''Seattle Sourcebook'' is a supplement published by
FASA in 1990 for the near-future dystopian role-playing game ''
Shadowrun'' .
Contents
''Seattle Sourcebook'' is a campaign setting supplement which details the neighborhoods, government, economy, and main corporations of Seattle in the year 2050, and how they interconnect with each other.
Publication history
''Seattle Sourcebook'' was written by
Boy F. Petersen, Jr., with a cover by
Dana Knutson
Dana Knutson is an artist best known for his work on role-playing game products.
Career
Dana Knutson has had a long career as an artist on role-playing games. He worked at FASA for 10 years, producing art on numerous works for their ''Star Trek' ...
, and was published by
FASA in 1990 as a 176-page book with a foldout map.
Shannon Appelcline noted that in the early 1990s, "''Shadowrun'' was supported by over a dozen supplements each year—some of which were quite well-received, such as ''Seattle Sourcebook'' (1990), one of the first extensive RPG descriptions of a modern city, and Nigel Findley's adventure, ''The Universal Brotherhood'' (1990)."
Reception
In the November 1992 edition of ''
Dragon
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'' (Issue #187),
Allen Varney thought that the material in this book "expands spectacularly on the skimpy material included in the
riginal''Shadowrun'' rulebook." He concluded "
he book describes itscity in detail unprecedented outside of fantasy RPGs."
Reviews
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Awards
In 1991, ''Seattle Sourcebook'' won the
Origins Award for ''Best Graphic Presentation of a Roleplaying Game, Adventure, or Supplement of 1990''.
References
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Origins Award winners
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1990
Shadowrun supplements