Shadowrun: Melbourne Freestate
- Artist: Mike McCain
In Awakened Melbourne, one of the few Australian bastions that is free of the savage Mana-Storm, Mega-corps pay premium Nuyen for a foothold into the meta-resource rich Continent of Australis. There is always work to be done when running in the shadows, whether it be corporations looking for advantage outside of the law, or radicals looking for justice in a cruel world.
So, chrome up, jack in or chant to the great spirits;
Because there is a city waiting for those who have the ambition.
Welcome to Shadowrun: Melbourne Freestate!
This is a LARP that will run for approximately 12 sessions monthly on Saturday nights.
Sessions will be patterned in a Character Interaction / Shadowrunning format on alternating months:
Character interaction sessions will be more ‘Soft Roleplay’ focused and revolve around social interaction and negotiation for upcoming ‘Runs.
Shadowrunning Sessions will involve the job itself, whilst still leaving a little time for intro and debrief.
The Storyteller Team consists of Paul Stephenson, Laura Wilkinson, Ben Taylor and Adam Raymond.
The mechanics of this LARP are a homebrew system designed to streamline an infamously detailed tabletop system into a LARP-friendly rules set.
More can be found about the mechanics and rules here: Shadowrun Rules V2
Shadowrun Season 2 advancements
The game is a love letter to the Shadowrun PC games, published by Harebrained Schemes and features a blend of different Shadowrun ‘Editions’, our intention is that players should not need a vast amount of understanding of the Shadowrun genre, but we encourage you to learn about it because it is a wonderful and rich world to explore.
If there is a specific question of the Shadowrun Lore you would like clarified, please check the relevant pages and ask the STs shadowrunsts@gmail.com if you cannot find your answer.
Players will depict Shadowrunners of Melbourne, illegal free agents who have burned away their “respectable” identities for a life of high stakes and high rewards.
Please read Life as a Shadowrunner for further description of what life will be like for your PC.
Players are encouraged to form Shadowrunner teams, but Solo freelancers are possible.
(See the Life as a Shadowrunner and Character Creation pages for more information)
Melbourne Freestate is a place that will seem familiar at first, but has fundamentally changed in the dystopian future.
More information about Awakened Melbourne can be found in Awakened Melbourne
Game System
Character Creation
Character Skills
Cyberware Rules
Decking Rules
Rigging Rules
Faces and Negotiations
Sorcery Rules
Conjuring Rules
Physical Adept Rules
Gear and Equipment
Sample Patron Spirits
Life as a Shadowrunner
Awakened Melbourne
Relevant Megacorps, Street Gangs and Organisations
Shadowrun Character Sheet - Interactive
Shadowrun Character Sheet - Printable
PC Cast list
Notable NPCS