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get to know the world. However, aside from a couple of runs on IRC, I
have yet to play a game (I'm working on joining a group), and so I don't
feel comfortable enough to actually write anything.
You did mention locations, and I might get to work writing some things up
on Montana...hmmm, I just noticed that it is Souix nation, there's some
interesting possibilities there (I don't think that all the people with
underground fortresses and weapon stockpiles larger than most 3rd world
nations are just going to say "Here, have fun with it.").
Or maybe they will. I'll think on it.
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Gurth, I'm here! I'm here!
The Oklahoma report is coming slowly <hanging head in shame for my =
tardiness>, but it'll be up here within the next week or so, I think, =
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As for a book of shorties ... sounds like fun. One vote for.
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> 1) There are 14 promised articles for the NAGTTW, but only four or five
of
> them actually seem to be under construction. I would like to hear from
the
> writers of the following pieces whether they intend to submit them for
> the NAGTTW; if I don't get a reply for an article within about a week
> (that's until the 10th of August), I'll remove it from the authors &
> articles list.
> Cleveland
Yes, we're still slowly working on it.
The basic city source material is done IMO, just needs polishing.
The tough part is the GM materials - ie. Characters, etc.
You can still count me in for sure, and I'd assume Bull as well.
> 2) Adam's idea.
> Adam and I had some ideas what the book should be about, but I will not
> mention them here just yet because I want to hear what YOU think. The
only
> direction I'd like to push the ideas in, is at something else than the
> articles in Foundations: that is, no people, places, or adventure seeds.
> Apart from that, let's hear some thoughts about this, okay?
Probably an excellent idea!
Ideas for topics? Hmmm ...
"How to be an Evil GM for fun and Profit!" ;-)
I wouldn't mind a series of supplements along the lines of "Two Dozen of
the World's Coolest Samurai", followed by "Two Dozen of the World's Coolest
Magi", etc., etc.
But I guess that's your whole "No people" thing isn't it?
What about something called "Tell it to them Straight?"
Maybe a book of descriptive phrases and ideas that make starting a run more
interesting than "You all meet in a bar and are hired by Mr. Johnson ..."
Booooorrrring!!!
Give like 101 different ways to start a run that aren't cliche.
BTW - Has anyone seen something called a "Random Cyberpunk Atmosphere
Generator?"
It's basically a chart listing hundereds of visual elements runners might
see in the sprawl - helps flesh out the streets a bit.
I got it from the Scrawls from the Sprawls APA about 5 years ago, and have
never seen it printed on the net anywhere.
I could write it up for an article, and give credit to the original author,
who I sadly no longer no how to contect.
Hey, Kenson recyled stuff from SftS for Awakenings, and FASA "stole" my
eyeball/datajack for Cybertechnology! ;-) Why not get some more mileage out
of this puppy?!
Steven A. Tinner
bluewizard@*****.com
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Josh Higham said on 11:00/ 3 Aug 97...
> Well, I am pretty new to SR, and am doing a lot of reading on the net to
> get to know the world. However, aside from a couple of runs on IRC, I
> have yet to play a game (I'm working on joining a group), and so I don't
> feel comfortable enough to actually write anything.
Understandable; IMHO you'd do best to get some hands-on experience before
trying to come up with an article for the game (although I must confess
that's never stopped me :)
> You did mention locations, and I might get to work writing some things up
> on Montana...hmmm, I just noticed that it is Souix nation, there's some
> interesting possibilities there (I don't think that all the people with
> underground fortresses and weapon stockpiles larger than most 3rd world
> nations are just going to say "Here, have fun with it.").
>
> Or maybe they will. I'll think on it.
Well, most of the Anglos (had to) move(d) out of the newly-formed NAN in
the early 21st century, and I assume any country that wants to make sure
they do would check on survivalist lunatics first of all -- and make sure
those damn well leave first of all :)
Locations like these would be for the NAGTTW (Neo-Anarchists' Guide To The
World), though, and not for the intermission. If you want to write up an
article like this, be my guest.
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Barbie said on 13:19/ 3 Aug 97...
> What I would like is some stuff about the day-to-day live, the cultures, art
> fashion, household electonics.And so
> Can I speak to my toaster and say toast at level three or must I get over
> there?
How about a Talkie Toaster? :)
> Sure real life addressed a little bit but not enough for my taste.
