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Message no. 1
From: Avenger <Avenger@*******.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Bedlam and mortality
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 04:49:06 +0100
Hiya beveryody.


Over the next few days, I fully expect that the concentration of
opposition to CoT will continue to increase. The battle from the side
of the shadows, will be in conjunction and opposition to Law
Enforcement.


For those with characters that are, shall we say, frowned upon by the
Law in Seattle, it may well be worth while to mention this somehow -
maybe with a planned attack foiled by the presence of Lone Star etc who
take the credit and glory for something your people have set up.


Also, although it is of course most pleasant to have one's characters
shown in a heroic light, a complete lack of injury from the battles to
come, would be - shall we say - awkward to swallow. Even gutter punks
get lucky sometimes. :)


Towards the end of this week, depending on Paul and Frank, this portion
of the CoT plot will escalate a tad. Things in Seattle will get warmer,
violence will increase, and the teams/individuals running the shadows
are more likely to begin meeting more professional and able groups of
terrorists.


I don't expect, and wouldn't request any mortalities, but I do think
that some sort of recognition for the intensity of the conflict would be
fitting. I do, as always leave it up to you all to decide how and if at
all, you wish to pander to my strange beliefs :)


Thanks all.


There are likely to be a couple of opportunities for major mayhem. One
is a race riot that will occur later this week, though I believe that's
being covered, as well as a couple of other things. Some of the more
powerful characters on the list will, if the owners are willing to
donate them to this insanity become instrumental in destroying CoT.
What I'd like, if any of you have someone in particular in mind, is if
you'd contact me with any ideas you have, and we'll discuss how and when
to finally bring about the downfall of Thunda's Children.


There are several opportunities for major conflict against larger
centralised cells, there's a number of opportunities for Matrix action
(something that's not covered well on the list), and a few other
available opportunities. If someone in particular has a penchant for
throwing their characters against blood magic, that too is available.
Though only once. :) Behind this chaos and destruction, there are to my
knowledge, at least four other plots occuring, so any overruns will need
to be monitored carefully so that we don't get confused.


Anyway. Hit me with any ideas you have, and I'll see if there's
something available within the plot to allow for it. Eventually, as
I've said before, CoT will be destroyed as a viable entity, however,
there is something behind them, that needs to be found, and brought into
the open. Depending on who and how, will govern what that discovery is,
and whether it is revealed at all.


The idea being that this is the end to a long chapter in one of my
plots, and will bring another part to the fore. Some people may be
aware of what that is, but it depends very much on actions taken as to
what information is discovered by the characters.


I'll not give away much more, because I prefer a reactionary response
rather than a bland this is what I want situation.

--
Avenger
Message no. 2
From: Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Bedlam and mortality
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 18:03:43 -0400
At 04:49 AM 4/19/98 +0100, you wrote:
>Hiya beveryody.

"beveryody?" Ease back on the tea and scones there Pete. ;-)

>Also, although it is of course most pleasant to have one's characters
>shown in a heroic light, a complete lack of injury from the battles to
>come, would be - shall we say - awkward to swallow. Even gutter punks
>get lucky sometimes. :)

Depends on who those thugs are aiming at. But I see your point.

>Towards the end of this week, depending on Paul and Frank, this portion
>of the CoT plot will escalate a tad. Things in Seattle will get warmer,
>violence will increase, and the teams/individuals running the shadows
>are more likely to begin meeting more professional and able groups of
>terrorists.

So the violence is attracting the racist big-boys, like Alamos 20K? Now
that's scary.

>I don't expect, and wouldn't request any mortalities, but I do think
>that some sort of recognition for the intensity of the conflict would be
>fitting. I do, as always leave it up to you all to decide how and if at
>all, you wish to pander to my strange beliefs :)

What sort of recognition for the intesity are you referring to? You mean
PCs getting shot up and that sort of thing? Or something else?

>Anyway. Hit me with any ideas you have, and I'll see if there's
>something available within the plot to allow for it. Eventually, as
>I've said before, CoT will be destroyed as a viable entity, however,
>there is something behind them, that needs to be found, and brought into
>the open. Depending on who and how, will govern what that discovery is,
>and whether it is revealed at all.

