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Will you be streaming these sessions? I'm new to TTRPGs, currently prepping for a second DnD campaign in a homebrew asoiaf setting, but I'm intrigued by Shadowrun and want to see how it plays!
Edit: ah, silly me, cross-post.
No worries, and I don't stream, but I enjoyed this actual play
The basic mechanic is that you use an attribute and a skill to build a dice pool which can be modified by various forms of technology and magic. You then roll the pool and count the numbers of (5s and 6s) rolled in order to beat a threshold or get more 5s and 6s than the other character's dice pool.
It is often described as a heist game (but you can do "dungeon" crawls, political intrigue, or investigation type games pretty well) in that the three gameplay loops are beginning and ending of the job (initial meet and final meet), the legwork phase where you gather information about the job target/location and plan out how to execute the job, and then executing the job itself. It is very high crunch meaning there are tables the gamemaster references for how far a grenade can be thrown and how it bounces, how gunfights, car chases, computer hacking, spirit summoning etc. is both rolled and handled. This is often compared to a more rules light system like Blades in the Dark.
Hm, interesting. Is combat faster or slower than DnD? From what you describe, seems like it is slower.
For a "boss" level fight DnD is slower for low-tier enemies shadowrun can be slower. However Shadowun combat is much more lethal, a well-placed shot from a security guard can put a weaker player character into near death place.
Hm, I'll give it a read. I've added homebrews to my table in order to make DnD faster and more lethal, might take a few cues from shadowrun, or run it instead. Thanks!