> One realy importend thing IMO is that its time for SR-tech to catch up
> with the current tech available.
See below for my reply to Bull's idea that went into the same direction.
> An other idea would be a who-is-who of SR, arrrggghhhhh you said no people.
Foundations and Edge Runners already give plenty of people for GMs to
populate their worlds with, so I would prefer not to do another book about
this.
Bull said on 7:00/ 3 Aug 97...
> Ok... me and Fro were talking about this last night, and here was the
> Idea that I came up with...;]
>
> NERPS Catalog 2059 (Chances are it'll be around then when this finally
> gets finished:)).
That wasn't the idea; my intention is to make this a quick project that
can be easily finished in a few months, simply because it shouldn't take
long to write an article for anyone who wants to. The NAGTTW gets bogged
down because you tend to spend months writing and tinkering with your
article until it's exactly right; OTOH you can quickly write up a little
article about, say, toasters in SR.
Not to mention it would give us something to channel over to Shadowland...
> Bascially this would be a general book full of "miscellaneous" stuff that
> everyone around here creates. New Spells, New Weapons, New Vehicles, New
> Gear, etc.
I must say that I like this idea myself too, although with a few
reservations: there are weapons enough in SR so these'd have to be
something special IMHO. As for vehicles, well, the RBB2 is due out in a
few months and we have no idea what it will do to vehicle stats -- for all
we know, it'll totally overhaul the whole vehicle stats and make RBB1
vehicles incompatible with RBB2 rules, requiring us to re-write the
ones we came up with a little while after the book comes out... Not that
I'm saying it'll do this, mind you, but there's a distinct possibility.
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Steven A. Tinner said on 0:17/ 4 Aug 97...
> Ideas for topics? Hmmm ...
> "How to be an Evil GM for fun and Profit!" ;-)
Although I'd love to see a book like that, it's not quite something that's
easy for everyone to participate in (did I mention that?) nor fast to
write.
> I wouldn't mind a series of supplements along the lines of "Two Dozen of
> the World's Coolest Samurai", followed by "Two Dozen of the World's Coolest
> Magi", etc., etc.
> But I guess that's your whole "No people" thing isn't it?
Like I said, Edge Runners and Foundations (not to mention Prime Runners by
FASA) already has lots of people described and/or given stats for.
> BTW - Has anyone seen something called a "Random Cyberpunk Atmosphere
> Generator?"
This would be a useful thing to have for any GM; if it turns out that it
won't fit in with the proposed new book, it would fit very well into the
GM section of the NAGTTW.
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At 12:28 PM Aug. 3, 1997 Gurth wrote:
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>2) Adam's idea. This is to write a book consisting of many short articles,
>in which everyone can participate simply because the articles shouldn't
>take long to write -- half an hour to an afternoon or so -- which should
>put them into reach of the people who would like to contribute something,
>but don't really have the time to type up major articles. (For an idea of
>the kind of article we have in mind, take a look at NERPS: Foundations.)
Actually I rather like this idea. There are probably enough guns and other
weaponry floating around the web to give me new hardware for my player's
opponents until the magic REALLY comes back - but the sort of material you're
talking about here is pretty sparse.
I've had players ask me about things that the FASA books (and most net
material) just don't seem to think about, such as clothing and fashion trends
by geographical region, how much their power bill is, and what the latest
virtual video game was. Since it looks like that's the sort of thing you're
talking about, I'm 100% for the idea.
Robert Hudson
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Gurth writes
> Fro recently contacted me about how there are around 180 people subscribed
> to this list, but nothing really ever seems to get done here... He had a
> few good ideas to get interest in NERPS up again, which I'll get to in a
> moment. Fisrt up, though, another thing I want to bring to your collective
> attention:
>
NERPS comes out of hibernation again!
This reminds me, Shadowlore 2 ???...... :)
You also mentioned Shadowland. I have yet to see a single suggested
submission on the list for the NERPS column in Shadowland. [the one
thing i have up my sleeve (you have seen Gruth) is not exactly the
best subject matter, if those who have seen the file (about 6 of you
i think, inc Fro) in question want to comment feel free]
......
As to short articles for NAG rest of the world it might help if
folkks want yo write some and if needs be issue in two sections, the
first once about 6 of the articles are finished padded with small
stuff and a later one?
