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From: "Jeremy \"Bolthy\" Zimmerman" <jeremy@***********.COM>
Subject: Re: FASA's On/Off Course?
Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 08:39:25 -0700
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> From: Robert Nesius <nesius@******.COM>
> To: SHADOWRN@********.ITRIBE.NET
> Subject: Re: FASA's On/Off Course?
> Date: Wednesday, May 06, 1998 11:27 PM
>
> My 2 cents:
>
> Magic in SR: I liked the combination of magic and tech. But what really
> made the magic click was the very intuitive and slick mechanics for it.
No,
> they are not perfect, but they were darn good. I'm re-reading the Grim
II
> now, and I'm still impressed.
>

True... I really like the system too, now that I think about it.

<snip>
>
> I also think that the dragon assissination seemed "forced."
>
<snip>

This comment was the real reason I replied to this one. The thought
occured to me that while the assassination of Dunky was a bit out of the
blue, the thought occurs the assassination of Kennedy was just as
unexpected. In real life there's not a lot of foreshadowing.

But it was probably something they forced, I will admit.

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