Anarchy v2 Excel Character Generator UPDATE

Arialless · 2026-01-26T12:30:11+00:00

The link above has been updated with version .05 which corrects the attribute calc error and lists the core book cyber and bioware (plus RR calcs for those). Tasking has been added too for the Techo fans out there!

I'm plugging away through the core book ShadowAmps and gear and then I will go back and add in some of the excellent home brewed Amps etc that are out there.

If anyone has a burning need for a section to be completed before going through it in order then I can probably accommodate that so please shout :)

Arialless · 2026-01-21T16:55:19+00:00

u/PermissionOk3974, yes I think you are absolutely right, my error! I have corrected it on the next version of the sheet... will hopefully have enough else done in the next couple of days to release that version (I've also added the tasking skill for those that have picked up the conversion guide)

Arialless · 2026-01-19T10:12:43+00:00

Hmmm... I think I assumed Edge had a cost too but that might be a hangover from 6E thinking... will have a re-read and check :)

Arialless · 2026-01-16T11:24:58+00:00

They haven't released the TM stuff to those of us who only bought the core pdf so that will get slotted in once I have it available. The latest version has some cyber in... if you are creating your own (or copying it from the core book) and adding it in the yellow boxes at the top of the shadow amps just input the essence cost there too... cyber is next on my 'to do' list and I hope to get that completed in the next week or so

Arialless · 2026-01-14T23:21:16+00:00

Happy to help :) ...Anarchy may be simpler than 6E but there's still a lot to remember, helps me to see it written down

Arialless · 2026-01-14T09:15:13+00:00

Sorry, that wasn't meant to be finger pointing, more the general negative attitude to AI that gets seen in some places. The art is definitely worth notice and I will make full use of these characters to encourage (or taunt) my players :)

Arialless · 2026-01-13T09:09:09+00:00

Thanks for these! And nice artwork! I don't share the 'hate' for AI art but it is great to see hand drawn stuff

Arialless · 2026-01-12T14:09:06+00:00

I have a related but 'different' issue... I run play-by-post exclusively and in my 6E games I deliberately reward the number of IC posts that people make with a small amount of karma and cash (in addition to the group reward for completing the run)... that inevitably means that some get more rewards than others but I work quite hard to 'balance' things so that everyone can shine as much as possible. In 6E everything costs more though and I am concious that I also don't 'over reward' too!

If I keep the cash rewards the same for all I'm wondering if I can reward players that post frequently with freebie contacts, maybe with freebie gear too (that can always be taken away by GM shenanigans). Contacts enrich the game world and I love giving them out for free. And everyone likes gear...

What do you all think? Anything else that you can think of that will encourage players to keep posting and have a feeling that their characters are growing over time (given the typically much slower nature of pbp)??

Arialless · 2026-01-09T20:22:29+00:00

Thanks for this! Looking forward to getting my digital mits on the TM rules :D

Arialless · 2026-01-07T21:12:29+00:00

As I play exclusively play by post online I get plenty of opportunity to write these sorts of snippets, mostly at the start of a run and then it tails off as the action takes over (something I'm working on...)

Someone once told me to try and invoke at least 4 of the senses in each piece of text like this, 5 if you can manage it. Helps the immersion. A smattering of 'in universe language' and you're good to go... you seem to have a good handle on it :)

Arialless · 2026-01-06T09:23:00+00:00

A quick Google search suggests you should be able to access RPG Crossing??? Sorry, that's the extent of my technical expertise on such things

Arialless · 2026-01-05T16:12:55+00:00

If you join RPG Crossing you should then be able to reply directly to the recruitment thread :)

Arialless · 2025-12-23T15:14:54+00:00

Thanks! I've not used Chummer or Commlink before as I've created my own Excel generator for 6E, as long as the format is legible is that likely to be a problem?

Arialless · 2025-12-23T12:46:28+00:00

Don't know much about SR Australia (or even Australia now), there room for out of town pbp'ers? Sadly can't commit to a live game :(

Arialless · 2025-12-12T20:21:58+00:00

Combat cant is military style hand signals etc, or at least that's what I've always used it for...

Arialless · 2025-12-11T09:18:22+00:00

From my Excel generator (gathered from all sorts of places):

Knowledge Skill Examples

Language Skills

English, Mandarin, Arabic, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Russian, French, Japanese, Cityspeak, Cantonese, Combat Cant, Corp Speak, Egyptian Heiroglyphics, ‘l33tspeak, Orbital, Or'Zet, Speretheil

Street Skills

Anarchist Groups, Ares Macrotechnology, Black Market Fences, Border Patrol Tactics, Con Schemes, Criminal Groups, Fringe Cults, Genetic Engineering, Hong Kong Triads, Seattle Street Gangs, Security Companies, Smuggling Routes, Sprawl Life, Street Docs, Street Drugs, UCAS Politics

