Message no. 1

From:	Mark Steedman <M.J.Steedman@***.RGU.AC.UK>
Subject:	Re: Shadowtech 2nd ed? was Cranial Cyberdecks in Shadorun 2
Date:	Wed, 13 Nov 1996 11:27:36 GMT

> |On Wed, 6 Nov 1996, Bull wrote:
> |
> |> Try Shadowtech, 2nd edition... (Not sure what pages, though) That has all
> |> the rules for building a cranial cyberdeck...
> |
> |Shadowtech 2nd edition. I didn't know that such a creature existed. Is
> |it new? Did I just manage to miss it somehow? Or did you make a mistake?
>
> Well, I know that the Cranial Cyberdeck is in Shadowtech, but I don't think
> they've produced a 2nd Ed yet....
> Perhaps he's thinking of Cybertechnology......


Whats probably happen is like the street sams Catalogue when FASA did
a new print run they 'upgraded' the book, basically changed the
damage codes etc to second edition and put 'updated for 2nded' on the
covers.
If so its the same book, hust if you don't have a copy buy a 2nded
version if you can, saves you having to do the 'gasp half a second'
conversions to 2nded rules. You certainly don't need a new one.

The only books so far obselete are.
blue book (SR1 mainrules)
GR1
VR1 (assuming you use matrix 2.0 rules, i think most do, i played a
total of TWO SR2 (main book) matrix runs in nearly 4 years, i've now
had 2 VR2 runs in a week! and its lot lots faster, ok knowledge of
the rules is still a bit sketchy but armed with a 'VR2 notes sheet'
and the tables in the back of the book its easy enough)

i don't know if the riggers book 2 will be in addition or a
replacement for the 'riggers black book' (can you help Mike?) but
that is some time off.

Mark