From: | Dennis E Watson <dew6171@****.ACNS.FSU.EDU> |
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Subject: | Running and the military |
Date: | Tue, 14 Dec 1993 00:02:00 EST |
Well, now that the big argument about cyber in the military has finally
died, after a long period of lingering, I would like to ask a question.
How much does the military really figure into a shadowrun game, and,
even more importantly, a shadowrunner's life.
It would seem that a reasonable percentage of shadowrunners come from a
military background. Most of these are really just mercs, who rely on
firepower as much as they do stealth and style. Some are the kind of
shadowrunner popularized in corporate myth, the "they came, they stole,
and nobody knew until inventory time" runners who use stealth and style
all the way. But how often are runners up against the military, or even
in contact with it? I can count on one hand the number of times my
runners have interacted with military personell on a run. How about you
guys? What role does the military play in the shadowrun world.
And for the love of god, lets not have this devolve back to that other
argument. I don't think any opinions were changed, and I don't think any
opinions would be changed by a second round of festering on the subject.
We all know where we stand. I'm curious about the role of the military,
not how they carry out that role.
Thanks in advance,
Dennis E. Watson