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Dragons of the Sixth World (for Shadowrun)

Published by FanPro LLC

Written by Lars Blumenstein, Elissa Carey, Dan Grendell, Tobias Hamelmann, Eleanor Holmes, Chad Huffman, Steve Kenson, Robyn King-Nitschke, James Maliszewski, Peter Millholand, Steve Ratkovich, Jon Szeto, Peter Taylor, Maliks Toms, & Tobias Wolter with Rob Boyle

Cover by Marc Sasso

Illustrated by Peter Bergting, Storn Cook, Eric Desideriu, Marko Djurdjevic, Steve Ellis, Kjell Eriksson, Chris Lewis, Matt Plog, Steve Prescott, Klaus Scherwinski and Charles Rouse

206-page b&w softcover; $24.99

At the top of the Sixth World's evolutionary ladder -- and some would say also the food chain -- is the dragon. Since the rise of magic and the Awakening in 2012, a variety of these beasts have appeared and insinuated themselves into the ever-changing world of the 21^st century. Some like Dunkelzahn have made themselves very much part of metahuman society; some remain hidden in the shadows from where they can manipulate events to their satisfaction; most have taken an interest in business affairs, with Lofwyr personifying this in taking control of the German-based Saeder-Krupp corporation; the majority renew millennia-old rivalries; and even some just want to party in the new and thoroughly modern age.

With Dragons of the Sixth World, the Shadowrun GM gets a thorough look at 10 of the Sixth World's Great Dragons -- their histories, assets, allies, enemies, and objectives, all given in the standard Shadowrun format. This . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.

Article publication date: June 20, 2003

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