Sixth World Podcast

Spinrad and his new AAA megacorporation, SpinGlobal, are set up to be one of the most exciting new members of the Big 10 in a long time... especially for shadowrunners. Opti joins us today to talk about Spinrad, Global Sandstorm, and the middle east of the Sixth World.  Chit-Chat / Catching Up BOBBY - I like numbers News / Stuff Final episode... ?... yes, it is. Cold Opens Mashup. Q&A Darrek Workman - How does the ritual to become a coimeadai in the court of shadows affect the awakened? Can a coimeadai be awakened? The book isn't clear. In shadowrun cannon through the years there has been an effort to keep magic magical and the matrix technological, hence technomancers cannot also be awakened. It's always been one or the other allowing the player characters to have different roles in a group. CFD has broken from this principle and I was wondering if the court of shadows did too. Ross D’Souza - If you had to have a single piece of 'ware (cyber- or bio-), what would you have? (I'd probably go for cybereyes - mine are shoddy and the thought of having AR excites me Main Topic - Spinrad Outro NEXT EPISODE: There is none! CONTACT THE SHOW: -- http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com -- theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com -- @6WorldPodcast

The story of NeoNET is one of a megacorporation adapting, changing, reinventing, and winning at all costs. We sit down with Booke Chang to tell the story of this corporate pheonix which has risen from the ashes and fallen for, perhaps, the last time.  Chit-Chat / Catching Up BOBBY - Dentist News / Stuff The podcast is still ending. Q&A Martin Ackerton - Hi Bobby and Cassie. I am a somewhat new GM. My group is really getting into Shadowrun, but we've avoided having a matrix character in the group. The players are either uninterested or daunted by the rules. One of my players wants to do the decking, but is afraid that they are going to steal the spotlight too much. How can include a matrix character in their runs without bringing the action to a halt for everyone else and causing them to resent the matrix? Paul McBride - What do you think about having a decker and a technomancer on the same team? Can they work well without overlapping too much? If so, how do they compliment each other? Main Topic - NeoNET In Memoriam Outro NEXT EPISODE: The Final Episode... Johnny Spinrad w/ Opti CONTACT THE SHOW: -- http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com -- theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com -- @6WorldPodcast

Historically, Riggers in Shadowrun have not been given a lot of attention. For that reason, it can be a really difficult archetype to play effectively. Damian Szydlo comes on this episode to tell you the good, the bad, and how to do your best as a Rigger in Shadowrun 5th Edition. News / Stuff The podcast is ending... Q&A Ross D'Souza- Some of my players have really high edge and never have much use of them.  I'm wondering about introducing other uses of them to give them more options, any ideas?  An idea I thought about was a minor "plot point" like use similar to SR Anarchy (or Fate's Fate points). alightgrift- as life continues to imitate art, in the case of the Shadowrun setting and our own, has it changed the way you think about or interact with the game? Main Topic - Riggers Outro NEXT EPISODE: NeoNET in Memoriam w/ Brooke Chang CONTACT THE SHOW: -- http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com -- theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com -- @6WorldPodcast

Who knew that the Villiers family was so incredibly involved in all the big things that have happened throughout Shadowrun history? Echo Mirage, Crash 2.0, Dunkelzahn's will, even Thor Shots! It's all a part of the history of this family.  New Patrons! Gregg Kern Greysword Relative Dimension Matthew Gilliland Scott Starks Chit-Chat / Catching Up BOBBY - 2nd Christmas GUARD-A-MANGER - Sieze the GM, Legends of Earthdawn, Origins thoughts News / Stuff Gen Con tickets on sale Jan 14th Q&A Mark Perez- I can't seem to get my head around the Shadowrun universe. every time I gm it, I sell it as a bleak and dismal place. am I doing it right or am I going too dark? Ross D’Souza- If trid phantasm was real, would you use that in a tabletop RPG to make sure the players saw the same thing? (Personally, I'd go for no, as ttRPGs have a magic that is people's individual imaginations) Main Topic - The Villiers Family Outro NEXT EPISODE: Vehicles, Drones, and Riggers w/ Damian Szydlo CONTACT THE SHOW: -- http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com -- theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com -- @6WorldPodcast

Blood Magic is something we've all heard about and been told is scary and dangerous in the sixth world of Shadowrun. We talk with Kevin Czarnecki about why blood magic is (or possibly is not) so dangerous and reviled in Shadowrun.  Chit-Chat / Catching Up BOBBY - Crawled on a bathroom floor in Atlanta News / Stuff Bright movie on Netflix Q&A Ross D’Souza - Do you have any thoughts about low Body/Strength characters donning on huge, bulky armour? I only see rules covering +Armour items and limitation there based around Strength. Ross D’Souza - In the Sixth World, what would you be if you could not be a Shadowrunner? Main Topic - Artifacts Outro NEXT EPISODE: The Villiers Family w/ Joel DiPippa CONTACT THE SHOW: -- http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com -- theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com -- @6WorldPodcast

Shedim, elder gods, ghouls, CFD cures... we talk about it all in this dive we take into the newest Shadowrun sourcebook, Dark Terrors. Come listen as we are joined by freelance author, Brooke Chang, to talk about this creepy crawly book! Chit-Chat / Catching Up BOBBY - Wendy's rebuttal BROOKE - Rusty Zimmerman fandom kept her in Shadowrun. Q&A Lazlo Zingo (PATRON) - The last sentence of Killing Hands says,"Your Killing Hands attacks are magical, so they can bypass a creature’s magical defenses against attack, such as the Immunity to Normal Weapons power, and may be used by adepts with Astral Perception during astral combat."1. Are there other "magical defenses against attack" besides Immunity to Normal Weapons that Killing Hands bypasses?It says "such as" so that implies there is more than one power it bypasses. The critter power of Regeneration seems to be another. Are there others? Mystic Armor?2. How does Killing Hands help during Astral Combat? The final line "may be used by adepts with Astral Perception during astral combat." What would that accomplish? Normal Astral Combat allows the combatant to choose stun or physical already. [Core page 315 - Damage inflicted from astral combat can be either Stun or Physical (attacker’s choice).] My group is considering allowing the power to let the Adept use their physical attributes instead of mental during Astral Combat. Thoughts? Weaver (DISCORD) - Why is matrix perception a complex action? Main Topic - Dark Terrors Outro NEXT EPISODE: Blood Magic w/ Kevin Czarnecki CONTACT THE SHOW: -- http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com -- theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com -- @6WorldPodcast

Dragon eggs, magical statues, enchanted fruitcakes... Artifacts in Shadowrun are mysterious (and sometimes hilarious). Ozzkore of Join the Anarchy joins us on this episode as we talk about the magical macguffins known as artifacts in the sixth world. Chit-Chat / Catching Up BOBBY - Wendy's disillusionment... OZZKORE - Still stuffed from Thanksgiving News / Stuff Dark Terrors sourcebook just got released! Q&A Will Schottler - Why do you think that Jackpoint no longer has date and time stamps on responses? Alightgrift (Discord) - What does Hooding mean to you? Small acts of kindness, heroic sacrifice, inciting major change in your Sprawl? Etc Main Topic - Artifacts Outro NEXT EPISODE: Dark Terrors CONTACT THE SHOW: -- http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com -- theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com -- @6WorldPodcast

