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Message no. 1
From: Jason Ustica <usticaj@****.COM>
Subject: The Mysterious "Puck" (was Re: Harlequin's Back)
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 01:49:11 -0700
On Thu, 3 Aug 1995, Lindblom Fredrik, Training wrote:

> >But far worse is Puck. (I assume that Puck is part of the FASA background,
> >and not our GM's own evil inspiration...?)
>
> ???????
> Uh...you got me. I never heard of any Puck anywhere. But then again I only
> have about 80% of all the SR material FASA ever published...maybe in prime
> runners?
>
> Could be twisted GM imagination at work here...:)

The only "Puck" I know of was on MTV's Real World: San Francisco (do they
show Real World outside the US?). He was an asshole, but I still got mad
when they kicked him off the show. Perhaps this is the "Puck" your SR
Puck is modeled after. The MTV Puck was a bicycle courier, always had
scabs somewhere on his body, generally reeked (according to the others on
the show), and always held one sided conversations. If you're wondering,
he didn't get along with any of the people he lived with.

And yes, I admit I watch the Real World off and on, although the new London
series is kinda lame so far.

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Jason Ustica | usticaj@****.com | Lancaster, CA
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*Sorry, no geek code, no stupid quotes, no lame web sites*
Message no. 2
From: Luke Kendall <luke@********.CANON.OZ.AU>
Subject: Re: The Mysterious "Puck" (was Re: Harlequin's Back)
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 13:33:34 +1000
Jason Ustica wrote:

luke>But far worse is Puck. (I assume that Puck is part of the FASA
luke> background, and not our GM's own evil inspiration...?)

> The only "Puck" I know of was on MTV's Real World: San Francisco (do they
> show Real World outside the US?). He was an asshole, [...]

Well, by now I know it was our GM's evil imagination. And he was
the Puck that gave William Shakespeare the inspiration for his
character of that name in A Midsummer's Night Dream.

To misquote Neil Gaiman (Sandman), for a more accurate idea of what
_our_ Puck was like:

Actor: `I am that merry wanderer of the night.'

Real fairy, watching:
`"Merry wanderer of the night?" Raving homicidal
maniac, more likely!'

Our Puck was some sort of nature-spirit familiar of Ehran's - of
Force 16 or more, we estimated. And a real joker.

luke

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