tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post5822396340981357449..comments2024-02-05T03:35:05.363-05:00Comments on Reality Refracted: Discussion: ShadowrunA.L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-1746446026363915902012-10-12T14:23:57.420-04:002012-10-12T14:23:57.420-04:00I love the game, but nobody wants to run it here. ...I love the game, but nobody wants to run it here. I suppose part of it is that the cyberpunk aspects can seem a bit dated nowadays. <br /><br />One issue with cyberpunk style gaming is the friction between "life is cheap" as a genre convention and "gamers don't want to have their characters dying right and left" gaming trope. Philo Pharynxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785954267292226321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-14974024776718546222012-10-12T11:04:53.204-04:002012-10-12T11:04:53.204-04:00I'm going to agree %100 with Jebediah. I love ...I'm going to agree %100 with Jebediah. I love Shadowrun, with the correct GM and the correct group. A problem about Shadowrun as he said is everyone has to be someone that wants to read the book, and will read the book or it won't be as solid of a game for everyone. That makes it prohibitive for some players.<br /><br />At this point in my life it isn't a game I'd run just becauseCouretonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345010106705079453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-41262997795569159202012-10-12T04:05:54.181-04:002012-10-12T04:05:54.181-04:00When I first played Shadowrun, I swore that I woul...When I first played Shadowrun, I swore that I would never play it again. We had a group of powergamers who just about shot everything that moved. It was a complete and utter disaster.<br /><br />Then I played it again a few years later and I liked it much better, with other players. And currently I'm playing in a brilliant campaign run by a friend of mine, <a href="http://???https://www.blogger.com/profile/00467285279627231933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-72562935195864291372012-10-12T02:38:21.648-04:002012-10-12T02:38:21.648-04:00Have you considered asking this on the Shadowrun f...Have you considered asking this on the Shadowrun forum, over at Shadowrun.com? You might find a decent bit of discussion on the subject there ^_^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com