Hey hey very new to the site. Long time fan and player. I love SR4 and I know you guys hate me for saying that but,
Sure the max dice pool is drastically lower and they split some stats up. It confused all of us, rofl.
The thing is though that system is easier to grasp, albeit after forgetting some of the finer points of the last few versions. In fact I had to get sloshed. Then I had to forget I was actually reading a Shadowrun sourcebook. Finally I cut out chapters dealing with attributes, rolls, and skills.
Reread them over and over. Started to create a homebrew from the sourcebooks and that is when it hit me.
They generalized everything down. It was so easy to tinker or create a homebrew that I was astounded with what was created with so few changes.
I multiplied everything by 10, by a 100. I was adding new skill sets and rearranging. Making fixes and correcting a few mistakes.
It became easier to run games with brand new players, teaching them how things go. It was so easy to change the linked attribute to fit the type of action the skill was pooling.
Anyhow I am new, feel free to message me. Always looking for new chummers.
