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Message no. 1
From: The Vagabond <nomad74@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: What the hell is THAT?[personal]
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 03:50:42 PDT
>In a message dated 4/12/98 6:15:58 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
>nomad74@*******.COM writes:
>
>> In the grand tradition of the "Droat", it high time we find out
what
>> some of these things are in the newer SR books.
>>
>> - The thing on the cover of the SRComp: Is that:
>> a) A Dwarf
>> b) A Troll
>> c) Other
>
>I like the "other" option personally, but I woud be willing to bet it's
an
>Ork...for some reason I remember a "Horn" on the head. But Mike's copy
is
>missing ATM...

As many others will be just as fond of reminding you: Orks don't
have horns. But don't sweat it- I'm sure it's a brain fart. At least
you spelled "ork" right- if I see one more "orc" i'm gonna lock n'
load
some ATDS(Anti-Tolkien Decarding Sabot). <g>




-Vagabond <nomad74@*******.com> <ICQ 4297972>
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Message no. 2
From: Geoff Morochnick <bodiam@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: What the hell is THAT?[personal]
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 09:37:14 -0400
> >> In the grand tradition of the "Droat", it high time we find
out
> what
> >> some of these things are in the newer SR books.
> >>
> >> - The thing on the cover of the SRComp: Is that:
> >> a) A Dwarf
> >> b) A Troll
> >> c) Other
> >
> >I like the "other" option personally, but I woud be willing to bet it's
> an
> >Ork...for some reason I remember a "Horn" on the head. But Mike's copy
> is
> >missing ATM...
>
> As many others will be just as fond of reminding you: Orks don't
> have horns. But don't sweat it- I'm sure it's a brain fart. At least
> you spelled "ork" right- if I see one more "orc" i'm gonna lock
n' load
> some ATDS(Anti-Tolkien Decarding Sabot). <g>
>

I think that one of the annoying things about Shadowrun was the need to have
changed orc to ork. It's fine the Tolkien way, without FASA's insisitation
to be different.

> -Vagabond <nomad74@*******.com> <ICQ 4297972>

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Message no. 3
From: Geoff Morochnick <bodiam@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: What the hell is THAT?[personal]
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 12:41:13 -0400
Spike wrote:

> And verily, did Geoff Morochnick hastily scribble thusly...
> |I think that one of the annoying things about Shadowrun was the need to have
> |changed orc to ork. It's fine the Tolkien way, without FASA's insisitation
> |to be different.
>
> IIRC, it was a cpoyright problem or something....
>

Even more reason for someone not to load anti-Tolkien sabot..... :)
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level.
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Message no. 4
From: Geoff Morochnick <bodiam@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: What the hell is THAT?[personal]
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 18:41:59 -0400
The Vagabond wrote:

> >I think that one of the annoying things about Shadowrun was the need to
> have
> >changed orc to ork. It's fine the Tolkien way, without FASA's
> insisitation
> >to be different.
>
> Well, I like Tolkien just as much as the next guy, but I think I
> understand a need to spell it different in Shadowrun's case.
> The "ork" in SR is much different than the sleazy, inherintly evil
> "orc" in the Tolkien books- and so it sets them apart by spelling it
> different. I'm sure if there was another way to spell "troll" without
> making it look silly, they would have done the same.
> Besides, in SR, how would you feel if they spelled YOUR race the
> same as the orcs in Hobbit? Either you'd get really mad, or feel
> obligated to go eat some dwaves. :)
>

Well, if I was an elf, I wouldn't like to be compared to a group of
zenophobic, flighty leafeaters, when in fact, many elves in SR aren't
flighty at all! Perhaps it should be Elph, Duarv and Tryl. ;)

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