| From: | Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: FASA's On/Off Course? |
| Date: | Tue, 5 May 1998 13:40:06 -0400 |
>For one thing I don't like the annual storylines, where we have "the year
>of crime," "the year of the corps," and so on. Neither do I like the
idea
>of having everything stepped up a notch to some kind of higher stakes
>game, like it was supposed to after Dunkelzahn died.
Yes, to a certain extent, they are "annual storylines." But as BitB has
shown us, event that occurred in 2057, like the Big D's Will, are having
tremendous ramifications in 2059/2060. All those plotlines bounce off of
each other and are intertwined with each other. One event sets off
another. Gee, just like the real world.
I've told Mike Mulvihill himself that I love what he's been doing to the
world of Shadowrun. While I love magic in the game, I love that there is a
general return to the more cyberpunk roots of the game. For several years
now, the overarching importance of the megacorporations was badly
overshadowed by other game elements. They are finally being returned to
their rightful place of prominence.
Shadowrunners aren't really supposed to be goody-two-shoe Robin Hoods,
doing shadowruns for free just because they are against the Bugs or
something. The basic concept behind the game is that the players are
professional criminals that perform freelance operations for corporations
for money. Your game and your players/PCs may be different (and that's
fine), but that's the basic idea behind much of the game. FASA, under
Mike's direction of SR, is returning to that concept.
Personally, I'm eagerly awaiting all the new SR books, because I can't wait
to see what's next. I'm chomping at the bit to see what changes with SR3.
I love the changes that Mike is making. And I think as time will passes
those of you that are nervous or not very happy about SR's direction will
come around.
Erik J.
"Ladies & Gentleman, the newest member of the band, the one and only Spice
Boy, GRUMPY SPICE!!!" <and the crowd goes wild!!!>
