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 Dec 21 2008, 03:04 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 265 Joined: 15-September 08 From: Florida Member No.: 16,346  |
So I am an American soldier, and during a recent deployment to Iraq, I had the opportunity to spend a lot of time in the city of Kirkuk, which it turns out has quite the interesting history and ethnic make-up. These revelations, combined with the Middle East situation in 2070, in turn made me think that Kirkuk would be an awesome setting for SR4. However, such a minor city is unlikely to make it into a CGL location book any time soon. And I'm sure that there are quite a few other cities across the world that would make for good SR4 settings that other fans know enough about to make for a good write-up.
So, are there any members of the Dumpshock crowd who are willing to contribute? |
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Dec 21 2008, 03:36 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
I live in Philadelphia and wouldn't know what to write for it as an SR setting.
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Dec 21 2008, 09:05 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 265 Joined: 15-September 08 From: Florida Member No.: 16,346 |
Well. Good thing for me, then, that Philly didn't make it on the short list of cities I'm looking at. Here's that short list if anyone is actually interested:
Edit: New list, thanks to some advice. Good call, pb. I was thinking mostly of non-North American cities, but Toronto is an excellent idea. Want to write that up? A friend of mine here at home suggested some place in the chaos that is China. Shanghai sounds like a winner to me. Kirkuk, Iraq Warsaw, Poland Rome, Italy Kuala Lumpur Toronto Shanghai |
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Dec 21 2008, 09:14 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Vegas was written up in one of the Native American Nations books.
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Dec 21 2008, 10:53 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,114 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
Well, here's my broken record again...
I think Toronto is way underused in SR4 (all SRs actually). I know there is a writeup in Shadows of North America, but that only grazes the surface with the usual "cleanest city" crap and mention of the banking, entertainment and Matrix tech. Which, granted, do offer lots of shadow opportunities. It already has, and will only increase with the resettlement after the Treaty of Denver, an enormous number of ethnic enclaves, many with their own street gangs, and a major presence of biker gangs and organized crime. It's a major port of entry into North America by air and sea. With Chicago nuked and Los Angeles ripped away, it will be the second largest city in the UCAS. Escort a Bollywood starlet one night, raid a BTL factory another, and wipe out an upstart Vietnamese gang the next week. Sounds like a fun place to me. Peter |
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Dec 21 2008, 11:07 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
QUOTE (pbangarth @ Dec 22 2008, 09:53 AM)  I think Toronto is way underused in SR4 (all SRs actually). Hear hear! |
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Dec 21 2008, 11:32 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 128 Joined: 15-February 05 From: Omaha, UCAS Member No.: 7,090 |
If you guys write it up, I'll do some artwork and design a pdf for it.
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Dec 24 2008, 04:08 AM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,114 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
What format would folks think is appropriate? In other words, what kind of writeup are we trying to achieve?
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Dec 24 2008, 08:50 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 265 Joined: 15-September 08 From: Florida Member No.: 16,346 |
Similar to location books, just not as long or detailed. Basic demographics, a rundown of the major powers with their fingers in the pie, what types of runs to expect, what the area's like, maybe a few specific named NPCs you might encounter.
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Dec 25 2008, 06:26 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,458 Joined: 22-March 03 From: I am a figment of my own imagination. Member No.: 4,302 |
For years a "Deeper Shadows" idea has been rolling around in my head, with sections dealing with locations either "lost" or with unique phenomena. One of the lost areas was a few hours north of Toronto, in North Bay... thinking about it has always made me wonder about that area, because it seems highly neglected, as is said. If the Toronto stuff is developing, I'd be willing to put together something for nearby locales.
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Dec 25 2008, 09:46 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 265 Joined: 15-September 08 From: Florida Member No.: 16,346 |
Awesome. I've already started a base for Kirkuk; I've actually been to Warsaw, so I can tackle that one too. If PB and Digital handle Toronto together, that's half of the list right there. I love it when a plan comes together. And Kenshi? I will definitely take you up on your offer to PDF-itize it. It'll look so much better than one giant Word document.
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Dec 26 2008, 05:00 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,458 Joined: 22-March 03 From: I am a figment of my own imagination. Member No.: 4,302 |
I just realized something. I'm setting sail for seven months next year, and I may actually be stopping in Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur. I might be able to get a feel for how they are now (though any stops will be 2 days at most, so maybe not), and might get a spark...
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Dec 26 2008, 06:39 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 289 Joined: 20-February 04 From: in the matrix Member No.: 6,091 |
if you need a place to host the file(s) I can do that for you.
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Dec 27 2008, 02:42 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,326 Joined: 15-April 02 Member No.: 2,600 |
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Dec 27 2008, 04:11 AM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,114 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
QUOTE (Red_Cap @ Dec 25 2008, 02:46 AM) Awesome. I've already started a base for Kirkuk; I've actually been to Warsaw, so I can tackle that one too. If PB and Digital handle Toronto together, that's half of the list right there. I love it when a plan comes together. And Kenshi? I will definitely take you up on your offer to PDF-itize it. It'll look so much better than one giant Word document. Digital Handle, Fortune and I have all made comments about Toronto. So, wanna start discussing? Peter |
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Dec 27 2008, 04:41 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,336 Joined: 24-February 08 From: Albuquerque, New Mexico Member No.: 15,706 |
I fully support this project. Unfortunately, I am not a particularly capable writer, & know next to nothing about the cities list, but would love to have a copy of this once it is done.
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Jan 25 2009, 07:51 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 118 Joined: 24-January 09 From: On the corner scoring a beetle or two Member No.: 16,808 |
Has anyone thought of doing a write up on Hiroshima? There is huge potential there in my opinion, the background count has to be amazing some areas.
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