Fields of Fire (Shadowrun, No. 7114)

As of Shadowrun 3rd edition and the Cannon Companion this book is really outdated. Some the weapons and stuff in it may not even be useable under 3rd edition rules without some conversion. However, it does have 2 strong suits that I think make it worth picking up if you're into Shadowrun.

First of all, the part at the beginning about what it means to be a mercenary is pretty interesting and potentially very useful as far as role playing goes.

Second, there are pictures of all the gear and vehicles in the book. While the Cannon Companion *does* have listing for all of the weapons in this book (I believe) it's always nice to be able to put a picture to the item.

Be warned though that some of the stuff in this can unbalance your game as most of the weapons are military and very powerful. I'd reccomend keeping it hard for your runners to get ahold of this stuff and keep it very expensive. After all, military grade hardware should not be easy to come by on the street.

It's middling easy to find and you can pick it up for a decent price.


This is an awesome almanac for all Shadowrunners   December 12, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I just recently got this book and though it is a little out of date(about five years)but it is still a great book that has all the weapons, armor, vehicles, cyber and bioware etc. This book also contains a lot of helpful rules for being a full time Merc. Personally this is my favorite book mainly because it contains all of the gear and rules you could ever need. This book contains gear from SRII,Street Samurai Catolouge,and Cyber and Shadowtech.


What you have feared has arrived and is available to PCs   September 19, 1999
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

When one of my players bought this book I thought that it would be a good thing but when I started to read it I was horrified at the way fasa took this book I thought that I was reading a Rifts book and that made me want to head for the hills and find shelter from the end of the world. I think that it was just a book for munchkins and I don't like the idea that shadowrun is moving to the more power less roleplaying end of the spectrum.


some great new equipment   July 25, 1999
Although the stuff in here may be a little to powerful every runner needs at least some action packed runs these things really help mercs and sams get some extra punch and the new rules are good. Just use whatever you like and ignore what you don't


Big Guns!   June 18, 1999
I wouldn't want anything in this book pointed at my player character.

Can we please do something a little more subtle than throwing Insect Spirit Queens, Force 20 Free Spirits, and Juggernauts at the PCs in direct combat? I know if I went up against a Juggernaut, I'd at least want a tank, and tanks are way beyond Shadowrun's game mechanic limits; the lesser (but not by much) weapons found in this book, although pretty cool, do not belong in either PC or Corporate hands. If a Corporation finds itself deploying this sort of stuff its bottom line would sink overnight.