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Message no. 1
From: Thomas Frost <frost@******.UMD.EDU>
Subject: Re: R.I.P. (also SR I v. SR II)
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1993 11:15:34 -0500
> Bill Bixby was also directing NBC's _Blossom_,

[etc.]

Yeah, I was more than a little P.O.'ed that nearly evry news program
I saw/heard mentioned "The Incredible Hulk" but no one mentioned his
directing career.

> Also, does anyone remember Bill Bixby's earlier TV endeavors, _The
> Magician_ & _My Favorite Martian_? Or am I just dating myself here?

Makes me feel old to realize I used to watch just about every show
he's been in, first run, from _Martian_ through _Courtship_ and
_Magician_ to _Hulk_. Scary.

ObShadowrun: I went out and bought SR, 1st Ed., when I met Paul Hume
at a party and he told me about this game he'd worked on. It sounded
interesting but the mechanics, er, left something to be desired. I
heard about and read about various house-rules workarounds, then SR II
came out. I haven't played either version, but now I'm thinking about
it. Is SR I workable with the house rules, or should I simply bag it
and get SR II?

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Spoken: Thomas (Frost) | "The rats eat the cats,
Smart: frost@******.umd.edu | the cats eat the rats,
Not smart: umiacs!frost | and we get the skins for free!"
Message no. 2
From: The Reverend <mdb0213@******.TAMU.EDU>
Subject: Re: R.I.P. (also SR I v. SR II)
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1993 13:46:04 -0600
]came out. I haven't played either version, but now I'm thinking about
]it. Is SR I workable with the house rules, or should I simply bag it
]and get SR II?

IMHO, as the saying goes, "Tag it and bag it". My Blue Book was falling
apart, and this made the switch a LOT easier (although it annoys me that
they moved some of the info in "Behind the Scenes", and changed the order of
some of the sections:( Also, this means you don't have to dig through all
your different sheets of paper to find house rules. If you are serious
about playing SR2, go get it. But I recommend you try it out, and determine
whether or not you prefer to play Sr1 with House rules.


Rev
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