From:	Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject:	3rd edition questions
Date:	Fri, 17 Sep 1999 22:36:42 EDT

In a message dated 9/17/1999 7:35:45 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
shaylann@***.it writes:

> Hi everybody,
> I'm new to the list and this is my first mail.

Well good to have you aboard. Make sure you read the FAQ, and I've suggested
to two or three other people whom have asked me, try and read some of the
backlogs/archives available at (http://jackpoint.org). It will help you
figure out what has been "Hot Topics" lately, and what hasn't.

> I've played a couple of years Shadowrun by now. I've seen the new (3rd)
> edition of the game just recently. As me and my friends used to play with
> the second edition I was wandering what's new, which things changed, if the
> timeline advanced and so forth.

This is really a long, and very drawn out, question you are asking. On a
very simple level, the game is basically the same. Compilations of material
from previous books (Main Book, Rigger-2, VR2) occurred mostly, and the
initiative/combat system was given a heavy once-over. Magic of course, being
the difficult/debated topic that it always is, was also redone in several
areas.

I don't have the website handy, but there is a page addy running around that
covers a LOT of the SRII vs. SRIII stuff. With luck, someone else has it and
will post it for you.

> In particular I'm curious to know if the simple-complex action system is
> changed.
> My players always found it too cumbersome. In our opinion the action in a
> Shadowrun game should be fast and furious and that particular rule slowed
> it down too much.

In truth, the Simple Vs. Complex system was retained, but certain actions are
explained better and have more value than previous. Again, with luck someone
will post the website addy comparing 2nd and 3rd editions and you'll get a
better reference.

-K