Fields of Fire: A Shadowrun Sourcebook

by Tom Dowd

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.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555602231
• ISBN13: 9781555602239
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: FASA Corp.
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Outdated but Potentially Rewarding

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and 1/3 an essay on how to be a mercenary.As of Shadowrun 3rd edition and the Cannon Companion this book is really outdated.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.

This is an awesome almanac for all Shadowrunners

I just recently got this book and though it is a little out of date(about five years)but it is still a great book that has all the weapons, armor, vehicles, cyber and bioware etc.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

some great new equipment

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

An all around great book.

This book, if nothing else, is one of the best Shadowrun Sourcebooks to just read through. Even if you never ever use any of the fun little toys (although you have to admit the mortars would be a lot of fun to try in ANY run), the information it gives all runners as far as how they should behave is something that will make a GM shudder with joy at the mere thought that his runners could be such professionals. And anyway, it's cheap so ... why not buy it?

An excellent sourcebook; amust have for any Shadowrun gamer.

At it's $15 dollar price, this is one sourcebook to have in hand. Primarily a source for the mercenary archtype, it also contains a catalog for numerous pieces of equipment as well as a section devoted to the essence of being a mercenary, as well as the level of professionalism involved. Great for any gamer in the world of Shadowrun. Also includes extra rules and an index catelog of firearms, cyberware, equipment, and more from 9 different sourcebooks. A truely great buy