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. . . TABLE OF CONTENTS . . .

Prologue:

Diamond in the Dump 3

Introduction

Ari Tarkasian 51

e Shadows 51

Marli Bremerton 52

Carrion Studios 52

Delphia 52

Darius St. George 52

K-Spot 53

JetBlack 53

Cast of Shadows 53

Kerwin Loomis 53

Ari Tarkasian 54

Darius St. George (Mr. Johnson) 54

Delphia

Shout-Outs: Dan, for general coolness;

e Shadowrun Evil Plots™ crew; Shane

Coppage, for dropping a cover in our

lap; GnuB SR GMs and/or every GM

that runs this; everyone loving SR4.

Preparing the Adventure

Adventure Structure

Main Sections

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Adventure Subsections

General Adventure Rules

Non-Player Characters

Gamemastering

the Adventure 6

Step One: Read the Adventure 6

Step Two: Assess the Adventure 6

Step ree: Know the Characters 6

Step Four: Take Notes

Marli Bremerton

JetBlack

Step Five: Don’t Let the

Dice Run the Game 7

Step Six: Don’t Panic! 7

Adventure Synopsis 7

Mr. Johnson, I Presume 8

Who’s Selling? 13

Zipper 20

Where’s the Disk? 22

What’s on the Disk? 27

Carrion Studios 30

The Shadow Knows 34

Grave Danger 40

Finale

Credits: on the Run

Writing: Robyn King-Nitschke

Character Stats: Malik Toms

Editing: Rob Boyle, Michelle Lyons

Development: Rob Boyle

Art Direction: Rob Boyle

Interior Layout: Jason Vargas

Cover Art: Shane Coppage

Cover Layout: Jason Vargas

Illustration: Shane Coppage,

John Gravato, Mike Rooth, Klaus

Scherwinski, Chad Sergesketter

Maps: Jason Vargas (based on designs by

Robyn King-Nitschke)

Inspiration: One Stage Before by Nigel

Findley (RIP), Year of the Comet

(SURGE stu ), Ancient History

(for the kid BTL gangers), Cruciform

Injection (writing music), Orphx (dev-

editing music)

Version 1.0 (March 2006), based on

First Printing by FanPro LLC, Chicago,

Illinois, USA.

Find us online:

info@shadowrunrpg.com

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(cool links)

Aftermath

What’s Next?

Awarding Karma

Going Forward

Legwork

Nabo

Zipper

Shangri-La Productions

On the Run

Kerwinslumpedback,runningahandbackacrosshissweaty,baldhead.Hestank,heneeded

agoodwhiskey—notthatsynthaholcrap—andhewasseriouslybeginningtodoubtthattherewas

anythinghereworthhiswhile.Atthispoint,itwasprobablyawastetohavespentthecredona

planetickettopawthroughDad’scollectionofcrapbeforeitallgothauledoftothedump.

PROLOGUE:

DIAMOND IN

THE DUMP

Itwasn’tlikethetwoofthemhadgottenalongoranything.Ifithadn’tbeenforthefactthat

KerwinwasK-Spot’sonlyson,hedoubtedhe’dhaveevengottentheformalemailfromthelaw-

yerannouncingDad’sdeathandinforminghimthathe,Kerwin,hadbeenleteverything.his

largestoragelockerwasallthatremainedofdearoldDad,knowntotheentertainmentworldas

Clarence“K-Spot”Loomis,mid-levelpurveyorofmostlytwo-bitactsthateverybodywithany

sensehadforgottenabouttwentyyearsago.Naturally,sinceDadhadbeenaboutasgoodwithcred

asKerwinhimselfwas,“everything”amountedtosomeclothes,afewrandombitsoffurnitureand

householdappliances,tworattyoldguitars,anonfunctionalpre-2055cyberdeck,andthekeyto

thestoragelocker.

Fromthelookofthings,theplacehadn’tbeenopenedinagoodtenyears.helockercom-

panywasmakingnoisesaboutdumpingeverythinginthestreetifthelastthreemonths’backrent

wasn’tpaid,andsinceKerwindidn’twanttopayit,herehewastograbanygoodstufthatmight

behangingaround.hehellwiththerestofit—letthemdumpit.Itwouldsavehimthetrouble,

anditwouldservehisoldcootofafatherright.