Now this is intriguing. Revealing who's behind the CoT? Sounds like a
major nasty to me. I'm in!!

BTW, Paul, would you mind private e-mailing me a precis or brief of the CoT
history, at least as publicly known? I, the player, don't know much so
neither can my PCs. And at least one PC of mine has decided to jump into
the pool and would be doing some research on them. Thanks.

Erik J.


"Oh my God, they killed Dunkelzahn! You bastards!!!"
Message no. 3
From: Avenger <Avenger@*******.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Bedlam and mortality
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 01:28:46 +0100
In article <3.0.3.16.19980420142650.083fca78@****.fbiz.com>, Erik
Jameson <erikj@****.COM> waffled & burbled about Bedlam and mortality
>At 04:49 AM 4/19/98 +0100, you wrote:
>>Hiya beveryody.
>
>"beveryody?" Ease back on the tea and scones there Pete. ;-)

S'okay, I don't indulge in Tea if I can help it - foul stuff. <g>
Chocolate covered coffee beans are my particular addiction. :)

>>Towards the end of this week, depending on Paul and Frank, this portion
>>of the CoT plot will escalate a tad. Things in Seattle will get warmer,
>>violence will increase, and the teams/individuals running the shadows
>>are more likely to begin meeting more professional and able groups of
>>terrorists.
>
>So the violence is attracting the racist big-boys, like Alamos 20K? Now
>that's scary.


It'd be difficult to explain how it wouldn't, they're opportunists after
all. I should think that a few of the smaller groups, like KKK etc
might also want to get their ore in.

>>fitting. I do, as always leave it up to you all to decide how and if at
>>all, you wish to pander to my strange beliefs :)
>
>What sort of recognition for the intesity are you referring to? You mean
>PCs getting shot up and that sort of thing? Or something else?

PC's taking a few rounds, collateral casualties and damage, possible
confrontations with an over active Police Force, increased trigger
happiness from Security detachments. Things like that. Starting small,
but escalating over the week.

I won't be posting every bomb strike and incident that occurs within
Seattle, except for a few of the more important ones. Unfortunately
Paul is off-line this week, so I can't arrange a strike against SIGA,
but assume for the moment, that such is likely to occur (and probably
fail dramatically) Similarly there are two further strikes against the
Easy Eight, one of which will succeed. But that's going to be one of
those crazy "all at once" things when Paul returns, or a by line.

Bomb threats, scares, disposal squads, SWAT and anti terrorist squads
will be in operation across the city to compensate for the loons
planting everything from weedkiller to biochem devices.


I figure, judging by current standards that Seattle's security will have
a 60-70% success rate against devices they know about. Occassionally
something is going to go off, and hey presto, casualties.

>>the open. Depending on who and how, will govern what that discovery is,
>>and whether it is revealed at all.
>
>Now this is intriguing. Revealing who's behind the CoT? Sounds like a
>major nasty to me. I'm in!!

Heh.

>BTW, Paul, would you mind private e-mailing me a precis or brief of the CoT
>history, at least as publicly known?

Paul can't, he's not back until Friday evening. He's working on
something that's removed him from normal life, and his laptop isn't man
enough for the job of e-mail. I'll get something together for you and
send it in the next couple of days.

>I, the player, don't know much so
>neither can my PCs. And at least one PC of mine has decided to jump into
>the pool and would be doing some research on them. Thanks.

There's quite a bit available on the public datanets, most of it
concerning their anti racist campaigning, and stuff. A few rumours, and
some unconfirmed accusations. There may be a little more available from
other parts of the world, but I'll need to check with Paul how much SIGA
will have released to Law Enforcement in general.

>"Oh my God, they killed Dunkelzahn! You bastards!!!"