From previous experience this list is pretty good at half writing
things and then when it goes quiet for folks to go away and get on
with the hard work not a lot of progress occurs as nobody ever has
quite as much time again. However when it does work it produces some
of the best net written stuff about. (and all my contributions are
stuck in Shadowlore 2 (inculding Dragons and other paranormal
critters) which is still not complete, any hope yet Gurth?)
Mark
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Gurth wrote:
)
)1) There are 14 promised articles for the NAGTTW, but only four or five of
)them actually seem to be under construction. I would like to hear from the
)writers of the following pieces whether they intend to submit them for
)the NAGTTW; if I don't get a reply for an article within about a week
)(that's until the 10th of August), I'll remove it from the authors &
)articles list.
I've got (IMHO) a great idea, but I am having a hell of a time
finding any info on it. I want to create an aquology centered on
Troll (currently the worlds largest offshore drilling platform). By
2056-58 the gas field should be dry. And Trolltown just makes a
great name. My problem is that I've only been able to find the basic
stats (weight and dimensions) for Troll. And I'm having a hell of a
time finding information on non-fixed rigs. Does anyone know any
good books or libraries I could check out (I've got pretty much
unlimited internet access).
As soon as I get a handle on the research I'll officially register
for this one.
)2) Adam's idea. This is to write a book consisting of many short articles,
)in which everyone can participate simply because the articles shouldn't
)take long to write -- half an hour to an afternoon or so -- which should
)put them into reach of the people who would like to contribute something,
)but don't really have the time to type up major articles. (For an idea of
)the kind of article we have in mind, take a look at NERPS: Foundations.)
I'd love to.
)Adam and I had some ideas what the book should be about, but I will not
)mention them here just yet because I want to hear what YOU think. The only
)direction I'd like to push the ideas in, is at something else than the
)articles in Foundations: that is, no people, places, or adventure seeds.
)Apart from that, let's hear some thoughts about this, okay?
Hm... Shadowrunning Tactics. The Rules of the Game (not gaming
rules, but the rules of shadowrunning: "Don't spank your Johnson"
etc). Fashion. Entertainment. A Day in the Life. Something Funny
Happened to Me on the Way to the... Bloopers and Practical Jokes.
Contacts: What are they really good for? News Bites. Environmental Issues.
-David
--
"The mind is a wonderful thing. It starts working the minute you're
born & never stops until you get up to speak in public."
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> Can I speak to my toaster and say toast at
> level three or must I get over there?
As I am a legitimate expert on the subject, I'd like
to say that voice recognition in small devices is
much closer the most people think. We could
build that toaster today, except for the fact that I
can't figure out how the bread is going to get into
it.
The strongARM CPU found in the Apple
message pad 2000 has more than enough CPU
power for continuous DICTATION, a much more
difficult task. It just needs more memory.
Voice recognition will be cheap enough for
toasters in about 2007, in my opinion.
Double-Domed Mike
P.S. This message was dictated using Dragon
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At 15:39 8/4/97 GMT, you wrote:
>NERPS comes out of hibernation again!
For at least a few weeks, probably.. :)
>This reminds me, Shadowlore 2 ???...... :)
Soon, according to Gurth.
*knock on wood*
>You also mentioned Shadowland. I have yet to see a single suggested
>submission on the list for the NERPS column in Shadowland. [the one
>thing i have up my sleeve (you have seen Gruth) is not exactly the
>best subject matter, if those who have seen the file (about 6 of you
>i think, inc Fro) in question want to comment feel free]
I don't think Shadowland would accept it, to be really honest. It's rather
far out, what I've seen of Shadowland (Only 1 issue..) is alot more
'Fanzine', than really innovative stuff.
I really should subscribe and buy the back issues..
-Adam
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> > BTW - Has anyone seen something called a "Random Cyberpunk Atmosphere
> > Generator?"
>
> This would be a useful thing to have for any GM; if it turns out that it
> won't fit in with the proposed new book, it would fit very well into the
> GM section of the NAGTTW.
Well I'll get to work on re-editing it then.
It's a damn long list, so it will take quite a while.
My personal favorite - One the indoor/barrens/odd details chart - #100 - A
blindfolded yellow duckling!
I kid you not! ;-)
Steven A. Tinner
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At 04-Aug-97 wrote Mike Elkins:
>Voice recognition will be cheap enough for
>toasters in about 2007, in my opinion.
Thats what I mean, exept for the handheld comps its stated
noweher that is exits.
--
Barbie
One lived hour is still living.
