From:	Jarmo Karonen jarmo.karonen@***.fi
Subject:	role of novels in SR universe
Date:	Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:45:26 +0300

On Monday I had some trouble with my email, and never got a chance to
reply to Koke's post. Then I forgot... until now. I'm surprised that
nobody else has replied... come on, what's wrong with you guys?!?

Jak asked:
- - -
So my question is, finally, what role do you believe the SR novels
should
play in the larger plots of the SR Universe?
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In my opinion as big as possible. I love epic plots, and I haven't seen
enough highlevel novel stuff coming from FASA. That's also why I usually
don't buy FASA novels. I only own Burning Bright and Dragonheart
Trilogy.

So, I think that a way to make a real Shadowrun novel seller is to make
it as epic as possible. I'm a proof of that: if there wouldn't have been
that major plotline factor in place, I wouldn't have bought the novels.
And those who usually buy novels, did buy Dragonheart-books also... Am I
right?

I really can't see the problem with big plot novels because if you take
any adventures FASA has published, players really can't shape the world
even in them. It's always Harlequin or some such whose making all the
decisions, and player characters are in them just as sidekicks.

Still, I'm not complaining about the modules either. What I'm saying is
that we're lucky to get Treats, PoaD and Dragonheart Trilogy. I have
loved to read all of them and using them as a springboard for my own
ideas. I mean, whose to say, that events in Dragonheart Trilogy have to
happen in your campaing as well? As a matter of fact, gamemasters could
take Ryan and rest of the Assets-bunch out and put their own PCs in
place instead of them.

Of course, this all needs a little foreplanning, and that's why I prefer
to run my campaings some years behind FASA's current relieses...

Would someone like to argue with me...?

Jak: did I make myself clear...? My english can really suck sometimes...
:(

- J. Karonen