| From: | Sommers sommers@*****.umich.edu |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Thoughts: sourcebook ideas |
| Date: | Sun, 11 Jul 1999 00:06:10 -0400 |
>Twist0059@***.com wrote:
>
>/I'd like to see a gear book published annually, with new weapons and toys
>for
>/all of the character classes in SR (magicians, riggers, deckers, samurai).
>/Model it off the Ares catalog or some such thing, and have it packaged up as
>/such. Like the first one could be Ares Winter Security Catalog 2061, the
>/next Ares Fall Security Catalog 2061, and such.
>/The magician's sections could be in-line with security combat magicians, as
>/an excuse for a gun-catalog to offer spells and foci and varies
>enchantments.
>/ Or maybe it could be a catalog from a general distributor of all goods?
>/ Would anyone else like to see this?
>
>I'd have to say no. IMO this would turn Shadowrun into a "who's got the
>most toys" game like AD&D or Battletech. Not that I don't like those two
>games :) (I love em). But I like Shadowrun as it is, in terms of the
>amount of equipment available. On the other hand FASA could probably make
>a lot of money with this idea.... <shrug>.
Quite a few times I've read that one of the central themes to Shadowrun is
the rapid pace of technology. Every year electronics shrink 10% as does the
price. New breakthroughs in cyber and biotech are coming out all the time.
Magic over the last 50 years (game time) has changed considerably.
I would think after all of this a book that came out once a year that
updated these things would be a natural. Right now how often do new
computer models come out as opposed to how many new cyberdecks are
introduced. I for one would love a new book that came out every year that
would give us a little glimpse like that.
Sommers
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