Message no. 1

From:	Paul Jonathan Adam <Paul@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject:	Re: China (was: Munchkins...)
Date:	Mon, 21 Aug 1995 22:07:09 GMT

Dave Stone warped reality to write:
> Onto a Shadowrun Note, while one knows that 2055 is Capitalist, I
> wonder about certain areas... Has anyone written up a thing on
> Capitalism in China, and whether China let Corps in, etc... You know,
> Capitalism in a Communist or just anti-Capitalist country(moreso than the
> present USA, I mean;)

We use China as the last bastion of die-hard Communism: China and Aztlan are
the Men In Black Hats for our campaign. Originally I used Russia, but a
combination of perestroika and astute deals by the PCs reduced the problems
with Russia to a dull roar.

Since our campaign includes Harpoon adaptations of naval warfare (some will
know...) we needed a superpower navy to go up against occasionally. China
fitted nicely: lots of old hardware, individually weak but collectively
lethal if not handled *very* carefully.

I also enjoyed dropping China on a team who had operated in Aztlan: they
thought Aztlan's internal security was bad. Then they tried a covert
operation in Shenyang... ;)

--
When you have shot and killed a man, you have defined your attitude towards
him. You have offered a definite answer to a definite problem. For better
or for worse, you have acted decisively.
In fact, the next move is up to him.

Paul J. Adam paul@********.demon.co.uk