From:	Paul Gettle RunnerPaul@*****.com
Subject:	Conversions for SR2 to SR3?
Date:	Thu, 25 Mar 1999 16:23:02 -0500

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At 12:28 PM 3/25/99 -0800, Michael Fitzpatrick wrote:
>Having looked through the rules within SR3 I haven't seen too many
>changes (that is asuming that you had kept up with the suplements,
such
>as; Matrix 2.0, Grimore 2nd edition, Magic 2056, Riggers Handbook,
ect.)
>

It's true that much of what was in SR2's sourcebooks can be found in
the BBB3, but now new Shadowrun players can spend just $30, and get
one core rulebook that contains the most up-to-date basic rules. The
plan is to take care of the basics of playing SR with the core
rulebook, and use the sourcebooks to cover "Advanced Topics."

>I have noticed that Ritual Magic and initiation have not been
mentioned.
>Are these still within the game, or should I continue to use the SR2
version?
>

FASA considers both of these topics to be Advanced (in fact,
initiation has never been a part of the core rulebook in any edition),
and as such, they will be handled in SR3's magic sourcebook: Magic in
the Shadows (FASA 7907).

>Any comments?

Check out the following web page:
http://www.fasa.com/Preview/10070/SR2%20to%20SR3.html

It details the differences between the SR3 core rulebook and the SR2
core rulebook.

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