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Message no. 1
From: Geoffrey Gerrietts <Siothrun@***.COM>
Subject: Storylines?
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 14:08:12 -0500
I always feel the need to tread lightly when entering into an interactive
project, and thus am a bit anxious to know if PLOT-D has archives out on the
net, or if I just need to request that folks be kind enough to email me a
plot synopsis of their most current schemings.

And how about the cast o' characters? Or do I need to just wait on that?

One final question: how current is our SR supposed to be? Meaning, what if I
want to use some character data that doesn't show up 'til Neo-Anarchist's
Guide to the Awakened (a playtest character which I unfortunately won't be
playing much in the future, due to a broken GM)?
Message no. 2
From: "Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: Storylines?
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 1994 22:19:30 -0800
Geoffrey Gerrietts said:

>I always feel the need to tread lightly when entering into an interactive
>project, and thus am a bit anxious to know if PLOT-D has archives out on the
>net, or if I just need to request that folks be kind enough to email me a
>plot synopsis of their most current schemings.

Well the only Plot-D archives are at Listserve. As for Shadowtk Archives,
you did recieve a copy of the FAQ?

>And how about the cast o' characters? Or do I need to just wait on that?

Ummm. It could have been delayed by the Holidays. We have lives too.

>One final question: how current is our SR supposed to be? Meaning, what if I
>want to use some character data that doesn't show up 'til Neo-Anarchist's
>Guide to the Awakened (a playtest character which I unfortunately won't be
>playing much in the future, due to a broken GM)?

Just about anything published is fair game, although we more or less ignore
the novels and adventures. I am not familiar with the Neo-Anarchist's Guide
to the Awakened. What is it?

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Message no. 3
From: Nightfox <DJWA@******.UCC.NAU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Storylines?
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 10:27:07 -0700
>One final question: how current is our SR supposed to be?

our Shadowrun is ment to be as current as the last source book put out.
Basically - we go by the theory of "If its been out for a bit, and you had the
chance to by it - then its part of the SR universe"

We had problems with the Chicago - Burning Bright thing in that people started
jumping the gun and wanted to blow up the city even though 2 other plots where
in Chicago at the time.


Basically play things by thumb

If what a source book brings out will be world shattering - Ie Chicago go
BOOM!! - take your time and wait until people have a chance to buy it.

If you just want to bring in a neet character - just remember that we all have
to play in the sand box and that "My character is stronger/faster/smarter than
your character debates are rather boring.

My character CRUSH is one of the strongest (strength wise) characters on the
list, but people don't remember him for that - they remember CRUSH because he
makes them laugh - rolling on the ground and gasping for breath in one or two
cases.

Nightfox

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