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Message no. 1
From: GRANITE <granite@**.net>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 22:06:29 -0700
Paolo Marcucci wrote:
> ::))))
>

What is this a Horror smiley??!!??
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-------------------------------GRANITE
=================================================================
Lord, Grant Me The Serinity To Accept The Things I Cannot Change,
The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
Because They Pissed Me Off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ShadowRunner's Serinity Prayer
Message no. 2
From: Joker <s1057948@*******.gu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 14:35:31 +1000 (EST)
On Thu, 19 Sep 1996, GRANITE wrote:

> Paolo Marcucci wrote:
> > ::))))
> >
>
> What is this a Horror smiley??!!??
> --

Of course not Granite. Not nearly enough Eyes..... :)

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If you ever drop your keys into a river of molten lava, let'em go,
because, man, they're gone.
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The Joker,
Craig Chatfield. Email : s1057948@*****.student.gu.au

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I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate.
And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never
expect it.
Message no. 3
From: bluewizard@*****.com (Steven A. Tinner)
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 01:24:43 -0500 (EST)
>> ::))))
>
>What is this a Horror smiley??!!??

Horror smiley! ROTFLOL!!!!
OH God that's good!

Of course have you seen the Trog smiley?

:-E


FAMOUS LAST WORDS
"Oh look! Made in Belgium. . ."
Message no. 4
From: chaos@*****.com (Steven Ratkovich)
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 01:24:42 -0500 (EST)
>Paolo Marcucci wrote:
>> ::))))
>>
>
>What is this a Horror smiley??!!??
>
Great, you're starting to sound like Tinner, Gran. He thinks everything is
a Horror Plot now...::))
#######################################################
# -Bull, aka Chaos, aka Rak, aka Steven Ratkovich #
# chaos@*****.com #
# Order is Illusion! Chaos is Bliss! Got any fours? #
#######################################################

"You do more damage out of simple irritation than most
men can do in a towering rage."
-David Eddings, "Demon Lord of Karanda
Message no. 5
From: GRANITE <granite@**.net>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 23:10:49 -0700
Joker wrote:
>
> On Thu, 19 Sep 1996, GRANITE wrote:
>
> > Paolo Marcucci wrote:
> > > ::))))
> > >
> >
> > What is this a Horror smiley??!!??
> > --
>
> Of course not Granite. Not nearly enough Eyes..... :)

Oh..Good..Uhmmm..Are you sure??
--
-------------------------------GRANITE
=================================================================
Lord, Grant Me The Serinity To Accept The Things I Cannot Change,
The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
Because They Pissed Me Off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ShadowRunner's Serinity Prayer
Message no. 6
From: bluewizard@*****.com (Steven A. Tinner)
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 01:31:27 -0500 (EST)
>>Paolo Marcucci wrote:
>>> ::))))
>>>
>>
>>What is this a Horror smiley??!!??
>>
>Great, you're starting to sound like Tinner, Gran. He thinks everything is
>a Horror Plot now...::))

But it IS!

I have received special revelation from on high! (FASA!)

The horrors want us all to find a SHRUBBERY!


FAMOUS LAST WORDS
"Oh look! Made in Belgium. . ."
Message no. 7
From: GRANITE <granite@**.net>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 23:25:59 -0700
Steven Ratkovich wrote:
>
> >Paolo Marcucci wrote:
> >> ::))))
> >>
> >
> >What is this a Horror smiley??!!??
> >
> Great, you're starting to sound like Tinner, Gran. He thinks everything is
> a Horror Plot now...::))


AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!! [sound of running footsteps receeds into the distance]They
are everywhere!!! Run..Hide...
--
-------------------------------GRANITE
=================================================================
Lord, Grant Me The Serinity To Accept The Things I Cannot Change,
The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
Because They Pissed Me Off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ShadowRunner's Serinity Prayer
Message no. 8
From: GRANITE <granite@**.net>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 23:34:15 -0700
Steven A. Tinner wrote:
>
> >>Paolo Marcucci wrote:
> >>> ::))))
> >>>
> >>
> >>What is this a Horror smiley??!!??
> >>
> >Great, you're starting to sound like Tinner, Gran. He thinks everything is
> >a Horror Plot now...::))
>
> But it IS!
>
> I have received special revelation from on high! (FASA!)
>
> The horrors want us all to find a SHRUBBERY!
>

