Lord of Chaos
Elder Member
September, 2073. The Phoenix Syndicate dominates New York City, juggling a thousand interests and controlling more of the city than any megacorp has managed. Leading a legacy that has been built over the past fifty three years, the reigning head of the crime family - Jacob Eirnhart - is nearing the end of his life. Desperate to avoid a succession conflict, he carefully manages his will and arranges the family to pass to his youngest child, whom he has groomed for the position for decades.
December 30, 2073. Jacob Eirnhart dies of organ failure, deemed natural causes.
December 31, 2073. In defiance of her father's wishes, Amanda Eirnhart - Jacob's eldest child - moves to claim the family's holdings.
January 3, 2074. The first shots are fired in the very conflict that Jacob attempted to avert
January 16, 2074. The secession conflict has lasted two weeks. Amanda's forces prepare to make a decisive strike, but the information is leaked to rival gangs.
January 17, 2074. Amanda's forces attack every rival claimant, killing nearly everyone set against her and causing billions in property damage.
January 18, 2074. Rival gangs lead by the nascent Third Circle League move in on the weakened Phoenix Syndicate. Amanda Eirnhart is missing, presumed dead. The city is divided amongst the gangs and rival syndicates. Few who willingly identify as former members of the Phoenix survive the month.
December 30, 2083. Ten years after the death of Jacob Eirnhart, the surviving members of the Phoenix Syndicate resurface, deciding that the time has come to return to center stage.
This will be a chat-based Shadowrun 5th Edition game set in New York City. You will play as former members of the Phoenix Syndicate, whether as part of the family or just loyal members. The game will be largely freeform, as that seems to be what I'm best at. Will you restore the Syndicate? Join with one of the existing gangs? Deny your old status and become another band of shadowrunners? Attempt to go legitimate? It's entirely up to you.
Base core rules in use, no current house rules etc.
Characters will be created at a character creation session, in order to ensure that everyone fits together. You are old friends and colleagues, remember.
Jacob Eirnhart was human, so any of his children should similarly be human. Syndicate members and "adopted" family can be any metahuman type.
Only passing familiarity is required with the setting, and no 4th edition content is considered canon by default.
The game will cap out at six players, those familiar with the rules having preference
December 30, 2073. Jacob Eirnhart dies of organ failure, deemed natural causes.
December 31, 2073. In defiance of her father's wishes, Amanda Eirnhart - Jacob's eldest child - moves to claim the family's holdings.
January 3, 2074. The first shots are fired in the very conflict that Jacob attempted to avert
January 16, 2074. The secession conflict has lasted two weeks. Amanda's forces prepare to make a decisive strike, but the information is leaked to rival gangs.
January 17, 2074. Amanda's forces attack every rival claimant, killing nearly everyone set against her and causing billions in property damage.
January 18, 2074. Rival gangs lead by the nascent Third Circle League move in on the weakened Phoenix Syndicate. Amanda Eirnhart is missing, presumed dead. The city is divided amongst the gangs and rival syndicates. Few who willingly identify as former members of the Phoenix survive the month.
December 30, 2083. Ten years after the death of Jacob Eirnhart, the surviving members of the Phoenix Syndicate resurface, deciding that the time has come to return to center stage.
This will be a chat-based Shadowrun 5th Edition game set in New York City. You will play as former members of the Phoenix Syndicate, whether as part of the family or just loyal members. The game will be largely freeform, as that seems to be what I'm best at. Will you restore the Syndicate? Join with one of the existing gangs? Deny your old status and become another band of shadowrunners? Attempt to go legitimate? It's entirely up to you.
Base core rules in use, no current house rules etc.
Characters will be created at a character creation session, in order to ensure that everyone fits together. You are old friends and colleagues, remember.
Jacob Eirnhart was human, so any of his children should similarly be human. Syndicate members and "adopted" family can be any metahuman type.
Only passing familiarity is required with the setting, and no 4th edition content is considered canon by default.
The game will cap out at six players, those familiar with the rules having preference
