In conjunction with a good friend of mine, we decided to write a cyberpunk thriller story using the already created tabletop-RPG world of Shadowrun. How would it be written? Through a way that might never have been done before--via an online, Discord-based RPG game. The plan was to gather the characters, collect them on Discord, explain the world and rules and ideas, have them create their characters according to the Shadowrun official character sheets, then present them with the plot of the story, one piece at a time. The reactions of the characters, their dialogue, their creativity would then be translated into fiction and shared chapter by chapter on the Wattpad main profile. Everyone participating would be credited in an acknowledgments page.
The first plot is plotted, and the main quest sketched out. Dozens of other missions are available for later books, short stories, one-offs, or practice missions.
These are the Runners, and this is their story.
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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