| From: | "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Info wanted... |
| Date: | Sat, 29 Mar 1997 14:52:42 +0000 |
Goldberg <michael.goldberg@*******.COM> writes
> There is a trend on shadowtk that I particularly dislike. Sentinel,
> the Wanderer, Legion, and Nightmare (among others) were created
> specifically because they don't fit the trend I am seeing. I don't
> know why it is, but there seem to be a LOT of heroes on shadowtk that
> tackle any noble cause that comes their way. Even the assassins (for
> instance the whole horse episode). Most of the characters are
> enlightened about the whole race issue and treat just as if it was a
> skin color or sex preference matter (in other words, that it just
> doesn't matter what their race is).
Part of it's that many people are uncomfortable playing bad guys. One
reason I brought Easy in is to see reaction to a homicidal psychopath
(albeit a fairly stable one) in the shadows.
> But wait a second.... most runners aren't that highly educated, and
> don't come from rich, enlightened backgrounds. Most runners grew up
> near or on the streets. That kind of life doesn't tend to give people
> a pleasant view on people that are different (in any way).
I don't know that you'd find many _overtly_ racist runners, though. If
you walk off a job because, when the team's assembled, your rigger is a
Dwarf, then you don't do your rep any good: so you'd tend to keep your
opinions to yourself in order to get work. Having it be known that "this
guy can't work with metas" means he won't even be considered for many
jobs.
I liked Snake and Easy's minor clash, just before Snake was set up for
the hostage incident: pity there wasn't a chance to explore it further.
> Which leads me to something I alluded to earlier this week. I was
> under the impression that Shadowtk was NOT Shadowland (back when I
> joined which was almost 4 years ago), and thus we can say it is as
> hard or easy to get to as the general consensus on plot-d likes. I
> think it is time to make it harder to get to. Make it so that only
> decent deckers (and their friends) can get to Shadowtk. At least in
> that way, it would fit the type of characters that tend to post here.
> Most of the characters are enlightened people who are generally a cut
> above the typical shadowrunner. I think it is time that the
> difficulty of getting to shadowtk reflected that.
I'd tend to agree with Mike here. While I wouldn't want it set too high,
else we'd only have deckers in there, it should become harder than it
has been seen to be to get in.
--
There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable and
praiseworthy...
Paul J. Adam paul@********.demon.co.uk
