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Message no. 1
From: Erik S Jameson <esj@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Edge Runners
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 12:34:48 -0700
I have just been given a warning by Mr. Rogers (no, not that one you
idiot) that my proposed Prime Runners/Edge Runners project might be
victim to rampant munchkinism, with players and NPCs being out of
control. A very valid fear, and one that I had not actually thought of.
But here is my response.

Anything NOT published in any of the FASA books will NOT be accepted,
with the exception of much of the NERPS books. So if your house rule
allows for Omega grade cyberwear, forget it.

I am involved in a very powerful group, so a whole lot of stuff will
still fly. After all, the point of this project is to show what a really
powerful shadowrunner can be like.

And last but not least, as the editor of the project, I reserve the right
to edit it in any way I chose. I will allow most anything to go, but if
you can't explain to me why Sammy the Samurai has a strength of 21, I
will CHOP it down to what appears to be logical. Any cuts like this will
not be made randomly or without reason, and I will make an effort to
contact the person who submitted the PC or NPC to discuss the matter.

Now, I have gotten about 5 responses, with about 10 characters. Plus the
stuff from my own group. I REALLY would like to get more submissions
from people. Remember, this is not just for your own favorite character,
but also for those important NPC (listen up GM's!) that keep your game
moving and supplied. As it stand now, I have about 20 individuals for
this project; I really would like to double that number.

ANd to make this message even longer, here is my wish list of people from
TK that I can remember off hand and would like to have submissions for:

Freddy Frypp
Christopher Tarlington (sp?) aka Dark Angel
Count von Doom (please?)
and possibly others like Nightmare, Blitzkrieg, Spirit of the Matrix, and
perhaps some others that have been around for ages.

Thanks in advance,

Erik, a.k.a. the Whistling Editor
Message no. 2
From: Erik S Jameson <esj@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Edge Runners
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 13:27:10 -0700
Okay, for those that would like to submit materials for my project, but
either wont or cant submit them via e-mail, here is my snail mail address

Erik Jameson
4285 N. Campbell Apt.D
Tucson, AZ 85719

Over Xmas break I will have everything forwarde to me to my home back in
Cali, but if you don't trust the Postal Service (I'm not sure I do), then
my Cali address (only send stuff there if it will arrive between Dec17
and Jan 10) is also below.

Erik Jameson
20341 Via Tomas
Walnut, CA 91789

Oh, and please, no letter bombs...;-)

Erik, a.k.a. the Whistler
Message no. 3
From: Nightfox <DJWA@******.UCC.NAU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 19:15:24 -0700
>ANd to make this message even longer, here is my wish list of people from
>TK that I can remember off hand and would like to have submissions for:

>and possibly others like Nightmare, Blitzkrieg, Spirit of the Matrix, and
>perhaps some others that have been around for ages.


hmm - I guess that I could send in Spirit at some point - of course I would
have to drag her out and get her up to date... hmmm - that would mean
eeewwwwwww...

she would be the best to write up. Doing anyone else could give away too many
fun and nasty secrets. Of course people might be rather dissapointed that I
will of course mention CRUSH many times in her write up, only to find that he
isn't in there :)

I KNOW!!!!!! I'll do TALKY!!!!!!

Heh heh heh. This should be amusing. and should give others loads and loads of
fun. heh heh.


Nightfox
Message no. 4
From: Mike Goldberg <m_goldberg@**.COLORADO.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 13:23:44 MST
Hmmm. I heard a mention of my characters in connection with this. Two
questions.

1) Which of my characters do you want?
(They are: *drum roll* Shadowfox, Doomsday, Scourge, Scarface, DragonEyes,
Doc. Rebecca Jones, FireWraith, HAMMER, and Nightmare)

2) What do you want from me? Game stats, or just plain descriptions, or
something else (or both and more)? For me they are character's first and then
a set of very loose stats that sort of prod me along in the right direction.

Mike

P.S. Brian, not sure what happened to Mark. Guess this weekend I will try my
hand at writing up what Mark envisioned.

