--- product_id: 219743 title: "Shadowrun Fifth Edition*OP" brand: "jennifer brozek (et al)" price: "452459CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/219743-shadowrun-fifth-edition-op store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Shadowrun Fifth Edition*OP **Brand:** jennifer brozek (et al) **Price:** 452459CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Shadowrun Fifth Edition*OP by jennifer brozek (et al) - **How much does it cost?** 452459CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/219743-shadowrun-fifth-edition-op) ## Best For - jennifer brozek (et al) enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted jennifer brozek (et al) brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Shadowrun Fifth Edition*OP - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/914y5GhPeEL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5th E is worth the dive (despite a few irks) *by R***D on Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2016* The ruleset has evolved over the years and they've done a lot of 'cleaning house", but as is the case with all RPG products, there is no such thing as perfect. Particularly with this massive tome of rules that could've been paired down a good bit without the fluff text attempting to create atmosphere.I have to go into that a little: Fluff story text is fine if its a intro to a chapter, and then later on as rules use that scene to show you how the rules would be used to make the scene happen as its written. But the authorship (of which there are several working for Catalyst's titles) all suffer from the "frustrated author syndrome" where they vent their fiction writing urges in various sections of the rulebook, though it creates atmosphere, it does little towards understanding the rules that follow. This is a bit of a pet peeve of mine, so take that part with a grain of salt if its not something that irks you.Book Organization: I saw a lot of reviewers grumbling about this, but I was fortunate to have bought a relatively recent release where the authors took a lot of the feedback they got on their forums and cleaned it up. Its not a pure joy mind you, not as clean and concise as something Paizo or WatC typically releases with their books, but it is actually very good (and a damn sight better than anything White Wolf ever attempted with their ham fisted editing).Rules Content: Here is where I have to knock off a star. While I have that pet peeve nagging at me above, I dialed my peeve down to a dull roar for this section rating as that's a personal annoyance that many don't mind. What I have found is a shared annoyance towards the rules about the various "classes" (there is no class in SR, but it serves to draw comparison to other systems) are basically bare bones. While I understand the need for publishing companies to have supplements to continue to print and drive revenue, the way their rules are sectioned off into splat books that deep dive into the subject has two annoying tendencies.The first is that the splat books are typically written by more than one author, and then isn't managed properly by a senior editor who makes sure the sections integrate correctly leading to a need for house ruling (most keenly felt in the magic rules supplement). The 2nd is you can clearly see a production pinch raising its head. Printed material is not cheap, and quality books make it even more expensive which causes cash flow problems even with print on demand products. Therefore while gamers love their artwork, and fluff, when you're as challenged as Catalyst is with cashflow giving each rule section more meat is better in the long run and this is what feeds my pet peeve with their flavor chapters, which they do in every book and which tends to bloat its cost. Reduce that fluff and you reduce the product expense and cash flow doesn't hit as hard (note I said reduce, not eliminate).That said, the matrix rules are cleaner, the magic rules are less over powering than in previous editions, and rigging without the splat book behind it is to be avoided IMHO. Gun rules are over all better, cleaner, and the flow of action is brisk once the players understand how the mechanics work. Having been a fan of dice pools over the linear nature of a d20 system, it sometimes takes a while for dyed in the wool D20 system players to understand what a "good" die pool is, but most get it pretty quickly if you give them a couple of mock combats with their character with some design tweaks afterwards being allowed. I've found over the past few months that a fair bit of 4th edition's source material is still useable in 5E making all those PDF bundle buys still worth having spent money on.I'm less pleased with how they handled Technomancers, and that's coming from a guy who favors the Magic slingers. I won't go so far as to say they screwed up, but again, once you get the splat book, and do some house ruling, you wind up with a good fit for your aims, just realize its going to take some discussion after a few sessions to zero in on what's bothering you about it, which i also found applied to Riggers.Hopefully my review didn't come across as nit picky, over all I do like 5E and feel it has many improvements. Its just got a few areas that require a bit more effort to turn into a ruleset that you will feel completely comfortable with and (naturally) you'll want to invest in the splat books as soon as your budget allows for. It is a wonderful setting, with a metric ton of back material that has built up over the decades and for those of you new to SR, I'd recommend you start with the 5th edition out of the gate, and then start looking for select 4th and earlier editions of various background pdfs that you can find online or in used bookstores. Those new to 5E can pretty much skip most, if not all, 4E's splat books about rigging, matrix, etc as the 5E rebundles their material in a tighter form and anything else you can find on Catalyst's forums as far as the old rules go.And be prepared to spend some time at Catalyst's forums, they're a good bunch with reasonably good monitors heading them up to clear up any ambiguities of the rules and can offer up solid advice on any possible changes one might consider exploring. While its taken me a number of months to finally review this edition, I'm generally happy with the product, its line, and additional material I've steadily acquired in the meantime (exclusively in pdf format, getting too old to lug around 50+ lbs. worth of books when a laptop will suffice). ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thicc! *by S***H on Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2022* This book had all the general information you need with a ton of side comments and short stories I didnt. Overall a good buy minus the spine not being glued to the hard cover so minus a star for that. With a whole tube of super glue i fixed it and placed it on my shelf. The book is nearly 2 and a half inches thicc! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful. Perfect condition. *by T***R on Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2023* And it's Shadowrun. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/219743-shadowrun-fifth-edition-op](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/219743-shadowrun-fifth-edition-op) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-05-25*