From:	James Ojaste <jojaste@*****.csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject:	Re: I Hate blabbermouths...
Date:	Tue, 24 Sep 1996 13:11:53 -0400 (EDT)

> ok. this post is meant for just ONE person in this list, whose name I don't
> know. This person works at a bookstore in amsterdam [so you know who you are]

Well, I just want to make it clear that I live and work in Canada (donning
secure jacket and ducking behind desk).

> the message is simple... f**** You!!
>
> Who the hell gives you the right to start blabbermouthing the election results
> to my players!!! and tell them about the f**ing assassination!!!!!!!

Whoa! Putting aside in-character and out-of-character knowledge for a sec,
the results of the election are available to anybody with net access
(http://www.fasa.com/Shadowrun/Campaign/DeadDunkelzahn.html), or who
has seen the back of DS, or has seen a recent FASA catalog, or...

> I spent fragging weeks working on my campaign for you to ruin it!!!

Now I get to bring up that in-character thing. I sincerely hope that your
players are capable of realizing that their characters don't know about the
"assassination" of Dunkelzahn. If not, why don't you just leave that bit
out? Kill him sooner? Kill him later? Make him lose the election? There
are still plenty of ways to surprise characters (and players).

> Never mind the fact that I now have about 10 mini-adventures which are almost
> unusable...Do you realize what spoilers are? Do you have any idea? Do you think
> at all??????

Well, I doubt that your players walked up to some random guy and said,
"Our GM is running us through the 2058 election campaign - would you
mind doing your best to totally ruin it for him?"

Just wanted to point out that you were being a little harsh...

James