For they are the Horrors who say "Ni!"
--
-------------------------------GRANITE
=================================================================
Lord, Grant Me The Serinity To Accept The Things I Cannot Change,
The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
Because They Pissed Me Off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ShadowRunner's Serinity Prayer
Message no. 9
From: "Andre' Selmer" <031ANDRE@******.wits.ac.za>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 10:26:47 GMT + 2:00
@ Steven A. Tinner wrote:
@ >
@ > >>Paolo Marcucci wrote:
@ > >>> ::))))
@ > >>>
@ > >>
@ > >>What is this a Horror smiley??!!??
@ > >>
@ > >Great, you're starting to sound like Tinner, Gran. He thinks everything i
@ s
@ > >a Horror Plot now...::))
@ >
@ > But it IS!
@ >
@ > I have received special revelation from on high! (FASA!)
@ >
@ > The horrors want us all to find a SHRUBBERY!
@ >
@
@ For they are the Horrors who say "Ni!"

Are you sure they arn't the ones that plan to fart in our general
vacinity ? ;)


Andre'

-- We exist because you want us to, because you are
|__|__ afraid to face the facts. We are what you fear
/\ /\ \ in the deep recesses of your soul, yourselves.
|\ /\ /| | It is there in the shadows of your soul and those
|/ \/ \| | of the street that we exist. Through the use of
\/__\/ might, magic, cunning, blood, sweat and tears we
protect you from your fears, from youselves, from
others and keep your utopia, not ours, intact.
Message no. 10
From: bluewizard@*****.com (Steven A. Tinner)
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 04:53:00 -0500 (EST)
> Are you sure they arn't the ones that plan to fart in our general
>vacinity ? ;)

Arrgh! Horror farts!!
Toxic spirits under pressure!!!

(Hey, wait a minute! That's not a bad idea . . .<starts scribbling notes . . .>)


FAMOUS LAST WORDS
"Bull, call that Mr. Blue, or Green, or whichever color he is . . ."
Message no. 11
From: "Andre' Selmer" <031ANDRE@******.wits.ac.za>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 10:48:25 GMT + 2:00
@ > Are you sure they arn't the ones that plan to fart in our general
@ >vacinity ? ;)
@
@ Arrgh! Horror farts!!
@ Toxic spirits under pressure!!!
@
@ (Hey, wait a minute! That's not a bad idea . . .<starts scribbling notes . .
@ .>)

Remind me not to frequent places where the toxic-spirit-in-an-
easy-to-use-can are commonplace!

Andre'

-- We exist because you want us to, because you are
|__|__ afraid to face the facts. We are what you fear
/\ /\ \ in the deep recesses of your soul, yourselves.
|\ /\ /| | It is there in the shadows of your soul and those
|/ \/ \| | of the street that we exist. Through the use of
\/__\/ might, magic, cunning, blood, sweat and tears we
protect you from your fears, from youselves, from
others and keep your utopia, not ours, intact.
Message no. 12
From: chaos@*****.com (Steven Ratkovich)
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 05:41:50 -0500 (EST)
>
>@ > Are you sure they arn't the ones that plan to fart in our general
>@ >vacinity ? ;)
>@
>@ Arrgh! Horror farts!!
>@ Toxic spirits under pressure!!!
>@
>@ (Hey, wait a minute! That's not a bad idea . . .<starts scribbling notes . .
>@ .>)
>
> Remind me not to frequent places where the toxic-spirit-in-an-
>easy-to-use-can are commonplace!


Now do you see why Tinner frustrates me so much? Not only does he have to
get nasty and crual, but he's RUDE about it, too...

