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Shadowrun LFG is a dedicated subreddit for advertising and organizing Shadowrun tabletop games of any edition, including fan made hacks.

Greetings chummer and welcome to Shadowrun LFG. This is a dedicated subreddit for advertising and organizing Shadowrun tabletop games of any edition, including fan made hacks.


RULES

Rule 1: Shadowrun Only. All LFG posts must be related to Shadowrun tabletop games only. This can be any edition of Shadowrun tabletop as well fan made hacks.

Rule 2: Formatting. Make sure that your post follows our formatting rules.

Rule 3: No Personal Info. Do not post personal info: Emails, addresses, phone numbers. Exchange such information privately if necessary.

Rule 4: No Spamming. Limit your posts to 1 post per game per week.

Rule 5: No Money. Do not advertise paid games, ask for paid subscribers, or invite paid registrations.

Rule 6: Be Civil. Follow reddiquette and mind your manners. If you’re being harassed on the subreddit, please send the mod team screenshots.

Rule 7: No Drama. Arguing, debating, or otherwise derailing an lfg post will be met with moderator action. Anything that does not help the OP find the game for which they've posted is in violation of this rule.


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Looking for runners 5e [PbP][discord]

Looking for up to four players for a character narrative driven 5e play-by-post game set in Seattle. Im hoping for some well thought out characters with goals and dreams so that we can work a story instead of a string of runs. There will be regular jobs for the PCs, but I'd really like to do things that matter for the characters and their players. To help make your character less of a Stat block we are going to use the life modules character creation from the run faster book. New players are welcome and it won't be first come first picked since I'm hoping to find a good group for the long haul. Don't worry about having a concrete character just yet we'll go through Creation together as a group.

I'm going to start the game in the next two-three weeks. So if you're interested drop me a message with the following.

Do you have experience with SR5e? (Little to no experience is fine)

What character Archetype are you hoping to play?(street Sam, decker, mage)

What's something you'd like to see in the game?

How comfortable are you with making descriptive posts in character?

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2024/10/25
13:13 UTC

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[Online][SR3e][CST, 6-9 PM] Running Published Adventures on Discord Bi-Weekly

(SR3) Wednesday, Bi-Weekly 6-9 CST on Discord

We have two players, and we’re looking for a couple more. We have a hobgoblin physical adept and a human street samurai. We played through “Food Fight” and are going to start playing some more published adventures on 11/6, Wednesday. We want to play bi-weekly on Discord.

We’re all getting back into it after years without playing, so there’s a little slow down in relearning the rules.

I prioritize pink-mohawk play over careful planning. Quick pacing and quick ruling are more important to me. I will likely do abstracted Rigging and Decking rules from Mr. Johnson’s Little Black Book instead of RAW 3e, using NPCs if the party has no designated decker or rigger.

6 Comments
2024/10/24
15:35 UTC

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[Online/Offline][6E] [Perth, Australia] [7:00pm - 10:00pm GMT+8] Looking for a playgroup as a player or GM

Looking to join a group or start a group to play, have fabled but can’t get an ongoing thing going!

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2024/10/16
10:59 UTC

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[Online][CST][5E] Looking for Game

Hello, i never have played Shadowrun 5e and want to try a game I'm available 12-7pm on Tuesday and Wednesdays. I'm kind of familiar with the system and have read it and researched it. If anyone has a game around those times i would love to play. I do have random change of schedule so i might need to leave the game (i wish i didnt have to). i also i want a weekly game, if its westmarch-like or that one shot server stuff dont send me a post about it.

6 Comments
2024/10/10
05:04 UTC

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[Online] [6e] [CST] Aspiring conjurer/face looking for a game.

Still new to the system and only played a few sessions a year ago, but I would like to try my hand at Shadowrun once more, dm if anyone is interested.

0 Comments
2024/10/09
02:56 UTC

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[Online][CEST] Want to throw some magic around and punch things

I've played some good amount of 5th edition, but am not really picky now. Just as long as the game is cool, chummers are sharp, and gm is kicking ass, I'm in.

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2024/10/08
20:43 UTC

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[5e Living Community] The Farmer's Market

We are the Farmer's Market. A 5e Shadowrun Living Community based in Seattle in the year 2085. Our goal is to enjoy everything that the expansive Shadowrun universe has to offer, by giving as much freedom to our members as possible to explore the sixth world, from it's brightest heights to it's darkest lows, without shying away from the mature themes that define it.