We discuss shapeshifters in the sixth world of the Shadowrun tabletop rpg. Learn what they are, how they integrate with the world, and how to get started creating one. Chit-Chat / Catching Up BOBBY - Bojangles' Baked, Fried, Frozen, Thawed, and Re-Baked Turkey! News / Stuff We are taking live calls next show! Be on the Discord server to join in! http://shadowcasters.network/discord Q&A Ross D’Souza (PATRON) - The rulebooks are generally centred around the American continent and hence also the stats are focused with that in mind. Would you change or tweak anything if you were basing a campaign in a different place? What areas would you consider and think about. I was wondering on your opinions as I've just started running a game (first Shadowrun GMing! - so many rules!) based around the London Sprawl and Cambridge (as we are all British). We decided to tweak the weapon availability ratings as weapons in UK are currently pretty much illegal and we wanted to continue this feeling through to the Sixth World. So we've bumped up non-R-availability weapons to R-availability weapons, and R-availability weapons to F-availability weapons (with a couple exceptions in line with current British law). Of course this applies to the nationally run areas, and extraterratoriality of the relevant corps are exempt - but if you're totting guns around a corp area, you'd have other problems. Also it's not like underground organisations and shady areas don't have them. It's just above board, it's cracked down upon a lot more and their reactions are more appropriate with that in mind. John Schleiber - In one of my groups, I have a player who's very opposed to the whole direction the metaplot of Shadowrun has been taking. This player is a transplanted Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0 player, and only plays technological-based characters -- deckers, riggers and the like. He doesn't want anything to do with magic personally, and he's very unhappy that Shadowrun seems to push the magic angle of the metaplot. He'd like to see a return to more technology-oriented metaplot elements, but he's losing hope of that happening. I'm wondering if any of you have played with characters like this, who are recalcitrant to accepting the mix of elements in the game to the point of stubbornness, and how you'd work to either change their minds on the concept, or at least work their objections into your runs. Main Topic - Shapeshifters Outro NEXT EPISODE: Magical Macguffins (Artifacts) CONTACT THE SHOW: -- http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com -- theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com -- @6WorldPodcast

We discuss all things ork and troll in this review / overview of The Complete Trog. Shadowrun freelance author Scott Scheltz joins us in our discussion! Chit-Chat / Catching Up NEW PATRONS - TJ Payne, Romain Pelisse BOBBY - We hit $100 on Patreon, Halloween, Blizzcon News / Stuff Join the Anarchy finale New Shadowcasters Network stream schedule for November. Q&A TJ Payne (PATRON) - First, I feel like the best way to get your hands on a new rpg system is to play with people better than you. Are there any places to join in runs with some people who can show me the ropes without my presence impeding on their own experience? I've done 3 sessions with my buddies so far, and while we're having a great time, I'm still confused as drek with a good 99% of the game, all the way to double checking dodge and soak rules every fight, or just discovering we were doing initiative wrong (and still probably are), and the last thing I want to do is hop onto ShadowNet or RunnerHub and slow people down.Second, where is a good place to purchase pdfs for the game? I've always used books for all my rpgs, but since Catalyst has... Well... "Catalyst problems", the need for an errata and index is huge. I sort of remembered hearing that the pdfs get errata updated, or am I totally crazy? Joseph Carey - Hello Folks. I'm pretty new to Shadowrun and have noticed that across games a lot of players and GM's seem to abide pretty closely to the setting's lore (particularly compared to D&D). Is this typical to games you've played? What makes the history and setting so integral to Shadowrun? Have you ever messed around with major plot elements, factions, or major events? Keep up the great work and best of luck with the shadowcaster's network. Main Topic - The Complete Trog Outro NEXT EPISODE: Shapeshifters w/ Patrick Goodman CONTACT THE SHOW: -- http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com -- theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com -- @6WorldPodcast

We are joined by Shadowrun Line Developer Jason Hardy to talk to us about developing for RPGs, the hard decisions that have to be made when publishing Shadowrun, and the future of our favorite game.  Chit-Chat / Catching Up BOBBY - The state fair and America's Greatest Camel Show News / Stuff Join the Anarchy finale Our new show "Headcases" is coming! Q&A Ross D’Souza - When you cast improved invisibility on a character, what does this look like in astral space? (from what I understand they look bright due to the spell cast) Therefore is there a way of being sneaking in both real world and astral at the same time via spells? Ross D’Souza - With astral signatures, I understand that when you cast you leave a signature that can be traced unless it's cleaned. So with a fireball, there's a signature that's left in astral space for X hours unless cleaned. What happens when the target of a spell can move, e.g. invisibility? Does the signature follow or stay where the spell was originally cast, or something else? Main Topic - RPG Development Outro NEXT EPISODE: The Complete Trog w/ Scott Schletz CONTACT THE SHOW: -- http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com -- theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com -- @6WorldPodcast

Space may not be the final frontier anymore in the sixth world of Shadowrun, but it's certainly one of the hardest to get to and most dangerous. Join us as we talk with Todd Gizzi about Shadowrun in space and all the ways that you could be arrested or killed trying to get there.  Chit-Chat / Catching Up NEW PATRONS - Outlandish Oddities, Jason BOBBY - Baby showers and Brazilian steakhouses CASSIE - Got art commissioned for Sparkles! https://notesz.deviantart.com/art/portrait-commission-Sparkles-707779821 News / Stuff Join the Anarchy finale Lots of new stuff happening on the SCN Twitch channel. Q&A Marshall Rauzman - What were you doing before, supplementary to working on shadowrun? Crypto SuperDog - What are your thoughts on metasapients for player characters? I want to be open for my players to choose whatever they like from the books, but there's a lot of potential issues about simple things, like: Does a pixie's Ares Predator V have to be resized? What about a Panzer cannon? Can a centaur climb a ladder? Do they need specially made armor?How do you handle this in your home games, and how would you recommend other GMs work with their players to find a satisfactory version of their character? Main Topic - Shadowrun IN SPACE Outro NEXT EPISODE: Shadowrun Development w/ Jason Hardy CONTACT THE SHOW: -- http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com -- theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com -- @6WorldPodcast

  Enter the enchanted world of the fae and learn about the mysteries of the Seelie Court in Shadowrun. Nothing is ever quite as it seems, and our favorite Crow Shaman, Opti, helps guide us. Chit-Chat / Catching Up BOBBY - New door, last Actual Play session, and website comments. News / Stuff Sixth World Podcast is one year old! Q&A Daniel Barkum - How do you handle distance when out comes to hosts? When I read the description in the core rulebook it says that hosts have no physical location, but that on the matrix it seems to have a location related to a physical one but with a distance to the "ground" related to its importance. That doesn't really make sense to me though. Distance increases the noise, so the more important a host is the higher the noise rating will be for anyone to get in? Seems a bit harsh… Cory Barnes - Hey Bobby, Cassie, and anyone else out there, I hope all is well in your lives. I want to preface my question with a brief background, I've been a consistent listener to many podcasts (most of which are shadowrun related) and have thoroughly enjoyed the content you guys and all of the other shadowcasters put out there, I have always dabbled with the idea of getting into radio/podcasting/recording and well you guys have really inspired me with the amount of "success" the shadowcasters community has been getting. So my actual question is, do you have any advice for someone like myself who would like to get involved in podcasting and other shadowrun related media content? Main Topic - Seelie Court Outro NEXT EPISODE: Space w/ Todd Gizzi CONTACT THE SHOW: -- http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com -- theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com -- @6WorldPodcast

Cognitive Fragmentation Disorder (or CFD) is a threat that was only just added 5th Edition Shadowrun. Join us in this episode as we talk to Scott Schletz, the one who has practically invented and molded CFD, to talk about what it is and how it impacts your game. SCOTT SCHLETZ - patreon.com/scottschletz Chit-Chat / Catching Up NEW PATRONS - Jacob Kalb, Jeffrey Martin BOBBY - New Twitch Channel News / Stuff Origins 2018 housing blocks are open. SRM: Online Update Twitch Schedule IDENTECO Kickstarter - www.playidenteco.com Q&A Keith King (PATRON) - I wondering about the transportation of restricted and forbidden weapons and cyberware across borders, in particular on commercial flights.Do you allow runners with high sins pack their restricted weapons as "luggage"? Also for the street sam who wants to run the gauntlet with his forbidden ware through the airport scanners, what level MAD/cyberware/chemical scanners do you assign the guards to have? Doombeard (PATRON) - Hi, guys! I'm a patron with a question about downtime. Specifically, I'm curious about edge and downtime. Is there a limit on using edge during downtime? If edge refreshes daily, can players use it every day? For example, for a player trying to fence gear, summoning bound spirits. Main Topic - Cognitive Fragmentation Disorder (CFD) Outro NEXT EPISODE: The Seelie Court w/ Opti CONTACT THE SHOW: -- http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com -- theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com -- @6WorldPodcast

