From:	Jett <grota@*********.COM>
Subject:	Re: Ingentization
Date:	Tue, 26 May 1998 23:50:00 -0400

Geoff Skellams wrote:
>
> On Shadowrun Discussion, Karl Low[SMTP:kwil@*********.COM] wrote:
> > From: Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM>
> >
> >
> > >Hey, is there anyone out there besides me that thinks that if the
> Awakening
> > >were to occur right now they would probably remain a vanilla human?
> I just
> > >don't see anything in my body that indicates "troll" or
"elf" or
> anything;
> > >I'm pretty much well within statistical and cosmetic standards for an
> > >average male...
> >
> >
> > Just my luck, I'd remain your shorter than average human.
> > I don't have the stockiness to really qualify as going "dwarf", and at
> 5'3",
> > I'm just a shade too tall, to boot.
> >
> > -Karl
>
> What everyone seems to be forgetting is that these are all just
> stereotypes. In Shadowrun, it *is* possible to have a tall skinny dwarf
> (5'3" is probably where a dwarf would top out), just the same way as it
> is possible to have a short, fat elf. The figures in the book are just
> averages. There are probably elves as short as 5'3" as well.
> Let's see more short, fat, ugly elves. And ork or troll
> supermodels. It makes the world a more interesting place
>
> cheers
> Geoff


Hear, hear! I volunteer to be the short, fat elf, the short, pretty ork,
or the tall, average dwarf. :) Of course, barring the sudden appearance
of warts, tusks, or a beard, I would most likely stay my old human self.
In 2057, you could bet that I'd be a shadowrunner, maybe a neoanarchist,
probably a shaman or a street sam (Hey, I could be a shamurai like
Jett!)


--Jett