Our LC is entirely community-led, so any major change and choices are submitted by and voted on by the community at large. To ensure that the Market is home to a solid and healthy community, we proceed to review every new candidate's applications as they come.

Does this sound like the Market is a place where you could have fun ? If so, feel free to join our temporary application server where you can find all information about our server and a link to apply. Contact us through the server if you have any questions and the community will get back to you soon !

https://discord.gg/akTcrrdPEV

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2024/10/08
03:21 UTC

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[Online][Shadow run 5e/Call of Cuthulu] [3pm pdt, alternating sundays/bi weekly]

Its that time of the year again! Life gets to players, some get new jobs, lose homes to natural disasters, but the game stays strong! Come join! —-

Hi there, my name is Jeff, (lol meme), I am running a shadow run game I have modified the setting a bit, so now its basically a sci fi futuristic cyberpunk call of cthulu campaign in the shadow run system and world. I am looking for 2 players to add to the group.

For people who care, the setting is basically, standard shadow run world, but 70 years in the future a bit since standard 5th world stuff. Evo has found a relic on mars, and new races are popping up since its discovery. Some companies have obtained samples of this relic (cthulu based) and do to experiments the world is changing, rifts are opening, occasional corrupt energies are plaguing and changing geography and ecology. As shadow runners, you can expect to go 3 different routes for the story: Gangs and CO, (which is more shadow runny, where you fuck over gangs, and corps), Magic (the cthulu feel, learn of a hidden corp called cerberus, which basically does the SCP shit), AI (a bunch of new tech has been popping up, and people are combining the cthulu magic shit with technomancy, creating new artificial intelligence, plz stop this). Each type of mission gives its own rewards. You would start at street scum level with a lot of karma after gen, and i will integrate your backstory with the game system and world pretty heavily. Talk to me about your character concept, because some corps have changed a bit, and new ones exists.

I would prefer a role playing player, and a power gamer for my two submissions but All players welcome, we are super accommodating and chill, but be prepared for some light character hazing, because they have gone through some shit lol. Must be 18+ do entirely to the grimdark theme of the game, sexual content (sorry upfront, there is totally alot of sexual and gorey themes tied to the cult like activities and i dont want you blindsided by that) foul language (its a shadow run game at heart, so...yeah...fk you chummer!) Lastly, i often use celebrities for important or comedic npcs i introduce.

Oh yeah, my players tried to defend Seattle as best they could, but ultimatly it got nuked by Firewatch, so...dont uh...dont have contacts from seattle if you want to use them lmao.

Private Message me! or comment here!

If you have any questions ask em here!

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2024/10/05
19:33 UTC

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[ONLINE] [6E] [MST] [LFG] I am looking for a [SHADOWRUN] game to play.

Hi, I am a Forever GM that looking to actually play a game of Shadowrun 6e! I am located in the MST zone. Let me know if you have room for another player and we can chat about the particulars. Cheers!

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2024/10/04
19:52 UTC

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LFG ONLINE

Hello I'm looking to play have played a small amount of 2nd ed and 4 ed but would like to join an online game sorry if I do make noob mistakes though and I am australian but work splits so can work out prefer saturdays any edition is fine

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2024/10/04
13:00 UTC

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Looking for player for my 3rd Edition LoneStar campaign.

I have switched things around at the LoneStar came is on Friday's at 6:30 PM EST. There is a decker/face, rigger/shamanist and one hermetic mage. We could use a brick for the team. The game is revolving around a new variant of the Tempo drug called Tempo Noir. The team is investigating the source of the new narcotic and the dangers it has. It is a 120 point game and the house rules are available on the Discord server.

4 Comments
2024/10/01
01:26 UTC

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Looking for a Decker for 3rd edition game.

I have a weekly game that is changing schedules. Which means we're about to lose the decker. I'm looking for a player who is available on Sunday's at 3:00 PM EST on Discord. The game is set in NYC late 2053. There are a number of plotlines going right now. There is a stalker who's after a rocker who been sending packages to win the rocker's heart. A vampire subplot is ongoing. There is the looming threat of something called the Damocles network. The group is heavy on the roleplay and more than a bit esoteric.

The team consists of a human stealth adept, an ork rocker, a murder troll, and a human raccoon Shaman.

