[SmilinIrish]

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/168944/Shadowrun-Rigger-50

[Wakshaani]

Vroom, baby!

[odd]

What do folks think so far?

[Sendaz]

Artwork is awesome, the stories at the start of each chapter are fun reading.

Fluff overall reads well.

Mod Slots for vehicles and Mod Points for Drones lets you customize a fair bit.

A fair pile of vehicles displayed here.  54 Drones and one rigged missile for example.

Small quibble over the vagueness of actual cargo capacity, but between looking at seats, vehicle description and the Mod points available for things like extra seats or secret compartments a GM can get a rough idea of space should your runners get hold of something bulky and insists on stuffing it in the ride.

[MijRai]

Fuel requirements/consumption is mentioned, but no mechanic is given, so far. 

[Wakshaani]

No mechanic for that was created. I think it fell into the "Some burn quick, some last forever, most have fuel until the plot says otherwise" handwavium form. I mean, if enough people *want* a dedicated power factor/fuel efficiency matrix, I could grab Aaron and ask him to do Math, but the question would be, "Is it worth it?"

Because I'm down, but most people aren't happy with fiddling with, say, what percentage of their gastank is available after driving from Dante's to Council Island to the Redmond Barrens.

[Senko]

I know I'd rather have it than not, especially if your dealing with some vehicles having an unlimited power source. Most of the time you'll fill up and not need to worry about it but sometimes knowing just when people are going to run out of fuel with nowhere to restock is useful for a number of things.

[Deadborder]

There's a bike that's faster then my Elf Sam's current bike. She needs to steal one now!

[Moonshine Fox]

I always figured a lot of cars by this time were electric and changed via induction like so many other devices do.

Kinda sad I haven't spotted the ol' Ford-Canada Bison yet, but looking good so far!

[MijRai]

Yeah, having it, even as an optional side-bar, is better than not.  Though I'd do it off of hour increments to make things simple.  Some vehicles have a gas-tank for one or two hours of operation (your gas-guzzling interceptor t-birds), others have up to twenty-four hours (that super-efficient vehicle or a powered glider).  Have a vehicle mod that can increase it by half, or double, or what have you.  It also helps a lot with trying to figure out how long you can have your drones active. 

[PiXeL01]

Bison too? I was missing the security vehicles of the Ares Master series.

[Wakshaani]

It's always a tight rope, between updating the previous edition stuff and just creating new things. You get some people upset (Pfft! All they did is update Book 4 to Book 5. I could do that on my own.) either way you go (Where's Blank! It's something we've alwys had!) ... getting it just right ain't easy. Lord knows *I* haven't found that sweet spot yet, but I'm inherantly nervous, so.

Obviously, some drones didn't make it in, while a bunch of new ones did. Is the balance right? I dunno. That's for y'all to say, ultimately. For stuff that didn't make it in, well, since Riggers finally have a book before an edition ends, we can maybe get something like Gun Heaven for future releases of more vehicles and drones.

Time will tell!

Depends on how well this one sells, so ... tell your friends! Pick up a copy for Xmas. Heck, buy another and give it to the wannabe Rigger at your table! Makes a great gift.

[Mr. Grey]

Still reading but one thing really popped in my mind. Fetch has to show up some time later. I loathe the fat slob elf so much that he's gotta come back for another close call with death.

[Moonshine Fox]

Depends on how well this one sells, so ... tell your friends! Pick up a copy for Xmas. Heck, buy another and give it to the wannabe Rigger at your table! Makes a great gift.

I'm picking one up as soon as it shows in my local gaming store! Got a drone user and a wheelman in my group revving their engines for this book.

[falar]

Depends on how well this one sells, so ... tell your friends! Pick up a copy for Xmas. Heck, buy another and give it to the wannabe Rigger at your table! Makes a great gift.

I'm picking one up as soon as it shows in my local gaming store! Got a drone user and a wheelman in my group revving their engines for this book.

Same here. I only buy dead tree because I like the smell and supporting my Awesome Neighborhood Game Store.