<sigh>

Bull breaks out the gas masks and Lysol...


#######################################################
# -Bull, aka Chaos, aka Rak, aka Steven Ratkovich #
# chaos@*****.com #
# Order is Illusion! Chaos is Bliss! Got any fours? #
#######################################################

"You do more damage out of simple irritation than most
men can do in a towering rage."
-David Eddings, "Demon Lord of Karanda
Message no. 13
From: "Andre' Selmer" <031ANDRE@******.wits.ac.za>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 12:17:45 GMT + 2:00
@ > Remind me not to frequent places where the toxic-spirit-in-an-
@ >easy-to-use-can are commonplace!
@
@
@ Now do you see why Tinner frustrates me so much? Not only does he have to
@ get nasty and crual, but he's RUDE about it, too...
@
@ <sigh>
@
@ Bull breaks out the gas masks and Lysol...

You're not alone, we have a GM that made us paranoid by giving
each character a million nuyen each and various gifts. We spent the
better part of a game trying to find out who had broken our IDs, what
they wanted and if they wanted the stuff back. Btw these IDs where
all rating 8's and the characters hasd spent I don't know how many
nuyen to keep them well and truely hidden.

Our GM, although not using the Canned Horror Fart perfers Air
elementals and their nasty gas powers.





Andre'

-- We exist because you want us to, because you are
|__|__ afraid to face the facts. We are what you fear
/\ /\ \ in the deep recesses of your soul, yourselves.
|\ /\ /| | It is there in the shadows of your soul and those
|/ \/ \| | of the street that we exist. Through the use of
\/__\/ might, magic, cunning, blood, sweat and tears we
protect you from your fears, from youselves, from
others and keep your utopia, not ours, intact.
Message no. 14
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 12:24:54 +0100
Steven A. Tinner said on 1:31/20 Sep 96...

> I have received special revelation from on high! (FASA!)
>
> The horrors want us all to find a SHRUBBERY!

Granite, do you still have that fish somewhere?

--
Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
Een schaap in wolfskleren.
-> NERPS Project Leader & Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
-> The Plastic Warriors Page: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/plastic.html <-

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Message no. 15
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 12:24:54 +0100
GRANITE said on 22:06/19 Sep 96...

> Paolo Marcucci wrote:
> > ::))))
> >
>
> What is this a Horror smiley??!!??

It looks like a smiley that's had too much to drink :)

--
Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
Een schaap in wolfskleren.
-> NERPS Project Leader & Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
-> The Plastic Warriors Page: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/plastic.html <-

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Message no. 16
From: chaos@*****.com (Steven Ratkovich)
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 07:04:24 -0500 (EST)
>Steven A. Tinner said on 1:31/20 Sep 96...
>
>> I have received special revelation from on high! (FASA!)
>>
>> The horrors want us all to find a SHRUBBERY!
>
>Granite, do you still have that fish somewhere?
>
>
Thanks Gurth... He really deserves it...:)

BTW, I actually DID create the First Church of Elvis, and if any one is, for
some sick reason, interested, let me know and I'll post the rules, if for no
other reason than that the FCoE drives Tiner insane...:)


#######################################################
# -Bull, aka Chaos, aka Rak, aka Steven Ratkovich #
# chaos@*****.com #
# Order is Illusion! Chaos is Bliss! Got any fours? #
#######################################################

"You do more damage out of simple irritation than most
men can do in a towering rage."
-David Eddings, "Demon Lord of Karanda
Message no. 17
From: Richard M Conroy <Richard_M_Conroy@***.ir.intel.com>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 96 12:19:00 PDT
>BTW, I actually DID create the First Church of Elvis, and if any one
>is, for some sick reason, interested, let me know and I'll post the
>rules, if for no other reason than that the FCoE drives Tiner
>insane...:)

Send them onto me (Private E-Mail if you don't want to post it, my
mailer can handle it). I've been looking for a religious influence for a
forthcoming campaign, something big, ominious, and nasty, but something
silly would go right down with my players no end...

