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Message no. 1
From: bluewizard@*****.com (Steven A. Tinner)
Subject: Re: Building a group (was Re: sidebars and trainingwheels)
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 02:33:16 -0500 (EST)
>What can I say I'm an extreme kind of guy..HHmmmm..I seem to rememgber that
>from somewhere else..No but, really I believe the service it Extremely
>important..I will pay more for an item if I get better service for the extra
>I pay..It is like leaving a tip after a meal at a fine dining
>establishment..I do not tip according to the value of the meal I purchased I
>tip accordning to the service I received..And yes I can be pretty extreme..As
>a matter of fact I plan to travel from Colorado to Florida so I can GM in a
>Con in Orlando..I love to GM..right now I do not have a group..:( I have been
>trying to get some of the guys I work with interested but every time I get 2
>or more of them together we end up going fishing..My only hope is for the
>weather to turn cold... :)

Getting a new group together always take me a lot of time and effort.
The only method I have used successfully is to find people interested in
Sci-Fi, and Cyberpunk esp. - then give them a copy of some of the SR short
stories.
The original version of the "Into the Shadows" braided anthology works well
for this IMHO.
Once they see the depth and color of the SR world, some will gain more
interest in playing the game. That's your in . . .
Good luck building a group! :-)


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Message no. 2
From: chaos@*****.com (Steven Ratkovich)
Subject: Re: Building a group (was Re: sidebars and trainingwheels)
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 03:29:16 -0500 (EST)
>Getting a new group together always take me a lot of time and effort.
>The only method I have used successfully is to find people interested in
>Sci-Fi, and Cyberpunk esp. - then give them a copy of some of the SR short
>stories.
>The original version of the "Into the Shadows" braided anthology works well
>for this IMHO.
>Once they see the depth and color of the SR world, some will gain more
>interest in playing the game. That's your in . . .
>Good luck building a group! :-)
>
>
>
That's how you got me into the game... It works well, and gives a good
overview of the different types of characters. If your players like
reading, Charrote's (SP?) Secrets of Power books (The Sam books...) are
another great place, because Sam explores most of the different facets of
Shadowrun from a newbies point of view... Great for the beginners...



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