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 Jun 25 2010, 09:46 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 1-October 09 From: Edmonton, AB Member No.: 17,696  |
Agree map is awesome, but, I'd like it better if there was more definition between the oceans and the landmass in some areas (Caribbean for instance, or Norway coast) It makes it hard to look at, especially on my ipad where contrast isn't controllable, only brightness.
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Jun 25 2010, 09:47 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
QUOTE Advanced hydroponics are now canon? Sweet news for Garden of Eden style Spaceships! Have been since Seattle Sourcebook. But SR4 is quite good at rehashing things long established and saelling them as innovations. |
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Jun 25 2010, 09:52 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 746 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 459 |
-- Found a small oops:
Tir Tairngire p. 92 2065 "January 1—TÍR TAIRNGIRE: The first general elections are held in the nation ..." p. 191: "The first open election was held January 5, 2065 ..." -- Which one is it? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) |
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Jun 25 2010, 09:53 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
Obviously two different elections? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)
One free, one fair ... or something. |
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Jun 25 2010, 10:00 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 746 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 459 |
-- Both elections elected Larry Zincan though. I call shenanigans! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotate.gif)
-- I like how the Tir Tairngire section turned out! Captures the tension of the situation in a concise manner, and I didn't spot anything that made me roll my eyes or go "hey WTF." Well executed! Now to pick over the Salish-Shidhe (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cyber.gif) |
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Jun 25 2010, 10:03 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 251 Joined: 17-March 10 From: Bug City Member No.: 18,315 |
QUOTE (Tzeentch @ Jun 25 2010, 04:52 PM)  -- Found a small oops: Tir Tairngire p. 92 2065 "January 1—TÍR TAIRNGIRE: The first general elections are held in the nation ..." p. 191: "The first open election was held January 5, 2065 ..." -- Which one is it? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif) The Jan 5th one was for Tir Tairngire Idol. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rotfl.gif) |
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Jun 25 2010, 10:20 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
QUOTE -- Both elections elected Larry Zincan though. I call shenanigans! Hey, Hitler wass president and chancellor too! It's not like it never happened! QUOTE -- I like how the Tir Tairngire section turned out! Captures the tension of the situation in a concise manner, and I didn't spot anything that made me roll my eyes or go "hey WTF." Well executed! I admit smirking at the backpedaling from the previous hints, but am puzzled why Horizon would base it's major branch Charisma in a country that would not give exterritoriality. Especially when, as hinted, they actually have little leverage on the government at all. I mean, I'm kinda happy the writers decided not to turn the Tir into a McCorp state after all, but ... weird. QUOTE The Jan 5th one was for Tir Tairngire Idol. With Horizon around, every vote is Idol. But that is good, because Horizon is. |
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Jun 25 2010, 10:33 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 746 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 459 |
-- Minor nit:
Salish-Shidhe -- (p. 186) Hell's Canyon is in totally the wrong location on the map. Someone did a quick Google search and picked the Hell's Canyon near Coeur D' Alene (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ~ -- This amused me a ton as a local, but the Hells Canyon being discussed is way further south. From the description they are talking about the Hells Canyon area (yes, there are multiple areas called "Hells Canyon" along the Snake) near Riggins. |
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Jun 25 2010, 10:45 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 595 Joined: 12-May 05 Member No.: 7,392 |
QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Jun 25 2010, 02:40 PM) Do you know if there will be a price break for the combo, or is it just the same cost as buying it separately? I believe the combo, when it becomes available, will have a price break, but I am not yet entirely sure. Jason H. |
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Jun 25 2010, 11:07 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 746 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 459 |
-- Historical oops (or Shadowrun alt-history goes WAY back).
Tir na nOg -- (p. 153) "Slighe Roads were ancient Roman roads built over mana lines ..." No, the Romans never built any roads in Ireland. |
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Jun 25 2010, 11:12 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,336 Joined: 25-February 08 From: San Mateo CA Member No.: 15,708 |
QUOTE (Tzeentch @ Jun 25 2010, 04:07 PM) -- Historical oops (or Shadowrun alt-history goes WAY back). Tir na nOg -- (p. 153) "Slighe Roads were ancient Roman roads built over mana lines ..." No, the Romans never built any roads in Ireland. According to your history buddy. At my house we treat all Britons as if they are just Romans in disguise. BlueMax /wishes he was kidding. |
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Jun 25 2010, 11:15 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 746 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 459 |
Ninja Romans! So powerful and elite that they actually control the Immortal Elves from the shadows! So they are the powers behind the powers behind the throne (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Jun 25 2010, 11:22 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
On careful consideration, I think the reason the countries written to replace the ones I pulled feature the exact same cities and locations because they were already marked on the maps. Because I honestly don't see anyone else using the Hellbender Valley or Inga Stone otherwise.
