[Darthvegeta800]

Greetings all, I'm a newcomer on the forum.

Currently I'm playing an Anima campaign but it should end in probably a few months. Probably around october. After that we'll switch to Shadowrun.
I am actually somewhat familiar with the setting but of course I have yet to purchase the current line of rulebooks.

The core rulebook is a given. But I was wondering... I plan to play a sort of ex SWAT type that got discharged and employs equipment similar to those used by SWAT. (Shadowrun variant)
Besides the typicals I was wondering if more exotic or bizarre weapons like a riot shield and perhaps some other tools of the trade are in the core book or if i need to get the equipment book to get that sort of things.

Also I saw there was a general expansion book 'run faster'. How useful is it? How 'necessary'? Are there some things in there that would go well for someone with a background in law enforcement or is the core rulebook good enough?

Thanks for any feedback!

[MijRai]

Run & Gun has the actual SWAT armor, some good weapons, and a bunch of called shot and combat rules.  I suggest it.

Run Faster has a bunch of qualities of variable value to you.  It isn't a necessity, but it is still a decent book.

Chrome Flesh has 'ware, although the book's index is unenviable and it makes the entire thing difficult to search through.

Run & Gun and the Core are the only ones you'd need for your build, I think.  Run Faster and Chrome Flesh would be good additions when you find the cash (or buy them as a group to split costs, always helps). 

[Darthvegeta800]

Many thanks!!!!!

I think i'll just pick up those 2 books.


EDIT: apologies extra question: Arsenal does not contain the run and gun stuff? It doesn't have these weapons?

[MijRai]

Arsenal is 4th Edition, not 5th. 

[Darthvegeta800]

Thanks for pointing that out.
I never even noticed the previous edition was up too.
Thanks!

[Raiderjoseph]

Ex newb... hopefully. Nice to see someone else with the ex cop concept! I bet mine is much more unusual though. I don't know much about the lore as the others but I know that Run and Gun has Riot armor and a shield. If you want to have a cybered character chrome flesh is good. If your an adept then Street Grimiore has a ton of additional powers and the Adept ways. Core barely scratches the surface of Adepts. Let me know how your character turns out!