Welcome to 2080s Toronto!⌗

Crown jewel of the North, the Core is the cultural capital of the UCAS and the beating heart of Toronto sprawl. Soaked in neon, blanketed in smog and branded to hell and back in AR, many will recognize the streets of the Core from its many appearances in trid and VR. The biggest biz in the sprawl happens here during the day and when the sun goes down, out comes the best nightlife east of Vegas.

During an altercation in the portlands, a space just east of The Core in 2074 between Argus Security and the Awakened, a catastrophic magic explosion occurred, ripping apart both reality and the cyberspace in this area. An area of failed developments lies rotting, with abandoned vehicles, wrecks, and refuse from technological items that just ceased working one day. To this day, the matrix is essentially inaccessible from this region, and devices that enter very quickly cease to function.

This has made it a perfect space for activities that would usually want for some separation from the pesky surveillance that is so ubiquitous. The reliance of the matrix in essentially everything from the most basic technological device, to most weaponry, vehicles, drones, communication devices, and essentially anything else a person might use to gain an advantage, has meant this area also allows for meetings to happen on a much more even playing field.

That is where you will all start, a meeting has been set up for you by each of your Fixers. There is a job on the table. It pays quite well. That is all you know for now.

Information about Shadowrun⌗

  • Set in the near(ish) future, Shadowrun as a setting and a game depicts a neon-filled, very cyberpunk, dystopian future. Mix blade-runner with some fantasy elements (mainly extended races, monsters, etc.), and you are on the right track.
  • You play as runners. The elite of the contracted criminal. When conflicts arise that cannot be solved by legal means, the corporations, governments, wealthy individuals, and even organized crime will subcontract their dirty work to you, someone who mostly goes unnoticed, or at least a deniable third party. read more
  • Its rules are fairly simple to hop into, but offer a lot of depth if you want to explore further.
  • It is a d6 based system. Whenever you have to make a roll, you consult your character sheet for the appropriate stat, grab that many d6s, and then roll them. You are looking for 5s and 6s.
  • Feel free to peruse the documents linked here under Setting for more information about Toronto in the 2080s, or the links within Resources to find out more about the game. None of that is necessary though.