That's not such a bad thing. Now at least he won't be drooling on the
White House carpet, and crapping on the lawn. <g>

--
Avenger
Message no. 4
From: Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Bedlam and mortality
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:20:48 -0400
At 01:28 AM 4/21/98 +0100, you wrote:

>>"beveryody?" Ease back on the tea and scones there Pete. ;-)
>
>S'okay, I don't indulge in Tea if I can help it - foul stuff. <g>
>Chocolate covered coffee beans are my particular addiction. :)

A Brit that doesn't drink tea? Isn't that considered treason or something?
;-)

>>So the violence is attracting the racist big-boys, like Alamos 20K? Now
>>that's scary.
>
>It'd be difficult to explain how it wouldn't, they're opportunists after
>all. I should think that a few of the smaller groups, like KKK etc
>might also want to get their ore in.

Very true.

>>What sort of recognition for the intesity are you referring to? You mean
>>PCs getting shot up and that sort of thing? Or something else?
>
>PC's taking a few rounds, collateral casualties and damage, possible
>confrontations with an over active Police Force, increased trigger
>happiness from Security detachments. Things like that. Starting small,
>but escalating over the week.

Okay, that's much more clear. If I come up with something, I'll drop you a
note.

>>BTW, Paul, would you mind private e-mailing me a precis or brief of the CoT
>>history, at least as publicly known?
>
>Paul can't, he's not back until Friday evening. He's working on
>something that's removed him from normal life, and his laptop isn't man
>enough for the job of e-mail. I'll get something together for you and
>send it in the next couple of days.

Urk. I meant Pete, not Paul. Please don't hurl stale scones at me. Those
things get to be very brick-like...

>There's quite a bit available on the public datanets, most of it
>concerning their anti racist campaigning, and stuff. A few rumours, and
>some unconfirmed accusations. There may be a little more available from
>other parts of the world, but I'll need to check with Paul how much SIGA
>will have released to Law Enforcement in general.

Cool. I figured there would be a pile of stuff on the public nets, along
with heaping mounds of propganda, and I'm sure I could find a fair amount
of it by searching the TK archives, but I certainly don't have time for that.

>>"Oh my God, they killed Dunkelzahn! You bastards!!!"
>
>That's not such a bad thing. Now at least he won't be drooling on the
>White House carpet, and crapping on the lawn. <g>

Geez, you're talking about him like he was Buddy the dog or Socks the cat...

Erik J.
Message no. 5
From: Brion Wauters <STU2204@****.COCO.CC.AZ.US>
Subject: Re: Bedlam and mortality
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 12:28:08 -0700
> >PC's taking a few rounds, collateral casualties and damage, possible
> >confrontations with an over active Police Force, increased trigger
> >happiness from Security detachments. Things like that. Starting small,
> >but escalating over the week.
>

CoT will not go after dwarves eh? Well...the other wacko groups
proabably won't make that distinction. Oh...Howsabout a dwarven PC gets
rescued from a racist attack _by_ CoT. Mess with everyone's
conceptions;)

Brion
Message no. 6
From: Sascha Pabst <Sascha.Pabst@**********.UNI-OLDENBURG.DE>
Subject: Re: Bedlam and mortality
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 23:58:51 +0100
On 21 Apr 98 at 14:20, Erik Jameson wrote:
> >>"beveryody?" Ease back on the tea and scones there Pete. ;-)
> >
> >S'okay, I don't indulge in Tea if I can help it - foul stuff. <g>
> >Chocolate covered coffee beans are my particular addiction. :)
>
> A Brit that doesn't drink tea? Isn't that considered treason or something?
> ;-)
Hey - didn't you hear? They banned him on a island... well... an island
within their general island... well... somehow they're all in exile, I
guess :-)

Sascha
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Message no. 7
From: Sascha Pabst <Sascha.Pabst@**********.UNI-OLDENBURG.DE>
Subject: Re: Bedlam and mortality
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 23:58:51 +0100
On 21 Apr 98 at 12:28, Brion Wauters wrote:

