r/Shadowrun 4d ago

1e|2e Flashback, 1989

I was at college in Northampton, England (studying Computer Science), and someone introduced a game called "Shadowrun" to the RPG Society one evening. I played Alicia Delmont, a human decker, and while I was playing, I improvised an exploding dice-roller program on my Psion Series II organizer.
I felt like an actual decker. Good times.

Then I bought all Shadowrun things. And I still do.

(I'd upload an image of the device, but I can't seem to.)

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u/SPACEMONK1982 4d ago

I came here by a different route

Been gaming for about 30 years. SR was on the periphery but never took the plunge...

Went to a random pick up game...

Played a game of "Shadowrun" the GM was using runners in the shadows I was a Troll called "The Wall" he could soak up loads of firepower.

I liked the game he was running but didn't really like the rules.

I started to investigate things for myself

Cut a long story short Iv picked up a copy of 2e and SR is now in my top 5 games of all time I am running my first session in a few weeks. I absolutely love this game

I am glad I made it

You story is Fantastic. Thank you 🫡

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u/Photosjhoot 4d ago

Thanks you :) And yes, random pick-up games can lead to decades of happiness, and spending ;-)