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2024/09/29
03:46 UTC

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[Online] [CST] [Saturday] Conjurer Mage looking to get back into a Shadowrun game.

Hello, I am returning to Shadowrun after a bit of a break after my very first game ended, I have a character concept in mind and would love to find other players to run the shadows with. I also tend to go as a mage and have a decent grasp on the lore if it helps at all. Thank you for reading.

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2024/09/27
14:05 UTC

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[Online][5e][GMT-7/PDT] New player looking for game.

Allo, I'm looking to get into a shadowrun game, not really managed to play anything so far.
But I've read the core and a few other books at least, so I've got an idea of how things go.

Schedule wise, any day works except Monday. Time wise any time after 10 AM my time should be good.
Role wise I'd be open to anything but hackerman stuff, just not a fantasy archetype I'd enjoy playing.

Me personally, I am a 25 year old man with a little over a decade of ttrpg experience on both ends of the GM screen, mostly in pathfinder 1e and 40k ttrpg's, with a sprinkling of other systems like RIFTS and Cyberpunk RED.
Outside that, I mostly end up reading whatever seems interesting at the moment, listen to music, and find new recipes to fail at making.

Feel free to message me here or on discord so we can talk about things and see if I'd be a good fit for your game!

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2024/09/18
22:47 UTC

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[Online][SR4A][US Mountain, 5:00pm to 8:00pm Wednesdays]Looking for a mage to join existing campaign.

Our established group (for over 100 sessions) wants and needs to add one more player. Preferably of the spellcaster persuasion. Game happens on Roll20 every Wednesday at 5:00pm to 8:00pm.

I want to clarify somethings.

  1. The group has been avoiding combat as of late. In the matrix and astral as well as the real world.
  2. We are looking for a roleplayer who can actually roleplay with the group. Every single player has weaknesses that impact them.
  3. Please don't submit a one dimensional character.

What is the campaign about?

The game has its setting basically all over the world. The PCs have been to Aztlan, Hong Kong, Moldova, Iceland, and now to Tir na nOg. They've been all over the UCAS and different other territories as well. The PCs have been taking jobs that lead them to various spots of the world. They recently defeated a rogue Johnson called Slade and his security team, that was in Boston. The year is 2073 AD.

Campaign is text based and mainly on Roll20.

What is the group like?

The crew is composed of five members. They include:

  • A dwarf Technomancer who is very family oriented in her goals. If you threaten her family, she comes after you.
  • A leprechaun (a custom species) Face who is very wealthy. The group mainly travels on his yacht.
  • A Minotaur doctor from Russia who is cybered up to the nines. He has a submarine.
  • A dryad Rigger who is also a technomancer. She usually uses the Matrix to greater extent. She also has a van that has been customized.
  • A Sharpshooter who is green to shadowrunning.

Extra characters include:

  • A pixie Conjuror.
  • A middle eastern Weapons Specialist who is also an adept.
  • An AI named Dreamweaver.

Custom Rules

We mostly play by the RAW. Or as one of our players put it: guidelines as written. However, as GM, I have the right to Veto anything that gets in the way of playing.

So what does the group need?

The group is lacking in magical support. Either combat or illusion, a mage can and will round out the group. We have been using for character creation the following books:

  • Shadowrun Twentieth Anniversary Edition.
  • Runner's Companion
  • Street Magic
  • Unwired
  • Augmentation
  • Arsenal

Story is more important though. You can submit unusual characters, like a Changeling furry or scaly. Although I won't be looking for one dimensional characters. We've got combat and matrix covered, the group is lacking in magical support. So, to submit a character, look at:

  1. Character backstory!
  2. Able to roleplay more than rollplay.
  3. Fill magic support.

Feel free to reach me here, or on my discord, elton20013.

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2024/09/16
00:29 UTC

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[Online][5e][GMT+2/ CEST] Looking for a group to shadowrun with

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2024/09/14
16:42 UTC

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[Online][5E][US Central, 1200 - 1600] Looking for 1 player to join existing campaign.

Hoi Chummer!

Game is SATURDAYS

Our established group (over 27 sessions) wants to add one player.

I want to clarify a few things to save a lot of time.

  1. We are not looking for you to recycle an old character but to create a character that fits the group's need
  2. We are looking for a character that is RP-based more than "big numbers." Every single player in the game has true role-playing flaws that impact them.
  3. We are not looking for one-dimensional characters or pink mohawk characters.

