When you work for a game company, the phrase “Gen Con will be here before you know it” fills you with simultaneous excitement and dread. Because while Gen Con is an awesome experience of games and people and non-stop activity, it’s also a lot of work to prepare for it. Some of that preparation involves getting books ready to sell, and the good news for all of you out there is that we need them to be done before the con if we want to sell them there. Which means they’re done now and at the printing press. If they’re done, we see no reason why you shouldn’t have PDFs of them if you want, so get a jump on the big con by checking out the electronic versions of two new books!
First up is The Complete Trog (Catalyst shop, DriveThru), your guide to orks and trolls in the Sixth World, with lots of flavor about the ork and troll experience, as well as game mechanics and rules to enhance playing these characters. It works with both Shadowrun, Fifth Edition and Shadowrun: Anarchy! Here’s the full summary:
Big, Bad, and Awesome
They can call you a trog. Sure they can. Let ’em think it’s smear. Let them show you what they don’t know. Let them ignore history, the great accomplishments orks and trolls have made in every field in the Sixth World, the homes and enclaves they’ve built out of nothing. There’s enough talent in the trog population to punch, hack, rig, charm, or enchant that smug smile right off their face. You know what you are. They’ll learn—fast, if they know what’s good for them.
The Complete Trog is the definitive guide for ork and troll characters in Shadowrun. With information on what it’s like to be an ork or troll in dozens of spots across the globe, details on working in corps as a trog (including in ork- and troll-dominated corps) and the heroes and enemies of trog culture, the book helps players add flavor and depth to their characters and the world around them. On top of that, it has gear, qualities, and life modules compatible with both Shadowrun, Fifth Edition and Shadowrun: Anarchy. Plunge into the rich culture of trogs and watch them turn that slur on its head.
Next up is Ripping Reality, and adventure that completes a Denver trilogy following Serrated Edge and False Flag. Whether you’ve played those other adventures or not, Ripping Reality (Catalyst shop, DriveThru) will take you on a wild ride as a life-or-death conflict involving some of the Sixth World’s major powers drags shadowrunners into its wake–and gives them the chance to affect the outcome. Here’s some more info:
Chaos Rising
The Denver sprawl has always been a battleground, but lately it seems to be at war with reality. People are disappearing from the streets, never to be seen again. Strange creatures are materializing out of nowhere, and sometimes they bring entire landscapes with them. Something has gone desperately wrong, and the stakes are so high that two enemies who had been locked in combat are setting aside their fight to find out what is happening and why.
If investigations into bizarre occurrences need to happen, then there are shadowruns to be done. The right team will have the chance to bring in an impressive payday, but they’ll have to navigate their way past old grudges, tainted magic, and creatures of pure destructive power waiting to be turned loose on the sprawl.
Building on plot strands from the previous Denver adventures, Serrated Edge and False Flag, Ripping Reality sends players on a wild ride through a sprawl that seems to be tearing itself apart, giving them a chance to try to keep it together.
Ripping Reality is for use with Shadowrun, Fifth Edition.
Jump into these books and enjoy the fun!
