| From: | Darrell L. Bowman darrell@******.dhr.state.nc.us |
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| Subject: | Crater Lake |
| Date: | Fri, 30 Jul 1999 00:46:06 -0400 |
> > > If anything, not knowing the ED mythology makes SR a scarier place.
> > > ED
> > > had the tendancy to feel like silly fantasy, even if it was a good
> > > game system by itself.
> >
> > Silly Fantasy??? Now why on earth would you say that? It's
> > not any sillier than spell slinging elves with cybereyes in 2060?
> >
>
> Shadowrun has fantasy elements, but they never become the kind of
> Willow/D&D nonsense that ED tried to incorporate. Cyberpunk and fantasy
> and a kind of magical realism blending together is an incredible vision,
> and I appreciate that from FASA. ED was silly because it took the generic
> fantasy route and lost most of the potential it could have had.
Generic? Boy,.. I'd like to see this post on the ED list. The
use of the Scourge, the Horrors, and all is, as far as I know,
new. Add in the scorcers for a mundane threat, the Therans
for a military opposition. The dragons for their,.. well for being
dragons. Most systems don't use dragons and intelligent
beings like ED does too.
I don't see generic here.
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Evolution is proven by people who're too stupid to live.
-- Archangel
Nightshade, Human Racoon Shaman
or
Raven, Elven Irish Rigger with an attitude.
Darrell Bowman
darrell@******.dhr.state.nc.us
