There are cracks in the world They&re slender dark & often cold but they are the only things that keep you hidden Keep you alive They are the shadows of the world & they are where you live You are a shadowrunner thriving in the margins doing the jobs no one else can You have no office no permanent home no background to check You are whatever you make yourself Will you seek justice? Sow seeds of chaos? Sell out to the highest bidder? It&s up to you but this much is certain-if you do nothing the streets will eat you alive You can survive-even flourish-as long as you do what it takes Sacrifice part of your soul for bleeding-edge gear Push the limits of your will learning new & dangerous magic Wire yourself into the Matrix making your mind one with screaming streams of data It&ll cost you something-everything does-but you can make it worth the price Shadowrun Fifth Edition is the newest version of one of the most popular & successful role-playing worlds of all time-a fusion of man magic & machine in a dystopian near-future With rules for character creation magic combat Matrix hacking rigging & more you have everything you need to face the challenges of the Sixth World