Richard.
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Message no. 18
From: R3EGK@***.CC.UAKRON.EDU
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 01:31:27 -0500 (EST)
To5 shadowrn@********.itribe.net
From: bluewizard@*****.com (Steven A. Tinner)
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Sender: owner-shadowrn@********.itribe.net
Reply-To: shadowrn@********.itribe.net
Errors-To: jdfalk@************.org



[[[snip bit about horror smileys]]]
>I have received special revelation from on high! (FASA!)
>
>The horrors want us all to find a SHRUBBERY!
>

and I suppose next they'll want us to cut down the mightiest tree in the
forest with a herring??.............


<<<<<<<Mad in Medina>>>>>>>

damn i wish I could set up sig file on this damn vm thing....

"what do you mean we gotta think our way thru this...I don't get it."
--Bob(on one of his good days, atleast he's talking)
Message no. 19
From: bluewizard@*****.com (Steven A. Tinner)
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 13:24:46 -0500 (EST)
> You're not alone, we have a GM that made us paranoid by giving
>each character a million nuyen each and various gifts. We spent the
>better part of a game trying to find out who had broken our IDs, what
>they wanted and if they wanted the stuff back. Btw these IDs where
>all rating 8's and the characters hasd spent I don't know how many
>nuyen to keep them well and truely hidden.


Ooohhh! That's nasty!
I'd like to hear more. Did you ever find out who sent it to you?


FAMOUS LAST WORDS
"Bull, call that Mr. Blue, or Green, or whichever color he is . . ."
Message no. 20
From: bluewizard@*****.com (Steven A. Tinner)
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 13:33:25 -0500 (EST)
>Steven A. Tinner said on 1:31/20 Sep 96...
>
>> I have received special revelation from on high! (FASA!)
>>
>> The horrors want us all to find a SHRUBBERY!
>
>Granite, do you still have that fish somewhere?

Sorry Gurth, but Granite was in on this one!


FAMOUS LAST WORDS
"Bull, call that Mr. Blue, or Green, or whichever color he is . . ."
Message no. 21
From: GRANITE <granite@**.net>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 11:48:08 -0700
Gurth wrote:
>
> Steven A. Tinner said on 1:31/20 Sep 96...
>
> > I have received special revelation from on high! (FASA!)
> >
> > The horrors want us all to find a SHRUBBERY!
>
> Granite, do you still have that fish somewhere?
>

Yea, I know it is here somewhere..[Rummage..rummage]..It is too large to
keep online so I have
to keep it compressed offline..[rummage..rummage]..Which by the way make
it a powerful bio-
weapon..Darn I can't find it..Hmmm...There was an Irakie salesman here
just the other day..I
wonder????
--
-------------------------------GRANITE
=================================================================
Lord, Grant Me The Serinity To Accept The Things I Cannot Change,
The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
Because They Pissed Me Off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ShadowRunner's Serinity Prayer
Message no. 22
From: Benjamin <benjamin@*****.com>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 19:33:05 PDT
>> Paolo Marcucci wrote:
>> > ::))))
>> >
>>
>> What is this a Horror smiley??!!??
>
>It looks like a smiley that's had too much to drink :)
>

Or one that just got a cow dropped on it. :)
Message no. 23
From: chaos@*****.com (Steven Ratkovich)
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 05:02:47 -0500 (EST)
Ghouls

Well, here's my take on the Ghoul. While he's not as powerfula character, I
felt it unnecessary to change him a whole lot. Basically, I'm gonna list him
as a new metatype, along with thesasquatch, I think, and they'll get certain
bonuses and weaknessesjust like the normal Metas... Well, we'll see how he
works out...

To play a ghoul, Race must be chosen as priority (A). follow allthe normal
rules for character creation, just like you would for anormal character.
Other than the fact that the character islimited by society in that he is
shunned badly, the ghoul characterhas no limitation to what class he can be
(decker, mage, sammy,etc.).

