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Message no. 1
From: Jonathan Hurley <jhurley1@************.EDU>
Subject: Thor
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 20:17:11 -0400
On Monday, August 18, 1997 17:36, Brett Barksdale[SMTP:brett@***.ORST.EDU]
wrote:
> Could someone do me a favor and summarize exactly what the THOR
> system is, who makes it/controls it and what SR soourcebook it can
> be found in? I've heard of it off-and-on, but never got any
> details... Thanks!

Thor as a viable weapon system is not really anywhere to be found in SR. It
gets a brief mention in _House of the Sun_.

Where I have seen it was in FASA's excellent Renegade Legion universe, but
there they've had about 40 centuries of time to play with it. They also
have grav tanks, and make planetary landings by kicking the tanks out at 90
km above the planet's surface and let them fall until their drives "bite
gravity" around 15 km above sea level on a terran-grav world.

Great wargames.

--
Quicksilver rides again
--------------
Those who would give up a little freedom for security
deserve neither freedom nor security
-Benjamin Franklin
Yeah, I have Attention Deficit Dis - Hey, look at that butterfly!
Jonathan Hurley (mailto:jhurley1@************.edu)
Message no. 2
From: George Metz <W0lfstar@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Thor
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 04:25:48 -0400
In a message dated 97-08-18 20:14:43 EDT, you write:

> Where I have seen it was in FASA's excellent Renegade Legion universe, but
> there they've had about 40 centuries of time to play with it. They also
> have grav tanks, and make planetary landings by kicking the tanks out at
90
> km above the planet's surface and let them fall until their drives "bite
> gravity" around 15 km above sea level on a terran-grav world.

Ummm, this is a novel universe, not a game universe, right? I mean, novels
are great and all, but this sounds like a kickin' setting, and a decent
alternative to Battletech for a far-future setting. Battletech never tickled
me the way that SR does, for all it's good backstory.

Wolfstar
Message no. 3
From: Fade <runefo@***.UIO.NO>
Subject: Re: Thor
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 14:02:33 +0000
> > Where I have seen it was in FASA's excellent Renegade Legion universe, but
> > there they've had about 40 centuries of time to play with it. They also
> > have grav tanks, and make planetary landings by kicking the tanks out at
> 90
> > km above the planet's surface and let them fall until their drives "bite
> > gravity" around 15 km above sea level on a terran-grav world.
>
> Ummm, this is a novel universe, not a game universe, right? I mean, novels
> are great and all, but this sounds like a kickin' setting, and a decent
> alternative to Battletech for a far-future setting. Battletech never tickled
> me the way that SR does, for all it's good backstory.

Well, it *IS* a game universe. I know of the following sets...
Interceptor (Fighter combat.. I like the Spiculum.).
Leviathan (Capital ship combat.. anyone want a Shiva Battleship?)
Centurion (Ground combat)
Prefect (Planetary invastion campaign/strategy game. *VERY*
interesting/novel ideas.. could be played
in the background to give players realistic
combat missions, incidentally.).

I don't have Centurion, though. (Nor the character creation set,
whose name I do not remember).

Incidentally, capital ships are equipped with so-called 'spinal
mounts'.. railguns that run the entire length of the ship (up to a
few kilometers). Now those would make interesting 'thor' weapons.
Not too likely in the SR universe, though....

And yes, I like the TOG better than the wimpy commonwealth.
--
Fade

Location: Office. Guy in cover behind desk.
Player: Okay, I shoot him with my grenade launcher.
GM: Ok. The shot bounces.
Player: Uh.. why?
GM: Safety distance, 5 meters. You're 4 M off.
Player: Oh, ok, I take a step back and fire again.
GM: Mhm. That's cool.
Other players: NOOOOOOO!!!!
*boom*
Message no. 4
From: Jonathan Hurley <jhurley1@************.EDU>
Subject: Re: Thor
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 11:36:34 -0400
On Tuesday, August 19, 1997 04:25, George Metz[SMTP:W0lfstar@***.COM]
wrote:
> In a message dated 97-08-18 20:14:43 EDT, you write:
>
> > Where I have seen it was in FASA's excellent Renegade Legion universe,
but
> > there they've had about 40 centuries of time to play with it. They
also
> > have grav tanks, and make planetary landings by kicking the tanks out
at
> 90
> > km above the planet's surface and let them fall until their drives
"bite
> > gravity" around 15 km above sea level on a terran-grav world.
>
> Ummm, this is a novel universe, not a game universe, right? I mean,
novels
> are great and all, but this sounds like a kickin' setting, and a decent
> alternative to Battletech for a far-future setting. Battletech never
tickled
> me the way that SR does, for all it's good backstory.

Game universe, unfortunately long out of print. Crunchy Frog Enterprises
had a license for a while, but gave it up becuase no-one was buying. I
*much* prefer it to BT.

Games are: RL: Interceptor (fighters), RL: Centurion (Tanks, and in a
second edition (which I recommend over the first)), RL: Leviathan (Capital
ships), RL: Prefect (planetary invasion (I've never played it)), and RL:
Legionnaire (the RPG)

There are some novels for it as well; they're good for getting a feel for
the universe.
--
Quicksilver rides again
--------------
Those who would give up a little freedom for security
deserve neither freedom nor security
-Benjamin Franklin
Yeah, I have Attention Deficit Dis - Hey, look at that butterfly!
Jonathan Hurley (mailto:jhurley1@************.edu)
Message no. 5
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Damion Milliken)
Subject: Thor
Date: Tue Jul 24 12:00:01 2001
Hi Folks!

Just to let you know, I discovered that Thor was back up today.

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Damion Milliken University of Wollongong
Unofficial Shadowrun Guru E-mail: dam01@***.edu.au
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