[Troll]

After a several year absence (I played in one game in 4th ed regular, shortly after the Shadowrun Duels figures released) I've finally found my way back to Shadowrun an old old favorite.

This time I'm looking at being the GM and I'm doing something fairly different than one usually sees in Shadowrun,  and a heavy bit of it will be taking place in the CAS.

I only recently reread some of the older info about the CAS, and was caught up to the newly-formed-from-two-other-parties party(who's name I don't remember offhand) swept the election to everyones surprise.   Now I'm reading the Almanac, and about the new Technocrat party that has run and won the CAS' presidency.

First I'm wondering what books I should be picking up to read about this , if it's detailed, hinted at, or even mentioned in other parts of the new source material. (All I currently have are Companion, Augmentation, Arsenal, and Street magic, and the Almanac.  Another batch of four books is en route from Amazon right now, but I wasn't sure if it had what I was looking for, so I thought I should ask around on here.

Does anyone know what books launched the Technocrat party? Or are they mentioned for the first time in the Almanac?  And either way,  how does it look from the Shadows?

Thanks in advance!

[Critias]

For what it's worth, I know there wasn't mention of the Technocrats themselves in Shadows of North America, but there is a big chunk of their chapter dedicated to discussing politics, so it might still be worth you picking it up if you can find it.

[Casazil]

Dang it now I have to read the Almanac

[FastJack]

Oh, the almanac is all-around one of the best sourcebooks put out.

[Mooncrow]

Oh, the almanac is all-around one of the best sourcebooks put out.

100% agreed - I picked mine up yesterday and there's a ton of useful info in it.

[Casazil]

My problem is finding time Guess I'll have to cut back on sleep I refuse to cut back on tv and food and WoW well it just kinda sucks down 6+ hours a day 

[The_Gun_Nut]

Gah, the Almanac.

-AHEM-

IT MUST BE MINE!!

[Mooncrow]

My problem is finding time Guess I'll have to cut back on sleep I refuse to cut back on tv and food and WoW well it just kinda sucks down 6+ hours a day 

Bah, not much to do right now until Cata anyway

[Jadehellbringer]

Oh, the almanac is all-around one of the best sourcebooks put out.

For just about ANY game, at that. What a piece of artwork that turned out to be!

[FastJack]

Gah, the Almanac.

-AHEM-

IT MUST BE MINE!!

DAMMIT, GN!

Fine. <bleep> There! 1, ONE, cup of Soykaf a day.

[The_Gun_Nut]

As long as it's a 2-liter...

[Doc Chaos]

...which comes with an IV...

[Casazil]

My problem is finding time Guess I'll have to cut back on sleep I refuse to cut back on tv and food and WoW well it just kinda sucks down 6+ hours a day 

Bah, not much to do right now until Cata anyway

6 toons to level 7 to gear up 7 to do would events with and oh my god so many achis to get 

Oh by the way I'm a slight bit OCD and have the driveing need to complete everything I can in a game.

[Casazil]

As long as it's a 2-liter...

Starts provideing Gun Nut with more real coffee as I don't drink it you can have mine 

[Mooncrow]

My problem is finding time Guess I'll have to cut back on sleep I refuse to cut back on tv and food and WoW well it just kinda sucks down 6+ hours a day 

Bah, not much to do right now until Cata anyway

6 toons to level 7 to gear up 7 to do would events with and oh my god so many achis to get 

Oh by the way I'm a slight bit OCD and have the driveing need to complete everything I can in a game.

Ah, sadly, I'm already at 10 80's, most of them pretty geared up :p  Have I mentioned my lack of life?  I try to keep my achievement collections to my main two, though - helps cut the insanity down a bit^^