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the time line the text about behavior in the ol' street sam catalog a novel or two (of the player isn't shittin' on readin') (maybe trilogy of power...) maybe look for "ronin' movie any other idea ? |
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Jan 23 2004, 01:24 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,759 Joined: 11-December 02 From: France Member No.: 3,723 |
Quite a few people praised the Sprawl Survival Guide as a must, especially the chapter "Life on the Run", though "Living in the Sixties" can be a good idea as well.
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Jan 23 2004, 01:25 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 26-June 03 From: 127.0.0.1 Member No.: 4,813 |
The BBB, specifically any sections of relevance to their character (ie. Magic, Matrix, Rigging/Vehicle Combat) and at least skimming over the other sections.
Sourcebooks of relevance (MitS, Rigger 3, Matrix,...) : cover to cover. |
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Jan 23 2004, 04:13 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 611 Joined: 21-October 03 From: Yorkshire Toxic Zone Member No.: 5,752 |
A complete, overall timeline, amalgamating all the timelines printed so far, even from the out of print sourcebooks like the London book. as well as a handy reference, it allows Gms playing outside the current time frame (like us - we just don't manage to keep up with the books! We're still in 2060!) get to set their players up to be involved in the big stuff. TIMELINE!!! The one on the shadowland website is good, but it only covers Seattle or global events.
In case I didn't mention it, a complete timeline would be good... 'The Complete Collected Tables' would be ace. Just to stop you trawling through and damaging your other books while you do it looking for that one modifier. And then the Holy Grail... a Complete Index with book and page references. Oh, just the thought of that and I think I need to go change my trousers... |
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Jan 23 2004, 04:24 PM
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Jan 24 2004, 05:53 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 326 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Vigo (Spanish Kingdom) Member No.: 1,446 |
Background, background, and more background. New Seattle if the game is going to take place in Seattle; if not, Corporate Download, Underworld Sourcebook and Shadows of North America. And maybe you should add the novel 2XS.
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Jan 24 2004, 07:13 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 16-August 03 From: Santa Cruz Member No.: 5,500 |
Snow Crash!
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Jan 24 2004, 08:01 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,598 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Hong Kong Member No.: 4,253 |
Cryptonomicon might be a pretty good choice, since it has some stuff set in the Philippines that can give you some idea of what the SR world could be like.
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