From:	"Mark J. Steedman" <Mark@******.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject:	Re: NERPS: Organizations -- new project?
Date:	Sun, 13 Sep 1998 19:52:13 +0000

Patrick Goodman writes

> I like those. Would a rock band comprised of a lot of ex-runners fit in
> there, do you think? I've been banging that idea around in my head for a
> little while, and don't know exactly what to do with it. They're not
> exactly a shadowrunner group anymore, but they can still get the job done if
> they have to.

We once got as far as the early stages of doing this actually as a
group of PC's but the GM pulled the game out from under us before it
got too far.
Assuming you have a suitable character with the skill at singing and
some musical skill amongst the party this is actually quiet a good
way to retire as runners. You probably have the skills at hacking,
bribery and information gatehring to get places and set things up.
You may well have the street level contacts to get gigs early on (say
at various bars the team has frequented), you may even know a few
real stars (from bodyguarding jobs, rescues etc) who can give you
some simple for them but very very useful breaks. also in a world
where staying indenpendent of the corps is a serious pain runners are
some of the few people used to doing this (and whos 'don't do this to
our operation' the corps 'special operations' division might take as
not worth the aggro, assuming you don't step on toes). It's also
amazing what a decker can do for your performance plans and a skill
mags can do to things like the carisma of the starlet and the SFX
department. Sammies easily do as bodyguards (are are darned good at
the job often enough) and with all that kit the uses for a rigger
well.
Ok still not easy but you have a head start and it's a lot less
likely to get you shot than breaking into Aztechnology again!

Mark
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