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Message no. 1
From: Bruce <gyro@********.CO.ZA>
Subject: Welcome to our world
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 14:08:49 +0200
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Greets

We live (once a week in my case) in a world that only be described as =
dark. Hunted as much as hunter, we live on the Edge, never knowing what =
the next day may bring. We are familiar with all the cons, from the old =
tricks in the book to the latest bleeding edge technologies designed to =
seperate fools from their cash, data or vital fluids. We know the =
streets, the other hustlers, the pimps, the whores, the junkies, =
mobsters, hackers, enforcers, wheeelers, dealers and stealers. We see =
how the world really works, from the cracks in the supercrete we observe =
the daily ruthless expoitation of the common man and womyn. Everyone is =
equally to blame, from the Megacorps to the Government, from the =
street-trash to the sim-stars. It's an ugly picture, painted in the =
bodily fluids of the millions that make up the cogs of the machine. Our =
mission is to get in, get the juice and get the heck out with our tails =
intact.

But enuff rambling.

The one thing that, for me, has always been lacking in published =
roleplay material has been a real hard look at what it means to be out =
on the streets. We read great fiction pieces (unauthorised of course) by =
the likes of Shopcano, giving us that hard look. We hear about campaigns =
and game sessions where the players are confronted by the harsher =
realities of the fantasy world we share. I want a book that helps others =
into this version of our common world.

People like joygirls and feral homeless kids, locations like strip-clubs =
and mahjong parlors, opium dens and chop-shops. Lets face it, we have =
enuff guns in all the published and un-authorised books to start a war =
with just one copy of each weapon.

Being a new-comer to this list, I am not too sure of how you guys go =
about putting a book together, but I have some ideas. I really do NOT =
want to step on any toes n the process of suggesting this, ( Mr Jury, =
Gurth... tonsa respect.. you guys know the score) but I think itsa =
pretty grooovy concept.

Thanks for listening and please turn those flamethrowers down to light =
'n crispy before hitting the reply button.

Outties

BRUCE <gyro@********.co.za>

Yo soy un disco quebrado
Yo tengo chicle en cerebro


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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Greets</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>We live (once a week in my case) in a world that =
only be
described as dark. Hunted as much as hunter, we live on the Edge, never =
knowing
what the next day may bring. We are familiar with all the cons, from the =
old
tricks in the book to the latest bleeding edge technologies designed to =
seperate
fools from their cash, data or vital fluids. We know the streets, the =
other
hustlers, the pimps, the whores, the junkies, mobsters, hackers, =
enforcers,
wheeelers, dealers and stealers. We see how the world really works, from =
the
cracks in the supercrete we observe the daily ruthless expoitation of =
the common
man and womyn. Everyone is equally to blame, from the Megacorps to the
Government, from the street-trash to the sim-stars. It's an ugly =
picture,
painted in the bodily fluids of the millions that make up the cogs of =
the
machine. Our mission is to get in, get the juice and get the heck out =
with our
tails intact.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>But enuff
rambling.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The one thing that, for me, has always been lacking =
in
published roleplay material has been a real hard look at what it means =
to be out
on the streets. We read great fiction pieces (unauthorised of course) by =
the
likes of Shopcano, giving us that hard look. We hear about campaigns and =
game
sessions where the players are confronted by the harsher realities of =
the
fantasy world we share. I want a book that helps others into this =
version of our
common world.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>People like joygirls and feral homeless kids, =
locations like
strip-clubs and mahjong parlors, opium dens and chop-shops. Lets face =
it, we
have enuff guns in all the published and un-authorised books to start a =
war with
just one copy of each weapon. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Being a new-comer to this list, I am not too sure of =
how you
guys go about putting a book together, but I have some ideas. I really =
do NOT
want to step on any toes n the process of suggesting this, </FONT><FONT =
size=2>(
Mr Jury, Gurth... tonsa respect.. you guys know the score) but I think =
itsa
pretty grooovy concept.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks for listening and please turn those =
flamethrowers down
to light 'n crispy before hitting the reply button.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Outties</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>BRUCE &lt;<A
href="mailto:gyro@********.co.za">gyro@********.co.za</A>&gt;</FONT></D=
IV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Yo soy un disco quebrado<BR>Yo
tengo =
chicle en
cerebro<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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Message no. 2
From: Andrew K <nietzche_2k@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Welcome to our world
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1998 00:16:18 -0700
> People like joygirls and feral homeless kids, locations like
strip-clubs and mahjong parlors, opium dens and chop-shops. Lets face
it, we have enuff guns in all the published and un-authorised books to
start a war with just one copy of each weapon.

A good source for ideas, at least (forgive me if this is taboo, folks)
would be Destiny's Price, for White Wolf's Mage system. A good look
at what you are talking about in terms of kinds of gangs, behaviors,
and so on. Captures the gritty feel real well.

BTW, your reply-to is overriding the NERPS address.


==
Andrew K.

Are you an 'F' Student? Are you a criminal? Runyon College wamts you!


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