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But I'm a nice guy, so I'll let it in :-)
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Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 13:34:40 -0600
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Dwayne Baker <dabaker@***.EDU>
Subject: Character: Mr. Finaish
CHARACTER
Mr.Finaish
B-04
--------
Mr. Finaish is a fixer working as the Head of Academic Purchasing
at SSECCa Technical Academy (for more info see sprawl of same). He
specializes in the supplying of personnel for all your shadow needs.
Mr. Finaish can readily get most any equipment, bioware, cyberware
(including alpha grade) that a student who is contracted under him
needs or desires. Mr. Finaish supplies personnel through manipulation
of students within the SSECCa to become shadowpersons. Mr. Finaish is
also the head of the colleges paintball war club. The clubs teams
personnel are chosen after auditions and almost always exclude non-contract
persons. The 5 to 8 five person teams compete against one another in
various environments including: barrens, urban, and woodland. With most
time spent on urban combat. Mr. Finaish is generally willing to supply
"graduates" with equipment as any other fixer would but rarely supplies
"non-graduates".
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--- "Guns are strange things. --- In Fellowship of the Shadows ---
--- They don't make a bigger man, --- Dwayne Baker, aka. Umi ---
--- just a bigger fool." Don Baker --- dabaker@***.edu ---
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Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 13:52:14 -0600
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Dwayne Baker <dabaker@***.EDU>
Subject: Character: Dr. Elenbright
CHARACTER
Dr. Elenbright
B-04
--------
Dr. Elenbright is the head of psychological studies at SSECCa Technical
Academy (see sprawl of the same for more info). Dr. Elenbright spends
most of her time interviewing students and producing psychriatic profiles
of them for their permanent records. This information and Dr. Elenbright's
skills are used to convince the best and brightest at SSECCa that they
are oppressed by government and corporations and that they (the students)
desire to fight this by running the shadows. Dr. Elenbright's
co-conspirators are Mr. Finaish, Coach Cackrin, Dr. Reaves, Dr. Eizenreich,
and Dr. Lientze. Dr. Elenbright is a Highly Charismatic (10) elf.
--
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--- "Guns are strange things. --- In Fellowship of the Shadows ---
--- They don't make a bigger man, --- Dwayne Baker, aka. Umi ---
--- just a bigger fool." Don Baker --- dabaker@***.edu ---
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Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 14:06:01 -0600
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Dwayne Baker <dabaker@***.EDU>
Subject: Character: Dr. Reaves
CHARACTER
Dr. Reaves
B-04
--------
Dr. Reaves is the head of vehicular technologies dept. at SSECCa Technical
Academy (for more info see sprawl of same). Dr. Reaves analizes the
students within his department to search for the most gifted of drivers
and mechanics. Students accelling in both of these are recommended to
Mr. Finaish as possible contract personnel. A special club builds and
modifies vehicles for non-standard operations. The members of this club
are chosen by Dr. Reaves and include only contract personnel. The club
often modify vehicles upon reccomendation of Mr. Finaish. Once monthly
the club try out thier modifications by running the roads at night while
the go-gangs are out. Dr. Reaves co-conspirators are Mr. Finaish, Dr.
Elenbright, Dr. Eizenreich, Dr. Lientze, and Coach Cackrin.
--
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--- "Guns are strange things. --- In Fellowship of the Shadows ---
--- They don't make a bigger man, --- Dwayne Baker, aka. Umi ---
--- just a bigger fool." Don Baker --- dabaker@***.edu ---
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Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 14:22:12 -0600
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Dwayne Baker <dabaker@***.EDU>
Subject: Character: Dr. Einzenreich
CHARACTER
Dr. Eizenreich
B-04
--------
Dr. Eizenreich is the head of Thaumaturgical Studies at SSECCa Technical
Academy (see Sprawl of same for more info). The slightly corupt Dr. Eizenreich
searches the students of his department for the most talented to
reccommend them for contract to Mr. Finaish. If accepted Dr. Eizenreich
uses manipulative magic while Dr. Elenbright uses psychology to
convince students of their desire to run the shadows. Dr. Eizenreich
is a 5th level initiate of the hermetic tradition. Dr. Eizenreich's
co-conspirators are Mr. Finaish, Dr. Elenbright, Dr. Reaves, Dr. Lientze,
and Coach Cackrin. Dr Eizenriech is upset that rummor has it that Mr. Finaish
and Dr. Elenbright are lovers (Dr. Eizenreich lusts after Dr. Elenbright).
--
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--- "Guns are strange things. --- In Fellowship of the Shadows ---
--- They don't make a bigger man, --- Dwayne Baker, aka. Umi ---
--- just a bigger fool." Don Baker --- dabaker@***.edu ---
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Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 14:32:27 -0600
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Dwayne Baker <dabaker@***.EDU>
Subject: Character: Coach Cackrin
CHARACTER
Coach Cackrin
B-04
--------
Coach Cackrin is the director of the athletics department at SSECCa Technical
Academy (see Sprawl of same for more info). Coach Cackrin spends most of
his time teaching classes. Within this time he is really searching for the
gifted warriors. Coach Cakrin teaches advanced courses in: Archery, Firearms,
Self defense through Martial arts (armed and unarmed versions), and is
personally in charge of javelin and diskus. He reiceves regular progress
reports from the other coaches and reccomends the best for contract to
Mr. Finaish. Coach Cackrin is a 3nd level initiate Phys Ad.
