From:	Mark Fender markf@******.com
Subject:	Atmosphere (was RE: SR Future Products and Such)
Date:	Tue, 17 Aug 1999 16:48:49 -0500

> > > I guess I'm not seeing the lack of atmosphere. If anything, the
> > > atmosphere is getting richer from where I'm sitting. Please clarify
> > > how there's a lack of atmosphere in the recent (say, the last two
> > > years or so) crop of material.
> >
> > I don't think it's a question of no atmosphere. You couldn't very well
> > have a game with elves and guns and trolls and magic and decking without
> > some atmosphere. I think the comparison lies in the 'lessening' of
> > atmosphere.
>
> Okay, let me rephrase and restate what I said, then:
>
> I guess I'm also not seeing the lessening of atmosphere in the game. If
> anything, the atmosphere is still getting richer from where I'm sitting.
> Please clarify how there's a lessening of atmosphere in the recent (say,
> the
> last two years or so) crop of game material.
>
> Better?
>
Perfect. Unfortunately, in the meantime I've become totally confused as to
what Twist did mean, so I can't really answer that one now. As for my own
opinion, I feel that there have been a heck of a lot of RULEbooks lately and
not as many SOURCEbooks. Hopefully this will change as the old stuff gets
recycled but new stuff starts coming out.