| From: | Sommers sommers@*****.edu |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Aztlan's Realism (Re: Realism) |
| Date: | Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:52:34 -0400 |
>In a message dated 9/29/1999 2:03:57 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
>morrisjila@*******.com writes:
>
> > Hey guys, just a question, what is it whith Aztlan anyways, i read the
> > Sourcebook, and I must admit I was impressed, it was quite close to
>reality
> > but then again some things werent. So I wanted to ask you what are your
> > opinions about thee subject. why are we the bad guys, any reasons are
> well
> > accepted just dont ofend remember there are some of us here, and nothing
> > will do any harm.
>
>Senor' (please forgive the lack of the tilde')
>
>Aztlan is the badguy because that is how the FASA staff way back whenever
>decided to make it. The only real problem with this, is that is a static
>concept. In the "Real World", it might not remain so, but in the time/story
>line of Shadowrun, it remains.
There have been some changes to this. Aztechnology has definitely changed,
with a loss of status for the blood mages. As their power goes down, the
mood at the company, and therefore the country, will change to the more
corporate side. Of course, all of those temples are still there...
There is also the Yucatan rebellion, which I hope is going to become a
bigger background issue in the years to come. Maybe not so much that
runners get involved with it (although they could), but as a background
plot of how the war is going.
>Aztlan is, almost certainly, the place in North America with the most intense
>development of historically advanced culture, myth, and pre-USA dominance.
>The history includes topics which by today's standards, would be taboo (Blood
>Magic and/or Human Sacrifice being at the top of this priority).
>Additionally, and this thought is IMO incongruous/inconsistence with the
>"history" of Shadowrun, Aztlan (Mexico) has the *really* large population
>standards (Mexico City again being the central concept behind this).
Doesn't SR history make a point of saying that Mexico City was really hard
hit by the VITAS waves and severely reduced the population? Even still, its
described as being extremely overcrowded and polluted.
>Personally, I think Aztlan deserves a break and indeed, we've done more than
>our fair share of things with regards to "Aztlan the Badguy". Essentially,
>it all comes down to how a particular group wants to "play out" the position
>of the various forces in their game world.
It may deserve a break, but the history that they lay out does seem
believable. And with that history, its gonna be a while before they climb
back out of the bed of the things their with.
>YMMV of course
>-K
Sommers
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