--
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--- "Guns are strange things. --- In Fellowship of the Shadows ---
--- They don't make a bigger man, --- Dwayne Baker, aka. Umi ---
--- just a bigger fool." Don Baker --- dabaker@***.edu ---
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Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 14:46:07 -0600
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Dwayne Baker <dabaker@***.EDU>
Subject: Character: Dr. Lientze
CHARACTER
Dr. Lientze
B-04
--------
Dr. Lientze is the head of the computer science dept. of SSECCa Technical
Academy (see sprawl of same for more info). Dr. lientze spends 6+ hours a
day in the matrix. He examines all of SECCa's student records to find the
best and brightest. He also teaches unofficial classes is computer hacking
in the colleges mini matrix. The real matrix is accessible via satelite uplink
or direct acess through the mini matrix. Any student Dr. Lientze considers
exceptional is reccommended to Mr. Finaish for contract. Dr. Lientze's
co-conspirators are Mr. Finaish, Dr. Elenbright, Dr. Reaves, Dr. Eizenreich,
and Coach Cackrin.
--
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--- "Guns are strange things. --- In Fellowship of the Shadows ---
--- They don't make a bigger man, --- Dwayne Baker, aka. Umi ---
--- just a bigger fool." Don Baker --- dabaker@***.edu ---
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Date: Sat, 16 Apr 1994 15:15:53 -0600
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Dwayne Baker <dabaker@***.EDU>
Subject: PLOT: I Want My Son Back!
Comments: To: nerps%heran.BITNET@*******.missouri.edu
PLOT
I Want My Son Back!
B-04
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Mr Johnson a vice president of public relations for Knight Errant
(or LoneStar if the players need a legal out); contacts the runners to
locate and retrieve his son. Mr Johnson explains that his son had decided
to go to SSECCa Technical Academy and after some discussion Mr. Johnson
had agreed to the school. His son was doing extremely well there and had
an ideal GPA despite his wide ranged involvement in athletics, vehiclular
technologies and computers during his first semester. During his second
semester he started not being at his dorm, withdrawn from society despite
his continued school involvement. Things got worse over the next to
years when he graduated I didn't even find out untill a month later.
Recently I was running some things on the computer ran a trace on my son's
SIN and got a message that no such SIN exists.
MJ- " I WANT MY SON BACK!! I don't care what you do or who you kill.
Just bring him back!"
GM Notes: Mr. Johnson's son is still working through the SSECCa Technical
Academy & Mr. Finaish. Remmember that Mr. Finaish Can call on
25 - 40 students to repell the runners. These students are mostly
half trained partially cybered individuals.
Reccommended Materials: SPRAWL: SSECCa Technical Academy
CHARACTER: Mr. Finaish
CHARACTER: Dr. Elenbright
CHARACTER: Coach Cackrin
CHARACTER: Dr. Lientze
CHARACTER: Dr. Reaves
CHARACTER: Dr. Eizenreich
--------
There you go Hayden.
That's it for me
Sorry about the latenesss of them.
Gummy Bears in the Mail When I have some Left <<HaHaHa,fat chance>> :)
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--- "Guns are strange things. --- In Fellowship of the Shadows ---
--- They don't make a bigger man, --- Dwayne Baker, aka. Umi ---
--- just a bigger fool." Don Baker --- dabaker@***.edu ---
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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 1994 11:32:04 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: ShadowLore
ShadowLore is done, but there are some problems with distribution to the
FTP site. In addition, the PostScript image I send has a tiny, but major
error in it, so I'm going to get into the lasb in a couple of hours, fix
the error, press a new image, and hopefully it will be up to teetot this
afternoon.
You may be able to find it on teetot.acusd.edu:/pub/incoming later on
today, until it is eventually moved.
I apologize for the hassles.
A formal announcement will be sent out as soon as it is moved out of
incoming into it's proper directory.
____ Robert A. Hayden <=> hayden@*******.mankato.msus.edu
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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 1994 14:11:45 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: UN-official ShadowLore release
Shadowlore now resides in: teetot.ascud.edu:/pub/incoming
I have asked that it be moved into Beelzebub/Role-Playing/Shadowrun/NERPS,
but for not it is in incoming. Once it is moved into the proper
directory, I will make an official announcement.
For those that can't handle PostScript, and are going to buy a copy from
me, an announcement about that will be made later on today.
____ Robert A. Hayden <=> hayden@*******.mankato.msus.edu
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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 1994 18:23:15 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: NERPS ShadowLore available via mail-order
Comments: To: Shadowrun Discussion List <shadowrn@*****.nic.SURFnet.nl>,
ShadowTalk <shadowtk@*****.nic.SURFnet.nl>
A N N O U N C E M E N T
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NERPS: ShadowLore has been completed and is now availble. NERPS (Net
Enhancements for Role-Playing Shadowrun) ShadowLore is the first book in
an ongoing series of ShadowRun enhancements.
Written by people from all over the globe, and edited by Robert Hayden
<hayden@*******.mankato.msus.edu>, ShadowLore contains eighty-six pages of
new races, magic, cyberware, bioware, gadgets, contacts and rules designed
to spice up any ShadowRun game.
For those that wish to get an "official" copy, a bound, signed copy is
available for $10 (including shipping). This version will be printed
double-sided (duplex) and will be bound with a cardstock cover and
plastic protector.
If you wish to purchase an official copy, simply print out this
announcement, fill in the below information, and include your check or
money order of $10 (to cover printing, binding and shipping costs) for
each copy you want.
NOTE: The bound version is not available outside of the United States
due to dramatically increased shipping costs. If you want one really bad
and live outside the US, please contact me and we'll see if we can make
arrangements.
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I would like to receive ______ copies of NERPS: ShadowLore. Enclosed is
$10 for each copy.
Please address my shipment to:
________________________________________________
(your name)
________________________________________________
(address)
________________________________________________
(city) (state) (zip)
________________________________________________
(daytime telephone number)
Send your order form and payment to:
Robert A. Hayden
P.O. Box 4041
Mankato, MN 56002-4041
Please allow up to four weeks for delivery.