P.P.S. Question to Administrators: Is it okay for me to finish up a story
that Mark was working on, but he has disappeared with the only copy of it? It
involves Mark and Brian Angliss. His e-mail account, I believe is no longer
current.
Message no. 5
From: MAGECK <JVXNSYA@***.BITNET>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 18:06:42 -0500
No not talky. I will not read it if it contains talky. That is a very silly
toaster. Argh.........



Just kiddin
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Adam E. Buchanan | MAGECK
"One Dream One Soul One Prize One Goal" | ECKMAN
JVXNSYA@***.grove.iup.edu |
Many deny our existence |We are not just in Tales
And some think we might be there |But we are here
Few truly believe |We are the SIDHE
Reconsider your thoughts |Do not deny
Cause you may be |We are the SIDHE
With one of us right now |
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Message no. 6
From: MAGECK <JVXNSYA@***.BITNET>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 18:09:09 -0500
Oh another quick note.
I graduate after 6 more days of school. woo
Finally.
Hopefully I will still be around, but who knows where my future may take me.
STREETWOLF
Colice Brightstar
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Adam E. Buchanan | MAGECK
"One Dream One Soul One Prize One Goal" | ECKMAN
JVXNSYA@***.grove.iup.edu |
Many deny our existence |We are not just in Tales
And some think we might be there |But we are here
Few truly believe |We are the SIDHE
Reconsider your thoughts |Do not deny
Cause you may be |We are the SIDHE
With one of us right now |
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Message no. 7
From: The GREAT Cornholio <mruane@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 17:37:36 -0700
On Thu, 8 Dec 1994, MAGECK wrote:

> Oh another quick note.
> I graduate after 6 more days of school. woo
> Finally.
> Hopefully I will still be around, but who knows where my future may take me.
> STREETWOLF
> Colice Brightstar

Congrats! I've got 14 more days (MY GOD! It's TWO WEEKS AWAY!) of my
bachelor's degree remaining. And then-- that's right, you guessed it.
I'm going to Graduate school (aka Indentured Serventude) for 4-5 years
and pick up a PhD in Chemistry. So I'll be around for a while longer. :-)

Mike, TGC
Message no. 8
From: Erik S Jameson <esj@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Edge Runners
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 15:32:06 -0700
So far, so good. I've gotten some interesting submissions so far. Some
of you out there are VERY nasty...

Could anyone that has sent me characters (PCs and NPCs) via snail-mail
please send me a quick e-mail note to let me know? I know smoe people
were initially interested, but I haven't heard from you guys since. I
know a lot of you are pretty busy, but could I get a quick e-mail note
telling me you did, or are planning to, send me something snail mail?
Thanks alot.

Erik, a.k.a. the Whistler
Message no. 9
From: MAGECK <JVXNSYA@***.BITNET>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 18:10:08 -0500
I am still interested. i will snail mail you the copies and backgrounds on my
characters. But I am lacking yer address. So get that to me and I wil send
them out to ya.
STREETWOLF.

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Adam E. Buchanan | MAGECK
"One Dream One Soul One Prize One Goal" | ECKMAN
JVXNSYA@***.grove.iup.edu |
Many deny our existence |We are not just in Tales
And some think we might be there |But we are here
Few truly believe |We are the SIDHE
Reconsider your thoughts |Do not deny
Cause you may be |We are the SIDHE
With one of us right now |
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Message no. 10
From: MAGECK <JVXNSYA@***.BITNET>
Subject: Edge runners
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 15:55:50 -0500
Does anyone out there have the address to submit characters to the edge runners
project....I was cleaning out my mail the other day(seeing that I am done with
school now, and will be awy for at least a month) and I deleted it. I need to
send that out to him. Thanx.
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Adam E. Buchanan | MAGECK
"One Dream One Soul One Prize One Goal" | ECKMAN
JVXNSYA@***.grove.iup.edu |
Many deny our existence |We are not just in Tales
And some think we might be there |But we are here
Few truly believe |We are the SIDHE
Reconsider your thoughts |Do not deny
Cause you may be |We are the SIDHE
With one of us right now |
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Message no. 11
From: "Thomas W. Craig" <Craigtw1@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Edge runners
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 16:12:12 -0500
Erik's address for Edge Runner submissions:
Erik Jameson
20341 Via Tomas
Walnut, Ca. 91789
Message no. 12
From: The Wyrm Ouroboros <oroboros@******.COM>
Subject: Edge Runners
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 14:46:26 -0800
Having just taken a glance at 'Prime Runners' (haven't gotten it yet), I think
that 'Edge Runners' would best be a continual project/book.

