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Tips for running dynamic social encounters and house rules for resolving social conflict. Conflicts can take many shapes in Shadowrun. Not all come in the form of streetside shoot ‘em ups or hallway brawls with corporate security. That troll bouncer who won’t let you into the night club, that ganger who doesn’t want to rat out his BTL dealer, that elf receptionist who isn’t quite certain if you are the new cleaning crew, are all sources of conflict. Because of this, you canno

In this Surprise Threat! we will discuss The Campaign Arc. Some people use the word Campaign to describe a setting (as in, “Seattle Campaign” or “Forgotten Realms Campaign”). Some people use the word to describe the entire life-career of a group of adventurers or runners. I use the phrase Campaign Arc, because I want to specifically describe a series of Contract Briefs, with setting continuity, that come together to some sort of conclusion, even if the life-careers of the run