From:	David Buehrer <dbuehrer@****.ORG>
Subject:	Re: question
Date:	Mon, 21 Jul 1997 11:12:15 -0600

Simon T. Sailer wrote:
|
| HI!
| Just one simple, not too important question to all those who play
| shadowrun regularly...
| What If a player is missing at one session? Do you let another one
| play his character? Or do you think of a way to let the character
| disappear for some time?

If the character isn't required for the adventure to continue (has
special knowledge or skills) then I do the following. In my game
there are a couple of forces that can magically summon the PCs.
Depending on which PC it is the effects vary. The PC is either
surounded by bands of blue light as they fade away, or else everyone
suddenly realizes that the PC is no longer there and hasn't been for
at least 5-10 minutes and they can't remember when he left. The PCs
return the same way with no memory of their experiences when
summoned. Sometimes they come back wounded.

At some point in the far future the PCs will encounter these forces
face to face.

If the character is required, then we find something else to do (Magic,
Roborally, see a movie, etc).

-David
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