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At 12:28 PM 8/3/97 +0100, Gurth wrote:
>Fro recently contacted me about how there are around 180 people subscribed
>to this list, but nothing really ever seems to get done here... He had a
>few good ideas to get interest in NERPS up again, which I'll get to in a
>moment. Fisrt up, though, another thing I want to bring to your collective
>attention:
>
>1) There are 14 promised articles for the NAGTTW, but only four or five of
>them actually seem to be under construction. I would like to hear from the
>writers of the following pieces whether they intend to submit them for
>the NAGTTW; if I don't get a reply for an article within about a week
>(that's until the 10th of August), I'll remove it from the authors &
>articles list.
>
> Australia
> Baltimore City
> CAS
> Cleveland
> Iceland
> Israel
> Minneapolis/St. Paul
> New Zealand
> Norway
> Oklahoma
> Siberia
>
Israel reporting in- sorry, i have been faily busy lately, i will finish the
next version of the Israel article before this month ends.
>2) Adam's idea. This is to write a book consisting of many short articles,
>in which everyone can participate simply because the articles shouldn't
>take long to write -- half an hour to an afternoon or so -- which should
>put them into reach of the people who would like to contribute something,
>but don't really have the time to type up major articles. (For an idea of
>the kind of article we have in mind, take a look at NERPS: Foundations.)
>
>Adam and I had some ideas what the book should be about, but I will not
>mention them here just yet because I want to hear what YOU think. The only
>direction I'd like to push the ideas in, is at something else than the
>articles in Foundations: that is, no people, places, or adventure seeds.
>Apart from that, let's hear some thoughts about this, okay?
>
sure... maybe new equipment?
=/\= Tomer Out =/\=
Tomer Brisker
FAdm, CinC of UFSO
Lt, Sci of the USS-Navigator-A (SFO)
Lt, Ops of the USS-Horizon (UCIP)
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that is the question."
"Vaya Carenis Anendus!!!!!"
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Okay, gang, I want to write an article..... I do.
It would be on border security.
All I have is SR2 and Grimmy 2.
Any information on border security you can feed me so I don't
contradict fasa writ?
I have also read "Preying for Keeps" which gave intersting ideas on
getting into the Tir.
--Aide Moi-
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David wrote:
>Gurth wrote:
>)
>)Apart from that, let's hear some thoughts about this, okay?
>
>Hm... Shadowrunning Tactics. The Rules of the Game (not gaming
>rules, but the rules of shadowrunning: "Don't spank your Johnson"
>etc)....
Shoot! That must be where I'm screwwing up. (Mental note: no more
spanking) I think shorter articles is a lot more reasonable for me. I
don't want to say that I have been scared off in the past, but it would be
safe to say that I've scared _myself_ off. I start to think about all that
I would want to include in a "complete" article and realize that I don't
have enough time for all of that.
Piatro
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Adam J writes
>
> >You also mentioned Shadowland. I have yet to see a single suggested
> >submission on the list for the NERPS column in Shadowland. [the one
> >thing i have up my sleeve (you have seen Gruth) is not exactly the
> >best subject matter, if those who have seen the file (about 6 of you
> >i think, inc Fro) in question want to comment feel free]
>
> I don't think Shadowland would accept it, to be really honest. It's rather
> far out, what I've seen of Shadowland (Only 1 issue..) is alot more
> 'Fanzine', than really innovative stuff.
Why i am keeping quiet about the subject of the 'document' being
discussed. There is some pretty unusual stuff in a few of them, the
new guns in a couple of articles are well insane! ok only a couple
are outright game breakers but there is some pretty nasty new kit
including a fully automatic grenade launcher which is every bit as
dangerous in the hands of PC's as you might expect. (not that they
dare get it out very often)
Things like pistols specially designed for troll are more reasonable
however, and quite realistic even if they are terribly bad for game
balance compared to regular ones.
> I really should subscribe and buy the back issues..
>
Would help but that costs money :)
Shadowland is not bad and 'Fanzine' sums it up pretty well. I have
found a moderate ammount of good stuff and adventures in issues but
the FASA game balance checking of the new spells/equipment is very
very lax in my opinion there are a few too many items to make the
munchkins drool finding their way into Shadowland mags.
Mark
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Mark Steedman said on 15:39/ 4 Aug 97...
