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From: "Sgt. Pepper" <GRBENNET@*****.CIS.ECU.EDU>
Subject: Re: What is a Contact?
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 1995 04:50:58 EDT
On Sun, 3 Sep 1995 10:27:05 +0200 Gurth said:

>
>Not quite a friend; I'd define it more like "someone you know." Maybe you
>see them in bars and they would recognize you, say "hi" and everything, but
>not much more. Then if you need something you go pay them a visit, and if
>they need something, they'll pay you a visit (that reminds me: do people use
>that a lot? Contacts coming to the PCs and say "Hey, I need you to do this
>and that"? I know it doesn't happen very often in my game.)
>
>
I've always seens contacts as someone you go to for "small" favors.
Someone who might know a certain piece of info, can get you a coupla guns,
will find out something for you. A contact will not stick their necks out
for you, unless you pay them, in which case they become employees 8-)

Sgt. Pepper

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