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 Shadowzone: Asia, No source material. Go original? |
 Oct 5 2003, 02:12 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 973 Joined: 3-October 03 Member No.: 5,677  |
I've noticed there hasn't been any SR material made for Asia/Japan/whatever.
...Think it's okay to take the liberty of making up a campaign setting? |
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Oct 5 2003, 02:14 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
1)That's not true. There is a moderate amount of source material regarding the various bits of Asia spread around.
2)SHadows of Asia was on the schedule, last I heard. 3)Go original. It's your game, have fun. Listen to 311. |
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Oct 5 2003, 02:26 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 29-November 02 Member No.: 3,660 |
In refereance to point 1.
Of f the top of my head , Dragons of the Sixth world , Cyber Pirates , Year of the Comet . I think there is more , but those give you something to work with . |
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Oct 5 2003, 03:08 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Target: Awakened lands, Target: Wastelands, Target: Smuggler Havens, etc.
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Oct 5 2003, 05:05 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 29-November 02 Member No.: 3,660 |
See . Lots of stuff .:)
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Oct 5 2003, 05:14 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 973 Joined: 3-October 03 Member No.: 5,677 |
...*dies*
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Oct 5 2003, 05:57 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 29-November 02 Member No.: 3,660 |
*oops*
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Oct 5 2003, 09:40 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 973 Joined: 3-October 03 Member No.: 5,677 |
:dead: Eh. Mainly what I was referring to was full location books, along the lines of the London, Germany, Seattle, etc. books.
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Oct 5 2003, 10:54 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
Well, as AH said in the second post, Shadows of Asia is the next "Shadows of" book, due sometime in 2004.
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Oct 5 2003, 11:03 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 6-August 03 From: Shanghai, PRC Member No.: 5,312 |
Just hope your lately released Asia sb won't contradict a posteriori my past campaigns! |
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Oct 6 2003, 12:04 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,451 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 4,488 |
I'm sure FanPro will take painstaking efforts to make their canon material backwards compatable with your personal game's history. :P
The Abstruse One |
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Oct 6 2003, 12:11 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Just pull a Matrix or Totall Recall on them: well, you THOUGHT you were in China, but really you were in a bunraku parlor paying off your debt to the Yakuza the whole time!
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Oct 6 2003, 12:18 AM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
Or you could not pull such a lame excuse as that. You could just simply adapt whatever they write, or *Gasp!* just ignore canon in favour of your own stuff if you like it more. I hear it has actually happened occassionally. ;)
Although, depending on what the lead-in time for writing is, you could even try submitting some ideas for the sourcebook. Hell, you might even luck out like the EuroSB did and catch Rob on a morning he's hungover or got food poisoning and is distracted, and he somehow just okays the whole thing in a bout of dazed stupor. :P |
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Oct 6 2003, 02:17 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 2,009 |
*Aargh* Heretic! :eek: :grinbig: |
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Oct 6 2003, 02:31 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Well, one way to ensure that is to actually pitch to write part of the sourcebook. IIRC Rob Boyle was looking for some local contributors last time we talked and submissions for "SoA" were going to be open in November/December. As Flakjacket mentioned above in his own sweet way, it worked for us Euros with "SoE", so I don't see why it wouldn't work for someone Asia-based like yourself. That is of course, if you're up to the challenge. |
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Oct 6 2003, 02:34 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,428 Joined: 9-June 02 Member No.: 2,860 |
Now there's a new GM tool that just went into my bag of tricks. |
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Oct 6 2003, 02:58 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
It's even funnier -- if you want to change games for a while, your players chip into the virtual equivelant of "EverQuest" or "d20 9.2".
Role-play characters role-playing characters. -Siege |
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Oct 6 2003, 06:48 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Toronto, Canada Member No.: 1,495 |
Incidentally, what is the popularity of Shadowrun in Asia? I know there are a lot of European players on these boards, and the Germans especially love SR, but it seems Asia has never been a hotspot for source material supporters.
My theory is that cyberpunk connects to a certain pessimistic interpretation of the difficult times in the 80s that appeals to North Americans and Europeans but finds little resonance in Asia. That and we have more leisure time to waste on roleplaying than those overworked Asians... ;) I'm eagerly awaiting SR material for Europe and Asia, though my local store can't even carry SoNA, so that may be a moot point. Suggestion: use Stephenson's The Diamond Age as a stop-gap asian cyberpunk setting, though that can be too high-tech for gritty street campaigns. Skullgun anyone? |
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Oct 6 2003, 07:23 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 6-August 03 From: Shanghai, PRC Member No.: 5,312 |
Sure, easy, just have to talk with my associate and tell him I now will work half-time cause I have to make some freelance writing for RPGs. Anyone would be kind enough to help me take a few judicious pictures of him and of his nightlife, thus ensuring that as long as his wife doesn't know about some details, he supports my RPG whims?? |
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Oct 6 2003, 09:22 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 19-July 03 Member No.: 4,984 |
I can be there in 24 hours as long as the pay is right.
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Oct 6 2003, 10:18 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
Well, many of the people who regularly work on Shadowrun do it in addition to their regular day job. It's doable, but takes some dedication. |
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Oct 7 2003, 03:42 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 26-February 02 From: The freelancer crackhouse Member No.: 119 |
Among other things. :smokin: |
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Oct 7 2003, 05:00 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 379 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Earth Member No.: 1,274 |
A PC for one :D
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Oct 7 2003, 06:45 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
Well, Wizards of the Coast and card dealers consider Japan and Asia a huge market, so maybe a Shadows of Asia SB is a good idea to ensure Shadowrun's survival. Then again, having Poké-runners may not a good idea... :rotfl: 8) Mr.Johnson: "I choose you, Decker-chu!" See what I mean? |
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Oct 7 2003, 07:51 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 29-November 02 Member No.: 3,660 |
:lol:
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