Fields of Fire (Shadowrun, No. 7114) [Paperback]

Tom Dowd (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1994 | Series: Shadowrun

The streets are a violence place, as dangerous as any battlefield. And the lessons men and women learn on those fields of fire can save their reputations - and their lives - in any combat situation. Fields of Fire is the mercenary sourcebook for Shadowrun. Information on how to act like a professional merc, and pages of new weapons, support gear, and optional combat-rules clarifications and expansions make this book something no merc, or runner, should live without. Fields of Fire is a sourcebook for Shadowrun, second edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: FASA Corp. (April 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555602231
• ISBN-13: 978-1555602239
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,464,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an awesome almanac for all Shadowrunners, December 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fields of Fire (Shadowrun, No. 7114) (Paperback)

I just recently got this book and though it is a little out of date(about five years)but it is still a great book that has all the weapons, armor, vehicles, cyber and bioware etc.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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Outdated but Potentially Rewarding, October 29, 2003

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"orporg5" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fields of Fire (Shadowrun, No. 7114) (Paperback)

Fields of Fire was originally the 2nd weapons expansion for Shadowrun. It was mostly the mercenary sourcebook and was 1/3 new stuff, 1/3 new rules, and 1/3 an essay on how to be a mercenary.

As of Shadowrun 3rd edition and the Cannon Companion this book is really outdated.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.

4.0 out of 5 stars some great new equipment, July 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fields of Fire (Shadowrun, No. 7114) (Paperback)

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