From:	Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject:	SR Narrowing of focus
Date:	Mon, 16 Aug 1999 11:52:36 EDT

In a message dated 8/15/1999 2:25:49 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
arcady@***.net writes:

> > we'll start to see more atmosphere books. After all, how do you
> > call RA:S? A rule book?
>
> Actually it looked like a Shadowrun version of that dungeon that's in the
> middle of Waterdeep in AD&D.
> Personally all I've used it for is to set up scenes where the players see
a
> Lone Star cop and a UCAS soldier on opposite sides of a street glaring each
> other down with that "I don't like having you on my turf" look.

BUT, that means you have incorporated it to some extent. Look at it for what
it is. It's background. MOST player-groups will NEVER have the ability to
go into it. Some player groups on the flipside will have the ability to go
in and do some major damage before they die. And still more groups will have
the ability to look the RA:S concept straight in the face and say "..there's
not enough beer in the world..."

Even if you never use what is inside the Arc itself, you HAVE included just
enough to make people wonder and add a bit of alternate flavor.

-K (one tiny step ... )