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NOTE:
A free version of this books will soon be available via FTP in
PostScript format, but will take a few days to be made available.
The printed version is being offered at cost for those people
that are unable to to utilize PostScript formats, or lack the
printing facilities to make high-quality output.
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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 1994 21:45:10 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: DELETIONS IMMINENT!
In a few moments, I am going to post the new NERPS FAQ (now in two
parts). That will be followed by deleting everyone from the list.
Please read through the FAQ, decide if you want to participate in the
next projects, and resubscribe if interested. If not, thanks for your
participation.
____ Robert A. Hayden <=> hayden@*******.mankato.msus.edu
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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 1994 21:48:12 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: FAQ: Part I
Welcome to NERPS,
This document contains the first part of the NERPS FAQ. It will explain
to you the basics of what the NERPS project is and how to get on and off
the mailing list. Additional information will be included in Part II of
the FAQ, which is sent to new subscribers and posted periodically to the
mailing list.
Thanks for your interest,
Virtually,
The NERPS Listowners
Robert Hayden: <hayden@*******.mankato.msus.edu> "Fearless
Leader"
Doctor Doom: <jch8169@******.tamu.edu> "Assistant Fearless
Leader"
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Frequently Asked Questions for NERPS@*****.BITNET
Version 2.00 (04-17-94)
Compiled by your fearless leader: Robert Hayden
hayden@*******.mankato.msus.edu
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1. INTRODUCTION
A. What is NERPS?
B. How do I subscribe to NERPS?
C. How do I post to NERPS?
D. How do I unsubscribe to NERPS?
E. How do I reconfirm my subscription
F. Other Important LISTSERV Commands.
G. Why am I getting deleted from the list for no reason?
H. Why does the list reject postings from my account?
I. HELP! Mail from the list has stopped coming, but I'm
still subscribed!
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PART 1: INTRODUCTION
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A. What is NERPS?
NERPS (Net Enhancements for Role Playing ShadowRun) is a mailing
list that serves as a committee base for a group of individuals
spending time organizing and writing up a series of net.shadowrun
manuals. These manuals contain everything from new races and
spells to new technology and alternate magic systems.
The specific project the list is currently working on is detailed
in Part II of the FAQ, and changes periodically.
**********
B. How do I subscribe to NERPS?
To subscribe, you must send a control message to the listserv at
HEARN.bitnet. To do this, send email with the following parameters:
TO: listserv@*****.bitnet
SUB: <leave blank>
1st line: subscribe nerps your-real-name
In a little while you should get email instructing you how to
confirm your subscription request. Simply follow the instructions
and you will soon start getting regular postings.
If you have difficulty with bitnet addresses, you can also use the
internet address, which is LISTSERV@*****.nic.SURFnet.nl
**********
C. How do I post to NERPS?
To post to NERPS, you send your posting via email to
NERPS@*****.BITNET (or NERPS@*****.nic.SURFnet.nl for
internet).
**********
D. How do I unsubscribe to NERPS?
To unsubscribe, you must send a control message to the listserv at
HEARN.bitnet. To do this, send email with the following
parameters:
TO: listserv@*****.bitnet (or LISTSERV@*****.nic.SURFnet.nl)
SUB: <leave blank>
1st line: signoff nerps
In a little while you should get email confirming your unsubscription
request.
**********
E. How do I reconfirm my subscription
From time to time while you are subscribed to the lists, you will
get a message from the LISTSERV that requests that you reconfirm
that you still want to be on the list.
If you wish to stay on the list, you need to follow the instructions
in your confirmation request.
If, for whatever reason, you no longer wish to be on the list, you
can simply wait for two weeks and your subscription will timeout
and you will be removed from the list.
**********
F. Other Important LISTSERV Commands.
There are many commands you can give to the listserv in order to change
how your subscription works.
SET listname REPRO (default):
This command will have the listserv include you in the
distribution of any posting you make (ie, you get your own
things back, too).
SET listname ACK:
This is simply an confirmation of the posting you just made.
It is returned to you in email.
SET listname NOMAIL:
If you are going on vacation or something, sending a NOMAIL
command will halt your receiving any postings. This is
helpful if you know that your quota will be exceeded during
Christmas break, for example.
WARNING: If you forget to do this and your quota is exceeded,
this will cause all of the postings to be bounced back to the
list, possibly leading to a loop. The only way to quickly
alleviate this problem is to delete your subscription, so
PLEASE use the NOMAIL command if you are going to be gone
for a while.
SET listname DIGEST:
When this option is set, instead of all of the postings
being delivered separately, they will be delivered in
one mailing at the close of the day (in HEARN's timezone).
This is helpful if the number of mailings become a burden.
SET listname MAIL (default):
This option is invoked to restore active status after sending
a NOMAIL request, and is also used to change from DIGEST
back to getting all postings separately.
HELP:
Sending this command will give you a listing and brief
descriptions of all available commands.
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G. Why am I getting deleted from the list for no reason?
99% of the time, the reason you are deleted from the list (by the
listowner) is because for some reason mail is bouncing off of your
account.
Usually this is caused by one of two reasons. Either A) your
account is filled and can't hold any more or B) for some reason your
account is not available (either the machine or your account is down).
When this happens, it causes an error message to be sent back to the
list. The list software attempts to detect error messages and route
them to the listowner. Sometimes, though, the error is not detected by
the listserv software and the error gets reported to the list. This
causes the error message to get sent our to all subscribers, including
the person who is bouncing mail. This leads to a loop that really
messes things up.
Thus, standard procedure when an error message is reported it to delete
the subscription of the person causing the error.