Just a thought....


--
Ouroboros
The (Dead) Wyrm of the .Net
Message no. 13
From: "Thomas W. Craig" <Craigtw1@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 23:35:08 -0500
Wyrm,
I don't know if Erik (aka the Whistler) has this list set to no mail, but
your comments should be directed to him. Yes, I agree "Edge Runners" should
be continually updated; but that is up to Erik to decide.
Tom Craig
Message no. 14
From: The Wyrm Ouroboros <oroboros@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 10:35:32 -0800
Well, not really. Some other poor schlep -- me, I suppose, since I'm
the one suggesting it -- could take on the semi-odious task. :P :) Of
course, I'm not quite so picky about staying 'within the lines' the way
Erik is; I'm not associating myself (in this way) with the Hearn lists,
so I can kinda call it 'a fan's book' and make it totally unofficial.

In either case, it'll give us poor sods who have too much to write about
a greater time-variable to work with than the end of the year.


--
Ouroboros
The (Dead) Wyrm of the .Net
Message no. 15
From: "Thomas W. Craig" <Craigtw1@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 13:58:43 -0500
YES....YES....YES!!!!!! I hate those kind of timeframes. But, I do believe
the poor sod who should get first crack is the person who originally came up
with the idea.(Erik) [marathon sentence anyone?] We should wait to see what
he says, but if you wish to have an unrelated one, maybe i can send you Ryuga
and a few of my *other* munchkinous characters.<grin>
Tom Craig
Message no. 16
From: The Wyrm Ouroboros <oroboros@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 11:04:20 -0800
> .... if you wish to have an unrelated one, maybe i can send you Ryuga
> and a few of my *other* munchkinous characters.<grin>

To quote shamelessly....

> YES....YES....YES!!!!!!

*grin* Please, consider this an open invite, for anyone and everyone.....
But please note that I _will_ edit, to a certain extent, in order to put
everyone in the same format. Don't worry, it'll be your normal gross-looking
text format..... And I also edit for spelling. Rarely, for coherence. ;)


--
Ouroboros
The (Dead) Wyrm of the .Net
Message no. 17
From: The Wyrm Ouroboros <oroboros@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 1994 11:12:26 -0800
Oh, and one other thing -- make it more than just a boring collection of
statistics, neh? If you can, take a look at the actual 'Prime Runners'
suppliment, and try to come up with something as attractive. Tell me a
story about this Runner; you needn't tell me about every detail, and in
fact, if you do, I'll face myself with the dilemma of a) editing for clarity
and/or brevity, or b) returning the character to you for some.... 'coherence
work'. To use an (in)famous clash of persons, 'Action Jackson earned the
eternal enmity of InterPol during a run on *location*.' Much better than
telling us about the whole run.....


--
Ouroboros
The (Dead) Wyrm of the .Net
Message no. 18
From: Erik S Jameson <esj@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 1994 22:00:43 -0700
On Wed, 21 Dec 1994, The Wyrm Ouroboros wrote:

> Having just taken a glance at 'Prime Runners' (haven't gotten it yet), I think
> that 'Edge Runners' would best be a continual project/book.
>
> Just a thought....
>
Ouch. That might hurt just a bit. I'll take it into consideration however.

