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Message no. 1
From: fauxpas@******.net (Faux Pas)
Subject: Harlequin (was Re: Starting At The Beginning)
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 15:57:44 -0600
>I'm really having fun weaving the Harlequin stuff into the other modules,
>the players are just starting to pick up on the fact that some of their runs
>are related to others.

Who is Harlequin anyway? What's the Harlequin stuff? I've read somewhere
that the adventure "Harlequin's Back" was one that a lot of people were
looking forward to. I also recall hearing a rumor that Harlequin is the one
that posted as "The Laughing Man" in VR 2.0 and the Aztlan Sourcebooks.

-Thomas Deeny (only been playing SR for a few months now)
Cartoonist At Large

"No, I was not born under a rhyming planet, nor I cannot woo in festival terms."
-Benedick, _Much Ado About Nothing_ V.ii.40-41, W. Shakespeare
Message no. 2
From: "A Halliwell" <u5a77@**.keele.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Harlequin (was Re: Starting At The Beginning)
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 22:10:10 +0000 (GMT)
|Who is Harlequin anyway? What's the Harlequin stuff? I've read somewhere
|that the adventure "Harlequin's Back" was one that a lot of people were
|looking forward to. I also recall hearing a rumor that Harlequin is the one
|that posted as "The Laughing Man" in VR 2.0 and the Aztlan Sourcebooks.

Harlequin is *the* shadowrun module. Actually several interlinked adventures
to be played interspersed with other adventures.

Eventually the players start to realise that the adventures might be linked
in some way, but never know when the next linked adventure is going to be.

Harlequin himself is one of the figures in the background, hiring the party
and (sometimes) stearing events.

That's all I'm saying. Let's just say it's well worth getting (or if you're
a player, it's well worth your GM getting)
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Message no. 3
From: Rick Jones <rick@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Harlequin (was Re: Starting At The Beginning)
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 16:16:35 -0600 (CST)
Now if only they'd keep it in print so we _could_ run it.
--
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rick@******.com near a grave, tomb, crypt, mausoleum, or other house
Meyrick@***.com of the dead. --The Horror Movie Survival Guide
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Message no. 4
From: "A Halliwell" <u5a77@**.keele.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Harlequin (was Re: Starting At The Beginning)
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 22:10:10 +0000 (GMT)
>|Who is Harlequin anyway? What's the Harlequin stuff? I've read somewhere
>|that the adventure "Harlequin's Back" was one that a lot of people were
>|looking forward to. I also recall hearing a rumor that Harlequin is the one
>|that posted as "The Laughing Man" in VR 2.0 and the Aztlan Sourcebooks.
>
>Harlequin is *the* shadowrun module. Actually several interlinked adventures
>to be played interspersed with other adventures.
>
>Eventually the players start to realise that the adventures might be linked
>in some way, but never know when the next linked adventure is going to be.
>
>Harlequin himself is one of the figures in the background, hiring the party
>and (sometimes) stearing events.
>
>That's all I'm saying. Let's just say it's well worth getting (or if you're
>a player, it's well worth your GM getting)

Yes, Harlequin is an excellent module and is highly recommended. HB is also
good for _certain_ types of campaigns. I was going to do a little write up
on Harlequin, but instead you should probably play the modules (assuming
your a player). If you really want some info on H, you can e-mail me
privately. I am missing some info that others might have (like the Tir books)
but I can provide enough enlightenment that you won't be confused reading
these posts.

U-Gene << Ran Harlequin and is currently running the Masquerade scene >>
<< next in Harlequin's Back. Oh boy, is this going to be fun.>>
Message no. 5
From: TopCat <topcat@******.net>
Subject: Re: Harlequin (was Re: Starting At The Beginning)
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 18:11:33 -0600
>Who is Harlequin anyway? What's the Harlequin stuff? I've read somewhere
>that the adventure "Harlequin's Back" was one that a lot of people were
>looking forward to. I also recall hearing a rumor that Harlequin is the one
>that posted as "The Laughing Man" in VR 2.0 and the Aztlan Sourcebooks.

Harle...Har.. *nasty semi-liquid sounds*

Sorry, I just can't say that name without retching. "He" is Shadowrun's
plothole. If something needs done that just can't be explained in a
rational matter, then it gets done because he was involved (and is therefore
fully acceptable).

He's also a member of the Elven Illuminati, which nets him a few more points
in the "hate" column from me.

The Munchkin King is a 4th World (as in Earthdawn) elf who can do pretty
much anything he wants just by thinking about it, knows everything there is
to know (while refusing to divulge any of it to the poor unknowing/unworthy
masses), and generally makes himself a pain in everyone's side.

