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Message no. 1
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject: Bioweapons and VITAS
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:04:56 -0600
I read yesterday in National Geographic that scientists have calculated
that the Earth can comfortably support 1-2 Billion people.

When VITAS hit the population was probably around 10-15 Billion.

What if VITAS was a bioweapon created by some environmentalist nuts to
decrease the population of the earth? And when it didn't kill enough
people they launched VITAS II.

In 205x the population still far exceeds 2 Billion.

Here's the adventure idea. The same group has been working on VITAS
III. This time they want to make sure it's going to work and they've
modified it so that it will not only kill the majority of the
population, but it will decrease the fertility of the survivers (maybe
decrease the menstral cycle to 5 years, or alter women so that they are
only fertile for a year after puberty).

The group wants to test it first.

The runners are hired to investigate the death of almost the entire
population of a remote island owned by one of the Megacorps. The MC has
it's own security forces on the job, but one of the VPs who's hired the
runners before brings them in too.

The rest of the adventure involves the runners tracking down clues and
talking to nefarious characters (roleplaying :). It could also involve
traversing the world as they hunt for the VITAS Group. And you could toss
in Wintermute as a big red herring :)

Enjoy.

-David
--
"Earn what you have been given."
--
email: dbuehrer@******.carl.org
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Message no. 2
From: Mike Post <mpost@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: Bioweapons and VITAS
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 11:37:57 -0700
> The runners are hired to investigate the death of almost the entire
> population of a remote island owned by one of the Megacorps. The MC has
> it's own security forces on the job, but one of the VPs who's hired the
> runners before brings them in too.

Sounds like (and I'm embarassed to reference it because I actually enjoyed
the movie) the "Red Ribbon" virus from the movie _Barb Wire_. They tested
it on Topeka, KA.


"Here we are, saddled with 4 1/2 billion years of biological legacy,
essentially designed to live short, aggressive and violent lives on the
plains of the serengeti, but yet are forced to be good, contemporary
citizens." -- Moby
Message no. 3
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject: Re: Bioweapons and VITAS
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 13:10:53 -0600
Mike Post wrote:
/
/ > The runners are hired to investigate the death of almost the entire
/ > population of a remote island owned by one of the Megacorps. The MC has
/ > it's own security forces on the job, but one of the VPs who's hired the
/ > runners before brings them in too.
/
/ Sounds like (and I'm embarassed to reference it because I actually enjoyed
/ the movie) the "Red Ribbon" virus from the movie _Barb Wire_. They tested
/ it on Topeka, KA.

Aw jeez. I swear, that idea was original AFAIKnew. I guess what they
say is true, there's no such thing as an original idea.

Hmmm.. Now maybe I have a good excuse to watch Barb Wire, to see what
they did with my idea :)

-David
--
"Earn what you have been given."
--
email: dbuehrer@******.carl.org
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1068/homepage.htm
Message no. 4
From: Nexx Many-Scars <Nexx3@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Bioweapons and VITAS
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 18:13:18 EDT
In a message dated 98-08-12 10:04:36 EDT, you write:

> Here's the adventure idea. The same group has been working on VITAS
> III. This time they want to make sure it's going to work and they've
> modified it so that it will not only kill the majority of the
> population, but it will decrease the fertility of the survivers (maybe
> decrease the menstral cycle to 5 years, or alter women so that they are
> only fertile for a year after puberty).

Great idea, but there has already been a Vitas-3. Try VITAS-IV, and you've
got a sick idea that I can enjoy

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