> You also mentioned Shadowland. I have yet to see a single suggested
> submission on the list for the NERPS column in Shadowland. [the one
> thing i have up my sleeve (you have seen Gruth) is not exactly the
> best subject matter, if those who have seen the file (about 6 of you
> i think, inc Fro) in question want to comment feel free]
I don't think the article you're talking about is right for sending to
Shadowland, no; for a NERPS book dealing with magic, sure.
> As to short articles for NAG rest of the world it might help if
> folkks want yo write some and if needs be issue in two sections, the
> first once about 6 of the articles are finished padded with small
> stuff and a later one?
I'm not quite sure I follow what you're trying to say here... You mean
allow people to write articles in sections (when they have the time) and
post each sections when it's finished? That's okay by me, although I would
prefer it that at the end, when they're all finished, the author would
repost them all at once.
> From previous experience this list is pretty good at half writing
> things and then when it goes quiet for folks to go away and get on
> with the hard work not a lot of progress occurs as nobody ever has
> quite as much time again.
Yeah, that's my experience too (in fact, it's pretty much how I myself
tend to work, often :( )
> However when it does work it produces some of the best net written stuff
> about. (and all my contributions are stuck in Shadowlore 2 (inculding
> Dragons and other paranormal critters) which is still not complete, any
> hope yet Gurth?)
See my other reply to this message, that will explain all...
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Mike Elkins said on 10:48/ 4 Aug 97...
> As I am a legitimate expert on the subject, I'd like
> to say that voice recognition in small devices is
> much closer the most people think. We could
> build that toaster today, except for the fact that I
> can't figure out how the bread is going to get into
> it.
You mean that if you have to walk over to the toaster to put the bread in,
it isn't too much to ask to push some kind of button too? Makes sense :)
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Mark Steedman said on 15:39/ 4 Aug 97...
> This reminds me, Shadowlore 2 ???...... :)
(For the rest of Mark's points/ideas, see my other reply to his message,
as I wanted to make a separate thread out of this.)
Shadows Of The Mind, ShadowLore II, and DragonLore are currently all
compiled in a single file on my HD, which is nearly finished. It has a
layout that reminds me very much of the way ShadowLore and Foundations
look after Rob Hayden's editing, for nostalgic purposes :)
Now all I really need is a name for it, with which I hope you can all help
out once again. Yes, I know that a great many of you will never even have
heard of the above projects because you joined after they were "finished,"
but neither did I participate in any except DragonLore, so you're not
alone :)
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From: Mark Steedman <M.J.Steedman@***.RGU.AC.UK>
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Subject: Re: Important idea!
Gurth writes
>
> I don't think the article you're talking about is right for sending to
> Shadowland, no; for a NERPS book dealing with magic, sure.
Which as i mentioned in my reply to Fro's message is why i mentioned
it the way i did. Just as some of you know i have the file in
question and have not released it for the SR Suplemental although Fro
has a copy i though i would mention it while commenting we have had
no suggestions whatsoever for the NERPS column in shadowland given
that the file exists [sorry to all those who have no idea what file
i'm talking about but general stuff follows]
> > As to short articles for NAG rest of the world it might help if
> > folkks want yo write some and if needs be issue in two sections, the
> > first once about 6 of the articles are finished padded with small
> > stuff and a later one?
>
> I'm not quite sure I follow what you're trying to say here... You mean
> allow people to write articles in sections (when they have the time) and
> post each sections when it's finished? That's okay by me, although I would
> prefer it that at the end, when they're all finished, the author would
> repost them all at once.
>
No.
We have something like 14 major articles supposedly under way.
When say 7 are compleet issue those plus any small ones people have
done as book one and the latter 7 as book 2 when the remaining
Authors have finished.
Mark
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Subject: Shadowland : was something else
This messages subjects has been changed because the 'overly similar
postings' detector on the list bounced it for no apparant reason, so
here goes again. Of course now the reply to Gurths post that refers
to this made it to the list first :(
Adam J writes
>
> >You also mentioned Shadowland. I have yet to see a single suggested
> >submission on the list for the NERPS column in Shadowland. [the one
> >thing i have up my sleeve (you have seen Gruth) is not exactly the
> >best subject matter, if those who have seen the file (about 6 of you
> >i think, inc Fro) in question want to comment feel free]
>
> I don't think Shadowland would accept it, to be really honest. It's rather
> far out, what I've seen of Shadowland (Only 1 issue..) is alot more
> 'Fanzine', than really innovative stuff.
