From:	Augustus shadowrun@********.net
Subject:	Mike Mulvihill on STATE OF THE ART
Date:	Mon, 30 Oct 2000 16:26:23 -0800

----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Smith <phil_urbanhell@*******.com>
>
> I think FASA have been working hard to make sure they update their old
books
> for the new players; you can play the game with the BBB, SRComp, M&M, CC,
> MITS and The Matrix (TM?), you only need Rigger2 to have access to every
> rule in the game.

This is true... but these books only apply to the rules to the game... and
though the rules are obviously important, you also need somewhere to play.

The books that fasa has spent so much time in the way of keeping up to date
are the rules... the ones that they've pushed aside are the world.

If you are a new GM to shadowrun, there is some info in the back of the
rulebook... but not enough if you really want to flesh out a good ongoing
campaign... locations, NPCs, corporations, run ideas, etc... all come from
the sourcebooks... and overall are probably the most important parts to the
game... more important than the rules.

Augustus