Over the past decade or more the magical research community in the sixth world of Shadowrun has developed an understanding of how magic works and called this working theory, "Unified Magic Theory". We have Ray Rigel on the show to talk to us about this theory, why it was developed, and where it's going.  Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast NEW PATRONS! - Ryan Maloney, Stephen Atkins BOBBY - Running envy, Stream-a-Thon, Fundraiser. News / Stuff Switching to the Shadowcasters Network Twitch channel Gen Con Podcasters Panel Shadowrun Cosplay Contest at Gen Con Q&A Scott Sain - What kind of restrictions are there on enchanting? Could you enchant a melee weapon with a contact spell like Turn to Goo? If so what would be required to do so? Dustin Hartrick - how do you recommend role playing a hermetic mage or adept without a mentor spirit? I could never really figure out how to play it and not be ridiculous Main Topic - Unified Magic Theory Outro CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

An all Q&A episode during the Shadowcasters Network 36-Hour Stream-a-Thon! We have Shadowrun freelance author Kevin Czarnecki on to help us answer them! Chit-Chat / Catching Up Stream-a-Thons are hard. News / Stuff Gen Con Shadowrun Podcasters Panel Q&A Matthew Gilliland - As I understand it CFD was introduced to limit and draw back some of the excesses of 4th Edition, yet it also appears to be the meta plot. Can you explain what is actually going on with this? I know that it is part of the Boston Lock Down and that it is probably connected to a dragon that is also an E-Ghost. I also came across something that was describing a colony on Mars where the more sane ones were going to live. I don't know what do with it and leave it out of my games due to my lack of knowledge. Can you shed some light on this? Soymage - For everyone in the discussion, what is the most under rated knowledge skill to use Jason Gregory - I'm having some trouble with my runners and my runs I can't seen go get them to fallow my leads and thay just wants to fuck around Dustin Hartrick - Hello! I run a d&d game full of totally new players. I am trying to gracefully transition the game into shadowrun without players feeling forced into number crunch rules hell. Any advice on how to get them introduced to the SR universe/ruleset without them totally rejecting it outright? Thomas Miller - What would be a good way to deal with player character infection of HMHVV? Am I just missing a piece of a book that explains how that particular process works, and what the dangers are (feral or lucid, and the like)? Or are there no real draw backs aside from the standard, Human > Ghoul / Vampire / Nosferatu (Or whatever meta-type and their equivalents.) Scott Flowers - Do you use house rule the crash rules and if so, how do you house rule them? Eric Lesage - What house rule have you implemented that you find has had the most positive impact on your game? Although mechanical short cuts are usually a good thing in SR(ie. Modified alchemy rules) ot would be interesting if any houserules had a big impact on the tone of and lore created by the game. Scott Sain - Round table question. Do you remember your first run in Shadowrun? If so, what was it? Also what's your most memorable run GMing or playing? Soymage - what role do you generally not get the most in your teams? Matrix, Vehicles, Magic, Combat, Social, or Other? Scott Sain - Ritual Magic… nobody seems to know a whole lot about it. Outro CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

The city of Denver is one of the great settings of the Sixth World of Shadowrun. Filled with racism,  intrigue, and all the greatest grey-area choices that Shadowrun is best known for. Shadowrun freelancer RJ Thomas joins us to talk about Denver.  Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY - New Patrons - DoombeardDavid BlankLazlo Zingo Nintendo Switch $1000 Goal - Play embarrassing song... News / Stuff Stream-a-Thon Gen Con Shadowrun Podcasters Panel Q&A CapturedinCaptivity - What do you like most about being a father? Also in SR5 do you ever want to have the dependent quality to mirror that? Chris Vandergriff (Patron) - In regards to the episode with guest host Oz, the conversation brought up the point that "no plan survives contact with the enemy". When do you reward players for good legwork and planning, and when do you just change up things to purposefully screw their plans? Main Topic - Denver Outro CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

Seeing as how Shadowrun is a ROLEPLAYING game, we figured it was about time to discuss some social and philosophical issues surrounding roleplay and if it's possible to do it right or wrong. We are joined by Ozzkore of Join the Anarchy.  Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY - Zoe is at summer camp this week. OZZ - Recorded Tales from the Stuffer Shack on Tuesday.  Prepping my tabletop group for the Renraku Arcology Shutdown in Shadowrun Anarchy rules.My cat had dental surgery so there went my money! News / Stuff New Advanced Combat book coming. Shadowcasters Network FUNDRAISER! http://shadowcasters.network/ Q&A Stephen Atkins - I live in a small town after living in big cities for most of my life.  We're lucky enough to have a real gaming store here where MTG and Warhammer are the biggest games.  The only two RPG's available in the store are Pathfinder and DnD 5e which is no surprise.  I've been a runner since 2nd ed but retired when 3rd came out.  A couple (or three) moves later I find my self here and wanted to start a local group. Since most people here have never even heard of shadow run I'm looking for a couple of good canned runs I can put a new group who have never played before.  Of course there is "Fast Food Fight" and I'll use that the first night but I'm a little lost on what to do next.  I really like the idea of using the Missions.  Would something like Splintered State be a good starting point?  Of course all of this is some what conditional on the type of players I can find and how many.Thank for the feed back.Stephen aka Phantom Nomad Lazlo Zingo - I don't think you've answered this one... but there is so much content now. Time for a Q/A index for this and SixthWorldPodcast? :-)  Anyway, if a Mage is sustaining a spell and then goes astral can he continue to sustain the spell or does it go poof? Thank you in advance! Main Topic - Roleplaying   Outro CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

We're LIVE at the 2017 Origins Game Fair! Cliff (aka: Mr. Johnson) and Damian join us at the podcasting table to talk about and answer questions about Shadowrun. We also announce the brand new Shadowcasters Network and talk a lot about what our plans are for that.  Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY - My wife is here! News / Stuff The Shadowcasters Network! http://shadowcasters.network/ Q&A Keith King (PATRON) - To jump into a rigged device that you don’t own or you don’t have permission from the owner you need 1. The drone to have a rigger adaption2. You need to have a control rig3. You need to have 3 marks4. You need to pass the Electronic Warfare + Logic [Data Processing] v Willpower + Firewall test5. Finally, no one is already currently jumped into the device. How does a pure rigger get the 3 marks need to complete the Jump into Rigged device action into an enemy drone? I have read that you can get sleaze and attack attributes can be added through the info in data trails, but this is a CRB matrix action so I assume there is another way. The only other way is (according to the forums) a controversial way using a friendly decker to use spoof command "invite mark" to allow the riggers RCC to gain the required 3 marks. BUT given spoof command “making the device think that your command is a legitimate one from its owner” is the Electronic Warfare test even needed? Lots of audience questions... Outro CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

With convention season rolling up, and the Origins Game Fair right around the corner, we brought in seasoned Catalyst Demo Team agent, Nick Van, to talk to us about Shadowrun Missions and Shadowrun at conventions in general.  Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY - I got into an accient CASSIE - We started a Anarchy campaign in Caribbean League News / Stuff GenCon Event Registration is open! Origins Episode Friday, June 15th @ 10PM… ish Special Thanks to Bob Volbrecht - CDT RPG Lead Agent Live episode w/ Cliff, Opti, and Damian Making a big announcement Q&A   Chris Vandergriff (PATRON) - We all hear nightmarish stories about the "horrors", and how some were trapped on this metaplane when the magic waned. What about the angelic forms? Is there a plane from which one could summon a Planatar or Solar (both D&D trademarks of Wizzards of the Coast)? Keith King (PATRON) - I have a rigger in my gaming group that always runs his roadmaster im offline mode whilst connected with a DNI in the safety of a his cocoon. This is partly to protect the vehicle from deckers but also his RCC. Currently the penalty for running in this mode is he can't wirelessly control any of his other drones. As the RCC is offline obviously. But the only real penalty I can apply to the road master is that offline he can't utilize and maps to navigate with. This means in a car chase if traveling to a specific destination I rule that another player has to be on their commlink yelling out directions (using both simple and complex actions). I was wondering as fellow gm's do you a) allow riggers to run vehicles they are plugged into offline and b) of so what penalties do you apply for doing so. As we all know "everything has its price". Main Topic - Shadowrun Missions Outro NEXT EPISODE: Live From Origins w/ Cliff Wright & Damian Szydlo CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