Why i am keeping quiet about the subject of the 'document' being
discussed. There is some pretty unusual stuff in a few of them, the
new guns in a couple of articles are well insane! ok only a couple
are outright game breakers but there is some pretty nasty new kit
including a fully automatic grenade launcher which is every bit as
dangerous in the hands of PC's as you might expect. (not that they
dare get it out very often)
Things like pistols specially designed for troll are more reasonable
however, and quite realistic even if they are terribly bad for game
balance compared to regular ones.
> I really should subscribe and buy the back issues..
>
Would help but that costs money :)
Shadowland is not bad and 'Fanzine' sums it up pretty well. I have
found a moderate ammount of good stuff and adventures in issues but
the FASA game balance checking of the new spells/equipment is very
very lax in my opinion there are a few too many items to make the
munchkins drool finding their way into Shadowland mags.
Mark
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Subject: Re: Compilation book name
Gurth writes
>
> Shadows Of The Mind, ShadowLore II, and DragonLore are currently all
> compiled in a single file on my HD, which is nearly finished. It has a
> layout that reminds me very much of the way ShadowLore and Foundations
> look after Rob Hayden's editing, for nostalgic purposes :)
>
Well done!
> Now all I really need is a name for it, with which I hope you can all help
oh no!
> out once again. Yes, I know that a great many of you will never even have
> heard of the above projects because you joined after they were "finished,"
> but neither did I participate in any except DragonLore, so you're not
> alone :)
Well i also only got involved in the latter (origonally NEPRS Dragons
and other paranormal creatures) due to when i joined the list!
This does pose the problem of what do some of the sections contain,
'NEPRS guide to the paranormal' or similar would cover a lot of the
stuff but i think a few part finished projects which are incompatible
with that sort of name have been thrown in the mix over the years.
Mark
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At 12:27 8/5/97 +0100, you wrote:
>Shadows Of The Mind, ShadowLore II, and DragonLore are currently all
>compiled in a single file on my HD, which is nearly finished. It has a
>layout that reminds me very much of the way ShadowLore and Foundations
>look after Rob Hayden's editing, for nostalgic purposes :)
I've had a quick peek (I'm a proofer nyah nyah!:)
Looks pretty smooth, and the filesize is small. I haven't had time to Read
it yet, but I'll try to get it printed today and proof it over the next few
days.
>Now all I really need is a name for it, with which I hope you can all help
>out once again. Yes, I know that a great many of you will never even have
>heard of the above projects because you joined after they were "finished,"
>but neither did I participate in any except DragonLore, so you're not
>alone :)
I've read through the old logs, I almost feel like I was there for it..
I like the current title: 'NERPS: Forgotten Treasures'
I realize it's not hugely great for indicating what is inside the book, but
it seems appropriate.
NERPS: Dragons? Psionics? Shadowlore? :)
-Adam
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Pete Wilson wrote:
)I think shorter articles is a lot more reasonable for me. I
)don't want to say that I have been scared off in the past, but it would be
)safe to say that I've scared _myself_ off. I start to think about all that
)I would want to include in a "complete" article and realize that I don't
)have enough time for all of that.
I was planning on approaching it with the idea of adding "my two
cents" to any of the article ideas that are finalized. Like writing
down 3+ paragraphs on whatever subject and letting Gurth edit it in
(;)). That way I won't get scared away, and once I get started on
something it might turn out to be article length after all (but don't
bet on it :).
-David
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Adam J wrote:
)
)I like the current title: 'NERPS: Forgotten Treasures'
Or "NERPS: Lost and Found" :)
Seriously though, "NERPS: Forgotten Treasures" sounds good.
-David
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One article I'd love to write would be a description of everything a
pocket secretary can do. Wouldn't be very long. Might include some
one-line descriptions of competing versions.
Some people mentioned that they'd submit more if they could just send in
several ideas about a paragraph and have someone else do the clean-up
work. I'd be more then willing to do cleanup work. I did a bit of it
when compiling the Collected NAGEE (mostly SR2 conversion stuff).
Wordman
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At 10:37 AM 8/5/97 -0400, Lester Ward wrote:
>One article I'd love to write would be a description of everything a
>pocket secretary can do. Wouldn't be very long. Might include some
>one-line descriptions of competing versions.
