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100 Shadowrun Campaign/Session Ideas

In one of my more daring attempts at running one-shots, I stumbled across a system called Shadowrun. While I was hesitant to try a system that blended science fiction and fantasy, it turned out to be a truly amazing system. A relatively new addition to the RPG community (released in May of 2007), Shadowrun blends the elements of these beloved genres and turns them into a system that allows you to be anything from a spellcaster to a hacker. However, with the blending of two polarized classes of tabletop, it can be difficult to come up with scenarios to play. It’s for this reason that I’ve compiled 100 session ideas that I’ve either field tested or one day hope to try myself. Enjoy!

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Villain of the Week #15

Hero: “Put the hostages down, Juggler!”

Villain: “Careful. I get stage fright. I might just throw a couple chainsaws into the mix.”

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Villain of the Week #14

Villain: “That’s right! Hand over the money! Nice and easy. Lest you feel the wrath of...”

Villain produces two puppets at the bank teller’s counter: Bugsy and Brick.

Bank Teller: “What the hell?”

Bugsy: (New York accent)“Bugsy...”

Brick: (New Jersey accent) “...and Brick!”

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Villain of the Week #13

Hero: “Wait...so the villain we hunted has been destroying buildings?”

Villain: “That’s right.”

Hero: “Because he’s an insurance agent?”

Villain: “I’ve never sold so many policies.”

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Suspicious Rogue #9

Convict: “Can you help me? I’m going to be hanged at sunrise.”

Rogue: “Can anyone speak to your good character?”

Convict: “My cellmate!”

Rogue: “The one in the corner there with his head bashed in and his body covered in straw? A likely story.”

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Suspicious Rogue #8

Rogue: “That’s a lovely lute. Can I see it?”

Bard: “Sure!”

*Rogue throws lure against the wall*

Bard: “NINE HELLS!”

Rogue: “He’s clean. No weapons, messages, or horrible songs will come out of it now.”

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Suspicious Rogue #7

Rogue: “Surely your husband’s death was natural causes.”

Wife: (weeping) “How could you say that?”

Rogue: “Assholes are much more likely to be savagely stabbed to death.”

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Suspicious Rogue #6

Caretaker: “The master and his wife and three children left in a hurry.”

Rogue: “Can anyone corroborate that? Perhaps hose two adult pigs and three little pigs behind you?”

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Suspicious Rogue #5

Child: “Want some venison? Dad makes the best.”

Rogue: “Where’s your mother?”

Child: “She ran away when I was small.”

Rogue: “To your father’s smokehouse, no doubt.”

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Suspicious Rogue #4

Traveler: “Can you help me lift my wagon? The wheel popped off.”

Rogue: “Was it all the corpses in the back?”

Traveler: “They need a proper burial.”

Rogue: “I’m not keen to join them.”

*Slaps reigns on her own horse*

Rogue: “YAH!”

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Suspicious Rogue #3

Noble: “Let’s take a stroll through the garden.”

Rogue: “The one with all the assassins?”

Noble: “Those are statues.”

Rogue: “I know what I said.”

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Suspicious Rogue #2

*Knight opens door leading to the Inn*

Rogue: “We need some shelter and some food.”

Knight: (Chewing mutton) “We can’t help you.”

Rogue: “I’m not convinced.”

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Villain of the Week #12

Breaks down door

Hero: “The jig is up! Now come quie—is that a ventriloquist dummy?”

Villain: “Mr. Doodles wouldn’t hurt anybody!”

Hero: “The criminal underworld was taken over by this weirdo?! Five sessions for this?!”

Dummy: “Who are you calling weirdo, meta-gamer?”

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Villain of the Week #11

DM: “The villain this week is an arsonist...”

Hero: “Named the police commissioner?”

DM: (Throws session notes in the fire) “Incidentally, Chief Burns bursts into flames. But you already beat him because his weakness is wet blankets.”

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Villain of the Week #10

Villain: “Prepare to die, heroes.”

Hero: “Can’t be that bad. Who does this villain sound like?”

DM: “John Hurt.”

Hero: “WE’RE DOOMED!”

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Villain of the Week #9

Villain: “How good of you to join me...at the scene of your own murder!”

Hero: “We have learned the truth Blacklight! You’re the forensic tech that’s been helping us these last few weeks!”

Villain: “But how did...that’s impossible!”

Hero: “You’re the only NPC with a name, personality, AND backstory the last six weeks, Evi Dense!”

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Villain of the Week #8

Villain: “I have robbed the bank!”

Hero: “You’ll never get away with it, Appraiser!”

Villain: “You’re wrong! I can transmute money into any object of equivalent value!”

Hero: “What the hell?!”