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From: MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Sprawl Sites (was Re: Feeling old)
Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 22:04:50 -0400
Once upon a time, Cobra wrote;

>It's not that simple. If it's only encounters, it can turn into random
>monsters... If this can arise, I think it could be interesting to give
>simple plots which can become bigger or keep small.
>A good exemple could be like this :
>* The runners see a corp guy bleeding in a dark alley. He has an attache
>case with him.
>** Short plot : The poor guy only got shot while he was coming home. He
>barely escaped the gangers but will die here if the runners don't do
>anything. If they save him, he can reward them with 500 Y (that's all he
>has).
>** Long plot : The man is a corporate employee who tried to escape his
>corp. To make his life easier, he took some stuff with him. After having
>arranged an extraction with an fixer. This one tried to bouble cross him.
>He barely escaped but was deadly hit. An equip of runners is on his trail
>as well as a corp strike/recovery team. The stuff is hot but not sufficient
>enough for the corp to send expert runners after him (something like 30,000
>Y worth).

I think we've found a good example of how some of these things should be
set up. A window dressing option should be presented as well. Sometimes
is nice to have background that has no plot attatched. Gurth, are you
ready to be editor to a net book with a general list contibution. Hell, I
might even add something.

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