The Ghoul has the following bonuses and penalties:

Bonuses: Weaknesses:
+2 Body -3 Charisma
+1 strength -1 Intelligence
Dual Natured. Moderate Allergy to Sunlight
Enhanced Hearing Almost blind
Enhanced Smell Enhanced Body Odor
Natural Claws (Strength M damage) Essence of 5
Restricted Diet (Flesh, preferably human)

The Ghouls racial Maximums are:
Body: 8 Charisma: 3
Quickness: 6 Intelligence: 5
Strength: 7 Willpower: 6

Ghouls can use cyberware normally, and can be mages or shamans. However, due
to their restricted Charisma Rating, they have adifficult time summoning up
spirits or elementals. As most ghoulsare not trusted and widely hunted,
they can be an extremelydifficult character to play, but rewarding.:)

As a note on the ghouls, let me tell you a bit about how they've developed
in our game over the last couple years. Our first real meeting with the
ghouls was in the module Eye Witness. The ghoul in that, Hammond, has becme
a major NPC in our characters lives involving Chicago. We decided to talk
to him, rather than blow him away, since the latter approach had gotten us
in a bit of hot water before,. so we tried a different approach to things.
Well, Hammond was the leader of the ghoul colony, and when the bugs hit
chicago, he was a major asset to us, and to several of the human enclaves.
We have also run across several classes of Ghoul, such as several mages and
shamans, as well as a decker named Buddy. incidentally, Buddy, was a major
help whenthe time came to rebuild the Chicago Matrix...:) They and the
enclaves in Chi-Town have worked out a deal. The ghouls get any bodies, as
long as any family is willing, and a share of the supply drops. In
exggchange, they are a powerful ally against the bugs, since they are dual
natured and can see and fight the spirit forms.



Sasquatch

The Sasquatch character is also chosen the same as the ghoul. They can be
any class, other than a mage. This is due to the way theythink, and
magically active sasquatch are often shamans. They arenot comfortable with
cyberware, although rare individuals are foundto possess it. They cannot
speak the human language at all, andeven when they mimic it, they don't have
meaning to it. They can,however, learn sign language, and this is often how
theycommunicate. All PC sasquatch are assumed to know sign. They
understand the human language, but cannot speak any form of it.

Bonuses: Weaknesses:
+2 Body -1 Charisma
+1 Strength -1 Intelligence
Sound Mimicry Lack of Speech
+1 reach -1 Willpower
Dual Natured

A Sasquatch's Racial Maximums are:
Body: 8 Charisma: 5
Quickness: 6 Intelligence: 5
Strength: 7 Willpower: 5

A Sasquatch, like all Monster Meta's can be a challenge to play. Especially
if no one in the group knows his sign language. Also,they are somewhat
feared and mistrusted, although to a much lesserextent than the Ghouls.

Well that's it for this posting. My next feeble attempts will beto convert
the non human vampires (Wendigo, Banshee, etc.) and theshapeshifters. See
ya then!

Also, any comments or suggestions are highly welcome...:)


#######################################################
# -Bull, aka Chaos, aka Rak, aka Steven Ratkovich #
# chaos@*****.com #
# Order is Illusion! Chaos is Bliss! Got any fours? #
#######################################################

"You do more damage out of simple irritation than most
men can do in a towering rage."
-David Eddings, "Demon Lord of Karanda
Message no. 24
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 12:04:11 +0100
Steven A. Tinner said on 13:33/20 Sep 96...

> >> The horrors want us all to find a SHRUBBERY!
> >
> >Granite, do you still have that fish somewhere?
>
> Sorry Gurth, but Granite was in on this one!

But that doesn't necessarily stop him from handing me that fish, does it? :)
Oh wait, I think I've got it saved somewhere too... Do you want me to dig
it up? *evil grin*

--
Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
Een schaap in wolfskleren.
-> NERPS Project Leader & Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
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Message no. 25
From: Paolo Marcucci <paolo@*********.it>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 12:59:58 +0200
Gurth wrote:
>
> Steven A. Tinner said on 13:33/20 Sep 96...
>
> > >> The horrors want us all to find a SHRUBBERY!