>
>Some people mentioned that they'd submit more if they could just send in
>several ideas about a paragraph and have someone else do the clean-up
>work. I'd be more then willing to do cleanup work. I did a bit of it
>when compiling the Collected NAGEE (mostly SR2 conversion stuff).
I'm new to the list, but not to the net or SR, so forgive me for lurking
for awhile!
Let me see what I can dig up on the pocket secretary and availible
permutations. I had a writeup for the Sony Sarariman VII wrist secretary
at one point...
Jim
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> )I like the current title: 'NERPS: Forgotten Treasures'
>
> Or "NERPS: Lost and Found" :)
How about NERPS: The Vault?
Uh - Oh ... this is starting to sound like a White Wolf game "Monster: the
Adjective"! ;-)
Steven A. Tinner
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At 13:13 8/5/97 -0400, you wrote:
>> )I like the current title: 'NERPS: Forgotten Treasures'
>>
>> Or "NERPS: Lost and Found" :)
>
>How about NERPS: The Vault?
>
>Uh - Oh ... this is starting to sound like a White Wolf game "Monster: the
>Adjective"! ;-)
Fuck: The Expletive
It's too damn hot here, my brain is fried.
I'll do something useful after I take a nap.. :)
-Adam
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Sorry Wordman. I forgot to check that darned To: field. That makes
twice today that I've done that. Please excuse the extra copy.
Lester Ward wrote:
)One article I'd love to write would be a description of everything a
)pocket secretary can do. Wouldn't be very long. Might include some
)one-line descriptions of competing versions.
That would be cool.
I've got a few ideas for some new paranormal critters. None of them
is lethal, just something to add flavor. Like the awakened manta ray
that dwarfs a blue whale. During mating season they flouresce at
night and can be seen from orbit.
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Steven A. Tinner said on 13:13/ 5 Aug 97...
> > )I like the current title: 'NERPS: Forgotten Treasures'
> >
> > Or "NERPS: Lost and Found" :)
>
> How about NERPS: The Vault?
>
> Uh - Oh ... this is starting to sound like a White Wolf game "Monster: the
> Adjective"! ;-)
NERPS has always been like that, though... And we're not specifically
looking for an adjective but probably one or more nouns and/or pronouns :)
I like Lost & Found better than Forgotten Treasures, BTW.
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David Buehrer said on 6:48/ 5 Aug 97...
> I was planning on approaching it with the idea of adding "my two
> cents" to any of the article ideas that are finalized. Like writing
> down 3+ paragraphs on whatever subject and letting Gurth edit it in
> (;)). That way I won't get scared away, and once I get started on
> something it might turn out to be article length after all (but don't
> bet on it :).
Well, my view is that it's up to the author of any article you're
commenting on to use or disregard those comments; it's not my article so
I'm not going to add stuff to the text (except corrected spelling and
similar things).
For example, say that Bull and Tinner post their Cleveland article, and
David posts some decker comments for it. It's then up to Tinner or Bull to
add in those comments David's made and re-post their article to the list.
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Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 06:39:28 -0600
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From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject: Compilation Book (was Re: Additions to articles (was Re:
Important idea!)
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Gurth wrote:
)David Buehrer said on 6:48/ 5 Aug 97...
)
)> I was planning on approaching it with the idea of adding "my two
)> cents" to any of the article ideas that are finalized. Like writing
)> down 3+ paragraphs on whatever subject and letting Gurth edit it in
)> (;)). That way I won't get scared away, and once I get started on
)> something it might turn out to be article length after all (but don't
)> bet on it :).
)
)Well, my view is that it's up to the author of any article you're
)commenting on to use or disregard those comments; it's not my article so
)I'm not going to add stuff to the text (except corrected spelling and
)similar things).
)For example, say that Bull and Tinner post their Cleveland article, and
)David posts some decker comments for it. It's then up to Tinner or Bull to
)add in those comments David's made and re-post their article to the list.
I was refering to the Compilation Book, not the NAGTTW :)
-David
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6 Aug 97, 12:43, on the downward time curve to Armageddon, Gurth
said:
> NERPS has always been like that, though... And we're not specifically
> looking for an adjective but probably one or more nouns and/or pronouns :)
>
> I like Lost & Found better than Forgotten Treasures, BTW.
