The Neon Anarchist Cookbook

An Unofficial Shadowrun 5th edition Fan Book by Neon Anarchy

(Playtest edition)

Authors
Dusk#1352 (/u/mitsayantan) • Kalacia • J.R. • Marek • Almechik • Pharaoh (/u/TheLolomancer) •
Anthony (Monkeyonastick1#1043, /u/Baratonio) • Ir0nguard • /u/SilithDark • Lulu • Meseriel •
/u/Fweeba • Haywire • Minnakht • Tali Tanaka • Talie Collins • /u/IcePhoenix0 • Lunokhod •
Bobthegnoll • Joshybones • Nash • /u/Norkrak • DominaVioletta • RibstonGrowBack •
Neodynum • Kalevra
Reviewers
Dusk#1352 (/u/mitsayantan) • /u/MrTonic • Mike C (/u/Colorful_Meows) • Anthony
(Monkeyonastick1#1043, /u/Baratonio) • doodleSM (/u/doodle_sm) • Ir0nguard • Lulu • Marek •
Minnakht • Reroll • Wisteria Fairchild
Layout
Cutting Chipset • Moebius P
Cover Art
Leonardo Wyrnist (leonardowyrnist)
Art
Aidelank Yang (Aidelank) • Conrad Atega (wildcard24) • Leonardo Wyrnist (leonardowyrnist) •
Maga Gon (magasama) • Nikita "Delfis" Cherkezov (delfis_art) • Tadas Sidlauskas (tadasart) •
Elly • Gonzo (gonzoworks) • Zombono
Art Donators
/u/someguy339 • Alex (/u/afronin) • Cutting Chipset • Mads H.-A. • 3733WOLF • Kim
Chummer Support
/u/Ainsatz • Marek
Editors
Dusk#1352 (/u/mitsayantan) • Emily Nabutsu

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CREDITS 2
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Art: Aidelank Yang (aidelank)

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 Table of contents
Playing by Rules as Written 8
GEAR 9
Cyberware 9
BODYWARE 9
ANGEL SYSTEM 9
CYBERLIMBS 9
CYBER MANIPULATOR 9
CYBERLIMB ENHANCEMENTS 9
IMPACT PLATE 9
HEADWARE 9
CEREBRETRON 9
COMPUTER ASSISTED POLYGRAPH INTEGRATION 10
IMPLANTED RCC 10
EYEWARE 10
TARGET PREDICTOR 10
Bioware 10
CULTURED BIOWARE 10
NEURAL HARDENING 10
SECONDARY HEART 10
Nanoware 11
HARD NANOWARE 11
TISSUE REPAIR SYSTEM 11
NANOCYBERNETICS 11
MICRO MANIPULATOR 11
Armor Modifications
COMPREHENSIVE SEAL 11
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HARDPOINT 11
PERSONAL POWER UNIT (PPU) 12
PERSONAL WEAPON MOUNT 12
POWERED EXOSKELETON 12
Ammunition 13
ARROWS 13
ASSAULT CANNON AMMO 13
GREY METAL ROUNDS 14
Grenades 14
GREY MANA GRENADE 14
Melee Weapons 14
ARES SHOCK & AWE BUCKLER 14
HOOK SWORD 14
KRIME PORCUPINE SHIELD 15
KUSARIGAMA 15
RENRAKU RAIJIN LIGHTNING SWORD 15
SPINRAD INDUSTRIES TACTICOOL COMBAT
SKATEBOARD 15
Ranged Weapons 15
ARES AVENGER MICROGUN 15
ARES TEMPLAR SUPER HEAVY LASER 16
ARES EDISON TESLA CANNON 16
EVO PNEUMATIC GUNS 16
HK DOUBLE DEFENDER SHOTGUN 17
KRIME LEADSPITTER DBAR
KRIME FACE MELTER
17
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KRIME SHREDDER AUTO SHOTGUN 17
M134 MINIGUN 18
M240 RAMBO 18
M249 SAW 18
TOKAREV TT-30 SPECIAL 18
Weapon Accessories 18
GREY METAL PLATING 18
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KRIME POWER DRAW 19
SHOTGUN SUPPRESSOR 19
SMART SHEATH 19
Drugs 19
VENOMANCER 19
Programs 20
ID10T 20
SENSOR LOCK 20
Skillsofts 20
SPECSOFT 20
Miscellaneous Gear 20
CYBERDECK MODULES 20
MULTI-PROGRAM OPERATING RESONANT SYSTEM
(MORS) 20
MYOMERIC DATA CABLE 20
ELEMENTAL ESSENCE 21
HAZARDOUS MAGICAL CONTAINMENT DEVICE 21
SPIRIT LANTERN 21
Parachutes 22
STANDARD PARACHUTE SYSTEM 22
SPINRAD INDUSTRIES "SPINRADICAL" PARACHUTE
SYSTEM 22
DRONES AND VEHICLES 23
Vehicle Modifications 23
REDUCED SEATING 23
GREY MANA SHIELDING 23
MIL SPEC FRAME 23
MAGE PORT 23
MAGIC 24
Adept Powers 24
BURST OF SPEED 24
ELEMENTAL MISSILE 24
ELEMENTAL QUIVER 24
FORCE STRIKE 24
GROUND STOMP 24
MAGIC MISSILE 24
MYSTIC ARCHERY 25
PREVISUALIZATION 25
PROTECT ANIMAL 25
RAPID AIM 25
RICOCHET 25
Mentor Spirits 25
BLACKSMITH 25
BULL 25
DRAGON 26
FOX 26
GREAT GUARDIAN 26
RHINO 26
Metamagics 26
ASTRAL BULWARK 26
DEVOTED WEAPON 27
IMPROVED APOTROPAIC MAGIC 27
PSYCHOMETRIC SCRYING 27
ADVANCED PSYCHOMETRIC SCRYING 27
Spells 27
[ELEMENT] BARRAGE 27
[ELEMENT] BLADE 28
[ELEMENT] TOUCH 28
Traditions 28
EPHEMERALIST TRADITION 28
TRADITIONAL EGYPTIAN RULES 28
TRADITIONAL HERMETIC RULES 29
Hermetic Elemental Path 29
 Hermetic Metallurgy Path
Hermetic Science Path
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TRADITIONAL HINDUISM RULES 29
TRADITIONAL OLYMPIANISM RULES 29
Hecate Path 29
Hero Path 30
Oracle Path 30
TRADITIONAL QABBALISM RULES 30
TRADITIONAL SHINTO RULES 31
TRADITIONAL WICCA RULES 31
MATRIX 32
Echoes 32
DIGITAL INSTINCT 32
DRONE COMPANION 32
RESONANCE EMPATHY 32
STATIC SHOCK 32
MARTIAL ARTS 33
Martial Art Styles 33
DRAGON 33
Martial Art Techniques 33
AKIMBO 33
COILING DRAGON 33
ETHERNET STRIKE 33
FLOWING DRAGON 33
MOUNTAIN STANCE 33
ROLLING SNAKE 33
SWEEPING HOOK 34
QUALITIES 35
Negative Qualities 40
BUGGY CYBERWARE 40
BUTTER FINGERS 40
DWARFISM 40
GUN GREMLIN 41
MIND LIKE A SIEVE 41
MUTE 41
POP CULTURE WIZARD 41
SPRITE BLOCK 41
Positive Metagenic Qualities 41
ELECTROKINESIS 41
ELEMENTAL AFFINITY 41
FLUFFY FEATURES 42
FUNCTIONAL WINGS 42
SLIME GLANDS 42
Negative Metagenic Qualities 43
BRACHYCEPHALIC SYNDROME 43
CRITTER MAGNET 43
DEMONIC FEATURES 43
DIURNAL 43
DUAL NATURED 43
EXCESSIVE MOLTING 43
INTERMITTENT HIBERNATION 44
LIVING HAIR 44
MUZZLE 44
NECROTIC FLESH 44
REPTILIAN AUDITORY APPARATUS 44
SPIRIT BLIGHT 44
STUBBY LEGS 45
TRANSLUCENT SKIN 45
VESTIGIAL WINGS 45

Expanded Mastery Qualities

BEAST BOND
35
35
CODES OF HONOR 46
CODE OF LADIES & GENTLEMEN
DEDICATED ALCHEMIST 35 (OR THEYDIES & GENTLETHEM) 46
FLEXIBLE SPELLCASTER 35 CYBER SAMURAI’S LAWS 46
GUNSLINGER 35 STRAIGHT EDGE 46
IN MY IMAGE 36 SUPERMEN’S CODE 47
KEYBOARD WARRIOR 36 THE NECROMANCER’S CODE (LA CATOPHILE) 47
LASER COMMANDER 36
MORPHINE MASTER
PAIN TRAIN
36
36
SHAPESHIFTERS 48
CERVINE 48
PULL YOUR PUNCHES 36 CROCODILIAN 48
Positive Qualities 37 PACHYDERM 48

SOCIAL MANEUVERS 49
AVERAGE JOE 37
BASELINE BIOLOGY 37
BETTER LUCKY THAN GOOD 37 DEMORALIZE 49
CONCEAL, DON’T FEEL 37 DISTRACT 49
COVER SHOOTER 37 ROUSE 49

SKYDIVING 50
CRASH TEST DUMMY 38
DESIGNER BABY 38
DON’T TELL ME THE ODDS 38 MAKING THE JUMP 50
FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD 38 PARACHUTING 50
FULL-AUTO EXECUTIONER 38 LANDING 50
GIFTED GENETICS 38
GUARDIAN 38
HERETIC 38
INTELLECTUAL LIAR 39
LET ME MAKE IT CLEAR 39
LIKE A TERMINATOR 39
LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND 39
MENACING PRESENCE 39
PLASTIC SOUL 39
POLYMATH 39
RAISED BY THE TRIDEO 39
SPECIALIST 40
TACTICOOL MALL NINJA 40
UNCOMMON SENSE 40
WORKED FOR THE MAN 40

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Playing by Rules as Written
The Neon Anarchist Cookbook is designed primarily for use in Neon Anarchy and has some house
ruled entries. But can be just as easily used anywhere else including your own home games.
Most entries will translate 1:1 with Rules as Written (RAW) but Neon Anarchy does not use Exotic
Weapon Skills, instead using its own home brewed skills. When playing by RAW, any entry that
has the following skills should use Exotic Weapon Skill (Weapon Name) instead of whatever skill
name is mentioned. These skills are:

Atypical Melee (shields, skateboards, etc), Directed Energy (ranged energy weapons like Lasers),
Flexile Melee (whip like weapons) and Spray Weapons (flamethrowers and sprayers).

Art: Nikita “Delfis” Cherkezov (delfis_art)

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 GEAR
Cyberware
BODYWARE
ANGEL SYSTEM
Created by top brass in Ares, the Anti-Gravity Emergency
Landing (AnGEL) System is the most futuristic piece of
augmentation to come out of the AAA in years, utilizing
similar tech as the Anti-Gravity Grenade (SL 65). Before
Ares could cash in, the technology was stolen during
a Shadowrun and leaked to the public. Even when the
AAA clamped down hard to remove the tech from the
market, the schematics were already in the hands of the
underworld and shadow community who wasted no time
in manufacturing their own versions, as a result of which
KE was quick to make the augmentation illegal.
This bodyware is implanted in the subject’s torso, or
more preferably, a Cyber Torso. The AnGEL system is
too big to fit anywhere else, including cyberlimbs. While
unencumbered, the user can activate the augmentation
when falling as a Simple Action or as a -5 initiative
Interrupt Action. When activated, the implant creates a
spherical field of reduced gravity around the user, which
is visually obvious as a spherical field of distortion,
causing small things around it to float.. The effect lasts
for 1 Combat Turn (3 seconds) per use. The user can
fall up to 50 meters per use, without taking any Falling
Damage (SR5 172). The AnGEL System comes with an
internal battery that can hold three charges. Each use
of the AnGEL System consumes one charge. The battery
itself is cutting edge tech, using microparticles made
from rare earth metals. The battery regains one charge
per hour when plugged in to a power source.
Wireless: The AnGEL System recharges by induction,
regaining one charge per six hours of wireless-enabled
time.
CYBERLIMBS
CYBER MANIPULATOR
For decades now, cybertech designers were trying to
answer the almost ancient demands for extra arms. One
thing has been always, obviously, standing in the way:
the lack of nerve connections to plug a cyberarm into.
Eventually, science figured out a solution —if there are no
dedicated nerves to plug into, why not make your own?
And so it happened. The Cyber Manipulators require the
user to possess a Datajack and use it to read the user’s
inputs and then transfer them through artificial nerve
connections. They can technically be mounted anywhere
on the recipient’s body, as long as the location is relatively
close to the spine. They can take a multitude of shapes,
but regular cyberarms and tentacle-like manipulators
are the most popular.
Cyber Manipulators count as full cyberlimbs (and thus
9 GEAR
have a base STR and AGI of 3 each) but they do not provide
extra Physical condition monitor boxes like cyberlimbs
usually do. They can take any cyberlimb enhancements
and accessories, as well as cyberimplant weapons,
except Armor (SR5 457). Each Cyber Manipulator lowers
your Social Limit by 1. You can have a maximum of 4 Cyber
Manipulators, any more and it overloads your nervous
system. Cyber Manipulators are incompatible with Shiva
Arms (RF 118) or any kind of Wings.
• “Brings a whole new meaning to armed and dangerous.” - Cyber
Knight
• “Does it mean I can finally be a Nartaki?” - Jagganoth
• “I guess people can now cosplay as Doctor Octopus.” - Jawbreaker
CYBERLIMB ENHANCEMENTS
IMPACT PLATE
Impact plates are steel plates implanted into cyberlimbs,
at points normally used for combat such as the end of
fists, elbows, knees and feet. They can be installed in
full or partial cyberarms and legs, as well as cyberhands
and feet. Each cyberlimb can only have one impact plate.
Each impact plate improves the AP of your unarmed
damage by -1 and each pair of plates also increases your
unarmed DV by 1; up to a maximum bonus DV of +2 and
AP of -4. Impact plates must be installed in cyberlimbs
and cannot be implanted directly into flesh. They count
as cyberlimb enhancements, not implanted weapons, as
they modify base unarmed damage. Impact plates are
incompatible with Bone Lacing (SR5 454), Bone Density
(SR5 459) or Striking Callus (CF 121) and doesn’t stack
with Critical Strike (SR5 309) or Penetrating Strike (SG
173) adept powers.
• “Does it make cyberlimbs even cooler now? Yes. Does it make me
wish I’d have chopped off my arms and gotten cyberlimbs? No.” -
Jawbreaker
• “Pro tip for people getting these and similar implants. Have your
sparring partner wear safety gear, unless you enjoy paying for other
people’s hospital visits.” - Ugly
HEADWARE
CEREBRETRON
The metahuman brain excels at certain areas of
cognition, but falls woefully short in others. The practices
of cyberware neural interfacing and implantation of
commlinks are nothing new. The integration between
thought processes and machine computation has,
however, been at a relatively shallow level, until now.
Cerebretron is a dedicated mental coprocessing
computer implanted on the inner side of the skull or
into a cyberskull. Comprehensively connected to many
significant areas of the brain, such as the cerebral cortex
and hippocampus, information processing tasks and
memory recollection can be delegated to the computer
by the brain. Add Cerebretron’s Rating to your Mental
Limit as well as as a dice pool bonus to your Knowledge,
Language, and Memory tests (SR5 152). Cerebretron is
incompatible with Mnemonic Enhancers (SR5 460).
Wireless: Cerebretron expands its processing capability
through the Matrix and uses heuristic algorithms in its
influencing of thought processes to the point where
it increases the overall capability of the user’s brain.
Select one of the four mental attributes per rating of
Cerebretron (LOG, INT, CHA or WIL). Each of the selected
attributes is augmented by 1. You can reconfigure your
selection(s) as a Complex Action at any time. At Rating
4 all four of your mental attributes are augmented by
1 each. Cerebretron has safeties that prevent it from
killing the brain even when it takes Matrix damage. It isn’t
connected to any areas responsible for motor control or
the body’s autonomous systems, so it can’t be hacked to
disrupt these functions.
• “Can’t wait to get a literal robobrain! What could possibly go
wrong?” - Cyber Knight
COMPUTER ASSISTED POLYGRAPH
INTEGRATION
The CAPI is a computer with sensors that can analyze
minute cues in facial expressions, body language
and voice of a target. It then cross-checks them with
thousands of psychological profiles and case studies
that have been stored in its memory to inform the
user of the target’s state of mind. Add CAPI’s rating to
your Social Limit as well as a dice pool bonus on Judge
Intentions tests (SR5 152). With CAPI’s help, you can use
Judge Intentions to oppose any Con skill tests instead of
having to use Con.
IMPLANTED RCC
Simply put, it’s a Rigger Command Console that has
been miniaturized and implanted into the body. Great for
riggers who don’t want to lug around a briefcase.
EYEWARE
TARGET PREDICTOR
The Target Predictor augments a Take Aim action (SR5
166), allowing you to reduce penalties from the Situational
Modifiers Table (SR5 176) that are not Called Shots, by a
total of 3 (in addition to standard benefits of take aim).
This would apply to the next attack you make with the
weapon you aimed with. Target Predictor is incompatible
with Adept Centering (SR5 325) or Heightened Concern
(SSP 23) Adept power.
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Bioware
CULTURED BIOWARE
NEURAL HARDENING
An up-and-coming bioware that myelinates neurons with
synthetic sheaths that make the signalling system more
robust and resistant to pain, fatigue, etc. The user’s stun
condition monitor gains a number of extra boxes equal to
the rating of the bioware.
SECONDARY HEART
This implants an additional synthetic heart with
reinforced actin and myosin. The new heart is connected
to all the major arteries and veins, providing the body with
boosted circulation and a backup in case the primary
heart fails from one of many reasons. Each rating of
Secondary Heart increases the user’s Body attribute
by 1. In addition, the implant gives 1 extra damage box to
your Physical Condition Monitor per rating of Secondary
Heart. These extra boxes do not stack with those obtained
from Cyberlimbs. You must choose one or the other.

CYBERWARE
Device Essence Capacity Availability Cost
Bodyware
AnGEL System 1 [6]* 16F 40,000¥
Cyberlimbs
Cyber Manipulator 1.25 15 8 20,000¥
Cyberlimbs Enhancements
Impact Plate - [1]** 4 400¥
Headware
Cerebretron (Rating 1-4) Rating x 0.25 [Rating]^ Rating x 5 Rating x 20,000¥
Computer Assisted Polygraph Integration Rating x 0.1 [Rating] Rating x 3 Rating x 6,000¥
(Rating 1-3)
Implanted RCC 0.4 [4] 5R 5,000¥ + RCC cost
Eyeware
Target Predictor 0.2 [3] 12R 12,000¥
* = Torso only.
** = Cyberarms, legs, hand and feet only.
^ = Partial or full cyberskull only.

