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From:	"J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@****.COM>
Subject:	Getting around the NAGA
Date:	Thu, 11 May 1995 10:29:35 -0400

Message no. 1 On Thu, 11 May 1995, Mark Steedman wrote:

> Well as J.D. mentioned there is the small problem of the NAGA (or
> whatever you like to call it). That one might be solveable if it
> would be legal for someone who knows what is in it to put up a
> review' list of 'FASA will cover these topics' Just as long as it
> does not have any details of the contents of the playtest file?
>
> If we can get around the NAGA hitch WITHOUT copyright problems i
> would be interested in this, otherwise it might have to wait.

Yeah, a review should be okay -- I think one was posted to
ShadowRN a while ago, but a repost wouldn't hurt, and it'd get a lot of
people to shut up about it. *grin*
But it'll still have to wait until the current project is
finished -- and my minimum is sixty pages.

> Other note is do enough people use decking enough to make such a
> project worthwhile.

I'd think so, BUT -- there are lots of people who want to
"re-write" the Matrix rules completely (though nobody's come up with
anything which is really better), so the question becomes "are enough
people willing to work within the published Matrix rules to make a
decking-related project happen?"

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From:	Rod Dreher <rodd@***.DGSYS.COM>
Subject:	Re: Getting around the NAGA
Date:	Thu, 11 May 1995 15:24:23 -0400

Message no. 2 > I'd think so, BUT -- there are lots of people who want to
>"re-write" the Matrix rules completely (though nobody's come up with
>anything which is really better), so the question becomes "are enough
>people willing to work within the published Matrix rules to make a
>decking-related project happen?"

From what i've seen, FASA intends to keep the current rules and expand on
them. So, whether we like them or not, we probably should <try> to keep in
them. And, yes, I will participate if we do it.

Rod

From:	Tim Skirvin <tskirvin@***.UIUC.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Getting around the NAGA
Date:	Thu, 11 May 1995 19:28:14 -0500

Message no. 3 One thing to realize here: this is Shadowrun. We don't have to
bother with anything that we don't like...and we can call it part of the
game... <grin>

Here. This isn't a submission for PSI (yet), but it's a draft...
and needs some work, yes.

Uh...oops. Correction. Can't find the thing.

Anyway, in the mean time, let's put it this way...the concept is that
it's all a major conspiracy to make people believe that Psis don't exist.
Who by? The MegaCorps (who don't like the CyberPsi concept getting out), the
world governments (same reason, plus it freaks out the population), most
of the 'runners themselves (they don't know, and think they can explain
everything away...)

The book could then be a Shadow-Shadow document. Even the Neo-A's
officially disclaim this one. I'm personally in the mood to make it a
thesis for a mage, just a little changed...

Comments?

--
Tim Skirvin (tskirvin@****.edu)
"Gentlemen, the screwballs have spoken." -- The Simpsons

From:	"J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@****.COM>
Subject:	Re: Getting around the NAGA
Date:	Thu, 11 May 1995 20:51:58 -0400

Message no. 4 On Thu, 11 May 1995, Tim Skirvin wrote:

> Anyway, in the mean time, let's put it this way...the concept is that
> it's all a major conspiracy to make people believe that Psis don't exist.
> Who by? The MegaCorps (who don't like the CyberPsi concept getting out), the
> world governments (same reason, plus it freaks out the population), most
> of the 'runners themselves (they don't know, and think they can explain
> everything away...)
>
> The book could then be a Shadow-Shadow document. Even the Neo-A's
> officially disclaim this one. I'm personally in the mood to make it a
> thesis for a mage, just a little changed...

Sounds great. I enjoy paranoia in Shadowrun. *grin*

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From:	Guido Ferraro <crs@****.UNITO.IT>
Subject:	Re: Getting around the NAGA
Date:	Sun, 14 May 1995 23:03:47 +0100

Message no. 5 Once upon a time, Mark (Mark Steedman) wrote:
>>
>> Well as J.D. mentioned there is the small problem of the NAGA (or
>> whatever you like to call it). That one might be solveable if it
>> would be legal for someone who knows what is in it to put up a
>> review' list of 'FASA will cover these topics' Just as long as it
>> does not have any details of the contents of the playtest file?
>>
>> If we can get around the NAGA hitch WITHOUT copyright problems i
>> would be interested in this, otherwise it might have to wait.
>

And thus spake J.D. (J.D. Falk):

> Yeah, a review should be okay -- I think one was posted to
> ShadowRN a while ago, but a repost wouldn't hurt, and it'd get a lot of
> people to shut up about it. *grin*
> But it'll still have to wait until the current project is
> finished -- and my minimum is sixty pages.

Yes, it would be interesting to see that review. I've some ideas on my
own, but I'd prefer knowing what FASA has done and what _not_, even if
I would love to release the Exploding Point Technique (courtesy of Mr.
Ryouga Hibiki & Takahashi-sama) adept power and such stuff, but until
we get something to evaluate, I'll wait.

And... sixty pages, J.D. ? I guess we have some work to do... :)

Catch ya later, chummerinos.

--Gillian
crs@*****.cisi.unito.it

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