Character Creation: Shadowrun 4th Edition

I should be writing something else, but it's I can't actually think about anything useful. I don't even want to knit. It's therefore time to make a character.

So, I've played Shadowrun.... gods. A long time. Going back to 1st edition. As often happens, I started playing it less once I started writing for it. I haven't played 4th edition since I was writing for it, sad to say. That said, I love this game. I love how it does what it's supposed to do but without all the accumulated cruft from X many years of existence, and yet still has the visceral feel of . I love how it updates things so it doesn't feel like people should be using phones the size of their heads, Ralph Nagel prints on the walls, and spending a fortune in shoulder pads. I love AR, I love the sort of meta-designed magic system... it's just something I'm very proud to have been a part of.

The Game: Shadowrun 4th Edition
The Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs
Degree of Familiarity: Decently so -- it's been a little while but I remember most of it.
Books required: Just the core book. I have a good portion of the others, but I don't feel like cracking them open for this.

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