Feral cities speculations, What cities could/should be covered in the book? |
Feral cities speculations, What cities could/should be covered in the book? |
Apr 1 2008, 11:01 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 26-July 04 From: Arhus, Denmark & Paris, France Member No.: 6,516 |
Its still months away I know, but I just wanted to hear which cities u guys think should/could be mentioned in the book?
According to the last chat: "Feral Cities will be a location book, covering cities that can barely maintain themselves, much less the law". In the last Shadowrun chat, it was indicated by one of the writers, sorry I forgot the name, that Chicago will been one of the cities covered. Any other suggestions? |
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Apr 1 2008, 11:13 AM
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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 |
Other than Chicago, Berlin would be my next best guess.
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Apr 1 2008, 11:17 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 26-July 04 From: Arhus, Denmark & Paris, France Member No.: 6,516 |
Maybe the Gemito sprawl in nothern Italian confederation, basically a barrens the size of a small country.
GeMiTo: The Special Administrative Zone of Genoa-Milan-Turin. |
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Apr 1 2008, 11:38 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 718 Joined: 10-September 05 From: Montevideo, in the elusive shadows of Latin America Member No.: 7,727 |
Chicago might be a good start, yep.
I concur about GeMiTo I would add some African (more than one to choose, unfortunately) and also some South American town (I would say Ciudad del Este in Paraguay) Teheran comes to my mind... and I still have to come up with some South Asian city; Also, I am not updated on the Polish situation, but a 2070 Sarajevoish place would be an interesting addition to the book. Wait, how about Sarajevo? I also believe there is a city who has taken the toll from the Russia-Siberia conflict. I would choose something like that to have one snowy "Stalingrad"place in the book too. just my 2Y Cheers! Max |
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Apr 1 2008, 11:49 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 26-July 04 From: Arhus, Denmark & Paris, France Member No.: 6,516 |
I assume we will get alot of focus on 2 cities in the book, and brief descriptions of other cities, just like in Runner Havens and Corporate enclaves...
Hopefully we will get a city from each continent. Teheran would be awesome idd Max! Looking forward to find out which South american city will be covered. |
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Apr 1 2008, 11:54 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 9-March 08 From: FDC Member No.: 15,756 |
Bogota. On the border between Atzalan and Amazonia. Nestled in the mountains. Currently one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Colombia has histories rich both with the native population and since the Spanish came to town. It is a city that has a bad reputation (rightly so in the past), but has also been on the paths of major changes in security and freedom for fear. To top it all off Colombia woman are GORGEOUS!!!!
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Apr 1 2008, 12:13 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 13-July 03 From: Scotsprawl Member No.: 4,923 |
How about Aberdeen in Scotland, left to the Fringe Toxic Zone on one side and the encroaching Scottish Wild Lands on the other,
a small bit of info was given on it in Cyberpirates but nothing else exists. |
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Apr 1 2008, 12:41 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
Let me put everybody's curiosity to rest. I've read the proposal document, so I can tell you what to expect.
Any questions? |
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Apr 1 2008, 12:52 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 944 Joined: 19-February 03 Member No.: 4,128 |
Indianapolis. Almost a century of Gen Cons couldn't possibly leave a place unscathed. Any questions? I have a mental picture of 50 thousand overweight socially awkward zombies roaming Indianapolis after GenCon 2045, when the "Necromancer: The Creepening" LARP turned out to be a little less RP and a little more LA then the designers planned. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Apr 1 2008, 12:52 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
It's not nice to dangle the cow in front of the piranhas, Aaron.
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Apr 1 2008, 01:03 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 25-January 08 Member No.: 15,495 |
Bangkok, definitely - it's kind of shadowrunnish even now, and with its size and urban density and with its "you can buy anything, if you can afford it" quality, it's perfect.
Lagos would be the perfect candidate among African cities. Nowadays its a hypercorrupt banking and financial center, and I can see that expanding into data havens/arms dealing in Shadowrun; plus, inclusion of some kind of major (probably government-involved) Nigerian organized crime set-up. Finally, the Khyber Pass between Pakistan and Afganistan is one of the most lawless parts of the world today, ruled by local warlords, opium profits and Russian arms dealers, and I expect it only to get worse as the century wends on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Apr 1 2008, 01:14 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 366 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Holiday Florida Member No.: 9,055 |
I'd kinda like to see Tampa or Miami covered. Both are fairly major port cities, and Tampa would be a hot-spot for smuggling into and out of the CAS. Also, I've always thought that the awakened everglades would make for some seriously spooky settings, especially with all of the old Indian stuff out there in some places.
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Apr 1 2008, 01:39 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 9-March 08 From: FDC Member No.: 15,756 |
the awakened everglades Why does this make me giddy in a way that I can't describe? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) |
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Apr 1 2008, 01:50 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 366 Joined: 9-August 06 From: Holiday Florida Member No.: 9,055 |
Why does this make me giddy in a way that I can't describe? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) I dunno, I think its got tons of potential though. Think of the possibillities just in terms of specialized smuggling craft moving through the swamps between the CAS and the Caribbian League. Have the swamps overgrow some of the highways and such, and you could get some small towns and such that are now totally off-the-grid in terms of transport and infrastructure. Could make for a pretty damn cool campaign setting. |
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Apr 1 2008, 01:55 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
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Apr 1 2008, 02:09 PM
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The Dragon Never Sleeps Group: Admin Posts: 6,924 Joined: 1-September 05 Member No.: 7,667 |
Keep in mind today's date. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Apr 1 2008, 02:29 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 732 Joined: 21-July 05 From: Seattle Member No.: 7,508 |
You're just jealous that I scooped you. And revealed to the world your dinosaur fetish. There will be dinosaurs in Feral Cities. Cute little pink ones. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Apr 1 2008, 03:19 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
There will be dinosaurs in Feral Cities. Cute little pink ones. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) I believe we may have dropped them in editing—whoever (no fingerpointing please) wrote that section went on and on about the irridescent, pink scales and big anime eyes and it was just getting too cutesy. I kept the neon anacondas and the Mongolian werehorses in the other secondary locations though. |
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Apr 1 2008, 11:43 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
As a teaser: two thirds of the Feral Cities in the book have been mentioned at one point or another in this thread. The ones that haven't are either surprises, previously untouched locations, or both.
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Apr 2 2008, 01:00 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 588 Joined: 27-February 06 Member No.: 8,316 |
phenom pen? cambodia
whatever city is around Lake Bikhal? in russia. the capitol of the ghoul city in africa |
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Apr 2 2008, 03:16 AM
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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 |
Paris?
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Apr 2 2008, 03:26 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 |
Let me put everybody's curiosity to rest. I've read the proposal document, so I can tell you what to expect.
Any questions? It's not nice to dangle the cow in front of the piranhas, Aaron. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) |
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Apr 2 2008, 04:18 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 811 Joined: 30-January 07 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 10,845 |
Any questions?
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Apr 2 2008, 05:52 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 141 Joined: 12-August 05 From: Helsinki Member No.: 7,552 |
I bet the main cities are Chicago (didn't they all but confirm it the chat?) and Berlin. As for the other cities, I have no clue, and frankly, don't care either. The secondary cities are described too shortly for them to be of any value as settings, for me personally. But they have been a nice read however.
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Apr 2 2008, 05:59 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,991 Joined: 1-February 08 From: Off the rock! Back In America! WOOOOO! Member No.: 15,601 |
Dr. John Desmon=> The Everglades are already Awakened enough for me, thank you. Just what I need... Blood spirit mosquitoes that are only slightly larger than they are today.
Yick. |
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