PBeM Game Starting: ShadowRun

From: gaynor@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Jim Gaynor)

Date: Tue, 11 Sep 1990 19:57:40 +0000

"Buzz, chummers," the squatter spat at the two shapes
crouching in the alleyway as he staggered back from the StufferShack.

"That's my squat.  Getcher own two square," he repeated
as the two shapes refused to move.  One of the shapes groaned, and the
other kneeled close to it.

"Didja hear me, drek?," the bum shouted, "I said thats my -"

The kneeling shape spun and the squatter found himself
shouting down the barrel of a gun.  A very large gun.

"Leave us," the kneeling shape said.  "Now."

The squatter stared for a moment at the polished gun steel of
the Ares Predator II, and at the lightly glowing red eyes of the shape
holding it, then took off screaming down the alley.

"He gone, Walker?" asked the shape on the ground weakly.

"He's gone," Walker replied.

"Didjou get the number of the tank that hit me?"

Walker smiled.  "A tank would have known better than to
double-cross us, Laughing Man.  It's only you and I now, but Senmai
paid his price.  Now we had best be moving.  You are dire need of
medical attention, my friend."  Walker moved to pick up the other
shape.

"No, it's too late for that, Walker.  I left half my guts back
with those corpers, and I'll leave the rest on the alley right here if
I try to move."  Laughing Man coughed, blood trickling from his mouth.
"You get gone, Walker, the Wolf will care for me," he gasped.

As Laughing Man spoke, the shadow of a great wolf came over
him, and for a moment Laughing Man stood in front of Walker, hale and
whole.  The glowing image of the shaman tilted its head back and
laughed, and the spectre's mirth gladdened Walker, until the image
faded and all that was there was Laughing Man's dead body.

Walker nodded once over the corpse before it collapsed into
dust.  Standing up, the street samurai looked down to the entrance of
the alley, where voices were beginning to congregate, led by the voice
of the squatter Walker had frightened away.  Walker's face was set,
and the red cybereyes betrayed nothing of his soul.

"You still haven't paid -my- price, Senmai," Walker muttered
before disappearing into the alley's shadows.

*** SHADOWRUN PBEM GAME OPENING ***

GM will be using as reference materials:

o ShadowRun rulebook
o Street Samurai Catalog
o The Grimoire
o Sprawl Sites Sourcebook
o Seattle Sourcebook

You must have:

o ShadowRun rulebook
o The Grimoire (only if you choose to run a character that can use magic)
o All others are optional

What you need to send to me:

* Via Email, with the word ShadowRun in the subject, send:
o Your character.
	Either an archetype from one of the GM's listed reference
	books, or a custom archetype made according to the 43210 rule
	in the ShadowRun rulebook.  Equipment may be used from any of
	the GM's reference book.  You MUST note the book that the
	item/archetype came from.
	This character should -not- be an experienced character.  New
	characters only.
o Character Background.
	What makes he/she/it tick?  Why are they on the streets rather
	than working in a cushy corp job?  Who do they care about?
	How do they know their contacts?  Where are they from?
o A good, solid email address.  I'm on the Internet, thus, Internet
	addresses (as opposed to BitNet and UUCP) will be given
	limited priority.  But Internet isn't everything...

Selection Criteria:

o Character depth.  I want them to live and breathe, not a bunch of
	2D hack-and-slash street samurai.
o Playability.  I will select a group of character that seem to "fit".
	I want a group of characters that is balanced.  So I need
	everything - street samurai, wage mages, deckers, physical
	adepts, you name it.

Application Information:

o Email must be postmarked by Friday, September 14th.  If it says
	September 15th in the header, I'll delete it without
	reading it.  No Crybabies.  <grin>

o Send your characters to:  gaynor@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu

o A list of players will be posted by Monday, September 24th, and the
	chosen players will also be notified via email.  I'll be in
	Chicago from the 16th till the 21st, with no email contact,
	so don't panic.

"Shoot straight, watch your back..."

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