From:	Xyron-II markus.meisen@****.uni-muenchen.de
Subject:	The Barrens
Date:	Wed, 28 Jul 1999 23:00:20 +0200

Dennis Steinmeijer wrote:

> Okay Runners,...how dangerous *are* the Barrens? I own New Seattle and got a
> shite-load of information on the Barrens that I could use in my campaign.
> However, it doesn't actually stress how dangerous it is to walk around
> there, how inclined the populace is to try to kill you for your sneakers.
>
> The only two things that give an example of how lethal it is to cross the
> streets is that food-shipments to the few grocery-stores that can be found
> there get attacked, and that people will knife you over 5 nuyen in the bars
> in Touristville.
>
> Also I would like to know how people described the atmosphere and the
> general look of the streets and buildings. If anyone could help me on these
> two little things I would be most grateful.

Well, I just got the PC game "Kingpin - Life of Crime" (nice description
of a Shadowrunner' Lifestyle :] ), and most of the levels are quite a good
representation of how I would imagine the barrens to be (despite the setting
of the game is more like Chicago 1930's):
Gangers all around (most quite easy to anger...), run-down buidings (some
of them with broken or almost-broken stairwells), with most of the
illumination coming from oil-barrel-fires...

Well, that's at least my interpretation...

Seeya,

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