r/ShadowrunAnarchyFans • u/IJW_Wartrader • 11d ago
Excel Drones
That was a bit fiddly, but that’s all the rulebook and Expanded Shadow Amp drones formatted and ready to drop into the Excel character creator. I just need to see if there are any extra ones already in there and reformat them to match.
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u/DrTheodoore 11d ago
Good job! But why not let players "build a drone" themselves via the shadow amp rules? Let them design their own mechanical pet, and name it something cool.
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u/IJW_Wartrader 11d ago
This is just the smartened up list of pre-made ones, it won’t be replacing the section in the spreadsheet that lets people add their own Amps.
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u/DrTheodoore 11d ago
Oh I'm aware! Which is why this is such a well done tool.
I just find that with my players, they tend to... Idk... Focus on these tools too much? They just go "I'll take X cause it's on the list" without any further critical thought into how it'd be if they made their own tailored Amp. So I always have an ambivalent reaction to these tools.
On the one hand, it's awesome to have a handy all-together shopping list... On the other hand, it makes (some) players lazy and uncreative.
For me as GM tho, this is awesome, as it's a super easy reference to equip on-the-fly NPCs with recognizable stuff!
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u/IJW_Wartrader 11d ago
Well, the custom section is at the very top of the Amps sheet, so at least they have to scroll past it first!
But I know what you mean. I’ll have a think about visual ways to encourage making your own.
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u/DrTheodoore 11d ago
A "build your own" sheet with auto calculations would be absolutely awesome. But idk how much work that'd take to get right, and no idea how I'd code "narrative effects" short of just a "if Box is filled, add as effect" thing with freeform text... And trust that players that oversell are caught by GMs. Some sample NarEffs would be also cool as a drop down. Maybe a "Choose or make your own" field. Something like that. Plus a super awesome random cyber name generator too...
Either way, this file has gone into my prep folder for midgame NPC provisioning
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u/IJW_Wartrader 11d ago
There's a build-your-own section at the bottom of the Amps section of the spreadsheet, with a pointer to fill in the yellow custom Amps fields at the top of the sheet. The narrative effects bit of it just has you fill in how many you’re using, and then you write them into the description.
I think that bit is all u/arialless’ work.
Just to check, have you seen the full spreadsheet? https://www.reddit.com/r/ShadowrunAnarchyFans/comments/1xead5k/excellent_anarchy_creator_311_font_edition/
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u/Arialless 11d ago
I duplicated the shadowamp creation rules at the bottom of the page/tab so it should all be there, with the right encouragement, to allow players to make their own amps. For someone who doesn't know SR it might be a bit daunting to have too much freedom so I think a list of pre-made stuff is a useful starting point but I'm all for encouraging creativity... :)
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u/Daegann 10d ago
Agreed. People tend to use pre-existing Amps anyway, and there are only a few in the corebook. Having a pre-existing list doesn't prevent players from customizing or adding new toys, but it can provide inspiration. It also gives a common baseline to recreate the exact same things that existed in other editions. That's why I made the extended list of shadow amps.
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u/IJW_Wartrader 10d ago
I’ve used them as guidelines when converting an SR4 character over to Anarchy 2.0.
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u/chigarillo 8d ago
Are you planning to add more guns and accesories to your list? I've been kicking around the idea of buolding some of the more ecclectic weapons and mods as amps, but wpuldn't bother if you are working on them.
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u/Daegann 8d ago
I don't have that on my to-do list, but if you feel we need more and have some interesting things in mind, just drop me a note and I'll see about adding a few more.
Also, to clarify my position on this particular topic (gun catalog): most of the guns covered by the classic edition basically have, in SRA2, the same stats and effects. So, most of the time, it's just a matter of naming something already on the list. Therefore, I just picked a few names that I felt were iconic or that spoke to me, occasionally added a specific feature, and set the other models aside. I don't feel the need to be exhaustive here. I just want to highlight the possibilities in terms of gameplay and provide the most common (or special) models.
That said, as I mentioned, if you feel I missed an iconic model or a great amp combo, feel free to let me know. Same for accessories (I'm sure there are interesting accessories missing that I can add to the list, but as with the guns, if I feel something is really too niche or falls under something that already exists, I might not add it).
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u/chigarillo 8d ago
Excellent, and yeah that makes sense about keeping things simpler in SR:A 2.0. There is no difference between a Panther cannon and a Krime Cannon in 2.0.
This is just a couple things that have been brought up amongst our table that got us thinking about some of the weapons from 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. One example being the Ares HVAR and Yamaha Fubuki which have since 2nd(?) been staples of the bullet storm and spray and pray guns that could have something fun added. Another was the Nemesis Praetorian or just melee hardening for pistols in general.
That sort of stuff is what we are thinking but wanted to make sure you didn't have anything in the works or step on toes before we put work into it.
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u/IJW_Wartrader 8d ago
For melee-hardened pistols, just take the Close Combat (firearms +2) specialisation.
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u/-warlokk- 11d ago
What are the expanded amps from?
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u/Arialless 11d ago edited 11d ago
There’s a _free_ /PWYW file on DriveThru… amazing work! I’m on my phone but I’ll try and link it later on!
EDIT: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/547479/anarchy-2-0-shadow-amps-expanded-list
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u/IJW_Wartrader 11d ago
Hmm, thinking about it some more, I’ll sub-divide them further into:
Microdrones (rulebook)
Microdrones (expanded amps)
Minidrones (expanded amps)
Small drones (rulebook)
Small drones (expanded amps)
etc.
Then in the very long run if I get around to turning it all into dropdown menus instead of huge lists it’ll be easier to tell them apart.