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Message no. 1
From: Jeffrey Nuremburg <xanatos@********.NET>
Subject: My card
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 00:50:07 -0500
Hey all.

I like the personalized card idea, here's my contribution:

Name: Xanatos
Type: Human - Decker
Cost: 6¥
Skills: Decking 2, Stealth 1, Social 1
Threat: 2/2
Text: Whenever a group of Runners of which Xanatos is a part reveals an
Electrical Challenge, the Challenge is automatically trashed on a
roll of 5+.
Flavor Text: "I'm going to call this latest virus Digital Flatline. Now=
let's
go party!"
Picture: An average height, thin human dressed in jeans and a T-shirt with
long brown hair in a ponytail leans back in a chair. His feet up are up on a
desk with one hand on a keyboard and the other holding a drink. A wry smile
etches itself along his face, while a datalink trails from the surface of
the keyboard to the rear base of his skull. On the desk is a computer screen
with the words, "Infection Complete. Shutdown in 5 seconds."

This is how I imagine I would probably be if I became a Shadowrun TCG card.=
:)
--
Jeffrey Nuremburg / System Administrator
xanatos@********.net
cgiguy@********.net - All CGI related requests

"I've been an atheist - I had found it difficult to
have religious beliefs and scientific ones, but I've
accepted that I have a duality - there's a human
way of interacting with people but also a mechanistic
explanation of what people are and how they work."

- Rodney Brooks, Director of MIT's AI Lab
Message no. 2
From: Tony Rabiola <rabiola@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: My card
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 03:50:49 -0600
OK, here's mine.

ARGENT - Fixer

5 ¥

Social 2
Melee 2
Streetwise 2

4/4

Elven Prime Runner

2¥ Turn to draw any non-magical gear card from your deck; show to other players and
place in
your hand.

Illustration: Elf with dark hair and leather clothing, whirling a monofilament whip in one
hand,
holding a fist full of credsticks in the other.





rabiola@**.netcom.com

Argent - Elven Fixer Extrodinaire Juhafa Vadic, Nethermancer
It was hot, the night we burned Chrome... Many speak ill of the path I walk...
Message no. 3
From: Donald Arganbright <jayden63@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: My Card
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 15:02:38 PST
This is the best I can come up with and
it is all justified.

Name - Jayden Storm
Type - Elf Mage
Cost - 7¥
Threat - 4/2
Skills - Firearms -1, Technical -1, Leadership -1, Melee -2
Special - Biotech. All sleeze requirements for personal challenges
are -1. 3¥ to give first stike ability.
Flavor - "Knife Sharpens on Stone, Man sharpens on Man."


Justification -
Elf - I'm tall and skinny 6'0" and 135 Lbs. Thus also my 2 body
Mage - I strongly belive in the power of ones personal CHI
if you belive, it can almost be magic.
Power - The 4 power and the melee 2 comes from my 15 years of
Martial Arts training.
Leadership - I'm the head of a computer techincal support group
as well as the onsite technition thus also my
technical skill.
Firearms - I have a 92% accuracy rating with a 9mm handgun at 50
yards.
Biotech - My style of martial arts teaches us to be healers.
studing accupunture, targeting, hearble healing and
focusing the power of ones chi to help other.
The minus to personel challenges - The Martial arts also teaches
us through philosophy that fighting is always last
course of action. All ways try and find another way
out instead of fighting.
First Strike - I am undefeated in full contact sparing for my
weight class.


*** In ruling, the Sage attends to the heart, not the eye ***
*** - Tao ***


Donald Arganbright
Jayden Stormwalker


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Message no. 4
From: Robert Lamb <roblamb@*********.COM>
Subject: Re: My Card
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 16:55:34 -0800
Axlrose said:
<snip>
> Now what about those 150 or so others still lurking...?
>
> Unless there is an uproar about it, keep your cards coming!
>
> <Filed the "DrugDoc" Shadowrun card in my binder...>
>
> >Ken Dirk (DrugDoc)
> >>>>>Axlrose - ...<<<<<
<snip>

Finally got around to thinking about mine, sorry for the late
follow-up on the thread!

Name: Lurch
Type: Human, Middle-management
Deploy: 6¥
Threat: 3/5
Skills: Decking - 1, Melee-1, Leadership-1,Athletics -1
Abililty:
When on a Shadowrun, Lurch automatically triggers the alarm on any
challenge that requires the stealth skill to sleaze.
Each turn Lurch tries to use a motorcycle, roll d6: 1-4 bike runs
normally, 5-6 Bike won't start, pay 2¥ or trash bike.

Flavor text:
*Crash! Tinkle!* Sorry, sorry!


Suggestions on wording and cost-balancing welcome :)
--Rob
Message no. 5
From: Christophe Huestis <chuestis@**********.NET>
Subject: My Card
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 11:31:11 -0400
I know this is a bit out dated. I have actually been meaning to send it for
a while.

Human Contact
Name: The Teacher
Info: Turn runner with one or less skill. Pay one yen. Roll a D6 to receive
a skill of your choice. 1: You stupid idiot, even a skillsoft wouldn't help.
Never come back.
2-3: Skill is useable for this turn only. 4-5: You learn the skill till the
end of the game, but you must roll D6 each time skill is used (1-4: Runner
doesn't remember the skill. 5-6: No problemo!) 6: Wow you catch on quick.
Runner can use skill until end of game.
Flavor:" There are no stupid questions, just stupid people." -M. Garrison

I decided not to be a runner and instead a contact. If you haven't guessed
yet I am an actual teacher. I teach eighth grade science. The wordiness is
because I love to talk. All the die rolls are there because everyone learns
differently. The low cost well that's because I am underpayed (I work in
North Carolina). The reason why the runner may or may not learn their skill;
how much paying attention did you do in the eighth grade. I didn't think so.

Comment are welcome though often ignored.
Christophe A.
Huestis---------------------------------------------------------------

"Believe in yourself and the world will be at your feet. You are the
owner of your future."
Message no. 6
From: Mamoulian <shine@************.NET>
Subject: Re: My Card
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 21:42:52 -0600
At 11:31 AM 4/10/98 -0400, you wrote:
>I know this is a bit out dated. I have actually been meaning to send it for
>a while.
>
>Human Contact
>Name: The Teacher
>Info: Turn runner with one or less skill. Pay one yen. Roll a D6 to receive
>a skill of your choice. 1: You stupid idiot, even a skillsoft wouldn't help.
>Never come back.
>2-3: Skill is useable for this turn only. 4-5: You learn the skill till the
>end of the game, but you must roll D6 each time skill is used (1-4: Runner
>doesn't remember the skill. 5-6: No problemo!) 6: Wow you catch on quick.
>Runner can use skill until end of game.
>Flavor:" There are no stupid questions, just stupid people." -M. Garrison
>
>I decided not to be a runner and instead a contact. If you haven't guessed
>yet I am an actual teacher. I teach eighth grade science. The wordiness is
>because I love to talk. All the die rolls are there because everyone learns
>differently. The low cost well that's because I am underpayed (I work in
>North Carolina). The reason why the runner may or may not learn their skill;
>how much paying attention did you do in the eighth grade. I didn't think so.
>
I like it...I would even propose that you could use reputation to buy a
skill (kinda like spending Karma) costly..but effective.

Mamo

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