Take a close look at the newest Shadowrun sourcebook, Forbidden Arcana. We are joined by freelance author, Kevin Czarnecki, who gives us some insight on some of the stories, lore, and systems that were introduced with this book.  Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY -  New Patrons - David Dashifen KeesPaul Vandeventer Getting to exercise again, high school podcast listening I like all beers… deal with it! News / Stuff Origins Episode Friday, June 15th @ 10PM… ish Live episode w/ Cliff, Opti, and Damian Making a big announcement Gen Con Shadowrun Podcasters Panel August 18 @ 7 - 9:30PM Crown Plaza - Grand Central Ballroom D Q&A   Keith King (PATRON) - Hi guys, loved hearing Cliff last week what a dead set legend he is. I loved how you all were able to have a rule disagreement without any f-bombs being dropped and the virtue of your mothers being called into question. Something my group and I can't seem to manage :) I might have to watch Bill and Ted's Ex Ad again for some guidance. :)Anyway over to my question.Given this week is about magic, I have an aura question. Mainly how far does an aura extend past the body. As a GM I would rule that full body armour would still have a bit of aura extending past it, but what about a rigger in his cacoon or the mystery figure in thick robes or even the ganger leaning on the closed door in front of you or the Bandersnatch in the thick bushes/behind a tree in front of you. Where would you draw the line for an automatic success.I understand there are various ways to modify how you aura is viewed through metamagic I was speaking purely from a detection standpoint.   Chris Vandergriff (PATRON) - Catalyst has been doing a great job with the sourcebooks. Why has it been so difficult to get new novels? Main Topic - Forbidden Arcana Outro NEXT EPISODE: Shapeshifters CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

Time to answer all the questions you've got burning a hole in your brain! We were joined by Cliff Wright (aka: Mr. Johnson) of The Arcology Podcast. It was a blast! We even had some heated debate.  Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY - Star Wars Day, I want a new intro, Fallout 4 Survival Mode News / Stuff A new Earthdawn actual play - Legends of Earthdawn Live show from Origins! Forbidden Arcana is out! Q&A Sparkles (Patron) - For Mr. J and other GMs - When creating content for you campaigns, do you find it more interesting to use character backgrounds, contacts, qualities as source material to drive the direction or do you prefer to drive the campaign thru your own/published content? Player content followed by cannon then my own. Player content makes it easier to get the players invested in the story. Canon material is fun to use as then players can relate when it shows up elsewhere like podcasts, missions...Using my own content can be fun but too often it results in the Ikea Effect (we overvalue things because they are ours versus their inherent value). When I do use my own I try always let the players give me an indication of what they like then will often give creative license to them. Chris Vandergriff (Patron) - Can you do a show on how to use Shadowrun in the wild? The adjustments needed from urban to rural knowledge skills. New contacts available, or new uses for old contacts. The shows favorite or most desired Howling Shadows menace to use. Bobby can we please? I think we can put this on our topics list. Howling Shadows is one of my favorite books and I’ve a wide range of jobs from trips into Eden, Ecuador in Amazon, divind underwater in Aquacology, and sinking a ship with whales & sea lions Keith King (Patron) - Seeing I am now bloody famous (for getting a mention on this podcast), I thought I'd try again. Booby your complex action podcast (which are dead set awesome by the way virtual high-five for Cliff as well) on Matrix Perception really put the Razorcat amongst the phoenician birds for my group. Mostly because we (that’s is to say “I”) was doing it wrong. So now to my question. When you search for hidden icons (unopposed matrix perception test) and you get at least one success. Do you a) get a list of hidden icons (like searching for wifi on your phone) so you effectively know how many hidden icons there are or b) Just get the knowledge that there are hidden icons.   I understand from that point you can start using an opposed matrix perception test (on random hidden icon) to reveal the icon to you. I also get that you can narrow down who you are going to roll against based on something you know about the icon, for example attached to smartlink for guns or is NOT transmitting GPS location to the matrix (mostly to get around the BS pocket full of RFIDs tags trick), but again, would it be like filtering a list in excel and therefore you know how many smartlinked enabled weapons are hidden within 100m of you… Hopefully I have made my question clear enough. If not, email me back and I will reword it.   Cheers guys and bloody top work again Chummers keep it up. Oh and Cassie my players are going need their rubber lined budgie smugglers for their next run… they are off to the party egg. Also I’m Australian if you don’t know what budgie smugglers are.. google it. Your 1 hit on Matrix Perception would get you more of the list of hidden icons in area, same host or 100 meters. There can be a LOT of them. Keep in mind door locks, light fixtures, cameras...are all likely to be running silent to reduce the clutter in Matrix in everyone’s AR. Of course there are just persona who don’t want to stand out too. Technically per core you’d have to start picking them out of that list at randomly and doing opposed test on each one to find out more information. This is why you want to know 1 feature of the icon running silent to filter out all the extras. What a ‘feature’ is can be bit of GM interpretation. I let hackers using AR with line of site to device and icons easier because they know what they are looking for. Super excited to hear you’re going to the party egg! Write us back and let me know how it goes. :) @JenT0n1c - https://twitter.com/JenT0n1c/status/859502922316496896 Victor Breugemann (Facebook) - Does Daylight Saving Time still exist in the Sixth World? Birtha Ming - What is more viable? Spellcasting or Banishing on high force spirits. Assuming your Banishing & Spellcasting Dice pool are 16 (4 bought hits) Facing a Spirit alone with no other runners to help Spirit Man F10 (Not Bound 3 services)  Lightning: 23 opposing dice pool [14, physical track] 4 hits vs 5 spirit has the advantage on this Powerbolt: 11 opposing dice pool [14, physical track] 4 vs 2  = 7 turns to dissipate Manabolt: 10 opposing dice pool [13, stun track] 4 vs 2  = 7.5  turns to dissipate Banishing: 10 opposing dice pool  [3, services][Free Spirit 10] 4 vs 2 = banished 1.5 turns (5 turns free spirit) Spirit Air F8 (Bound 2 services)Assuming Magic 6 Summoner) Lightning: 20 opposing dice pool [11, physical track] 4 hits vs 5 spirit has the advantage on this Powerbolt: 6 opposing dice pool [11, physical track] 4 hits vs 1 = 3.5 turns to dissipate Manabolt: 8 opposing dice pool [12, stun track] 4 hits vs 2 = 6 turns to dissipate Banishing: 16 opposing dice pool  [2, services] 4 vs 4 so this is toss up on who wins Spirit Fire F6 (Bound 2 services(Assuming Magic 6 Summoner) Lightning: 16 opposing dice pool  [12, physical track] Powerbolt: 7 opposing dice pool [12, physical track] Manabolt: 6 opposing dice pool [11, stun track] Banishing: 12 opposing dice pool  [2, services] Drain is risk being higher on banishing & likely physical. Banishing facing higher dice pool than direct spells but lower thresholds.  Indirect spells face the highest opposing dice pool Conclusion: Banishing is more viable than spellcasting for Summoned & Free Spirits but not for Bound Spirits.  Tavares Maintenance - Thanks Cassie! so the last session I had, my physad used a dmso/Gama-Scopolamine dart to paralyze someone. my DM and I were a both hazy on how to handle that drug interaction. He rolled 3 successes against my drug of 12 power and at first he thought the mark wouldn’t be affected. I thought that because of how the gama reads that the mark would be paralyzed still but the length of the drug would be lessened by 3 successes worth. was I wrong? You are right. Gamascopolmaine has power of 12 and your GM only rolled 3 success. Since the power was not reduced to 0 the drug takes effect. The target will be immediately be paralyzed for about an hour. The description doesn’t say net hits reduces that time but it would be fair for a GM to determine it might. After the ~hour of paralysis wears off then the truth serum part kicks in for another hour. Mechanically their Willpower drops by 3 but can’t go below 1 which is going to hurt their resistance to many social skills like Intimidation or spells like Mind Probe.  j Wrex - you mentioned you're a beer snob... which do you prefer: draft, can, or bottle? Ken Miller - Here is a question....why is it that when catalyst drops new material on the market, people race to buy it, then flame it on the forums but still use it? .?.?.?. Happens every time.... Feeding confirmation biases That’s what the internet does……? Sorry I don’t have a better answer. :) It’s a tough circle because we all love dear mother Shadowrun and many of us love our freelancers & content creators step-siblings...Our drunk gluttonous step father Catalyst won’t get off the couch. SO long as Shadowrun & Catalyst are joined by a license we’re in this family. Principle of Charity Outro NEXT EPISODE: Forbidden Arcana w/ Opti CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