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Jun 25 2010, 11:22 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 376 Joined: 20-June 10 From: Nerva L3 Station Member No.: 18,735 |
QUOTE (Tzeentch @ Jun 25 2010, 11:15 PM) Ninja Romans! So powerful and elite that they actually control the Immortal Elves from the shadows! So they are the powers behind the powers behind the throne (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Well, we can fight them with Robotic Russians! err, Robotic Bears! |
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Jun 25 2010, 11:23 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,336 Joined: 25-February 08 From: San Mateo CA Member No.: 15,708 |
QUOTE (Tzeentch @ Jun 25 2010, 04:15 PM) Ninja Romans! So powerful and elite that they actually control the Immortal Elves from the shadows! So they are the powers behind the powers behind the throne (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Any good conspiracy theory needs to track its roots all the way back to the Romans. Even the founding of Rome, was a conspiratorial plot developed by Romans. BlueMax |
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Jun 25 2010, 11:35 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 10-June 09 From: Minneapolis, MN Member No.: 17,268 |
No Southeast Asia? No Vietnam? No Dega Alliance? Nothing?
I sad. Hopefully War will have something at least. |
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Jun 26 2010, 01:00 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 746 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 459 |
-- I'd be curious to know why some countries got inclusion and others did not (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) They have Hawai'i in there for example, and it's pretty much "yeah nothing going on here" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Paradise Lost is STILL the only way to get any detail on that place.
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Jun 26 2010, 02:13 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 368 Joined: 18-April 10 From: Boulder, PCC Sector, Denver Member No.: 18,468 |
QUOTE (hermit @ Jun 25 2010, 03:10 PM) Here ya go. Thanks! Sadly, not all the nations I was hoping for, but it seems like a good mix. |
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Jun 26 2010, 02:25 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 368 Joined: 18-April 10 From: Boulder, PCC Sector, Denver Member No.: 18,468 |
Why do people always have Israel annexing Lebanon in future thingies?
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Jun 26 2010, 03:14 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 322 Joined: 19-July 09 From: CAS Member No.: 17,410 |
man I do -not- want to buy this twice. Holding out to be able to preorder with a pdf combo
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Jun 26 2010, 04:33 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,139 Joined: 31-March 10 From: UCAS Member No.: 18,391 |
I would, but still not 100% sure I fully believe that it'll land in Dead Tree form.
I bought it. Just in case. |
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Jun 26 2010, 05:17 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,139 Joined: 31-March 10 From: UCAS Member No.: 18,391 |
The quote from the "gamer" on page 13, that were annoyed when the nuclear accident happened and moved their character figures and what not... while sad and such, did make me laugh for a few minutes straight.
Poor irradiated dead idiots. lol |
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Jun 26 2010, 05:41 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
They kept my flags, thankfully, although the CAS one looks dire. Anybody that wanders over to the Carib League, I'll let you in on a little secret: it's a highly stylized skull-and-crossbones.
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Jun 26 2010, 06:13 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Y'know, I take it back what I said before. Some of this is way closer to my drafts than coincidence. What the hell? I mean, I can understand if you have a public place that's on the map and you want to use it, but look at this shit:
QUOTE (6WA) Navassa Island is home to a well-researched merrow community numbering in the hundreds. The merrow have frequently clashed with pirates and bounty hunters. These skirmishes always occur within visible range of the island and tend to involve the use of magic on the merrow side. Despite these encounters, parabiologists believe the merrow to be a peaceable species, citing their own interactions with the community. QUOTE (Bobby) Navassa Island has a sizable merrow community, with approximately two hundred individuals permanently occupying the island and thirteen migratory groups that travel around the Carib, returning to the island periodically. The permanent community survives by fishing and shellfish-farming. Violent incidents with local pirates limit their interactions and trading with metahumans, but the community includes at least three magicians who sometimes attempt to communicate with any Awakened crew members of peaceable vessels. Individual adolescent Navassa merrow have been seen throughout the Carib, often attempting to retrieve some specific reagent or material and return to Navassa. Parabiologists believe this is some sort of coming-of-age rite. I mean yeah, they're different - but considering Navassa Island has never been mentioned in Shadowrun before, what are the odds that two drafts would just happen to both make them merrow enclaves? The rest of the Carib League draft is particularly offensive; it also lists the same places as I've got, the Cayman Trench and the Phantom Islands, both also not-on-the-map-or-mentioned-before. It's not outright plagiarism, but it is pretty stupid. I mean, good gravy, out of all the cities listed the authors just happened to choose all of the exact same ones (in order) as I did for Amazonia, India and the CAS? At least the poor scab that rewrote Aztlan took some liberties in choosing which material to present. |
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Jun 26 2010, 10:45 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 20-June 10 From: Sweden Member No.: 18,736 |
QUOTE (Zen Shooter01 @ Jun 25 2010, 11:17 PM) It is totally, totally awesome that the world map has both 6th Word and real world political boundaries on it in North America. How often did I look at maps in the past wondering, "Is Kentucky in the CAS or the UCAS?" That already exists on the North American map in both 4th edition books. Why is it needed on the world map too? Perhaps a layered PDF with the option to turn old world borders off would be nice, but I guess it's bit late for that now. And with all the old world borders too, not only USA. Especially good for continents with big changes in borders like South America and Africa. QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jun 25 2010, 10:35 PM) Sloppy Editing like that is one of the reasons why PDF's should be released some weeks to months before stuff goes to the printers. So people can do community errata, which can be used to make the file going to the printers BETTER than it was before . . Has that been done before? Would be great if it could be cleaned up until print (which is what I'm waiting for). This post has been edited by Buio: Jun 26 2010, 10:48 AM |
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