Message no. 1

From:	Ferri_Pagano_at_STRM__Amsterdam1@******.com
Subject:	Re[2]: I Hate blabbermouths...[f]
Date:	Thu, 26 Sep 96 12:57:44 EST

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%> ok. this post is meant for just ONE person in this list, whose name I don't
%> know. This person works at a bookstore in amsterdam [so you know who you are]

%Well, I just want to make it clear that I live and work in Canada (donning
%secure jacket and ducking behind desk).

don't worry, all my ammo is reserved for just one guy!

%> the message is simple... f****
%You!! >
%> Who the hell gives you the right to start blabbermouthing the election
%results
%> to my players!!! and tell them about the f**ing assassination!!!!!!!

%Whoa! Putting aside in-character and out-of-character knowledge for a sec,
%the results of the election are available to anybody with net access
%(http://www.fasa.com/Shadowrun/Campaign/DeadDunkelzahn.html), or who
%has seen the back of DS, or has seen a recent FASA catalog, or...

jep, and I told my players that whoever read those was instantly thrown out of
the campaign. [I meant it too, players have no business reading those]

%> I spent fragging weeks working on my campaign for you to ruin it!!!

%Now I get to bring up that in-character thing. I sincerely hope that your
%players are capable of realizing that their characters don't know about the
%"assassination" of Dunkelzahn. If not, why don't you just leave that bit
%out? Kill him sooner? Kill him later? Make him lose the election? There
%are still plenty of ways to surprise characters (and players).

yes they can ignore what they know....but my goal is to surprise the
PLAYERS, not the characters, and this was the biggest event in sr since bug
city and the UB!

%> Never mind the fact that I now have about 10 mini-adventures which are
%almost > unusable...Do you realize what spoilers are? Do you have any idea? Do
%you think > at all??????

%Well, I doubt that your players walked up to some random guy and said,
%"Our GM is running us through the 2058 election campaign - would you
%mind doing your best to totally ruin it for him?"

no but he volunteered
the info, they didn't even ASK!
%Just wanted to point out that you were being a little harsh...

I'm being verrrrrrrrrrrrrry lenient here. I haven't even spoken with the guy
personally and won't for a few weeks till I cool down.

%James
Ferri