From:	Ralph and Ivy Ryan <sgmpaws@*******.COM>
Subject:	Re: Acting Like An Animal (was Intro part 2)
Date:	Mon, 22 Dec 1997 23:19:12 -0500

OK Simon,
You seem to have th' idea after all. Wish you were near Springfield, Ohio
cause I have a daily game running. I'd love to see you play Felix t' be'
sure.

Ivy K

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> From: Simon.M <Simon.M@**********.COM>
> To: SHADOWRN@********.ITRIBE.NET
> Subject: Acting Like An Animal (was Intro part 2)
> Date: Monday, December 22, 1997 8:35 PM
>
> >Were-folk as players? Can be done, but I have yet to find a player who
can
> >get their head around the mind-set of an animal, even one that can
change
> >to a human. I have thought of doing *that* differently too, but decided
> >not to. Hence, no were-PCs.
>
>
> Well, the mindset of an animal is easy to reach.
> I have never played a were-folk, but i have played Felix.
> Felix was the cat shaman who(when i decided it was cool and basicly
> stressful) would get posesed by Cat herself. In her aspect of a male
> preditory animal. There are many things that animals do, but it mainly
comes
> down to Eat, Fight, Sleep, Crap and Run(Kindly donated by Pratchet).
>
> Heres a rundown.
>
>
> Eat: Gain wealth, material goods. You wont give a **** about whats in
the
> way untill it turns into a fight/run situation. You will swear, lie,
cagole,
> threaten and basicly try as hard as posibleto get what you want. If you
> can't get it then sulk around till you can.
>
> Fight: This is in two sectoins. Defence and Attack.
>
> Defence. Just try, "Oh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit ohshit
> ohshitohshitohshit."(thanks again terry). You've just been atacked and
> untill you size this guy up you want to get to a place you can watch him
and
> he can't get to you. When you know your there, strut infront of him. Get
him
> riled then walk off. If he is bigger/better than you then just go to run.
If
> not, see the next one.
>
> Attack. "Ha ha ha! Come on then you little twerp!". Intimidate, hurt,
show
> off, demoralise. Go tooth and claw(ok, use spells and other weapons, the
big
> ones), till you know you've won then play before the kill. Easy. Animals
> don't use stun weapons for anything but killing to eat later. Neither
should
> you without coersion.
>
> Sleep: Animals just don't sleep. They LOUNGE. Be slothful. Yawn. Scratch
> yourself. Even fall asleep in things like meets till your told off. Go
for
> it!
>
> Crap: Do i really need to tell you? Well, add to this the fact you don't
> really understand money so don't care if you drop those enpty guns with
no
> clips left.
>
> Run: Take a warf rat, put it in a box then put a terrier after it. You
will
> not see such a fight in your life. Chances are the rat will win. You
can't
> describe this, just fight with no stops ever. Bite without a second
thought,
> even if you've got a sword, if it's to your advantage. If something gets
in
> your way, move it. This includes tanks.
>
>
> Add to this a rivelry between you and any other same sex you see and you
> have how i played it.
>
> It was pritty cool.
>
> Oh, and do the first thing that comes into your head.
> Thats fun!