Pyramid Review
Mr. Johnson's Little Black Book (for Shadowrun)
Published by FanPro LLC
Written by Robyn King-Nitschke, Steve Ratkovich, Costán Sequeiros, & Malik Toms with Rob Boyle & Elissa Carey
Cover by Adi Granov
Illustrated by Dave Allsop, Steve Bagatzky, Shane Coppage, Steve Ellis, Larry MacDougal, Marc Sasso, & Klaus Scherwinski
124-page black & white perfect bound softback; $24.99
The latest release for Shadowrun focuses in on the metier at the heart of the game: the "run through the shadows," or shadowrun. Not only does it discuss this, but Mr. Johnson's Little Black Book also fills in gaps left by two out-of-print titles from the Second and First Editions of Shadowrun. From the First Edition, this is Sprawl Sites, which gave the GM a collection of archetypal locations, each mapped, plus a set of encounter charts, and another of contact and archetype listings. From the Second Edition, the supplement is the Contacts booklet included in the Gamemaster's Screen. This new supplement builds on the contents of the previous pair with all-new material set in the Sixth World of 2064, and as per usual ties in with several other Shadowrun supplements. Primarily these are the Shadowrun Companion and the Sprawl Survival Guide but also include Matrix and Rigger 3.
Mr. Johnson's Little Black Book is not a supplement that expands upon the actual background and setting of the Sixth World, so it forgoes the usual factual presentation interspersed with heavy does of commentary and conjecture from . . .
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Article publication date: February 18, 2005
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