The Shadowrun Supplemental

An electronic magazine (E-zine), or actually a fanzine (fan-based magazine) set up and edited by Adam Jury, this can be downloaded from the URLs mentioned below. It is of generally good quality — there are some articles that let it down a bit, but this is almost always the case with any magazine — and its best feature is that it's completely free.

The base URL for The Shadowrun Supplemental is http://tss.dumpshock.com, although http://tss.dumpshock.com/files will take you directly to the page where you can download the actual issues.


(An explanation of the items in each book review can be found here.)

The Shadowrun Supplemental Issue #1 Volume #1

Articles & Authors: Quicksilver Lightning (short story, Steven "Bull" Ratkovich), Friday Night Chaos (adventure, Thomas Deeny), Urban Spider Totem (totem, Steven "Bull" Ratkovich), Spidey-Runner Archetype (archetype and gear, Steven "Bull" Ratkovich), Adhesion Power (adept ability, Georg Greve), FASA Reviews (book reviews, Gurth), Ranting (column, Adam Wise)
Editor: Adam Jury
URL: http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-01.txt (ASCII), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-01t.zip (ASCII, zipped), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-01.pdf (PDF), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-01r.zip (RTF)
File Size: 89 kB (ASCII), 236 kB (PDF), 789 kB (RTF)
Overview: To be added.



The Shadowrun Supplemental Issue #2 Volume #1

Articles & Authors: A System of Martial Arts Concentrations and Specializations (martial arts rules, P. Sean O'Neal), Babewatch, CAS Style (adventure, Thomas Deeny), The Pit (club description, Adam Jury), Quicksilver Lightning Part 2 (short story, Steven "Bull" Ratkovich), Nostalgia Industries (weapons, Negative Pulse), Review: The Lucifer Deck (novel review, Adam Jury)
Editors: Adam Jury, Dvixen
URL: http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-02.txt (ASCII), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-02t.zip (ASCII, zipped), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-02.pdf (PDF), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-02r.zip (RTF)
File Size: 75.5 kB (ASCII), 147 kB (PDF), 336 kB (RTF)
Overview: To be added.
Notes: The errata for TSS-02 can be found at http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/errata.htm



The Shadowrun Supplemental Issue #3

Articles & Authors: Things That Go Bump In The Night (adventure, Thomas Deeny), Dwarven Opera Singer (contact, Steven Tinner), First Edition Spells converted to Second Edition Spells (spells, Steven Tinner), Super Soldiers (NPCs, Mark Steedman), CELTEC Integrated Systems (corporation, Sergej R. Bailleul), Optional Metatypes (new races, Steven "Bull" Ratkovich), The Neon Tzar (club description, Lady Jestyr), Advanced Magic (magical stuff, Mark Steedman), Clearing Up the Credstick Confusion (world background, Lady Jestyr), Nostalgia Industries (weapons, Negative Pulse)
Editors: Adam Jury, Dvixen
URL: http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-03.txt (ASCII), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-03t.zip (ASCII, zipped), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-03.pdf (PDF), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-03r.zip (RTF)
File Size: 76.5 kB (ASCII), 520 kB (PDF), 1.98 MB (RTF)
Overview: To be added.



The Shadowrun Supplemental Issue #4

Articles & Authors: Skillsoft Expansion (rules interpretations, Gurth), The Cluttered Datastore (lotsa stuff, Adam Jury, Elton Robb, Maverick), Target: Steven Kenson (interview, Steve Ratkovich), Neuro Blade (matrix location, Adam Jury), Quicksilver Lightning Part 3 (short story, Steve Ratkovich), Unconventional Physical Adept Abilities (adept powers, Gurth), Target: Mike Mulvihill (interview, Steve Ratkovich)
Editor: Adam Jury
URL: http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-04.txt (ASCII), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-04t.zip (ASCII, zipped), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-04.pdf (PDF), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-04r.zip (RTF)
File Size: 118 kB (ASCII), 284 kB (PDF), 761 kB (RTF)
Overview: To be added.