Erik, a.k.a. the Whistler
Message no. 19
From: Erik S Jameson <esj@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 1994 22:05:07 -0700
Err, Mr. Wyrm, I'm already doing what you propose. Edge Runners follows
rather closely the Prime Runners format. In fact, volume one (if there
are more) is actually a corporate dossier on a group of possible
employees (read, shadowrunners), and includes history, and possible
appropriate uses for those runners, in addition to stats.

Erik, a.k.a. the Whistler
Message no. 20
From: The Wyrm Ouroboros <oroboros@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 1994 10:04:03 -0800
> Err, Mr. Wyrm, I'm already doing what you propose. Edge Runners follows
> rather closely the Prime Runners format.
> Erik, a.k.a. the Whistler

Whistler --

I realise that you are, indeed, doing as I propose -- to a certain extent.
You do, however, have certain restrictions on what one can have within one's
character, in regards to cyberware, grades of, and that sort of thing. I,
on the other hand, have no such compunctions, as I am not trying to tie what
I hope to be given into the Shadowtk/rn/Plot-D lists or its owners or manage-
ment. What I'm intending is simply a 'hey, here's my fave char, as I have
him/her/it written up right now and as played in my game' type of thing.


--
Ouroboros
The (Dead) Wyrm of the .Net
Message no. 21
From: Erik S Jameson <esj@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 1994 14:40:58 -0700
Oh, okay Mr. Wyrm. What I might suggest though is to wait until I get my
project, "Edge Runners: A Corporate Guide to the Shadows", finished, so
you can see what I have done. Some of the characters might seem to some
as munchkinous (one NPC has delta grade cyber), but all are within the
rules or the novels. And some are clear favorites of their creators.

No, I'm not saying don't do it. It might be kinda cool. What I am
saying is that it might be prudent for you to wait until I get my product
out. Then you can see what you like, don't like, and you'll know better
what it is you want to achieve with your project.

Erik, a.k.a. the Whistler
Message no. 22
From: Erik S Jameson <esj@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Edge Runners
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 1995 12:59:31 -0700
Argh. My format editing did leave out Johnny Rotten's strength. It
doesn't really matter, and you'll all see it pretty soon.

More importantly, I wasn't allowed to send my two messages to shadowRN.
The listserver didn't like the fact I'm not currently subscribed. So, if
it hasn't been done already, could someone please forward those two
messages over to RN? I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,

Erik, a.k.a. the Whistler
Message no. 23
From: Erik S Jameson <esj@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Edge Runners
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 1995 13:08:48 -0700
Okay, the deadline has passed, and no new submissions. So we are closed,
and the final product should be in its last stages of production
(editing) this weekend.

Over the holiday break someone (I don't recall who) siad that maybe this
should be a semi-regular thing. So I remain open to submissions for the
next installment. As soon as I reach enough characters, it will be
published.

I will be contacting all of those that submitted characters privately
shortly, with a couple of important questions.

Erik a.k.a. the Whistler
Message no. 24
From: Brion Wauters <BDW2@******.UCC.NAU.EDU>
Subject: Edge Runners
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 14:04:39 -0700
Whistler, I was just wondering how "Edge Runners" was going?
I'm eager to see just how out-classed my characters are.
Brion
Message no. 25
From: Erik S Jameson <esj@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 12:16:34 -0700
On Tue, 24 Jan 1995, Brion Wauters wrote:

> Whistler, I was just wondering how "Edge Runners" was going?
> I'm eager to see just how out-classed my characters are.
> Brion
>
Actually Irish fits in pretty well, power-wise. The only strange thing
about him is that he seems to be rather normal, at least compared with
THE Nexus and the Whistler.

By the by, may I use your name and e-mail address in the book? I'm
listing all the contributers and their characters.

Erik, a.k.a. the Whistler
Message no. 26
From: Brion Wauters <BDW2@******.UCC.NAU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 12:18:28 -0700
Sure, no problem.
Brion
Message no. 27
From: Erik S Jameson <esj@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Edge Runners
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 1995 16:50:56 -0700
Okay, here is (almost) the good news some of you have been waiting for.
I am about 99% done with Edge Runners, and I will have my friends and
editors go over my final copy tonight. With luck, and a favorable
schedule (the first round of midtermsis hitting), I should have it sent
to the right people within the week.

