| From: | "Mad Dog (aka Timothy Sven Nelson)" <tsn@******.EDU.AU> |
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| Subject: | Re: New Project: NERPS Underworld? |
| Date: | Thu, 24 Aug 1995 12:37:56 +1000 |
>>Ok, the way I see it, this project is turning out to be an Underworld book.
>>I think it should concentrate on the most fundamentals of
>>Shadowrunning, namely what goes on behind the runner's backs.
>>It should concentrate on:
>>
>>Providers: Armourers, Gun-Runners, Cred Launderers, Software pirates,
>> Information providers, and of course, the lord of them all,
>> the Fixer. It should explain how they go about their business,
>> how they can be contacted. It should handle everything
>> from how to purchase BTL's to where to go to get an Autocannon
>> to where to look for a Beta clinic.
>>>>>>>[Sounds good. The info on how to contact is in the Shadowrun
book, but may be incomplete. At a guess, I'd say that the label
"specialised" fixers could be applied to all the people in the above
list.
I am especially in favour of that idea about finding Beta
Clinics. ]<<<<<<<<
-- MadDog <About 12:12:00/24-8-95, Australia time>
>>The Sprawl: This section handles the terrain. Where people are located
>> and how to find them. Where do I go to find a Street Doc?
>> The sleazy bar, the homeless shelter or the basement of the
>> McHughes down the street? This section deals with the areas
>> where angels fear to tred. Including gang turf and dozens of
>> examples of where shadow figures may be hanging out. And
>> finally, how to fence your loot, like Honest Eddie at the
>> corner Pawn Shop.
>>>>>>>>[Yes, yes, and even more yes. This is the sort of thing
we
need. Anybody think we should include GIF format maps, or
something?]<<<<<<<<
-- MadDog <About 12:15:29/24-8-95, Australia time
>>The Operation: Finally, this section tells "how things REALLY work".
Where
>> DOES the armourer get his SMG parts? or where do poor street
>> docs get their cyberware? What DO gangs do besides bike around
>> and start fights? How does one contact their fixer w/o getting
>> traced? And above all, how does all of this happen w/o the
>> corps, government, etc noticing?
>>>>>>>>[Some of these things are good. Where the armourer gets
his SMG
parts is unlikely to be important (interesting, yes; important, no).
What do bike gangs do is a different matter. We would need rules that
could be applied to these things. Generalities, while important, should
be a beginning, not an end product (that was what I didn't like about the
characters in Sprawl Sites). ]<<<<<<<<
-- MadDog <About 12:32:21/24-8-95, Australia time>
>>Anyways, that's what I propose to you. Mail me on some comments.
>>>>>>>>[Here you go then. ]<<<<<<<<
--MadDog <About 12:38:27/24-8-95, Australia time>
> Not a bad idea!
>>>>>>>>[Definately agree. ]<<<<<<<<
--MadDog <About 12:39:54/24-8-95, Australia time>
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