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For questions about Shadowrun, a near-future tabletop RPG (set in 2050-2075) in the cyberpunk genre, but with magic and fantasy races.

Shadowrun is a near-future roleplaying game where cyberpunk meets magic.

In 2011 an event occurred in the Shadowrun world where magic reasserted itself on the world once again, bringing dragons, magic and mythical creatures back from nowhere. Additionally many humans have been transformed into Orcs, Elves, Dwarves and even more strange races in a process known as "Goblinisation".

Shadowrun technology has reached the point where biological and cybernetic implants are commonplace, people so enhanced can become near superhuman in their combat abilities.

Shadowrun is set in the same world-system as , but many ages on (The Sixth World). Some of the NPCs from Earthdawn appear in Shadowrun as well.

Originally published in 1989, Shadowrun has now had six editions.

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Can a character use VR to block noise which prevents her from sleeping?

A group of PCs is bound to stay in a noisy location for some time, with a noise level and/or type which would normally prohibit sleeping, such as sudden, short bursts of noise (e.g. gun fire, loud vehicles). Could characters capable of accessing…
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What is used for a "client" in Japan of 2050s?

In Shadowrun the runners call their client usually by an English name, "Mr. Johnson." With how imperialistic Japan became after the awakening I am not sure if they would follow suit, or instead use a more Japanese name to represent the client. Is…
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How to make players carry a bomb and not know anything about it

So for my first run with Shadowrun 5th edition I want to start with what seems like a simple courier mission to a Yakuza gang. Mr. Johnson has a package to be transported to the rendezvous point with a Yakuza lieutenant. I want the package to look…
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How common are dragons in Shadowrun?

A lot of the art in books depict dragons in the sky or following trains. How common are dragons in Shadowrun? Would people freak out seeing a dragon flying between buildings in Seattle? I've seen official art with dragons in the sky of Neo-Tokyo and…
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Are there any magical means for birth control in SR?

As I didn't see anything in the books I have I'm wondering. Is there any magic that is used for birth control in the world of shadowrun?
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Have Winglings, Obsidimen and T'skrang appeared in Shadowrun?

In the Forth World/Earthdawn three additional races were present, Windlings, Obsidimen and T'skrang. I know that Windlings have been widely regarded as Pixies but have the other two races appeared in canon in Shadowrun at all?
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Can you open a door locked by a maglock by pure physical force?

I've tried searching for the answer to this question but I haven't found one. How hard is it to bust down a door locked by a maglock? Not damage the casing and rewire the guts but actually just bash it down.
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Is there any fluff info on how shamans cast their spells somewhere?

In shadowrun we have both shamanistic spellcasters and hermetic spellcasters. Now thanks to different tv shows,... I can imagine quite easily how a hermetic spellcaster casts his spells (with hand signs / mumbling,.....). But for a shamanistic I'm…
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Magical machines in the Shadowrun canon?

Are there devices in the canonical Shadowrun universe that explicitly fuse magic with technology? A real node where magic and machine not just meet but become one? Disclaimer: I haven't finished reading SR5 yet, and have only vague recollections of…
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When do "plain" drakes begin to wake up?

As far as I know true drakes (those that lived in the last era where mana was high) appeared together with their masters and creators the dragons back on the world. But drakes themselves (those metahumans suffering through dracomorphosis) appeared…
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Great classic Shadowrun adventures/campaigns?

Which Shadowrun adventures and campaigns are generally considered noteworthy, in that they're respective classics, really defined or redefined the setting, or widely considered great or brilliant for some other reason? When I ask this question…
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Where is a table to calculate how many Nuyen to give the players for a run?

In SR 5 there are infos on how a run can be paid, but the infos are erronous in that they take things into account that depend on the players decisions ingame and things Johnson can't know about as detailed here: How to accurately set a…
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In Shadowrun 1e, Magic users are said to channel mana through their nervous system. Is this still the case?

I ask because I think Technomancers do something similiar by becoming biological PANs, and some of their Echoes seem to function through manipulating their nervous system as well.
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