Shadowrun 4th Edition Refocuses Game

The previously mentioned Shadowrun Fourth Edition is apparently going to be more than just a rules overhaul. Rumours circulating on the fan forum Dumpshock.com have been confirmed by a post to the livejournal of Adam Jury, the webmaster for the Shadowrun website. From the post: "No self-respecting shadowrunner will do anything illegal, so they now all ride pedal-bikes everywhere." Indeed, posts to the Dumpshock message boards now indicate that Shadowrun will be a cyberpunk flavoured messenger game, which will draw on materials such as A Coder in Courierland and other first hand accounts of bike messenger life. Players will take on the roles of "Shadow Runners", individuals who move packages, letters, and blueprints (by hook or by crook) across the post-industrial remains of the city of Seattle. Major development time has apparently been spent on the delivery mechanics, bike customization rules, and seduction tables (both for receptionists and secretaries). The new rules set is still expected out at this year's GenCon game fair. Update: 04/02 18:02 GMT by Z : April 1st hoax story.

Timing

[avalys]

You could at least wait until there are some comments in the last BS story before posting another one...

Re:Timing

[MyLongNickName]

If they did that, you wouldn't have got first post!

To paraphrase Homer Simpson...

[sesshomaru]

"Will this horrible day never end!?!"

Re:To paraphrase Homer Simpson...

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Simple solution: 1. Close browser. 2. Go back to work. .......
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weak

[kk49]

slashdot can figure out that I have no message body, but can't figure out if a story is a dupe.

Wait...

[Koiu Lpoi]

I thought the april fools joke was Shadowrun 5, and the REAL on was 4th edition...

Yeah

[Meagermanx]

I'd play that! That would be pretty sweet. Like Paper Boy meets Fallout.

Re:Been done

[Meagermanx]

Dude, Fallout Boy Doesn't ride a bike across the post-apocolyptic ruins of a battle-ravaged city delivering packages! That's just crazy talk.

Okay. Old Hack.

[Rion Wulfe]

Wow. I'm suprised (not really.) Someone must've watched Dark Angel... Either that, or is setting themselves up to be sued.. So would it be:

1. Redesign game based on TV show, without licensing.

2. Get sued.

3. . . . ?

4. PROFIT!

And just to copy another old joke. I, for one, welcome our new courier overlords.

This has got be one of the...

[bluedream]

worst April 1sts on /. Quality over quantity people

Shadowrun still exists?

[roberto0]

The wonder of this story is that some people might actually get the joke. Didn't everybody stop playing Shadowrun when cyberpunk stopped being cool--I think it was right when Johnny Mnemonic came out? I'm totally into GURPS now, anyway :P

This is Sad.

[Ditaki]

This is really kinda sad. For those who don't know, yes, there is a new Shadowrun edition coming it, it will move the timeline ahead a few years and render the other books somewhat defunct (not completely, but enough that they wouldn't be useful rules-wise at all and plot-wise only for history's sake.) But this? Please. I have more faith in those making Shadowrun to not do something like this.