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Shadowrun: History, Measurement & Science

Shadowrun is a science fantasy tabletop role-playing game set in an alternate future in which cybernetics, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy, and crime, with occasional elements of conspiracy, horror, and detective fiction. From its inception in 1989, it has spawned a franchise that includes a series of…

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Shadowrun topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Measurement and Science as prominent areas in the source structure around Shadowrun.

Related topics
140
Source areas
9
Connected nodes
149
Extracted relationships
242
Concept neighborhoods
28
Bridge connections
149

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Fictional universe · 45 topics
Video games · 26 topics
Overview · 20 topics
Reception · 20 topics
Influences and links · 11 topics
Publication history · 11 topics
Other reviews and commentary · 4 topics
System · 2 topics
Novels · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Designers
Robert N. Charrette · Paul Hume · Tom Dowd · L. Ross Babcock III · Sam Lewis
Genres
Science fantasy
Publication
1989; 37 years ago (1989) · 1992 (second edition) · 1998 (third edition) · 2005 (fourth edition) · 2009 (20th anniversary)
Publishers
FASA · Fantasy Productions · Catalyst Game Labs
Systems
Custom

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Publication history

Fictional universe

System

Influences and links

Novels

Video games

Reception

Other reviews and commentary

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Shadowrun connects Entity context

The extracted context around Shadowrun shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Shadowrun → An, Approximately, April, As, Assassin, August, Beam Software, BlueSky Software, Boston Lockdown, Director's Cut, Director’s Cut, Dragonfall, Eight, Extended Edition, FASA Interactive, FASA Interactive Technologies, FASA Studios, Games, Group SNE, Harebrained Schemes Another extracted example is Shadowrun → Aztec, Coe's The Maya, Consciousness, December, Earth, Earthdawn, Fifth World, Fourth World, Frank Waters's, Gibson, Maya, Mesoamerican Long Count, Mexico Mystique, Michael, Neuromancer, Sixth World, Such, Sun, The, The Coming Sixth World. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Shadowrun

Top relations

related to Video games · 53
Shadowrun → An, Approximately, April, As, Assassin, August, Beam Software, BlueSky Software, Boston Lockdown, Director's Cut, Director’s Cut, Dragonfall, Eight, Extended Edition, FASA Interactive, FASA Interactive Technologies, FASA Studios, Games, Group SNE, Harebrained Schemes
related to Influences and links · 23
Shadowrun → Aztec, Coe's The Maya, Consciousness, December, Earth, Earthdawn, Fifth World, Fourth World, Frank Waters's, Gibson, Maya, Mesoamerican Long Count, Mexico Mystique, Michael, Neuromancer, Sixth World, Such, Sun, The, The Coming Sixth World
related to history · 21
Shadowrun → August, Catalyst Game Labs, December, Fantasy Productions, FASA, FASA Interactive, German, InMediaRes Productions, July, June, Microsoft, Origins Game Fair, PDF, RPG, RPGs, Shadowrun Duels, Shadowrun IP, Since, Topps, Two
related to Awards · 20
Shadowrun → Adventure, Anniversary Edition, Best Game, Best Graphic Presentation, Best Interior Art, Best Product, Best Production Values, Best Roleplaying Rules, Best Rules, Chrome, ENnie Awards, ENnies, In, Origins Award, Origins Awards, Roleplaying Game, Spells, Supplement, The, The Shadowrun
related to Novels · 20
Shadowrun → Another, Barnes, Catalyst, Catalyst Game Labs, Chrome, Classic BattleTech, FASA, FASA's, In, MechWarrior, Neat, New American Library, Noble, Roc, Russell Zimmerman, Six, Spells, The, Winter, WizKids
related to Fictional universe · 17
Shadowrun → Canada, Ghost Dance, Goblinized, In, In North America, Large, Matrix, Megacorporations, Mesoamerican Long Count, Native American Nations, Seattle, Sixth World, Technological, The, The Computer Crash, They, When
related to The corporations · 17
Shadowrun → AA, AA-rated, AAA, AAA-rated, All AAA-rated, Because, Corporate, Corporate Court, In Shadowrun, Megacorporations, Most, SIN, System Identification Number, The, The AAA, These, They
related to Reception · 16
Shadowrun → Despite, Dragons, Dungeons, French, Games International, He, I've, In, Issue, Lee Brimmicombe-Wood, October, September, Stephan Wieck, The, To, White Wolf
related to Races · 13
Shadowrun → Additionally, Characters, Halley's Comet, HMHVV, Human Meta-Human Vampiric Virus, In, Later, Most, Such, The, Two, UGE, Unexplained Genetic Expression
Designers · 7
Shadowrun → Dave Wylie, L. Ross Babcock III, Mike Mulvihill, Paul Hume, Robert N. Charrette, Sam Lewis, Tom Dowd

