From:	"Paul J. Adam" <shadowrn@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject:	Re: Runnersºd Tenants?
Date:	Fri, 2 May 1997 00:53:45 +0100

In message <3.0.32.19970501133200.0091d550@****.com>, Max Rible
<slothman@*********.ORG> writes
>One of the assumptions that I see in FASA modules that I find objectionable
>is that they assume that all runners live in dingy squats where someone can
>ride a motorcycle up the stairs without being challenged, and everyone knows
>where they live (including the Star).

I think it was the first Harlequin module that really annoyed. The
module said the staff of the classy restaurant looked at the runners
like they just crawled out of a pond: while in fact the maitre'd would
most likely be saying "Ah, Madame Silver! Monsieur Lynch! Monsieur
Panama! So good to see you all together! A window table, as usual? Are
you together? I must recommend the crevette tonight, the chef has quite
excelled himself..."

Runners can enjoy the good life and live well and hide their profession.

>If runners make it obvious where they
>live and don't arrange for good defenses, they should certainly expect
>trouble. If they let it be known *who* did that run against the
>[Mafia, Yaks, ...], they're just asking for it. But if you have the
>healer-mage working in the local clinic and impartially healing all the local
>gangs for cheap to free, or the rigger helps the local gang (whose turf
>includes his vehicle facility warehouse) with chopping their vehicles, wiping
>out ID numbers, and so on, or you just maintain a good secret ID (by day, a
>High lifestyle academician and enchanter, by night a daring shadowrunner, and
>please don't show up for visits when you're in your street gear, guys!), it
>makes it more plausible that they might hold on to their nice houses.

Amen, brother.

When you live in Tarislar, and your house is the only source of power
and clean water for blocks around, it might be obvious - for anyone
familiar with Tarislar - that you're some sort of big cheese. On the
other hand, how do you persuade all those locals that when you take out
their power and water you'll give them an alternative?

That sort of thing buys you a _lot_ of eyes. Maybe nobody will rush to
attack the bad guys... but you'll have a lot of warning that some
strangers are coming for you.

--
There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable and
praiseworthy...

Paul J. Adam paul@********.demon.co.uk