Hedidn’tquitewanttoadmitittohimself,buthehadareasonforpullingopencartonater

cartonofjunk.Itwasprobablyjustanotherib,buthisdadhadmentioneditenoughtimeswhen

Kerwinwasgrowingupthathehadtobelievethatitmightjustpossiblybetrue.hefaintchance

thatitmightbesomewhereinthelockerwaswhatkeptKerwingoinglongaterhe’dnormally

havegivenupthejobinfavorofgettinggoodanddrunk(andmaybeevenlaid,ifhewasreally

lucky).Itsureashellhadn’tbeenintheapartment—Kerwinhadmadesureofthat,goingthrough

everydrawer,everypossiblehidingplace,evenlookingunderthesmellyoldcarpetsbeforehe’d

handedthekeybacktothelandlord.No,ifDadstillhadit(andhadn’tsoldittoinanceanyofhis

sleazyhabits),itwouldbehere.Kerwinwasgoingtokeeplookinguntilheeitherfounditorwas

convincedthatitwasn’there.HehadafeelingthatifDadhadsoldit,he’dhaveheardaboutit.It

wasn’tthekindofthingyoucouldkeepquiet.

“Comeon,youoldbastard,”hemutteredtohimself.“Youbetternothavebeenlying,allthose

timesyouranyourmouthaboutthisthing.Don’tmakemesitthroughallofthiscrapfornoth-

ing!”Hesavagelythrewyetanotherboxfullofjunkintooneofthelocker’swalls,whereitburstand

scattereditscontentsallovertheloor.Hewassullenlyabouttomoveontothenextonewhenhe

spottedabulkycream-coloredenvelopeinthemidstofthespilledjunk.He’dbeensoimpatienthe

nearlymisseditgoingthroughthebox,hiddenasitwasinsideafolderwithsomeotheroldpapers.

Somethingwaswrittenontheenvelope.Hekickedhiswaythroughthetrash-dritsand

snatcheditup,peeringatitinthegrimyoverheadlightfromthesinglenakedbulb.“ToK-Spot,”it

saidinalowing,somewhatold-fashionedhand.“Enjoythesewithmygratitude.”Itwassigned,“JB.”

Kerwinheldtheenvelopeinfrontofhim,justlookingatitwithwideeyesandopenmouth

forseveralseconds.hen,hisbodyseizedwithakindofjerkingurgency,hefellbackintohischair,

rippedopentheenvelope,andallowedthecontentstodropintohislap.

Hestaredattheold-styleopticaldiskinitspaperslipcover,entrancedasthequiveringlight

madedancingrainbowsonitssilverysurface.Writtenonitinthesamehandwritingastheoutside

oftheenvelopewas:“CarrionSessions,’48,JB.Forenlightenment,seekoutabsentfriends.”

“Holyshit,”Kerwinbreathed,hardlydaringtobelievehissuddenchangeinluck.“hisisit!”

Lettinghisbreathoutslowly,heslumpedback,clutchingthepreciousdisk.Hiseyeswere

alreadybeginningtogleamwiththelightofavarice,butheknewhehadtobecareful.Hesat

abruptlyupright,realizinghewasaloneinthestoragebuildinganditwasgettinglate.Hisplane

backtoSeattlewasduetoleavetomorrowmorning ;thesoonerhewaspackedupandonit,the

better.Heslippedthediskinsidehisjacket,kickedtheboxesbackinside,andclosedandlockedthe

door.hedevilratscouldhavetherest,asfarashewasconcerned.

Hehadwhathe’dcomefor—oldDadhadcomethroughforhimindeathasheneverhadin

life.Buthe’dhavetobecareful…verycareful.Ifhedidn’thandlethisjustright,hewaslikelyto

losehisprize.

Hedidn’tevenconsiderthatitmightalsocosthimhislife.

On the Run

PROLOGUE:

Jamminghisingerintohismouth,KerwinLoomistastedthemetallictangofbloodmixed

withsweatandgrime.Hewonderedifthiswholethingwasworthit.

DIAMOND IN

THE DUMP

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