From:	Smiling Wolf <SLEIBOWITZ@****.HAMPSHIRE.EDU>
Subject:	Second Ed supplements
Date:	Tue, 14 Apr 92 09:36:00 EDT

> I would seriously doubt FASA is going to hand out errata-style
>supplement material for free-- it sounds like *everything* you and I
>have shelled our hard-earned (stolen, counterfeited, or intercepted)
>money out for is going to be equivalent to bird-cage liner; they're
>rewriting the system from the ground up. Granted, that's what SHADOWRUN
>*needs* but no way are they gonna hand out 100+ pages of free stuff

According to a couple runner mates of mine who managed to wangle their
way to I-Con a couple weeks ago, that just ain't the case on either count.
The rules aren't being rewritten from the ground up (yes, success tests are
same), there are just a few big mods to the combat system. Furthermore,
according to his most holy highness, Tom Dowd, they aren't re-releasing any
of the supplements except for the Grimore. The RBB, SSC, SS, and just about
anything else you may have thrown your money into is safe (or so it seems).

> Shadowrun film? I hope to "Bob" it's animated 'cause if they
>think they could pull off a live-action SR film for less than $100 Meg
>they're kidding themselves. I mean, we're talking about massive prosthetic
>technology, flying dragons through BladeRunner-like sets, and tons of
>computer graphics for the net. Throw in ILM visuals for magic, pyro
>work for the gunfights and explosions, all the custom-made vehicles....

I haven't heard anything about this other than what I've heard on this list.
I'll check with the boys at Usenet, but...

You're right tho. It would have to be quite the special effects extravaganza
(probably). Then again, if they could find the right backers...

> --The Elder Dan

Your humble servant,
Smiling Wolf

sleibowitz@****.hampshire.edu
"damn everything but the circus"