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 BIOWARE
Cultured Bioware Rating
Neural Hardening 1-2
Secondary Heart 1-2
NANOWARE
Hard Nanoware
Tissue Repair System
Nanocybernetics Essence
Micro Manipulator 0.05
* = Cyberarm/hand only.
• “This is going to do wonders to my cardio.” - Ugly
• “Who says Orks cannot be space marines!” - Jawbreaker
Nanoware
HARD NANOWARE
TISSUE REPAIR SYSTEM
This Nanoware system circulates through the
bloodstream, seeking out damaged tissues and repairing
them. Each nanomachine acts as a submicroscopic
surgeon, equipped with a variety of tools to repair the
cellular matrix. Every 60 seconds, the nanomachines will
scan your body for new physical injuries, then attempt
to heal them. If the nanomachines fail to fully heal your
current set of injuries, it cannot heal them again, instead
continuing to scan for new injuries.
While you have sustained damage to your physical
condition monitor, Tissue Repair System will try to heal
you every minute, with a dice pool equal to its Rating
x 2 and a limit equal to its Rating. Every hit heals a
box of their physical condition monitor. Tissue Repair
System ignores all modifiers from the Healing Modifiers
table (SR5 208) and does not need to meet a minimum
threshold of 2 before it can start healing.
This healing may only be applied to a character once for
that set of wounds, but the nanomachines will continue to
heal new physical wounds. If the character is in Physical
overflow, Tissue Repair System stops working till they
have been stabilized first. Healing from Tissue Repair
System is incompatible with First Aid or Magical Healing
already applied to the Physical Condition Monitor.
NANOCYBERNETICS
MICRO MANIPULATOR
This is a miniature nanohive implanted in a finger. It sends
nanites to the fingertip to form a little dot’s worth of
nanites there, and also elsewhere on the finger to clean
microcontaminants off of it. When you hold the dot within
about a millimeter of the surface, or touch it directly
(as much as "touching” is defined in the nanoscale), the
nanites scan the surface in excruciating detail, letting
you "read” things engraved in a microscale. The nanites
11 GEAR
Essence Availability Cost
Rating x 0.1 Rating x 6 Rating x 20,000¥
Rating x 0.2 Rating x 8 Rating x 40,000¥
Rating Availability Cost
1-6 1-6 Rating x 6,000¥
Capacity Aviailability Cost
[1]* 8 4,000¥
can also etch or otherwise manipulate the surface on a
nanoscale.
With this implant, if anyone still used hard disk drives,
you could touch the platter with your fingertip to literally
flip single bits on the surface using nanites. Due to the
cleaning function, it also prevents you from leaving
fingerprints of the applied finger(usually the dominant
index finger.) A Micro Manipulator grants +1 die and limit
to Hardware tests.
Armor Modifications
COMPREHENSIVE SEAL
The Comprehensive Seal is made of special materials
after years of R&D, whose inclusion further seals any
chemically sealed armor it’s included in. It completely
cuts off the wearer’s access to magic or resonance.
When an Awakened or Emerged wears an active
Comprehensive Seal, they’re treated as if they didn’t
have the Magic or Resonance attribute. This means the
Awakened or Emerged character cannot use any of their
magical or resonance based abilities as long as the seal
is active. The experience is thus uncomfortable for them.
Any Awakened or Emerged character wearing an active
Comprehensive Seal must resist Fatigue Damage as if in
a Harsh Environment (SR5 172). The seal can be activated
or deactivated with a Simple Action.
The material hides the wearer’s presence in the astral,
obscuring the wearer’s aura, appearing as a nonliving
object, with a -8 dice penalty to assense them. The seal
blocks wireless signals while active, acting as a Faraday
Cage for any wireless devices or persona inside the
armor. The wearer’s voice, or any other noises they make,
can’t be heard outside the armor unless they broadcast
it through a speaker provided with the seal.
• “Imagine a mage being transferred between the prisons, put in a
hazmat suit with said seal. Yeah, it’s going to hurt..” - Lungmen
• “This sounds like a great modification for your space suit if you are
awakened and going to space.” - Yokai
HARDPOINT
An improved version of Micro-Hardpoints (KC 73).
Hardpoints involve installing electronic plating, magnetic
mounting and remote control mechanisms using AR/VR.
Hardpoints can be attached to CCOBs (KC 73) or to any
armor that can take the Chemical Seal armor modification
(SR5 437) such as the Urban Explorer Jumpsuit (SR5
437), Ares Arctic Forces Suit (RG 77), etc. The armor must
be one that has an available, accompanying helmet as
per the rules for Chemical Seal. Hardpoints have internal
as well as external components and are easily visible
from outside. A single Hardpoint comes with a single slot,
which can attach a single "Hardpoint Unit”. Hardpoint
Units can be attached to or detached from a Hardpoint
by making a Armorer + Logic [Mental] (4, 10 minutes)
Extended Test, per Hard Point. A list of Hardpoint Units
can be found in this book.
ARMOR MODIFICATIONS
Modifications Capacity Availability Cost
Comprehensive Seal [4] 16R 20,000¥
Hardpoint [4] 8 500¥
PERSONAL POWER UNIT (PPU)
Hardpoint Unit
A portable, self-charging power station attached to
the armor, about the size of a backpack. It generates
sufficient amounts of electricity to power small devices
many times over. Treat the PPU as if it’s an unlimited
power source for the purpose of charging a small device
during a run. A single carried device that uses a power
source such as a Stun Baton (SR5 422), Peak-discharge
battery pack (RG 52) or Renraku Raijin may be connected
to a single PPU using a 2m retractable cable. When
such a device is attached to a PPU, the device regains
charges as if plugged in to a power source. The PPU can
only power small devices and doesn’t have the power to
recharge a Powered Exoskeleton.
Wireless: The number of charges that the device
connected to a PPU holds is increased by +50% (rounded
up).
PERSONAL WEAPON MOUNT
Hardpoint Unit
A Hardpoint can be fitted with a single Weapon Mount from
the Drone Weapon Mounts Table (R5 124). The biggest
weapon mount that can be attached to a Hardpoint is
Standard and weapon mounts attached to a Hardpoint
cannot utilize a melee weapon. A character can attack
with a weapon mounted to a Hardpoint on their armor
or CCOB using the rules for remote operated system
Gunnery (SR5 183), using the Gunnery and a Complex
Action. Attacks with a Hardpoint mounted weapon can be
made while in AR or VR. The character is still restricted
to only one attack per Initiative Pass, since the weapon
is fired during the initiative of the character. Hardpoint
mounted weapons can be reloaded as a Simple Action.
Wireless: Gunnery attacks using a Hardpoint mounted
weapon can be made using a Simple Action instead of a
Complex. Hardpoint mounted weapons can be reloaded
as a Free Action.
POWERED EXOSKELETON
Hardpoint Unit
A 150 lb alloy exoskeleton made for the metahuman
frame. The exoskeleton is augmented with hydraulics
and powered by a battery that lasts three hours of use.
The battery regains one hour of use per hour of charging.
It is an extremely obvious external addition to armor that
is clearly visible. Unlike most other Hardpoint Units, a
Powered Exoskeleton needs to connect to 3 different
Hardpoints on a piece of worn armor in order to function.
The exoskeleton has a Strength and Body score of 10
each. These scores don’t apply to your normal melee/
unarmed DV, damage resistance tests, etc. However,
they may apply to certain situational circumstances
listed below. Once installed, the exoskeleton provides the
following effects:
• You gain 10 additional points of Recoil Compensation.
• Your Lifting/Carrying weight (SR5 152) is doubled.
For this purpose, you may use the Strength and/or
Body of the exoskeleton if the value exceeds your
Strength or Body. You may also use the Strength of
the exoskeleton to determine if you can lift and carry
a medium or heavy machine gun.
• You may use the Strength of the exoskeleton (instead
of yours) to determine how many armor accessories
you can wear as per Armor and Encumbrance rules
(SR5 169).
• If the armor has the Restrictive feature (RG 59),
the effect is ignored as long as the exoskeleton is
attached to the armor.
• You may use any two-handed melee weapon, Assault
Rifle or Shotgun using one hand. You do not suffer
any penalties for using a weapon in this manner.
• When making a melee attack, after a damage
resistance test, you may add half the Strength of
the exoskeleton to the inflicted damage value, only
for the purpose of determining knockdown (SR5
194). Likewise, when making a called shot Knock
Down (SR5 195), you may add the Strength score of
the exoskeleton to your own Strength score for the
purpose of determining knockdown. You may also
use the Strength and/or Body of the exoskeleton to
determine your Physical Limit, for purposes of being
knocked down.
• When making a Subduing Attack (SR5 195), you may
use the Strength score of the exoskeleton instead of
your own Strength score for purposes of subduing,
getting a better grip on a subdued opponent or
inflicting damage via subduing.
• All Sneaking tests automatically fail with 0 hits, while
wearing the exoskeleton.
• You cannot use Skates or Skimmers (CF 88) while
wearing the exoskeleton.
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• If the battery runs out, you lose all benefits of the
exoskeleton while it was powered and gain the
Restrictive feature (RG 59) even if you did not have
it before.
Wireless: The Exoskeleton uses matrix based power
saving protocols and wireless recharging to have limitless
power. Using an Internal Router (CF 84) doesn’t grant this
bonus.
• “Now this. This is this kind of tech I’ve been waiting for. I’m already
strong as is, but with this? Say goodbye to your Roadmaster omae.”
- Knocks
HARDPOINT
Hardpoint Unit Units needed Availability Cost
Personal Power Unit 1 16R 16,000¥
Personal Weapon Mount 1 As per weapon mount
Powered Exoskeleton 3 16R 25,000¥
Ammunition
ARROWS
CAPSULE HEAD: Essentially a capsule round attached to
a shaft. These arrowheads can be applied to both arrows
and bolts. They are basically capsule rounds (RG 55)
attached to a shaft but use the range of standard arrows
(not light pistols). A direct or grazing hit ruptures the
capsule and spills the toxin on the target. DMSO (SS 188)
may be combined with any toxin in capsule arrowheads.
Needless to say, once a capsule head ruptures, it cannot
be reused.
Wireless: Once fired, the capsule arrowhead can be
detonated at any point in its flight path, using a Free
Action. This spreads the toxin as a mist over a five meter
radius, covering anyone in that radius, after which the
toxin cloud disappears. Anyone covered by the toxin will
suffer its effects, resolved normally. This mode requires
the bow or crossbow to have a rangefinder on it.
GREY METAL HEAD: Grey metal is a Shadowrunner’s
favorite material of choice against spirits, and it didn’t
take long after plating melee weapons with it to put it on
an arrow. Grey metal arrowheads treat a spirit’s hardened
armor as regular armor. Damage from grey metal cannot
be healed by Regeneration (SR5 400), but does not
affect Superior Regeneration (DTR 50). Grey metal heads
cannot be enchanted with magic but otherwise apply no
penalties to Awakened using them.
JAMMER HEAD: The head is a miniaturized, Rating 3,
impact activated, Area Jammer. After hitting an obstacle
or target, the jammer head sticks to the surface (until
manually removed) and is instantly activated. The jammer
runs for up to a minute or until deactivated by the owner.
ARROWS
Item Acc DV
Capsule Head -1 -4
Grey Metal Head - -
Jammer Head -2 -25
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The arrow can be recovered and reused but needs a 3
hour recharge before the jammer can be reused.
Wireless: The jammer will not activate on impact and
instead can be wirelessly activated by the owner, at any
time using a Free Action.
• “My advice: don’t shoot jammer head arrows at someone. They will
throw it away afterwards. Other than that, go ham.” - Chip
• “Finally, my Hawkeye cosplay kit is complete!” - Cyber Knight
ASSAULT CANNON AMMO
You cannot use any Called Shots from Ammo Whammy
(RG 115) using any of these rounds:
ANTI-ARMOR: These rounds have a heavy, steel core and
tip, ensuring it rips through any and all armor. Anti-Armor
rounds downgrade Hardened Armor of any kind, into
regular armor. Anti-Armor rounds do bonus penetration
(-8AP) against vehicles, drones and barriers. Anti-Armor
rounds always do Physical damage against vehicles,
drones, barriers and creatures wearing non-hardened
armor; even if the damage would otherwise have been
converted to Stun due to armor or other factors.
CANISTER: Imagine a much bigger flechette round made
for assault cannons. A canister filled with lead or iron
balls. Firing one inflicts an additional -1 defense penalty.
EXPLOSIVE: These rounds have a small, explosive tip
which detonates on contact. Explosive rounds always
deal Physical damage against creatures and barriers,
even if the damage would otherwise be converted to
Stun via armor. In addition, explosive rounds deal double
damage to barriers.
INCENDIARY: Thermite infused rounds. Once the
bullet impacts its target, it sets off the thermite,
causing grievous burns. On a successful hit, the round
automatically sets the target on fire (no test needed).
The initial DV of the fire is 3P. The DV increases by +1 at
the end of each Combat Turn. Each subsequent attack
with this ammo also increases the DV of the ongoing fire
by +1.
SHOCKER: There is stick-n-shock and then there is this.
The big daddy of all shock ammunition, this delivers a
significant amount of charge to stop a behemoth dead in
its tracks. If the target is wet, standing in water or made
out of water, improve the DV by 2 and AP by -1. Shocker
rounds deal electric Physical damage.
• “When was the last time you were out in the woods with no way to
light up your campfire? Problem solved. Load one of those Incendiary
Rounds into your Krime Cannon and set the world on fire.” - Ace
• “Load a couple of these Anti-Armor rounds in your Krime Confe-
derate and you’ll be punching through a whole HTR team like they
AP Avail Cost
+4 2 5¥
- 10R 50¥
+6 9F 600¥
 ASSAULT CANNON AMMO
Item DV AP Avail Cost
Anti-Armor - -4 / -8 15F 800¥
Canister +2P +5 15F 600¥
Explosive +1 - 15F 800¥
Incendinary +1P(f) - 14F 700¥
Shocker +0 / +2P(e) +0 / -1 12F 600¥
All prices are per 10 rounds of ammunition.

Melee Weapons
are made of soy. If they are kind enough to line up for you that is.”
- Tic-Tac
• “On one hand, I’m happy I can blast drek to smithereens with my
Panter XXL. On the other hand, I’m worried I can no longer tank assault ARES SHOCK & AWE BUCKLER
cannon rounds with my manly cybernetic chest.” - Jagganoth
Ares’s take on the buckler is meant for those who know
GREY METAL ROUNDS that a good defense is not a tradeoff on offense. This
reinforced buckler integrates a taser module that is
Rounds developed using the Grey brother’s patented
activated upon hitting the opponent, shocking them.
Grey Mana tech and infusing into standard metals like
And thanks to Ares’s patented "hold to load” feature, you
brass or steel. The same stuff they use to line armor for
never need to worry about shocking yourself when you
defense against magic. Some time down the line, they
pick up your gear.
have a Eureka moment that why not use it offensively
as well. Attacks made with Grey Metal Rounds treat
When using this shield as an offensive weapon, it
hardened armor from Immunity to Normal Weapons as
functions as a stun weapon. The taser shield holds 10
regular armor. Damage from Grey Metal cannot be healed
charges. When attached to a power outlet, it regains one
by Regeneration (SR5 400), but does not affect Superior
charge per 10 seconds.
Regeneration (DTR 50). Grey Metal Rounds are available
for all standard ballistic firearms. Grey Metal rounds
Wireless: The shield recharges by induction, recharging
cannot be enchanted with the Alter Ballistics spell (FA
one charge per hour.
51) but otherwise apply no penalties to Awakened using
ARES SHOCK & AWE BUCKLER
them.
Acc Reach DV AP Armor Rating
GREY METAL ROUNDS 4 0 8S(e) -5 +1
DV AP Availability Cost Capacity Conceal Avail Cost
- - 16R 120¥ 3 +2 10R 1,000¥
All prices are per 10 rounds of ammunition. Skill: Atypical Melee.
When using two-weapon style attack or two-weapon style
defense martial art technique, you may consider this to be your
• “It’s like an instant eviction notice for spirits, from this plane of second weapon.
existence.” - Jawbreaker
• “I’d rather keep that kind of ammunition away from myself! Who
knows if holding that kind of ammunition alone becomes toxic to a
HOOK SWORD
user with supernatural connections.” - Monarch The hook sword or the fu tao is a deadly weapon used
by Chinese martial artists such as practitioners of
Grenades the Wudang Sword or the Wuxia. The sword has a very
uncommon appearance of a sharp hooked blade with a
crescent axe like blade along the handle guard. These
GREY MANA GRENADE short swords are meant to be used one-handed in very
Created by a person with a severe fear of the Awakened. close combat range and are traditionally dual wielded.
This grenade releases an aerosol version of Grey Mana. Uses Blades Skill.
It has no effect on most creatures, but for Awakened, it
can severely affect their magical abilities as Grey Mana • “What an elegant and beautiful weapon. I might have to find a joint
hampers their ability to channel mana. that sells these.” - Canary
• “The Chinese have got curved swords. Curved. Swords.” - Cyber
When deployed, the Grey Mana aerosol in the grenade Knight
simulates a Mana Ebb (SG 32) Background Count of 3 in a
10m radius for 4 Combat Turns. Multiple overlapping Grey
HOOK SWORD
Acc Reach DV AP Conceal Avail Cost
Mana Grenades don’t stack in intensity. 6 0 (STR+2)P -1 +2 7R 800¥
Skill: Blades.
• “Grey Mana is like a gift that keeps on giving.” - Jawbreaker The hooked blade can also be used to disarm an opponent when
not slicing through their flesh. Each hooked sword wielded, reduces
GRENADES Called Shot penalty by 1 for Called Shot (Blast Out of Hands) up to a
maximum reduction of 2.
Item DV AP Blast Avail Cost
Grey Mana - - 10m Radius 7F 300¥

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KRIME PORCUPINE SHIELD • “Leave it up to Renraku to make a stun baton that kills ya. I’m just
waiting for the egghead samurai who pulls this out and accidentally
Krime saw the advancements in personal shields zaps themselves.” - Dancing Edge
and thought, obviously, that they needed the Krime • “I dunno about you chummer, but electrocuting someone tends to
treatment. These shields feature an array of spikes slow them down a bit so in case the first hit doesn’t kill, gives you a
at the front to make sure that even if you are trying to chance for a follow up.” - Double Tap
protect yourself, everyone knows you still want to inflict • “Renraku sure knows how to make a blade. This thing is a beauty.
a world of unsubtle pain. Just watching the electric mode turn on is like a dream come true” -
Featherknight
• “Shields hurt people!” - Lump • “This isn’t for regular weebs. This is advanced weeb tech.” - Cyber
Knight
KRIME PORCUPINE SHIELD
Acc Reach DV AP Armor Rating RENRAKU RAIJIN LIGHTNING SWORD
4 0 (STR+1)P -1 +4 Mode Acc Reach DV AP Conceal Avail Cost
Capacity Conceal Avail Cost Blade 7 1 (STR+2)P / -3 +2 15F 5,500¥
0 +8 12R 1,200¥ (STR+3)P
Skill: Atypical Melee. Lightning 7 1 10P(e) -5 +2 - -
Skill: Blades.
The Raijin does (STR+2)P when one-handed and (STR+3)P when two-
KUSARIGAMA handed, while in blade mode. When in Lightning mode, the electric
damage is dealt as Physical and does not stack with the regular
The Kusarigama is a novelty weapon, whose use in history damage of the weapon’s wireless off mode. The user only deals the
is somewhat disputed. Popularised by ninja trideos, the damage of the respective mode the weapon is selected to. When
weapon is a sickle with a long chain at the end of the using the Special Modifications and Prototype Materials qualities
handle. A weight is attached at the end of the chain. (BTB 161, 160) modifications are applied to both modes.
Employing this weapon requires the use of both hands,
one for the chain and the other for the sickle. When SPINRAD INDUSTRIES TACTICOOL COMBAT
made into a weapon focus, both parts of the weapon SKATEBOARD
are considered the same object, thus requiring only The Spinrad Tacticool Combat Skateboard is the weapon
one focus. When using the Special Modifications and of choice for "Spinradical" combat operatives. In Speed
Prototype Materials qualities (BTB 161, 160) to modify, mode, micro-boosters at the back promote speed and
the same modifications are applied to both parts of the ease of movement, increasing your run multiplier by
weapon. +3 (this does not stack with other movement mods). In
addition, it provides a +2 limit bonus to Performance
• “It’s nothing amazing as a weapon. It’s a farming tool after all. And tests. The boosters make the skateboard unwieldy,
no, historical ninjas never used it. That’s some Hollywood bulldrek.” -
Yokai reducing the user’s Physical Limit by 1. In Combat mode,
the skateboard’s panels splay open, turning the board
into an obvious melee weapon with a bonus to AP and
KUSARIGAMA damage.
Mode Acc Reach DV AP Conceal Avail Cost
• “Little known fact! I tested these for hours in the labs, so the splay-
Sickle 6 0 (STR+2)P -1 +2 9R 500¥ ed panels were tuned to some nasty offensive tricks I came up with!
Check the attached DVD for 200¥ if you want to try them yourself!”
Weighted Chain 6 2 (STR+2)P 0 +2 - - - Toni Thunderbird
The Sickle uses the Blades skill while the Weighted Chain uses the
Flexile Melee skill SPINRAD INDUSTRIES TACTICOOL COMBAT
SKATEBOARD
RENRAKU RAIJIN LIGHTNING SWORD
Mode Acc Reach DV AP Conceal Avail Cost
While at the surface it may appear like a regular, Renraku Speed 4 0 (STR+2)S -1 -4 12R 3,000¥
Conqueror model katana, the new insulated hilt holds Combat 4 0 (STR+3)P -3 +3 - -
a deadly secret. Wanting to give their Red Samurai an Skill: Blades.
extra edge in combat, the swordsmiths and armorers Special: Speed Mode increases your run multiplier by +3 (doesn’t
of Renraku’s weapons research and development stack with other movement mods). It also provides a +2 limit bonus
to Performance Tests and reduces your Physical Limit by 1.
subsidiaries have constructed a blade that can give its
user an electrifying edge in the fight.

The Raijin has two modes: Blade and Lightning. It takes

a Free Action to switch between modes. In Blade mode,
it works as a standard Katana. In Lightning mode, the
edge of the blade retracts and is replaced by a lethal,
electric shock emitting surface that will send a focused
voltage into the wounds created by the blade. The Raijin’s
Lightning Mode has 10 charges and regains one charge
per ten seconds when plugged in. Both modes use the
Blades skill.
Wireless: The Raijin recharges by induction, regaining
one charge per full hour of wireless-enabled time.
Ranged Weapons
ARES AVENGER MICROGUN
The Avenger is a miniaturized gatling gun chambered
in 5.56 rounds. The Light Machine Gun is compact and
lightweight, allowing it to be hip fired, while able to spit
out 3000-6000 rounds per minute. Despite the gun being
briefcase sized (not counting the belt and any external
ammo backpack), its damage potential is nothing short
of a top-of-the-line assault rifle. This gun benefits from

