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Message no. 1
From: bborich@***.COM
Subject: Australia feedback
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 18:58:57 -0700
According to what I could find/recall, both Paul (Hume) and
Tom (Dowd) view Australia as basicly a toxic mess.
The reasoning is that because of the aculturation of the
aborigines, and the loss of their traditions, there were not enough
shamans left who could control the magic (hence the mana storms, I
think some places also had high background counts).
The parts that are settled in Australia are basically
relegated to the coastal areas. Central Australia is a wasteland
and dangerous.

The excuse behind part of the reasoning is that they needed
an example of a toxic wasteland (and I guess Australia lost).

In the Australian sourcebook there are supposed to be some
references/details about New Zealand.

And whoever got the contract most have fudged up severely,
because the contract was supposed to be let out in/about August 93.


Some quick comments:

I can see the fight between Australia/Indonesia, I don't see
any alliance/relationship worth talking about with India (which
probably fractionalized into a series of smaller nations). If
anything maybe a compromise between the Filipinos who are
population (and I think magically) heavy and Australian tech. The
other possibility might be the Japanese.
Message no. 2
From: Marty <s457033@*******.GU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Australia feedback
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 11:22:16 +1000
> According to what I could find/recall, both Paul (Hume) and
> Tom (Dowd) view Australia as basicly a toxic mess.
> The reasoning is that because of the aculturation of the
> aborigines, and the loss of their traditions, there were not enough
> shamans left who could control the magic (hence the mana storms, I
> think some places also had high background counts).
> The parts that are settled in Australia are basically
> relegated to the coastal areas. Central Australia is a wasteland
> and dangerous.
>
> The excuse behind part of the reasoning is that they needed
> an example of a toxic wasteland (and I guess Australia lost).
>
Not in our world, thankyou; Most of us wnat to play at least one
camapaign in Australia.... at least we'd have a feel for the place. And
if the outback is inaccessible, then that leaves bugger all of interest
(most of Australia is bush)

I guess they thought they could get away with turning my homland into a
dump, but they were wrong (cocking the pump-action shotgun)

Hey, why should austrlia be any more toxic than the rest of the
world, anyway?? We don't have the heavy industry to do it. If that's the
case, then ALL of Europe should be toxified.

> I can see the fight between Australia/Indonesia, I don't see
> any alliance/relationship worth talking about with India (which
> probably fractionalized into a series of smaller nations). If
> anything maybe a compromise between the Filipinos who are
> population (and I think magically) heavy and Australian tech. The
> other possibility might be the Japanese.
>
The Japanese nation is a puppet of the megacorps... personally I don't
want Australia to be another CFS.... but it's up to everyone else I guess.

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