Okay, on to the fun stuff! What is the campaign?

The game is set in Seattle, 2078. Brackhaven just fled the city after his activities were released to the public. The city is more or less cannon, with some NPCs the group has worked with becoming more prominent. The style is more mirror shades and trench coats, although combat does occur. When it does, it is usually brief and efficient. The group does most of it's work within Seattle, but also take remote jobs for the right Fixer/Johnson.

There is not an overriding campaign plotline (that the characters know of), but they do take quite a few jobs from some specific individuals. In addition, the group is strongly politically aligned towards metahuman equality.

Campaign is Discord Voice and Roll20 for the table.

What is the group like?

  • Secret Technomancer (is a medical doctor and skilled marksman)
  • Late blooming PhysAd with solid ties to the Ancients and chip on his shoulder with the Tier
  • Prodigy Oni magician (with some poor life choices)
  • Remote Decker with social anxiety
  • MysAd Face, which is mostly non-combative.

Custom Rules?

We don't play with a ton of specialized rules. The largest number of rules fall into the characters' getting bonus points to spend on knowledge skills every game so that they grow as people, not "combat machines."

Otherwise, as the GM, I reserve the right to veto anything that diminishes the fun of the game for all.

Okay, so what do we need?

We lost our primary combat (street sam, merc, etc.) type character. We are looking for someone who is going to fill a whole of meat shield and combat skills and can fill in and support across other roles. It is essential to understand that it will get boring if a character is all about being a trigger man. A good run is hopefully no shots fired. So, we need someone who can have multiple dimensions and interests. Perhaps you used to be a pilot? Maybe you also have strong infiltration skills? Maybe you speak many languages and have extensive cultural experience.

Most importantly, the group wants a 6th unique player to RP with.

So in order of importance

  • Character Backstory!
  • Able to Roleplay more than ROLLplay
  • Fill a combat spot

Feel free to reach me here or nimrax151 on discord.

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2024/09/13
20:51 UTC

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[Online][5e][PST, 12pm-10pm W/S (Varied)] Experienced GM looking for players and aspiring GMs to join small community for weekly games.

Hi all, I'm Hallow(They/Them), and I've been a GM and storyteller for about 15 years.
I'm looking to start a home game or a small community for running shadowrun games.
I tend to be gentle and generous, with an aim on facilitating the personal stories people want to tell with their characters, set over slower burning arcs. Utilizing traditional shadowrun terms It's mostly pink fauxhawk with a focus on character stories.

I have a special interest and vast appreciation for real world cultures, and as such I like to touch up on some lore that's reductive/dehumanizing, and invite players to do the same.
With regards to the mechanics, I like players to be powerful, and I like to help facilitate the fantasy of someone's build. I also want to make this a welcome place for people who struggle with mechanics, so I'll personally assist anyone who needs help with them.
I also like to adjust tone a tad; life for many of us is grim dark enough, and where the idea that "Life is cheap" is a staple of shadowrun, I like playing under the idea that life is fragile, and precious.

If this sounds up your alley, private message me or add me on Discord at Michadi.
I'll now post some general guidelines for what I'm looking for, what I'm trying to play, and a couple of boundaries as a GM.