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Gatling gun suppressive fire rules (SL 41). Despite being
an LMG the Avenger uses Assault Rifle ranges. The gun is
compatible with a Krime Pack (SL 45).
• “Put this on one of those Stuffer Shack motorized shopping carts
and you have got the most American thing ever.” - Cyber Knight
• “Dear Santa...” - Jawbreaker
ARES AVENGER MICROGUN
Acc DV AP Mode RC Ammo Conceal Avail Cost
4(6) 11P -2 FA - 100(belt)* +6 14F 8,000¥
Range: Assault Rifle. Skill: Heavy Weapons.
Mod Slots: Barrel/Side/Stock/Top/Under/Internal.
Standard Upgrades: Smartgun (internal)
Users must take a Simple Action to rotate the barrels of the
Avenger before it can fire. Once the barrel has started rotating it
can fire as normal on consecutive Initiative Passes.
ARES TEMPLAR SUPER HEAVY LASER
While laser weaponry still comes with a number of issues
related to size and having enough energy on hand to fire
the damn thing, Ares has developed a model for their
assault vehicles to offer cover fire to their mechanised
infantry.
The Templar is a massive weapon with rotating "barrels",
so that the more fragile parts can cool down even as it is
fired. As such, it is too massive for metahumans or drones
to carry around, thus making it exclusively a vehicle
mounted weapon. Ares embraced this fact by making
this weapon unable to use peak discharge batteries,
making a bit more room for all the extra goodness that
is packed in here.
• “It’s like a big ass disco light of death.” - VJ Lazerwhip
ARES TEMPLAR SUPER HEAVY LASER
Acc DV AP Mode RC Ammo Conceal Avail Cost
7 10P -10 BF/FA - Ext. source +10 26F 50,000¥
Range: Assault Rifle. Skill: Directed Energy or Gunnery.
Mod Slots: Top/Under/Internal.
The Templar uses 4 power units per shot and is powered by linking
it directly into the local energy sources when used as part of a
permanent emplacement (for unlimited ammo as long as the energy
supply remains online). This weapon is vehicle mounted only.
ARES EDISON TESLA CANNON
Originally dubbed "Bug Toaster", the "Edison" Tesla
cannon was developed by Ares as a prototype weapon
against bug spirits to be used by Firewatch. The Tesla
cannon fires ionized discharges in the form of short
range, crackling bolts of electricity that fries anything it
touches. When Ares fell and Detroit was being ravaged by
bug spirits, someone from within conveniently leaked the
schematics into the public matrix grid. Within minutes,
people started to make copies of the weapon’s blueprint.
Although declared an illegal prototype weapon, it did not
stop black market arms dealers from making their own
and selling it to Shadowrunners and mercenaries alike.
This weapon uses Flamethrower ranges and requires
either Heavy Weapons or Directed Energy skill to operate.
The weapon can be fired with variable ion discharge
settings. It uses the shotgun choke rules (SR5 180). The
Tesla cannon uses peak-discharge battery packs (RG 52)
as ammunition and is powered by an external battery
pack (20 unit satchel or 30 unit backpack), or by linking
it directly into the local energy sources when used as
part of a permanent emplacement (for unlimited ammo
as long as the energy supply remains online). The Edison
uses 4 power points per shot and does not suffer recoil.
You may not alter the damage type of this weapon from
electric to any other element by any means.
ARES EDISON TESLA CANNON
Acc DV AP Mode RC Ammo Conceal Avail Cost
5(7) 14P(e) -5 SA - Ext. source +10 18F 35,000¥
Range: Short(0): 0-15, Medium(-1): 16-20, Long(-3): -, Extreme(-6): -
Mod Slots: Top/Side/Under/Internal. Skill: Directed Energy or Heavy
Weapons.
Standard upgrades: Smartgun (internal). Min STR needed to carry: 8
Special: The electric damage from this weapon downgrades
Immunity to Normal Weapons of spirits, treating the hardened armor
as regular armor instead.
EVO PNEUMATIC GUNS
As technology marches on, it has become increasingly
difficult to sneak firearms past sensors. What is the
assassin to do? Why, purchase one of EVO’s Pneumatic
guns of course! These airsoft guns use gas to accelerate
your lead pellets at high velocities. EVO advertises these
as incapable of killing an armored target and simply a
hunting tool, but we know that’s not entirely true. Since
they aren’t classified as firearms, they are by and large
unrestricted in most nations. A silent, but lethal option!
Get them in heavy pistol, SMG, or sporting rifle sizes
today! The rifle size fires .50 cal projectiles. Pneumatic
guns use the same skill to operate as their firearm
counterpart.
Pneumatic guns are quieter than proper firearms. It
applies a -4 dice pool modifier on all Perception tests to
notice the weapon’s use or locate the shooter. Attaching
a Suppressor (SR5 432) improves this penalty to -6.
Pneumatic gun clips come with a slot for the gas canister
that will last as long as the ammo in the clip does.
Afterwards, you’ll need to replace the canister. A gas
canister costs 50¥ with an Availability of 4. Pneumatic
guns can only fire two types of ammunition: Airsoft
Pellets and Capsule Rounds (RG 55).
• “I can imagine the novelty of having a more ‚legal’ firearm brought
onto the field. Personally, I would prefer that they created a gun mo-
dification for these kinds of firearms. I can say that they would make
great novelty items on your gun shelf, and I can attest that the Hornet
seems the most appropriate of the three firearms.” - Tigress
• “Wouldn’t particularly recommend using pellets with these, they
don’t pack much of a punch. Capsule rounds, however, don’t care
about that. And these are a much quieter way to deliver them down
someone’s throat.” - Pandora
• “Great for Airsoft games and practice shooting.” - Jawbreaker
EVO "FLEA” PNEUMATIC HEAVY PISTOL
Acc DV AP Mode RC Ammo Conceal Avail Cost
7 5P +1 SA 2 10(c) +0 8 500¥
Range: Light Pisol. Skill: Pistols.
Mod Slots: Barrel/Top/Side/Internal.
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 • “Double the barrel, double the fun. So they say.” - Akuma
EVO "BEE” PNEUMATIC SMG
Acc DV AP Mode RC Ammo Conceal Avail Cost
KRIME FACE MELTER
6 5P +1 SA/BF/FA 2 30(c) +0 10 1,200¥
Range: Heavy Pisol. Skill: Automatics. Based on the technology of the Ares Super Squirter,
Mod Slots: Barrel/Stock/Side/Top/Internal. the Krime "Face Melter" propels industrial grade acid
towards a target, melting barriers, armor, and the people
EVO "HORNET” SPORTING RIFLE underneath them. It is used primarily for breaches as an
Acc DV AP Mode RC Ammo Conceal Avail Cost alternative to the shotgun, and against heavily armored
8 9P - SS - 10(c) +8 14 3,000¥ or shielded opponents. The Krime Face Melter is a two-
Range: Carbine. Skill: Longarms. handed weapon that uses Flamethrower ranges. Each
Mod Slots: Barrel/Stock/Side/Top/Under/Internal. Acid Canister costs 80¥, has an availability of 12F and
lasts for 10 uses.
AIRSOFT PELLETS
DV AP Availability Cost • “Markets itself as a tool against barriers, but I can already see the
- - 4 10¥ gears turning in some people’s heads on how to use this as a weapon
All prices are per 10 rounds of ammunition. of terror. It’s a good thing it’s forbidden, cause if this were to get mass
distribution on the street, it would become a lot harder to identify
HK DOUBLE DEFENDER SHOTGUN victims of gang violence.” - Hound
HK has been itching to get its greedy fingers in the home • “Not going to be fun if it gets widespread on the streets.” - Job
defense pie. Presenting the Double Defender: a double
barrel, pump action, bullpup shotgun with a select fire KRIME FACE MELTER
switch that allows both barrels to fire simultaneously Acc DV AP Mode RC Ammo Conceal Avail Cost
or one at a time. The gun is being marketed towards 6 6P(a) -7 SS - 10(c) +6 12F 4,000¥
law enforcement, corpsec and civilian gun owners who Range: Flamethrower. Skill: Spray Weapons.
want a legal shotgun that is brutally effective at home Mod Slots: Side/Top/Under/Internal.
defense. Lone Star has recently started equipping its
street cops with this bad boy as part of a deal with HK KRIME SHREDDER AUTO SHOTGUN
to both field test and act as advertisement, showing the The Krime Shredder Belt-fed Automatic Shotgun is an
shotgun’s reliability. "ideal option for both everyday carry or home defense"
- Old Man Krime.
• “Now, this is my boomstick!” - Barbarian

HK DOUBLE DEFENDER SHOTGUN Leave it to Krime to take an existing deadly weapon and
Acc DV AP Mode RC Ammo Conceal Avail Cost reverse engineer it to be even deadlier. The unrated corp
5(7) 12P* -1 SS 1 14(c) +7 12R 1,400¥ took the basic Mossberg AM-CMDT automatic shotgun
Range: Shotgun. Skill: Longarms. model and turned it into this belt fed monstrosity. The
Mod Slots: Barrel/Side/Top/Internal. weapon uses shotgun ranges and Choke Settings (SR5
Standard upgrades: Foregrip, Smartgun (internal). 180). To really dial the Krime-ness to 11, the Shredder
Special: The Double Defender can fire a Double Tap (RG 120) as a
Simple Action, by firing both barrels (+1 DV, 2 rounds, no defense
comes with a variety of built-in factory default options
penalty) simultaneously. Since the weapon has 2 barrels, double such as a Shock Pad, Krime Loudener (KK 22), Krime
the cost of all barrel modifications. Offline Support Solutions and Krime Keeper (KK 23).
* = Doesn’t include the +1DV from Double Tap. The gun is fully compatible with a Krime Pack (SL 45).
The built-in Loudener is compatible with all other barrel
KRIME LEADSPITTER DBAR mods except a Silencer/Suppressor. The weapon cannot
be implanted as a Cybergun (RG 90).
The Krime Leadspitter DBAR (Double Barrel Assault Rifle)
is exactly that. Krime took two AR15s and put them in a • “100 bucks says I can make an entry hole faster than this thing.” -
single case. The result is a double barrel assault rifle with Ugly
separate ammo feed for each barrel with a single trigger • “I cannot understand why my dealer would prefer Krime over other
that fires both barrels. Old man Krime even has a promo brands. He sells every other item under the sun, but he refuses to use
video of him dual wielding two of these things, resulting them over the Krime brand. However, his kind of shotgun does look
in a quad barrel mayhem. Unlike most other weapons by rather tempting for clearing out an entire room of moderate size. The
option of wielding it as a heavy weapon next to my grenade launcher
Krime, this one is quite well made.
is a plus.” - Tigress
• “Pfft! What a ridiculous weapon. I want one.” - Jawbreaker
KRIME SHREDDER AUTO SHOTGUN
Acc DV AP Mode RC Ammo Conceal Avail Cost
KRIME LEADSPITTER DBAR 4 12P -1 FA 4 100(belt)* +10 16F 2,000¥
Acc DV AP Mode RC Ammo Conceal Avail Cost Range: Shotgun. Skill: Longarms.
5 11P* -2 Special 2 30x2(c) +7 12F 2,800¥ Mod Slots: Barrel/Side/Stock/Top/Under/Internal.
Range: Assault Rifle. Skill: Automatics. Standard upgrades: Shock Pad, Krime Loudener, Krime Offline
Mod Slots: Barrel/Side/Stock/Top/Under/Internal. Support Solutions, Krime Keeper.
Special: This weapon fires a Double Tap (RG 120) (+1 DV, 2 rounds,
no defensive penalty) as a Simple Action and a Brain Blaster (RG
119) (+2 DV, 6 rounds, no defensive penalty) as a Complex Action.
These are the only firing actions that can be used. Since the
weapon has 2 barrels, double the cost of all barrel modifications.
* = Doesn’t include the +1DV from Double Tap or Brain Blaster.

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M134 MINIGUN
The M134 minigun is a historically proven gatling gun that
has undergone a much needed facelift. Weighing 40 kg,
this is a gatling gun for the Heavy Machine Gun category.
It is meant to be a vehicle mounted weapon but can be
carried by metahumans with exceptional strength (min
10 STR to carry). It spews 7.62x51mm rounds at 3000-
6000 rounds per minute. The M134 is compatible with a
Krime Pack (SL 45).
• “Haha! Minigun go brrrrr...” - Jagganoth
M134 MINIGUN
Acc DV AP Mode RC Ammo Conceal Avail
4(6) 13P -4 FA - 200(belt)* +10 18F 16,000¥
Range: HMG. Skill: Heavy Weapons.
Mod Slots: Barrel/Side/Stock/Top/Under/Internal.
Standard upgrades: Smartgun (internal).
Users must take a Simple Action to rotate the barrels of the M134
before it can fire. Once the barrel has started rotating, it can fire as
normal on consecutive Initiative Passes.
M240 RAMBO
The M240 Rambo is a modernized version of the old, US
army M240 Bravo Medium Machine Gun. Chambered in
7.62x51mm rounds, this bad boy is a serious beast of war
that has seen numerous battles since the mid-1970s.
Revived for the sixth world, this gun laughs at all other
medium machine guns and even some heavy machine
guns in the market when comparing the gun’s sheer
offensive power for its weight. Not to mention it’s built so
robustly, it could likely survive a freefall from orbit. The
gun is compatible with a Krime Pack (SL 45).
• “7.62x51mm NATO FMJ or steel core is no joke. APDS predictably
turns this thing into a hole puncher. Nothing felt better than giving
that a squeeze on the range. Definitely recommend it to any fans of
the big guns.” - Sierra Julliet
M240 RAMBO
Acc DV AP Mode RC Ammo Conceal Avail
5 12P -4 FA 4 100(belt)*
Range: MMG. Skill: Heavy Weapons.
+10 15F
Mod Slots: Barrel/Side/Stock/Top/Under/Internal.
Standard upgrades: Shock Pad.
M249 SAW
The M249 SAW or Squad Assault Weapon is a tried and
true Light Machine Gun. It is chambered in 5.56 rounds.
The latest model has been fitted with both a belt and a
magazine feed, allowing for greater flexibility, burst fire
option and an internal smartgun system. The weapon’s
damage potential is at least that of a top-of-the-line
assault rifle with a lot more ammo capacity, excellent for
laying down cover fire or clearing entire rooms of hostiles.
The weapon is light enough to be easily carried and fired
by an average human on the move, while being about as
accurate as an assault rifle. The gun is compatible with a
Krime Pack (SL 45).
M249 SAW
Acc DV AP Mode RCAmmo Conceal Avail Cost
5(7) 11P -2 BF/FA 4
50(c) or +10 12F 4,000¥
100(belt)*
Range: LMG. Skill: Heavy Weapons.
Mod Slots: Barrel/Side/Stock/Top/Under/Internal.
Standard upgrades: Smartgun (internal).
TOKAREV TT-30 SPECIAL
A sleek heavy pistol with a small underbarrel capable of
firing a single shotgun shell. If the weapon is equipped
with a smartgun system, the user can, as a Free Action,
command the weapon to fire the underbarrel on the next
trigger pull. The underbarrel can be fired one-handed this
Cost way. The underbarrel shotgun also has a small button
trigger, allowing the user to fire it with their second hand.
Many owners of the smartgun-enabled model choose to
have this manual trigger removed.
• “These things have been cropping up around Seattle over the past
few months. Supposedly the gunsmith recently crossed the UCAS
border and settled in Tacoma.” - Artyom Vasiliev.
• “Why anyone would make such a painstakingly detailed replica of a
1930s Soviet firearm, only to glue a shotgun to it is beyond me.” - Nell
Goldstein.
• “Now I appreciate a good handgun as much as the next guy, but
I feel like this is more of a nostalgia retrofit than a serious fighting
piece. The emergency shotgun can be handy though in tight spaces.”
- Jackal
• “Going up against someone with a pistol and nothing left to lose
can be bad enough. That extra surprise kick can make a difference
and ruin a man’s day.” - Job
TOKAREV TT-30 SPECIAL
Mode Acc DV AP Mode RC Ammo Conceal Avail Cost
Main Barrel 5 9P -1 SA 2 9(c) +0 10R 900¥
Underbarrel 4 9P -1 SS 2 1(ml) +0 - -
Range: Heavy Pistol. Skill: Pistols.
Mod Slots: Barrel/Side/Top/Internal.
The underbarrel shotgun can be fired using the Pistols skill, uses
Shotgun ammo, and has heavy pistol ranges
Cost
8,000¥
Weapon Accessories
GREY METAL PLATING
(Melee and Unarmed Weapon Accessory)
Metal treated with the underground tech Grey Mana.
One day, the Grey brothers had a Eureka moment that
instead of protection against magic, what if grey mana
is forced into creatures of magic, with extreme prejudice.
Gray Metal can be plated on any melee or unarmed
weapon (including cyberimplanted ones). Gray Metal
weapons treat hardened armor from Immunity to Normal
Weapons as regular armor. Wielding a Gray Metal weapon
as an awakened confer the same penalty as wearing
Rating 3 Gray Mana Integration as long as the weapon is
carried. Additionally, any weapon with Grey Metal Plating
cannot be turned into a focus. If it’s already a focus, then
it cannot accept Grey Metal Plating.
• “This thing slices through spirits like a hot knife through butter.” -
Cyber Knight
• “My, oh my, does this sound fun. If I were just a little crazier, I’d char-
ge down a spirit with a scythe plated with this. I can almost imagine
the fear a security force would feel when their spirit ally gets cleaved
GEAR 18
 Drugs
in two with a single swing.” - Pandora

KRIME POWER DRAW

(Krime Trollbow Accessory) VENOMANCER
Vector: Ingestion
Specially designed as an aftermarket modification Speed: 10 minutes
for the Krime Trollbow (SL 24), after troll customers Duration: 18-Body hours, minimum 1 hour
complained it’s not quite trog enough. The modification Addiction type: Both
improves the bow’s draw weight significantly, allowing it
to pack more punch when used by trolls at peak strength. Effects: Reduces the Addiction Threshold and Drug
Installing this mod improves the Rating of a Rating 12 Interaction roll (CF 193) of each drug you take while
Trollbow by an additional number equal to the Rating of Venomancer is active, by 2 (to a minimum Threshold
the modification (up to a maximum of Rating 14). Arrows and/or Drug Interaction of 1). House rules of increasing
must match the new Rating of the bow to ensure optimal the Addiction Threshold for taking multiple drugs apply
performance. Installing this mod makes the bow harder with this being the first drug.
to hide (+1 Concealability per Rating).
As a side effect of your body’s immune system being more
• “Today’s a great day for hunting Ares Roadmasters in the urban
receptive to toxic substances, as long as Venomancer is
wilds.” - Cyber Knight
active in your body, you suffer -2 dice penalty to toxin
SHOTGUN SUPPRESSOR resistance tests.
(Shotgun Accessory)
Venomancer formula is a special preparation that puts
the body into a receptive state for other chemicals to
Normal suppressors (SR5 432) aren’t big enough to be
work on it in a less strenuous way. As a side-effect, it
compatible with the barrel of a shotgun. This dedicated
develops an allergic reaction to mana and resonance.
suppressor for shotguns does the same thing as regular
Any Awakened or Emerged taking this drug takes 10
suppressors, but for a shotgun, regardless of what kind
unresisted Stun damage, before being affected by all the
of ammo the shotgun is using. The attachment provides
a –4 dice pool modifier to any Perception Test made to other effects of the drug.
detect the weapon’s use or locate the shooter. A Complex
• “Allergic reaction to mana? I’m definitively not touching that.” - MZ
Action is needed to attach or remove the suppressor.
• “Winners do drugs! Mundane winners do multiple drugs.” - Cyber
Knight
Wireless: The Shotgun suppressor has a built in Rating 2
microphone with Rating 2 Select Sound Filter and simple • “Something for those that feel the need to pile on the stimulants, I
software. When wireless, the device informs you via AR guess.” - Redcoat
if your suppressor has detected the sound of anyone
DRUGS
nearby reacting to the sound of your suppressed
Item Add. Rating Add. Threshold Avail Price
shotgun.
Venomancer 5 1* 9R 400¥**
* = Pharmaceutical Grade Factored In.
SMART SHEATH ** = Pharmaceutical Grade.
Designer Grade Price = 1200¥.
(Melee Weapon Accessory) Note: Not Available in Other Grades.

Normally sheathing of a melee weapon takes a Complex

Action. These sheaths have to be custom-made for
a specific melee weapon (Blades or Clubs), having a
reach no greater than 2. The sheath allows the user of
the compatible melee weapon to sheathe it as a Simple
Action.

Wireless: The unsheathing of the weapon can be

seamlessly integrated into making an attack as a single
Complex Action.

WEAPON ACCESSORIES
Item Slot Availability Cost
Grey Metal Plating - +4R 1,000¥
Krime Power Draw (Rating 1-2)* - +2R Rating x 1,000¥
Shotgun Suppressor** Barrel 9F 1,000¥
Smart Sheath - 12 1,000¥
* = Add +(Rating) to Concealability of the Krime Trollbow.
** = Shotguns only.

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Programs
to GOD dropping on you because you squatted a little too long waiting
for the perfect moment to get in.” - Chip

ID10T CYBERDECK MODULES

Item Avail Price
The tradition of tech support making fun of unsavvy Rerouting Module 12F 1,500¥
customers and clientele is far older than the matrix,
and has never died. The "ID10T Error" is a common MULTI-PROGRAM OPERATING RESONANT
euphemism used by techies for when a problem is caused SYSTEM (MORS)
by unfathomable user stupidity, and this program has Operating under the same principles as the Kitbashed
been designed specifically to deal with those "special Sleeper (KC 63), the parts of this modified MOS have
customers". been modified to contain a spark of Resonance within it.
As a result, it can now be used to "run” a Complex Form
A device with this common program loaded requires an
as if it’s a program. The MORS has about the same size,
additional roll of 1 to glitch on all matrix actions.
weight and shape of an MOS (KC 57). The MORS can have
a Rating of 1 to a maximum of 6.
SENSOR LOCK
Sensor Lock is a Rating 3 Autosoft. It grants a +5 boost The device runs hot. If the user carries it on their person, it
to the sensor limit and +2 dice bonus for purposes of causes (Rating)S damage each Combat Turn when in use
passive and/or active Sensor Targeting (SR5 184). and in its case. The damage is (Rating x 2)S when outside
the container and outside clothing, but if exposed to
PROGRAMS bare skin the damage is Physical. Fire Protection works
Common Programs Avail Price in resisting the damage as long as the armor is between
ID1OT - 80¥ the wearer and the box. It can be used safely if placed on
Autosoft Avail Price a stable, non-flammable surface.
Sensor Lock 6R 1,500¥
Treat the MORS as a Sustaining Focus for Technomancers.
The device must remain wireless on when used. Once

Skillsofts attuned, the MORS can sustain a single Complex Form

of a Level equal to or less than the Rating of the MORS.
Thus, the technomancer doesn’t suffer the sustaining
SPECSOFT penalty for that complex form. A technomancer cannot
Specsofts act as Skill Specializations for either an be attuned to more than a single MORS device. A MORS
Activesoft (whether running on Skillwires or Active cannot run a Hyperthreaded Complex Form (KC 91).
Hardwires), Knowsoft or Linguasoft. They count as
a Rating 1 Skillsoft that can be run on a Skilljack (SR5 MORS
452). Each Specsoft acts as a single specialization for Rating Attunement Cost Availability Price
a specific active, knowledge or language Skillsoft. Each 1-6 Rating x 2 Karma (Rating x 3)R Rating x 4,000¥
Activesoft, Knowsoft or Linguasoft can only benefit from
a single Specsoft at a time. MYOMERIC DATA CABLE
Inspired by myomeric rope. This nifty tool is a data cable,
SKILLSOFTS encased in myomeric fiber with a universal connector
Skillsoft Avail Price on either end, capable of interfacing with any electronic
Specsoft 8 10,000¥
device that has an universal port, including datajacks and
control rigs. The cable can be remotely controlled over a
maximum length of 30 meters, allowing you to connect
Miscellaneous Gear with hard to reach places. Using a data tap (SR5 440) in
conjunction, it can open many doors for hackers. A few
CYBERDECK MODULES extra goodies can even be added to the cable:
REROUTING MODULE: This ingenious cyberdeck module
Manipulator Claw: A tiny manipulator that can be used
(DT 64) obfuscates the decker’s traffic by bouncing their
to unscrew and open panels. It lacks the strength to lift
commands off of multiple different grids, making it more
anything higher than 200 grams.
difficult to track their actions back to the originating
deck. While installed, it reduces the Overwatch Score
Micro-Camera: A low resolution, sensor rating 1 camera
generated by illegal actions by 1 and imposes a -2 dice
for remote guidance. It can see up to 30 cm ahead before
pool penalty to perform the Trace Icon action against the
losing resolution rapidly.
decker. However, the extra hops necessary to hide the
decker’s actions adds 3 Noise to the deck’s connection.
MYOMERIC DATA CABLE
• “I’M BEHIND 9 PROXIES!” - Mirai Item Avail Price
Myomeric Data Cable 8 250¥ per 10 meters
• “Anyone who fights for freedom on the Matrix knows that GOD likes
Manipulator Claw +1 50¥
to make things personal. Anything to keep their eyes off for just a lit-
tle while longer ought to be standard issue for the free Decker.” - Trubl Micro-Camera +1 100¥

