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Shadowrun: First Edition

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The Year is 2050

The blending of technology and human flesh began in the 20th Century. Interfacing the human mind with computers was just the first step. Implants the "jack up" reflexes and cybernetic replacements followed quickly. The came the Awakening. A five-thousand-year lull in the flow of mystical energies subsided, and Magic returned to the world. Elves, Dwarfs, and Trolls assumed their true form, throwing off their human guise.

In the world of 2050, the megaplexes are monsters casting long shadows. As shadowrunners, that's where you live, in the cracks between the giant corporate structures. When the megacorps want something done but they don't want to dirty their hands, it's a Shadowrun they need and they come to you. Though your existence is not acknowledged by any governmental or corporate database, the demand for your services is hgh. You might be a Technomancer, sliding like a whisper through the databases of giant corporations, spiriting away the only thing of real value-information. Or perhaps you are a Street Samurai, an enforcer for hire whose combat skills and reflexes make you the ultimate urban predator. Or perhaps a Mage, one with an ancient gift, the ability to wield and shape the magical energies that now surround the Earth. And that's exactly the kind of firepower you'll need if you get hired to make a Shadowrun...

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Chris O October 02, 2022 1:46 am UTC
Really want 2nd Edition. Been looking everywhere for it.
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Michael A January 13, 2021 2:41 am UTC
Still waiting for the 2nd edition book to become available. I will buy it and the POD as soon as it becomes available!
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Joseph S April 23, 2021 9:56 am UTC
Same here. My original hardcover 2nd edition is worn to the point where I fear pages might start falling out soon. I bought a softcover copy recently, that was allegedly in "very good" condition, but it was not. My bookbinder friend is going to look into cleaning it up and replacing the cover and spine with a black, faux leather hardcover.

THAT'S HOW MUCH I WANT A NEW COPY OF SR2e, CATALYST!

Please give us a PoD version of SR2e, Catalyst. I will buy that in a second, as will many others, obviously.
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Josh O January 10, 2021 12:26 am UTC
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Whatever the reason, I find shadowrun 1st edition to have some of the coolest, moodiest black and white artwork of all the editions. It's a real piece of nostalgia, chummer.
That said, why has this particular file never been replaced with a higher quality PDF in the time it has been for sale here.
This particular copy is usable, but has low resolution scans and some pages even have scribbling/doodling on them. You're telling me there isn't a higher quality copy out there on the matrix somewhere you could sell here?
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Matthias B October 03, 2019 1:22 pm UTC
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I've got both the PDF and the printed book. But I don't think I would use the printed version, because they've made a glaring mistake. They assumed that the cover and the first b&w page are on the same sheet. So they added a blank page befor printing the b&w pages. This led to the page numbers being placed near the binding, making them completely useless. If they had printed out the b&w pages normally, the page numbers would be correct (even numbers on the left and odd numbers on the right).

BTW, the owner of the scanned original had doodled on some pages. I found his works on pages 127, 129, 130-132 and 134. That's not something I expect to find in a pdf offered for sale here.
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November 08, 2021 7:19 pm UTC
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It is annoying that the page numbers are printed next to the binding. Could have been easily avoided by printing the pages in the correct order.
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July 02, 2019 3:45 pm UTC
I see that 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th editions of Shadowrun are available. When will 2nd edition be added if it is added at all?
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Ryan B May 24, 2019 5:56 pm UTC
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Is the pdf OCR enabled? Can I copy text from the book and paste it onto, for example, a Word Character sheet I have?
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Georgios K May 24, 2019 10:57 pm UTC
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Yes (except for the front and back of the book as far as I see) https://imgur.com/a/4cgUEIe
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Robert H July 01, 2018 2:31 am UTC
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Does the PDF come with bookmarks?
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Georgios K July 02, 2018 3:19 pm UTC
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Yes!
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Georgios K January 19, 2017 11:07 pm UTC
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Anyone got a print version of this to share a photo? I would like a copy but I'm afraid of poor scans printed.
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Frederic M February 14, 2017 1:32 pm UTC
from what is available in the preview, it seems to be a scan, a not so bad one, of the original book. At this price, it may be a bargain, although we may find the original book in an excellent state for the same price...
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Michael G April 21, 2017 2:45 am UTC
Not 100% sure as my copy has not been purchased yet. I played the 1st edition when it first came out and I remember originally the rules came out in a big blue hardcover but in a year or two they rereleased the original rulebook as a B&W much cheaper softcover book so this might be the reprint of the cheaper softcover which is fine by me as there was errata that was fixed in the reprint. When I finally get some money next month I will be ordering it and will let you know if this is the case.
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Sándor L September 30, 2017 9:24 pm UTC
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Have you finally got a physical copy of the book? If yes then could you share your thoughts about it?
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Georgios K October 20, 2017 5:51 pm UTC
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Yes! For one more time DrivethruRPG delivered an awesome print. The PDF may not seem like a super good scan but the print is almost crystal clear. Check some photos https://imgur.com/a/Kb0DE
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Andrew M March 15, 2021 6:24 pm UTC
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The first publication of this game book was painfully ephemeral. I don't think anyone had a 1st ed core book that didn't fall apart after just a few months of owning it. So it is unlikely you will find an existing copy of this print.
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Dan S October 09, 2021 2:03 pm UTC
I found a pristine hardcover on ebay about a month ago for 20€.
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