Once the problem has been fixed (you are back on the net or have room),
you are, of course, free to join the list again.
*********
H. Why does the list reject postings from my account?
As part of some security features installed, the list will only
accept mailings that come from the same address your subscription
is registered on. This is to prevent non-list people from
flooding the mailboxes of dozens of people.
Because of this, if you attempt to post from another account or
machine, your message will be rejected. Please read the error
message enclosed with your rejection and determine what you must
do to fix it in the future.
*********
I. HELP! Mail from the list has stopped coming, but I'm still subscribed!
Mail has an annoying characteristic in that, while most of the time
it is instantaneous, there are times when it can take up to two
weeks to go from one computer to another that is located ten feet
away (much like snail mail, eh?).
If mail suddenly suddenly stops coming, wait at least 48 hours before
you contact the listowner. Very likely a link is down between you and
the list, and as soon as that link comes back up, you will get
all of the old mailings.
Also note that the listowner won't be able to help at all in terms
of mail not arriving. All he can do is to verify that you are
indeed subscribed, anything beyond that is under the control of
someone else.
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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 1994 21:48:31 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: FAQ: Part II
NERPS FAQ
Part II
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2. THE CURRENT NERPS PROJECT(s)
A. NERPS: Atlas
B. NERPS: Power Players
C. Deadlines
3. HOW TO SUBMIT MATERIALS TO NERPS
A. Registering a Submission and receiving an Author-ID#
B. Formatting Guidelines
C. Submission Guidelines
D. Issuing a Revokation
E. Revoking Someone Else's Submission
4. HOW TO GET PAST LOGS
A. Using the LISTSERV 'GET' command
B. Getting past logs via FTP
5. What NERPS Publications Have Been Completed
A. NERPS ShadowLore
B. NERPS Who? What? Where?
6. HOW TO GET COMPLETED NERPS PUBLICATIONS
A. Via FTP
B. 'Official' copies (via snail-mail)
7. SHADOWRUN RELATED MAILING LISTS AND NEWSGROUPS
A. ShadowRN
B. ShadowTK
C. PLOT-D
D. ALT.CYBERPUNK.*
E. REC.GAMES.FRP.CYBER
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2. THE CURRENT NERPS PROJECT(s)
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NERPS projects are ever-changing and seldom last for more than a few
months before being completed. A full discription of the current
project(s) is included below. Only submissions for the following projects
will be accepted. (Don't forget to read Part 3 for full details on how to
submit materials.)
NOTE: These titles are only working titles and will in all probability be
changed for final production.
********
A) NERPS: Atlas
A collection of different cities from around the world. Writeups should
probably be on par with the Pueblo article from NAGEE:4 or Las Vegas from
NAGEE:5. See also the Neo-Anarchists Guide to North America for offical
FASA examples.
Writeups should include descriptions of the various suburbs, major
industries, gangs (and where they can be found), colleges, major corporate
holdings, etc. The more detail the better.
NOTE: The public phone book of your respective cities (at least in the
US) contains a wealth of information about population, industries,
economies and the like. You will have to extrapolate a little for
2055 and the ShadowRun universe, but it is a great jumping-off
point.
********
B. NERPS: Power Players
This project will be to write up various powerful oganizations in the
world. This includes not only corporations, but religious organizations
(catholic political structure, jewish political structure), terrorist
organizations (IRC, PLO, BATF^H^H^H^H), political groups (Greenpeace,
NAACP, NGLTF) and other groups. Basically, any group or organization what
can get people to think, and has something to say.
NOTE: These organizations and corporations SHOULD NOT have appeared in
any detail in any FASA publication. Now writeups on Renraku, for
example.
For organizations, they should be things that aren't the established
government and should be a group that gets its name in the paper fairly
regularily. The above were just 1994 examples. 2055 will have new groups
and causes.
For an example, it is recommended that you read FASA's _Corporate
ShadowFiles_, which has writeups and ideas on different corporations. The
format for quantifying power is very useful and it is recommended that you
use something similiar.
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C. Deadlines
Officially, the final deadline for registering your submissions
will be July 1, 1994. The final date that submissions will be
accepted is July 15th, 1994
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3. HOW TO SUBMIT MATERIALS TO NERPS
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There are specific submission and formatting guidelines for all materials
that MUST be adhered to or you risk the chance of your creation being
rejected. While putting up with these guidelines may seem like a
hinderance and a genuine pain in the ass, there are reasons for this. In
other words, READ WHAT FOLLOWS AND USE IT! :-)
********
A. Registering a Submission and receiving an Author-ID#
Every person that submits materials must be issued an Author-ID
number. The purpose of this number is to make sorting and
cross-referencing easier, as well and providing a easy Index
reference for the final product.
To get an Author-ID#, you are required to register at least one
submission. This registration is simply letting the list know
what it is you are planning to submit later on. It also serves as
a sort of promise of what it is you are going to do. NO IDs WILL
BE ISSUED WITHOUT THE PROMISE OF A SUBMISSION.
To register your future submission, you need to send an email
message to Robert Hayden <hayden@*******.mankato.msus.edu> with
the following format:
REGISTRATION
Project Name [Atlas or Power Players]
Title of Submission
Your Real Name
Your eMail address (you may also substitute your ID# if it has been issued)
--------
Up to six lines describing what it is you will be submitting
At this point, you will be issued an ID# (if you do not yet have
one). Your registration will periodically be posted to the list
as a reminder and you are expected to submit that material prior
to the closing deadline.
********
B. Formatting Guidelines
As might be expected, there are formatting requirements that must
be met prior to submission. This is to save later re-editing when
the document is assembled. Failure to use the required
formatting can result in the summary rejection of your submission.