If you want a copy, let me know, and we'll work something out.

Erik, a.k.a. the Whistler
Message no. 28
From: Erik S Jameson <esj@***.UUG.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Edge Runners
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 1995 14:48:40 -0700
All right, thanks for hte response. A couple of things though.

1) It will be uploaded, under the NERPS banner, to several sites. I hope
to have it on Paolo's "Shadowrun on the Net", J.D. Falk's site, and our
Fearless Leader is more than welcome to have it on his site if he wishes.

2) If you require a hard copy, I need to know a couple of things:

A) If you require a printed hardcopy (I will prolly have to
charge for that :-()
B) If you would prefer disc, let me know which format. I work
on a Mac running Microsoft Word 5.0, but I think I can get it converted
to PC equivalent.
C) And of course, your snail mail address.

I will need this info from EVERYONE who has requested a copy.

Mucho thanks to all of those that submitted characters. As I say in my
Editor's Notes, some of you people are a little strange...;-)

Erik, a.k.a. the Whistler
list.member.grumpy
Message no. 29
From: MAGECK <JVXNSYA@*****.IUP.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 1995 17:16:45 -0500
All I require is a copy sent via e-mail....and I will print it out to our laser
printer myself....so what if they complain about the length....I print the logs
out there, and they aren't short themselves.
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Adam E. Buchanan | MAGECK
"One Dream One Soul One Prize One Goal" | JVXNSYA@***.grove.iup.edu
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Message no. 30
From: Brion Wauters <BDW2@******.UCC.NAU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 1995 18:16:33 -0700
Actually, Whistler, I _would_ prefer a print hard copy. I am willing to pay any
_reasonable_ charge.

My Snail-Mail address is:
Brion Wauters
N. A. U.
P.O. Box: 10041
Flagstaff, Arizona
86011

Brion
Message no. 31
From: Nightfox <DJWA@******.UCC.NAU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 1995 19:31:46 -0700
>All I require is a copy sent via e-mail....and I will print it out to our laser
>printer myself....so what if they complain about the length....I print the logs
>out there, and they aren't short themselves.

Actually Adam - the library on campus has a WWW computer connection.
I was bored and wanted to find out if IUP had found the Web

Nightfox
Message no. 32
From: Gian-Paolo Musumeci <musumeci@***.LIS.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 08:56:29 -0600
Ok, this isn't about Edge Runners, but could somebody PLEASE explain to me
*JUST WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON WITH THIS TARKIS INCIDENT?* 10 fucking
million nuyen is a LOT of money. Do you realize that would buy 50 Yellowjacket
assault helicopters?

Damn it, Eric Benson was right to leave. I remember back when we were all
starving shadowrunners and you had to work to survive.

GP
Message no. 33
From: Mark Imbriaco <mark@********.IP.NET>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 13:07:07 -0500
On Fri, 10 Feb 1995, Gian-Paolo Musumeci wrote:

> Ok, this isn't about Edge Runners, but could somebody PLEASE explain to me
> *JUST WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON WITH THIS TARKIS INCIDENT?* 10 fucking
> million nuyen is a LOT of money. Do you realize that would buy 50 Yellowjacket
> assault helicopters?
>
> Damn it, Eric Benson was right to leave. I remember back when we were all
> starving shadowrunners and you had to work to survive.
>
> GP

While I probably would have tried to be more diplomatic about
it, I would have to agree with Gian-Paolo on this one. Let's
try and keep these posts reasonable. The 10 million nuyen is
_way_ out there.

mark

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Message no. 34
From: The GREAT Cornholio <mruane@***********.HACKS.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 14:29:34 -0700
On Thu, 9 Feb 1995, Brion Wauters wrote:

> Actually, Whistler, I _would_ prefer a print hard copy. I am willing to pay any
> _reasonable_ charge.
$40.00! I get 15% of all royalties! No, wait, $80.00! :-)