Magic is a mysterious force which guides and shapes much of the sixth world. Naturally, many people in the world of Shadowrun have opinions about where this force comes from, and the proper way to wield it. In this episode we discuss those varied magical traditions with Shadowrun freelancer Dylan Stangel.  Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY - New Patrons!, 2^4 CASSIE - Pro-LamPrey is up on the Patreon! Its an aquacology run. News / Stuff Interesting Earthdawn stuff coming. Stay tuned to Arcology Podcast for more info. Q&A Keith King - Just heard Ep14, what an insightful guy Adam is. Both Bobby and Cassie as always enjoyable but please get Adam back again. Great episode. Also Cassie you said that you would leave the hardened armour roll 20 macro in the show notes. If you could sort that out that would be sweet. Top work guy, I really enjoy your stuff. Ralf Stauder - The food episode begs the following questions: What remains of rural America in the Sixth World (after corporate buyout, nation-state separation, wildlife awakening, and etc.)? It's all Centaur reservations & Amish territory. Okay that’s only partly true. Rural America is sparsely covered in SR lore. Much of it went back to the NAN, other areas really are centaur reservations, privatized farmsteads like today, and a hot ground of eco protection or terrorist activity. Howling Shadows continued the narrative of protected areas being turned into a harvestable natural resource and the eco terrorist fighting against this. Is food shortage still a regular problem among first world nations by the 2070s (excluding the sinless)? Sometimes. The general food shortages have been resolved but even a small disruption can cause it to be an issue. An example is early 2070s Aztland’s war with Amazonia and the destruction of food sources by Sirrug caused a famine in Atlanz. This example goes to show that food shortage is still a significant concern even if it’s not the top worry today. Has food production become more localized (arcology) or centralized (Aztech)? Centralized. The Big 10 still control the world’s food sources. Aztech & Shiawese are the leading people on this front. Sk & Horizon have a significant hand in it. Renraku has some buy in as well with Nestle bottling. Food in general is still very much in the hands of the corps. Has Sixth World move away from Western diet? Or just disguises with substitute? Disguised it with substitutes. Example is “McHugh” which is an obvious McDonald’s parody still sells burgers they are just now ‘soy’. The restaurant Meat World also sell soy. Japanese, Elven, Salish, and other foods have gained a massive marketplace in SixthWorld thanks to the corps but the Western diet is still alive. It just is now soy burgers, cheese substitute, and milkfree shakes. Main Topic - Magical Traditions Outro NEXT EPISODE: Seelie Court CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

The ocean is a deep and terrifying place full of all sorts of dangers you are probably not prepared for. Aquacologies are cities that the corps build to try to stake their claim. We talk with Todd Gizzi about the threats that we face when sent on a run into these places.  Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY - Dermatologist, Does everyone hate April Fool's Day now? CASSIE -  News / Stuff New Show - Tales From the Stuffer Shack Todd found out he was a drake. Q&A Paul Higdon - Agents. I'm trying to understand why I want one...especially for decking, but their general use would be welcome also. I can't find a lot out there on best practices, common uses that makes me see how to incorporate them into my character. Ralf Stauder - What, if any, programs, apps, or tools do you use when running a local round of Shadowrun (both as player and GM), and which functions of those tools (e.g. a character generator is great before the game, but during the run, you would only use it to display your character's values). Which functions are you still missing or would like to see at some point? Main Topic - Aquacologies Outro NEXT EPISODE: Aquacologies - Todd Gizzi CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

The game Shadowrun has a long history, and we take some time to talk to Adam Koebel about 1st Edition Shadowrun, his show Mirrorshades, and the journey our beloved game has undergone over the course of it's life, for good or for bad. Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY - Vacation in DC - Library of Congress was awesome. CASSIE - Latest episode on Emerald Grid revealed a Drake & I was a SHARK! News NONE! Q&A Robert Woford - I think I have it down but want to verify, a materialized spirit gains Immunity to normal weapons, this gives it armor equal to 2X Essence which acts as Hardened Armor? there is a lot of jumping to different abilities so I was getting confused. Not sure I am allowed to ask a question or not since I have the shirt to prove "I asked Bobby a question". Not sure if it is one question ever Chris Vandergriff - Why is it so hard for Shadowrun game groups to organize into structured teams? They don't seem to want to accept a hierarchy. They all want the extra dice when someone has the "leadership" skill, but then hardly listen to that individual's suggestions or directives. Main Topic - Mirrorshades Outro NEXT EPISODE: Aquacologies - Todd Gizzi CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

We dig into Elven history and their special brand of organized crime in our episode on the Laesa crime syndicate in Shadowrun. Russell Zimmerman joins us to give us his expertise as the authority on all things Elvish. New Patrons! - Paul Higdon, Matt Johnson, and Osye Pritchett Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY - Patreon changes, next episode will be late, half a year! CASSIE - Writing runs for Patreon, and hosting one-shots for SCN and Roll20 News NONE! Q&A Eric Languirand - One little question regarding matrix icons, if they're not running silent and are within 100m do you have their locations? If they are silent and you find them with a perception check (for example a camera) do you have to put 2 marks on it and use the trace icon actions to know where it is? Chris Vandergriff - I forget, in Shadowrun, what the percentage of the population was killed off by the Vitas plague. Given the appropriate population reduction, can you explain how the general urban/rural communities would restructure? Main Topic - Laesa Outro NEXT EPISODE: Mirrorshades - Adam Koebel CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

Every TTRPG campaign needs a good villain, and Shadowrun is no different. The dystopic sixth world has no dearth of villianous options, either. We are joined by Joe Russell of the Relative Dimension podcast to talk about Villains, what role they play in your campaigns, and how to include them. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS - James O'Neil Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast CASSIE - Has Cassie finished Howling Shadows? News Will we ever see Cyberware and Bioware in the real world? Q&A Scott Flowers - Are BTLs expended when used? Because if they are reusable, you'd think they wouldn't be a very good vice for organized crime to peddle if there isn't a steady stream of strung out suckers to supply. Or are they like movies where they're reusable, but there's only so many times you can watch The Princess Bride before you need something new to watch? Chris Vandergriff - Opti seems to be trying to spur a rebirth of "hooding" in Shadowrun. Why do you think that it faded away?They don't seem to want to accept a hierarchy. They all want the extra dice when someone has the "leadership" skill, but then hardly listen to that individual's suggestions or directives. Main Topic - Villians Outro NEXT EPISODE: Laesa - Russell Zimmerman CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

Nations live and die by the availability of natural resources. Food is arguably the first and most important resource that must be managed. In this episode we talk with Shadowrun freelancer Thomas Willoughby about food in the sixth world to get a better understanding of the setting of Shadowrun. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS - James O'Neil NEW PATRON - Francis Jose Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY - I need Leonization CASSIE - New Year's Resolution check-in News Shadowcasters Discord - Listen LIVE to Complex Action Actual Play Q&A Guard-a-Manger - if a decker has an ongoing matrix action w/ Dice Pool limit & changes deck stats, what happens to the limit of the ongoing matrix action? Ralf Stauder - What's your favorite sandwich? ;-) Main Topic - Food in the Sixth World Outro NEXT EPISODE: Joe Russell - Villians CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

