Bars and Clubs, Shadowrun Seattle (c.2080) Edition

My Shadowrun campaign has been running, off and on, for about thirty years, with a move from the West Coast to the East and lots of player turn over but it is still the same campaign world to me.  Naturally, a lot of bars and clubs have shown up in my version of Seattle.  So here are a few of them, feel free to borrow or remix them for your games.

March ’23 Shadowrun Campaign News and a new Seattle Scream Prop (#84)

Getting ready for some back-to-back Shadowrun sessions, one online game and then the monthly game at Tyche’s Games (usually every first Saturday, come and join us in you are in the area, new players welcome).

Moved the Songs in the Key of X campaign forward and hope to wrap the first story arc this month (fingers crossed).  In our last session, one of the players even figured a way to hook a Seattle Scream article into play which was fun.

How about some news from Seattle and beyond in the Seattle Scream (#84)!  Nothing directly relating to player activity this time around.

Notes: Photo by tookapic from Pixabay and is free to use.

Feb ’23 Shadowrun Campaign News and a new Seattle Scream Prop (#83)

I had hoped to have this up earlier but things got away from me.  Had a good session of our monthly game at Tyche’s Games (usually first Saturday, come and join us in you are in the area, new players welcome), four players, lots of planning, and some really poor dice rolls for the opposition led to a successful run.  Last month’s game went well too (with even more planning). 

Also got in an online learn-to-play game, with two new players, and re-started the Songs in the Key of X campaign with a new cast of characters, mostly, with a greater focus on characters with both investigation skills and reasons to want to investigate ManaWave.  And played in another online game (DJ Hazy is IN THE HOUSE).  So, much Shadowrunning, which has been fun.

Now for fresh news from Seattle and beyond in the Seattle Scream (#83)!   Continuing some stories for the last Scream and setting up some adventures, such as the one I just ran which keyed off of the film festival.

Notes: Photo found on Pikist and is in the Public Domain.

Jan ’23 Shadowrun Campaign News and a new Seattle Scream Prop (#82)

Welcome to the future!  Hope that 2023 is going well for everyone so far.  With the ticking over of the year, my Shadowrun campaign moves in 2080.

If you are in the North Georgia (US) area join us for a live game at Tyche’s Games this coming Saturday (7 Jan)!  Come and join in, new players welcome.

Did get some Shadowrun in since the last report, the live game going off well (see what Gina A thought of the event).  And played in a New Year’s themed game in NorCal, where corporate misdeeds were punished!

More news from Seattle and beyond in the Seattle Scream (#82)!   Continuing some stories for the last Scream and, maybe, setting up some adventures.

Finally finished that review of Hack & Slash, the new Shadowrun Matrix book.

Notes: Photo is in the Public Domain.

Dateline – Seattle, December 2079 – The Giving Gala

So, the following is some long-form in-game writing set in my Shadowrun campaign verse.  It ties into a game I ran at Tyche’s Games and a news story in the Seattle Scream (more information on both can be found here).  There are maybe five or six people in the world who are likely to appreciate it (but feel free to prove me wrong).

Dateline – Seattle

The Giving Gala is always a good show, last year I was here as a VIP, being courted by Rebel Entertainment, this year, I refused the invite and just purchased my own ticket.  Like any other Jill SixPack, this year, I wanted to see the event from the floor, among the people who were here for the music and the scene.

December Shadowrun Campaign News and a new Seattle Scream Prop (#81)

Ah, Shadowrun sadly another slow month, the holiday season tends to do that though.  But another live game is coming up at Tyche’s Games this coming Saturday (3 Dec)!  Come and join in if you are in the local area.

Also, hopefully, playing some Shadowrun tonight in my friend’s NorCal based campaign which will be fun.

More news from Seattle and beyond in the Seattle Scream (#81)!  Again, just general background though some may be setting up Saturday’s adventure, we will see.

Still working on my review of Hack & Slash, the new Shadowrun Matrix book, and hope to have that up soon.

Notes: Photo by nikosey found on pxhere and used under a CC0 Public Domain license.  It has a good cyberpunk look to it I think.

November Shadowrun Campaign News and a new Seattle Scream Prop (#80)

Shadowrun has been a bit slow this month for various reasons, we did not even get in our usual Halloween-themed game!  But looking forward to GMing at Tyche’s Games this coming Saturday, so please come and play if you are in the Athens, Georgia, area.

I did realize that I am going to have to totally revamp my Songs in the Key of X campaign (pitch here for those interested).  it is an investigation-heavy and themed game and I did not force that focus hard enough leading to a set of characters mismatched to the problems at hand.  So, need to recast it for a second pilot and see how that goes.

Read all about it, the latest Seattle Scream (#80)!  News from near and far!  Sadly, nothing locked into actual runs but some good background stuff including international news!

Started work on my review of Hack & Slash, the new Shadowrun Matrix book, and hope to have a review of that up soon.

Notes: Photo from Seattle pi and is probably owned by someone and is from the real Seattle Fashion Week.

Update!  Due to the UGA/Tennessee Football game locking up traffic, we are trying the monthly Shadowrun game at Tyche’s again on the 12th.

Dark Future Ahead 31 – News from the ‘Net of a Cyberpunk bent

As usual, I have been following interesting dark future, technology and culture related stories that might be interesting to remix and use in Cyberpunk and near future (or even proper science fiction) roleplaying games.

Is this the future of fast food?  The new Taco Bell in Minnesota.  It is fascinating.

October Shadowrun Campaign News and a new Seattle Scream Prop (#79)

Just finished up with the traditional first Saturday game at Tyche’s Games (please come and play if you are in the Athens, Georgia, area) which was successful.  September was fairly light on Shadowrun sadly, just the one Tyche’s Games run and finished up one SoCal game online.  But been thinking about Shadowrun quite a bit and opened a file just for adventure ideas (which served me in good stead earlier today).

Hot off the bit presses, the latest Seattle Scream (#79) again nothing tied directly to recent adventures as the runner managed to get out fairly clean.  Today’s adventure actually spiraled out of the combat soccer news from Issue 78, where they had to track down a Russian combat soccer player who had gone walkabout.

Still waiting for the official release of the new Shadowrun books so that I can get them reviewed which I am quite looking forward to.

Notes: Image from PxHere and is free to use under a CC0 Public Domain release and is thus free for personal and commercial use and chosen because combat soccer.

September Shadowrun Campaign News and a new Seattle Scream Prop (#78)

Back from GenCon and back into our Shadowrun campaigns!  Visited the Shadowrun room at GenCon and got some cool Catalyst Demo Team gear to wow the players with.  The next game I will be CHing will be tomorrow, the usual first Saturday game at Tyche’s Games, please come and play if you are in the Athens, Georgia, area.

Hot off the bit presses, the latest Seattle Scream (#78) nothing tied directly to recent adventures as the runner managed to get out fairly clean.  I ended up using the MetroPlex Marketplace Meetup (M3) from the last issue for three separate runs!  All taking place more or less simultaneously at different places around the convention.  Very pleasing.

Notes: Image from Pixabay and is free to use and ties into an extraction at a dance club during M3.