From:	David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject:	Re: Dream Question
Date:	Mon, 18 May 1998 13:23:17 -0600

/ >Just to entertain the thought, what deep dark Shadowrun secrets would
/ >you all like to have the original DLOH reveal if that wish could be
/ >granted?

Honestly? Not a thing. I like a good mystery :)

"What the hell is going on here?" is part of the alure of Shadowrun.
Every game system that I've truely loved has had that component. And
when I learned what was what that's when it became boring.

Playing in Athas in AD&D was a blast, until I found out (through the
novels) what was really going on.

One of the funnest games I ever played was this one GMs Fantasy Hero
game several years ago. To this day I do not have a clue as to what
was going on.

Having some sort of long term mystery in the background is one of the
things that will make or break a game for me. I've played Vampire
and had fun, but got quickly bored with it because there is no great
mystery.

My all time favorite TV shows, Twin Peaks and Babylon V, had Great
Mysteries. There'd be the short mysteries and the fun stories, but I
always tuned in in hopes of finding out more about who killed Laura
Palmer, or what the Dark Ones were up to.

If I knew all of Shadowrun's deep dark secrets, I wouldn't play it
anymore. Unless they replaced them with new deep dark secrets :)

-David
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For you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup."
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