Back to the main page

Mailing List Logs for ShadowRN

Message no. 1
From: Scott Taylor Spencer <sts100z@****.ODU.EDU>
Subject: Dunkelzhan sourcebook
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 16:08:42 -0500
Could anyone tell me if Dunkelzahn<sp?> Secrets is any good?

Scott


"The sights on this gun must be off all I keep hitting are coffee
mugs." -John Cleese
Message no. 2
From: Mark McLaughlin <mmclaugh@*******.EENG.DCU.IE>
Subject: Re: Dunkelzhan sourcebook
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 22:21:21 -0800
On the off chance anyone does`nt know "Dunkelzahn" means "black tooth"
in german..

Mark. (I have waayy too much time in my hands!!)

""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Mark (Merlin) McLaughlin - Personal Email: merlin@********.dcu.ie
RPG page: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Vault/4194/frame.html
Icon Email: icon2_97@*******.com Other: mmclaugh@******.eeng.dcu.ie
Icon Homepage: http://members.tripod.com/~icon2/
"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law."
Aleister Crowley (1875-1947)
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Message no. 3
From: "Faux Pas (Thomas)" <thomas@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: Dunkelzhan sourcebook
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 15:44:50 -0600
On 10:21 PM 4/1/97 -0800, Mark McLaughlin screamed at the world:
>On the off chance anyone does`nt know "Dunkelzahn" means "black
tooth"
>in german..

From the Earthdawn/Shadowrun RPG Crossover information:

...the Great Dragon Mountainshadow is said to have a human pawn/servant
known as Darktooth. In German, Darktooth is Dunkelzahn. Given
Mountainshadow's similar personality to Dunkelzahn, it's pretty clear that
they're the same Dragon.

Oh, and the Dunkelzahn's Secrets sourcebook is one of the best sourcebooks
FASA's put out. My review (even though my name is Thomas, not Tomas) of it
is at

http://www.interware.it/shadowrun/ShowArticle.asp?page=reviews/dunkie.htm&cl
ass=Reviews&author=Tomas+Deeny

Cut and paste.


-Thomas Deeny
telltale.hart.org

Voice: Hello, and welcome to the Springfield Police Department Resc-u-Fone.
If you know the name of the felony being committed, press one. To choose
from a list of felonies, press two. If you are being murdered or calling
from a rotary phone, please stay on the line.

Bart: [growls, punches some numbers]

Voice: You have selected regicide. If you know the name of the king or
queen being murdered, press one.
Message no. 4
From: Avenger <Avenger@*******.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Dunkelzhan sourcebook
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 03:45:31 +0100
In article <Pine.GSO.3.95.970401160726.4970D-100000@*******>, Scott
Taylor Spencer <sts100z@****.ODU.EDU> writes
>Could anyone tell me if Dunkelzahn<sp?> Secrets is any good?

That's an interesting question, and one which will get mixed answers.

In my notably humble opinion...

It is moderately amusing. Some of the crazy things Dunk gives away like
cookie recipes and such like add a light hearted tone to the book. In
general, I'd say it gives out a lot less than expected, and though it
makes some interesting offers of payment for certain services, or
actions, it's not a book that can be used by low power gamers. There's
a _hell_ of a lot of money flying about in it, some strange articles,
and little solid information that would enable a GM to decide one way or
another. A lot of the content has implications that more information is
to follow, which instantly makes me nervous of allowing it anywhere near
my players. In general, I'd say yes, it's a good book, but it's not
complete. It has a rushed feeling to it, that leaves, me at least,
wondering why it wasn't delayed so that FASA could finish it.


If you're curious about the Big D, it's worth buying, if you could care
less about him, and don't agree with him becoming president and all that
implies, don't waste your money.

--
__ \ | \ __
| | _` | __| | / _ \ \ / _ \ __ \ _` | _ \ __|
| | ( | | < ___ \ \ / __/ | | ( | __/ |
____/ \__,_|_| _|\_\ _/ _\ \_/ \___|_| _|\__, |\___|_|
A Dark Shadow in a Dark World |___/
Message no. 5
From: "MARTIN E. GOTTHARD" <s457033@*******.GU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Dunkelzhan sourcebook
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 19:43:14 +1000
> On the off chance anyone does`nt know "Dunkelzahn" means "black
tooth"
> in german..
>

It's Dark Tooth if you want to be precise. Schwarz (sp?) is black.

In the Earthdawn- corssover realm, the orginal rulebook has a mention in
it about an (supposedly) human agent of a great dragon named Dark
Tooth.... Dunkelzhan's been round for ages, and was obviously a favourite
of someone for him to feautre in both games. Must'a taken some guts to
waste him.

(Yet another slightly inane and off topic post brought to you by Bleach)
Message no. 6
From: "Fisher, Victor" <Victor-Fisher@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Dunkelzhan sourcebook
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 09:53:56 -0500
>Could anyone tell me if Dunkelzahn<sp?> Secrets is any good?


IMO, it's worth a read [maybe not to those who like things spelled
out a little more throughly]. It drops a lot of interresting tibits and
plot ideas for runs.
I have to agree with someone's previous posting, though, that's
it's really for experienced players/characters. You might want to put
some thought into expanding on any of the ideas presented in his will;
some of the rewards are very lucrative, and you might want to plot them
out to really challenge your players, and make them earn that
prize.[this is the book where the Mars photos come from. I thought the
treatment given them in the Missions sourcebook was okay, but anyone
watching a couple episodes of the X-Files could probably do better]
On Kohl's Ammo Counter, I give it a 6 [out of 10].
Message no. 7
From: Walker of Shadows <OABBrother@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Dunkelzhan sourcebook
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 19:24:41 -0500
Yes, it is a fairly good sourcebook with lots of campain and run
ideas...snach this, making this guy mad at you, meaning hire someone to help,
meaning get some money, meaning a run... you see. A creative GM can creat a
VERY good campain off of just one item.

Walker of Shadows
Message no. 8
From: Cyberspunk <Toaster@************.COM>
Subject: Re: Dunkelzhan sourcebook
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 10:02:48 -0800
> >From the Earthdawn/Shadowrun RPG Crossover information:
>
the what??
Message no. 9
From: "Faux Pas (Thomas)" <thomas@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: Dunkelzhan sourcebook
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 11:10:05 -0600
On 10:02 AM 4/4/97 -0800, Cyberspunk screamed at the world:
>> >From the Earthdawn/Shadowrun RPG Crossover information:
>>
>the what??

It's the title of a web page that I've found at three different sites that
document the proof that Earthdawn is the Fourth World and Shadowrun is the
Sixth World. Use a search engine and look for "Earthdawn/Shadowrun RPG
Crossover" to find the page.


-Thomas Deeny
telltale.hart.org

"You have selected regicide. If you know the name of the king or queen
being murdered, press one."
-Springfield Police Department Resc-u-Fone Voice Mail, "Bart of
Darkness",
The Simpsons.

Further Reading

If you enjoyed reading about Dunkelzhan sourcebook, you may also be interested in:

Disclaimer

These messages were posted a long time ago on a mailing list far, far away. The copyright to their contents probably lies with the original authors of the individual messages, but since they were published in an electronic forum that anyone could subscribe to, and the logs were available to subscribers and most likely non-subscribers as well, it's felt that re-publishing them here is a kind of public service.

Thwap!