Personally, I think it'd be great if he was stuffed and worn by a dragon as
many people would wear a tie silk. He is rather colorful after all. And
think of the compliments the rest of the lizards at large would pay...

But I digress, lots of people love the creature. Lots more than hate him,
that's for sure. So take this with a grain of salt.


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Bob Ooton <topcat@******.net>
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Message no. 6
From: Robert Watkins <robertdw@*******.com.au>
Subject: Re: Harlequin (was Re: Starting At The Beginning)
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 19:25:32 +1100 (EST)
[About Harlequin]
>He's also a member of the Elven Illuminati, which nets him a few more points
>in the "hate" column from me.

Um... no, he isn't... he doesn't like the Tir (either one), and has as
little to do with them as possible.

>The Munchkin King is a 4th World (as in Earthdawn) elf who can do pretty
>much anything he wants just by thinking about it, knows everything there is
>to know (while refusing to divulge any of it to the poor unknowing/unworthy
>masses), and generally makes himself a pain in everyone's side.

*sigh* The 4th World elves are people like anyone else. They have their
ambitions, their drives, their desires. They are FAR from omniscient, and
far from omnipotent (though they ARE tough). Further more, as far as they
know, the Horrors are still thousands of years away, and aren't a threat
yet. The recent revelation is still too recent for them to have adapted
their plans.

Okay, so they might want to rule or dominate the world. Big deal. So do
lots of people. OTH, they haven't tried to conquer the world with magic,
have they?

>Personally, I think it'd be great if he was stuffed and worn by a dragon as
>many people would wear a tie silk. He is rather colorful after all. And
>think of the compliments the rest of the lizards at large would pay...

*smirk* Not many. The indications are that H wasn't involved in the
dragon hunts the elves performed, so dragons as a whole don't have any
real reason to loathe him, and given that your average 4th World elf is
as tough as a great dragon, and that H is stated as being the most
powerful of the lot, I can't see a dragon killing him.

>But I digress, lots of people love the creature. Lots more than hate him,
>that's for sure. So take this with a grain of salt.

*shrug* You don't like him, don't play him.


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| Robert Watkins robertdw@*******.com.au |
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Message no. 7
From: h_laws@**********.utas.edu.au
Subject: Re: Harlequin (was Re: Starting At The Beginning)
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 14:11:31 +1000
>Harlequin is *the* shadowrun module. Actually several interlinked adventures
>to be played interspersed with other adventures.
>
>Eventually the players start to realise that the adventures might be linked
>in some way, but never know when the next linked adventure is going to be.


>That's all I'm saying. Let's just say it's well worth getting (or if you're
>a player, it's well worth your GM getting)

except that it's no longer available......

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of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.
Fortunately only a simple majority is required.'
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Hamish Laws
h_laws@**********.sandybay.utas.edu.au
Message no. 8
From: h_laws@**********.utas.edu.au
Subject: Re: Harlequin (was Re: Starting At The Beginning)
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 14:11:54 +1000
>Now if only they'd keep it in print so we _could_ run it.

Seconded

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The Politician's Slogan
'You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all
of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.
Fortunately only a simple majority is required.'
****************************************************************************

Mad Hamish

Hamish Laws
h_laws@**********.sandybay.utas.edu.au
Message no. 9
From: "A Halliwell" <u5a77@**.keele.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Harlequin (was Re: Starting At The Beginning)
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 14:56:54 +0000 (GMT)
|
|>Harlequin is *the* shadowrun module. Actually several interlinked adventures
|>to be played interspersed with other adventures.
|>
|>Eventually the players start to realise that the adventures might be linked
|>in some way, but never know when the next linked adventure is going to be.
|
|
|>That's all I'm saying. Let's just say it's well worth getting (or if you're
|>a player, it's well worth your GM getting)
|
|except that it's no longer available......

I didn't know it was out of print. I'm sure there must be a few second hand
dealers with it though.