What about something like "The missing files"? It would ride the wave
of the current "Files"-mania :)
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The following are the authors who have registered their intention to write
an article for NERPS: Neo-Anarchists' Guide To The World:
Australia: Martin E. Gotthard <s457033@*******.GU.EDU.AU>
Calvin Hsieh <u2172778@*******.acsu.unsw.edu.au>
Lady Jestyr <jestyr@*******.dialix.com.au>
Baltimore City: Rob Pool <rpool@********.net>
CAS: Thomas Deeny <fauxpas@******.net>
Erik Johansen <dweaver@*******.net>
Cleveland: Steven "Bull" Ratkovich <chaos@*****.com>
Steven A. Tinner <bluewizard@*****.com>
Iceland: Olafur Gunnarsson <olafurg@******.is>
Israel: Tomer "Nailer" Brisker <brisker@******.CO.IL>
Italy: Paolo Falco <falco@****.it>
Paolo Marcucci <paolo@*********.it>
Minneapolis/St. Paul: Jens Hage <jhage@**.com>
Netherlands, possibly a part of Belgium as well: me <gurth@******.nl>
New Zealand: Andrew Norman <A.J.Norman@******.ac.nz>
Norway: Jens-Arthur Leirbakk <leirbakk@****.ntnu.no>
Oklahoma: Christopher Casey <mirage5@**.netcom.com>
Siberia: Wordman <wordman@**box.com>
Assorted other stuff: Erik Jameson <Erik_Jameson@*****.com>
Desert Wars: me <gurth@******.nl>
And the ocean stuff that may or may not become part of the NAGTTW:
Naval Coastal Patrol Vessels: David Hinkley <dhinkley@***.org>
Naval Ordnance: David Hinkley <dhinkley@***.org>
Ocean-going vessels: Lynn Twiss <ltwiss@********.com>
Underwater stuff: Hairy Smurf <ab130f92@*******.adelphi.edu>
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I have an idea for a NERPS book. Perhaps this could be the "lots of
small ideas" book, but I think it would be best separate from it.
Basically, I want the book to be about various finanical aspects of the
Shadowrun world. In particular, I'd like to see:
1. Articles about various markets in Shadowrun, how they operate in a
mega-corporate worls, their history, and how runners might find
themselves caught in the politics of the market. This would be the main
point of the book: bascially, providing economic conflicts into which
Shadowrunners can be injected (or at the very least, campaign color).
Some of the markets which seem ripe for intrique, infighting and what
not are:
a: Diamonds. (This is the one I want to write. DeBeers is already an
evil empire. I can't wait to play with them in 2057.)
b: Cattle and other meats (emu, et. al.)
c: Oversized furnature, houses, etc. for large metahumans.
d: Magical formulae.
e: Orichalcum
f: Soy/kelp foods
g: Nukes
h: Fusion power, particularly what it did to the market when introduced.
i: Fruit. (A luxury market, I'd imagine.)
j: Personal services. (One image of the future is that large groups of
untrained workers will find jobs serving trained workers. The idea is
that time is more of a commodity to the highly paid, trained class, so
they use money to effectively buy time buy having others do shopping,
laundry, etc. This happens already, but some say it will get much more
pervasive.)
k: Petrochemicals. Who controls the gas?
l: Wood. How scarce is it?
m: Shipping.
n: Education. Do corps own schools? How do they compete for the best and
brightest students?
o: A million others...
Basically, a number of unique plot threads can be generated be answering
these questions about a given market:
a: Who profits?
b: Who wants to profit?
c: Who loses?
d: What threatens the market?
e: Where is the main action?
2. A centralized system for -- or even an agreement on -- the prices of
corporate stock. How many nuyen is a share of Ares? This is one of the
three questions I expected to find in Corporate Shadowfiles that was not
answered. Idealy, any system for prices should be able deal with first,
second and third tier corps. Perhaps this could have a web-site spin off
that ran the system for various companies dynamically (allowing everyone
to be in the same market).
3. In explaining the markets in item 1 above, there will likely be a
need to describe some second or third tier corps. This book could act as
a catalog of such corps. Of particular interest would be who owns them,
who wants to own them, and how Shadowrunners might be employed for or
against them. Perhaps a Matrix map could be provided for the corp (or
part of it).
4. As a pipe dream, a list of public megacorpoate assets. That is, what
corps publicly own, even if it is just a list of names.
I suggest a working title of this book as "NERPS: Invisible Hands". I
would very much like to edit this book. I'd also like to write the
diamond market article.
Wordman