Please all of you. You are kindly but firmly request to immediately
cease the use of the term HORROR (TM). I've trademarked it along with
the world-wide known HORROR SMILEY (TM) ::::)). <- Note: this is not a
humorous smiley. Any unauthorized use of the terms HORROR (TM) and the
HORROR SMILEY (TM) will cause an immediate marking by the HORROR (TM)
available at the moment. This marking will have effect until the next
low-mana cycle.

I know that further implications of this marking is well know to all of
you. Any modification to the HORROR SMILEY (TM) (number of eyes or
fangs) are considered violations of the current law in YOUR country and
will be applied by an HORROR (TM) in MY country.

Best regards,
Adv. Paolo "Arti" Marcucci - The Butchers Consulting, Seattle UCAS
Message no. 26
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1996 13:24:48 +0100
Paolo Marcucci said on 12:59/21 Sep 96...

> Please all of you. You are kindly but firmly request to immediately
> cease the use of the term HORROR (TM). I've trademarked it along with
> the world-wide known HORROR SMILEY (TM) ::::)). <- Note: this is not a
> humorous smiley. Any unauthorized use of the terms HORROR (TM) and the
> HORROR SMILEY (TM) will cause an immediate marking by the HORROR (TM)
> available at the moment. This marking will have effect until the next
> low-mana cycle.
>
> I know that further implications of this marking is well know to all of
> you. Any modification to the HORROR SMILEY (TM) (number of eyes or
> fangs) are considered violations of the current law in YOUR country and
> will be applied by an HORROR (TM) in MY country.
>
> Best regards,
> Adv. Paolo "Arti" Marcucci - The Butchers Consulting, Seattle UCAS

I wonder if we could interpret his words in such a way that this is an
advertisement for Paolo's recently-trademarked words and symbols? And we
all know what an advert on the list means, don't we? (Besides a free trip
to the US, I mean :)

--
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Wacht tot het rode licht gedoofd is, er kan nog een ijsbeer komen.
-> NERPS Project Leader & Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
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Message no. 27
From: The Jestyr <s421539@*******.gu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 08:34:52 +1000 (EST)
> > Paolo Marcucci wrote:
> > > ::))))
> > >
> >
> > What is this a Horror smiley??!!??
> > --
>
> Of course not Granite. Not nearly enough Eyes..... :)


*whimper* Now you people see what we have to deal with... this is our GM
here... *sob*

<trying to remember WHY she ever told her GM the address to subscribe...>


Lady Jestyr

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Message no. 28
From: Jamie Houston <s430472@*******.gu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 12:57:13 +1000 (EST)
On Mon, 23 Sep 1996, The Jestyr wrote:

>
> > > Paolo Marcucci wrote:
> > > > ::))))
> > > >
> > >
> > > What is this a Horror smiley??!!??
> > > --
> >
> > Of course not Granite. Not nearly enough Eyes..... :)
>
How many eyes did the Big V have?

Hamish

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Jamie Houston * "If a kid asks why it's raining,
aka Bollox, Hamish,(and * a cute thing to tell him is "God is
lots of other unmentionable * crying"...And if he asks why God is
pseudonyms) * crying, another cute thing to tell
s430472@*****.student.gu.edu.au * him is "It's probably something
Griffith Uni * you did!"
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Message no. 29
From: Joker <s1057948@*******.gu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 12:58:10 +1000 (EST)
On Mon, 23 Sep 1996, The Jestyr wrote:

>
> > > Paolo Marcucci wrote:
> > > > ::))))
> > > >
> > >
> > > What is this a Horror smiley??!!??
> > > --
> >
> > Of course not Granite. Not nearly enough Eyes..... :)
>
>
> *whimper* Now you people see what we have to deal with... this is our GM
> here... *sob*
>
> <trying to remember WHY she ever told her GM the address to subscribe...>
>
> Lady Jestyr

*Evil Grin*

Now my only Problem is too figure out how to get my players off this list
so they don't get all the ideas on how to Fight back against everything
on here....*Thinking Expression*...