  • Bigotry/Hate - I'm declaring this a safe space for all; this means QTBIPOC/LGBTQ+/The Disabled Community. Anyone who might be marginalized or othered, with but one caveat. This space is safe only as long as we make it safe; we do this by committing to ourselves and each other, towards our mutual wellbeing and growth. If we are going to play together, we should be concerned for each other's safety. One of us wants to play, but works in just a few hours after the session and hasn't slept in 2 days? That creates layers of tension, the player won't be fully present during play, and then is sabotaging themselves going into their next day at work; do this a few weeks in a row and you develop a pattern, then a habit, then a chronic illness. I've seen it happen. I've seen people try to continue play during a housefire, literally. Escapism can be a medicine, but any medicine in excessive quantities can be dangerous.
  • Forever GM - In 15 years, I've started dozens of groups, 80% or so on the premise that I would be willing to run games as the GM so long as someone, anyone, gave GMing a shot at some point. Rather than regale you with all the horror stories, this is a simple boundary. I will run games, on the condition that for every 4 games I run, at least one other person will run a game. Fair?
  • World design - I like to flesh out the world, around us, make dozens of NPCs and interweave character backstories. I've developed quite a knack for it, and all I need is your ideas, your enthusiasm, and your willingness to show up and participate in a story.
  • Storytelling with Purpose - I like to give my players lots of freedom, and shadowrun is really good at allowing downtime. I like to make my runs episodic, and utilize discord for downtime tracking/socializing/etc. What this looks like is generally, we'll text in the discord servers throughout the week, and get a lot of the errands done beforehand. You gotta scout a place prior? I'll have you roll a couple checks, and we'll get that out of the way, so when session comes up, you'll have the information you need, and will be able to digest, ask questions, formulate a plan, that way we can spend the bulk of the session playing the runs. This being said, the reason I bring up purpose here is that downtime is a perfect time or solo adventures, milk runs, initiation and what not; I'll even do text based or VC roleplay one on one with people throughout the week for story elements they need to do on their own - i.e. a Magician creating an ally spirit or initiating.
  • Rules - Rules give us structure, but they are a home, not a cage. We needn't let our imagination be fully restrained by it, and should explore ways the rules stretch, bend, and break under certain circumstances. This is not to say balance doesn't matter and everything is free, but rather our interpretation of the rules should be agreed on and discussed as a group; if a ruling is weird or clunky, or something works RAI but not RAW or vice versa, we're gonna have an earnest discussion about it and decide on a ruling together.
  • Character ideas - I implore everyone to add a bit of themselves to the character they want to play. I will not treat your characters like fools or fodder, they are your tender creations and I will honor the vulnerability you put into them. I will be using additional house rules regarding narrative negotiation, so players will have access to safety nets for their characters. In making this promise, I also ask that you all dare to be vulnerable with your concepts. Meme characters, cosplays, murder hobos, are all well and good for some games, but this game is meant to be more intimate, and taken slightly seriously. That being said, also give yourself a bit of a reality check, "I was a genetically engineered super soldier who somehow broke free and-" That's cool, don't get me wrong, but imagine the depths you can go in other directions. Sure, super soldier, hunted to the ends of the world is a great adventure, but what happens when you're discarded? Or a vatjob adept that was grown for spare parts? I find the best stories aren't about the best of us, they're about the ones who get dealt a raw hand and play it anyway.
  • NSFW content - We'll be utilizing consent sheets and other safety tools; however I do want to premise, this setting/system/group will be playing with mature content of various sorts. Violence, oppression, trauma, etc. NSFW warnings are generally reduced to sexual themes, but I do want to assure everyone that there are other NSFW things in this setting, and we'll be handling them with due reverence, and everyone is encouraged to take space or pause and negotiate a scene that's making them uncomfortable for any reason. When it comes to sexual content, I do include it in the background at times, never more than a fade to black without all player consent, and I am more than happy to completely remove any and all sexual content from a given story if it helps facilitate a comfortable environment. All players are fully empowered to revoke their consent at any point during the storytelling process, with regards to any and all subject matters. Examples - Bugs, torture, police violence, drugs, etc. I imagine since we're all here for shadowrun we have an expectation that there's gonna be some weird and harsh things, that being said, we as players do not need to be as tough, smart, or resilient as our characters.

Now onto the pitch for my flagship campaign/pilot episode/etc.

Prior to session 1 we'll do a session 0, consent sheets, discussing lines/veils, "traffic light" tools, etc. We'll also discuss concepts, and this is where we'll lock in on roles and tone of game.

Session 1 - Something for everyone

A corpo kid turned civil rights activist turns up missing; ransomed, the civil rights group beseeched an anonymous benefactor, who organized and funded a rescue and recovery team. The team was successful, but endured heavy casualties, and now only one of them is conscious, and is dug in, wounded, and in a hard to reach area.

Seeing this failure, the estranged corpo parent of the civil rights activist who will henceforth be referred to as the VIP, has contracted a well renowned Johnson to hire a group of Shadowrunners to get the job done.

Objective is to rescue the kid, that's what pays you, but recovering the initial recovery team might net you bonus karma, valuable allies, and earn you some rep.

Every runner was selected for a reason, whether it's ties to the civil rights group, ties to the corp, or simply an invaluable skillset and consummate professionalism.

