From:	lomion lomion@*********.escnd1.sdca.home.com
Subject:	Realism
Date:	Tue, 28 Sep 1999 15:27:24 -0700

>
>The operative question is: do we WANT to finish it? The answer: NO! That's a
>job for mercenaries, not Shadowrunners. If IronRaven was here, he'd know all
>sorts of ways for us to get out of that, as would Paul J. Adam. As for us, I
>don't think that we're capable of that. But that enters another realm of
>realism: would the characters ACTUALLY be put in that situation? Are they
>capable of performing the job? If not, then why did the Johnson ask them to
>perform it?


One thing I think that needs to be asked of realism...how is that
defined? Real as in internally consistent with the game world/rules that
are setup. Or real as in compared to everyday? I prefer the former,
which can fit with more cinematic styles.


--lomion