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Message no. 1
From: Brett Ryan Brown <calvinoi@*******.SCRI.FSU.EDU>
Subject: A party van...
Date: Thu, 12 May 1994 17:40:55 18000
Hey, I appreciate all the help about Enhanced Articulation (sounds
pretty cool...damn I wish FASA would send me the fraggin' catalog),
and I have yet another (sorry!) question, at least until I can order
the RBB (FASA should set up an electronic catalog...snail mail _SUX_).

What I need to know, is the stats for some sort of van vehicle. What
I have in mind is a real party van, kinda' like the one from Scooby
Doo (remeber? With the hippy green motif?) except kinda' souped up.
My group wants a vehicle they can all cruise around in at once (and
preferably something that will accommodate weapons...then again, in SR,
not much doesn't...) Sorry to bother all you people with the source
books, but for those of us who don't, it's a dreary life. All I have
as of yet is Corp. Shadowfiles, Germany Sourcebook, and the GM Screen
fer cryin' out loud! (Again, I _really_ wish I'd get that catalog in
the mail....*sigh*)

Welp...... -L8TR, chummers (thanx!)
-Calvinoi MindFlyer
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Message no. 2
From: Dave S Johnson <john0286@****.TC.UMN.EDU>
Subject: Re: A party van...
Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 02:03:26 -0500
On Thu, 12 May 1994, Brett Ryan Brown wrote:

> What I need to know, is the stats for some sort of van vehicle. What
> I have in mind is a real party van, kinda' like the one from Scooby
> Doo (remeber? With the hippy green motif?) except kinda' souped up.

I have just the thing:
Ford Bison van cost 150000Y
handling 4/3
speed 40/135
body 5
armor 2
sig 6
autopilot 3
Muli-fuel engine 250l at 25km/l.
twin bucket seating + 1 folding bench
2 standard and 1 top access

cargo: 50cf in back and 5cf under seat

I modified this baby she's a rocker.....

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Message no. 3
From: Thorben Woehler <tew@****.INFORMATIK.RWTH-AACHEN.DE>
Subject: Re: A party van...
Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 15:39:43 +0200
> not much doesn't...) Sorry to bother all you people with the source
> books, but for those of us who don't, it's a dreary life. All I have
> as of yet is Corp. Shadowfiles, Germany Sourcebook, and the GM Screen
> fer cryin' out loud! (Again, I _really_ wish I'd get that catalog in
> the mail....*sigh*)

I have one question... Being a german, I really dont like the german
translations of american sourcebooks, so I go out and buy the originals!

What is the GERMANY SOURCEBOOK like (Hmmm... I got a copy myself, german
AND american version, and I think the german one is far better, but the
american one looks better (new graphix, new layout, new everything...)
Do you like the translations and so on...

They did one BIG mistake though... One of the idols is a real skirtchaser...

In the american book he has to roll against target 10 - charisma of 'victim'
to avoid chasing her... that makes ugly ones (sorry) the MOST chased...

(In german edition its target = charisma, and thats correct!!!!!)


SHADE




P.S. And ohh, yes, I saw the RIFTS Sourcebook TRIAX AND THE NGR last week...
The last page contains a number of german expressions...
It took me an hour to recover from my laughter...
The 'german' expressions were so DAMN WRONG (I hope noone uses them...
would sound pretty silly!!! :))

PLEASE TRANSLATORS... DONT USE DICTIONARIES... USE YOUR BRAIN!!!!

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