Each submission will begin with the type of submission it is
alone on a line. Only two words are acceptable here: ATLAS,
or POWER. ie, if you are submitting a corp writeup writeup, your
first line should read POWER.
The second line is the title of your submission. For an ATLAS,
this could be the name of the town or city, for a POWER, this will
be the name of the organization or corporation.
The third line will contain your three-digit Author-ID#.
NOTE: For postings with more than one author, each listing of
the ID# should go on its own line.
Finally, the fourth line will contain eight (8) dashes.
Everything after the line containing the eight dashes will be
considered the submission (although .signature files and
irrelevant material will be removed). The only exception to this
is a revokation certificate.
----- >BEGIN EXAMPLE<
ATLAS
Chicago, IL
H-01
X-##
X-##
--------
...etc....
...etc....
...etc....
----- >END EXAMPLE<
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C. Submission Guidelines
Assuming you have the formatting correct, you then need to submit
your item. To do this, you need to post it to the discussion list
for everyone to look at (see Part I:1:C). Once posted, your
submission will enter a phase where everyone can comment on it.
If you wish to make changes, you can repost an updated version to
the discussion list.
Unless the submission is revoked (see part D and E of this section),
the MOST RECENT incarnation of that submission will be ultimately
entered into the final document.
Only items posted to the discussion list will be valid for entry
into the final project.
IMPORTANT NOTE::
Each submission must be sent in by itself or the software
that handles categorizing will not be able to handle it.
This means if you have three things to send in, you must make
three seperate mailings.
********
D. Issuing a Revokation
If, during the discussion period, a particular entry is
determined to be, for some reason or other, not proper for final
inclusion, the original author can issue a revokation.
To issue a revokation, submit an entry TO THE LIST with the same
formatting as if you were submitting an item (type, title, and
author-ID#), but where the text would normally appear (after the
eight dashes line), replace that with the word REVOKE. At that
point, the item will no longer appear in the final document.
----- >BEGIN EXAMPLE:
ATLAS
Chicago, IL
H-01
--------
REVOKE
------ >END EXAMPLE:
********
E. Revoking Someone Else's Submission
It is possible to revoke another author's submission. This is no
simple task, though, and should be reserved only for submissions
that are truly bad or munchkinous.
To revoke another's submission, you must get no less that five
(5) others to support your revokation (making the total at least
six). To issue a revokation in this style, use the following
example:
----- >BEGIN EXAMPLE<
ATLAS
Chicago, IL
H-01 <--- This is the Author-ID# of the original author
--------
REVOKE
name1 email1
name2 email2
name3 email3
name4 email4
name5 email5
name6 email6
----- >END EXAMPLE<
Name# and Email# are the names and addresses of the MINIMUM six
people who support that revokation. More than six people can,
of course, support it.
NOTE: The individuals listed in this revokation certificate may
be verified with, so beware of fradulent revokations.
Once the six persons have been verified as supporting that
revokation, the item will be removed. Also note that the
revokation MUST be posted to the list to be considered valid
(everything is part of the public record here).
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4. HOW TO GET PAST LOGS
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A. Using the LISTSERV 'GET' command.
Logs of activity on NERPS will be kept online and be available via
the listserv at HEARN. In order to get a directory listing of the
NERPS related files, send the command INDEX NERPS to
LISTSERV@*****.BITNET. You should get a response in a little while
that lists all of the files available.
The log files will be named 'NERPS LOGyymm{A-E}', where 'yy' is the
year of the file, 'mm' is the month and the final letter indicates the
week, with the first week being 'A', and the start of the 5th week
being 'E'.
To get one of them, send the command GET filename, where filename is
the name of the file you wish to receive (example: GET NERPS
LOG9303D). After a bit, you should receive that file in the mail.
**********
B. Getting past logs via FTP.
NERPS logs are also available via FTP at:
site: hearn.nic.surfnet.nl
directory: /archive
The archives for the NERPS list are named 'NERPS.LOGyymm{A-E}'
using the same naming format used when ordering the files via mail
as desribed in part A.
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5. What NERPS Publications Have Been Completed
A. NERPS ShadowLore
This first publication contains eighty-six pages of new races,
magic, cyberware, bioware, gadgets, contacts and rules designed to
spice up any ShadowRun game.
****************
B. NERPS Who? What? Where?
>>>>>
<<<<<
>>>>> Avail. 6/1/1994
<<<<<
>>>>>
<<<<<
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6. HOW TO GET COMPLETED NERPS PUBLICATIONS
A. Via FTP
>>>>>
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information<<<<<
>>>>>
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B. 'Official' copies (via snail-mail)
For those that wish to get an "official" copy, a bound, signed copy is
available. This version will be printed double-sided (duplex) and will be
bound with a cardstock cover and plastic protector.
If you wish to purchase an official copy, simply print out this
announcement, fill in the below information, and include your check or
money order in the amount indicated.
The printed version is being offered at cost for those people that are
unable to to utilize PostScript formats, or lack the printing facilities
to make high-quality output.
NOTE: The bound version is not available outside of the United States due
to dramatically increased shipping costs. If you want one really
bad and live outside the US, please contact me and we'll see if we
can make arrangements.
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Please send me the indicated NERPS publications. I have enclosed a check
or money order for the amounts indicated.
# of Copies Name of Publication Cost
----------- ------------------------ ------
_____ NERPS ShadowLore $10.00
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Please address my shipment to:
________________________________________________
(your name)
________________________________________________
(address)
________________________________________________
(city) (state) (zip)
________________________________________________
(daytime telephone number)
Send your order form and payment to:
Robert A. Hayden
P.O. Box 4041
Mankato, MN 56002-4041
Please allow up to four weeks for delivery.
