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Shadowrun Setting Nerd  Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473  |
Yeah. Good lord. That was his real name?
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Aug 3 2006, 11:47 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,635 Joined: 27-November 05 Member No.: 8,006 |
Just check out his posts from his name. He hasn't posted much here lately though.
He had a lot of pretty detailed ideas about spirits that he posted, which I assume are what made it in in some form. Some were better than others, but he had a lot of ideas and a real wonk for spirits. I bet it was some of his insect and maybe some voodoo concepts of his made it in. I think he even submitted, or was considering submitting a proposal for work as a freelancer on the book. So it is possible that he even wrote one or more full sections in the book. |
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Aug 3 2006, 11:48 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Bad luck flaw. :D
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Aug 3 2006, 02:15 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 193 Joined: 26-February 02 From: East Jerusalem Member No.: 2,022 |
Well if he's been credited like that, it probably means he did write whole sections if not a whole chapter (or more).
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Aug 3 2006, 02:22 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 160 Joined: 14-November 03 From: MSP Metroplex Member No.: 5,822 |
Looks pretty frickin' sweet to me. Exactly the stuff I was hoping to see, especially the threats. I can't wait to revive my campaign (on hold for a couple months now).
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Aug 3 2006, 02:25 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Frank Trollman is indeed the Dumpshock poster of the same name. His writing and many of his ideas do indeed figure significantly in the Spirits chapter (though, as I'm sure he'd note, not all his ideas made it or went through development unchanged).
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Aug 3 2006, 03:05 PM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
Just a note, "Frank Trollman" may not be his real name, even if that's his writing credit. I know I was credited as just "Bull" once or twice.
However, I've seen wierder names. Bull |
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Aug 3 2006, 03:05 PM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
Heh, they never do. :) |
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Aug 3 2006, 03:45 PM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
Yeah, but those were in acknowledgements, weren't they? |
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Aug 3 2006, 03:52 PM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
I was just "Bull" in MITS and Cannon Companion for playtesting, and I could have been just Bull in YotC and Dragons of the 6th World if I'd have asked, but decided I wanted to use my full name (Steven Ratkovich, in case anyone was wondering) for actual Writing and Development credits. All my other creidts have usually had Steven "Bull" Ratkovich. If Frank asked, he likely could have gotten credited with his nickname instead of real name. Some poeple online are just wierd about "real names". Bull |
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Aug 3 2006, 04:22 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,635 Joined: 27-November 05 Member No.: 8,006 |
Best to ask him directly to be sure, but I'm pretty sure I read somewhere here back in the old, old posts in the archives here from another poster that knows him in person saying that 'Trollman' is his real last name. If you check online phonebooks, at least in the couple southern states I did, it is indeed a real last name. Interestingly nobody in Canada has that surname listed for a phone. |
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Aug 3 2006, 06:50 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 296 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Usually under a cat Member No.: 864 |
I'm pretty sure that's his real name too, since I ran into a guy who knows him personally at my FLGS (I mentioned that I work on Shadowrun, and the guy said something about gaming with Frank Trollman.) Haven't met him yet, though. |
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Aug 3 2006, 07:23 PM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
Oh, yeah. I know all about that one. |
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