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Message no. 1
From: The Vagabond <nomad74@*******.COM>
Subject: Tom Dowd's X-files?
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 19:13:49 PDT
I don't know how many folks saw the X-files last sunday, and if this
was already brought up, forgive me(I was nomail over the weekend and
haven't seen any follow ups).
But in this episode, a man claimed to see a man's "true self"- which
was an insect-like creature that turned others into "zombies" by
injecting a needle-like appendage into their necks(Essence drain?).
To top all of this off, it all took place in Chicago.
I think someone on Fox's payroll must play Shadowrun. :)


-Vagabond
"Under wandering stars I've grown"
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Message no. 2
From: BigDaddy <bigdaddy@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Tom Dowd's X-files?
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 22:49:20 -0400
I don't know how many folks saw the X-files last sunday, and if this
was already brought up, forgive me(I was nomail over the weekend and
haven't seen any follow ups).
But in this episode, a man claimed to see a man's "true self"- which
was an insect-like creature that turned others into "zombies" by
injecting a needle-like appendage into their necks(Essence drain?).
To top all of this off, it all took place in Chicago.
I think someone on Fox's payroll must play Shadowrun. :)


-Vagabond
"Under wandering stars I've grown"

exactly what i thought!!!
spooky aint it!
now that would be an awesome bug to create... hmm wonder what'd it'd be?
or better yet what the bleeding h*ll was it???
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Message no. 3
From: MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Tom Dowd's X-files?
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 22:54:13 -0400
Once upon a time, The Vagabond wrote;

> I don't know how many folks saw the X-files last sunday, and if this
>was already brought up, forgive me(I was nomail over the weekend and
>haven't seen any follow ups).
> But in this episode, a man claimed to see a man's "true self"- which
>was an insect-like creature that turned others into "zombies" by
>injecting a needle-like appendage into their necks(Essence drain?).
> To top all of this off, it all took place in Chicago.
> I think someone on Fox's payroll must play Shadowrun. :)

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Message no. 4
From: Robert Watkins <robert.watkins@******.COM>
Subject: Re: Tom Dowd's X-files?
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 13:31:27 +1000
BigDaddy writes:
>> But in this episode, a man claimed to see a man's "true self"- which
>>was an insect-like creature that turned others into "zombies" by
>>injecting a needle-like appendage into their necks(Essence drain?).
>> To top all of this off, it all took place in Chicago.
>> I think someone on Fox's payroll must play Shadowrun. :)
>exactly what i thought!!!
>spooky aint it!
>now that would be an awesome bug to create... hmm wonder what'd it'd be?
>or better yet what the bleeding h*ll was it???


The creature would be a flesh-form insect spirit, _without_ the ability to
Mask.
The power would be Influence (limited: Touch required to start).

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Message no. 5
From: The Vagabond <nomad74@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: Tom Dowd's X-files?
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 22:22:45 PDT
>"Come on natural twenty, Daddy needs a new Sword of Wounding."

LOL! Yep, definatley my favorite quote next to "Scully, how can
quickly remove this from my finger without betraying my cool exterior?"
:)
What's worse is that I knew right off the bat I knew they were
playing RoleMaster. *sigh*

-Vagabond
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Message no. 6
From: Stephen Delear <steved@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Tom Dowd's X-files?
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 01:51:28 -0500
At 10:22 PM 98-05-13 -0700, you wrote:
>>"Come on natural twenty, Daddy needs a new Sword of Wounding."
>
> LOL! Yep, definatley my favorite quote next to "Scully, how can
>quickly remove this from my finger without betraying my cool exterior?"
>:)
> What's worse is that I knew right off the bat I knew they were
>playing RoleMaster. *sigh*
>
Um isn't sword of wounding our of AD&D?

SteveD

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Message no. 7
From: Danyel N Woods <9604801@********.AC.NZ>
Subject: Re: Tom Dowd's X-files?
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 19:28:58 +1200
Quoth Stephen Delear (1851 14-5-98):

>>>"Come on natural twenty, Daddy needs a new Sword of Wounding."
>>
>> LOL! Yep, definatley my favorite quote next to "Scully, how can
>>quickly remove this from my finger without betraying my cool
exterior?"
>>:)
>> What's worse is that I knew right off the bat I knew they were
>>playing RoleMaster. *sigh*
>>
>Um isn't sword of wounding our of AD&D?

Gaaahhhh! Speak not that dreadful acronym!!!!

But yeah, you're right. God help me, I still have a crate full of the
stuff, sitting at home unused, that I'm thinking of selling to pay off
my overdraft - and maybe a copy of SR3 when it arrives here [probably
next year :-( ].

