Episode 045: Data Trails
This is Critical Glitch, a Shadowrun Podcast Episode 045
Your host, The Most Dangerous Man in Gaming – Tim Patrick
Co-Host: Bob “Dr. Meatgrinder” Loper
In this episode we take a deeper look into Data Trails the “Core Matrix Hanbook”
Both Bob and myself found the book to be light on rules, and some of the rules that where included should have been moved to a dedicated e-pub to make room for more core concepts. For a Matrix Core Handbook there was little to nothing for Technomancers absolutely nothing on their sprites.
We both found the book to be better then Run & Gun and Street Grimoire but not as polished as Run Faster. The lack of an index and intuitive chapter names still plagues the line for these reasons we both placed the book at around a C+ grade. Definitely worth getting in PDF, and you won’t feel like you wasted your money if you buy the hardback.
God Speaks – Intro fiction by CZ Wright of the Arcology podcast
The World in your Pocket – some setting info and examples of Grids
True Hackers, Lusers & Dirtballs – Hacker Groups & Technomancer Tribes
On the Bleeding edge – Positive & Negative Qualities
Born to Hack – Lifepaths
Killer Apps & Razor forms – Programs, Complex Forms, Echoes
The Guts of the Matrix – Upgrades for Commlinks & Cyberdecks
The All-Seeing Eye of God – Corp hosts, IC, sample Spiders, and Demi God
Corporate Sponsorship – Fiction by Jason Andrew
The Perfect Host – Host info & examples, Host cyber combat example p. 87 (Flawed), more Spiders
Deeper and Deeper – Foundation (You got your WoD in our SR)
Body Hunt – fiction by Scott Scheltz
Principles of Insanity – AI, Resonance Realms, Dissonants
Mastering the Matrix – GM overview of the Matrix, Matrix examples, Matrix Actions
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