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Runner Havens — the first core setting book for Shadowrun, Fourth Edition — introduces the players to two of the world’s premier shadowrunner sprawls: Seattle and Hong Kong. Each city is described in detail from a shadowrunner’s point of view, covering key topics such as the balance of power, corporate and underworld affairs, places to see, strange magics, and key features of interest. A wealth of plot hooks are also included. Four other runner-favored cities— Cape Town, Caracas, Hamburg, and Istanbul—are also covered, and gamemaster advice is provided for transforming any specific urban locale into a shadow haven. ©2006 WizKids, Inc. All rights reserved. Shadowrun and WK Games is a registered trademark and/or trademark of WizKids, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Used under license. Sample file
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Runner Havens — the first core setting book for Shadowrun, Fourth Edition — introduces the
players to two of the world’s premier shadowrunner sprawls: Seattle and Hong Kong. Each city is described in detail from a shadowrunner’s point of view, covering key topics such as the balance of power, corporate and underworld affairs, places to see, strange magics, and key features of interest. A wealth of plot hooks are also included. Four other
runner-favored cities—Cape Town, Caracas, Hamburg, and Istanbul—are also covered, and gamemaster advice is provided for transforming any specific urban locale into a shadow haven.
©2006 WizKids, Inc. All rights reserved. Shadowrun and WK Games is a registered trademark and/or trademark of WizKids, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Used under license.
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Jackpoint Login 4Hong Kong 5 Welcome to the East 6 ThePriceofSuccess 6 LayoftheLand 6 WhatEveryGwailo ShouldKnow 8 The Hong Kong Sprawl: Supermodern Qi 9 DowntownHongKong 9 EasternHongKong 11 TheSouthernCoast 11 YauTsimMong 12 KowloonCity 12 KwunTong 13 SaiKung 14 ToloHarborComplex 15 NorthernReaches 15 KwaiTsing 16 LantauIsland 16 Places to See 16 GettingIn,GettingAround 16 FacetimeSpots 17 GettingtheGear 21 WheretoCrashandStash 23 LikelyTargets 24 TheLowTownFlavor 26 TheUnreal 27 Government: The Snake’s Tail 29 TheExecutiveCouncil 29 TheStreetBeat 33 IntheNeighborhood 33 Free Enterprise 35 TheHongs 35 Hong Kong Crime 42 Heaven,Earth,andMan: TheTriads 43
ForeignDevils: ImportedSyndicates 48 PiratesoftheSouthChinaSea 49 RunningintheOrient 51 Hong Kong Mysteries 54 HongKong’s MagicalLandscape 54 TheYamaKings 56 BureauofHeaven&Earth 58Seattle 60 Emerald City 62 BoringFactoids 62 There’s No Place Like Home 64 TheRaceforGovernor 65 WarGames 68 OntheFringe 69 ConcernedNeighbors 71 Raison d’Etre 72 TheUnitedCorporateCouncil 73 SeattleCorps 73 Seattle’sVirtualCorps 80 Syndicates 81 Yakuza 81 Mafia 84 Triads 85 VoryvZakone 87 SeoulpaRings 87 Laésa 89 Seattle Gangs 89 TheTopTier 89 TheMiddlePlayers 90 SmallPotatoes 92 SpecialtyGangs 93 The Runner Scene 94 SeattleEtiquette 95 GettingWork 96 LocalPlayers 98
Sweet Home Seattle 101 Auburn 101 Bellevue 101 CouncilIsland 102 Downtown 103 Everett 104 FortLewis 104 Outremer 105 PuyallupBarrens 105 RedmondBarrens 106 Renton 106 Snohomish 107 Tacoma 107 TheOrkUnderground 107 Places to See, People to Do 108 Nightlife 108 Restaurants 111 SeattleVice 111 SprawlSites 113 MagicSpots 114 BodyAlteration 114 HackerSpots 116 GettingtheGear 116 Targets 117Cities on the Edge 119 Cape Town 120 LivingintheBowl 120 TheWaterfront: DisorganizedCrime 120 DowntownAndTheGardens: CorporateRebirth 122 TheFringe:Afrostyleand TribalClash 123 Caracas 124 DistritoCaracas 125 PassingThrough 125 FrontlineJitters 126
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ElectronicJumble 127 Hamburg 127 NorthSeaUrbanism 128 Mittenmang 128 ARad’sNest 129 FreePortTradeZone 130 Pariah 130 Istanbul 130 OfTimesPast 131 Beyoglu 132 GrandBazaar 132 SeraglioAndSultanahmet 132Game Information 134 Living on the Edge 136 ChecksandBalances 136 LawandOrder 136 CorporatePresence 136 UnderworldInfrastructure 137 VolatilePoliticalScene 137 Hong Kong Adventures 137 HowtoGetaHead intheTriad 137 DiggingintheDirt 138 AdventureIdeas 140 Seattle Adventures 141 ScalpHunter 141 JobDissatisfaction 143 AdventureIdeas 144
Maps Hong Kong Map 10 Hong Kong Regional Map 34 Seattle Map 66 Seattle/Pacific Northwest Region Map 103
Credits: Runner Havens
Hong Kong Writing:JasonLevineSeattle Writing:RobBoyle,RobertDerie,Jong-WonKim,RobynKing-NitschkeCities on the Edge Writing:LarsBlumenstein,PeterTaylorEditing:RobBoyle,JasonHardy,MichelleLyonsDevelopment:RobBoyleArt Direction:RobBoyleInterior Layout:JasonVargasCover Art:RKPostCover Layout:JasonVargasIllustration: EdCox,VincentDutrait,AlexDraude,JacobGlaser,JohnGravato,MikeRooth,KlausScherwinski,andChadSergesketter
Maps:MikaelBroduInspiration:Almightycoffee,CleopatraJonesforOrxploitation,C/A/TandGeistform(dev-editingmusic)Shout-Outs:(RB)AdamJury,forslav-ingawayontheSRwebsiteforsomanyyearsandrep’ingFanproononlinefo-rums;( JWK)BobbyDerie,forbeingthebestonlinechummer,andPeterTaylor,forbelieving.