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because, man, they're gone.
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The Joker,
Craig Chatfield. Email : s1057948@*****.student.gu.au

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I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate.
And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never
expect it.
Message no. 30
From: chaos@*****.com (Steven Ratkovich)
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 00:28:30 -0500 (EST)
>
>> > Paolo Marcucci wrote:
>> > > ::))))
>> > >
>> >
>> > What is this a Horror smiley??!!??
>> > --
>>
>> Of course not Granite. Not nearly enough Eyes..... :)
>
>
>*whimper* Now you people see what we have to deal with... this is our GM
>here... *sob*
>
><trying to remember WHY she ever told her GM the address to subscribe...>
>
>
>Lady Jestyr
>
Cheer up, Lady J... We get to put up with it too... He gives our GM ideas
too... Not that he really needs them, but...


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# chaos@*****.com #
# Order is Illusion! Chaos is Bliss! Got any fours? #
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"You do more damage out of simple irritation than most
men can do in a towering rage."
-David Eddings, "Demon Lord of Karanda
Message no. 31
From: Jamie Houston <s430472@*******.gu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 14:58:29 +1000 (EST)
On Mon, 23 Sep 1996, Steven Ratkovich wrote:

> >
> >> > Paolo Marcucci wrote:
> >> > > ::))))
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > What is this a Horror smiley??!!??
> >> > --
> >>
> >> Of course not Granite. Not nearly enough Eyes..... :)
> >
> >
> >*whimper* Now you people see what we have to deal with... this is our GM
> >here... *sob*
> >
> ><trying to remember WHY she ever told her GM the address to subscribe...>
> >
> >
> >Lady Jestyr
> >
> Cheer up, Lady J... We get to put up with it too... He gives our GM ideas
> too... Not that he really needs them, but...

OH yeah, we know what you mean... our GM REALLY needs more nasty ideas
of things to do to us! I've seen you grinning at the posts on bugs
Craig!!! Don't go there!


Hamish, the paranoid Scot


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Jamie Houston * "If a kid asks why it's raining,
aka Bollox, Hamish,(and * a cute thing to tell him is "God is
lots of other unmentionable * crying"...And if he asks why God is
pseudonyms) * crying, another cute thing to tell
s430472@*****.student.gu.edu.au * him is "It's probably something
Griffith Uni * you did!"
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Message no. 32
From: Guardian <s777317@*******.gu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 15:06:34 +1000 (EST)
> > >> > > ::))))
> > >> >
> > >> > What is this a Horror smiley??!!??
> > >>
> > >> Of course not Granite. Not nearly enough Eyes..... :)
> > >
> > >*whimper* Now you people see what we have to deal with... this is our GM
> > >here... *sob*
> > ><trying to remember WHY she ever told her GM the address to
subscribe...>
> > >
> > Cheer up, Lady J... We get to put up with it too... He gives our GM ideas
> > too... Not that he really needs them, but...
>
> OH yeah, we know what you mean... our GM REALLY needs more nasty ideas
> of things to do to us! I've seen you grinning at the posts on bugs
> Craig!!! Don't go there!

Not bug city! Not AGAIN! ( And NOT w/ low powered characters, either! )
"Death to the PC's!".... Joy...

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"It's called tourist season, so why can't we shoot them?"
Adam Treloar aka Guardian
s777317@*****.student.gu.edu.au http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1900/
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Message no. 33
From: chaos@*****.com (Steven Ratkovich)
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 01:49:12 -0500 (EST)
>> Cheer up, Lady J... We get to put up with it too... He gives our GM ideas
>> too... Not that he really needs them, but...
>
>OH yeah, we know what you mean... our GM REALLY needs more nasty ideas
>of things to do to us! I've seen you grinning at the posts on bugs
>Craig!!! Don't go there!
>
>
I don't think it's so much that HE doesn't need to go there, but that it's
YOU that shouldn't go there... Stay away, man... It's serious bad news...