The Shadowrun Supplemental Issue #5

Articles & Authors: Fun, Chemistry, and Shadowrunning (ideas, Spider Murphy), Creating Prime Runners — Shadowrun Companion Expansion (NPC creation rules, The Kumquat), The Cluttered Datastore (equipment, cyberware, etc., Tim Bradley, Adam Jury, Negative Pulse, Steven Ratkovich), SwiftOne Speaks (reviews, SwiftOne), Target: Jack Koke (interview, Bull), Quicksilver Lightning, Part 4 (short story, Steven "Bull" Ratkovich), Field Trip (adventure, Gurth)
Editors: Adam Jury, Dvixen
URL: http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-05.txt (ASCII), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-05t.zip (ASCII, zipped), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-05.pdf (PDF), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-05.zip (Word 97)
File Size: 125 kB (ASCII), 422 kB (PDF), 2.06 MB (Word 97)
Overview: To be added.



The Shadowrun Supplemental Issue #6

Articles & Authors: The Man-Machine Interface (cyberware background, Jon Szeto), Vehicle Damage Rules for Shadowrun (rules expansion, David Buehrer), Target: Jon Szeto (interview, Bull), Rigger 2 Addition: Multiple Power Plants (vehicle design rules, Adam Jury), New Edges and Flaws (character options, Steven Ratkovich & Adam Jury), The Cluttered Datastore (equipment, Negative Pulse & Leszek Karlik aka Mike), SwiftOne Speaks (reviews, SwiftOne), Vehicle Supplement (separate "book" with vehicles, KYU)
Editors: Adam Jury, Dvixen
URL: http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-06.txt (ASCII), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-06t.zip (ASCII, zipped), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-06.pdf (PDF), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-06.zip (Word 97)
File Size: 81.2 kB (ASCII), 350 kB (PDF), 1.31 MB (Word 97)
Vehicle Supplement URL, Rigger Black Book stats: http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-r1.txt (ASCII), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-r1t.zip (ASCII, zipped), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-r1.pdf (PDF), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-r1.zip (Word 97)
Vehicle Supplement File Size, Rigger Black Book stats: 45.1 kB (ASCII), 585 kB (PDF), 817 kB (Word 97)
Vehicle Supplement URL, Rigger 2 stats: http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-r2.txt (ASCII), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-r2t.zip (ASCII, zipped), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-r2.pdf (PDF), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-r2.zip (Word 97)
Vehicle Supplement File Size, Rigger 2 stats: 66.8 kB (ASCII), 906 kB (PDF), 1.48 MB (Word 97)
Overview: To be added.



The Shadowrun Supplemental Issue #7

Articles & Authors: Assassins in Campaigns (world background, David West), The Cluttered Datastore (equipment, Adam Marler & Frank Pelletier), Revised Character Creation Rules (duh..., P. Sean O'neal), SwiftOne Speaks (reviews, SwiftOne)
Editors: Adam Jury, Dvixen
URL: http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-07.pdf (PDF), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-07.zip (Word 97)
File Size: 264 kB (PDF), 491 kB (Word 97)
Overview: To be added.



The Shadowrun Supplemental Issue #8

Articles & Authors: Who is that Samurai? Why isn't he smiling? (world background, Fenris), Any Plex, UCAS (businesses, Jay Gray), Variable Weapon Staging (weapons rules, Gurth), Origins: A System for Character History and Development (character generation rules, P. Sean Oneal), Electrocurs (animal cyberware, Logan Graves), SwiftOne Speaks (reviews, SwiftOne)
Editors: Adam Jury, Dvixen
URL: http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-08.pdf (PDF), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-08.zip (Word 97)
File Size: 267 (PDF), 904 (Word 97)
Overview: To be added.



The Shadowrun Supplemental Issue #9

Articles & Authors: "How much did you say he weighed?" (body weights, Patrick Goodman), s0uRcE (organization description, Eva's Gyro), The Land of Magic (country description, Legion), Grimoire Infinitum (spells, Ryan Yokley), Shadowrun Random Atmosphere Generator (background detail, Steven A. Tinner), SwiftOne Speaks (reviews, Brett Borger)
Editors: Adam Jury, Dvixen
URL: http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/09/index.htm (HTML), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-09.pdf (PDF), http://tss.dumpshock.com/files/tss-09.zip (Word 97)
File Size: Unknown (HTML, PDF), 366 kB (Word 97)
Overview: To be added.