would expect from the city that brought us the word Byzantine, interests collide and intrigues spin as corporations, countries, and fanatics vie for control and influence over the city of a thousand mosques and churches. City life regularly skips a beat at the sound of nearby detonations, the sprawling streets and waterways carrying violent echoes and the smell of cordite and distant smoke. War has become Istanbul’s livelihood, as unstable governments rise and nations crumble. The troubles in Turkey and the perpetual instability of the Balkans have transformed the city into a mercenary hotspot. It might be dangerous ground these days, but it’s the place to find work in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Other points of interest:
I'd like people to create characters as standard out of the book (400bp). In theory I'm open to different types of Metahumans (Oni, Minotaurs, etc) and to a certain extent different races (faeries might be okay, but not sasquatch). I'd also be alright with changelings, (which in shadowrun are animal-people not the fair folk) as long as it wasn't too outlandish. I'd like people to start with "standard" equipment so I'm disallowing the Restricted Gear positive quality (I believe that's the name, can't find it). Other than that, with good story I'm pretty open to other things.
If there are any questions/comments/feedback/criticisms/racial slurs I'd be happy to answer/respond/accept.
