So I am new to this whole Living Shadowrun thing, but would really like to get involved. I live in Cincinnati, so it seems like there are a number of cons around me throughout the year where I could get the opportunity to play. However I seem to fail at figuring out how to get started, and how far behind the curve of others I would be (perhaps to the point of being a liability).
I checked out the Shadowrun Missions section on the shadowrun website, but the rules and character generation stuff seems to be all SR4A and nothing for SR5. Are missions still run as SR4A? If missions have moved to SR5 then does anyone have a link to where I can get the rules, etc. for creating a character?
Do I have to get a character approved ahead of time through some channel?
Is there an organization like RPGNET or Camarila that I must belong to before I can play?
If I started this summer (say at Origins) would I be able to get in a group where a fresh character could contribute? Or would I be so far behind the curve that I might as well stay home?
Any tips or help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.