Runner's Companion.pdf

Life in the shadows has never been as dangerous, and runners need every

edge they can get. Runner’s Companion opens up a world of expanded

options for Shadowrun players with dozens of New Qualities, Advanced

Contact and Lifestyle Rules, and handy tips on running, travelling and

smuggling, and operating in a surveillance society.

This core book for Shadowrun, Fourth Edition also introduces

Metavariants, Changelings, and the Infected as player

character options, and expands the scope of the

game to include unique non-metahuman characters

such as Shapeshifters, Free Spirits, and a new

generation of AIs among others.

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Shadowrun and WK Games are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of

WizKids, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

Catalyst Game Labs and the Catalyst Game Labs logo are trademarks of

InMediaRes Productions, LLC.

. . . table of contents . . .

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Orks

STARTING OUT

Elf

The Shadowrunner

Dwarf

Falling Into Shadows

Troll

he Role of Shadowrunners

The Changing Face of Metahumanity

he Team

Changelings

Team Roles

SURGE Classiication

Diferent Approaches

Drakes

Key Roles

HMHV Infected

Close Quarters Combat

Why the Infected?

Fire Support

Who are the Infected?

Iniltration

What are the Infected?

Investigation

Non-Metahuman Sapients

Magical Support

Shapeshiters

Matrix Support

Synthetic Intelligences

Negotiation

Free Spirits

Transportation

Game Information

Other Roles

Creating a Metavariant Character

Character Quiz

Human Metavariants

SURVIVAL TIPS

Dwarf Metavariants

Staying off the Grid

Elf Metavariants

What’s Out here?

Ork Metavariants

Exploiting the System

Troll Metavariants

Tricks of the Trade

Creating a Changeling Character

Travel and Smuggling

Changeling Qualities

Bypassing the Man

Surging In Play

A Silver Tongue

Creating a drake Character

Last Chances

Drake Power

Hard Tech

he Dracoform

Awakened Solutions

Character Improvement

Survival Tips Game Information

New Drake Qualities

Of he Grid

Creating an Infected Character

Getting Round Borders and Security

Positive Infected Qualities

ALTeRNATIVe ChARACTeR CReATION

Negative Infected Qualities

Alternative Systems

Infection In Play

The Priority System

New Critter Powers

Priority System Character Creation

New Critter Weaknessess

The Karma System

Creating a Sapient Critter Character

Karma System Character Creation

Centaur

AdVANCed ChARACTeR CONCePTS

Naga

Metahuman And Sapient demographics

Sasquatch

Metatypes

Pixie

Metavariants

Not Metahuman

Humans

Runner’s Companion

Creating a Shapeshifter Character

CRedITS: RUNNeR’S COMPANION

Starting Out: Aaron Pavao and Peter Taylor

Survival Tips: Ralf Koehler and Stephen McQuillan

Alternative Creation Systems: Bobby Derie and Aaron Pavao

New Qualities: Lars Blumenstein, Aaron Pavao, Peter Taylor,

Advanced Character Options: Lars Blumenstein, Bobby Derie,

and Aaron Pavao

Advanced Contact Rules: John Dunn

Advanced Lifestyle Rules: Jennifer Harding and Adam Large

Life on he Run: Jennifer Harding and Malik Toms

Editing: John Dunn, Joanna Hurley, Adam Jury,

Robyn King-Nitschke, Diane Piron-Gelman, Peter Taylor

Development: Peter Taylor

Art Direction: Randall Bills

Interior Layout: Adam Jury

Cover Art: John Zeleznik

Cover Layout: Michaela Eaves

Illustration: Doug Chafee, Steve Ellis, Jacob Glasier,

John Gravato, Andy Hepworth, Philip Hilliker, Jim Nelson,

Chad Sergesketter, Mark Smith, Florian Stitz.

Shout-Outs: To everybody who worked on previous Shadowrun

Companions and to everybody who worked so hard to get this book

done in record time. Special thanks to Aaron, Bobby, Jennifer,

John, Masaaki, and Randall for going above and beyond.

Playtesting: Jean-Marc Comeau, Marc Dagenais, Dominique

Dufour, Jason Keats, Luc Villeneuve, Mark Young Tony Bruno,

Ghislain Bonnotte, Daniel Eymard, Philippe Lemonnier, Bryan

Pow, Lyall Pow, Jonathon Staite, Nick Garden, Grant Robinson.

New Shapeshifter Powers

Creating an AI Character

he Emergent Self

AI Qualities

Creating a Free Spirit Character

Born Free

Free Spirit Qualities

New QUALITIeS

A Plethora Of Qualities

New Positive Qualities

New Negative Qualities

102

Metagenetic Qualities

110

Other Metagenetic Qualities

110

Negative Metagenetic Qualities

110

AdVANCed CONTACTS

123

It’s who You Know

124

Groups As Contacts

124

Sample Group Contacts

126

Virtual Contacts

129

Sample Virtual Contacts

130

Legwork

130

enemies

132

Sample Contacts

134

AdVANCed LIFeSTYLeS

149

Lifestyles

150

Toys and Tools

150

Comfort Food

150

Drones

152

Runner’s Companion, Matrix, and WK Games are registered trade-

marks and/or trademarks of WizKids, Inc. in the United States and/

or other countries. No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in

a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without

the prior permission in writing of the Copyright Owner, nor be oth-

erwise circulated in any form other than that in which it is published.

Catalyst Game Labs and the Catalyst Game Labs logo are trademarks

of InMediaRes Productions, LLC. Printed in Canada.

Advanced Lifestyle System

153

Lifestyle Categories

154

Comforts

154

Entertainment

154

Neighborhood

156

Security

157

Other Considerations

158

Hotels

158

Buying a Permanent Lifestyle

159

Availability

159

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Maintaining Multiple Lifestyles

159

Roommates

159

Being SINless

160

Workshop/Facilities

160

Find us online:

info@shadowrun4.com

(Shadowrun questions)

http://www.shadowrun4.com

(oicial Shadowrun website)

http://www.catalystgamelabs.com

(Catalyst Game Labs website)

http://www.wizkidsgames.com

(WizKids website)

http://www.battlecorps.com/catalog

(online Catalyst Game Labs/Shadowrun orders)

http://del.icio.us/shadowrun

(cool links)

http://forums.dumpshock.com

(Shadowrun fan forum)

Pay Up (or Move Out)

160

Lifestyle Qualities

161

Negative Lifestyle Qualities

161

Sample Lifestyles

164

LIFe ON The RUN

166

Martin Strong-Oak (Mr Johnson)

168

Ma’fan (Covert Ops Specialist)

169

Clockwork (Rigger)

170

Stanley hahn (wageslave)

171

horse (Face)

172

Sticks (Bounty hunter)

174

Lt. Laine James (Occult Investigator)

175

Ortega (Ganger)

176

Picador (Mercenary)

178

Netcat (Technomancer)

179

Runner’s Companion

Positive Metagenetic Qualities

116

Large Groups

126

Necessities

155

Vehicles

160

Positive Lifestyle Qualities

162

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