| From: | shadowrn@*********.com (Valeu John EMFA) |
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| Subject: | A not-so brief intro |
| Date: | Thu Jun 20 02:10:01 2002 |
played an RPG and doesn't have access to any of the books, (niether did I
when I wrote this for that matter). How complete is this? Can I get some
opinions on this?
[Intro]
Picture Seattle and the surrounding area (Tacoma, Redmond, and the other
subdivisions) as one giant city state called the Seattle Metroplex.
Surrounding the Seattle Metroplex is are the NANs (Native American Nations).
The NANs were formed during the Indian uprising when the government allowed
private corporation to extract the natural resources that remained. The
Native Americans fought back the only way they could... with guns, bows and
arrows, and MAGIC. After a tense 2 year war, the American Government gave in
the the Indians' demands when the NANs used the most powerful weapon in
their arsenal, The Great Ghost Dance. The Ghost Dance caused cataclysmic
events across the US included unusual, violent weather storms and the
simultaneous eruption of Mt Hood, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Rainer.
After the withdrawal of most Anglos from the Western US (all territory west
of Texas, except California, Seattle, and Denver), the world began to focus
on something new. Along with the return of magic came the return of Elves
and Dwarves.
After the general stir caused by these meta-humans, the world faced another
shock. The Crash of 2029.
Once the world had achieved a global communications net, the system was
struck by a virus. It crashed systems left and right at an exponential rate.
The only ones able to stop it was a group of military hackers called Echo
Mirage. What gave Echo Mirage the edge over the virus was the full simulated
sensory immersion into the computer system. The team was able to become one
with their computers. But being part of the system came at a price. After
the first 12 minutes of engaging the virus, half the team was dead but the
virus was destroyed.
After the Crash, the corporations began recovering, and exceeding, their old
research. Some included research into advanced prosthetics which included
use of the simulated sense technology used by Echo Mirage. Now cybernetic
limbs can help accident victims regain their lost arms and legs, complete
with felling.
The final act in this timeline is the emergence of Orks and Trolls. Suddenly
and without warning, one out of every 10 humans "Goblinized" into the
creatures of myth and legend.
And now, just what is a Shadowrun? A Shadowrun is a covert job done by
Shadowrunners. Shadowrunners are people that don't exist in any database,
corp or governement. Because they don't exist, various groups hire them as
deniable assests for covert jobs against targets. Shadowrunners are hired to
do anything, and usually they do it... for a price.
Care to run the shadows?
[/intro]
EMFN John Valeu
-AKA- TimeKeeper