>
> My Snail-Mail address is:
> Brion Wauters
> N. A. U.
> P.O. Box: 10041
> Flagstaff, Arizona
> 86011
>
> Brion
>
Message no. 35
From: MAGECK <JVXNSYA@*****.IUP.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 17:03:04 -0500
But I don't go to the library. I graduated, why would I wanna go back to that
sauna? Heck I could just FTP it I guess. Is it gonna be on the site where the
logs are?
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Adam E. Buchanan | MAGECK
"One Dream One Soul One Prize One Goal" | JVXNSYA@***.grove.iup.edu
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Message no. 36
From: "Andrew D. Seale" <sword@**********.ORG>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 17:03:22 -0600
um let me explain, the police relly did not want Tarkis, nd he did not
kill a man, His enemy DarkLord is after him. If ya do happen to capture
Tarkis, then he could pay ya for one, Tarkis' parents are billionares.
Two DarkLord has stolen money from Tarkis' Parents, so he is able to pay
ya, and get ride of Tarkis at the same time, SO ALL YA GO OUT THERE AND
GET TARKIS!
Message no. 37
From: Gian-Paolo Musumeci <musumeci@***.LIS.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 19:12:57 -0600
> um let me explain, the police relly did not want Tarkis, nd he did not
> kill a man, His enemy DarkLord is after him. If ya do happen to capture
> Tarkis, then he could pay ya for one, Tarkis' parents are billionares.
> Two DarkLord has stolen money from Tarkis' Parents, so he is able to pay
> ya, and get ride of Tarkis at the same time, SO ALL YA GO OUT THERE AND
> GET TARKIS!

Two comments.

1. You have really shitty taste in names. DarkLord? C'mon.

2. BILLIONAIRES? What the fuck?

So much for the starving-shadowrunner aspect.

GP, who is going off to find out more about mail filters.

(Synopsis: This is utter bullshit)
Message no. 38
From: "Andrew D. Seale" <sword@**********.ORG>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 20:23:30 -0600
Tarkis' Parents are from the north, and own a huge coorporation. They
can easly be billionares, and as for DarkLord, stop critiszing me.
Tarkis' parents are not aware that Tarkis is a runner also.
Message no. 39
From: Gian-Paolo Musumeci <musumeci@***.LIS.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 21:37:23 -0600
> Tarkis' Parents are from the north, and own a huge coorporation. They
> can easly be billionares, and as for DarkLord, stop critiszing me.

They own a huge corporation. Backgrounds? If they're rich enough to "easly
be billionares" then I don't think this is any small-time operation. Perhaps
I could refer you to the recent veto of Maxim Arms becoming an AAA Megacorp?

Their being billionares defeats the entire genre of the list. I refer you to
the opening chapters of William Gibson's (excellent) book, Neuromancer, in
addition to a good handful of SR books. If you read William Gibson, though,
I think you'll start to grasp the entire scheme of the list a bit better.

> Tarkis' parents are not aware that Tarkis is a runner also.

Possible, I suppose, but I don't think this is exceptionally in keeping with
genre --

-- GP
Message no. 40
From: "Andrew D. Seale" <sword@**********.ORG>
Subject: Re: Edge Runners
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 1995 07:58:02 -0600
Hey when i sent in Tarkis' background, I mentioned that Tarkis' parents
were extremly rich, and that Tarkis' was ashamed of being a snob, thats
why he ran. At that time, none of the admin said anything against it.
Also we have plenty of billionares now days, so I think there is allowed
some in the future also. If you want, i'll make uf a coorporation that
Tarkis' parents run. Plus they only have a little over 1 bil in the
first place. And until they find out that DarkLord is stealing money
from them, they might have less. SO keep trying to bring the questions in.
Message no. 41
From: Freddy Frypp <JAMES-CUENO@*********.EDU>
Subject: Edge Runners
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 1995 09:17:07 CST
Has a copy of Edge Runners ever made it out to any FTP (or
anywhere I can retrieve it, really) site?

jim

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