d20 Future - does it capture that Shadowrun "feel"?

GlassJaw · Aug 16, 2004

I'm a huge fan of the Shadowrun setting, no so much its rules. I would love to run a Shadowrun-style campaign using d20 Future. Is it possible?

The Seattle Sourcebook is of my favorite fluffy books of all time. Could I still use it?

Also, how does it compre to the style of magic and cybernetics in Shadowrun? Can you create similar characters to the Street Samurai, Riggers, and Shamans, etc?

thol · Aug 16, 2004

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Urban Arcana would cover the elves and dwarves and magic parts, and d20 Future would cover all the cyberware and technological stuff.

HellHound · Aug 16, 2004

Well... SOME of the cyberstuff.

But expect a bunch of support for near-future games soon from a variety of publishers, E.N.Publishing included.

Yes, between Urban Arcana and d20 Future, you have the basis for a good Shadowrun game.

Sir Elton · Aug 16, 2004

HellHound said:
Well... SOME of the cyberstuff.

But expect a bunch of support for near-future games soon from a variety of publishers, E.N.Publishing included.

Yes, between Urban Arcana and d20 Future, you have the basis for a good Shadowrun game.

I thought OGC . . . oops OGL . . . Cybernet combined with Urban Arcana can create a good Shadowrun type game.

Don't forget that my company, when it finally debuts, will probably get on the Dark Near Future bandwagon. It all depends on how many other companies are going this route and whether the money will reign supreme over my feelings about Cyberpunk as a subgenre of Science Fiction.

C. Baize · Aug 16, 2004

Urban Arcana and D20 Future are certainly a solid foundation from which to build a good Shadowrun-ish game.

trancejeremy · Aug 16, 2004

Well, I'll have to disagree. The cyberware section in d20 Future is sparse at best. The cyberware section in OGL Cybernet is far superior and feels a lot more like Shadowrun.'

Though let me add, I actually typed in the cyberware rules from it (the whole book is open content, except the bits on character generation)

http://www.geocities.com/jeremy_reaban/Cybergear.pdf

dekrass · Aug 17, 2004

HellHound said:
Well... SOME of the cyberstuff.

But expect a bunch of support for near-future games soon from a variety of publishers, E.N.Publishing included.

Yes, between Urban Arcana and d20 Future, you have the basis for a good Shadowrun game.

I agree, instead of this chapter, I'm using houserule cyberware.
Urban Arcana does help with the races and magic though.
By the way, could we hear what E.N. Publishing is doing in this area?