| From: | Frank Pelletier <jeanpell@****.IVIC.QC.CA> |
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| Subject: | Shadowrun is not cyberpunk? (was: Re: Codes of personal conduct) |
| Date: | Sat, 21 Feb 1998 15:16:07 +0000 |
> What does cyberpunk have to do with Shadowrun? This is the second or
> third reference I've seen to it in this thread quite frankly if you want
> to play cyberpunk then by all means do so. IMO the similarities are
> superficial at best. The game environments and/or "Universes" are not
> even close to being the same. The awakened world is wonderful place why
> limit it with comparisons to a tech only gaming system. Lacking a better
> term Magic changes everything and SR is the only game to be able to
> combine tech and magic in an effective manner IMO.
(snipped)
Uhh..what?
Cyberpunk, the genre, not "Cyberpunk" the R. Talsorian Game, BTW.
Cyberpunk originated with Phillip K. Dick and Gibson and Effinger, and many
games embrace the same idea: Shadowrun, Cyberpunk, that one from ICE
(Cybersomething), etc. The two former came out on top. I play Shadowrun
'cause it's a change of pace from the usual dark ambience game. Shadowrun is
cyberpunk at its core, not AD&D with tech. Magic should add to your game,
add some exotic to cyberpunk, but it should not hide the fact that Shadowrun is,
after all, a place where violence, decadence and decay prevail.
BTW, as much as I love Shadowrun, you should play Fading Suns if you're
looking for a pure "sci-fi meets magic" game... After SR and Rolemaster, my
absolute favorite game, and climbing fast.
Trinity
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