[Murrdox]

Ugh my finger is hovering over the "Buy" button on BattleCorps.

FYI the front page of BattleCorps lists this as Preorder, but it seems that you can actually buy it from them.

I haven't used DriveThruRPG, are they better / worse / pretty much the same?

[Patrick Goodman]

You can pre-order the physical book and get the PDF right now, if you wish. Or just pre-order the book. Or just buy the PDF.

DriveThru doesn't offer a physical copy, but otherwise is mostly the same. If you want the hardcopy, I'd go with Battleshop.

[Patrick Goodman]

Ouch, hope it was at least a epic (or interesting) out. But given how things tend to go, you may get your chance. And speaking of out, I gotta go. I've been up for almost 30 hours straight. So I better get some sleep. Im not very Smooth when Im tired.

 

Shot to death with his own pistols. In canon, as yet, they've never revealed the killer. I do know who did it, of course, and hope to be able to sell that story here in the not-too-distant future.

[Murrdox]

This looks like a great PDF but I'm not sure it's worth having a dead tree version.  I'd need some more previews.

[Crimsondude]

I forgot all about it until I was reading the PDF earlier. Mike didn't write it. Rob did.


This all started back in September when I first asked not to be killed off. Clearly I changed my mind, but I can't seem to find a record of it.

Ahhhh, sorry about that. 

Didn't make the connection until after it was done and didn't know, it was just one of the many names I found that fit my purposes. But ahhhh...maybe it was another one...yeah that's it! I mean, there were seven people at my college with the same name....and the jokes about my name and that of a famous pop singer never stop....never stops...never......

 

I'm not mad. I just can't remember or find an e-mail describing how I changed my mind.


Chapter breakdown by a tired jackass.





The Kingdom of the Air
Summary of high society activities like the Grand Tour.


Semiballistic Impact
The runners attempt to foil an assassination on a Tokyo to Seattle semiballistic flight.


Subroutine
Triad intrigue in an underwater casino.


Nine-Tenths
Some recipients of bequests in Dunkelzahn's will are being murdered, and a UCAS senator  takes proactive measures.


Photo Ops
Celebrities visiting Bogota need to be protected.


Operation Blindside
Mujuaji settles an old debt to Hualpa by hiring the runners to infiltrate Aztechnology's Spindle space station.


One Step Ahead
Jean-Claude Priault hires the runners to target other megacorporations' military assets.


Aztlan Counterstrike
Raul Chavez is trying to rescue his reputation within Aztechnology before he gets shitcanned (or killed) for his failures in Bogota.


The Dragon Slayers
The dragon hunters that infiltrated DIVE seek out an artifact that Arleesh releases in order to teach them a lesson in tampering with power they don't understand.


Foreign Policy
S-K puts political pressure on High Prince Zincan after Hestaby's attack in Dubai.


Nine Lives
Soren Johannson of Ares is assassinating members of the "Nadjas" fixer network until the real Daviar sends a message of her own.


Shell Games
Lugh Surehand takes an interest in the Seattle gubernatorial election in protecting the New Century Party's nominee, and Jonathon Reed plays his role as nemesis.


Dragonchasers
Lofwyr is cementing his relationship with Lung by targeting Yakuzas loyal to Ryumyo.


Out of Egypt
Johnny Spinrad vs. Lofwyr over the theft of a priceless artifact in Cairo.


The Giggling Assassin
Buttercup takes action upon concerns about Kirilenko's actions regarding Chief Justice Hino from Corporate Intrigue.


A Taste of the Tour
The runners get involved in the Parisian stop of the Grand Tour.


Pure Wrath
The runners travel to London to influence the attempt to develop a private Matrix network.


Reclaiming Lost Sheep
Richard Villiers hires the runners to bring Miles Lanier back in from the cold. Only nothing is quite that simple.


Character Trove
This chapter includes the stats for many of the generic NPCs encountered throughout the book. However, it also provides profiles and stats on major and grunt NPCs.


Character Index
Self-explanatory

[CanRay]

I forgot all about it until I was reading the PDF earlier. Mike didn't write it. Rob did.

This all started back in September when I first asked not to be killed off. Clearly I changed my mind, but I can't seem to find a record of it.

Ahhhh, sorry about that. 

Didn't make the connection until after it was done and didn't know, it was just one of the many names I found that fit my purposes. But ahhhh...maybe it was another one...yeah that's it! I mean, there were seven people at my college with the same name....and the jokes about my name and that of a famous pop singer never stop....never stops...never......

 

I'm not mad. I just can't remember or find an e-mail describing how I changed my mind.

Then again, if you didn't change your mind, it wouldn't be the first time a death has been faked in Shadowrun, I bet. 

[Mirikon]

I forgot all about it until I was reading the PDF earlier. Mike didn't write it. Rob did.

This all started back in September when I first asked not to be killed off. Clearly I changed my mind, but I can't seem to find a record of it.

Ahhhh, sorry about that. 

Didn't make the connection until after it was done and didn't know, it was just one of the many names I found that fit my purposes. But ahhhh...maybe it was another one...yeah that's it! I mean, there were seven people at my college with the same name....and the jokes about my name and that of a famous pop singer never stop....never stops...never......

 

I'm not mad. I just can't remember or find an e-mail describing how I changed my mind.

Then again, if you didn't change your mind, it wouldn't be the first time a death has been faked in Shadowrun, I bet. 

Or the first time someone died for real, and came back anyways. E-ghosts and Shedim are only the most likely options.

[Black]

Not enough Shedim.  Would be good to have more Shedim. 

[CanRay]

Shedim with Cowbells?

[JustADude]

Not enough Shedim.  Would be good to have more Shedim.

Come play at my table; my group is going to be playing the S-K equivalent of a STARS team. *BWAHAHAHAHA*!!!!

[Crimsondude]

Some of the JackPointers and major NPCs:
JackPointers

• Arete
• Fianchetto
• Ma'fan
• Mihoshi Oni
• Orbital DK

Street Legends

• Hans Brackhaus
• Lugh Surehand

Other Major NPCs

• Dean Costello
• Soren Johansson
• Jurojin
• Jean-Claude Priault
• Ludmilla Reanka
• Claudia Romanov
• Julian Sergetti
• Johnny Spinrad

[/spoiler]

[street.mage]

What are people thinking about the book?  It looks pretty good from everything I've seen so far.

[Critias]

Some of the JackPointers and major NPCs:
JackPointers

• Arete
• Fianchetto
• Ma'fan
• Mihoshi Oni
• Orbital DK

Street Legends

• Hans Brackhaus
• Lugh Surehand

Other Major NPCs

• Dean Costello
• Soren Johansson
• Jurojin
• Jean-Claude Priault
• Ludmilla Reanka
• Claudia Romanov
• Julian Sergetti
• Johnny Spinrad

[/spoiler]

And Alec Tintagel, but not many people knew he was awesome before now.  Now, they have no excuse not to love him..

*coughs*  Err, what?  Sorry.  Nothing.

[Crimsondude]

I should have included him anyway. Woops.

[Critias]

Nah, in all seriousness it was fair to not list him.  It's not like anyone else knows or cares who he was, and he's actually a pretty boring character, really.  His entire concept when I first wrote him was "D&D Fighter/Mage," basically, so it's not like he's the most compelling or three-dimensional dude ever to be published.  I just always dug him.