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Message no. 1
From: "A.R.Gay" <cs6004@***.AC.UK>
Subject: Gang Adventures for SR.
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 1994 09:56:39 +0000
One of the GMs that I paly with has decided he wants to run a
'Gang' game of Shadowrun, (I have no inclination of where he got
such a rediculous idea.) apparantly we are not allowed to have
_any_ cyberware with a legality of anything except legal, no
starting contacts and as if this sacralidge is not enough, no
cyberdecks. (Ha just watch me, I'll go naked if I have to,
_NO_one keeps JackFrost out of the Matrix!) This is the same
munchkinous GM I was saying about a month or so ago, for those
of you who remember. The players, myself included, are getting
a bit pissed off with his attitude and "Slut" characters he
playes in everybody elses games Twilight 2000, Dark Conspiracy,
he even tried it in my SR, (that one didn't last long) and
continuosly tries to avoid the plot as much as possible in the
mistaken belife that it is cleaver. What we have decided to do,
completely behind his back, is to have an all female thrill gang
and show him, if we can, exactly how silly he is. As Steve, the
GM, dosen't have internet access I'm fine. He is letting us
take legal rating equipment from Shadowtech, so we all have
pheramones level one or two, and the lowest natural Charisma is
5. (One took an Elf with max Cha and TP 2: Cha 10! ) We are
going to avoid the plot as much as possible, and of course the
ultimate piss take, no charachter can have a breast size smaller
that 38C although D would be preferable. The mage, a
particularly sick individual was talking about assisinations,
but I am not too sure, could semen be used for ritual sorcery?
This is just the sort of thing Steve would try! We are
determined to beat him at his own game, he will either get the
big HINT, or leave the group, whichever way we win.

At the momment the bets are on wheter he will try to finish the
campaign or just walk out half way through the first game
session. After all this guy even wimps out of arguments about
that outdated british institution the Royal family, rather
leaving the room than argue. (Wimp!) Anyway enough babble from
me because I have a phase test in 15 Mins, for other things see
below.

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Did anyone here on the news this morning, Thur 24th March, that
scientists now have a 'Crown of Thorns' style head set, which
you can control a computer with, by moving a pointer around the
screen, all with only your brainwaves! Hell its a start, when
direct neural interfaces come out I'll be there.

Enough for now, except to say that I will be home and without
internet access for a whole three weeks *sob, sob, "How will I
survive?" boo hoo* so till then,
--
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JackFrost << cs6004@***.ac.uk >>
Inane quote: "I wouldn't bother winding people up, but it's
just _sooo_ easy!" "What do you mean supirior? I can't help
it, I'm English!"
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".... From out of our window we can see, electric sunshine,
oxygen factories. Clockwork tides, synthetic trees; Just like the
real ones on VT..."
X,Y and Zee - "Pop will eat itself."
Message no. 2
From: The Powerhouse <P.C.Steele@*********.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Gang Adventures for SR.
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 1994 10:14:33 +0000
In reply to A.R.Gay .....

Well first off I think you should just talk to your GM and explain to him how
you all feel. If that doesn't work then just tell him fine and that you're
going to GM SR instead.

> Did anyone here on the news this morning, Thur 24th March, that
> scientists now have a 'Crown of Thorns' style head set, which
> you can control a computer with, by moving a pointer around the
> screen, all with only your brainwaves! Hell its a start, when
> direct neural interfaces come out I'll be there.

I remember seeing something on Tommorows World a couple of years back where
a user wore a headband and got to control a bat in a simple pong type game.
Wierd thing was it worked ! But seriously if the 'Crown of Thorns' could
really be developed just think of the uses ? Mind controlled virtually reality
computer games ? Imagine playing Mortal Kombat with one of those things :)

Phill.
--
Phillip Steele - Email address P.C.Steele@***.ac.uk | Fighting against
Department Of Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Political Correctness !
University Of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England |
Land of the mad Geordies | The Powerhouse
Message no. 3
From: "Bill P. Flint" <claymore@******.DIGEX.NET>
Subject: Re: Gang Adventures for SR.
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 1994 08:44:33 -0500
Tell your Gm to first look at the 'Gang Member' in the main sourcebook on page
57 and ask him if that is a legal character by his rules. After that talk to
him. Remind him that you all are there to have fun, not to get pissed off.

If he/she can't see that you are all aren't happy with what he doing then
maybe he/she should not be GMing shadowrun.

--Bill Flint
Message no. 4
From: Micah Levy <M.Levy@**.UCL.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Gang Adventures for SR.
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 1994 14:47:42 +0000
>
> One of the GMs that I paly with has decided he wants to run a
> 'Gang' game of Shadowrun, (I have no inclination of where he got
> such a rediculous idea.) apparantly we are not allowed to have
> _any_ cyberware with a legality of anything except legal, no
> starting contacts and as if this sacralidge is not enough, no
> cyberdecks.
> At the momment the bets are on wheter he will try to finish the
> campaign or just walk out half way through the first game
> session. After all this guy even wimps out of arguments about
> that outdated british institution the Royal family, rather
> leaving the room than argue. (Wimp!) Anyway enough babble from
> me because I have a phase test in 15 Mins, for other things see
> below.
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> Jack Frost

If it's that bad then why the **** do you play with him?
(From what you've said, I wouldn't!)


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