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 cyber

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 - N

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

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 Perc

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 W

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

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

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

  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 podca

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

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 CONTA

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 fallo

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.sixthwor

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 ca

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

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

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 wa