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Message no. 1
From: greenripper13@*******.com (Green Ripper)
Subject: Timeline Project
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:52:44 -0500
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I've always been a little annoyed that there isn't a comprehensive timeline for
Shadowrun. The game has been in existance for ten years and a lot has happened in that
time. I believe that one of the web sites ( possibly the Archive) used to have an online
timeline but it was never truely up to date or comprhensive.

This brings me to the subject of this post. Lately I've been toying around with
puting a timeline together. My new campaign is going to start with the Year of the Comet.
I'd like to mix in one or two of the printed campaigns with my own. I'd also like my
players to "hear" about the turmoil in the world even if their not directly
involved. My plan has become to create a modern timeline and give "news
reports" to my players as things happen in the world.

As I've been contemplating this project I've decided that if I'm going to take the
time and effort to compile this list of events I'd like to make it available to the
Shadowrun community at large. There are complications though. The first is the form I'd
like this to take. I'd like to enter this as a searchable document that would be easy to
read. I'd like to also make it a downloadable document so that I'd be able to use it
offline. Lastly I need to make sure that I'm not going to cause any legal woes by
compiling printed and copyrighted info and distributing it. The long term ideas on this
projest is to eventually add all the events I can from pre-2061.

I'm hoping that you guys can give me some ideas on the format the timeline should
take. I'm also hoping that Adam or Gurth can give me some pointers on who to talk to
about my legal questions.

Help me out chummers.

--Green Ripper
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Message no. 2
From: Johnflang@***.com (Johnflang@***.com)
Subject: Timeline Project
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 14:51:13 -0400
I have a large word document with the timeline that I have in it. It is over 50 pages.
The parts from my campaign are obvious and easy to remove.

John

In a message dated 7/28/2004 8:52:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Green Ripper"
<greenripper13@*******.com> writes:

>    I've always been a little annoyed that there isn't a comprehensive
timeline for Shadowrun.  The game has been in existance for ten years and a lot has
happened in that time.  I believe that one of the web sites ( possibly the Archive)
used to have an online timeline but it was never truely up to date or comprhensive.
>
>    This brings me to the subject of this post.  Lately I've been
toying around with puting a timeline together.  My new campaign is going to start
with the Year of the Comet.  I'd like to mix in one or two of the printed campaigns
with my own.  I'd also like my players to "hear" about the turmoil in the
world even if their not directly involved.  My plan has become to create a modern
timeline and give "news reports" to my players as things happen in the world.
>
>    As I've been contemplating this project I've decided that if I'm going
to take the time and effort to compile this list of events I'd like to make it available
to the Shadowrun community at large.  There are complications though.  The first
is the form I'd like this to take.  I'd like to enter this as a searchable document
that would be easy to read.  I'd like to also make it a downloadable document so that
I'd be able to use it offline.  Lastly I need to make sure that I'm not going to
cause any legal woes by compiling printed and copyrighted info and distributing it.
 The long term ideas on this projest is to eventually add all the events I can from
pre-2061.
>
>    I'm hoping that you guys can give me some ideas on the format the
timeline should take.  I'm also hoping that Adam or Gurth can give me some pointers
on who to talk to about my legal questions.
>
>Help me out chummers.
>
>--Green Ripper
>
Message no. 3
From: adamj@*********.com (Adam Jury)
Subject: Timeline Project
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 14:57:09 -0400
On 28-Jul-04, at 8:52 PM, Green Ripper wrote:

>     I've always been a little annoyed that there isn't a comprehensive

> timeline for Shadowrun.  The game has been in existance for ten years
> and a lot has happened in that time.  I believe that one of the web
> sites ( possibly the Archive) used to have an online timeline but it
> was never truely up to date or comprhensive.

The timeline explorer is available at http://timeline.dumpshock.com -
it's quite comprehensive, and up to date with all books previous to
Shadows of Europe, I believe.

>      As I've been contemplating this project I've decided that if
I'm
> going to take the time and effort to compile this list of events I'd
> like to make it available to the Shadowrun community at large.  There
> are complications though.  The first is the form I'd like this to
> take.  I'd like to enter this as a searchable document that would be
> easy to read.  I'd like to also make it a downloadable document so
> that I'd be able to use it offline.  Lastly I need to make sure that
> I'm not going to cause any legal woes by compiling printed and
> copyrighted info and distributing it.  The long term ideas on this
> projest is to eventually add all the events I can from pre-2061.

If you're using WizKids text [that is, anything in any FASA or FanPro
book] you'll need to get in touch with the WKG legal department.

Best,
Adam
--
Adam Jury
Editor, The Shadowrun Supplemental :: http://tss.dumpshock.com
Message no. 4
From: allura@***********.org (Joanna Hurley)
Subject: Timeline Project
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 15:14:55 -0400
<snip>
> The timeline explorer is available at http://timeline.dumpshock.com -
> it's quite comprehensive, and up to date with all books previous to
> Shadows of Europe, I believe.


Wonderful! It wasn't nearly this updated the last time I looked (or I
looked in the wrong place). Kudos to whoever spent the time to input it
all!

Joanna
-off to play with it :)
Message no. 5
From: korishinzo@*****.com (Ice Heart)
Subject: Timeline Project
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 07:11:17 -0700 (PDT)
--- Johnflang@***.com wrote:

> I have a large word document with the timeline that I have in it.
> It is over 50 pages. The parts from my campaign are obvious and
> easy to remove.
>
> John

Do you have this in a format that would be easy to share with the
online community? On a webpage, for instance. If not, could you
perhaps convert it to a .txt file and mail it to me? I would be very
much interested in seeing you take on the timeline. :)

======Korishinzo
--thanks in advance



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Message no. 6
From: justin@***********.net (Justin)
Subject: Timeline Project
Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 13:18:14 -0500
Green Ripper wrote:

> I've always been a little annoyed that there isn't a comprehensive
> timeline for Shadowrun. The game has been in existance for ten years
> and a lot has happened in that time.


Much longer than 10 years now.

--
Justin Bell
justin [@] justin-bell [.] net
Message no. 7
From: greenripper13@*******.com (Green Ripper)
Subject: Timeline Project
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 21:23:49 -0500
>The timeline explorer is available at http://timeline.dumpshock.com -
>it's quite comprehensive, and up to date with all books previous to
>Shadows of Europe, I believe.

Thanks Adam. I remember this timeline from several years ago but I
couldn't remember where the site actually was. A special thanks to the
people who worked on updating it and making it a little more complete.

--Green Ripper
Message no. 8
From: gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: Timeline Project
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 14:48:18 +0200
According to Justin, on Monday 02 August 2004 20:18 the word on the street
was...

> > The game has been in existance for ten years
>
> Much longer than 10 years now.

15 years, give or take a few days (AFAIK it was launched at GenCon 1989,
which tended to be in early August, I think).

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Message no. 9
From: allura@***********.org (Joanna Hurley)
Subject: Timeline Project
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 18:38:33 -0400
> <snip>
> > The timeline explorer is available at
> http://timeline.dumpshock.com -
> > it's quite comprehensive, and up to date with all books previous to
> > Shadows of Europe, I believe.

I just thought of a possibility for a future update in the timeline.
Search by coporation. I don't know how the backend is organized, so it
might be a royal pain, but coporations are more relevant than countries
in some ways.

Joanna

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