It'd probably be quite easy to find at conventions.
--
______________________________________________________________________________
| |What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in |
|u5a77@**.keele.ac.uk |the ground beneath a giant boulder, which you can't |
| |move, with no hope of rescue. |
|Andrew Halliwell |Consider how lucky you are that life has been good |
|Principal in:- |to you so far... |
|Comp Sci & Visual Arts | -The BOOK, Hitch-hikers' guide to the galaxy. |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Words the Americans can't use on the internet (but i can ;) | GCv3.1 |
|fuck, shit, cunt, tit, abortion, asshole, cock, penis, twat, |GCS/FA>$ |
|bitch, (anal rape tag), midget, tossing, plutonim 232, |d---(dpu) |
|(alt.binaries.hamster.ducttape.watersports), assasinate, |s+/- a- C++ |
|rebellion, fertilizer, explosives, anarchy, babyoil, fornicate,|U N++ K- w--|
|POE, weather, underground, subgenius, Bill Clinton, kidnap, |M+/++ PS+++ |
|socks, suicide, machine, marijuana, LSD |PE- Y t+ 5++|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|X+/++ R+ tv+|
| Thank You Big Brother... |b+ D G e>PhD|
| (add this to your .sig) |h/h+ !r! !y-|
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Message no. 10
From: bqtech1@***.pipeline.com (Andrew Ragland)
Subject: Re: Harlequin (was Re: Starting At The Beginning)
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 17:05:13 -0500
On Feb 26, 1996 14:56:54, '"A Halliwell" <u5a77@**.keele.ac.uk>' wrote:

>I didn't know it was out of print. I'm sure there must be a few second
hand
>dealers with it though.
>It'd probably be quite easy to find at conventions.

Or you could try putting a WTB on rec.games.frp.marketplace if you have
Usenet access. Althugh you'd be facing some stiff competition. Harlequin
and HB are both pretty hot items.

--
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to an author is to be silent as to his works. -- Samuel Johnson
Message no. 11
From: h_laws@**********.utas.edu.au
Subject: Re: Harlequin (was Re: Starting At The Beginning)
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 11:24:01 -1000
>|
>|>Harlequin is *the* shadowrun module. Actually several interlinked adventures
>|>to be played interspersed with other adventures.
SNIP
>|>That's all I'm saying. Let's just say it's well worth getting (or if you're
>|>a player, it's well worth your GM getting)
>|
>|except that it's no longer available......
>
>I didn't know it was out of print. I'm sure there must be a few second hand
>dealers with it though.
>
>It'd probably be quite easy to find at conventions.

Great, anyone want to pay my airfair to the USA so I can get to one?

****************************************************************************
The Politician's Slogan
'You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all
of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.
Fortunately only a simple majority is required.'
****************************************************************************

Mad Hamish

Hamish Laws
h_laws@**********.sandybay.utas.edu.au
Message no. 12
From: bqtech1@***.pipeline.com (Andrew W. Ragland)
Subject: Re: Harlequin (was Re: Starting At The Beginning)
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 19:29:51 -0500
On Feb 28, 1996 11:24:01, 'h_laws@**********.utas.edu.au' wrote:

>Great, anyone want to pay my airfair to the USA so I can get to one?

Try posting to rec.games.frp.marketplace if you have Usenet.

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Voice of the Night, Prelude, Stanza 19
Message no. 13
From: "A Halliwell" <u5a77@**.keele.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: Harlequin (was Re: Starting At The Beginning)
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 13:45:16 +0000 (GMT)
|
|On Feb 28, 1996 11:24:01, 'h_laws@**********.utas.edu.au' wrote:
|
|>Great, anyone want to pay my airfair to the USA so I can get to one?
|
|Try posting to rec.games.frp.marketplace if you have Usenet.
|
I think there are a few second hand dealers over here in Britain that do
mail order.... I'll try to find the address.
(I think it's called cavalier books. )
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______________________________________________________________________________
| |What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in |
|u5a77@**.keele.ac.uk |the ground beneath a giant boulder, which you can't |
| |move, with no hope of rescue. |
|Andrew Halliwell |Consider how lucky you are that life has been good |
|Principal in:- |to you so far... |
|Comp Sci & Visual Arts | -The BOOK, Hitch-hikers' guide to the galaxy. |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Words the Americans can't use on the internet (but i can ;) | GCv3.1 |
|fuck, shit, cunt, tit, abortion, asshole, cock, penis, twat, |GCS/FA>$ |
|bitch, (anal rape tag), midget, tossing, plutonim 232, |d---(dpu) |
|(alt.binaries.hamster.ducttape.watersports), assasinate, |s+/- a- C++ |
|rebellion, fertilizer, explosives, anarchy, babyoil, fornicate,|U N++ K- w--|
|POE, weather, underground, subgenius, Bill Clinton, kidnap, |M+/++ PS+++ |
|socks, suicide, machine, marijuana, LSD |PE- Y t+ 5++|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|X+/++ R+ tv+|
| Thank You Big Brother... |b+ D G e>PhD|
| (add this to your .sig) |h/h+ !r! !y-|
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