 Denver Sourcebook, Where can I find detail about Denver? |
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 Sep 28 2007, 01:00 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 19-July 07 Member No.: 12,304  |
I'm intending on starting a campaign using the Missions material, but I'd also like to toss in a couple of my own runs in between missions. Is there an official sourcebook that details some of the larger influences in that area? The 4th Edition book has only a small amount of detail, and I didn't see anything in Runner Havens.
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Sep 28 2007, 01:09 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 315 Joined: 12-October 03 From: Germany, Regensburg Member No.: 5,709 |
There the old (long out of print) Denver Box (which is also outdated by 16 years in 2070 *g*).
Information can also be found in "Shadows of North America" and in the "Commando Quarterly" (1. Quarter 2006) - http://www.commandohq.com/ |
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Sep 28 2007, 01:40 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 19-July 07 Member No.: 12,304 |
How much has Denver changed in the past 16 years? Does the Nexus still exist? From what I've gathered from the Missions adventures, the city is still at the center of multiple "nations"... have those borders changed?
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Sep 28 2007, 01:45 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 315 Joined: 12-October 03 From: Germany, Regensburg Member No.: 5,709 |
Yes, because Atzlan lost it's sector (iirc CAS got it) and the Ute nation doesn't exist any longer (was absorbed by PCC).
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Sep 28 2007, 02:48 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 19-July 07 Member No.: 12,304 |
Is the Denver Box Set worth buying, or does Shadows of North America contain most/all of the pertinent information relevant to a campaign set in early 1970?
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Sep 28 2007, 02:51 PM
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The Dragon Never Sleeps Group: Admin Posts: 6,924 Joined: 1-September 05 Member No.: 7,667 |
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Sep 28 2007, 02:55 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 315 Joined: 12-October 03 From: Germany, Regensburg Member No.: 5,709 |
The box is very cool, imho, but I think EBay is almost the only chance to get it. For playing 2070 it's next to worthless, I think. If you want to play 2056, it's perfect :-)
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Sep 28 2007, 03:02 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 19-July 07 Member No.: 12,304 |
Thanks for the direct link :) And I'm not interested in playing 2056, so I'll just pick up Shadows of North America. Thanks for the info! |
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Sep 28 2007, 03:28 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 438 Joined: 21-September 07 From: Houston Member No.: 13,369 |
I'd grab a copy of the box set, just to read through and get the history and a feel for the city. sure some of it'd outdated" but I'd bet you'd have a better grasp for how the city runs. Also it's a Nigel Findley project and those are just worth getting anyway. I've almost thought about trying to scrounge up extra copies to see if the "ID" cards in them were different.
The ones in mine were Siouxnation and UCAS |
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Sep 28 2007, 03:31 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Retired Admins Posts: 1,784 Joined: 28-July 04 From: Cleveland, OH Member No.: 6,522 |
Yes, they were randomly assorted. |
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Sep 28 2007, 03:35 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
A-freaking-men. |
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Sep 28 2007, 03:41 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 315 Joined: 12-October 03 From: Germany, Regensburg Member No.: 5,709 |
Yup, got CAS and UCAS in mine :-) |
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Sep 28 2007, 04:06 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 438 Joined: 21-September 07 From: Houston Member No.: 13,369 |
I cried the day I found out he died literally still mist up on occasion when I read his stuff the man was awesome Im the age he was when he died too tragic |
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Sep 28 2007, 04:17 PM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
Lars still has his scans of the different sector passes up at his site if you're interested to see what the others were like. Compare the Aztlan and Pueblo passes that are threatening or legalistic respectively against the CAS' more laid back attitude. :) On the information about Denver front the Denver Boxed Set is the largest resource with the major updates to it being in the Year of the Comet sourcebook when Ghostwalker appeared and claimed ownership of the city, kicking out Aztlan in the process. Whilst it might be out of date by a bit the breadth of information and back story presented in the boxed set is very useful to build on, whilst YotC might have changed things a bit the boxed set was the only real resource to flesh out the diffrent sectors and areas of the city. |
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Sep 28 2007, 06:39 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 212 Joined: 30-November 04 Member No.: 6,858 |
Well I don't know how to put this, but the chapter on Ghostwalker in Dragons of the Sixth world also has something to say about the status of Denver. |
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Sep 28 2007, 06:45 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 19-July 07 Member No.: 12,304 |
Is there a high res version of this pdf somewhere out there? I don't see it on commandohq.com. The sector map is a little challenging to read in the low res version. |
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Sep 28 2007, 06:55 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 609 Joined: 13-August 07 Member No.: 12,615 |
If you're interested in history and backround info, buying the box set may be useful. But Denver has changed so radicaly that it would be almost worthless for 2070.
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Sep 28 2007, 07:59 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 647 Joined: 9-September 03 From: Sorø, Denmark Member No.: 5,604 |
All the high res versions of CQ used to be available on http://www.commandohq.com/Files/Files.asp?CID=1019, but unfortunately they are not there any longer. I managed to grab the high res edition. PM me for a copy (5,73 MB). Lars, wondering when the next issue of CQ will be available :-( |
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