From:	Bob Tockley arkham@*******.com.au
Subject:	Wait and see. (Was SR Narrowing of focus)
Date:	Mon, 16 Aug 1999 16:35:00 +1000

>Ummm no.
>Bug City was Mike.
>Dowd was on the outs just after Bug City got started.
>Mike got dropped in the mix at the very start of it with a mess of bad
>notes, and turned it into a showpiece.
>Because Mike was new, and Dowd had started the book, Dowd appears as line
>developer, but AFAIK from talking to Mike et al Mike is the one who actually
>got Bug City done.

The way I understood it, the majority of the concepts and writing had been
done on Bug City before Dowd left. Mulvihill simply stepped in and managed
to hold the project together well enough to get it printed. Strangely
enough, within six months of the release of Bug City, the quality of
Shadowrun material began to slide. Coincidence? I think not. But I guess
that's what happens when you let any old wannabe write sourcebooks... No
offence intended to those of you who do write them -- especially those who
know me in real life and are most likely sharpening sticks and hefting
their hickory sticks for their trip over to my house... \=)

(>) ARKHAM
"Embrace the inevitable."