The Great Dragons of the Sixth World aren't the ONLY dragons out there. Plenty of other dragons exist that have not ascended to the rank of "Great". This episode is about them, and how you should probably still be weary of dealing with them.  EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS - Jacob Heid & James O'Neil Bamce - /r/Shadowrun subreddit moderator, Shadowrun YouTuber https://www.reddit.com/r/shadowrun https://www.youtube.com/user/pretentiousname01 Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY - Phone Doctors News Gen Con Pre-Registration - Jan 29th Echo Arcana (Kickstarter) - http://kck.st/2j6k01p Roll20 Character Sheet Chummer Import - http://bit.ly/2k9pg6k Q&A Redwing - How does Noise work? Not in general but with cyberdecks and technomancers? Unless you have a cyberdeck over 300,000 nuyen you are stuck with a device rating of 3 or less. And, page 421 core rulebook, under Wireless Bonuses, states that, "If there is a Noise Rating from a situation that **is greater than the item's Device Rating**, not including distance, the device temporarily loses its wireless functionality." That means any commercial area in a city or hacking from the barrens into a device in the Sprawl downtown negates the wireless use of the deck. Same with commlinks. So, if you jam an area with a noise of 5, only commlinks of rating 4+ can send messages and cyberdecks or cyberware need a device rating 4 to maintain wireless functionality. Essentially, the decker needs a Sony CIY-720, which costs 345,000 nuyen (far more than the average decker can afford). What about technomancers? When does a technomancer lose matrix connectivity? Seems like the decker get screwed, even with +1 noise reduction for using a datajack and always needing to run the Signal Scrub program for +2 noise reduction. So, how do normal people in the Shadowrun universe take their basic commlink (device rating 1 or 2) to a nightclub or restaurant in the city, and still make calls? Or, are commlinks routinely not operational due to high noise in the Shadowrun universe? Noise is a tensions builder for the GMs. One of its uses is to give the decker a reason to be on site with his team. Why is the Hacker not hiding in Remond while his team does a run in the Downtown? Glorious Noise! There are two types Noise, Distance & Static/Spam. Distance is typically device to device related where Static/Spam is environmental. Distance noise is easy reduce, get closer. Wage slaves can easily meet in a Host to ignore this penalty. Static / Spam Zone Noise affects your connection to the Matrix and this can cause devices to lose wireless connection if the noise is greater than the Device Rating. For Technomancers this will always be their Resonance. Jammers effective create this sort of noise. ‘How does Static/Spam noise affect normal people?’ Typically Seattle is going to have a noise of 1 or 2. With a Datajack, which almost everyone should have according to Data Trails, this drops Noise to 0 or 1. Even your squatter in the Barrens with a data jack can get their Metalink to work. A Technomancer with Resonance over 2 is good to go. Now the GM wants to create tension so he raises the stakes...You’re going into an AA zone of Bellevue which is a Commercial District in a City with a Spam Noise of 4. AA zones are swanky, people hanging out here are not using Metalinks. The wage slaves & salary men are rocking datajacks & the latest Renraku Sensei or Erika Elite making a 4 noise null sweat. A Street Runner with cheap deck like Hermes Ikon, DR 2, is going to need to keep up Signal Scrub. Established Runners should have at least a Navigator, DR 3, + a Datajack so 4 noise isn’t a problem for him either. Main Topic - Lesser Dragons Outro NEXT EPISODE: Thomas Willoughby - Food in the Sixth World CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

A new sourcebook for social-focused characters! We have Kevin Czarnecki on the show to talk about Cutting Aces, a book that is quite monumental in Shadowrun history as it seems to be the first "face book" in the game's history. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS - Jacob Heid & James O'Neil Kevin - Shadowrun freelance author Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY - Patrons can vote on show topics! News A new Lore-Focused Shadowrun Subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/sixthworld Q&A Scott Flowers - Are there any official rules for the purchase of used cars at reduced cost but with quirks or disadvantages? IE a 20,000¥ Toyota Gopher with body rust that reduces its armor or body or a 9,000¥ Harley Scorpion that backfires horribly and reduces Social Limits? Vehicle Called Shots R&G p.115, Fixin’ That Old Beater R&G p.143 Rigger 5 p.170 Ultralord - After the last question you answered about Dual Natured beings, I would like to ask if said Dual Natured beings have any way to actually go and stay at certain metaplanes?I ask this because on Howling Shadows, they introduced the Blackjack and Anarch, which are the mirrored version of Shadowrunners in their metaplane of Zecorporatum.And, if that's the case, Dual Natured creatures like the HMHVV can go and hide there? Provided they found a way to drain essence of their own way, but that's very unlikely. Main Topic - Cutting Aces Outro NEXT EPISODE: Bamce - Lesser Dragons CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

As is done every year, a bunch of Shadowrun podcasters got together to take a look back at the past year, and talk about what plans they have for 2017 and what they're hoping to see from Shadowrun.  Bobby Frankenberger of Complex Action / Sixth World Podcast Damian Szydlo of the Violent Life Podcast Mr. Johnson of the Arcology Podcast Opti of the Neo-Anarchist Podcast Joel of the Hidden Grid Actual Play Podcast Zen Dead of the Hidden Grid Actual Play Podcast Joules Watts of the Hidden Grid Actual Play Podcast Justin Diehl of the Hidden Grid Actual Play Podcast Cassie Levett of the Sixth World Podcast Mark Mansfield, of Dice Crimes Podcast MUSIC BY: Prism Shard - https://www.soundcloud.com/prism-shard

Finding people to play Shadowrun with online can be tough. In this episode we talk with some members of the ShadowNet and RunnerHub play communities about how to help people find ways to play Shadowrun online.  EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS - Jacob Heid & James O'Neil Justin - From /r/ShadowNet - https://www.reddit.com/r/shadownet/ Alex - From /r/RunnerHub - https://www.reddit.com/r/runnerhub/ Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY - Year-End SR Podcast Simulcast CASSIE is making adventures for you! News SR: Anarchy in Game Informer's top tabletop games of 2016 - http://bit.ly/2hRouMA SR #1 on this Ranker poll - http://bit.ly/2ics83w Q&A Scott Flowers - As a GM, would you allow a player to use the Dependents Negative Quality for needy/destructive mundane pets? For example, a PC could get incessant Matrix notices from their home of their cat knocking over and breaking things out of boredom when they're in the middle of a run. If so, in your opinion, how many cats would a crazy cat lady PC need to adequately represent each rank of the Dependents quality? Ocule - So with a group of new players, im the only one with shadowrun experience would you recommend starting them on anarchy or starting them on vanilla? Main Topic - Finding Ways to Play Online RunnerHub - https://www.reddit.com/r/runnerhub/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqtsJUoPfoVs8TO0VNXXpcQ ShadowNet - https://www.reddit.com/r/shadownet/ Roll20 - https://www.roll20.net Outro NEXT EPISODE: Kevin Czarnecki - Cutting Aces CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

Getting philosophical on the show, we talk about the role and purpose of Shadowrunners in the sixth world. We're joined by Ozzkore from the Twitch channel Join the Anarchy. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS - Jacob Heid & James O'Neil Ozzkore Join the Anarchy - https://www.twitch.tv/jointheanarchy Chit-Chat / Catching Up Check out our Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY loves Christmas CASSIE is rebuliding the Halloweeners. OZZ is also in love with Halloweeners. News Cutting Aces is out - http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/200337/Shadowrun-Cutting-Aces-Deep-Shadows-Sourcebook?src=hottest Q&A Ultra Lord - Do dual natured creatures have the ability to live in any metaplanes, either based on it's type, or just as a freeloader? Chris Vandergriff - What kind of force can a great form spirit bring to bear? Main Topic - The Role of a Shadowrunner in the 6th World Outro NEXT EPISODE: Z-Trip and WhyContainIt - Finding Ways to Play Online CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

Kevin Czarnecki talks DocWagon with us. We really take a good deep dive in exploring this AA megacorp and how it fits into the Sixth World of Shadowrun. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS - Jacob Heid & James O'Neil Kevin Czarnecki Author of the SR novel Crimson - http://tinyurl.com/hbax7us Writing features in many 5th Edition sourcebooks. Chit-Chat / Catching Up We have a new logo! Made by David McDermott at http://sixthworlddesigns.tumblr.com BOBBY - Do you run holiday-themed runs? CASSIE -  Ran Matrix WetWork job. Crew had to kill a target in a UV Host. Succeed by 1 hit point. Tense and lot of fun. News Shadowrun Names - http://shadowrun.itemcards.com/ SR: Anarchy Street Date & New CatalystShop - https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/ Q&A Scott Flowers - Magic has a starting value from 1 to 6 (or 7 with the Exceptional Attribute quality)... The maximum value of your Magic attribute (if you have one) is 6 + your initiation level” - SR5 CRB p. 278. If you have Exceptional Quality (Magic) and get Magic 7 at start, doesn’t that directly contradict your max being 6 + initiation level? Florian Urbanek - I'm building a cat shaman and I was wondering, in your opinion, if the exceptional attribute: Magic was worth the karma cost? Main Topic - DocWagon Outro NEXT EPISODE: Ozzkore - The Role of Shadowrunners in the Sixth World CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

