| From: | Gurth gurth@******.nl |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Choices: |
| Date: | Mon, 22 Feb 1999 11:35:08 +0100 |
the street was...
> hmm. the following four SR Books are at my local gamestore for around
> AUS$20 each. Which should I buy?
>
> Shadowbeat
> Harlequin's Back [I don't have it <shame>]
> Renraku Arcology: Shutdown
> Germany Sourcebook
>
> Cyberpirates is ellig for $28AUS cause its beat up...
Depends on what you want or "require" for your game. If you need
background on the world, to detail it better for the players, Shadowbeat
is the one you should buy. OTOH should you plan to run a game in Germany
(or want info about Germany and a bit about the rest of Europe), buy the
Germany Sourcebook. Much the same goes for Cyberpirates, which is useful
if you want to run an alternative campaign (i.e. pirates instead of
shadowrunners), but it's not much use in normal campaigns.
Harley's Back is a good choice for an epic adventure, but only if your
group is up to it -- good roleplaying skills and preferably characters
with a fair amount of Karma (50+ at least, but 100+ would work better
IMHO). As for R:AS, you don't need it if your game is years away from
2060, and even if you're in 2059 or so it's only a must-buy if you plan to
involve your players with the shutdown somehow -- otherwise, the fact
_that_ the Arcology shut down is all you need for your game.
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