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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 1994 22:22:02 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Test
Testing header changes
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 00:35:58 -0400
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Jai Tao <jdfalk@****.COM>
Subject: Re: FAQ: Part II
(repost 'cause the first was rejected by HEARN)
For those of us who (think they) can, would you like submissions,
already formatted (at least with bold, italics, etcetera), sent to you
personally as well as a text version to the list?
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Date: Sun, 17 Apr 1994 23:45:20 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: FAQ: Part II
In-Reply-To: <199404180443.XAA09210@*******.mankato.msus.edu>
On Mon, 18 Apr 1994, Jai Tao wrote:
> (repost 'cause the first was rejected by HEARN)
>
> For those of us who (think they) can, would you like submissions,
> already formatted (at least with bold, italics, etcetera), sent to you
> personally as well as a text version to the list?
Yes, I'll add that to the FAQ.
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 01:35:25 -0400
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Jai Tao <jdfalk@****.COM>
Subject: ATLAS: FDC (extended) [proposal]
Comments: cc: the whole E shit <rasputin@***.umd.edu>
Federal DeeCee (extended)
ATLAS
jdfalk@****.com
rasputin@***.umd.edu
--------
Eric Trager and I discussed this earlier, so hopefully he
won't mind my jumping the gun with this proposal.
We looked through Paul Hume's FDC write-up in the
Neo-Anarchists' Guide to North America, and found that though it
was extensive and a lot of fun to read, the description of
Montgomery County, Maryland (the area we know best) sounds almost
exactly like Mont. Co. was when the book was published. Things
have changed some in the intervening years, and I have a pretty
good idea what direction everything's headed for, up to about
2010. After that, everything will be pure speculation.
What we'd like to try to do is not replace the existing FASA
description, but to update and add to the portions we know.
>>>>>[ Yeah, the lowdown on DeeCee ain't far off, but it
ain't all there, neither. Now, chums. let me and my
buddy here tell you what life is really like in
Rockville and Silver Spring . . . ]<<<<<
-The Sligo Shark (04-18-54/01:23:15)
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 07:46:35 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Timothy Skirvin <tskirvin@********.UNI.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Hmm...
Just thought I'd let you know that, when you subscribe to NERPS, you
only get Part II of the FAQ.
Some people might get worried about that...
----------------------- "Well, you see, they took the Bible literally.
Tim Skirvin Adam and Eve, the snake and the apple...took
(tskirvin@ it word for word. Unfortunately, their
superdec.uni.uiuc.edu) version had a misprint."
----------------------- - Rimmer, Red Dwarf (The Last Day)
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 11:24:13 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Introductory Materials
The intro-package I send out to everyone does include both halves of the
FAQ. Dunno why Tim only got one.
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 12:42:18 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Timothy Skirvin <tskirvin@********.UNI.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: On Shadowlore
Comments: cc: s@********.uni.uiuc.edu
Hey! Where's Shadowlore?
It's not on teetot anywhere. Was there something wrong? I'd like to
look it over, at some point, before I buy it on paper, but...
Anyway, where is it?
----------------------- "Well, you see, they took the Bible literally.
Tim Skirvin Adam and Eve, the snake and the apple...took
(tskirvin@ it word for word. Unfortunately, their
superdec.uni.uiuc.edu) version had a misprint."
----------------------- - Rimmer, Red Dwarf (The Last Day)
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 13:41:58 -0400
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Jai Tao <jdfalk@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Hmm...
In-Reply-To: <9404181331.AA06702@****.com>
On Mon, 18 Apr 1994, Timothy Skirvin wrote:
> Just thought I'd let you know that, when you subscribe to NERPS, you
> only get Part II of the FAQ.
>
> Some people might get worried about that...
>
I got both...perhaps he was editing part I at that exact moment
(now, what are the chances of _that_ happening?)
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 13:47:10 -0400
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: DJ Wipeout <wipeout@***.COM>
Comments: To: Enhancements@***.com, Net@***.com, Playing@***.com, Role@***.com,
Shadowrn@***.com, for@***.com
To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.NIC.SURFNET.NL>
Subject: Introductory Materials
In-Reply-To: <199404181712.NAA06191@**********.dhp.com>
References: <199404181712.NAA06191@**********.dhp.com>
Reply-To: wipeout@***.com (DJ Wipeout)
Robert A. Hayden writes:
> The intro-package I send out to everyone does include both halves of the
> FAQ. Dunno why Tim only got one.
>
I got both halves. In the wrong order, but I got both halves. :)
wipeout@***.com: Co-Maintainer, The DataHaven Project.
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 12:59:39 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Timothy Skirvin <tskirvin@********.UNI.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Introductory Materials
Comments: To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn
<NERPS%HEARN.bitnet@***.cso.uiuc.edu>
In-Reply-To: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
"Introductory Materials" (Apr 18, 11:24am)
Yeah, they were there. For some reason, something happened at my
end...
I did notice, after getting it to work, that the order of them was
reversed. It shouldn't matter, but it's strange...
----------------------- "Well, you see, they took the Bible literally.
Tim Skirvin Adam and Eve, the snake and the apple...took
(tskirvin@ it word for word. Unfortunately, their
superdec.uni.uiuc.edu) version had a misprint."
----------------------- - Rimmer, Red Dwarf (The Last Day)
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 13:28:57 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: On Shadowlore
In-Reply-To: <199404181810.NAA24624@*******.mankato.msus.edu>
On Mon, 18 Apr 1994, Timothy Skirvin wrote:
> Hey! Where's Shadowlore?
>
> It's not on teetot anywhere. Was there something wrong? I'd like to
> look it over, at some point, before I buy it on paper, but...
