Elven Porn Stars

Well, Otherverse America will be coming out soon and while I'm still working, this post isn't about releases. Instead, I'm going to say something:

I FUCKING LOVE SHADOWRUN.

I've given my Sundays over to gaming completely- I'm running a group through Paizo's Shackled City adventure path during the afternoon, and starting this Sunday, I'll be playing in Shadowrun 4th edition campaign. I've still got 2nd edition on my shelf, but never actually played that system. If I wanted to use the Shadowrun setting, i'd just cobble together something with BESM or GURPS- I've never liked the older edition's rules, and this will be my first experience with the 4th edition. So far, having finished up character creation, I can say I really, really enjoy SR-4. It's very crunchy and fiddly- where in D20 Future, I'd just buy cybernetics, in SR-4 I'm actually picking out individual components and an operating system for my girl. I love that level of detail and immersion.

This is an actual conversation I had with another player, which is a damn good example of why I like the Shadowrun setting so much.

ME: "So what are you playing?"
MY BUDDY MARTIN: "A Chinese dwarf mage who works for the Tongs."
ME: "Chinese dwarf, cool. I've got a Hispanic Elf pornostar."

Yes, I'm playing the 'face' of the group, the negotiator/blackmailer/seductress. I'm pleased to announce that my girl has some very well chosen cyber-systems that allow her to record every sensation she ever experiences- she's got a full SimSense studio in her head, an absurd amount of wealth and contacts and a nasty sociopathic, emotionless (but she can fake emotions convincingly) disosition. I'm picturing her as some kind of unholy cross between Emma Frost and Lt. Kavanaugh (from the Shield).

So I'll keep you updated on Arwyn Unchained (TM), who pays a liscensing fee to the Tolkien estate for her stage name, and let you know how long she survives.

And did I mention the guy running the campaign is a former Army MP with a shit-ton of security experience? This is going to fucking rock.