The area of operations deep within the dune city of Dallas (2086) following a bug spirit incursion, the aftermath of which has left the city buried under millions of tons of terraformed sand. Skyscrapers 30 stories high, can be seen from ground level to reach 10-12 stories on a good day provide treacherous vantages for the active combatants in this season of the desert wars, while their 20+ stories below the surface create advantageous nooks for toxic spirits, bug spirits, vengeful critters, and rumors of HMHVV infected.

The territory is incredibly hostile, and due to corpo politics, any corpo soldiers that enter the zone would be declaring war on some other corpo. The weather and terrain sabotage any attempt at gathering intel; sand storms make satellite feeds impossible to read, the mirages that form from reflections and heat waves sabotage attempts at thermal imaging, and the radiation inhibits long wave radio communications.

Your team will be entrusted with an light armored vehicle with auto-pilot capabilities, however it lacks the finesse to maneuver hazardous zones on it's own. Furthermore, moving it too close to a building could cause a cave in or a sink-hole making it non-viable for direct infiltration.

Using last known location and a short range bio-monitor tracker, your team is meant to track the VIP and any surviving members of the recovery team for rendezvous outside of Dallas.```

Anyway, that's a lot of rambling, and I'm sure you have questions or concerns, and I'm sure I'll edit this as I think of things, but until then, I look forward to dreaming with you all!
~Hallow

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2024/09/13
09:49 UTC

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[Online][5e][Flexible times] New player wanting to join a campaign

Hey everyone,

I’m a new player interested in joining a Shadowrun campaign and wanted to reach out to see if anyone has room for a new runner or can offer advice on getting started! I have attempted to GM a game in the past but felt a little overwhelmed and would rather play a character to start.

I’ve been reading up on the setting and the mechanics, and I absolutely love the mix of cyberpunk and magic, The gritty world of megacorps, shadowrunners, and the Matrix is really appealing to me, and I’d love to dive deeper into it.

A bit about me:

Experience: While I’m new to Shadowrun, I’ve played a few other TTRPGs, so I’m familiar with basic role-playing mechanics and working with a party.

Looking for: A beginner-friendly group that can help me learn the ropes. I’m eager to create a cool character and contribute to the team however I can. I am across some mechanics and have watched some Corporate Sins on youtube and am eager to play.

Preferred playstyle: I’m into the role-playing aspect of the game, and I enjoy exploring my character’s background and interacting with the world. But I’m also down for some intense combat and heist action! The best game sessions are where everyone is having a laugh but shit still gets done.

Platform: I’m open to play online (Discord, Roll20, etc.) since I don’t know many local groups in my area and live in Australia.

If anyone has any suggestions for beginner resources or knows of any open games, I’d love to hear from you. I would prefer to play 5e because of chummer and having the rulebook but open to other editions.

Thanks in advance, and I hope to join the shadows soon!

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2024/09/08
09:54 UTC

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[Online][5E][MST 01:00 - 05:00][18+] Get Lucky Gaijin.

The rain never stops in Neo-Tokyo. It falls in endless sheets, a heavy, unrelenting downpour that hammers against neon signs and glistens on slick, crowded streets. The city’s ever-present smog mingles with the mist, turning the skyline into a ghostly blur of chrome and concrete. Down in the alleys, past the glowing advertisements and the hum of traffic, the shadows stretch long and deep, swallowing anyone foolish enough to venture in without a plan—or a way out.

This is a city that chews people up and spits them out.

But for those who know how to play the game, who don’t mind getting their hands dirty, there are opportunities in those shadows. Opportunities to make a name for yourself, to rise above the filth, or to disappear forever. In Neo-Tokyo, everything has a price, and everything is for sale. Information. Power. Loyalty. Even life itself.

Welcome to "The Drunken Oni." A dive bar on the edge of Kabukicho, the city’s infamous red-light district. The rain taps a relentless rhythm on the roof, while a broken neon sign flickers outside, casting a sickly red glow across the bar's grimy windows. Inside, the air is thick with cigarette smoke, cheap liquor, and a tension that never quite goes away. The regulars keep to themselves, slouched over the bar or huddled in dark corners. This isn’t a place for friends; it’s a place for deals.

And tonight, the city’s storm has brought in some new faces. Faces that look like they’ve got nowhere else to go. Maybe that’s why they’re here—because they've run out of options, or maybe because they want to make a quick buck before they get ground down by the city’s endless machine. But whatever the reason, they’ve caught the eye of a man in the back room.