• “I assume the noise would be just a minor inconvenience, compared

GEAR 20
ELEMENTAL ESSENCE • “While it may be tempting, leaning into one element will cause
elemental imbalance in the body. Which can be problematic if you
Pure essence of the classic hermetic elements (Air, suddenly find yourself...out of your element.” - Yokai
Earth, Fire and Water) found in ore form. These are
usually harvested from places where the land is ELEMENTAL ESSENCE TALISMAN
awakened and these elements are in its proudest, purest Elemental Essence Attunement Cost Avail Price
and most savage form, like active volcanoes, mana Air 5 Karma 16R 52,000¥
storms, aftermath of earthquakes or deep in the ocean. Earth 5 Karma 16R 52,000¥
Elemental essence can be worked by a talismonger into Fire 5 Karma 16R 52,000¥
a talisman. Once attuned, the talisman grants benefits of Water 5 Karma 16R 52,000¥
the elemental essence contained within while weakening
you to the other 3 elements. For the purpose of Elements: HAZARDOUS MAGICAL CONTAINMENT DEVICE
Acid counts as Earth, Cold counts as Water and Lightning Also called HMCDs, these devices are used to secure
counts as Air. extremely dangerous magical devices or personnel, such
as tainted artifacts, or dangerous Awakened. HMCDs
An Elemental Essence Talisman can be attuned by anyone,
are made up of hollow 2mm thick steel plates with 2-3
regardless of whether they are Awakened, Emerged
layers of manatech security built in: 1-2 layers of FAB
or mundane. It takes 1 hour and 5 Karma to attune the
and a layer of Grey Mana. Any magical creature or object
talisman. Attunement to an Elemental Essence can be
contained within has no line of sight and cannot use its
broken at any time with a Complex Action, but the karma
magic while inside the device. Its aura is sealed inside
spent to attune is lost forever. Only a single Elemental
making it invisible and inaccessible from outside. Thus,
Essence Talisman may be attuned by a character at any
whatever is inside cannot be assensed, astrally tracked
given time. Once attuned, the effects are always on. The
or targeted with ritual magic. HMCDs come in a variety of
talisman provides the following benefits and penalties.
shapes and sizes:
Benefits:
• HMC Case: Briefcase sized with a Structure of 4 and
Armor of 8.
• Gain +2 dice bonus to casting all spells, rituals and
alchemical preparations that belong to the attuned
• HMC Coffin: A coffin that can easily fit an adult male
element.
Troll. They have a Structure of 7 and Armor of 8.
• Gain +2 dice bonus to conjuring spirits of the attuned
• HMC Cylinder: A hollow cylinder ranging from 0.5
element.
to 1 meter in length. They have a Structure of 3 and
Armor of 8.
• Improves damage by +1DV when dealing elemental
damage that is the same as the attuned element. • “It seems these Grey brothers continue to find ways to one up
themselves in displaying their fear of magic.” - Smoke
• Gain +2 dice bonus to damage resistance tests when
• “Pfff...Magical Containment Coffin? More like a Houdini box with
resisting damage that is the same as the attuned extra steps.” - Dr Beefton
element.
HAZARDOUS MAGICAL
• May spend a point of Edge to ignore and/or end the
CONTAINMENT DEVICE
secondary effects of elemental damage (SR5 170)
Type Avail Price
from an attack tha t is the same as the attuned
HMC Case 10R 500¥
element.
HMC Coffin 12R 2,000¥
HMC Cylinder 8R 250¥
• As a Complex Action, you can change the damage
type of a weapon that does any other elemental SPIRIT LANTERN
damage to your attuned element. This change
remains in place as long as you have the weapon The research of a brilliant metaphysicist showed that the
held. heat produced by a high voltage current passing through
an orichalchum filament can produce a dual natured light
Penalties: allowing even mundanes to peer into the astral. The light
reflects off of physical and astral creatures, allowing
• Suffer -2 dice penalty to casting spells, rituals and one to see the astral beings with plain sight as shadows.
alchemical preparations that belong to any other Likewise, the astral creature can see the bright, dual
element. natured light from the astral. This does not allow one to
touch or attack an astral being from the physical plane
• Suffer -2 dice penalty to conjuring spirits of any or vice versa, only visualization. Spirit lanterns come in
other element. a variety of shapes such as bulbs, flashlights, vehicle
headlights and lanterns. Orichalchum is expensive, thus
• Increase damage by +1DV when receiving damage to keep the prices affordable, the filament is extremely
from any other element (before damage resistance thin. As a result, the high voltage current tends to burn
test). them out fast. Higher rating bulbs with more durable
filaments last longer. Each Spirit Lantern burns out after