> > >PC's taking a few rounds, collateral casualties and damage, possible
> > >confrontations with an over active Police Force, increased trigger
> > >happiness from Security detachments. Things like that. Starting small,
> > >but escalating over the week.
> >
>
> CoT will not go after dwarves eh? Well...the other wacko groups
> proabably won't make that distinction. Oh...Howsabout a dwarven PC gets
> rescued from a racist attack _by_ CoT. Mess with everyone's
> conceptions;)
Hehe... in a way, that already happened (although publically unnoticed).
Unfortunately, I fear this also means CoT has a cell sample of said dwarf
:-(

Sascha
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Message no. 8
From: Avenger <Avenger@*******.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Bedlam and mortality
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 00:29:20 +0100
In article <3.0.3.16.19980421102809.2f7fbff2@****.fbiz.com>, Erik
Jameson <erikj@****.COM> waffled & burbled about Bedlam and mortality
>At 01:28 AM 4/21/98 +0100, you wrote:
>
>>S'okay, I don't indulge in Tea if I can help it - foul stuff. <g>
>>Chocolate covered coffee beans are my particular addiction. :)
>
>A Brit that doesn't drink tea? Isn't that considered treason or something?
>;-)

Ah, only British because I live here - I wasn't originally so I can get
away with that sort of behaviour. :)

>>confrontations with an over active Police Force, increased trigger
>>happiness from Security detachments. Things like that. Starting small,
>>but escalating over the week.
>
>Okay, that's much more clear. If I come up with something, I'll drop you a
>note.

Okeydokey. :)

>>Paul can't, he's not back until Friday evening. He's working on
>>something that's removed him from normal life, and his laptop isn't man
>>enough for the job of e-mail. I'll get something together for you and
>>send it in the next couple of days.
>
>Urk. I meant Pete, not Paul. Please don't hurl stale scones at me. Those
>things get to be very brick-like...

I wouldn't hurl stale scones, I've been hit by one in the past and
they're far too painful. I do have something else though - you'd be
surprised how much coffee beans sting when loaded in a shotgun. <smirk>

>>other parts of the world, but I'll need to check with Paul how much SIGA
>>will have released to Law Enforcement in general.
>
>Cool. I figured there would be a pile of stuff on the public nets, along
>with heaping mounds of propganda, and I'm sure I could find a fair amount
>of it by searching the TK archives, but I certainly don't have time for that.

It would take a while to find it all as well, it's scattered over a
couple of months growing in intensity towards new year and going a bit
ape afterwards. :)

>>>"Oh my God, they killed Dunkelzahn! You bastards!!!"
>>
>>That's not such a bad thing. Now at least he won't be drooling on the
>>White House carpet, and crapping on the lawn. <g>
>
>Geez, you're talking about him like he was Buddy the dog or Socks the cat...

You mean he wasn't? <g>


--
Avenger
Message no. 9
From: Avenger <Avenger@*******.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Bedlam and mortality
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 00:59:22 +0100
In article <m0yRl4H-000V1yC@*******.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>, Sascha
Pabst <Sascha.Pabst@**********.UNI-OLDENBURG.DE> waffled & burbled about
Bedlam and mortality
>>
>> CoT will not go after dwarves eh? Well...the other wacko groups
>> proabably won't make that distinction. Oh...Howsabout a dwarven PC gets
>> rescued from a racist attack _by_ CoT. Mess with everyone's
>> conceptions;)
>Hehe... in a way, that already happened (although publically unnoticed).
>Unfortunately, I fear this also means CoT has a cell sample of said dwarf
>:-(

Just because he bled all over a vehicle and the floor of a hideout
doesn't mean anyone kept some of it <snigger>


--
Avenger
Message no. 10
From: Avenger <Avenger@*******.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Bedlam and mortality
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 00:58:11 +0100
In article <353CF348.5B9E@****.COCO.CC.AZ.US>, Brion Wauters
<STU2204@****.COCO.CC.AZ.US> waffled & burbled about Bedlam and
mortality
>
>CoT will not go after dwarves eh? Well...the other wacko groups
>proabably won't make that distinction. Oh...Howsabout a dwarven PC gets
>rescued from a racist attack _by_ CoT. Mess with everyone's
>conceptions;)

Heh - No comment :)
--
Avenger

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