Kenji "Lucky" Nakamura—a fixer with a reputation for sniffing out talent and trouble. He sees the potential in these newcomers, sees the hunger in their eyes. Maybe they’ve got what it takes to survive in this city’s cutthroat underworld. Or maybe they’ll just be another set of names forgotten in the gutters.

Kenji’s got a job. A small one, nothing too flashy, but it’s a start. A test to see if these gaijin have what it takes to run in Neo-Tokyo’s shadows. He needs people who can handle themselves, people who won’t ask too many questions, people who can slip into the darkness and come out with the goods.

The kind of people who don’t mind doing bad things to survive.

The rain beats harder against the windows, drowning out the sounds of the street. Somewhere, a siren wails in the distance. The city is restless, and so are its inhabitants. The question is: Are you ready to make a name for yourself in the shadows of Neo-Tokyo? Are you ready to take the risks, make the deals, and play the game?

Because in this city, it’s not about being the good guy. It’s about staying one step ahead and knowing when to pull the trigger.

If you’re in, find yourself a seat at "The Drunken Oni." The first round’s on the house, and the second—well, that depends on what you’re willing to do for it.

Are you ready to Get Lucky, Gaijin?


Greetings and hello, I am Kyo. It's nice to meet you! I am a GM of over ten years now and after spending a number of years tying to find a Shadowrun game I finally said "Fuck it, I'll do it myself."

I have some experience with Shadowrun 5e as a whole, but most of that is only from being a player for 1-2 sessions and then having the campaign die out. So here I am, running it as a GM. Due to that I ask you have some patience and help me out when the need arises.

If interested, please follow the following link and fill out a player application: https://app.roll20.net/lfg/listing/408405/get-lucky-gaijin

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2024/09/06
01:41 UTC

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[Online][Anarchy][PbtA][BitD][EST - No Sundays] Sort of new player looking for game with simple system

Hi! I'm looking for a group to play Shadowrun with in a simpler way. Way back when I was 17 I briefly had a friend group where we tried 5e but had a hard time with it, and the GM ended up converting it to d20 Modern.

I think we played around with The Sprawl too but decided not to go with it. That group didn't pan out, but I've loved the setting for years and still have at least one character for it.

Hence why I would like to play it, but in something not nearly as crunchy.

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2024/08/16
10:23 UTC

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[Offline][Southern Utah][St. George][4e][5e][6e][Weekends or evenings] Looking for a solid group to meet in person. New friends, fun runs. Looking for players or GM

Hey chummers. I have played shadowrun in two other states and miss playing. We are now moving back to Utah and I am looking for a group who would be interested to dive into story arcs and enjoy role playing. I want to set up a group who can meet regularly and have a good time shadowrunning together. Looking for players or GM, however, I can GM if it comes to it. Really only looking for individuals who are in the same area and want to meet in person. We can look into playing other systems too if there is interest 😁

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2024/08/14
10:06 UTC

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6e Newbie

I'm hoping to join a group that plays regularly. My experience with playing Shadowrun is restricted solely to the Shadowrun Trilogy by Harebrained Schemes, but it got me into the lore and I can RP decently. I was gifted the CRB and a few other books for 6e and am really excited to play.

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2024/08/09
20:45 UTC

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[Online] [5e][6e] Looking for homegame (5 PM - 5 AM CET, somewhat flexible, no Saturday)

Hey all, I am looking for a dedicated home group with a focus on RP, story arcs rather than individual runs, and a good atmosphere to go with it. :) I can play in a wide range of European and American times due to freelancing (NOT Saturdays). The system I know and use is SR5, but I am willing to learn SR6, if you have patience with me.

  • While I prefer a good balance, I can enjoy playing either pink mohawk or dark and gritty or anything in between.
  • I prefer games that are heavy on roleplay or at least include it in moderate amounts, rather than 90% shooting.
  • I have about 15 years of experience with different tabletop RPGs and 4.5 years Shadowrun
  • I am a dedicated player that loves their groups, does not flink out and gets very invested

I have and use discord and roll20, have tried other things (foundry) and am willing to.

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2024/08/09
19:22 UTC

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[online or offline][Central IL][5e][CST, 6pm or later MWThF] Player looking for consistent group

Recently moved back to central IL (Champaign) and i am looking for a group to play with on a recurring basis. I would prefer in person meetups but perfectly fine with online also. My TTRPG experience is mostly DnD, though i have played some Dark Heresy, Lancer, SWEotE, along with some homebrew systems. Years ago i played Shadowrun 2e and have always loved the setting and would enjoy diving back in.