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Rating x 2 hours of use.
• “It has always saddened me to hear mundanes could not see what I
see in the astral. With this flashlight, it provides a safe and secure way
for mundanes to not only view the astral, but also to provide a version
of astral support if there are no Awakened around. While it does not
provide the same type of astral support, some astral support is still
better than none.” - Sunflower
• “Interesting piece of technology. I saw this in the hands of the
ghost hunters on season 6, episode 66 of Takeshi’s Haunted Castle.”
- Yokai
• “Hey, that’s pretty cool. Not that I’d need it of course.” - MZ
SPIRIT LANTERN
Rating Avail Price
1-6 10 Rating x 200¥
Each Spirit Lantern burns out after Rating x 2 hours
of use.
Parachutes
STANDARD PARACHUTE SYSTEM
The standard parachute system is a harness that can
be worn over armor. It comes with a primary and an
emergency backup parachute. Either parachute can be
released from the harness with a Simple Action. Both
parachutes are reusable and can be repacked after use
with an Agility + Logic [Physical or Mental] (12, 6 minute)
extended test. In case a parachute is damaged or lost,
a replacement can be purchased for 750¥ for each
parachute.
PARACHUTES
Item
Standard Parachute System
Spinrad Industries "Spinradical" Parachute System
SPINRAD INDUSTRIES "SPINRADICAL"
PARACHUTE SYSTEM
A perfect parachute system for the spinradical skydiver.
The entire system is a harness that can be worn over
armor. It has built-in smart functionalities such as an
AR HUD, automatic deployment system and wireless
functionalities. While the AR HUD is enabled, the user
gains a Limit bonus to skydiving tests equal to the
[Rating] of the system. Just like a Standard Parachute
System, this model comes with a primary and an
emergency backup parachute. Either parachute can be
released from the harness with a Simple Action. Both
parachutes are reusable and can be repacked after use
with an Agility + Logic [Physical or Mental] (12, 6 minutes)
extended test. In case a parachute is damaged or lost,
a replacement can be purchased for 750¥ for each
parachute.
Wireless: The system feeds tips and tricks directly from
Spinrad School of Spinradical Skydiving, granting the user
a dice bonus to their skydiving tests equal to the Rating
of the system. The emergency parachute can also be set
to automatically deploy in case the primary parachute
fails to meet the expectations. The automated system
deploys the secondary parachute using a dice pool of its
(Rating x 3) and a limit of [Rating x 2], unmodified by any
bonuses or penalties.
• “Don’t jump out of a plane without one. Seriously. Don’t.” - Redcoat
• “They seriously need to make these in an armored variant.” - Tic-Tac
Rating Availability Price
- 0 1,500¥
1-4 Rating x 3 Rating x 3,000¥
Art: Gonzo (gonzoworks)
GEAR 22
 DRONES AND VEHICLES
Vehicle Modifications
REDUCED SEATING
Since the advent of Grid Link, it’s not uncommon to
see driverless vehicles roaming cities, taking care of
deliveries or carrying advertising displays. Autonomous
vehicles, often hatchback cars and vans, can operate for
several days in Grid Link enabled areas. Removing seats
from a vehicle creates more room for modifications. For
every two seats removed, add one Modification Slot
to one Modification Category (Body, Electromagnetic,
Power Train, Protection or Weapon). Each category
can only gain a maximum of four slots in this way. This
modification is incompatible with Increased Seating (R5
164).
GREY MANA SHIELDING
The vehicle and its occupants add 1 bonus die per rating
of Grey Mana Shielding to resist any targeted magical
attacks or effects, including area of effect and beneficial
magic. Any Awakened inside a vehicle with Grey Mana
Shielding suffers a dice pool penalty to any skill test
involving their Magic attribute equal to the rating and
permanently reduces the Force and hits of any spell the
Awakened is currently sustaining by 1. Note that Grey
Mana Shielding cannot be hidden from Astral Perception
and are quite distinct from mundane and Awakened
objects. Grey Mana Shielding does not stack with Grey
Mana Integration or Grey Mana Tattoos (BTB 156).
Passengers benefitting from the vehicle’s armor get the
highest Grey Mana bonus.
For Grey Metal Shielding Ratings 4 and above, the vehicle
must be equipped with a Life Support system. Whenever
the Life Support system is inactive, treat the rating of the
Grey Metal Shielding as 3. Grey Metal Shielding cannot
be improved or reduced once installed; for example, a
GMC Bulldog Step-van with Grey Metal Shielding Rating
3 cannot be improved to Rating 4, nor can it be reduced
to 2.
VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS
Modification Slots
General
Reduced Seating (Rating 1-4)* -1**
Protection
Grey Mana Shielding (Rating 1-3) Rating
Grey Mana Shielding (Rating 4-6) Rating
Mil Spec Frame 4 12
Weapon mods
Mage Port 1 4
* = Per category (Body, Electromagnetic, Power Train, Protection or Weapon).
** = For every two removed seats
23 DRONES AND VEHICLES
• “Don’t be an idiot and toss this stuff on your favorite ride! Any
two-bit Awakened can instantly spot Grey Metal Shielding from a mile
away. You won’t even make it downtown before Lone Star is on your
butt.” - Science
MIL SPEC FRAME
Any rigger worth their salt knows that if your engine
gets shot, you’re dead in the water. Riggers know
that because everybody knows that. Rent-a-cops,
gangers, and of course the military. This is the sort of
reinforcement of key parts of your ride that make it
bulletproof - to a degree. There’s always a bigger gun
after all, and there’s only so much you can add without
adding too much weight. But with this, you can now rest
assured that your street level shootout will not result in a
dead engine from an Ares Predator. Mil Spec frame adds
6 points of Hardened Armor to your vehicle, but only for
the purposes of resisting damage from vehicular Called
Shots only. The Hardened Armor is placed underneath
standard armor hence -AP must first penetrate standard
vehicle armor before being able affect the hardened
armor.
MAGE PORT
A motorized Periscope (SR5 444) turret connected to a
pair of Mage Goggles by a length of fiber-optic cable. The
periscope includes built-in vision magnification, and its
head can swivel and tilt freely, obstructed only by the
vehicle itself. The periscope is protected on the outside
by a transparent plasteel dome, which is often tinted. It is
almost impossible to visually distinguish a mage port from
typical mounted camera arrays. Most models include a
port for a universal cable, which is usually bundled with
the fiber-optic cable so allied mages with datajacks can
connect directly while putting on the goggles. Once a
user establishes wireless control of the periscope (as a
Complex Action), it can thereafter be controlled through
AR as a Free Action. A spellcaster can use the mage port
to obtain line of sight on targets. Like with other optical
devices, casting spells through a mage port incurs a -3
dice penalty.
• “I’ve been looking for one of those for a while now. Can’t wait to take
the concept of arcane artillery to another level.” - Dr Beefton
Threshold Tools Skill Avail Cost
- Shop - 0 0¥
Rating x 2 Shop Armorer 16R Rating x 2,000¥
Rating x 2 Shop Armorer 20R Rating x 4,000¥
Shop Armorer 10F 12,000¥
Kit Armorer 12R 8,000¥
 MAGIC
Adept Powers
BURST OF SPEED
Cost: 1 PP per Level (Max 2)
Activation: Simple or Complex Action.
When the Adept activates this ability, they can move
up to (Magic x Level) meters instantaneously, allowing
them to ignore certain hazards in this movement, such
as Suppressive Fire (SR5 179), flames, or enemies trying
to Intercept (SR5 168) them. This isn’t teleportation (even
though it appears to be so, to the naked eye) and thus
the Adept is still limited to locations they can physically
reach by walking. This movement still subtracts from their
remaining movement rate per turn, and can only be used
once per Action Phase. Using this power costs a Simple
Action, but the Adept can choose to activate this power
as a Complex Action instead and make a single melee
or unarmed attack at the end of their instantaneous
movement. Using such blinding speed is stressful, thus
immediately after this power is used, the Adept must
resist drain equal to (3 x Level)S.
Credit: /r/ALightInTheDark
ELEMENTAL MISSILE
Cost: 0.5 PP
Prerequisite: Magic Missile
The Adept gains greater control of qi infusion, allowing
for elemental effects. When the Adept uses a Simple
Action to ready a non-explosive thrown weapon, they
can infuse it with a single elemental effect, as part of the
same action. Only one elemental effect can be used at a
time, and each elemental effect must be purchased as a
separate power. Since the thrown weapons are already
magical, it’s impossible to make them the lynchpin of an
alchemical preparation. Elemental missiles cannot pass
through mana barriers or wards without damaging them.
ELEMENTAL QUIVER
Cost: 0.5 PP
Activation: Simple Action
Prerequisite: Mystic Archery
This power allows the Adept to channel an elemental
effect through their arrows. A Simple Action is required
to channel the desired elemental effect. Elemental
Quiver remains active for (Magic) Combat Turns or until
the Adept deactivates it with a Free Action or is rendered
unconscious. Only one elemental effect can be used at a
time, and each elemental effect must be purchased as a
separate power. Since the arrows are already magical, it’s
impossible to make them the lynchpin of an alchemical
preparation. Elemental arrows cannot pass through
mana barriers or wards without damaging them.
FORCE STRIKE
Cost: 1.5 PP
The Adept can lash out and strike with their melee attacks
at a distance by focusing their qi and transmitting them
as pure force. Using either the Killing Hands (SR5 310)
power or a bonded weapon focus, the Adept can use
melee attacks to strike targets up to a distance of the
Adept’s Magic rating in meters. The attack is treated as a
Ranged Attack with Melee Bonuses thus benefiting from
martial arts and Adept powers such as Penetrating Strike
(SG 173). Reach bonuses don’t apply when using this
power. Force Strikes are almost silent but are visually
obvious, resembling ripples of force in the air. The target
benefits from Cover bonuses but cannot use Block
or Parry on their defense tests. They also cannot use
martial art techniques such as Counterstrike or Riposte.
Force Strikes cannot pass through mana barriers or
wards without damaging them.
GROUND STOMP
Cost: 1 PP
Activation: Complex Action.
An Adept that has mastered this technique is able
to make the very earth under their feet quake by
channeling their qi. By slamming their fist or foot into the
ground, the Adept can cause the ground to tremble and
their enemies to lose footing. As a Complex Action, the
Adept makes a Magic + Strength [Physical] test. If the
Adept falls at least 3 meters before immediately making
the test, they gain a +2 dice bonus. The shockwave has
a radius of Magic meters centered around the Adept.
Anyone (friend or foe) on the ground who is caught in the
radius (even behind cover), must make a Body + Strength
[Physical limit] roll. If the target wins, they suffer no ill
effects. If the Adept wins, the victim takes a -2 penalty
to all actions and defense tests for a number of Combat
Turns equal to the net hits. If the Adept’s net hits exceed
the target’s Physical Limit, the target is either knocked
prone or is pushed back by a number of meters equal
to your net hits (Adept’s choice). Immediately after they
use this power, the Adept must resist drain, equal to half
the number of hits (not net hits) rounded down, on their
Magic + Strength [Physical] test as stun damage.
MAGIC MISSILE
Cost: 0.5 PP
The Adept gains the ability to infuse their thrown
weapons with a sliver of their own qi. When the Adept
uses a Simple Action to ready a non-explosive thrown
weapon, they can infuse it with some qi as part of the
same action, making it magical for the duration of a
single thrown attack. This allows the missiles to ignore
Immunity To Normal Weapons critter power, as well as
being effective against Regeneration. Additionally, the
Critical Strike Adept power may now be purchased for
the Throwing Weapons skill. Since the thrown weapons
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are already magical, it’s impossible to make them the
lynchpin of an alchemical preparation.
MYSTIC ARCHERY
Cost: 0.5 PP
You are able to infuse your arrows with a piece of
your magic for just long enough to make spirits feel
your power. Attacks you make using the Archery skill
count as magical, thus ignoring Immunity To Normal
Weapons critter power as well as being effective against
Regeneration. Additionally, the Critical Strike Adept
power may now be purchased for the Archery skill. Since
the arrows are already magical, it’s impossible to make
them the lynchpin of an alchemical preparation.
PREVISUALIZATION
Cost: 0.25 PP per level (Max 4)
You can use the Take Aim action (SR5 166) without
needing to ready a weapon. Additionally, the benefits of
Take Aim are not lost if you take any other kind of non-
combat oriented actions like social tests before making
an attack. You may Take Aim this way up to a maximum
amount equal to the level of this power or one half of
your Willpower (whichever is lower). This power can only
be used to Take Aim at targets that are within a number
of meters around you, equal to your Magic x 5. You do not
get the benefits of a Wireless Smartgun (non-wireless
bonuses apply) while using this power. This power does
not stack with Rapid Aim.
PROTECT ANIMAL
Cost: 0.5 PP
Prerequisite: Attune Animal Ritual.
The Adept can protect an attuned animal (SG 123) from
harm. Whenever an attuned animal takes damage (after
making it’s defense test), it is instead applied to the
Adept, who can resist it normally, as if the damage was
happening directly to them. The Adept gets no defense
test, they basically make the damage resistance roll on
behalf of the attuned animal. This ability can only be
used while the Adept can see the animal, and it is within
(Magic x 2) meters of the Adept.
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RAPID AIM
Cost: 1 PP
Whenever you use the Take Aim action (SR5 166), you
automatically Take Aim a number of times equal to one
half of your Willpower, using a single Simple Action. You
may Take Aim on a single target or on multiple targets
(you must divide your aim between targets). In addition,
you can use the Take Aim action without readying a
weapon, such as before you Quick Draw (SR5 165). Finally,
the benefits of Take Aim are not lost if you take any other
kind of non-combat oriented actions like Social tests
before making an attack.
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This power can only be used to Take Aim at targets that
are within a number of meters around you, equal to your
Magic x 5. You cannot use a weapon with a Smartgun or
the Target Predictor cyberware, in conjunction with this
power. This power does not stack with Previsualization.
RICOCHET
Cost: 0.5 PP
This power allows the Adept to use the Ricochet Shot
called shot (RG 117) with almost any type of ranged
weapon attack (including thrown weapons). This cannot
be used with flechettes, energy weapon attacks or spray
weapons (such as flamethrowers).
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Mentor Spirits
BLACKSMITH
The Blacksmith is a builder and a creator, that is where
his heart lies. His chosen are often talismonsgers,
artisans and smiths. The Blacksmith appears to his
followers in many forms, from mythological deities such
as Hephaestus, Vishwakarma, or a flaming aspect of the
forge.
ADVANTAGES
All: +2 dice to Armorer, Artisan or Artificing (choose one).
Magician: +2 dice for summoning Fire spirits.
Adept: Free Elemental Weapon (Fire) (SG 170).
DISADVANTAGES
The Blacksmith knows the value of hard work and all the
effort that goes into it. Followers of Blacksmith must
succeed on a Charisma + Willpower (3) test before they
can bring themselves to harm or destroy any work of
craftsmanship or art or even a place of craftsmanship,
such as a workshop of any kind.
BULL
The Bull represents strength of both body and will.
However, he is also a stubborn spirit. Once Bull has
decided on something that’s the end of it, he will neither
change his mind nor his course of action regarding that
idea or decision. Despite his flaws, however, Bull stands
for achieving one’s goals against impossible odds. It’s
just sometimes those goals can be misguided.
ADVANTAGES
All: +2 dice to Clubs or Running (choose one).
Magician: +2 dice for summoning Beast spirits.
Adept: Free Spirit Ram (SG 174).
DISADVANTAGES
Once you have set your mind on something, such as a plan
or course of action, you must succeed on a Charisma +
Willpower (3) test to deviate from it, no matter how much
you are persuaded.
Alternate Aspects: Bison, Ram.
DRAGON
The Dragon is a vain and avaricious creature. It prides
itself as the ultimate being and thinks the world’s riches
belong to it. To be refused its rightful bounty is an insult.
Similarly, the Dragon hoards wealth and refuses to
share. Needless to say, it doesn’t get along well with the
Dragonslayer.
ADVANTAGES
All: +2 dice to one social skill of choice.
Magician: +2 dice for Manipulation spells, preparations,
and rituals.
Adept: 1 free level of Mystic Armor (SR5 310).
DISADVANTAGES
You must make a Charisma + Willpower (3) test to give
away something you own. If you believe someone
possesses something that you rightfully own, make the
same test. If you fail, you must do whatever it takes to
get it.
FOX
Fox is seen as a sacred spirit amongst many cultures,
especially east Asian ones. Fox is a cunning trickster. She
avoids direct confrontation, instead choosing to weave
illusions and misdirection to confuse her enemies.
ADVANTAGES
All: +2 dice to Sneaking or Tracking (your choice).
Magician: +2 dice for Illusion spells, preparations, and
rituals.
Adept: 2 free levels of Danger Sense (SR5 309).
DISADVANTAGES
Followers of Fox try to avoid direct confrontation, at least
before they have used stealth and deceit to disorient
their enemies. You must succeed on a Charisma +
Willpower (3) test to confront an enemy in combat before
you have successfully affected them with some kind of
illusion, sneak attack or misdirection.
GREAT GUARDIAN
The Great Guardian symbolizes legendary heroes of old or
ancestral guardians. The Great Guardian offers peerless
combat prowess to his chosen, but expects them to act
like true heroes. Protect the ones you care about and the
innocent. Show mercy when you can. For what good is
such prowess with weapons if you cannot use them to
defend the ones who cannot defend themselves.
ADVANTAGES
All: +2 dice to Archery, Blades, Clubs, Throwing Weapons
or Unarmed Combat (choose one).
Magician: +2 dice for summoning Guardian spirits.
Adept: Free Critical Strike (for one skill) (SR5 309).
DISADVANTAGES
Whenever you see a friend, loved one, teammate or an
innocent person (that cannot defend themself) under
physical attack, make a Willpower + Charisma (3) test.
If you fail, you must protect them at all costs, which
includes engaging in combat with the attacker. You must
also succeed on a Willpower + Charisma (3) test to kill an
incapacitated or surrendered enemy.
Alternate Aspects: Great Defender, Hero, Paladin.
RHINO
Rhino is strong and tough, being able to shrug off blows.
But he’s also a voracious eater. Rhino enjoys the simple
things in life, good food and lots of rest. Nothing beats
chilling in a cool mud bath on a sunny day. Awakened who
follow Rhino are either very muscular or very fat, there is
no middle ground. The Rhino is often also venerated as
the great Hippopotamus.
ADVANTAGES
All: +3 armor (stacks with everything).
Magician: +2 dice for Health spells, preparations, and
rituals.
Adept: 2 free levels of Iron Gut (SSP 23) or Free Spirit
Ram (SG 174) (choose one).
DISADVANTAGES
Rhino’s influence affects your metabolism and increases
your need to eat more. Your Lifestyle costs are increased
by +50%.
Alternate Aspects: Hippopotamus.
Metamagics
ASTRAL BULWARK
The astral space is dangerous and death or grievous
injury is often around the corner. Magicians that take
this metamagic have learned to draw from their magic
and form a shell of armor around them when wholly in the
astral. While astrally projecting, magicians that have this
metamagic gain automatic astral armor similar to the
Astral Armor spell (SSP 21) equal to 1 armor per Initiate
Grade. If the magician is an Explorer, they instead gain
2 Hardened Mystic Armor (SR5 397) per Initiate Grade.
Armor from this metamagic is compatible with the Astral
Armor spell but not the Mystic Armor Adept power (SR5
310).
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DEVOTED WEAPON
Some awakened develop a unique bond with their
weapons. A magician with this metamagic may choose
a single weapon focus to become a Devoted Weapon.
Such a weapon is resistant to the detrimental effects
of Background Counts. A Devoted Weapon reduces
the effective background count affecting the focus by
up to the magician’s Initiate Grade. Only the effects of
aspected background counts such as from a domain (SG
25) can be reduced. The background count itself isn’t
reduced, only the effects on the focus is. The Awakened
still suffer the ill effects of background counts to their
magical skills and to all other foci.
IMPROVED APOTROPAIC MAGIC
Art: Apotropaic Magic.
Improved Apotropaic Magic takes existing knowledge of
the defensive arts and expands on it, applying it to not
just spells but active magic in general. It provides a list
of new benefits and improvements to existing defensive
metamagics:
• It allows a magician or adept possessing the
Shielding (SR5 326) or Harmonious Defense (FA 46)
metamagic, to use their spell defense dice (from any
source) on resistance tests against spirit or critter
powers that use the Magic attribute as part of their
dice pool, such as Elemental Attack (SR5 396) or Fear
(SR5 397). The spell defense dice can be used this
way on the Awakened themselves or any one else the
Awakened desires to protect.
• A magician possessing the Absorption metamagic
(SG 151) may use the Absorption metamagic to absorb
spirit or critter powers that use the Magic attribute
as part of their dice pool. The mechanics work as
described in Street Grimoire, except the limit of the
Absorption roll made by the magician would use the
Magic of the critter/spirit as the limit. Additionally,
absorbing more mana charges (from any source)
than the magician’s Magic rating, no longer inflicts
damage on them.
• A magician or Adept possessing the Reflection (SG
151) or Harmonious Reflection (FA 46) metamagic
may use the Reflect Spell or Harmonious Reflection,
Interrupt Action versus any critter or spirit power that
is targeting them or anyone being protected by their
spell defense dice. The spirit/critter power must be
one that uses the Magic attribute as part of their dice
pool or effect (including damage). If the Awakened
gets any net hits, the power is reflected back to the
critter/spirit causing any effect it would have with
a number of net hits equal to the ones achieved by
the Awakened. If it’s damaged, the critter/spirit takes
damage equal to the base amount caused by the
power plus the amount of net hits the Awakened got
on the critter. The Awakened must resist drain equal
to the Magic of the critter/spirit. The drain is physical
if the Magic of the critter/spirit is greater than the
Magic of the awakened, otherwise it’s stun.
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PSYCHOMETRIC SCRYING
Prerequisite: Psychometry
The visions granted by Psychometric readings can often
last a long time, as the entire history of the item flashes
before the magician’s eyes. However, some magicians
have learned to form a persistent bond which lasts
beyond the moment that the item leaves the magician’s
possession. This allows the magician to receive visions
of the item in real time, regardless of where the item is
located.
A magician may choose to maintain their bond with
an item, as if sustaining a spell. The object bears the
magician’s aura while doing so. The magician takes the
standard -2 dice penalty to all actions and defense
tests while under psychometry (SG 145). If the magician
chooses to maintain this psychometric bond, it can last
for a maximum number of days equal to the magician’s
magic rating. The magician gains constant psychometric
visions associated with this item. The magician may
choose to sever this bond at any time, but may not
reestablish the connection by any means other than
touching the item and performing psychometry once
more.
ADVANCED PSYCHOMETRIC SCRYING
Prerequisites: Psychometry and Psychometric Scrying
The magician has learned to enhance the potency of their
Psychometric Scrying. As a Complex Action, the magician
may gain the benefits of Clairvoyance and Clairaudience
(SR5 286) centered on the object of their Psychometric
Scrying. The object bears the magician’s aura while doing
so. The magician loses all normal hearing and vision, as
well as any normal assensing, including any assensing
that is normally associated with Psychometric Scrying.
This effect lasts as long as the magician sustains the
Psychometric Scrying (like sustaining a spell), or until
the magician uses a Complex Action to end the effects
of Clairvoyance and Clairaudience. Using this ability
imposes a -4 dice penalty to all actions and defense
tests. This adds on top of the -2 from Psychometric
Scrying, for a total of -6 dice penalty.
Spells
[ELEMENT] BARRAGE
COMBAT SPELL (INDIRECT, ELEMENTAL)
Type: P Range: LOS Damage: P
Duration: I Drain: F-3
This spell is a variation of spells like Flamethrower or
Lightning Bolt. Rather than creating a singular, powerful
projectile, it swarms the target with many smaller ones.
This spell has no AP, instead its target receives a defense
penalty equal to (Force/2), rounded up.
[ELEMENT] BLADE
COMBAT SPELL (ELEMENTAL)
Type: P Range: Special Damage: P
Duration: S Drain: F-1
When the original Spellblades hit the streets, it saw great
success as runner weapons due to their flashiness and
conceal ability. After a while, a few of the more elemental
focused street mages thought of adopting the spell with
their own twist. With some formula tweaking and more
than a few burnt hands, they had altered the spell so
it could be tuned to specific elements. This was largely
believed to be a pissing contest by those who choose
neither spell, and they are not provably wrong. "You got
a magic sword, well mine is magic and on fire”. This lead
to a slight rift between the two groups over who has the
superior spell, with the former believing that the new
spell is unnecessarily flashy and more prone to issues
with special armor types, while the later firmly believe
that having a weapon tied to their chosen element of
specialization grants greater control and any armor mod
complications don’t outweigh the secondary effects of
the chosen element.
[Element] Blade follows the same rules as Powerblade
(HT 192). The blade has a base DV and Accuracy equal to
the spell’s Force; AP equal to -(Force/3) rounded down
and a Reach of 1. Only a single elemental effect can be
active at a time and each element must be learned as a
separate spell. Damage from [Element] Blade is resisted
with Body + Armor.
[ELEMENT] TOUCH
COMBAT SPELL (INDIRECT, ELEMENTAL)
Type: P Range: T Damage: P
Duration: I Drain: F-4
This spell is a variation on spells like Flamethrower or
Lightning Bolt. But rather than a ranged attack, this
requires the magician to be in melee range. Make a
Complex Action touch attack using Agility + Unarmed
Combat [Physical] (with +2 touch bonus) vs a standard
defense test. On a tie or if the attacker succeeds, the
spell goes off. Make a standard Spellcasting test as part
of the same Complex Action.
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Traditions
EPHEMERALIST TRADITION
A tradition of both science and mysticism, they believe
that magic is powered by spirits of the afterlife. To them,
the astral is another word for the afterlife, believing
spirits are just souls of those departed. Ephemeralists
see assensing, astral projection and summoning as
piercing the veil into the afterlife. They study death,
undead, souls and the afterlife with a scientific mind and
sometimes are confused with hermetics but in truth, they
don’t often get along with the hermetics as their strong
mystical belief doesn’t always mesh well. Ephemeralists
are a possession summoning tradition and usually make
deals with spirits, allowing them time on the mortal plan
once again. Surprisingly enough, binding spirits to a
summoner’s body is not uncommon with a lot of the more
studied and wise of this tradition sharing their body with
a spirit who wishes to walk on the world once again.
Ephemeralists believe that spells and enchantments are
pieces of willing spirits that manifest to help them. This
tradition has a hate for the undead and necro magic as
they believe the art of necromancy goes against the
dead’s wishes as the spirit gets no choice. Ephemeralists
believe that lodges are areas where a spirit has been
called to guard it and often perform a seánce as a part
of the making of a lodge. Practicers of this tradition are
often nicknamed mediums or empaths.
Spellcasting: Ephemeralists cast as normal but see
spells as an extension of willing spirits that reach through
the veil to provide aid.
Enchantment: Ephemeralists use enchantment as
normal but see it as spirits bestowing boons from across
the veil.
Summoning: Ephemeralists practice possession
summoning, allowing the dead to cross through the veil
into the body of the summoner.
EPHEMERALIST TRADITION
Combat: Guardian
Detection: Fire
Health: Water
Illusion: Guidance
Manipulation: Earth
Drain: Willpower + Charisma
Note: This is a Possession Tradition.
PREFERRED SPELLS
Astral Clairaudience, Astral Clairvoyance, Mana Barrier,
Death Replay
TRADITIONAL EGYPTIAN RULES
Those that follow traditional teachings of the Egyptian
religion (SSP 3), venerate and adhere to the path of Heka,
the cosmic force of creation and deification of magic.
Egyptians believed that all living creatures possessed the
Heka to some degree and thus must be respected. They
shun combat spells that wrought death and destruction,
favoring healing and apotropaic magic. However, the use
of curses and sympathetic magic to harm an enemy is
practiced. Traditional Egyptians follow these rules:
• Cannot use the Binding skill.
• Cannot cast Combat spells, alchemical preparations
and rituals.
• Must take the Mentor Spirit quality (SR5 76).
• Gains +2 dice bonus for casting Health spells,
alchemical preparations and rituals.
• Gains +2 dice when Summoning Guidance spirits.
• Gains the Shielding metamagic (SR5 326) for free.
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TRADITIONAL HERMETIC RULES
Some magicians of Hermetic Tradition (SR5 279) choose
a focused path, sacrificing something in exchange for
enhanced prowess in their chosen field. Mechanically,
these serve as Traditional Rules for Hermetic magicians. A
character following the Hermetic Tradition can optionally
choose one of these alternate paths:
Hermetic Elemental Path
These Hermetic mages devote their magic into the
classic Hermetic Elements (Air, Earth, Fire and Water).
For the purpose of Elements: Acid counts as Earth, Cold
counts as Water and Lightning counts as Air. Some of
them specialize further and become Elementalists (FA
43) while others go down the dark path of Hermetic
Elementals (FA 181) after years of abusing spirits. But
these are not necessarily the directions everyone on the
Elemental Path must take. Followers of the Elemental
Path gain the following bonuses and penalties:
• Can only cast spells or alchemical preparations that
have an effect directly related to at least one of the
four Hermetic elements (Air, Earth, Fire or Water),
such as the Frigid spell (SSP 16), any [Element]
spell, or spells that deal Water (SG 105) or Elemental
damage (SR5 170).
• Gains +2 dice to all Sorcery and Alchemy skill
tests involving elemental spells and alchemical
preparations.
• Cannot Conjure any spirit other than Spirits of
Air, Earth, Fire and Water. But gains +2 dice to all
Conjuring skill tests involving these spirits.
• Gains the Elemental Master (FA 36) and Elemental
Focus (HT 191) qualities for free.
Hermetic Metallurgy Path
These Hermetic mages have studied the elements and
infused metallic alloys with magic. They put a greater
focus on alchemy and enchanting. This allows them
to enchant objects normal Enchanters will struggle
with. The process is still a challenge and only the most
experienced master it. Followers of the Metallurgy Path
gain the following bonuses and penalties:
• Cannot use the Conjuring skill group.
• Can Attune normal items as per an Adept.
• Gain the Durable Preparations quality (FA 36) for free.
• Reduce Object Resistance of items and devices by 2
for purposes Artificing or targeting with spells.
Hermetic Science Path
These Hermetic Magicians focus their study on the
interaction of magic with the physical world and believe
magic is bound to rules of math and physics. This makes
them very efficient with physical spells, however the
Mana is abstract and those rules do not fully apply for
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the astral world or mana spells. Followers of the Science
Path gain the following bonuses and penalties:
• Cannot use the Enchanting skill group.
• Gains a +2 dice bonus to cast all Physical spells.
• Gains the Spell Shaping metamagic (SR5 326) for
free.
• Replaces Spirit of Man with Task Spirit as Health
option.
• Suffers a -2 dice penalty to cast all Mana spells.
• Suffers a -2 dice penalty to Astral Combat.
TRADITIONAL HINDUISM RULES
Hinduism (SG 46) in its traditional form is all about rituals
and reagents. Rituals are performed with mathematical
precision and reagents must be perfect both in quality
and in exact quantity. If the ritual is performed right,
even the Devas (Gods) must answer the call of the Rishi
(Sage). Magical items are also given divine importance,
treating them as items of great power that must be
earned through Tapasya (Austere meditation). The right
attire is needed before a Hindu magician is to be able
to practice magic. Followers of Traditional Hinduism gain
the following bonuses and penalties:
• Cannot use the Summoning and Disenchanting skills.
• Must take the Mentor Spirit: Holy Text (FA 95).
• Reduce the opposing Force of Ritual Spellcasting by
2 for all rituals.
• Reduce the drain for Rituals by 1, to a minimum of 2
drain.
• Gains the Spectral Warden (FA 40) and Items of
Power (FA 38) qualities for free.
TRADITIONAL OLYMPIANISM RULES
Hecate Path
Another route of Traditional Olympianism has been
explored with more fervor in recent years. Hellenic
Sorcery is increasingly popular, perhaps in response
to the growing worship of Hecate among the Greek or
believers in Olympianism. The Sorcerers use cursing,
hexing, and other traditional ritual practices dating back
thousands of years, based on the teachings of Hecate,
the Greek goddess of sorcery and witchcraft. Parts of
Hermetic study are rooted in similar practices, and even
the most potent Hermetic Mages will acknowledge the
power and validity of the teachings of Hecate. Almost all
magicians that follow the teachings of Hecate are female,
with the male "witch" being a rarity indeed. Hecate Path
Olympianists follow these rules:
• Cannot use the Banishing and Disenchanting skills.
• Suffers -2 dice penalty when casting Combat spells.
• Gains +2 dice bonus when casting Manipulation
spells.
• Gains +2 dice bonus for Ritual Spellcasting.
• Gains the Mentor Spirit quality (SR5 76) for free, but
must choose the Goddess mentor (BOTL 129).
• Gains the Animal Familiar quality (FA 31) for free.
Hero Path
Traditional Olympians (FA 84) who follow the hero path,
go a step further than the traditional deity focused but
polytheistically father the rank and file members of the
Tradition. Traditional Olympians directly communicate
with their deity and often consider themselves a
direct descendant, leading them to be referred to as
"Demigods". This makes the tradition extremely popular
with Mystic Adepts. These "Demigods" often have a
deeper connection to their Mentor "Gods" than others
do with the spirits, giving them a special connection to
the Oracles and the powers manifested in their physical
forms. Traditional Olympians tend to be extremely proud
of their connection to the Gods, and these connections
are often physically apparent in their constantly worn
Mentor’s Mask and fondness for "Gifts from the gods"
in the form of Magical Trinkets. Hero Path Olympianists
follow these rules
• Cannot use the Binding skill.
• Gains the No Man Left Behind negative quality (SL
181) for free.
• Gains the Mentor Spirit and Chosen Follower (FA 35)
qualities for free.
• Must choose a Mentor’s Mask (FA 182) if available.
• Gain one metamagic or enhancement of your choice
from the Physical Arts (SG 156) for free.
Oracle Path
From the earliest days of Greek Myth, the Oracle at Delphi
has been a near-constant presence. Eventually taken
over by priests of Apollo, the Oracle continued to create
new Pythia (Oracles) for generations into myth, dating
back as recently as the 12th century in some historic
cases. Famed for foresight at the cost of intensive
ritualistic service for the oracles. It can be no surprise
that the Oracle was one of the first recorded sites of
power in the Sixth World. While the modern seers, still
called Pythia, serve Apollo, the Delphos Group does not
push their oracles to death the way the old world seemed
to. Delphos is known to be the home to powerful seers,
but those who would be Pythia take their traditional
duties to the next level. Sacrificing part of themselves
to the oracle comes with costs, but leaves them forever
touched. Like all of the Delphos Group, former Pythians
are well-known seers, for the right price. Oracle Path
Olympianists follow these rules:
• Cannot take the Enchanting skill group.
• Cannot cast Combat Spells.
• Replaces Spirit of Air with Guidance spirit for
Detection category.
• Gains +2 dice bonus when casting Detection spells.
• Gains +2 dice bonus to Arcana tests.
• Gains the Mentor Spirit quality for free,but must
choose the Oracle mentor (SG 200).
• Gains the Psychometry metamagic (SG 144) for free.
• Learn the Augury and Sortilege rituals (SG 124) for
free.
TRADITIONAL QABBALISM RULES
Qabbalism (SG 48) or Kabbalism was, before the awakening,
a more obscure field of study within the Jewish religion
that sought to explain the nature ofGod and the soul in
more detail. Those who studied Kabbalah occasionally
learned of ways that they could use their understanding
of Sephirot (the divine energies of creation that originate
from God) to manipulate the physical world around them.
After the awakening, the practice became much more
widespread within the Jewish community as what was
seen before as esoteric, impractical mysticism, became
to yield useful, predictable and repeatable results.
These days pursuing kabbalah is a common practice for
Awakened Jews. Kabbalists often do not consider what
they do to be "magical", in the sense that they claim to
only invoke the power of God and the energies they put in
place when God created the world. Kabbalists may be wary
of the mages from other traditions due to the command
given to Moses in Leviticus 19: "Do not turn to mediums
or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them."
though this varies by community with Reformist and
Progressive Rabbis being much more accepting of other
magical traditions than their Orthodox counterparts. The
same chapter of the Torah forbids “divination or seeking
omens”, so divination magic remains a very controversial
subject.
Kabbalist magic includes heavy use of the Hebrew
alphabet, specifically writing the "true names" of things
in Hebrew, as well as using numbers and numerology to
represent the Hebrew alphabet. It is said that Adam gave
everything its name in Hebrew and could see into its soul.
A "Shem" (literally translated to mean "name") or one of
the names of God possesses great power in Kabbalah,
as God has many names, some closer to his true name
than others. Writing a Shem on something can imbue it
with "God’s power", causing magical effects. For example,
the typical creation of a golem, a living being made of
clay, was achieved by writing a Shem in the clay of the
golem’s forehead. This would cause either a spirit or "the
energies of God" to enter into the clay shell and bring it
to life.
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Kabbalists refer to spirits that they summon as "Elohim"
which translates to the plural form of God. This is used
to refer to God or often the concept of angel. Spirits
summoned by a Kabbalist mage might take the form of
the six winged "Seraphim" in Isaiah 6 or like the many
faced “Hashmallim” and the burning wheels covered in
eyes of the "Ophanim" found in Ezekiel chapter 1.
Some mages may incorporate elements of Jewish worship
into their practice such as reciting prayers in Hebrew,
wearing a Tallit (a kind of prayer shawl, traditionally worn
by men, that comes in two types: a small Tallit Katan that
is worn under clothes all day and a large Tallit Gadol that’s
worn during prayer) or using Tefillin (a small wooden box
that is placed on the forehead and secured with leather
strips that wind around the head and down the arms).
Followers of traditional Qabbalism follow these rules:
• Cannot use the Alchemy skill.
• Cannot cast Detection spells or rituals.
• Cannot practice magic on the Sabbath (Geas). This is
usually on every Saturday.
TRADITIONAL WICCA RULES
Followers of traditional Wicca (SG 50) can choose to either
follow Goddess (Willpower + Intuition) or Gardenarian
(Willpower + Logic) teachings. They gain the following
bonuses and penalties:
• Cannot use the Banishing and Disenchanting skills.
• Cannot cast Combat spells, rituals and alchemical
preparations.
• Gains +2 dice bonus when casting spells, rituals
and preparations of Detection, Health, Illusion and
Manipulation categories.
• Gains the Mentor Spirit quality (SR5 76) for free,but
must choose between Goddess (BOTL 200), Great
Mother (FA 99 or SASS 33), Peacemaker (SG 200),
Green Man (FA 98) and Wise Warrior (SR5 324).
• Gains the Animal Familiar quality (FA 31) for free.

• Must take the Mentor Spirit: Holy Text (FA 95).

• Gains the Structured Spellcasting metamagic (FA 44)

for free.

• Gains the Shielding metamagic for (SR5 326) free.

TRADITIONAL SHINTO RULES

Those of the Shinto tradition (SG 48) seek to live in
harmony with the Kami (Spirits) of the world as well as
seeking to maintain spiritual cleanliness. When they
summon spirits, they do not bind them and will leave
offerings to appease the Kami. Their spellcasting is tied
to ceremonial rituals such as the Kagura, limiting them
to ritual spellcasting or alchemical preparations which
take the form of ema with the wish listed upon it being
the spell. With the awakening, their rituals of spiritual
cleanliness now apply to astral cleanliness as well with
them often learning rituals to counter background
counts. A character following the Shinto Tradition can
optionally choose to follow the traditional version.
Followers of Traditional Shinto gain the following bonuses
and penalties:

• Cannot use the Binding and Spellcasting skills.

• Gains the negative quality Code of Honor: Harmony

with Nature, the Shaman’s Code (RF 26), for free.

• Gains the Durable Preparations (FA 36) and Chain

Breaker (FA 33) qualities for free.
Art: Elly

• Gains the Cleansing metamagic (SG 154) for free.

