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Message no. 1
From: "'Spaceman' WD Lee" <spaced@*.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Informal Survey - answer
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 08:40:14 -0700 (PDT)
> In article <11222372902275@********.com>, Edward Poe
> <hedley@********.com> writes
> >Hoi!
> > I'm a bit curious about who's playing Shadowrun these days. I wonder,
> >if you folks don't mind, if you could e-mail me with some data about your
> >ages and professions. I GM a group in Springfield, Missouri. At age 32
> >I'm the youngest of our group. The eldest is very nearly 40. We are all
> >engineers for various computer companies in my area. Needless to say we
> >spend a lot of time on Matrix runs.
> > Anyway, if it isn't too much of an imposition, your replies might help
> >me to get a mental image of the person behind the posts.

As Gm, I guess I get to answer this, although at least one other
member of my group is on here. We're all students at the University of
Washington in Seattle. I'm twenty, an English major, and have gm'ed a
variety of games since 6th grade (including the only Toon campaign I've
ever heard of) the group members are....

Charles aka bung - 21 yr old stat major. usually plays a sam, altho' he
has a rhino shaman for the current campaign.

Geoff aka frgkng - Ceramic engineering. Famous for really offbeat
characters including the infamous sun shaman. Currently an electrical
elementalist.

James aka zit - >21 industrial design (i think). plays PA's with a
penchant for punching pigeons.

John - my brother. 19 yr old undeclared. Pays hideously violent sams.

Steve - I know almost nothing about him. plays a hideously wired sam

Peter - 18 or 19 yr old elec. egineering. usually plays a mage, but is
playing a cyber-thing (non-trad sam) this time.

Brian aka happyman - English major, i think. Doesn't have a character for
the current campaign, had a halfling shaman for the immortals campaign.

Bill
The Spaceman |God said, "Let there be light." And God
spaced@*.washington.edu |separated the light from the dark. And
Check out the Bill Page! |did two loads of laundry. -Genesis 1:2.5
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~spaced/bill.html
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Message no. 2
From: Mike Elkins <MikeE@*********.com>
Subject: Re: Informal Survey - answer -Reply
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 12:02:27 -0500
Spaceman wrote:
> We're all students at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Ooooo! Someone actually from Seattle! Everything I learned about Seattle I
learned from ShadowRun (exageration).

So how much does it rain there, really.

Double-Domed Mike
Message no. 3
From: "'Spaceman' WD Lee" <spaced@*.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Informal Survey - answer -Reply
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 13:12:41 -0700 (PDT)
On Fri, 20 Sep 1996, Mike Elkins wrote:

> Ooooo! Someone actually from Seattle! Everything I learned about Seattle I
> learned from ShadowRun (exageration).
>
> So how much does it rain there, really.
>
> Double-Domed Mike
>
Short answer: a lot
long(er) answer: every year I've lived here (since '94), we've
exceeded expectations for rainfall by feet. But since almost all us LIKE
cloudy, overcast weather, it's not a problem

The Spaceman |God said, "Let there be light." And God
spaced@*.washington.edu |separated the light from the dark. And
Check out the Bill Page! |did two loads of laundry. -Genesis 1:2.5
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~spaced/bill.html
GCC/GL d- s:++ a-- C++ U+ P+ L>L++ !E W++ N++ o+ K w !O M-- V--
PS+ PE Y+ PGP t 5++ X+ R+ tv b+++ DI+ D+ G+ e+ h r z+
MPA/SH/TA S G Q+ 666 y W C++ N+ PEC+++ Dr
Message no. 4
From: "John F. Lee" <jfl666@*.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: Informal Survey - answer -Reply
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 15:50:41 -0700 (PDT)
On Fri, 20 Sep 1996, 'Spaceman' WD Lee wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Sep 1996, Mike Elkins wrote:
>
> > Ooooo! Someone actually from Seattle! Everything I learned about Seattle I
> > learned from ShadowRun (exageration).

Heh... I've been tempted, on occasion, to ask drivers of buses 70-74
(University/Downtown) if they stop at the Renraku Arcology. :)

> >
> > So how much does it rain there, really.
> >
> > Double-Domed Mike
> >
> Short answer: a lot

Oh, not that much. Why, this year, we had 3 whole weeks of sun. :)

John F. Lee -
Let a smile be your umbrella, and end up with a mouth full of wet teeth.
Message no. 5
From: Loki <loki@*******.com>
Subject: Re: Informal Survey - answer -Reply
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 22:55:00 -0700
Mike Elkins wrote:
>
> Spaceman wrote:
> > We're all students at the University of Washington in Seattle.
>
> Ooooo! Someone actually from Seattle! Everything I learned about Seattle I
> learned from ShadowRun (exageration).
>
> So how much does it rain there, really.
>
> Double-Domed Mike

I lived in Seattle/Tacome during my formative years as well. Don't
believe everything you hear, it only rains regulary from September 1st
thru August 31st. Actually in my games I roll a 1d6 for each game "day"
and on a 1 it's a down-pour, 2-4 is normal rain, 5 is partly cloudy, 6
is light clouds.

@>-,--'--- Loki

CLARKE'S THIRD LAW:
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

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Message no. 6
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: Informal Survey - answer -Reply
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 12:04:11 +0100
Loki said on 22:55/20 Sep 96...

> I lived in Seattle/Tacome during my formative years as well. Don't
> believe everything you hear, it only rains regulary from September 1st
> thru August 31st. Actually in my games I roll a 1d6 for each game "day"
> and on a 1 it's a down-pour, 2-4 is normal rain, 5 is partly cloudy, 6
> is light clouds.

Stephen Eley compiled a weather chart for Seattle once, based on some
meteorological (sp?) web site, and observations from a listmember who
lived in Seattle at the time. Needless to say, I grabbed it and put it in
one of the PW books :)

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Message no. 7
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: Informal Survey - answer -Reply
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 12:04:11 +0100
'Spaceman' WD Lee said on 13:12/20 Sep 96...

> Short answer: a lot
> long(er) answer: every year I've lived here (since '94), we've
> exceeded expectations for rainfall by feet. But since almost all us LIKE
> cloudy, overcast weather, it's not a problem

<sing> Seattle... is the place for me </sing>

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Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
Een schaap in wolfskleren.
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