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2024/08/05
01:24 UTC

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I'm looking for 1 player to join my weekly SR3 game. It is set in New York in 2053. The characters are a bit on the esoteric side. We have one stealth adept, a murder troll, a shaman and a rocker. The team needs a decker.

Like the title says. I'm looking for 1 player to join my weekly SR3 game. It is set in New York in 2053. The characters are a bit on the esoteric side. We have one stealth adept, a murder troll, a shaman and a rocker. The team needs a decker. Characters are 120 points. Edges and Flaws to equal to 0. The games are on Fridays at 6:30 PM EST / 10:30 GMT.

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2024/07/25
00:19 UTC

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[Online] [5e][CST 8PM-12AM, Friday or Saturday]

Hello, I am interested in playing in your Shadowrun 5e campaign. I have experience in 5e Shadowrun and have been playing TTRPGs for about 7 years. r. Message me or comment here and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

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2024/07/08
02:11 UTC

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Come play in the MUD.

I've always had the bad luck of being far from where anyone even though about RPG's much less played them, so often I've turned to online games to scratch that itch.

If you like old school Shadowrun and/or like text based games come check out https://www.awakemud.com/

We have a good size player base playing a modified version of SR3. AwakeMUD has been around for many years in one form or another. You can play solo completing shadowruns for npc Johnsons or play together with other players both in coded runs and in player hosted runs that are similar to running a table top game.

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2024/06/28
11:43 UTC

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[Online][SR5][EST] Shadows over Metropole

Time: 8-11pm EST, Friday, Bi-weekly
Requirements: Journeyman-Advanced experience with TTRPGs in general (not necessarily Shadowrun), good quality microphone and the graphic requirements to load up Foundry.
Tone: Mirrorshades to Pink Mohawk, with a touch of grit.
Player Count: 3

Hi! I am Pardo, an up and coming Shadowrun GM that's wanting to run a Shadowrun game!

For the uninitiatied: Shadowrun is a world set in the near future of the late 21st century, and has a classic cyberpunk dystopian setup. Megacorporations ruling the world, high tech and low life, people struggling to survive and the entire world being riddled with the wireless and advanced to the point you could have wireless toilet paper controlled with biomechanical actuators. This however, is with a twist. Magic, and a dash of other fantasy races and concepts that came in like a wrecking ball during the early 21st century. Spirits and gargoyles prowling the streets and marking their territory, shamans and sorcerors conjuring thunderbolts out of thin air, dogs that breathe fire and trolls loaded with guns being standard security features, the list goes on. How do you fit into this FUBAR mess of a world? Exploiting it till you crash and burn, that's how!

You assume the role of a shadowrunner, a specialist freelance and quasi-legal (read illegal) operative working gigs that have as much stakes as in the latest action movie yet have payout as much as several month's work of a wage-slave's salary, all for you to go broke in order to dive back in better and faster in order to do it all again. Insane? Yes. Necessary? Depends. Fun? Absolutely! All the while dealing with stuff outside of the gig, your day-to-day, and dealing with colorful characters, ranging from gang bosses, anarchic leaders, to corporate stooges, in order to get that bread.

Our game will be taking place in Métropole, a Brazilian hellhole with over 188 million people, littered with sprawling favellas and tall megastructures housing thousands, a backdrop to an endless line of conspiracies and gang wars; it's a shadowrunner's heaven. The game will start out with you being relatively competent shadowrunners, but no where near the top of the food chain yet, which you'll be able to achieve over the course of the campaign. All the while discovering a conspiracy of your own that is posing a threat to the entire city! In addition, homebrew! I've been cooking up a homebrew document that's about 72 pages long in length that goes to introduce custom cyberware, new character options, and more!

If this all interests you, hit me up in DMs here or on discord, name is pardo_232. When you do, I'll ask you to answer a questionnaire and do a voice interview to see if you're fit for the game. And remember to shoot straight, check your six, geek the mage, and never deal with a dragon.

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2024/06/22
13:36 UTC

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Shadowrun 6e

Hello, I'm looking for two to three players who would like to join a rookie group of Shadowrunners on Roll20. If your interested shoot me a message. Looking forward to any responses

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2024/06/01
21:18 UTC

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