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From: Lehlan Decker <decker@****.FSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: FASA's On/Off Course?
Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 15:54:32 -0500
>
> At 22:54 05/05/98 PDT, you wrote:

> <sigh>
>
> I didn't say I didn't like the magic. But Shadowrun would still be
> Shadowrun if it didn't have magic, it would just be different. During most
> of my games magic barely enters into the equation at all -- it's that rare.
> Then again, neither do guns in my game..
>
> What *is* Shadowrun? Is it a game? A world? A world with magic? No. It's
> whatever you want it to be.
>
True, but for most of of, what makes it different from say COP2020 etc
is the unique combination of magic,matrix, and guns. :)
If you remove the magic, it removes some of the uniqueness. (Well for me
anyway).
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