"Running the shadows is messy, fast, and unforgiving. Your tabletop tools should be just as sharp."
We are proud to announce the official release of SR5 Aid Helpers (v0.3.0) for Shadowrun 5th Edition on Foundry VTT!
After extensive internal testing, the suite is ready for prime time. SR5 Aid Helpers is built from the ground up to turn the crunchiest, most rules-intensive moments of Shadowrun into fast, cinematic, and interactive tabletop moments.
Explore interactive deep-dives, developer notes, and guides on our official hub:
🌐 shadowplays.de/module/sr5-aid-helpers
Turn high-speed pursuit into a movie-worthy tactical showdown with a dedicated ApplicationV2 chase dashboard:
- Interactive Range Track: Visual carets map distance categories (Short, Medium, Long, Extreme) in real time across multiple simultaneous pursuits.
- Maneuvers & Hazard Navigation: Execute Catch Up, Break Away, Ramming, and Cut-Off maneuvers with environmental handling caps, speed thresholds, and crash hazards.
- Live Player Sockets: Dispatch real-time roll requests directly to your players' screens. Drivers roll their own native defense on their own machine, instantly syncing results back to the GM's chase board.
No more headache-inducing geometry when a grenade detonates in a tight hallway or elevator: - Raytraced Blast Waves: Bounces shockwaves off scene walls, floors, and ceilings until kinetic energy dissipates or barriers give way. - Physical Shockwaves & Throwing: Computes net incident pressure (kPa), hurls tokens along blast trajectories, destroys breached scene walls, knocks targets prone, and inflicts acoustic ear ruptures.
Experience true tabletop immersion where every roll belongs to the runner: - Native System Test Engine: Taps directly into Shadowrun 5e's core dice mechanics—use Edge (Push the Limit or Second Chance), observe mental/physical limits, compute wound penalties, and watch 3D dice roll on screen. - Interactive Roll Prompt Cards: Post chat cards with one-click roll buttons that let players roll for their own characters when dodging shrapnel or making perception sweeps. - Operational Security: Switch seamlessly between Public, Whisper to GM (Private), Blind GM, and Self Roll modes, with secret scanner intel tucked safely inside collapsible GM-only panels.
Full tactical support for life before, during, and after the run: - Cyberware Scanners & Fake SIN Validation: Quick-scan security checkpoints with rated millimeter-wave detection, cyberware categorization, and identity verification. - Black-Market Procurement: Negotiate gear availability, leverage fixer Loyalty & Connection, bribe with Nuyen for priority delivery, and fence hot loot. - Natural Recovery & Addiction Management: Automated healing timelines for physical/stun tracks, plus physiological and psychological addiction tests.
Every tool, card, prompt button, and dialog is fully localized in English and German (Deutsch).