The Ridiculous Archetypes of Shadowrun

Recently I found a copy of the very first edition of Shadowrun at Atlantis Games & Comics, located conveniently at Oceanview in Norfolk, VA.

Shadowrun, of course, is a Tabletop RPG set in a world of Cyberpunk Fantasy. I have previously discussed my thoughts in both blog and podcast form. Anyway, I decided to put down the $10 for the book to see how it compares to more recent editions.

I’ve only skimmed through it so far, but the full-color pages on character archetypes caught my eye. I will now look through the illustrations of these archetypes and comment on them in an immature fashion. Why? Because the world is a wonderful place.

Mr. Taker’s Journal: The Architect of Heaven and Earth

Demon: The Descent is a role playing game published by Onyx Path Publishing as part of White Wolf’s World of Darkness line. The game centers around Demons, or “Unchained,” who were created as mechanical tools of the God-Machine. However, something went wrong, and the former angels disconnected from the Machine. They now live undercover, disguised as humans, fighting a shadow war of espionage and sabotage against their former master. These are in-character accounts of missions my Demon character has undertaken.

Shadowrun is Weird

The above image is the logo for Shadowrun, a tabletop role playing game set in a fantasy/cyberpunk future. After much thought and introspection, I have concluded that I have absolutely no idea whether or not I actually like Shadowrun, and here’s why (after the break).