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  Jun 5 2008, 04:25 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 633 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 8,301  |
So, I'm starting a new campaign, which I decided shall take place in Rio. (I've researched it a bit in SR stuff, so I know it's part of Metropole now, the only city in Amazonia, and the largest sprawl in the world.) I'm looking for some more specific info that I haven't yet found.
What's the currency in Amazonia? The modern Brazilian currency is the real, but I was wondering if it's been mentioned anywhere that Amazonia adopted a different currency. I'm not going to change prices or anything, I just want to use this as flavor. Also, what's a good Portuguese equivalent name for Mr. Johnson? |
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Jun 5 2008, 04:32 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,851 Joined: 15-February 08 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 15,686 |
Oh Shadows of Latin America... Where art thou?
Mr. Barbosa would be a good one. Sounds a little devious but is a very common surname. |
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Jun 5 2008, 04:35 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: 9-March 06 Member No.: 8,351 |
Well, I think that there's nothing more... "Johnson" than... well... Senhor Silva, or Senhor Oliveira, I don't know. By the way, there is no more BrasÃlia in the canon SR history? What's happened to my city?
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Jun 5 2008, 04:38 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,851 Joined: 15-February 08 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 15,686 |
'twas eaten by the Awakened! Nom nom nom!
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Jun 5 2008, 04:43 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 633 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 8,301 |
Yeah, after some dragons toppled the Brazilian gov't and took over, the rainforests started growing out of control. End result: Brazil (now Amazonia) is a huge rainforest, with one gargantuan super-city that contains old Rio and old Sao Paolo. Metropole has about 200 million people in it and the sprawl's about 400 or 500 miles long. It'll make for a really cool setting, I think.
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Jun 5 2008, 08:19 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 976 Joined: 16-September 04 From: Near my daughters, Lansdale PA Member No.: 6,668 |
With killer jungle instead of toxic waste. Watch out for the Triffids.
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Jun 5 2008, 09:14 PM
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Ain Soph Aur Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,477 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 600 |
You can have fun reading wy old thread about Metropole here
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Jun 6 2008, 08:15 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 26-July 04 From: Arhus, Denmark & Paris, France Member No.: 6,516 |
QUOTE (Wesley Street @ Jun 5 2008, 11:32 AM)  Oh Shadows of Latin America... Where art thou? Indeed dont get me started (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif) Theres a few snippets about Amazonia on the forum and in a few books, but most of it will be up to yourself to create.... Ive had fun putting some together myself anyways, good luck! |
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Jun 6 2008, 02:07 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,851 Joined: 15-February 08 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 15,686 |
I'm too lazy to do a search but a Dumpshocker posted some sketches and drawings on the board from a proposed Amazonia/Metropole/South America project that never went through. The artist passed away recently but they'd be worth a look at for some inspiration. A post-cyberpunk motorcycle chase on a twisted highway with Christ the Redeemer looming in the distance is too awesome a visual image to never be used.
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Jun 6 2008, 02:19 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
No! Don't be lazy! Find it!!!
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Jun 6 2008, 02:49 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Actually the illustrations were posted by JongWK (one of the driving forces behind SoLA) as the artist was a friend of his. The page with the links to the concept sketches can be found here.
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