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<blockquote data-quote="zhivik" data-source="post: 7898874" data-attributes="member: 6966637"><p>The Shadowrun universe has always had countries that never recognised the BRAs - the NAN come to mind, as well as Manchuria and Amazonia, among others. As far as the UCAS and the BRAs are concerned, the story is not disruptive to lore at all and is a (relatively) logical reaction to events in the book.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of the book, it is pretty decent for a plot book, just don't expect any crunch. There are a couple of stats at the end, but it's nothing in comparison to the remaining content. I agree that splitting some of the events into completely separate sections outside the many storyline was not a good decision, as it brings only confusion at first reading.</p><p></p><p>There are plenty of story hooks, though it does feel a little bit repetitive at some point, particularly with events in Detroit, which resemble a lot the Chicago storyline in previous editions. There is also potentially a new metatype emerging (if you can even call it a metatype), which is not bad on its own, but I get the feeling that a lot of new species have appeared lately and the setting is becoming bloated. I liked how events around Seattle (and by extension, St Louis) were handled, as the emergence of a potentially big player is intriguing. Redrawing some North American borders is also intriguing, though it is not that considerable as it may seem at first (the UCAS is still there at the end, just not quite a super power anymore).</p><p></p><p>Overall, consider this book as a setup to more storylines in the Shadowrun universe to come. There are plenty of plot hooks that remain unresolved, but I guess it was the intent from the very beginning. I'd compare it to <em>Storm Front</em> and I agree that this book would have made more sense as wrapping up Shadowrun 5h edition, rather than opening 6th edition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zhivik, post: 7898874, member: 6966637"] The Shadowrun universe has always had countries that never recognised the BRAs - the NAN come to mind, as well as Manchuria and Amazonia, among others. As far as the UCAS and the BRAs are concerned, the story is not disruptive to lore at all and is a (relatively) logical reaction to events in the book. Speaking of the book, it is pretty decent for a plot book, just don't expect any crunch. There are a couple of stats at the end, but it's nothing in comparison to the remaining content. I agree that splitting some of the events into completely separate sections outside the many storyline was not a good decision, as it brings only confusion at first reading. There are plenty of story hooks, though it does feel a little bit repetitive at some point, particularly with events in Detroit, which resemble a lot the Chicago storyline in previous editions. There is also potentially a new metatype emerging (if you can even call it a metatype), which is not bad on its own, but I get the feeling that a lot of new species have appeared lately and the setting is becoming bloated. I liked how events around Seattle (and by extension, St Louis) were handled, as the emergence of a potentially big player is intriguing. Redrawing some North American borders is also intriguing, though it is not that considerable as it may seem at first (the UCAS is still there at the end, just not quite a super power anymore). Overall, consider this book as a setup to more storylines in the Shadowrun universe to come. There are plenty of plot hooks that remain unresolved, but I guess it was the intent from the very beginning. I'd compare it to [I]Storm Front[/I] and I agree that this book would have made more sense as wrapping up Shadowrun 5h edition, rather than opening 6th edition. [/QUOTE]
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