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 MATRIX
Echoes STATIC SHOCK
Prerequisite: Van Der Waals Effect
DIGITAL INSTINCT Mastery of the Van Der Waals Effect (KC 102) has allowed
The resonance has become a part of you so intuitively you to be able to create stronger electromagnetic fields.
that you think in code, not language. Every time a This allows you to emulate Shock Gloves (SR5 423)
technomancer selects this echo, they increase their using bare hands and an infinite number of charges.
Intuition attribute by 1. This echo can be taken a maximum Additionally, when a device that uses a power source
of three times. such as a Stun Baton (SR5 422) is held with bare hands,
the device regains charges as if plugged into a power
DRONE COMPANION source.
Prerequisite: Must be a Machinist. Credit: /r/ALightInTheDark

This echo allows a Machinist technomancer (KK 88) to

have a registered machine sprite (SR5 258) possess a
drone. The process takes a number of hours equal to the
level of the sprite. The machinist must make a Software
+ Resonance [Level] vs the Level x 2 of a registered
machine sprite. If the machinist gets any net hits, they
must pay karma equal to the level of the sprite to make
the possession complete and permanent.

Once the possession is permanent, that machine sprite

becomes a permanent AI drone companion, capable of
taking orders and working independently. The sprite
cannot leave or be dismissed till the sprite or the drone
it’s possessing has been destroyed. If either is destroyed,
any Karma spent is lost. While possessing, the sprite
owes the machinist unlimited favors and can be active
at the same time as other sprites, although it still counts
towards the maximum number of registered sprites the
machinist can have.

The sprite now exists in the material world through the

drone (VR hotsim). The drone’s Pilot and Device rating
is replaced by the Level of the sprite while the drone’s
Acceleration, Handling, Sensor rating and Speed are
increased by an amount equal to half the Level of the
sprite (rounded down). The drone uses the sprite’s
initiative and gains a number of extra matrix condition
monitor boxes equal to the Level of the sprite, showing
that the drone and the sprite share a single Matrix
Condition Monitor. While possessing the drone, the
sprite gains the following skills at a rating equal to its
Level: Pilot (appropriate for the drone type), Gunnery
and Sneaking. The sprite uses its Level for any attribute
associated with the skills. If the drone is under attack
from the matrix, it uses the sprites matrix attributes to
defend and resist. The machinist may only have a single
Art: Tadas Sidlauskas (tadasart)

drone companion at a time.

RESONANCE EMPATHY
The resonance has permeated the technomancers mind
and soul, establishing an empathetic bond between
meat space and the resonance realm through the
technomancer. Every time a technomancer selects this
echo, they increase their Charisma attribute by 1. This
echo can be taken a maximum of three times.

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 MARTIAL ARTS
All officially published Martial Arts and Martial Art
Techniques can be found in Run & Gun p128-141.
Martial Art Styles
DRAGON
Available Techniques: Clinch, Coiling Dragon,
Counterstrike, Flowing Dragon, Yielding Force (Counter
Strike, Throw), Throw.
An unconventional yet effective fighting style based on
grapples and counters discovered from mimicking the
movements of an eastern dragon, this style was invented
by an anonymous, Yakuza made man who fought his
way to a top position within his clan. It is unknown how
his fighting manual made it into the matrix. His unique
style of fighting offers some interesting self discovered
techniques, not available to traditional martial arts.
Martial Art Techniques
AKIMBO
Styles available to: Gun Kata, The Cowboy Way.
You can shoot two one-handed firearms (any type of
pistol, taser, revolver, machine pistol or SMG) in tandem.
Both guns must be the same model and fired in the same
mode (SS/SA/BF/FA), using the same action. Both guns
must expend the same amount and type of ammunition,
but only your main hand weapon inflicts damage. Defense
penalties remain unchanged, as if using a single weapon
to make the attack. Eg: a -5 defense penalty from a
Simple Action full-auto attack still remains the same and
doesn’t become -10 because of two weapons expending
the same amount of ammo.
Add the recoil of firing both guns as total recoil against the
total Recoil Compensation of both guns [RC of both guns
+ (Str/3) rounded up]. While dual wielding in this manner
your main hand firearm gains +1 DV and +1 accuracy. You
can learn this technique twice, for a maximum of +2 DV
and +2 accuracy.
COILING DRAGON
Styles available to: Dragon.
COMPLEX ACTION
Once you’ve landed a blow, you intend to keep them
right where you’ve got them. Like a coiling eastern
dragon, whose maw and claws rips into flesh even as
it constricts its prey. After successfully landing an
unarmed attack, you can spend 1 point of Edge to also
treat that attack as a Subdue action (SR5 195). The
opponent takes damage and is also subdued in the
same action, if your Strength + net hits on your attack
exceeds your opponent’s Physical limit.
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ETHERNET STRIKE
Styles available to: Aikido, Ninjutsu, Wudang Sword.
Requires: Either the Skinlink echo (DT 59), or an
Implanted cyberdeck (SR5 452) with an Induction
receiver (DT 65), or a Weapon form cyberdeck (DT 62)
with an Induction receiver.
COMPLEX ACTION
Make an unarmed or melee touch attack (SR5 187). You
may target a drone, vehicle or a creature. Attacking a
creature requires a Called Shot. On the creature, you
can attack a piece of worn or carried gear (imposes a
-4 called shot penalty), or a piece of exposed cyberware
(imposes a penalty as per "Location, Location, Location”
rules in RG 112). The melee/unarmed attack itself does no
damage. However, on a success you can make a single
Brute force or Data spike against the target as part of
the same Complex Action. The target resists the matrix
attack as normal.
FLOWING DRAGON
Styles available to: Dragon.
INTERRUPT ACTION (-5 Initiative Score)
Often mistaken for an Adept power, this elusive technique
allows one to redirect incoming melee or unarmed
attacks towards another adjacent target, who is not the
attacker. The character makes an Unarmed Combat +
Reaction [Physical] test vs the incoming attack. If the
character gets any net hits, they avoid the attack and
can instead redirect it towards another target within
melee range of the character with net hits equal to that
of the original attack + any net hits by the character. The
new target may defend against the redirected attack but
at a -2 penalty due to the unexpected turn of events. If
the redirected attack hits, the new target takes damage
equal to the original attack’s DV plus net hits.
MOUNTAIN STANCE
Styles available to: Boxing (classic style), Tae Kwon Do,
Wrestling (sumo style).
This technique teaches how to use one’s weight and
center of gravity effectively to avoid getting knocked
or pinned down. Each time this technique is learnt,
increase your Physical limit by 1 for purposes of resisting
knockdown (SR5 194) or being subdued (SR5 195), up to a
maximum bonus of +2.
ROLLING SNAKE
Styles available to: Jujitsu, Krav Maga, Wrestling (MMA
style).
This technique teaches how to use one’s agility and
leverage against their opponents center of balance,
allowing for easier grappling. Each time this technique
is learnt, your unarmed attacks reduce the target’s
Physical limit by 1 when determining Subduing (SR5 195)
or attempts to escape from it, up to a maximum reduction
of 2.

SWEEPING HOOK
Styles available to: Boxing (brawler style), Capoeira,
Muay Thai.

This technique teaches how to put one’s own weight

behind their attacks allowing one to power through their
opponent’s balance and knock them prone. Each time
this technique is learnt, add +1 to your Strength for only
determining Knockdown (SR5 194), up to a maximum
bonus of +2.

Art: Conrad Atega (wildcard24)

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 QUALITIES
Expanded Mastery
Qualities
Apart from the rules of Mastery Qualities (FA 30-31) These
are additional rules for Expanded Mastery Qualities:
• Mastery Qualities are always Positive qualities. Their
karma cost does not double after character creation.
• Unlike Mastery Qualities in Forbidden Arcana,
Expanded Mastery Qualities don’t necessarily require
a Magic rating. While there are mastery qualities
for Awakened, most of the listed mastery qualities
can be taken by anyone as long as they meet the
minimum requirements, even if they are mundane or
technomancers.
• Expanded Mastery Qualities cannot be exchanged
with spells.
BEAST BOND
Cost: 15 Karma
Minimum Requirements: Animal Handling 6.
You have a loyal pet and you have spent a lot of time
training it so you can now act as a much more effective
team. You must spend a number of days emotionally
bonding with a trained critter equal to its Willpower. Once
you have emotionally bonded, the pet gains the following
benefits:
• When you roll initiative, your bonded pet may use the
same number as you rolled for their initiative.
• For every rank in Animal Handling you possess, your
bonded pet may learn one additional trick of your
choice. The threshold for teaching new tricks (Step
5: Training) (HS 184) is also reduced by 1.
• You may use Protecting the Principle (RG 125) on
your pets without costing an edge. All other rules
and restrictions for Protecting the Principle apply.
Benefits granted by your ranks in Animal Handling
doesn’t take into account the Improved Ability Adept
power (SR5 309) or any augmentation that adds ranks in
Animal Handling. Only base skill ranks trained with karma
and time. This quality does not work if the animal is being
rigged into. You can only have a single bonded pet. If you
attempt to bond with another pet, your bond with any
previous pet breaks and you lose all benefits. Your bond
also breaks if the pet dies.
DEDICATED ALCHEMIST
Cost: 10 Karma (Aspected Mage or Enchanter: 5 karma)
Minimum Requirements: Magic 1 and access to Alchemy
skill.
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Characters with this quality must completely forfeit
the use of the Spellcasting and Ritual Spellcasting
skill. However, they may still use any existing ranks
in said skills as Knowledge skills. In exchange for this,
characters gain a new spell as an alchemical preparation
(SR5 305), every time they raise their Alchemy skill and
the Karma cost for learning new alchemical preparations
is reduced by 1. Characters with this quality also receive
a free alchemical preparation for every rank they already
possess in the Alchemy skill at the time of purchase of
this quality, including character creation. Specializations
count as a skill rank for purposes of free alchemical
preparations, but the preparation must be from the
same category as the specialization. Aspected mages
who are able to learn skills in the Enchanting skill group
and Enchanters automatically meet the requirements for
this quality. This quality is incompatible with Dedicated
Conjurer (FA 36).
FLEXIBLE SPELLCASTER
Cost: 15 Karma
Minimum Requirements: Arcana 7, Alchemy 6,
Spellcasting 6, Magical Theory 6 (academic or street).
Through your research and practice of magic you have
understood that both spells and alchemical preparations
and similar fundamental roots but a different execution.
You can use a learned spell to cast an alchemical
preparation and vice versa; regardless whether the spell
was learned as an alchemical preparation or a spell.
However, doing so increases the drain of the spell or
alchemical preparation by 2.
GUNSLINGER
Cost: 10 Karma
Minimum Requirements: Pistols 6 and Akimbo martial
art.
You’ve watched way too many cowboy trids and matrix
games about dual wielding guns and taken the style
to heart. You can shoot two one-handed pistols or
revolvers in tandem. Both guns must be the same model
and fired in the same mode (SS or SA), using the same
action. Both guns must expend the same amount and
type of ammunition, but only your main hand weapon
inflicts damage. Defense penalties remain unchanged,
as if using a single weapon to make the attack. Eg: a -2
defense penalty from a Complex Action long burst still
remains the same and doesn’t become -4 because of two
weapons expending the same amount of ammo.
Add the recoil of firing both guns as total recoil against
the total Recoil Compensation of both guns [RC of both
guns + (Str/3) rounded up]. While you are dual wielding
guns and you meet the above criteria. You can make a
Complex Action attack using a Simple Action, such as a
long burst or a double tap.
IN MY IMAGE
Cost: 5 Karma
Minimum Requirements: Animal Handling 4.
You are able to form deeper and more long-lasting
connections with creatures that are similar to you.
Whether by sharing your spirit or simply investing more
deeply into your new best friend, you impart a little of
what makes you you to this creature. This quality cannot
be bought more than once per critter and must be bought
separately for each critter. The bonus you gain depends
on whether you are Mundane, Awakened or Emerged.
Mundane: Any one critter that you own gains one
positive quality of 10 karma or less that you also possess
(excluding metagenic qualities). This must be a quality
that is reasonable for the critter to have and does not
allow the critter to do anything it normally could not (Eg:
A critter with the Bilingual quality still cannot speak, but
can understand commands in both languages).
Awakened: Any one paracritter that you own gains a
single adept power point. They cannot discount the cost
of powers by any means. These must be powers that
are reasonable for the critter to have and do not allow
the critter to do anything it normally could not (Eg. A
critter with the Linguist power still cannot speak, but can
understand commands in all languages it learns). If you
are an Adept, this paracritter can also be turned into an
attuned animal (SG 123) and thus becomes eligible for
the Empower ritual (SG 128).
Emerged: You may tame and own a single technocritter.
You must teach it any and all tricks yourself. Treat an
emerged technocritter as an undomesticated paracritter
for training purposes. Technocritters do not respond to
mundane training methods, and you gain no advantage
from training equipment. Instead, the Host Emulator
complex form is treated as the training equipment for a
technocritter. Technocritters cannot be purchased and
must be caught in the wild. Work with your GM on an
interesting mission to capture and tame a technocritter
that your GM will allow.
KEYBOARD WARRIOR
Cost: 10 Karma
Minimum Requirements: Cybercombat 6.
Some say you are all talk and no action and that you can
only talk big behind an AR keyboard and screen. They call
you just a matrix tough guy. Thing is, in the Sixth World,
being fast with a keyboard with an aggressive attitude
can be a deadly combination. The hacker may make a
single Brute Force (SR5 238) matrix action on each of
their Action Phases as a Simple Action while decking in
AR. When Brute Force is used in this manner, the target
will be alerted of the attempt regardless of success or
failure.
LASER COMMANDER
Cost: 12 Karma
Minimum Requirements: Directed Energy 6 with Laser
Weapons specialization.
Pew pew! You have tinkered and altered your laser
weapons in a way so they are a lot more deadly and
effective:
• Laser weapons used by you don’t lose their DV due
to distance or visibility conditions.
• After you successfully attack a target with a laser
weapon, each consecutive successful attack on the
same target increases the DV of the weapon by +1
per attack (eg: +1 DV on your 2nd attack, +2 DV on
your 3rd and so on), up a maximum extra DV equal
to your ranks in the Directed Energy skill. If you miss
an attack, stop attacking for consecutive Initiative
Passes or split your dice pool to attack multiple
targets (SR5 196), you lose this benefit.
MORPHINE MASTER
Cost: 6 Karma
Minimum Requirements: First Aid 6.
You are specialized in the concoction and administration
of powerful painkillers. Make a First Aid + Logic [Mental]
test while expending a full box of Medkit Supplies (SR5
450). Every 2 hits allows you to target one subject with a
biological system (including yourself) with a potent dose
of painkiller. It takes 1 minute per subject to administer
the painkiller. At the end of treating all subjects with
the painkiller, each subject benefits from the High Pain
Tolerance 3 quality (SR5 74), for 1 hour. The High Pain
Tolerance 3 gained this way stacks with other sources of
High Pain Tolerance or Pain Resistance.
PAIN TRAIN
Cost: 8 Karma
Minimum Requirements: Running 4.
Perhaps you were a college athlete or a natural born
sprinter. But there is an undoubtable power in your leg
muscles that make you run like a freight train and when
you hit someone with all that momentum, it’s like the pain
train. Choo choo, motherfragger!
You move an extra 2 meters per hit on Sprinting tests
(SR5 162) (ie: 3m per hit for dwarves and trolls. 5m per
hit for elves, humans and orks). Additionally, when you
Sprint, you can make a melee attack at the end of
your movement as part of that same action (Charging/
Running bonuses apply).
PULL YOUR PUNCHES
Cost: 5 Karma
Minimum Requirements: 5 ranks in any Close Combat or
Melee skill.
You’re so accustomed to friendly matches and spars that
you know how to effortlessly ensure that your swings
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knock your opponents out without doing any lasting
damage.
When dealing stun damage with an unarmed or melee
attack, you can take a -4 dice penalty to your attack to
ensure that the damage never overflows into the victim’s
physical condition monitor. This quality does not apply
when physical damage is converted to stun by armor.
Your original DV must be stun.
Positive Qualities
AVERAGE JOE
Cost: 2, 4 or 6 Karma
Prerequisite: Mundane.
2 Karma:  Normalcy is sometimes underrated. For
denizens of the Sixth World, it can be surprising how
comforting being a relatively adjusted person is when
it comes to dealing with other people. Your nonplussed
approach to a lightly augmented, very mundane lifestyle
gives you a little social clout that you may not even
realize. At the 2 Karma Level, for every 2 points of Essence
you have, you increase your Social Limit by 1.
4 Karma: Physical training goes a long way, and that’s
even more true when it’s all you’ve got. In a world where
Augmentation and Magic have changed the game
for athletes all over the Sixth World, this has led to an
increase in training programs and alternatives for the
average person. You’re incredibly focused and talented in
your chosen physical activities. Yoga, Crossfit, flexibility
training, whatever it is you’re doing, keep doing it! At the
4 Karma Level, you retain all the benefits of the previous
level. In addition, for every 2 points of Essence you have,
you increase your Physical Limit by 1.
6 Karma: You were born smart, and you’ve developed that
intellect into a finely honed tool. You may be an unusually
talented detective or a world-class codebreaker, but
you’ve always come to it naturally. No one knows if
it’s the lack of outside influence from the manasphere,
resonance, or cybernetic connection, but you probably
aren’t itching to find out, and you’re probably tired of
taking the Adept proficiency testing. At the 6 Karma
Level, you retain all the benefits of the previous levels.
In addition, for every 2 points of Essence you have, you
increase your Mental Limit by 1.
BASELINE BIOLOGY
Cost: 4 Karma
Prerequisite: Mundane without any metagenic qualities.
Palliative care is a lot more effective when your biology
is well understood. The doc (auto or regular) doesn’t
have to worry about a host of implants, weird genetic
expressions, metagenic variation, cellular essence
concerns, etc. It’s easier to patch you up and care for you
in the long term.
You don’t suffer the "Patient has Implants” penalty from
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the Healing Modifiers Table (SR5 208) when you are
receiving healing from any source. Additionally, First Aid
tests done on you don’t require a threshold of 2 before
you can start healing.
BETTER LUCKY THAN GOOD
Cost: 4, 6 or 10 Karma
Prerequisite: Mundane.
You are incredibly lucky in specific circumstances, so
much so that you can often rely on it to perform tricks
others might think of as Superhuman. Things just seem
to fall into place for you easier than others, and the things
you are skilled at come with an ease that surprises even
your awakened allies.
4 Karma: Whenever you use an edge on a dice roll, you
gain +2 dice and +2 Limit to that edged roll. If you use
edge on Blitz (SR5 56), the +2 dice bonus is treated as a
flat +2 bonus to your initiative instead.
6 Karma: You have all the benefits of the previous level
but the bonuses are increased to +3 dice and +3 Limit. If
you use edge on Blitz, the +3 dice bonus is treated as a
flat +3 bonus to your initiative instead.
10 Karma: You have all the benefits of the previous levels
but the bonuses are increased to +4 dice and +4 Limit. If
you use edge on Blitz, the +4 dice bonus is treated as a
flat +4 bonus to your initiative instead. Additionally, when
you burn edge to Smackdown (SR5 57) you automatically
succeed on your action with 8 net hits instead of 4.
CONCEAL, DON’T FEEL
Cost: 6 Karma
You’ve been taught your whole life to keep your emotions
hidden. Even when you’re in pain, you don’t let it show.
Whenever you make a Social test while suffering a
wound penalty, you may make a Composure test with
a threshold equal to your current wound penalty. On a
success, you may make the Social test without suffering
the wound penalty. On a failure, treat your wound penalty
as 1 point higher for that test.
COVER SHOOTER
Cost: 5 Karma
Whenever you anticipate or face combat the first thing
that pops into your mind is "Take Cover!”. Whenever you
use the Take Cover action (SR5 166), any defense bonus
gained from being in cover is increased by 1. Additionally,
when you make any ranged attacks from cover, the
Accuracy of your ranged weapons are considered 1
higher.
However, you have become so accustomed from being
in cover that standing out in the open makes you more
vulnerable. Whenever you are not in cover, you take a -1
die penalty to all your defense tests.
CRASH TEST DUMMY
Cost: 12 Karma
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. One too many
volunteer work for dubious automobile testing has oddly
made you resilient to crashes, like some kind of living
crash test dummy.
Whenever you would take damage from crashing a
vehicle you are driving manually or in AR, reduce the
crash damage you take by 25% (rounded down) before
you make your damage resistance test. In addition,
when this quality reduces the damage you take from a
crash, you don’t need to make a Composure test to resist
mental trauma from that crash.
DESIGNER BABY
Cost: 10 Karma
Prerequisite: Mundane with either Records on File (RF
158) or SINner [any level] (SR5 84).
The character has had genetic modifications done on
them during their embryonic life. It may have been by
their parents who wanted a designer baby or maybe as a
part of some science experiment. Whatever may be the
reason, the character’s genome is malleable and easily
integrates with foreign genes. All Genetech (CF 155-166)
costs 10% less essence (retroactive) and 20% less nuyen
on purchase. This discount doesn’t stack with any other
source of nuyen discount. This quality can only be taken
during character creation and is incompatible with the
Gifted Genetics quality.
DON’T TELL ME THE ODDS
Cost: 8 Karma
Prerequisite: Mundane with 6.0 Essence.
Others hear the word "impossible” and back away, but
you have a habit of taking it as a challenge. Once per run,
you can choose to use Push the Limit and Second Chance
(SR5 56) edge actions on the same roll. You still expend
edge as normal for both. The Second Chance reroll does
benefit from exploding 6s if done after Push the Limit.
This quality is incompatible with Prototype Transhuman
(CF 54).
FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD
Cost: 15 Karma
Prerequisite: Mundane with 6.0 Essence and at least 5
Edge at the time of purchase of this quality.
Luck is a fickle mistress. It gives and it takes away. But
when you are bold enough to pay the price and keep
going, even the scales rig themselves in your favor.
After you burn one or more points of edge, the next
point of edge you buy will cost 5 karma regardless of its
actual cost. This quality is incompatible with Prototype
Transhuman (CF 54).
FULL-AUTO EXECUTIONER
Cost: 5 Karma
Clean, instant executions exist only in spy trids. You know
that in the real world, people don’t die easily; you need to
strike hard while you have the chance! So why use one
bullet when you could use many?
When attacking a target that does not get a defense test
with a full auto firearm attack at short range, you deal
increased damage. For every 2 net hits on your attack
increase the damage by an additional +1DV. If the target
is further than 15 meters, this quality does not apply,
even if that would place them within short range for your
weapon. This quality does not apply against barriers.
GIFTED GENETICS
Cost: 5 Karma
Prerequisite: Mundane.
Gene mods have been around for some time and
it’s possible that parents sometimes pass on exotic
genetic implants into their children. This quality allows
the character to have a single Gene Mod from either
Phenotype Adjustment (CF 157), Exotic Metagenetics (CF
158), Transgenics (CF 160), Environmental Microadapation
(CF 163) or Complementary Genetics (CF 165) without
costing any essence. The character must still pay for the
gene mod and is subject to availability during character
creation. This quality can only be taken during character
creation and is incompatible with the Designer Baby and
Prototype Transhuman (CF 54) qualities.
GUARDIAN
Cost: 3 Karma
You have mastered the ability to bodyblock and protect
others from incoming attacks. Perhaps you are an
experienced bodyguard or maybe you have seen one
too many superhero movies. Protecting the principle (RG
125) no longer costs an edge.
HERETIC
Cost: 8 Karma
Prerequisite: Must be able to summon spirits.
Select a player-available magical tradition other than
your own and replace one of your tradition’s spirits with
the selected tradition’s equivalent (Combat, Detection,
Health, etc). The spirit must be summoned in the manner
of the selected tradition and is treated as if it were
summoned by a magician of the selected tradition.
However, your astral signature is still attached to it. This
means that you must resist drain with the attributes
of the selected tradition, not your own. Whether this
spirit has the Materialization or Possession, power is
determined by the selected tradition.
Gain 1 point of Notoriety that cannot be removed while you
have this quality. Members of either tradition might react
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negatively to your status as a heretic or appropriation of
their methods. Characters with this quality are unable to
group initiate or partake in rituals with others awakened.
This quality can be removed as if buying off a negative
quality (ie: at the cost of 16 Karma), in which case the
selected spirit is replaced by the original spirit for your
tradition.
INTELLECTUAL LIAR
Cost: 10 Karma
Those with social grace always seem to know how to
mislead people. You don’t have that grace, but what you
do have is the ability to conceptualize and analyze the
quality of a "creative truth", allowing you to approach the
problem from a different angle. Use the lower of Intuition
or Logic to replace Charisma for Con tests. You cannot
use the Seduction or Fast talk specialization while using
this quality.
LET ME MAKE IT CLEAR
Cost: 8 Karma
While others might try to seem scary when interrogating
a target, you don’t even have to try. A calm explanation of
the consequences of disobeying you is usually all it takes.
When threatening to harm a captured, outnumbered, or
otherwise vulnerable character, you can substitute Logic
in the place of Charisma for the purpose of Intimidate
tests.
LIKE A TERMINATOR
Cost: 10 Karma
Prerequisite: Mundane.
There is something about being cybered out that
can unnerve people. You just happen to know how to
capitalize on it. For every full point of Essence missing,
you get +1 dice to Intimidation tests if you can make
your cybernetic nature obvious (flexing some muscle
replacements, taking apart your arm to reveal the
shotgun inside, etc). So the next time you say "I need
your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle” to some
ganger, you know they’ll immediately comply.
LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND
Cost: 8 Karma
Prerequisite: Mundane.
Nobody knows your chrome like you do. It is who you are.
All that cyber technology knowledge went in one ear and
out the other, but how hard can it be to do some of your
own customizing on your own body?
Once per day, you can change the skill of your Cyberlimb
Optimization (CF 87). This process takes 1 hour per limb.
The total time to change all your Optimizations can be
shortened with a single Hardware + Logic [Mental] check.
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Every hit shaves off 20 minutes from the total time to a
minimum of 20 minutes. You can also, at the cost of one
Edge, change the skill of all your Cyberlimb Optimizations
with a single Simple Action. This will not count towards
the cap of 1 change per day. The strain of this will cause
1P damage per full cyberlimb (max 4P), resisted by Body.
In either case, the limbs stay this way until you go to
sleep, change your cyberlimb optimization or reboot
your cyberlimbs; at which point they will automatically
revert back to their original skill.
MENACING PRESENCE
Cost: 8 Karma
You are one big, strong, mean looking fragger and you
make sure everyone knows it. Whether or not you are
capable of a truly intimidating conversation, your very
presence can cause people to drek their pants. The fact
that you can follow up on your threats and snap their
necks, further reinforces the idea that you are not to be
fragged with. Instead of Charisma, you can use the lower
value between your Body or Strength for Intimidation.
Use average Strength in case of using cyberlimbs.
PLASTIC SOUL
Cost: 10 Karma
Prerequisite: Mundane with Biocompatibility (CF 54).
None can really take advantage of ‚ware as well as normal
folk. Awakened and Emerged lose their power, but your
average joe that didn’t win the universal lottery? They only
gain it. You’ve installed so much ware into yourself that
there’s barely anything of "you" remaining. Whether it’s
through adaptation or the fact that you’ve got much less
to lose than the non-mundane folk, your body has grown
exceptionally accustomed to any form of intervention.
You also gain the benefits of Biocompatibility (Bioware)
if you have Biocompatibility (Cyberware) and vice versa.
POLYMATH
Cost: 8 Karma
Prerequisite: Mundane with Jack Of All Trades, Master
of None.
You don’t have to be born with Magic or Resonance to be
special. Sometimes lack of all these fancy stuff can give
you more time to expand on your skillset and skills do
pay the bills Chummer. You do not suffer the increased
Karma cost for raising skills above Rating 5 due to having
the Jack Of All Trades, Master of None quality (RF 147).
This quality is incompatible with Specialist.
RAISED BY THE TRIDEO
Cost: 4 Karma
Some get their education in a formal way: schools and
colleges, others learn from the trade, yet others learn from
the streets...the hard way. You, the oddest one of them
all, learned from the trideo. Due to your TV addiction you
have gathered vast amounts of information ranging from
pop-culture to trivia to actual useful knowledge. You can