Danyel Woods
9604801@********.ac.nz
'And *that's* when I shot him, Your Honour.'
Message no. 8
From: The Vagabond <nomad74@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: Tom Dowd's X-files?
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 08:43:57 PDT
>At 10:22 PM 98-05-13 -0700, you wrote:
>>>"Come on natural twenty, Daddy needs a new Sword of Wounding."
>>
>> LOL! Yep, definatley my favorite quote next to "Scully, how can
>>quickly remove this from my finger without betraying my cool
exterior?"
>>:)
>> What's worse is that I knew right off the bat I knew they were
>>playing RoleMaster. *sigh*
>>
>Um isn't sword of wounding our of AD&D?

oooh, I got the sarcastic "Um".
Um(yes, I did it on purpose), well, seing how RM and AD&D are both
derived from Tolkien(only RM is closer to exact, and just better IMO)
you'd have to be a moron not to be able to convert it to RM.
and two, I've played RM enough to know a pile of RM tables when I see
them.

-Vagabond
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Message no. 9
From: Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Tom Dowd's X-files?
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 14:01:04 -0400
At 07:13 PM 5/13/98 PDT, you wrote:
> I don't know how many folks saw the X-files last sunday, and if this
>was already brought up, forgive me(I was nomail over the weekend and
>haven't seen any follow ups).
> But in this episode, a man claimed to see a man's "true self"- which
>was an insect-like creature that turned others into "zombies" by
>injecting a needle-like appendage into their necks(Essence drain?).
> To top all of this off, it all took place in Chicago.
> I think someone on Fox's payroll must play Shadowrun. :)

As have others, I was thinking the same thing. But I also noticed this
occurence in previous seasons with the whole "insect hive" sort of plot
they had going.

I'm personally convinced at least one of the writers, perhaps even Chris
Carter himself, has been exposed to some of the general SR plotlines. I
doubt Carter actually plays SR, but I wouldn't be totally suprised if I
were to find out he had heard of the game. It's far more likely one of the
writers either plays or has a friend that plays SR.

Erik J.

Fight the Future on June 19th!
Message no. 10
From: Katt Freyson <katt@******.NET>
Subject: Re: Tom Dowd's X-files?
Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 19:13:57 -0400
|> oooh, I got the sarcastic "Um".

Since when is "Um" sarcastic?

|> Um(yes, I did it on purpose), well, seing how RM and AD&D are both
|> derived from Tolkien(only RM is closer to exact, and just better IMO)
|> you'd have to be a moron not to be able to convert it to RM.
|> and two, I've played RM enough to know a pile of RM tables when I see
|> them.

But, the line was, "Come on natural 20...." when do you roll D20 in
Rolemaster? Huh? [Or did they change that with the new release?]

-M
Message no. 11
From: rabiola <rabiola@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: Tom Dowd's X-files?
Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 22:13:22 -0500
>I don't know how many folks saw the X-files last sunday, and if this
>was already brought up, forgive me(I was nomail over the weekend and
>haven't seen any follow ups).
> But in this episode, a man claimed to see a man's "true self"-
which
>was an insect-like creature that turned others into "zombies" by
>injecting a needle-like appendage into their necks(Essence drain?).
> To top all of this off, it all took place in Chicago.
> I think someone on Fox's payroll must play Shadowrun. :)
>


While this is an interesting discussion, I saw the subject header and
thought it might contain some new revelation of the truth that is hiding
out there.

Just to entertain the thought, what deep dark Shadowrun secrets would
you all like to have the original DLOH reveal if that wish could be
granted?

Tony Rabiola rabiola@**.netcom.com
Fourth and Sixth World Adept
Still working on the Fifth...
Message no. 12
From: BigDaddy <bigdaddy@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Tom Dowd's X-files?
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 10:50:16 -0400
>>Just to entertain the thought, what deep dark Shadowrun secrets would
you all like to have the original DLOH reveal if that wish could be
granted?<<

just out of blantant curiostity what does DLOH stand for?
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Message no. 13
From: Tim Kerby <drekhead@***.NET>
Subject: Re: Tom Dowd's X-files?
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 11:12:54 -0400
On 18 May 98, at 10:50, BigDaddy wrote:

> >>Just to entertain the thought, what deep dark Shadowrun secrets would
> you all like to have the original DLOH reveal if that wish could be
> granted?<<
>
> just out of blantant curiostity what does DLOH stand for?

It's in the FAQ. You should read it sometime. :)

It stand for Dark Lord on High, and is typically reserved to refer to the current
Shadowrun line developer, currently Mike Mulvihill.

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Message no. 14
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Tom Dowd's X-files?
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 16:27:07 +0100
And verily, did BigDaddy hastily scribble thusly...
|
|>>Just to entertain the thought, what deep dark Shadowrun secrets would
|you all like to have the original DLOH reveal if that wish could be
|granted?<<
|
|just out of blantant curiostity what does DLOH stand for?

1> Read the FAQ.... There all your questions will be answered....
For lo, it is indeed the fount of all knowledge....
2> Dark Lord On High....

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