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.

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).