buy Interest Knowledge skills at a rate of 2 for 1 during
character creation. After character creation, Interest
Knowledge skills receive a 1 Karma cost reduction for
each rank at 3 or higher.
SPECIALIST
Cost: 7 Karma
Prerequisite: Mundane.
You’re gifted when it comes to learning the fine details
of a skill or trade. Your single-minded focus on learning
the ins and outs of a topic has paid off big when it’s time
to nerd out over something. You learn niche details and
applications of your pursuits with ease. All specializations
after the first one in a given skill costs 3 Karma instead
of the usual 7. This quality is incompatible with Jack of All
Trades, Master of None (RF 147).
TACTICOOL MALL NINJA
Cost: 6 Karma
Some people look good in casual, others in formal, yet
others have a flair for some of the absurd fashion in the
Sixth World. For you fashion, begins and ends at the
military surplus store. Whether it’s tactical black or camo,
you can pull it off with ease. This allows you to impress
people who don’t know much about combat, but your
antics have no effect on people who are experienced in
combat apart from getting sighs and eyerolls from them
As long as you are dressed in a "Tacticool" way, you
gain a +2 dice bonus to all Social interactions with non-
combat personnel. Your GM has the final say whether
you are looking Tacticool or not but the look generally
involves wearing multiple pieces of military gear such
as visible firearms with multiple attached accessories,
full body armor or other combat armor, tactical goggles,
military helmets, ballistic masks, gear access or holsters
everywhere, etc. This quality is incompatible with
Thousand-Yard Stare (SL 181).
UNCOMMON SENSE
Cost: 1 Karma
You are used to spending time watching videos about
the origin of memes or how much rolls of toilet paper
can fit into a Nissan Jackrabbit. You are known for
your Uncommon Sense (and probably mostly useless
knowledge). Once per run, you can get pretty useless but
fun or interesting information from your GM.
WORKED FOR THE MAN
Cost: 1 Karma per Rank (Max Rank 5)
You have done some work for the man in your early
Shadowruns and the work experience has honed you
into the professional you are today. During character
creation, you gain 4000¥ per Rank of this quality. This
quality can only be taken during character creation.
Negative Qualities
BUGGY CYBERWARE
Bonus: 2 Karma per Rank (Max Rank 4)
Prerequisite: At least one piece of cyberware.
Your cyberware has some kind of hardware fault that
causes it to emit a low level electromagnetic noise. For
each rank of this quality that you have, your cyberware
generates 1 point of Noise that only affects you, your
augmentations and your gear. This noise can be reduced
normally by noise reduction. If your cyberware is
removed, this quality must immediately be bought off in
full. Buying off this quality assumes that you have fixed
whatever hardware issue your cyberware had.
BUTTER FINGERS
Bonus: 10 Karma
They call you "butter fingers" because things always
tend to slip between your fingers. No matter how hard
you try you just drop them. People around you should try
to ensure you are not carrying any sensitive or volatile
equipment or maybe you should start wearing gecko
gloves.
Whenever you attempt to Insert Clip (SR5 165), Reload
(SR5 167), Throw, Catch or Quick Draw (SR5 165) anything
or perform any similar action that requires fine handling
of an object with your fingers (decided by your GM),
make a Composure (3) test. On a failure, you drop the
item near your feet potentially wasting an action. Gecko
grips or slings don’t help you from not dropping stuff, you
are that clumsy. Better be careful with live grenades!
DWARFISM
Bonus: 6 Karma
You don’t have to be a Dwarf to be born on the small side.
Characters with this quality are on the small side of their
metatype. They may suffer from actual SED (formerly
called Dwarfism) or simply an extremely small version of
their standard metatype.
Your size becomes one category smaller: Trolls become
elf/human/ork sized, elves/humans/orks become dwarf
size, dwarves become gnome sized. Your walking and
running speed multiplier also reduces by 1 (ie: Walking
becomes AGI x 1 and Running becomes AGI x 3 m/turn).
This quality is incompatible with Neoteny (RF 121) or any
other quality that modifies movement speed multiplier
such as Satyr Legs (RF 118).
This quality can also be taken as a Metagenic Negative
Quality (as part of SURGE) for the same karma bonus, but
you cannot take this quality as part of both SURGE and
standard. If taken as a standard non-SURGE quality, this
can only be taken during character creation. In either
case this quality can never be bought off. It’s part of who
you are.
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GUN GREMLIN
Bonus: 12 Karma
Prerequisite: 4 ranks in either Pistols, Automatics,
Longarms, Heavy Weapons or Directed Energy.
You are that lazy bum who never cleans their gun or
perhaps you like to make mefeed videos of torture testing
your firearms as a "gun review" and then uses the same
gun during a Shadowrun. If your gun was alive, it’d hate
you with a passion! Whenever you engage in combat,
at the start of the first Combat Turn and then every
alternate Combat Turn (3rd, 5th and so on), roll a single
d6. On a roll of 1, your gun jams or overheats. Unjamming
or heat venting your gun takes a Complex Action.
MIND LIKE A SIEVE
Bonus: 2 to 6 Karma
You have experienced something which has caused
major gaps in your memory. This could be anything
from excessive exposure to Laés to repeated (or major)
physical trauma. This manifests itself as a -1 penalty to
all memory tests your make, for every 2 karma you gain.
The quality can be taken up to three times, each time
with a cumulative -1 penalty. You can ignore this penalty
by spending a point of edge however you will not gain
any other effects for it and you cannot spend more edge
on this roll.
MUTE
Bonus: 5 Karma
Being deaf or blind cuts you off from the world. This
quality cuts the world off from you. Due to a disease
you’ve contracted, all manner of magical mishaps, or
just plain shitty luck, you do not have a functional vocal
apparatus. You are unable to make any tests involving
speech, and cannot specialize in Speaking for any
language. This also prevents you from using any voice
based ability such as relevant adept powers, command
based spells, etc.
POP CULTURE WIZARD
Bonus: 6 Karma
Prerequisite: Must have the Spellcasting active skill.
Most magicians get their magical training either from
sources like universities, religious institutes, shaman
lodges or for the less fortunate, from the streets. But
you seemed to have picked up most of your "wizardry”
from pop culture sources like trid shows, AR comics and
tabletop RPGs. As such, you have formed an idea that to
cast a spell, you need a traditional wizard wand or staff
and must loudly chant some magical words.
You cannot cast spells without using a Fetish. The Fetish
must take the form of a plainly visible wand, staff, spell
book or some other equally visible pop culture arcane
spellcasting item. If you lose the ability to cast spells,
you must buy off this quality immediately.
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SPRITE BLOCK
Bonus: 8 Karma
Prerequisite: Technomancer.
You are unable to compile or register a particular type of
sprite. This quality can be selected multiple times, each
time for a specific type of sprite. Each time you pick
this quality, choose a type of sprite. You cannot compile
or register that sprite while you have this quality. This
quality can only be removed after a foundation run to
the resonance realms, to find out the problem and then
paying the required amount of karma.
Positive Metagenic
Qualities
When "Creating a Changeling" (RF 103), depending upon
the class of SURGE chosen, characters get a balance of
metagenic Karma to use in selecting Positive Metagenic
Qualities and balancing them with Negative Metagenic
Qualities below. More Positive Metagenic Qualities can
be found in (RF 111).
ELECTROKINESIS
Cost: 5 Karma
Your body produces extra electrostatic energy.
Everyone’s hair always stands on end when you’re nearby.
You are immune to your own electrostatic energy. You
can, however, harness this ability offensively. To strike
an intended target, you can use a Complex Action to
make a Ranged Attack using Agility + Directed Energy
(Electrokinesis) [Physical], with a range of Body meters.
Alternatively, you can use a Complex Action to make a
melee attack using Unarmed Combat (Electrokinesis) +
Agility [Physical]. Either type of attack causes electrical
damage, with a DV of 8S(e) -5 AP plus net hits on your
attack roll.
You can also use your innate electrostatic energy
defensively. If you are grappled or subdued by someone,
you can use a Simple Action to make a Unarmed Combat
or Directed Energy (Electrokinesis) + Body [Physical]
attack. The target grappling you cannot defend against
this attack and must resist a DV of 8S(e) -5 AP plus hits
(not net hits) on your attack roll. After using this quality
to make an electrical discharge, you must wait for 15
minutes to recharge your energy before you can use this
quality again.
ELEMENTAL AFFINITY
Cost: 12 Karma
House Rule: Not allowed for SURGE I or II.
You partially embody one of the four hermetic elements
and your physical appearance reflects that. Perhaps
your hair looks like fire, moss or wisps of air. Or maybe
your skin bears markings, such as having earthen, crusty
skin or sparkling, watery tattoos that move around. Or
perhaps your eyes glow red like fire or sparkle blue with
electricity. Usually changelings with elemental affinity
bear such marks in multiple locations of their body that
makes it easy to identify their nature. While effects
aren’t magical, the origins are and thus your mystical
appearance. Choose one of the four elements: Air, Earth,
Fire, Water. Electricity counts as Air, Acid counts as Earth
and Cold counts as Water. You gain the following benefits:
• You gain a +1 die bonus to all skill tests that involve
your chosen element.
• Whenever you deal damage with your chosen
element, increase the damage by +1DV.
• You gain a +1 die bonus to damage resistance tests
when resisting damage that is the same as your
chosen element.
In addition, you gain the following benefits based on your
chosen element:
• Air: You can hold your breath for 90 seconds (30
Combat Turns) before needing to make any tests,
instead of the usual 60 seconds (20 Combat Turns)
(SR5 137). You also gain a +1 die bonus to all Fatigue
tests (SR5 172) involving strenuous activity. This
ability does not stack with Lung Expansion (CF 159).
• Earth: You gain +1 die bonus to your Body when
making damage resistance tests.
• Fire: You don’t suffer the secondary effects of Fire
damage.
• Water: You gain a +1 die bonus and +1 Physical Limit
bonus when swimming. Your swimming speed also
increases to 200% of normal.
However, having affinity with a single element puts
your body at elemental imbalance. You also suffer the
following penalties:
• You suffer a -1 die penalty to all skill tests that involve
the other elements.
• When you suffer elemental damage from any of
the other elements, increase the damage by +1DV
(before damage resistance test).
FLUFFY FEATURES
Cost: 8 Karma
You have developed features traditionally associated
with cute and fluffy things, whether it’s like a cat, dog,
bunny or a fluffy moth. Something about you makes
people view you with puppy dog eyes; they want to pet
you, touch you or nuzzle you. Any features you choose
to display are cosmetic only and provide no mechanical
benefit unless an appropriate quality is also chosen. You
suffer a -3 modifier to Intimidation, but you gain a +2
modifier to Etiquette, Con and Negotiation tests made in
a non-aggressive manner.
However, the +2 modifier comes at the cost of being
spoken to like a cute snuggly animal. NPCs will want to
pet you and refuse to take you seriously until you display
hostility. If you refuse this or correct them, the +2 will
immediately change to a -2.
FUNCTIONAL WINGS
Cost: 12 Karma
House Rule: Not allowed for SURGE I or II.
You have developed functional, full span wings. The wings
can be feathery like a bird or leathery like a bat along
with a few more physiological changes as part of your
semi aerial adaptation. While they don’t allow for flight,
the wings allow you to gently glide down from elevated
positions. The wings can be folded close to the body
when not in use.
As long as you are unencumbered or incapacitated, you
can avoid Falling Damage (SR5 172) from any distance
with a Gymnastics (Freefall) + Body [Physical] (2) test. If
you succeed, you start gliding down. While gliding this
way, you can choose to travel up to twice the distance
horizontally that you fall vertically. In one Combat Turn,
you fall 10 meters vertically and can move up to 20
meters horizontally. You must always be moving from a
high point to a lower point. No gliding up!
Armor you wear needs to be specially tailored to
accommodate for the wings, increasing the cost of all
armor (but not armor accessories or modifications) by
+50%. Characters with wings cannot wear armor with
Chemical Seal (SR5 437). The wings cannot be hidden
and characters with this quality will normally incur
social modifiers (Freaks sidebar, RF 123). This quality is
incompatible with any other quality or modification that
grants wings as well as Cyber Manipulators or Shiva Arms
(RF 118).
SLIME GLANDS
Cost: 1 Karma
The character has developed cutaneous mucous glands.
The character gains +2 dice bonus to Escape Artists
tests. Additionally, when making defense tests to avoid
being Subdued (SR5 195) or Clinched (RF 119) as well as
tests made to escape Subdue or Clinch, the character
gains a +2 dice bonus. If the character has the Natural
Venom quality (RF 117), the venom can be secreted as a
Contact Vector Toxin via the cutaneous slime.
The character leaves slime wherever they go. Not a lot, but
just enough to be noticeable and disgusting. Characters
with this quality will normally incur social modifiers
(Freaks sidebar, RF 123). Moreover, any test to Clinch,
Subdue, Climb and maintain a grip on things is made at
a -2 dice penalty. It’s also almost impossible to not leave
some genetic marker behind. Matrix Search tests and
other tests to identify or locate the character are made
with a +1 die bonus. This quality is incompatible with
Dermal Alteration (RF 113) or artificial skin modifications,
but is compatible with other natural skin modifications
such as Dermal Deposits or Defensive Secretion (RF 114).
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Negative Metagenic
Qualities
These qualities are the price for those cool advantages
of the Positive Metagenic Qualities. While these qualities
are intended to be the dark side of SURGE, they can also
be taken by characters looking for a little extra flavor
from their character’s background, such as mysterious
mutations or the side effects of gene therapies. See (RF
119).
BRACHYCEPHALIC SYNDROME
Bonus: 15 Karma
Characters with this quality have a nose similar to an old
flat vid villain, snake or pug. Due to this deformity, they
have trouble breathing, can’t keep a partner for snoring
and wheezing, and physical activity is more difficult for
them.
The character takes a -2 dice penalty to all Physical
Active Skills. The character also suffers an added -1 dice
penalty to olfactory Perception tests. Finally, fatigue
DV from running (SR5 172) is increased by a cumulative
+1S, every time you make a fatigue resistance test for
running. Characters with this quality will normally incur
social modifiers (Freaks sidebar, RF 123).
CRITTER MAGNET
Bonus: 6 Karma
You would think that animals liking you would be a good
thing. Well it’s not! It’s not like they just sit by you and
chirp, meow, bark or whatever. They see you, and you are
their best friend. They’ll climb all over you, sit in your hair,
your shoulder or rub against you. They won’t leave you
alone! So get used to it, Disney Princess.
Any non-hostile, non-aggressive critters that are within
10 meters of you are drawn towards you and want to
snuggle. The critters will follow the character for 5d6
minutes or until either they are made hostile, they run
away or they are killed. Don’t expect these critters to
reliably protect you in a fight. Small critters will run away
if they get attacked or are otherwise frightened while
large critters may go berserk and become hostile towards
random characters (up to GM), which may include you if
you are the attacker.
While undoubtedly adorable, the presence of the
constant attention seeking animals is very distracting.
For every critter that is enamored by you and is following
you, it will inflict a cumulative die penalty to all your Skill
actions that doesn’t involve Animal Handling. The penalty
depends on the size of the critter. -2 dice penalty per
large critter (bear, big cat, bovine, moose, etc). -1 die
penalty per medium critter (cat, dog, fox, etc) and -1 die
penalty for every 5 small critters (rats, rabbits, most
birds, etc) or a swarm of non-hostile insects (butterflies,
moths, etc). Pet critters that have been trained in at
least one trick (HS 184) by you don’t penalize your
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Actions. On the plus side, you gain +2 dice bonus to all
Animal Handling tests made against non-hostile critters.
Shapeshifters and creatures using a spell to assume a
critter form are unaffected. This quality is incompatible
with Critter Spook (RF 120).
DEMONIC FEATURES
Bonus: 6 Karma
You have unfortunately developed multiple features that
resemble demons as portrayed by many cultures. The
features can be fangs, horns, wings, tail, etc. Whatever
they may be, they are cosmetic only, and provide no
mechanical benefit unless an appropriate quality is also
chosen. Characters with this quality will normally incur
social modifiers (Freaks sidebar, RF 123) as well as the
effects of the Distinctive Style quality (SR5 80).
It also causes the character to suffer the Hostile (SR5
140) social modifier when encountering any religious
NPCs. The NPC may outrightly refuse to deal with this
character or even act with hostility. If drawn into combat,
such people may attack the character first (to remove
the apparent evil).
DIURNAL
Bonus: 4 Karma
A character with this quality has a short circadian
rhythm. While most people are diurnal, they can still
function at night. This character cannot. As soon as
the sun sets, they start feeling sluggish and sleepy. All
Mental attributes are reduced by 1 during night hours
(after sunset, before sunrise) due to weariness.
DUAL NATURED
Bonus: 15 Karma
You may have had the genetic potential to awaken, or
you may have some genetic drift from a dual-natured
species, but for whatever reason, something went
terribly wrong. You exist as a permanent dual-natured
being. You do not gain a Magic attribute if you already
lacked one. Hence if you are mundane, you still count as
a mundane. Technomancers also retain their Resonance
and still count as technomancers. You’re at best a magical
oddity, and at worst a victim of astral threats. But you
now possess the Dual Natured critter power (SR5 395) as
an always on, permanent effect. On the bright side, you
may train in the Assensing and Astral Combat skills with
Karma as normal, if you could not previously. This quality
by itself does not grant you the ability to use foci.
EXCESSIVE MOLTING
Bonus: 10 Karma
You shed your skin, scales, or fur with alarming regularity.
The process is uncomfortable and happens during days
least predicted. At the beginning of each run, you must
make a Body (2) test to see if you start molting. If you
fail this roll, you suffer a -1 die penalty to all skill tests
for the length of the run due to discomfort of your skin
slowly molting throughout the entire run. In addition,
your skin requires special care and maintenance to avoid
infections, increasing your lifestyle cost by +25%.
INTERMITTENT HIBERNATION
Bonus: 8 Karma
Your genetic template includes something that enters
regular hibernation, unfortunately, that’s crossed with
your metahuman DNA, leading to a massive appetite and
outrageous sleeping habits. You suffer a 10% increase
in lifestyle costs, and lose one Downtime Slot (See
Downtime House Rules) per month.
LIVING HAIR
Bonus: 4 Karma
Your hair is made up of tendrils, tentacles, snakes or
some other wriggly things (up to you). It flows and moves
like a living organism and while you have limited control
over it, it also seems to have a mind of its own, acting
involuntarily based on your subconscious.
Your hair can hold onto items but it has difficulty with
fine manipulation. Apply a -6 dice modifier to any
attempt at fine manipulation of an object with your hair,
such as pressing a button, pulling a trigger or making an
attack. Your Living Hair has an effective Strength and
Agility equal to half the character’s unaugmented values
(rounded down) and a Reach of -1. Living Hair does not
provide any extra attacks. If you have the Natural Venom
quality (RF 117), the venom can be administered via
stinger cells at the end of your Living Hair as an Injection
Vector.
Physical or emotional stress can cause your Living Hair
to react unpredictably, forcing you to make a Composure
(3) Test (SR5 152). Failing the test will cause the hair to
lash out and try to attack anyone nearby (preferably the
cause of the stress), injecting any venom if available.
The hair doesn’t suffer from the -6 dice penalty and has
6 ranks in Unarmed when making this attack. This can
cause surrounding people to react negatively or with
outright hostility.
Characters with this quality will normally incur social
modifiers (Freaks sidebar, RF 123). However, when making
an Intimidation test, you don’t suffer from Freak Modifiers,
instead you gain a +1 dice bonus as long as your Living
Hair is fully visible. This quality is incompatible with any
other natural or artificial hair modifications such as
Feathers (RF 120) or Mood Hair (RF 121).
MUZZLE
Bonus: 4 Karma
Your nose and lips are much closer to that of an animal.
Your jaws are elongated, making your mouth look like
an animal muzzle. This slightly impedes your ability
to speak, such as having difficulty pronouncing some
words. Any Skill Test involving speech takes a -1 die
penalty. Characters with this quality will normally incur
social modifiers (Freaks sidebar, RF 123).
On the plus side, if you have the Fangs quality (RF 115),
the Accuracy of your fangs is improved by +1. This quality
is incompatible with the bioware modification Muzzle (CF
121).
NECROTIC FLESH
Bonus: 8 Karma
You embody death and decay, creatures that feed on
carrion regularly call you their home. You resemble
something akin to a traditional, decomposing zombie
with a stench of decay. Only the strongest of will and
stomach can take more than a short conversation in
your presence. Any person within conversation distance
of you will need to take a Composure (2) test to remain
in your presence. If they fail, they will move away from
you out of disgust and you will suffer an additional -3
dice penalty to all Social tests against that person. Your
necrotic flesh makes healing difficult as your own immune
system fights off any attempts to heal. All Healing tests
performed on you, including natural healing are done at
a -3 dice penalty.
On the plus side, you feel less pain and can ignore two
additional boxes of damage when calculating Wound
Modifiers (SR5 169). Characters with this quality will
normally incur social modifiers (Freaks sidebar, RF 123).
REPTILIAN AUDITORY APPARATUS
Bonus: 5 Karma
The character no longer has earlobes common to
metahumans. Instead, their auditory organs formed like
those of a lizard. They cannot wear eyeglasses, for they
have no ears upon which to rest the temples. However,
a metahuman is not a lizard and though the hearing of
a reptile is generally known to be rather good, it doesn’t
translate well for the character.
Any test involving hearing takes a -3 dice penalty. The
character’s hearing cannot be repaired or corrected
(even with cyber ears) due to the internal differences of
a normal metahuman ear and the character’s. Characters
with this quality will normally incur social modifiers
(Freaks sidebar, RF 124).
SPIRIT BLIGHT
Bonus: 10 Karma
For some reason, you are an anathema to all spirit kind.
Similar to Spirit Bane (SR5 85), a character with this
quality really pisses off spirits, of all kinds. Any spirit
within five meters of the character, that has not been
summoned by them, reacts with hostility towards the
character. Spirits will always use lethal force against
characters with the Spirit Blight quality.
A character with this quality has a difficult time summoning
or binding spirits and in combat an opposing spirit will
seek her out and attempt to destroy the character first.
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The character suffers a -2 dice pool modifier to summon
or bind spirits. If the character tries to banish a spirit, the
spirit receives a +2 dice pool modifier for resisting their
attempt. Spirit Blight is compatible with the Spirit Bane
quality and the penalties stack.
STUBBY LEGS
Bonus: 10 Karma
Instead of normal leg length, the character has stubby legs
resulting from skeletal dysplasia. The character suffers a
-1 penalty for the Athletics skill group. Additionally, their
movement speed is halved. This quality is incompatible
with any other quality that modifies movement speed.
Armor you wear needs to be specially tailored to
accommodate the wings, but since your wings are
small and shriveled, this does not increase the cost or
availability. Characters with wings cannot wear armor
with Chemical Seal (SR5 437). The wings cannot be
hidden and characters with this quality will normally incur
social modifiers (Freaks sidebar, RF 123). This quality is
incompatible with any other quality or modification that
grants wings as well as Cyber Manipulators or Shiva Arms
(RF 118).

