As I understand it (and I might be wrong), a large portion of the reason that the Shadowrun world is a
Death World is because the corporations were allowed to run amok without any oversight. If the North American governments don't disintegrate, then what? Would the mega-corporations even rise to that level of power (as the current system has safeguards about this sort of thing)
Edit: Would likely be looking for a co-gm.
The Time Traveler idea was more of an afterthought, but might be the more interesting of the two. The characters (I'm thinking four) would pop up already knowing what events are supposed to happen and having technology (and knowledge) from some 40 years in the future. It would be much more player directed, rather than GM directed (as the Government Contractors version would be).
What might bringing a smartphone (and the know-how to build/maintain it) into the 1970s do? What about the information an initiate magician would have about the other planes or magical beasties? How might events change if Alamais or Hualpa were assassinated before having the chance to rise to power?
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