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# -Bull, aka Chaos, aka Rak, aka Steven Ratkovich #
# chaos@*****.com #
# Order is Illusion! Chaos is Bliss! Got any fours? #
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"You do more damage out of simple irritation than most
men can do in a towering rage."
-David Eddings, "Demon Lord of Karanda
Message no. 34
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 12:36:08 +0100
Joker said on 12:58/23 Sep 96...

> Now my only Problem is too figure out how to get my players off this list
> so they don't get all the ideas on how to Fight back against everything
> on here....*Thinking Expression*...

That's what ShadowGM was set up for :)

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Message no. 35
From: "Sascha Pabst" <Sascha.Pabst@**********.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 16:01:16 +0000
On 23 Sep 96 at 12:36, Gurth wrote:

> Joker said on 12:58/23 Sep 96...
>
> > Now my only Problem is too figure out how to get my players off this list
> > so they don't get all the ideas on how to Fight back against everything
> > on here....*Thinking Expression*...
>
> That's what ShadowGM was set up for :)
But unfortunately it isn't maintained (or is it by now? Can one un- or
subscribe again?)

Sascha
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Message no. 36
From: The Jestyr <s421539@*******.gu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 07:58:48 +1000 (EST)
> > OH yeah, we know what you mean... our GM REALLY needs more nasty ideas
> > of things to do to us! I've seen you grinning at the posts on bugs
> > Craig!!! Don't go there!
>
> Not bug city! Not AGAIN! ( And NOT w/ low powered characters, either! )
> "Death to the PC's!".... Joy...

Welllll... not being picky, but we ain't THAT low-powered. It's just this
time we think *before* shooting. :)


Lady Jestyr

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A titanic intellect... in a world full of icebergs
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Elle Holmes s421539@*****.student.gu.edu.au
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1503
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Message no. 37
From: Guardian <s777317@*******.gu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 08:04:58 +1000 (EST)
> > > OH yeah, we know what you mean... our GM REALLY needs more nasty ideas
> > > of things to do to us! I've seen you grinning at the posts on bugs
> > > Craig!!! Don't go there!
> >
> > Not bug city! Not AGAIN! ( And NOT w/ low powered characters, either! )
> > "Death to the PC's!".... Joy...
>
> Welllll... not being picky, but we ain't THAT low-powered. It's just this
> time we think *before* shooting. :)

I wuz actually referring to last time... No skill above 3 without a
REALLY good reason... Help, mummy...

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Adam Treloar aka Guardian
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Message no. 38
From: Jamie Houston <s430472@*******.gu.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Stupid Characters
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 15:52:55 +1000 (EST)
On Mon, 23 Sep 1996, Steven Ratkovich wrote:

> >> Cheer up, Lady J... We get to put up with it too... He gives our GM ideas
> >> too... Not that he really needs them, but...
> >
> >OH yeah, we know what you mean... our GM REALLY needs more nasty ideas
> >of things to do to us! I've seen you grinning at the posts on bugs
> >Craig!!! Don't go there!
> >
> >
> I don't think it's so much that HE doesn't need to go there, but that it's
> YOU that shouldn't go there... Stay away, man... It's serious bad news...

I believe you man...we've been thru Bug City! We started a new
low-powered campaign there (silly us!)...we got high-powered real darn
quick!

"Low-powered my butt! Who's coming Assault cannon shopping?"

Hamish, the running away from bugs Scot


______________________________________________________________________
Jamie Houston * "If a kid asks why it's raining,
aka Bollox, Hamish,(and * a cute thing to tell him is "God is
lots of other unmentionable * crying"...And if he asks why God is
pseudonyms) * crying, another cute thing to tell
s430472@*****.student.gu.edu.au * him is "It's probably something
Griffith Uni * you did!"
______________________________________________________________________

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