From:	Evan Hughes <ehughes@****.carleton.ca>
Subject:	Re: Hmmmm?
Date:	Mon, 3 Jun 96 19:37:08 EDT

Nightblade writes:
> 1) If watchers cannot ever post, and the canon provides no means for this,
> would someone please explain Umsondo (of the Aztlan sourcebook, p. 172) to
> me?

Dunno. I don't own sourcebooks. =)


> 2) If the FAQ is mutable and flexible, why can't INTERNAL messages be used
> to indicate twists in the shadowrun world? If shadowtk board is merely
> Shadowland, and plotd is entirely behind the scenes negotiations between
> "real" people, so much of the intricacy of the game is lost (or extremely
> difficult to convey with quality detail).

Not true. Build yourself a pleasantly large cast (seven or eight varied
characters, each with different backgrounds and callings), and then treat
this place like a bulliten(sp) board. If a car blows up, chance are one of
your cast members may know about it. If there's a botched meet, chances
are it was picked up on security camera and leaked (eg: Jen and Gabe's
botched meet with Righteous and Dana 'round Xmas).

None of the intricacy is gone, it's just put into a different form. You
have to trust your reader to be able to put fragmented peices of
information together in order to see "the big picture". Personally, I
prefer (to a point) this format: it's more realistic. And it forces people
to convey their thoughts in a much more... thought out manner...

> If INTERNAL messages are just
> for Shadowland posters, then THAT needs to be stated in the FAQ instead of
> the sampled piece that has been quoted much frequently. (I personally
> vote against such a change.)

INTERNAL posts are for internal mail within organizations. Primarily
corporate entities.


> 3)Finally, if all posts are supposed to be recorded conversations, and not
> conversations that are on-going, then shadowtk will look nothing like
> Shadowland. Very very little on the Shadowland BBS occurs as recorded
> conversations. The vast majority of material is ongoing banter and
> commentary from various runners.

True. I, for one, beleive we should have more of this. I don't have a
great deal of free time (at least, not enough to through my summer
campaign into gear) and would like to be able to allow J&G to spout off... =)

> THE QUESTION ACTUALLY IS: What types
> of conversation are applicable to post here? (Being inclined to
> flexibility here, I think there's room for many many types of messages--
> however, some of you may feel differently.)

No. If done properly and _logically_ (no offense. *grin*), then almost
any conversation is allowed here. You just need to make it realistic.


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