Copyright©2006WizKidsInc.AllRightsReserved.Shadowrun,RunnerHavens,Matrix,andWKGamesareregisteredtrade-marksand/ortrademarksofWizKids,Inc.intheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.Nopartofthisworkmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,withoutthepriorper-
missioninwritingoftheCopyrightOwner,norbeotherwisecirculatedinanyformotherthanthatinwhichitispublished.
Version1.0( June2006)basedonFirstPrintingbyFanProLLC,Chicago,Illinois,USA.
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HongKongwasinconstantmotion,evenatthislatehour.TheilluminatedgoldenskinoftheSplendidDragonPathwoveitswayupthesideofVictoriaPeak,carryingwageslavesdrunkonChinesebeerbacktotheirhillsideenclaves.LitferriesslidbackandforthacrossthedarkharborunderneathgaudyadvertisingblimpsscrollingwithamixofChineseandEnglishcharacters.Onlyminutesago,asuborbitalsuper-jetroaredacrossthenightskyonitswayaroundtheglobe.HongKongneverstoppedmoving. TonightwouldbeMa’fan’sfortunatenight.ItwastheeighthnightoftheninthmonthoftheyearoftheTiger,anauspicioussignofprosperityandgoodluck.Ma’fanhopedshewouldn’tneeditassherappelledsilentlydownthesideoftheIkonTower,butshewasn’tgoingtoturndownalittledivinefavor. Thesurfaceofthebuildingcrawleddigitallyinfrontofher,swirlinginamiasmaoflightthatherruthenium-fiberadaptivecamouflagewasn’tabletokeepupwith.Fortunately,theresidentsofHongKongweretooabsorbedintheirownlivestonoticethesmallblemishthathadappearedonthefive-storyfaceofChuMay,thelatestEast-Westamalgamsim-starsmilingwidelyfromtheskinoftheIkonTowerdownontothescurryingpeoplebelow. Ma’fanattachedasuctionarmtothewindowinfrontofherasitdancedwithcolor,andshesur-roundedtheareawithaninertchemstrip.Whenshepressedthebuttonandjuiceflowedintothestrip,theactivatedchemicalwouldburnstraightthroughtheglass,whichshe’dthenquietlyremoveusingthesuctionarm.Thewholeskinofthebuildingwaswiredwithsensorstiedintothebuilding’sspider,orsecurityrigger,whowouldfeeltheremovalofeventhistinysectionofglassasifMa’fanwasstabbinghimwithaneedle.Shewaited,hangingfiftystoriesuplikeanascendingBuddhainablackcatsuit,forthenextpartofherplantocometofruitionbeforeactivatingthestrip. Ma’fan’saugmentedrealitydisplaychimedquietlyinherearsandwindowsblossomedopened,castingimagesofthestreetbelowintoherview.Perfectlytimed,theflashmobofyoungpoliticaldissi-dentshadassembledonthestreetbelow,asuddengatheringof9x9membersprotestingthecorporate-ownedgovernmentofHongKong.Anumberoftheprotestersthrusttheirarmsintotheairinamotionthatseemedlikearallyingcheer,butMa’fan’scamerastrackedthemotionofthehandgrenadesastheyflewtowardstheground-floorlobby.Withasimplemotion,Ma’fanactivatedthechemstripasahalf-dozensharpexplosionsrockedthelobby,thegrenadesdeliveringajolttothesecurityriggerthatmaskedherillegalentry.Allowingherselfatinysmile,Ma’fanturnedonheradaptivecamouflageandslidintothefiftieth-storyoffice.Tonightwasfor-tunateindeed.
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