Lee Stone in the house to talk to us about how to create and roleplay memorable NPCs for your players in Shadowrun. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Jacob Heid Lee Stone Plays Scratchey and Marionette on the Dice Crimes actual play Also co-GMs Dice Crimes. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dice-crimes-roleplay-podcast/id993226879?mt=2 Chit-Chat / Catching Up BOBBY was on Join the Anarchy - https://www.twitch.tv/jointheanarchy CASSIE -  Ran Matrix WetWork job. Crew had to kill a target in a UV Host. Succeed by 1 hit point. Tense and lot of fun. News Johnny Nuclear and the Meltdowns - https://johnnynuclear.bandcamp.com/album/atomic-heart Cyberlegs are coming… http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v539/n7628/full/nature20118.html More Cutting Aces Art - http://catalystgamelabs.tumblr.com/post/152967914381/cutting-aces-art What are our expectations from this book? DnD in Toy Hall of  fame- https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/14/dungeons-and-dragons-enters-toy-hall-of-fame/?client=ms-android-verizon Updated Street Grimoire PDF Available - https://www.reddit.com/r/Shadowrun/comments/5c14bq/updated_street_grimoire_pdf_available/ Q&A LazloZingo (Reddit) - Wants to know how to handle a situation when a vehicle is driving through a barrier. How does damage work for the vehicle and/or the passengers. James O'Neil - Extraterritoriality is the legal term, for when a nation leases or allows another nation (or in the Sixth World, a corporation) to occupy territory within its borders and that the territory occupied has to observe the nation's laws. Has a nation like the UCAS who acknowledges extraterritoriality, ever tried to revoke or deny it to a mega-corp? Olivia K - You guys mentioned a character sheets with variables in Epsiode 2 - is that still available? I'm currently tinkering around to make a sheet like that, so I'd be great for reference or even use. Scott Flowers - If you have multiple jammers do their noise stack? Main Topic - Memorable NPCs Outro NEXT EPISODE: Kevin Czarnecki - Doc Wagon Complex Action Patron Contest! - http://www.complexaction.net/contest NEW, sponsor an episode of Complex Action Actual Play. CONTACT THE SHOW: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast

We are joined by Joel DiPippa who helps us learn about Aztechnology. They're not JUST the terrifying practitioners of blood magic that you think they are. They make the things you like! Joel DiPippa Plays Guard-a-Manger on the Hidden Grid actual play podcast - http://www.hiddengrid.com/ Food, spirits, and men's style blogger at http://southernash.com/ EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Jacob Heid Chit-Chat / Catching Up The listeners voted - Bobby is going to open his Buffy figurines. Bobby will be on the Join the Anarchy Twitch stream on Monday Nov 7 at 8:30PM EST - https://www.twitch.tv/jointheanarchy News More SR Legends http://catalystgamelabs.tumblr.com/post/152028829251/more-legends-a-blast-from-the-past Cutting Aces, new Face supplement book coming soon - http://catalystgamelabs.tumblr.com/post/152626671761/cutting-aces-art Shadownet Subreddit is doing charity! - https://www.reddit.com/r/Shadowrun/comments/5avfnh/rshadownet_does_extra_life_2016/ Schiaparelli Crash/Failure - so what *is* actually on Mars? (We don’t know and it has never been resolved since SR:Missions detailing the faking of the UFO pics from Dunk’s Will). Q&A EMAIL: theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com TWEET: @6WorldPodcast WEBSITE: http://www.sixthworldpodcast.com - submission form Opti joins us to answer question from James O'Neil - What items on Dunkelzahn's Will have been resolved in the narrative?  Main Topic - Aztechnology One of the original megacorps formed from ORO Corporation (collaberation of drug cartels), given a "golden ticket" from the corporate court. Meta-Azzie - Quetzalcoatl v. Tezcatlipoca (Or why Joel believes an evil or twisted Great Dragon/Free Spirit is behind Aztechnology) What makes Aztechnology such an enduring “villain” between the other megacorps? Aztechnology has legendary and subtle PR techniques and tactics.  NEXT EPISODE - Lee Stone joins us to talk about Memorable NPCs and How to RP Them Complex Action is having a contest to help get GM Screen to come out once a week. Check http://www.complexaction.net/contest for details. NEW PATRONS! Eric da'MAJ Brennan Blair Jacob Heid  

Mr. Johnson (aka: Cliff) of the Arcology Podcast joins us to talk about the brand new Shadowrun: Anarchy rules that just came out! Chit-Chat / Catching Up BOBBY A hurricane was a blowin’ Open my Buffy figures or not? Let’s decide once and for all. Straw Poll - http://www.strawpoll.me/11471713     Q&A SEND QUESTIONS TO…. theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast --Chris (@KtownPatriot) In what ways if any does Anarchy allow for the creation and play of Prime/Legendary characters? Main Topic - Shadowrun: Anarchy -- [end @ 9:50] Anarchology Podcast A new set of episodes on the Arcology Podcast that will focus on discussing Shadowrun: Anarchy related topics. Rundown of mechanics Cue System / Narrative GMing Plot Points Edge Guest Q&A   --@2050GuardaManger Favorite 5th Edition book? favorite 5th edition index?   --Chris (@KtownPatriot) Mr. J, Which of your house rules would you most like to see made official? Setting aside role playing, what is your favorite past time to enjoy with the whole family?   --Matt Hendrickson (@L0g41n) If only one of your characters could become canonical, which one would it be, and why? --Join the Anarchy (@TwitchAnarchy) What are some of the topics you want to tackle first for the upcoming Anarchology Podcast? --Damian When are we gonna get some new offerings from Prismshard!?   Outro Arcology Podcast http://arcologypodcast.com/ https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=the%20arcology%20podcast Twitter - @ArcologyPodcast If you want to contact us on the show you can tweet at us at 6WorldPodcast, or email us at theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com. Our website is sixthworldpodcast.com. From me, Cassie, and our lovely guest… Bye!

We have Damian Szydlo from the Violent Life Podcast to talk to us about play styles and the role of the hero in Shadowrun. Chit-Chat / Catching Up  BOBBY - I could’ve been in a hip-hop video! CASSIE - Players wrapped up a storyline to kill a toxic witch. Big NPC reveal. THANK YOU to our first two patrons! Kenneth Summers ZoneGypsy   News / Random Stuff  Shadowrun Anarchy!! - http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/194759/Shadowrun-Anarchy Anarchy Cover Art Development - http://catalystgamelabs.tumblr.com/post/151297898501/shadowrun-anarchy-cover-development They went through three covers. I definitely love the one they chose. Roll20 Character Sheet - https://www.reddit.com/r/Shadowrun/comments/552b88/new_roll20_shadowrun_charactersheet_update/ Looks great. Red on black is hard to read. Wish the skills were able to be referenced as variables in macros.   Q&A  SEND QUESTIONS TO…. theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com @6WorldPodcast Oddmage How's emerald grid fit in the pink mohawk scale? Do you want more hero type there?   Scott Flowers   I've started reading a lot of the Shadowrun novels. What Shadowrun fiction do y'all recommend?   James O’Neil   I can't find if the UCAS has recognized Ghouls as metahumans or not, and if they still have an on going bounty for them A relief worker, Tamir Grey, out of Chicago, worked with the ghoul community there and aided them with all that terrible stuff happening. After getting infected himself, he became a sort of leader of the ghouls there. He worked and got ghouls recognized as metahumans in the UCAS. However, Grey died “mysteriously” and then subsequently their recognition as metahumans was repealed. Ever since it’s been controversial politics about whether or not to allow them metahuman status again. Especially since, in recent years, there have been a lot of reports of the “hunger” that ghouls experience is getting worse. Main Topic - Play Styles  Define typical SR play styles https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6DVpmRXBbhCNUJJRWZOOE1xbDA Pink Mohawk Black trench coat Mirror shades What is the role of the “hero” in SR? And how does it change per play style?   Guest Q&A   Alex Blackburn - Facebook   Whats his fav shadowrun novel   John Houchins - @s4G1989   i need to know... are you recently, or have you ever, made a deal with a dragon?   The-Shang - Reddit   I don't even know who these people are, but I would like to know the best story they have about when it all went to hell. You know, the time when the dice were just totally against you, and everything just kept going wrong to the point it was almost comical. It's happened to all of us at least once.   Arasuil - Reddit   What about his personal preference on assault rifles' barrel slot. Silencer vs Gas Vents vs Long Barrel   Bamce - Reddit   Ask him who his favorite guest has been!   Outro VIOLENT LIFE PODCAST - http://www.violentlifepodcast.com/ CASSIE - Join us for our live stream of Shadowrun Anarchy play on Tuesday, October 18 on our Twitch channel! www.twitch.tv/sixthworldpodcast BOBBY PLUGS Complex Action Actual Play - WEBSITE - Interactive Map http://www.complexaction.net/actualplay … You can find me on Twitter at GMFunkytown, or on my YouTube channel Complex Action at youtube.com/ComplexAction. If you want to contact us on the show you can tweet at us at 6WorldPodcast, or email us at theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com. Our website is sixthworldpodcast.com. From me, Cassie, and our lovely guest… Bye!

