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Message no. 1
From: scotthiller2002@*****.com (Scott Hiller)
Subject: Mr. Johnson's Little Black Book
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 16:28:01 -0700 (PDT)
Ok. I did a little run through with the Neighborhood
Generation Table on pg. 90 for a former Telestrian
Biotech-owned corporate multiplex in the northeast
corner of the Chicago CZ (a Z-Zone [-2 modifier]) and
the 7 surrounding blocks: 1) N. Hampdent Ct block, 2)
N. Lehman block, 3) N. Pine Grove St block, 4) SE
block of N. Clark St/W. Diversey Pkwy, 5) SW block of
N. Clark St/W. Diversey Pkwy, 6) NE block of N. Clark
St/W. Diversey Pkwy, and 7) NW block of N. Clark St/W.
Diversey Pkwy.

Here's what I got:
The former Telestrian Biotech-owned corporate
multiplex: Location Table=Residence. Residence
Table«andoned Tenement or Squat.

1) N. Hampdent Ct block: 9 locations.
Residence=5-20 story co-op
Restaurant=No Table Avail.
Public Location=Toxic Zone
Public Location=Empty Lot
Public Service Facility«andoned Police Station
Restaurant=No Table Avail.
Corporate Facilityúctory
Residence=Pre-fab home
Corporate Facility=Secret Testing Facility

2) N. Lehman block: 9 locations.
Residence=Pre-fab Sqautter Shack
Public Location=Open-air market
Public Service Facility=State Office Bldg.
Public Location=Parking Structure
Corporate Facility«andoned Bldg
Store=Autovending Store
Public Service Facility=Social Services Office
Corporate Facility=Industrial Complex
Restaurant=No Table Avail.

3) N. Pine Grove St block: 6 locations
Public Service Facility=Fire Station
Residence«andoned Squat
Public Service Facility=Social Services Office
Public Service Facility=Police Station
Residence«andoned Tenement
Public Service Facility=Water Works Plant

N. Clark St/W. Diversey Pkwy (SE block): 10 locations
Store=Closed Business
Residence=Multiplex Apt.
Residence=5-20 story apt bldg.
Residence=Multiplex Apt.
Public Service Facility=Waterworks Plant
Public Service Facility=Police Station
Restaurant=No Table Avail.
Restaurant=No Table Avail.
Public Service Facility=Office Bldg
Residence=Tent City

N. Clark St/W. Diversey Pkwy (SW block): 5 locations
Public Service Facility=(Other) Utility Service Plant
Public Location=Burned-out Bldg
Public Service Facility=Police Station
Residence=Duplex
Public Location=Toxic Zone

N. Clark St/W. Diversey Pkwy (NW block): 4 locations
Public Service Facility=Post Office
Residence=Multiplex Apt.
Restaurant=No Table Avail.
Store="Underground" Mall (Formerly: The Century Mall)

N. Clark St/W. Diversey Pkwy (NE block): 6 locations
Public Location=Post Office
Restaurant=No Table Avail.
Public Location=Police Station
Public Location=Social Service Office (DMV)
Corporate facility=Research Facility
Residence=Mobile Home

I need help making sense of these results. The Chicago
CZ is a Z-Rated Zone, so how could I have gotten stuff
like "Police Station," "Multiplex Apt.", "Restaurant",
"Duplex", "Office Bldg.", etc.? There must be some way
that would make sense in a Z-Zone. Maybe it reflects
parts of the area starting to get back to normal? The
area in which these blocks are located is the Lincoln
Park neighborhood, one of the most popular
neighborhoods in Chicago, but all that probably
changed after the quarentine.

Can anyone advise me on how much further I can take
these results? They might provide some interesting
angles. I just don't know what those would be at the
moment. Can anyone help? Thanks guys! :-)

-Scott



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Message no. 2
From: gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: Mr. Johnson's Little Black Book
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:33:39 +0200
According to Scott Hiller, on Friday 17 September 2004 01:28 the word on
the street was...

> I need help making sense of these results. The Chicago
> CZ is a Z-Rated Zone, so how could I have gotten stuff
> like "Police Station," "Multiplex Apt.", "Restaurant",
> "Duplex", "Office Bldg.", etc.? There must be some way
> that would make sense in a Z-Zone.

Abandoned ones, maybe?

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Message no. 3
From: graht1@*****.com (Graht)
Subject: Mr. Johnson's Little Black Book
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 07:43:44 -0600
On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:33:39 +0200, Gurth <gurth@******.nl> wrote:
> According to Scott Hiller, on Friday 17 September 2004 01:28 the word on
> the street was...
>
> > I need help making sense of these results. The Chicago
> > CZ is a Z-Rated Zone, so how could I have gotten stuff
> > like "Police Station," "Multiplex Apt.",
"Restaurant",
> > "Duplex", "Office Bldg.", etc.? There must be some way
> > that would make sense in a Z-Zone.
>
> Abandoned ones, maybe?

Ditto that. Just because they exist in that zone doesn't mean they're
being used for their intended purpose. Who knows what they're being
used for know (beside you, the GM, that is ;)

--
-Graht
Message no. 4
From: scotthiller2002@*****.com (Scott Hiller)
Subject: Mr. Johnson's Little Black Book
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 22:56:43 -0700 (PDT)
On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 07:43:44,Graht <graht1@*****.com>
wrote:

>Ditto that. Just because they exist in that zone
>doesn't mean they're
>being used for their intended purpose. Who knows
>what they're being
>used for know (beside you, the GM, that is ;)

True. Thanks, guys. I could simply decide what their
purpose is … maybe some of them are homes to Free
Insect Spirits (maybe some Firefly Spirits?), or some
ghouls that managed to survive the Strain III Beta
infestation. How does that sound?

Also, they could be used by other groups, though I’m
drawing a blank right now. Any ideas? Based on the
latest SR developments for Chicago?

And, I had a question on the issue of “Mr. Johnson's
Little Black Book” having the option of “Restaurant”
grouped with “Public Location,” “Residence,” etc. and
not having a table for “Restaurant,” but a table for
all the others. Was their meant to be a table for it?
If not, can anyone come up with a mock table for that
category?

Thanks,
Scott Hiller


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