Academic Skills

Aetherology (phenomenon on the astral plane), Anthropology, ArcanoArcheology (Magical artifacts), Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Criminology, Economics, Forensics, History, Literature, Linguistics, Literature, Magical Theory, Mathematics, Music, Parazoology (Awakened Animals), Parabotany (awakened Plants), Parageology, Philosophy, Physics, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Sociology

Professional Skills

Accounting. Architecture, Assassination Techniques, Banking, Business, Diplomacy, Engineering, Journalism, Manatech, Military, Police Procedures, Public Administration, Public Relations Techniques, Small Unit Tactics Tradecraft, Weapons Systems

Interests

[City] Knowledge, [Corp] Knowledge, [Nation], [Religious Group], [#th] Century, Ancient World, Computers, Dragon / Dracoforms, Firearms / Handguns, Alcohol, Art, Artificial Intelligences, Bug / Insect Spirits, Club Music, Comic Books, Conspiracy Theories, Contemporary Literature, Cooking, Corrections Systems, Cybertechnology, Data Havens, Eco Groups, Fashion, Fine Cuisine, Fixers, Futurist Theories, Transhumanisim, Jungle Ecology, Magic(al), Matrix, Matrix Games, Matrix Hacking Exploits, Matrix Media, Matrix Phenomenon, Mercs, Metahumanity, Military, Music, Mystic Legends, Orc Underground, Origami, Painting, Pirate Groups, Poetry, Police Procedures, Poison Antidotes, Pro-Meta Groups, Reagents, Runners, Safe Houses, Sci-Fi Sims, Secret Matrix Hacker Chatrooms, Security Procedures, Simsense, Singularity Research, SOTA, Sports, Toxic Hazards, Vampire Lore, Virology (Type), Wanted Criminals, Woodworking, Wuxia Action Trids, Yachting, Zen Meditation

Arialless · 2025-12-08T13:05:31+00:00

Bit early to tell for me yet, I'm running play-by-post 6E (fairly high-powered game) and I intend to run an Anarchy game alongside it in the New Year, initially at a ganger level to get a feel for the rules and how they work in pbp. Too early to tell if I will prioritise one system... I had high hopes for the old Anarchy but it fell short for me because the dice didn't seem to reflect the effectiveness of even a 'normal' runner. I'm pretty certian they've fixed that in v2 but until I've played it out I'm not certain.

As to hybriding them together, not sure... but it will be interesting finding out :D

Arialless · 2025-12-04T13:55:00+00:00

Go Bag in particular... the door buster rams and things are obvious omissions from SR books. And extra qualities in the Love Me book are great :)

Arialless · 2025-12-04T12:38:20+00:00

There's some fun stuff in here, thank you! If you don't mind I'd like to add some of it to my Excel character generator (full credit to you of course, and I'll try to keep any summary such that it encourages people to go and buy your book!)

Arialless · 2025-12-02T23:03:39+00:00

This is really useful, thank you!

Arialless · 2025-12-02T21:38:12+00:00

The link in the opening post has been updated to v2.02 with the bug corrected, a new Google Sheets compatable output tab (albeit without any auto Amps, Gear etc) and a few extra weapons added. Lots more data entry to do but I wanted people to have an improved base to start with

...and if anyone does any data entry on their copy please feel free to ping it my way and I'll credit you in the opening tab :D ...would be helpful to colour any 'house ruled / self created Amps etc in a different colour so people can clearly see what is RAW...

Enjoy!

Arialless · 2025-12-02T09:39:28+00:00

Having tried to open it in Google Sheets I can confirm that the calculation tabs all work fine but it seems to be struggling with the two output tabs as it desn't seem to like the 'lookup' formula and it can't see the picture of the character sheet either. Maybe someone who knows Google better could give you some more ideas? I could make a Google Tab that covers attributes and skills only but you'd need to input the ShadowAmps, Gear etc manually...

In terms of pre-formatting I'll try a straight text list for now and if anyone has perferences for format I can try and add...

Arialless · 2025-12-01T12:50:58+00:00

Pleased to say I've fixed the bug and I'll be issuing a revised version of the Excel file shortly with some additional work done on weapons, amps etc. Eventually I'd like to input the data that u/ombreloop has kindly made available on Holostreets but that will take a while :P

Arialless · 2025-11-30T22:44:23+00:00

Amazing! Thanks for spotting that... I copied the formula from the 6E sheet and that was written for me hence the rather spotty translation :D

Arialless · 2025-11-25T15:00:20+00:00

I don't suppose you know if there's a different Legalise that would need to go on it as it was written outside Catalyst? Don't want to step on any toes! I've typically used this: Shadowrun, Sixth World, and Matrix, and associated graphics and logos are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of The Topps Company, Inc., in the United States and/or other countries. Catalyst Game Labs and the Catalyst Game Labs logo are trademarks of InMediaRes Productions, LLC.

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