I contacted Jerry. He said that uploads are automagically moved to a
private directory. He also told me that NERPS will be available tonight
sometime. I'll pass along the word as soon as i get it.
> Anyway, where is it?
Being processed.
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 13:29:54 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: your mail
In-Reply-To: <199404181810.NAA24637@*******.mankato.msus.edu>
On Mon, 18 Apr 1994, DJ Wipeout wrote:
> I got both halves. In the wrong order, but I got both halves. :)
I cannot control what order they ARRIVE in. But they go OUT in the right
order. First the introduction, then Part I and then Part II.
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 16:06:56 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: ATLAS: DULUTH, MN
REGISTRATION
ATLAS
Duluth, MN
H-01
--------
Duluth is an inland seaport located in north-east Minnesota. With a 2055
population of around 125,000 (plus 45,000 in Superior), it boasts an
excellent center of economic and cultural enrichment. In addition,
surrounding American Indian populations have helped to turn this city
into a center of magical study. Boasts three universities, an
international airport, manufacturing and a seaport/rail center. Will
also include a writeup on the city of Superior, WI, which is right
across the bay from Duluth.
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 19:53:58 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Bryan D. Jones" <bdj@****.UARK.EDU>
Subject: Re: FAQ: Part II
Comments: To: NERPS%HEARN.bitnet@****.cso.uiuc.edu
In-Reply-To: <m0psjKh-000SB4C@****.engr.uark.edu> from "Robert A. Hayden"
at
Apr 17, 94 09:48:31 pm
Robert I a bit iffy on the submission guidelines and an answer to this
quick question should clear it up.
If in our writeups a city is home to a corporation do we include the
corp with the ATLAS submission or seperate it out into the POWER submission?
--
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 21:30:03 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: FAQ: Part II
In-Reply-To: <199404190100.UAA27081@*******.mankato.msus.edu>
On Mon, 18 Apr 1994, Bryan D. Jones wrote:
> Robert I a bit iffy on the submission guidelines and an answer to this
> quick question should clear it up.
>
> If in our writeups a city is home to a corporation do we include the
> corp with the ATLAS submission or seperate it out into the POWER submission?
Provide a brief overview in ATLAS, details in PP
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 23:57:48 -0400
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Jai Tao <jdfalk@****.COM>
Subject: Re: ATLAS: DULUTH, MN
In-Reply-To: <9404182104.AA07847@****.com>
Now that I take a look at it, it'll be interesting to hear about
the Shadowrun version of a city that's not large enough to be called a
metropolis, and not likely to become a sprawl or be incorporated into a
larger city.
This could really be a great project if everybody can find the
time to devote to it all. *grin*
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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 01:13:43 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: ATLAS: DULUTH, MN
In-Reply-To: <199404190406.XAA08189@*******.mankato.msus.edu>
On Mon, 18 Apr 1994, Jai Tao wrote:
> Now that I take a look at it, it'll be interesting to hear about
> the Shadowrun version of a city that's not large enough to be called a
> metropolis, and not likely to become a sprawl or be incorporated into a
> larger city.
Duluth is unlike any city I've ever seen. It's at least 180 miles from
any city of substantial size (Minneapolis/St. Paul), so it has to
essentially support ALL of the needs of the citizens, plust the needs of
all the cities of north-east Minnesota. This leads to a very large
cultural and educational base (three large colleges [U of Minnesota Duluth,
U of Wisconson. Superior, and a religious private school called St.
Scholastica], a huge tech school [Duluth Technical College], and other
lesser institutions).
The fact it is also a seaport leads to a huge amount of shipping traffic
(mostly grain, coal, and iron-ore). To the north fo Duluth is the Iron
Range, which has (right now) about to dozen strip-mining operations that
is pulling iron out of the ground. There is also a beginning of drilling
for oil, gold, silver, and uranium. Plus timber. This leads to Duluth
being a huge rail-centre as well.
Tourism is also another major industry. With six months of snow (about
14 feet a year, average), you get the winter crowd. When summer comes,
the temperature is in the mid to high seventies, and you get fishing and
hiking and other nature stuff. Plus, Lake Superior is the largest
fresh-water lake in the world, and is relatively clean as far as polution
goes.
All in all, it's just a great city. Pick up a map and you'll see what I
mean.
> This could really be a great project if everybody can find the
> time to devote to it all. *grin*
Yea. I want to get at least 12 cities. If they were all on par with the
Las Vegas or Pueblo writeup, that will be some GREAT material.
____ Robert A. Hayden <=> hayden@*******.mankato.msus.edu
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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 10:42:08 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: NERPS ShadowLore now available via FTP
Comments: To: Shadowrun Discussion List <shadowrn@*****.nic.SURFnet.nl>
A N N O U N C E M E N T
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NERPS: ShadowLore has been completed and is now availble. NERPS (Net
Enhancements for Role-Playing Shadowrun) ShadowLore is the first book in
an ongoing series of ShadowRun enhancements.
Written by people from all over the globe, and edited by Robert Hayden
<hayden@*******.mankato.msus.edu>, ShadowLore contains eighty-six pages of
new races, magic, cyberware, bioware, gadgets, contacts and rules designed
to spice up any ShadowRun game.
It is now available in PostScript format via FTP from:
teetot.acusd.edu:
/pub/Beelzebub/Role-Playing/Shadowrun/NERPS/lore_ps.zip
For those that are unable to utilize PostScript or wish to get an
"official" copy, a bound, signed copy is available for $10 (including
shipping). This version will be printed double-sided (duplex) and will be
bound with a cardstock cover and plastic protector.
If you wish to purchase an official copy, simply print out this
announcement, fill in the below information, and include your check or
money order of $10 (to cover printing, binding and shipping costs) for each
copy you want.
