Great V-day present for Shadowrun game runner
February 6, 2018 11:56 AM Subscribe
Looking for something for my SO, I don't grok Shadowrun so heeeeeelp
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Best answer: Playing Shadowrun means you end up with so. many. D6s. I'm perfectly happy to cart around a D&D dice set in a little pouch or bag, but for Shadowrun, a flat box that can slide into a backpack with the book is better. This looks a little too heavy to cart around (and I'd want some sort of foam padding to keep if from making a racket when filled), but is nice and gift-y. This one is less impressive looking, but would make a super practical dice carrier. Maybe just something simple filled with a ton of mini D6s and decorated for Shadowrun.
posted by Tentacle of Trust at 12:42 PM on February 6, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Tentacle of Trust at 12:42 PM on February 6, 2018 [1 favorite]
Best answer: This may or may not be appropriate, but I found the recent-ish Shadowrun games pretty good.
posted by Dr Dracator at 12:42 PM on February 6, 2018
posted by Dr Dracator at 12:42 PM on February 6, 2018
Best answer: I was also coming here to recommend the video games but also to warn against the first one (Shadowrun Returns) because it's janky as hell.
posted by griphus at 12:45 PM on February 6, 2018
posted by griphus at 12:45 PM on February 6, 2018
Best answer: Oh yeah - not sure if you can skip the first one but Dragonfall, the middle installment, is definitely the best of the three.
posted by Dr Dracator at 12:57 PM on February 6, 2018
posted by Dr Dracator at 12:57 PM on February 6, 2018
Best answer: Do they already own all the books? The extras? I have this box-set and I really like it.
Seattle Sprawl
Or, if you have steady hands, and they don't need a gift that's a surprise, you could offer to paint in the dots on their favorite dice. Shadowrun is known for it's "roll a whole block of dice" mechanics, which is super fun, but picking out all the 5-6's and 1's can get time consuming. I painted all my D6's so that the 1 dots are in red, and the 5-6's are in purple. After I roll 15-20 dice at once, I can easily pick out all my successes and failures. Some people don't want anyone else touching their dice, and that's ok, but it can't hurt to offer, perhaps?
posted by sharp pointy objects at 7:55 AM on February 7, 2018 [1 favorite]
Seattle Sprawl
Or, if you have steady hands, and they don't need a gift that's a surprise, you could offer to paint in the dots on their favorite dice. Shadowrun is known for it's "roll a whole block of dice" mechanics, which is super fun, but picking out all the 5-6's and 1's can get time consuming. I painted all my D6's so that the 1 dots are in red, and the 5-6's are in purple. After I roll 15-20 dice at once, I can easily pick out all my successes and failures. Some people don't want anyone else touching their dice, and that's ok, but it can't hurt to offer, perhaps?
posted by sharp pointy objects at 7:55 AM on February 7, 2018 [1 favorite]
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posted by Snuffman at 12:31 PM on February 6, 2018