 The Bug Crisis...?, what is it? |
 Sep 3 2003, 12:52 AM
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Still havn't baught the book, but I will when I get the money gathered.
Anyway, i've been reading it at my local gaming store, today I got all the way to Combat. So far there hasn't been any talk about the whole 'Bug' thing. In the background chapter it mentionsChicago getting attacked by bugs or something and people moving in to take them out. but it doesn't really get into detail on what happend or what the 'bugs' are. Anyone help me out here? Thanks... Tyrae ~ Fallen Child of Magdalen |
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Sep 4 2003, 01:21 AM
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Yep, astral projecting mages are actually easier to possess than a dead body for a shedim.
The Horrors aren't really covered in any core rulebook. As far as I can recall, the word "Horrors" to describe them hasn't even ever been used in any Shadowrun book. They're called "the enemy" by H and others, but never "Horrors". That term seems limited solely to Earthdawn. But it's obvious that's what the "enemy" is. Because they're so secretive, rare, and no one's spilling the beans that knows about them (the IEs and the dragons), we don't have any game stats for Horrors in Shadowrun except for wraiths and one of their constructs in Harlequin's Back. Basically, Horrors are big evil daddy bad-ass spirits, so it's pretty easy to come up with stats for them if you must. But generally, Horrors that made it to our plane are going to be hiding in the shadows. For one thing, they don't want to warn the world about their impending arrival in a millenium or two and give us time to prepare like they did in the forth world. For another, they know that the IEs and dragons (who remember the Scourge) will pounce on the chance to both extract a little revenge for what they went through in the Scourge as well as making sure they don't have a chance to spread. A Horror on this plane will generally be attempting two things. One, he'll be trying to spread misery, horror, fear, pain, and insanity as much as possible as this is what they feed on. Two, they'll be trying to increase the level of ambient magic to speed up the timetable for the return of their brothers still stuck on the metaplanes. The Abstruse One |
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Tyrae The Bug Crisis...? Sep 3 2003, 12:52 AM
Frag-o Delux They are spirits that take over people and are con... Sep 3 2003, 12:55 AM Reth The bugs are detailed in " Magic in the shado... Sep 3 2003, 01:41 AM Ancient History Could you tell me what book you're referring t... Sep 3 2003, 02:15 AM Doc Sportscar Shedim? Apparently I missed this memo. I still h... Sep 3 2003, 06:49 AM DV8 Burning Bright by Tom Dowd [Novel]
Details what ha... Sep 3 2003, 07:52 AM kevyn668 ditto Doc Sportscar:
whats the deal w/ the shedim... Sep 3 2003, 01:31 PM Ancient History Shedim are spirits that were released when Ghostwa... Sep 3 2003, 01:43 PM kevyn668 thank you Sep 3 2003, 01:54 PM Darkest Angel Hey! Bugs are still around, in Threats 2, in t... Sep 3 2003, 03:48 PM Snow_Fox Bugs are still around, but they are not the threat... Sep 3 2003, 05:14 PM Abstruse I guess once you drop a nuclear bomb in the middle... Sep 3 2003, 07:59 PM Fortune QUOTE (Ancient History) Could you tell me what boo... Sep 3 2003, 08:04 PM FlakJacket QUOTE (Frag-o Delux)They are spirits that take ove... Sep 3 2003, 09:56 PM Sepherim Bug's have gone underground, which only makes ... Sep 3 2003, 10:32 PM Zeel De Mort Well, just to further hijack the thread, although ... Sep 3 2003, 10:49 PM D.Generate QUOTE (Ancient History) Shedim are spirits that we... Sep 3 2003, 10:58 PM Ancient History Hoors vary in size and power. Power is approximat... Sep 4 2003, 02:31 AM Curugul I've long had a bunch of questions on bug spir... Sep 4 2003, 02:53 AM Ancient History 1) No.
2) Flesh forms tend to be more common, bec... Sep 4 2003, 03:13 AM Abrojus Just wondering, can a shedim posses a dead bug? Sep 4 2003, 04:35 AM Frag-o Delux I also think Bug spirits have a weakness of Pestic... Sep 4 2003, 12:17 PM Snow_Fox QUOTE (Abstruse) I guess once you drop a nuclear b... Sep 4 2003, 01:11 PM Ancient History Project Hope was BEFORE the bomb dropped and the w... Sep 4 2003, 01:34 PM kevyn668 QUOTE Which creatures in 2063 are Horrors? There a... Sep 4 2003, 02:05 PM Ancient History No, the Wraiths showed up when he reduced the loca... Sep 4 2003, 03:52 PM kevyn668 gotchya. Thanks again! Sep 4 2003, 04:38 PM EVLTIM Abstruse
A Horror on this plane will generally be... Sep 12 2003, 11:28 AM Tiralee You'd be refering to a Wraith? (Paranormal Ani... Sep 12 2003, 11:50 AM Abstruse Yeah, wraiths are like mini-Horrors -- not exactly... Sep 12 2003, 11:55 AM D.o.d.d. It says that they can possess pretty much any body... Sep 12 2003, 12:04 PM EVLTIM Nope I am talking about something else not Wrait... Sep 12 2003, 12:16 PM Abstruse The Wraiths are the only Horror-like creatures I k... Sep 12 2003, 12:18 PM EVLTIM Found it . Page 122. The Nomad.
Granted the knoled... Sep 12 2003, 12:23 PM Black Isis Yes, the Nomad was also a type of horror -- I thin... Sep 12 2003, 02:12 PM EVLTIM Do you mean Corpselight from page44? Sep 12 2003, 02:18 PM
Black Isis Hrm....yeah, I think that's it. I'd have ... Sep 12 2003, 02:23 PM |
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