From:	Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com
Subject:	SR Narrowing of focus
Date:	Mon, 16 Aug 1999 19:06:06 -0700 (PDT)

> >Bad examples, Kevin. With both AD&D and Star Wars, the "older
events"
>
> Not in SW. If you are playing in the New Republic (post Endor, set
duringthe novels), then "classic" SW (ANH, ESB, ROTJ) are historical.

Okay, good point. But SW is a big enough universe to absorb changes. SR
definitely is not. A planet being destroyed in SW is no big deal
(unless you destroy Coruscant or Tatooine :) ). A (comparitively)
simple nuclear bomb in SR, however, would have ENORMOUS impact on the
game world - and if you ever blew up Earth or even one of the other
planets - well, it's a big deal.

> >period of time, something happening in an older
> setting can SEVERELY
> >effect the new one. Hell, you've seen how much
> difficulty all the ED
>
> Hell, no need for anything new, except for the setting books (and
that just means some more detail on the events of the past ten years),
but occasionally reprinting older stuff (ie: the infamous Universal
Brotherhood module) might be nice, and it would sell.

Yes, it would. At first. And I'd love to see that one back in print.
But FASA cannot live on bread (or setting books) alone. And neither can
the game. As I've said before, I think you'll find that one of the
greatest attractions to SR for most people (after they initially become
involved with it because it's just SO cool) is that it's a living,
breathing world. Very few game systems can make that claim.

> >*Doc' looks thoughtfully at what he just typed.
> "Was that a rant? It
>
> No big deal. You gave me some points to think
> about.
> Kevin Dole, aka CyberRaven, aka IronRaven, aka Steel
> Tengu

*Doc' grins evilly. "Oh, I wasn't apologising. I NEVER apologise..."*
==Doc'
(aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow)

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