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Message no. 1
From: "David P. Sobel" <dpsobe@**.WM.EDU>
Subject: Gurth's plot ideas
Date: Fri, 5 May 1995 10:59:23 -0400
Gurth:

As a player, I can understand missing those little items... SK is not
one of those megacorps I'm always on the lookot for, so don't worry too
much about that.
The mage should detect something more ominous about the mantids when
they go into the club (remembering "Burning Bright" and the scene where
Seeks-The-Moon realizes they are spirits). This would be a good point
for the realization that bigger things are going one here.
They will loose the mantid spirits (you always loose your leads..
hehehe), but I think the mantids would suspect the PCs and would warn
them in some way. I don't know if your PCs have run Universal
Brotherhood or not, but we have, so that becomes an important
realization. If they know about bugs, they are going to be more aware of
the possibilities. If not, they you may have to beat them over the head
a bit more.
Once approached by the mantids, the players have a little time till
the explosion. If they do the old check the Matrix routine, they will
become aware of Knight Errant's search for spirits, and will be more in
touch with KE as an angle. As SK and KE have no apparent connection,
this is a befuddling point. But KE is the new lead, and that can lead
them to the big event......

Dave
Message no. 2
From: "J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Gurth's plot ideas
Date: Fri, 5 May 1995 12:44:27 -0400
Let's not forget, here, that in _Burning Bright_ it was clear
that the Word On The Street right around that time was that Something
Major-Big Is Going Down (capitalization added for effect.)
You've got /every/ corp quietly watching the area, many of Knight
Errant's resources searching for spirits, and the friggin' UCAS military
moving in -- people are gonna notice.
In that club will be corp security and army intellegence trying to
act like they belong there -- I'd think that a good intellegence check
should show each PC at least one of 'em, though only that "the guy over by
the bar with the shiny chrome cyberarms and synthleather jacket doesn't
really look like he belongs here. Thinking about it, you realize that
it's because his style is too much trid-poser flash, no style, and the
wrong attitude. It's not like he's a wuss, though -- he /does/ have a
hard-edged look in his eyes -- but probably not a 'runner."

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