Opti of the Neo-Anarchist Podcast joins us on our inaugural episode to talk about... Neo-Anarchy! What else? Chit-Chat / Catching Up BOBBY - I burned my finger, and my wife got mad at me about it. Eric da’MAJ sent me stuff! WE HAVE A NEW PODCAST! What the heck are we doing here? Schedule Every other Thursday at 9pm eastern US (next on Oct 6th) Upcoming guests?   News / Random Stuff Shadowtalker on Facebook Shadowrun Anarchy - Character Sheet Sixth World Design SR Triple Pack Humble Bundle   Q&A SEND QUESTIONS TO…. EMAIL - theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com TWITTER - @6WorldPodcast Ken Summers - Patreon patron The situation is this. 2 special forces Corporate Elite team members shot Fully Auto into their 6 seater van. Body 16 Armor 12.  They both won had first initiative moves, while 4 players were in the van down a alley while it was raining. The Spec forces were aiming and targeting the Van only.  With all the modifiers fully auto  with  -5 fully auto -2 environmental (rain) with an Ares Alpha. They got 6 hits and 7  hits on van (smart like increased accuracy).  10 bullets each total of 20. Now, our issue was would any of those bullets HIT any of the passengers without being targeted? (FYI the van was not moving it was parked by a loading dock) In the end I made a ruling that everyone can roll Reaction plus Intuition for defense -9 fully auto + 4 full Cover but they would all get the their armor + Body PLUS the armor rating of the Van. Im pretty sure this is WRONG. with the armor penetration rules I clearly seem to be missing something. Your way of doing it a good on the fly option. 1. Will the bullets hit the passengers as well as the targeted van or the van only? If not, are they subjected to being hit while in a van being shot up. Mechanically since the van was the target and not the passengers, the players would not need to make a defense test. Core pg. 205 2. Would I have to use the armor penetration rules  and just lower the DV to the players if they are all hit? 3. What would you do as GMs in this situation faced with this scenario? From the scene you described, I would have had the corp team use Suppressive Fire on Vehicles, Core pg 200. Since the vehicle wasn’t moving there would be no defense test which makes the -9 from a Full Auto unnecessary.  Suppressive fire turn the van into swiss cheese. Roll goon’s suppressive fire, if Vehicle Armor - AP is less than Damage then the players would need to make a defense test. They get Rea + Edge + 4 for Good Cover. Soak: Body + Armor + Vehicle’s armor; they can do a -5 interrupt action of “Hit the Dirt” which gives them Body + Armor + Vehicle’s Armor x2   Scott Flowers - Facebook Do shadowrun vampires have shadows/reflections and/or can they be recorded on camera? Vampires in Shadowrun are strain II infected. They have reflections and can be seen on camera. Details can be found in Run Faster pg 140. ALSO In the Shadowrun setting are grenades commonly concussive in nature or do they depend on fragmentation/shrapnel to injure? Because per my understanding of the rules, their damage reflects back off of hard surfaces, causing "chunky salsa". But fragments would much more likely embedded in said hard surfaces and only the concussive force would reflect. Is this just something that's hand waived or are frag grenades a thing of the past in the 6th world? Shadowrun has all types of grenades from Flash Bangs to Fragmentation. Fragmentation are certainly more likely to destroy barriers and therefore less likely to do chunky salsa because it is doing more damage to the barrier. To determine how to do this review the Destroying Barriers & Chunky Salsa GM Screen.   Kevin - YouTube   Are all guns wireless and vulnerable to a decker attack ? Only when wireless etc. Yes. Core pg. 420 almost all devices have a wireless link including your gun. A decker can brick the gun making it unusable. Core pg 421; You can turn the wireless off with a Free Action preventing hacking. 2:00 mark Bricking Gear   Main Topic - Neo-Anarchy What is Neo-Anarchy? Taken from original print copy. Donald Rooum and Freedom Press (ed.). What Is Anarchism? An Introduction. London: Freedom Press, 1995. Link “Anarchists believe that the point of society is to widen the choices of individuals. This is the axiom upon which the anarchist case is founded.” “If you were isolated you would still have the human ability to make decisions, but the range of viable decisions would be severely restricted by the environment. Society, however it is organised, gives individuals more opportunities, and anarchists think this is what society is for [...] Anarchists strive for a society which is as efficient as possible, that is a society which provides individuals with the widest possible range of individual choices.” “For dictionary purposes, anarchism may be correctly defined as opposition to government in all its forms. But it would be a mistake to think of anarchism as essentially negative. The opposition to government arises out of a belief about society which is positive.” “The ideal of anarchism is a society in which all individuals can do whatever they choose, except interfere with the ability of other individuals to do what they choose.” My freedom ends where your freedom begins. Is anarchy a practical goal? Is it really even obtainable? Devil’s advocate… So if everyone could just choose what to do totally freely… why would anyone join the army? Civil service? Janitorial work? Etc… Neo-Anarchy in Shadowrun Also, how is NEO-anarchism different from Anarchism? Historically, where has Neo-Anarchy “lived” in the SR universe? How to return to a focus on Neo-A?   Guest Q&A   Freeshadow42 - Reddit   You've recently been talking about how the hope of the setting in current SR overplots has seemed absent and that you hope to restore that voice, if only as a freelancer doing freelancer things. Do your plans to try to do that ONLY include Neo-Anarchy as an answer, or are there other plans in the works? And if you can (I know how NDAs work) could you please elaborate on those plans, if not, I understand. Thanks to both you and Bobbie (and all the other Shadowcasters out there) for keeping the fans connected and informed!   @KtownPatriot   Now that you've been a Shadowrun freelancer for about a year, when should we expect your first novel? What would it be about?   Alex H ( @li4ck )   What is your favorite non-soy ice cream flavor?   Ozzcore - Reddit   As we approach the release date to SR Anarchy, what are notable changes made to the prototype based off of feedback received?   Outro OPTI PLUGS Get SR: Anarchy when it comes out! Go buy the SR Tarot Anthology Check out the podcast, Neo-Anarchist Podcast - http://neo-anarchist.com/ CASSIE PLUGS Emerald Grid on Reddit. If you want to join a group of players playing SR together online, find them on Reddit and apply for jobs.  BOBBY PLUGS Complex Action Actual Play - CAST PARTY Monday, August 26th on the YouTube channel You will be able to go to the YouTube channel page and click to join there. TWITTER - @GMFunkytown YOUTUBE - youtube.com/ComplexAction … CONTACT US WEBSITE - sixthworldpodcast.com EMAIL - theshow@sixthworldpodcast.com TWITTER - @6WorldPodcasT From me, Cassie, and our lovely guest… Bye!