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Message no. 1
From: Skye Comstock <bilbo@****.NWLINK.COM>
Subject: [GenCon] Got muh booklet!
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 14:38:16 -0800
Well, I heard the mailman put the mail in the mailbox... So I went out
to go see what was there, dreading a report card in the weeks to come.
To my surprise, a Priority Mail package was wedged inside... from TSR.
The address was hand-written, which impressed the hell out of me.

There are 160 pages of full-color glossy gaming stuff. GenCon spans
over a four day period, August 7-10, I believe. This book is totally
loaded with information, forms, etc.

Getting to the Shadowrun events... all 13 of them:

"Androids Among Us
One round, intermediate, $3.00.
Secret's out: There are androids from 3+ MegaCorps at the Annual
Remington Charity Ball. Find them before they find you.

Dark Motives
One round, intermediate, $2.00.
In the black and twisted sprawl something inhumanely evil is stirring.
Far too many jobs started surfacing, as is the number of dead runners.

A Drive in the Country (GM'ed by the list's own Granite? Cool...)
Three rounds, intermediate, $2.00.
On your marks, get set, go! The MegaCorps are competing against each
other to see which one has the beast team, and your team is one of
the contenders!

Gates of Hell
One round, intermediate, $2.00.
Brian W. Gates III, CEO of Microdeck, is missing. So is "Milwaukee,"
the working prototype of Windows 59 for Cyberdecks. Your job: make
sure they stay that way.

Has the Worm Turned?
One round, novice, $2.00.
Those last two runs didn't go so good, it's almost like they knew
you were coming! Could one of your group be a traitor? Characters
provided.

Heavy Metal Madness
One round, intermediate, $2.00.
You are hired to protect a couple of musicians, and... well, it's a
convoluted shadow run.
(Skye's comment: This looks like a garbage run... IMHO)

The Night is Young...
One round, skilled, $2.00.
You are hired to steal a few small items for a local mage. Who would
have thought a small bired could cause so much trouble?

Nightmare in Boomtown
One round, intermediate, $2.00
Boomtown: 36 square kilometers of twisted metal, toxic springs, and
broken lives. Most call it a blight on Mother Earth. You call it
home. Role-playing stressed.

Osmium V: Who knows?
One round, skilled, $2.00.
When your favorite band goes into seclusion to create their next album
and asks you along to provide security, it sounds too good to be true.
It is.

Shadowrun Demo
Ongoing demo, novice, FREE.
Now is your chance to learn how to play FASA's future/fantasy role-playing
game. No knowledge of the rules is required. It's free too!!!

To Serve and Protect (Granite, again?)
Two rounds, intermediate, $3.00.
You knew that there would be cases like this when you joined Lone
Star. Now a serial killer is stalking the streets of Seattle and you
have to stop him.

Welcome to the Sixth World!
One round, novice, FREE.
Dragons & Uzis & Elves, oh my! (Hah, corny) Do you have what it takes
to run the shadows of 2057? Find out here, chummer! Newbies/Woodchucks
welcome."

All of this is out of the book, except for my silly comments...

-Skye, who's hand hurts.
Message no. 2
From: GRANITE <granite@**.NET>
Subject: Re: [GenCon] Got muh booklet!
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 18:38:27 -0700
> A Drive in the Country (GM'ed by the list's own Granite? Cool...)

Yup..little old me..[EGMG]

> To Serve and Protect (Granite, again?)

No unfortunately..Other than the SR tourney, some demo time,
and the ED tourney [1st round]..at least as far as I know..I will not GMing any
of the other organized games..But I could have been volunteered..I
suppose I will find out in time..
--------------------------------GRANITE"Rock Steady"
===============================================
Lord, Grant Me The Serenity To Accept The Things I Cannot Change,
The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
Because They Pissed Me Off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ShadowRunner's Serenity Prayer

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