TRANSLUCENT SKIN
Bonus: 10 Karma

This is like albinism, but worse. Instead of a simple lack

of pigment, the skin is translucent. The veins of the
character are clearly visible, giving their skin a blue tint.
Like an albino, their skin and hair have a complete lack of
pigment, resulting in pink or crystal blue irises and bright
red pupils with pure white hair.

They face a Weak Glare penalty (SR5 175) to all actions

when working in regular indoor lighting or an overcast
day, and a Moderate Glare penalty when working on a
sunny day. All other Glare modifiers are increased by one
level. Normal compensation methods work to mitigate
the modifiers.

Due to the lack of protective pigmentation, they suffer

sunburn more quickly and harshly. Halve the duration
between resistance tests when exposed to the sun for
extended periods and increase the base DV by 1 as per
the Sunburn rules (RG 147).

Characters with this quality will normally incur social

modifiers (Freaks sidebar, RF 123). This quality is
incompatible with Albinism (RF 151) or any other natural
or artificial skin modification.

VESTIGIAL WINGS
Bonus: 10 Karma

Instead of functional wings, you have developed vestigial

wings. The wings can be feathery like a bird or leathery
like a bat. They don’t have any mechanical benefits and
are instead shriveled up, crooked structures that are
more of a hindrance that get in the way. They are very
sensitive and easily damaged, causing significant pain
due to intact nerve endings. You suffer a -2 dice penalty
when resisting damage to the torso from Called Shots
such as Shoulder/Upper Arm, Sternum (RG 114) and Vitals
(SR5 196).
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45 QUALITIES
 CODES OF HONOR
The codes listed below can be used with the Code of
Honor negative quality (SR5 79).
CODE OF LADIES & GENTLEMEN
(OR THEYDIES & GENTLETHEM)
Requirement: At least 4 ranks in Etiquette with High
Society specialization. Incompatible with Uncouth or
Uneducated.
It seems today people have forgotten such silly things
as refinement, tactfulness, and respect. As a person of
wealth and taste (or one who aspires to being one, as
it were), you must send an example for those of less
fortunate backgrounds, lacking your education and
savoir-vivre.
• Firstly, when meeting someone, always fully
announce the name that you wish to be known by
and any titles you hold that might give clout to your
arguments in the current setting. That is as true in
the ballroom as on the battlefield. A true adherent
of the code will never attack anyone they have not
introduced themselves to first.
heartfelt apology.
CYBER SAMURAI’S LAWS
Requirement: At least 3 essence worth of augmentations.
• First Law: You may not kill non-combatants, or
through inaction allow non-combatants to be killed.
You may not accept jobs which violate this Law. This
law supersedes all other Laws.
• Second Law: You must complete a job once you give
your oath and your word to an employer, even if your
team is inclined towards betrayal, unless doing so
requires the violation of the First Law.
• Third Law: You may not allow a teammate to be killed
during a job, through action or through inaction,
unless doing so violates the First or Second Laws.
A follower of this code loses 1 Karma from their run
rewards, per tenet broken.

Restriction: You may never use ambush tactics. If you

haven’t introduced yourself before initiative has been
rolled, you must spend a complex action on your first
pass to introduce yourself properly and in a formal way
before you can do anything else.

• Secondly, never grace people who throw petty

insults at them with their attention. If met with such
a person, you are to thoroughly ignore them, unless
they have made a clear attempt to cause harm to
your body or that they make an apology.

Restriction: You must never fail a composure test against

insults.

• Thirdly, you must never be so crass as to denigrate

someone on something that can’t be helped. By this,
Art: Zombono

we mean that you shall never stoop so low as to insult

someone based on their body, race, metahumanity,
gender, class or country of origin.

Restriction: You must not have the Prejudiced negative

quality.

• Lastly, you must never mislead someone romantically,

and never use love as a weapon against anyone, for STRAIGHT EDGE
romance and courtly affections are the most sacred Lead a healthy lifestyle and strive for clean-living and
values of our kind. positivity in this bleak world.

Restriction: You may not use seduction, during a job. Restrictions:

This includes the Con(Seduction) specialization, but not
Con in general. • Abstain from addictive substances such as BTLs,
Drugs, etc (anything covered by the Addiction
A follower of this code loses 1 Karma from their run negative quality).
rewards, per tenet broken. They also incur a -1 dice until
the end of the run or until the wrong party accepts an

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• Avoid substance dependency like alcohol, caffeine,
nicotine, etc (any substance covered by the
Dependents negative quality).
• Only nourishment has to come from a vegan diet
(+10% monthly Lifestyle cost).
• Do not engage in meaningless sex outside of caring
relationships.
A follower of this code loses 1 Karma from their run
rewards, per tenet broken.
SUPERMEN’S CODE
Contrary to the name, one does not have to be a man
to follow this code. Superior men understand that
excellence, both athletic and intellectual, is the ultimate
moral virtue. It demands that its adherents pursue self-
improvement of all kinds relentlessly, and sees weakness
and reliance on others as inherently sinful. While not
opposed to working with teams, the code forbids any
interference in another’s heroic journey. If an aspirant is
to fail, they are not strong enough to succeed, and they
must toil through the lessons of that failure until they
grow strong enough to overcome them.
Restrictions:
• An aspirant will never accept a beneficial leadership
or teamwork test from another creature. Tools,
spells, adept powers, and other effects that provide
teamwork bonuses to oneself are allowed. At GM
discretion, a teamwork test that does not involve
direct assistance may be allowed.
THE NECROMANCER’S CODE (LA CATOPHILE)
Requirement: Necro Magic tradition (FA 82) or Possess
the Necromancy Art (SG 143).
• Show nothing but respect for the dead. Do not defile
their former vessels, nor rob their belongings. When
interacting with spirits of the Dead, show humility and
respect. When gathering materials to summon them,
take them sparingly and refrain from disturbing final
resting places.
Restriction: You must never loot or financially profit from
dead bodies. You can only procure bodies for purposes
of Necro Summoning.
• Revere the Underground: to quote Hermes
Trismegistus, “As Above, So Below.” While many flock
to the pleasures of the Above (the Matrix, express
transportation, and the like), we tend to that which is
unseen by the uninitiated. Relieve yourself of worldly
luxuries to focus on the inevitable silencing of all
things.
Restriction: You must never live above a low lifestyle.
• Act in Service to La Danse Macabre: Death is the
great equalizer, inescapable by even the mightiest of
dragons. Follow Death and bear his Mask with pride,
and in doing so, you will find comfort in his eventual
embrace. Never attempt to rob from Him that which
he has already embraced. Note that this does not
necessarily permit violence towards our fellows,
only that we shall lead their souls to the Great
Underground when it is their time.

• An aspirant will never accept any healing from Restriction: Never stabilize or heal anyone while they
another creature beyond stabilizing. Trauma patches are in Physical overflow and dying (including yourself).
and the like are allowed by the code, for the dead
cannot grow, but any additional nursing of health A follower of this code loses 1 Karma from their run
past overflow, besides self-care, is prohibited. rewards, per tenet broken.
Autonomous healing systems are treated as tools as
per the first tenet.

• An aspirant will always attempt to resist spells,

alchemical preps, and similar effects cast on him
by others, including beneficial effects. Beneficial
spells cast by oneself, one’s own spirits, or one’s own
alchemical preps are allowed.

• An aspirant must always push for self-improvement.

Every month, he must spend at least one downtime
slot on Training.

A follower of this code loses 1 Karma from their run

rewards, per tenet broken. If the follower fails to resist a
beneficial spell or is medicated against his will, he suffers
a cumulative -1 dice pool for the remainder of the run.

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 SHAPESHIFTERS
CERVINE PACHYDERM
Priority Cost: 10 Karma Priority Cost: 30 Karma
Karmagen Cost: 110 Karma Karmagen Cost: 170 Karma
Special Atts: A(7), B(5), C(3) Special Atts: A(4), B(2), C(0)

Deer shapeshifters can be found all over the world in Pachyderm shifters range from rhinos to hippopotamus
different types of habitat, from savannah to deciduous and even small elephants. They are found in savannah
forests and even tundra regions. Cervid shifters in North and tropical regions of the world, primarily in Africa and
America range largely from sitka deer to elk and moose. parts of Asia. Needless to say, they are very well built
They are generally found in boreal forests with colder and tough. Due to their naturally large size, they can only
climates, most common in the northernmost part of the assume the metahuman form of a troll.
UCAS and farther. The majority of Cervid shifters find
comfort in tight knit groups that travel together. Cervidae
come in many shapes and sizes and their metahuman
forms run the gamut of metahumanity, with dwarves
being the rarest.

CROCODILIAN
Priority Cost: 20 Karma
Karmagen Cost: 160 Karma
Special Atts: A(4), B(2), C(0)

Crocodilian Shifters first became popular when a member

of "Crunch Time”, an alligator shaman group determined
to protect the everglades, went and turned into one on
an attack on a Shiawase research center built too close
to the glades. Before then, there were only unconfirmed
reports of alligator shifters in South America. Crocodilian
shifters can range from alligators to crocodiles to
gharials.

SHAPESHIFTER ATTRIBUTE TABLE

Shifter Bod Agi Rea Str Cha Int Log Wil Edg Mag Initiative
Cervine 1/6 3/8 1/6 1/6 1/6 2/7 1/5 1/4 1/5 1 +2D6
Racial Traits: Goring Horns (RF 115), Low-Light Vision, Shift (Metahuman Form), Uneducated, Movement
(x2/x5/+3m).
Crocodilian 5/10 1/6 1/5 6/11 1/3 2/7 1/4 1/5 1/5 1 +1D6
Racial Traits: Bark Skin (RF 113), Cold Blooded (RF 120), Low-Light Vision, Natural Weapon (Bite: DV (Str
+5)P, AP -3, Reach 0) (Tail: DV (Str)S, AP 0, Reach 1), Shift (Metahuman Form), Uneducated, Movement
(x1/x3/+1m), Swim (Str x2/+4m).
Pachyderm 7/12 1/5 1/5 8/13 1/4 1/5 1/4 1/5 1/5 1 +1D6
Racial Traits (All): Low-Light Vision, Shift (Metahuman Form: Troll)*, Uneducated, Movement (x1/
x4/+2m).

Elephant: Larger Tusks (RF 116), Proboscis (RF 117), Rhino Hide (RF 114).
Hippo: Natural Weapon (Bite: DV (Str +4)P, AP -2, Reach 0).
Rhino: Goring Horns, Rhino Hide.
* = Pachyderm shifters can only buy Troll or troll metavariant as their metahuman form, at the usual
Karma cost.

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 SOCIAL MANEUVERS
DEMORALIZE
You make a statement that utterly demoralizes the
enemy. As a Complex Action, make an Intimidation +
Charisma [Social] test. Any number of enemies you target
that can see, hear and understand you, must resist with
an Intimidation + Willpower [Social] or Composure (SR5
152) Test (their choice). For every net hit you get on
an enemy, they lose 1 Initiative Score. Multiple uses of
Demoralize don’t stack in a single Combat Turn, only the
highest penalty applies.
DISTRACT
You distract a single enemy causing it to make a mistake or
allowing an ally to capitalize on an opening. As a Complex
Action, make a Con or Performance + Charisma [Social]
resisted by a Con + Charisma [Social] or Composure Test
(their choice), of a single target. Any net hits you get
acts as a negative dice modifier for the target’s next skill
49 SOCIAL MANEUVERS
or defense test (whichever comes first) before the end
of the current Combat Turn. Distract only works if you
and the enemy can see, hear and understand each other.
Multiple uses of Distract don’t stack, only the highest
penalty applies to a given test.
ROUSE
As a Complex Action, spend a point of Edge and make
a Leadership + Charisma [Social] (4) test. On a success,
choose one ally who has accepted you as their leader.
You must be able to see and hear each other. Before
their next Action Phase, the ally can have a single dice
roll they make, benefit from Push the Limit (uses your
Edge attribute for bonus dice) or Second Chance (SR5
56). The ally cannot spend their own edge on a dice roll
that benefits from Rouse.
Art: Conrad Atega (wildcard24)
 SKYDIVING
MAKING THE JUMP SKYDIVING DICE POOL MODIFIERS TABLE
Skydiving involves making two Gymnastics (Freefall) + Condition Modifier
Body [Physical] tests, One for Parachuting and the other
for Landing. Both tests can be teamworked if multiple Teamwork* +total hits on teamwork
(up to skill ranks)
people are skydiving together, in which case only the
team leader makes the final skydiving test.Several Tandem jump* -2
factors modify the dice pool for this test. Using improper equipment -2
HALO jump (Jumps at over 30,000 feet) -2
PARACHUTING
LALO jump (Jumps at 1500 - 5000 feet) -2
After you take the jump, it’s time to open your parachutes
Active DNI or Mindnet** +2
and do your best to guide yourself towards the Landing
Zone (LZ). Make a Gymnastics (Freefall) + Body [Physical] * = Only applies to the team leader.
test. All dice pool modifiers from the Dice Pool Modifiers ** = Only applies when group or tandem jumping. Applies to each
member in DNI or Mindnet.
Table applies to this test. The threshold for this test is
determined by weather conditions. Follow the table
below to determine the threshold for this test. PARACHUTING TABLE
Base Threshold (Choose One) Threshold
If you meet the threshold, you succeed on your
Parachuting test. Any net hits above the threshold is Clear skies 2
added as a positive dice modifier to your Landing test. Light Rain or Fog 4
If you fail to meet the threshold, then you go wildly off
Heavy Rain or Fog 6
target. Determine the direction in which you go off target
using the Scatter Diagram (SR5 182) and the distance by Wind Modifier (Choose One) Threshold Modifier
(2d6 x10) meters. Light Wind No Modifier

If you glitch on this test, the threshold for your Landing Strong Wind +1
test increases by +1. If you critically glitch, your parachute Storm +2 to +8
system faces catastrophic failure and you fall towards
the ground at terminal velocity taking appropriate Falling
Damage (SR5 172) at the end of your fall. As long as you LANDING TABLE
have a backup parachute, you can attempt the test again Base Threshold (Choose One) Threshold
(SR5 49) at the usual -2 dice penalty even if you glitch
Sufficient Ground 2
(critical glitches must be downgraded to a glitch first,
by spending an Edge). If you run out of parachutes, you Insufficient Ground 4
better hope you have an edge or two, Chummer. Little to no Ground 6
Wind Modifier (Choose One) Threshold Modifier
LANDING Light Wind No Modifier
After you successfully or unsuccessfully make your
Strong Wind +1
Parachuting test, you must now make your Landing test
as you attempt to land on your LZ. Make a Gymnastics Storm +2 to +8
(Freefall) + Body [Physical] test. All dice pool modifiers Terrain Modifiers (Choose all that apply) Threshold Modifier
from the Dice Pool Modifiers Table as well as any net
Slippery Surface +1
hits from your Parachuting test apply. The threshold
for this test is determined both by weather conditions Rough Terrain +1
and terrain conditions (if any). Follow the table below to Weak Terrain (Thin ice, Glass, etc.) +1
determine the threshold for this test.
Hazardous Terrain (Fire, Spikes, etc.) Up to +10

Meeting the threshold means you have succeeded Inclined or Vertical Surface* +1 or +2
on your landing test and take no landing damage. Deep Water** -1
Congratulations! If you fail, you take damage equal to
* = Immediately after the Landing test, make a Gymnastics +
(Landing Threshold - Hits [Limit]) x 4 as Physical damage Strength [Physical] (3) Climbing test to not fall. Modifiers from the
with an AP of -4, resisted by Body + Armor. Climbing Table (SR5 134) apply. The GM may change the threshold.

** = Immediately after the Landing test, make a Swimming +

Strength or Body [Physical] (2) test to avoid drowning. The GM may
change the threshold. Reduce any landing damage by -4DV.

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