NOTE: The bound version is not available outside of the United States
due to dramatically increased shipping costs. If you want one really bad
and live outside the US, please contact me and we'll see if we can make
arrangements.
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I would like to receive ______ copies of NERPS: ShadowLore. Enclosed is
$10 for each copy.
Please address my shipment to:
________________________________________________
(your name)
________________________________________________
(address)
________________________________________________
(city) (state) (zip)
________________________________________________
(daytime telephone number)
Send your order form and payment to:
Robert A. Hayden
P.O. Box 4041
Mankato, MN 56002-4041
Please allow up to four weeks for delivery.
____ Robert A. Hayden <=> hayden@*******.mankato.msus.edu
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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 10:55:08 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Opinions Sought
Comments: To: Shadowrun Discussion List <shadowrn@*****.nic.SURFnet.nl>
For those of you that are downloading ShadowLore, can you drop me a
mailing with your initial impressions? Thanks
____ Robert A. Hayden <=> hayden@*******.mankato.msus.edu
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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 19:41:05 -0400
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: DJ Wipeout <wipeout@***.COM>
To: nerps@*****.nic.surfnet.nl
Subject: ATLAS: Tulsa,
Ok
Reply-to: wipeout@***.com (DJ Wipeout)
REGISTRATION
ATLAS
Tulsa, Ok
G-01
--------
Tulsa, Ok of the 21st century has become the capital of UCAS Oklahoma.
Unlike the capital of the original Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Tulsa
voted overwhelmingly to stay with UCAS during its split in 2036.
Grounded in its early 20th century history as "Oil Capitol of the
World" (A moniker given it by the US government largely as a
propaganda move against foreign oil interests), Tulsa has become one
of UCAS' foremost producers and research centers in fuel technology,
ranging from the classic fossil fuels to the "earth-friendly" fuel
sources such as geothermal and solar energy, and even into the field
of nuclear energy. Towards this end Tulsa maintains the University of
Oklahoma, UCAS, (formerly the University of Tulsa) unequalled in most
of North America in fuel research. Tulsa is also the home to some of
the southern UCAS' most religiously fundamentalist policlubs, and a
strong Native American influence as well. Writeup includes outlying
suburbs and some more rural sections of Northeastern Oklahoma.
wipeout@***.com: Co-Maintainer, The DataHaven Project.
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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 00:58:16 -0500
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: ARGH!
Comments: To: Shadowrun Discussion List <shadowrn@*****.nic.SURFnet.nl>
Has ANYONE gotten ShadowLore to work?
All I know is that I output it to a postscript, I can print it ont he
postscript printer, and I can bring it up in GhostView (the type is too
small to read though).
I hoped it would be universal.
*sigh*
____ Robert A. Hayden <=> hayden@*******.mankato.msus.edu
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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 21:03:52 +0930
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Robert Watkins <bob@**.NTU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: ARGH!
In-Reply-To: <199404200600.AA26178@********.cs.ntu.edu.au> from "Robert A.
Hayden" at Apr 20, 94 00:58:16 am
>
>Has ANYONE gotten ShadowLore to work?
>
>All I know is that I output it to a postscript, I can print it ont he
>postscript printer, and I can bring it up in GhostView (the type is too
>small to read though).
>
I can give a hearty YES to this!! (I only have seen part of it though... I
just aborted my modem download to check it)
Some comments to the people having trouble viewing/printing this:
Make sure you've done a binary download of this. It is a binary file, not
an ASCII one. Alternatively, if teetot is set up for it, (I haven't tried),
asking for the file, without the .zip extension, may send you an
uncompressed copy.
If you get a couple of pages printed, but not all of it, you may be
overflowing your printer queue. How you get round this is problematic but
here's a couple of ways:
Print a page at a time, using something to select the pages. (Ghostview
has this ability, so ghostscript has as well)
(Unix system only): If you can get access to the machine the printer is
mounted on, you can send a link to the file down the queue, using the
command lpr -P<printer name> -s <file name>. This is how I plan to print it
as soon as the student laser comes online again. (It's down due to network
reasons. :( )
--
Robert Watkins bob@**.ntu.edu.au
Real Programmers never work 9 to 5. If any real programmers are around at 9 am,
it's because they were up all night.
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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 08:21:35 -0400
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: DJ Wipeout <wipeout@***.COM>
To: NERPS@*****.NIC.SURFNET.NL
Subject: Re: ARGH!
In-Reply-To: <199404200458.AAA01203@***.com>
References: <199404200458.AAA01203@***.com>
Reply-To: wipeout@***.com (DJ Wipeout)
I got it to work fine with no problems at all.....
wipeout@***.com: Co-Maintainer, The DataHaven Project.
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Date: Wed, 20 Apr 1994 13:21:45 -0400
Reply-To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
Sender: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@*****.BITNET>
From: Jonathan Smith <jsmith@**********.MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: ARGH!
Comments: To: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn
<NERPS%HEARN.BITNET@******.MIT.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199404200900.FAA17605@**********.MIT.EDU>
On Wed, 20 Apr 1994, Robert A. Hayden wrote:
> Has ANYONE gotten ShadowLore to work?
>
> All I know is that I output it to a postscript, I can print it ont he
> postscript printer, and I can bring it up in GhostView (the type is too
> small to read though).
>
> I hoped it would be universal.
>
> *sigh*
>
I can view it just fine in Ghostview, aside from the normal padding that
ghostview sticks in the dialog box. As for printing the only thing I've
gotten out was the front page, but thats due to other problems at this point.
As I've discussed with you before ;). I am working on that situation
though. I ought to be able to tell you soon.
Jonathan Smith