Important terminology

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Important terminology

game edition world magic also dice system called games novels karma fasa second characters matrix character fantasy new control players

Shadowrun relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 242 structured relationships around Shadowrun. Examples in this analysis include Shadowrun → Designers → Robert N. Charrette and Shadowrun → Designers → Paul Hume. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ShadowrunDesignersRobert N. Charrette1.00infobox
ShadowrunDesignersPaul Hume1.00infobox
ShadowrunDesignersTom Dowd1.00infobox
ShadowrunDesignersL. Ross Babcock III1.00infobox
ShadowrunDesignersSam Lewis1.00infobox
ShadowrunDesignersDave Wylie1.00infobox
ShadowrunDesignersMike Mulvihill1.00infobox
ShadowrunGenresScience fantasy1.00infobox
ShadowrunPublication1989; 37 years ago (1989)1.00infobox
ShadowrunPublication1992 (second edition)1.00infobox
ShadowrunPublication1998 (third edition)1.00infobox
ShadowrunPublication2005 (fourth edition)1.00infobox
ShadowrunPublication2009 (20th anniversary)1.00infobox
ShadowrunPublication2013 (fifth edition) 2016 (Shadowrun Anarchy)1.00infobox
ShadowrunPublication2019 (Sixth World)1.00infobox
ShadowrunPublishersFASA1.00infobox
ShadowrunPublishersFantasy Productions1.00infobox
ShadowrunPublishersCatalyst Game Labs1.00infobox
ShadowrunSystemsCustom1.00infobox
Shadowrunis ascience fantasy tabletop role-playing game set in an alternate future in which cybernetics0.90text
Shadowrunis avery visual game system0.90text
Shadowrunis afuture0.90text
Shadowrunis agame with a heart0.90text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Shadowrun bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include World, Released and System. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • tabletop role-playing game
    • Video
    • Games
    • Shadowrun
    • Edition
    • Game
    • Role-playing
    • Rules
    • Setting
    • Second
    • System
    • Set
    • Magic
  • magic
    • World
    • Called
    • System
    • Power
    • Games
    • Edition
    • Cyberpunk
    • Shadowrun
    • Also
    • Corporate
    • Set
    • Magical
  • catalyst game labs
    • Shadowrun
    • Edition
    • Role-playing
    • Second
    • Games
    • Video
    • System
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    • Magic
    • Fasa
    • Published
  • origins game fair
    • Shadowrun
    • Edition
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    • Video
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    • Games
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  • games for windows – live
    • Role-playing
    • Video
    • Novels
    • System
    • Shadowrun
    • Rules
    • Setting
    • Edition
    • Fasa
    • Magic
    • Use
    • Players
  • role-playing video game
    • Role-playing
    • Video
    • Games
    • Shadowrun
    • Novels
    • Edition
    • Game
    • Rules
    • Setting
    • Second
    • System
    • Set

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Shadowrun, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Shadowrun with Fictional universe. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
ShadowrunFictional universe · splits 104 ⟂ 46
ShadowrunVideo games · splits 123 ⟂ 27
ShadowrunOverview · splits 129 ⟂ 21
ShadowrunReception · splits 129 ⟂ 21
ShadowrunPublication history · splits 138 ⟂ 12
ShadowrunInfluences and links · splits 138 ⟂ 12
ShadowrunOther reviews and commentary · splits 145 ⟂ 5
ShadowrunSystem · splits 147 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Shadowrun

Nodes150
Edges149
Triples242
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013333
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Shadowrun to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Measurement & Science, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Shadowrun · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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