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The core rulebook for Shadowrun 3rd Edition was released in 1998. In-game timeline is set from 2060 onwards.

Publications were released by FASA Corporation (between 1998 and 2001) and Fantasy Productions LLC (between 2001 and 2005).

Rules[]

Third Edition rules were very similar to those of Second Edition. Major changes included:

  • Troll and Elf metatypes could be picked as Priority C, and Dwarf and Ork as Priority D during character creation, instead of Priority A.
  • Characters can have Knowledge Skills. Character creation rules grant a number of points based on the Intelligence attribute to acquire them. They can be raised using Karma as other skills, now called Active Skills, but at a lower cost.
  • Defaulting no longer uses a Skill Web. Skills can be defaulted only to a given set of related skills or to an Attribute.
  • During a Combat Turn, all characters would act by descending Initiative Score before subtracting 10 for additional Initiative Passes. As a result, characters with high Initiative Score would not get more than one Initiative Pass before slower character get their.
  • Magical Initiation start at Grade 1, instead of Grade 0.
  • Matrix Nodes of various types (CPU, SAN, SPU, etc.) were replaced by multi-purpose Hosts.

Setting[]

The Third Edition timeline covers the years 2060 to 2065, starting after the dissolution of Fuchi Industrial Electronics and after Wuxing Incorporated, Novatech and Cross Applied Technologies joined the Corporate Court (events that were described in the Second Edition supplement o22118576Blood in the Boardroom). The final supplement for Third Edition is o76933476System Failure, which describes how Novatech's Initial Public Offering, a major terrorist attack by Winternight, and Deus' attempt at reforming itself lead to the Crash 2.0 of 2064.

Third Edition supplements include o38715534Shadows of North America, o30783549Shadows of Europe, and o70096438Shadows of Asia. Work started on a supplement titled ?Shadows of Latin America but its release was cancelled. Those supplements were Shadowrun's first attempt at mapping and covering the world and 21st century history more thoroughly (later completed by the Fourth Edition supplement o34954845Sixth World Almanac).

Staff[]

Design, writing, and development of Third Edition were led by Michael Mulvihill and Robert Boyle at FASA Corporation. Rob Boyle later became the Shadowrun Line Developer at FanPro.

Supplements[]

Name Release Date Setting Date Book Type
o35702881Shadowrun Third Edition 1998-Sep-?? 2060-???-?? Core
o94503983Renraku Arcology: Shutdown 1998-Nov-?? 2060-Feb-10 Plot
Adventure
o12638596Game Master's Screen Third Edition
o94888170Critters
1998-Dec-?? 2060-???-?? Core
Core Expansion
o04858358Magic in the Shadows 1998-???-?? 2060-???-?? Core Expansion
?Shadowrun Third Edition Quick Start Rules 1999-???-?? 2060-???-?? Core
o03045067New Seattle 1999-Mar-?? 2060-???-?? Setting
o21216589Shadowrun Companion Revised 1999-Mar-?? 2060-???-?? Core Expansion
o79645619Corporate Download 1999-Sep-?? 2061-Feb-26
2061-Apr-21
Plot
Setting
o27794761First Run 1999-???-?? 2060-???-?? Adventure
o94264876Man & Machine: Cyberware 2000-May-?? 2061-???-?? Core Expansion
o65089325Corporate Punishment 2000-???-?? 2061-???-?? Adventure
o38073386Cannon Companion 2000-Jul-?? 2061-???-?? Core Expansion
o75194104Brainscan 2000-???-?? 2061-???-?? Plot
Adventure
o50209246Matrix 2000-Aug-?? 2061-???-?? Core Expansion
o57280352Target: Matrix 2000-???-?? 2061-Aug-01 Setting
o68357443Year of the Comet 2000-Sep-?? 2061-Jan-01
2062-Mar-17
Core Expansion
Plot
o13214840Rigger 3 2001-Jan-?? 2061-???-?? Core Expansion
o57038227Target: Awakened Lands 2001-???-?? 2062-Jun-12
2062-Jun-21
Setting
o15080111Threats 2 2001-???-?? 2061-Dec-30
2062-Jul-11
Resource
o38715534Shadows of North America 2001-???-?? 2062-Aug-14 Setting
o03317300Target: Wastelands 2002-Jul-?? 2062-Sep-16 Setting
o77021620Wake of the Comet 2002-???-?? 2061-???-?? Adventure
?Rigger 3 Revised 2002-???-?? 2061-???-?? Core Expansion
o69485291State of the Art: 2063 2002-???-?? 2061-Jan-05 Core Expansion
o83955029Survival of the Fittest 2002-???-?? 2062-Jun-??
2063-Feb-??
Adventure
o45457298Dragons of the Sixth World 2003-???-?? 2063-Feb-16 Setting
o85679541Sprawl Survival Guide 2003-???-?? 2063-Apr-30 Setting
o04463767Shadowrun Character Dossier 2003-???-?? 2064-???-?? Resource
o30783549Shadows of Europe 2004-???-?? 2063-???-?? Setting
o75212693State of the Art: 2064 2004-???-?? 2063-Dec-20 Core Expansion
o40478368Mr. Johnson's Little Black Book 2004-Aug-?? 2064-???-?? Core Expansion
o42265136Loose Alliances 2005-Apr-?? 2064-Feb-19 Setting
o70096438Shadows of Asia 2005-May-?? 2064-Apr-02
2064-Aug-15
Setting
o76933476System Failure 2005-Sep-?? 2064-Mar-17
2064-Nov-04
Plot

Missions[]

Name Season Number Location Release Date Setting Date
Mission Briefing 00 01 Seattle 2004-???-?? 2061-???-??
2064-???-??
Demolition Run 00 02 Seattle 2004-???-?? 2061-???-??
2064-???-??
FORCEd RECON 00 03 Seattle 2004-???-?? 2061-???-??
2064-???-??
A Fork in Fate's Path 00 04 Seattle 2004-???-?? 2061-???-??
2064-???-??
A Dark and Stormy Night 00 05 Seattle 2004-???-?? 2061-???-??
2064-???-??
Double Cross 01 01 Seattle 2004-???-?? 2064-???-??
Strings Attached 01 02 Seattle 2004-???-?? 2064-???-??
Harvest Time 01 03 Seattle 2004-???-?? 2064-???-??
The Gambler 01 04 Seattle 2004-???-?? 2064-???-??
A Walk in the Park 01 05 Seattle 2005-???-?? 2064-???-??
Lost and Found 01 06 Seattle 2005-???-?? 2064-???-??
Keys to the Asylum 01 07 Seattle 2005-???-?? 2064-???-??
Duplicity 01 08 Seattle 2005-???-?? 2064-???-??
For Whom the Bell Tolls 01 09 Seattle 2005-???-?? 2064-???-??