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 Jul 29 2015, 10:14 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 93 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 975  |
I'm curious, has anyone has come across any mention of Omaha Nebraska in any official Shadowrun source-books?
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Jul 29 2015, 11:09 PM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,039 Joined: 23-March 05 From: The heart of Rywfol Emwolb Industries Member No.: 7,216 |
Oddly I do not recall much about Omaha.
The main Seattle smuggling route goes further north through Minneapolis then down the Mississipi so Omaha gets left out of that one. There is a posting on population on the SR wiki, but I have never seen a source for it so take with a grain of soysalt. Population: 1,760,562 Human: 83% Elf: 2% Dwarf: 1% Ork: 14% Troll: <1% Other: 1% White: 83% Jewish: 2% Irish: 7% Italian: 3% English: 4% Czech: 3% German: 18% Polish: 3% Swedish: 2% Black: 13% Hispanic: 3% Puerto Rican: 3% Aztlaner: 83% Cuban: 2% Asian: 1% Chinese: 19% Vietnamese: 8% Asian Indian: 14% Japanese: 15% Filipino: 12% Korean: 13% Hmong: 4% Hawai'ian: 2% Guamanian: 2% Amerindian: 1% So I would say it is pretty much an open area so have fun and carve your own fate there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Jul 29 2015, 11:43 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 93 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 975 |
Thanks, that's all I could find too. I didn't know if any of the new source material had any info.
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Jul 30 2015, 01:39 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 993 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 313 |
its mentioned in Target: smuggler Havens. p85
"Stay away -- oh god stay away -- from Omaha. You will die. Painfully. Omaha is the home of NORAD. They watch out for nukes, and they're the forward base for the UCAS on the NAN front. They usually have AWAC's in the air and more ECCM and ECM stuff than God himself on a good day. They also test their pilots out there, and the last thing you need is a twitchy airjock eager to please his superiors by bagging himself a bogey. I dont even go to Kansas city because it's too damn close." |
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Jul 30 2015, 02:55 PM
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Keeper of the Timeline Maps Group: Members Posts: 410 Joined: 21-December 10 Member No.: 19,243 |
I have listed a few sources here: http://shadowhelix.pegasus.de/Omaha At the end of the article under "Quellenindex" right-hand column are English sources. Artifacts Unbound should have a bit on Omaha and Offutt Air Force Base. Other than that as far as I know the most substantial information is what Chance359 quoted above from Target: Smuggler Havens. The rest is small stuff like Meynt-Zai Industries being headquartered in Omaha.
QUOTE (Sendaz @ Jul 30 2015, 01:09 AM)  There is a posting on population on the SR wiki, but I have never seen a source for it so take with a grain of soysalt. It reads "Vital Statistics (unofficial)" right there, so no it's not based on official sources. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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Aug 5 2015, 06:55 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 11-June 14 From: UCAS Member No.: 189,664 |
Now I am curious. I want to say there is a bit in the politics book from 4th edition...let me see if I have it in pdf.
> Sticks Nebraska Travis Roman is a monster of an Archconservative, a former linebacker who is loved by every Nebraska Cornhuskers’ fan. At 2.11 meters he towers over every other senator around him and has earned the nickname “Gentle Giant,” a sobriquet that would be laughed at by any offensive lineman who ever had to try and stop this behemoth. He was formerly the Lone Star sheriff ’s chief in Lancaster County, home of Lincoln. This is his first run at the Senate, and despite the lack of real political experience he’s winning over votes by not being a politician. His following in rural Nebraska is huge, and it’s hard to find a SINner in Lincoln that doesn’t like this guy’s strut. About the only thing that could stop Roman’s ascension to the Senate would be proof that he’s as racist as every other Archconservative, which he doesn’t seem to be. > That’s because he’s an ork. Every record out there says human but this guy’s size and aging pattern scream Homo sapiens robustus. I think he knows that and is conning the Archies. If those slags on Capitol Hill can overcome revelations that they are Awakened, I think this guy can beat the “Oh my God, I’m an ork” revelation when it hits. After he makes it into the Senate. > Bull Jeffrey Forester is the incumbent senator and a typical member of the Republican Party. He toes the party line and survives on the endorsements of other popular Republicans. He’s never had a real challenger for his seat and has been having a tough time wrapping his head around the idea of actively campaigning. Probably understandable after decades of just sticking his name on the ballot and picking up another six years. The Republicans really don’t want to lose their power bloc, so he has been loaned Ladasha Breigh, a protégé of David Nevsky, Colloton’s campaign manager. Breigh is running a nice positive campaign on the airwaves but she’s digging for dirt on Roman in hopes of getting him to back out of the race before Election Day. |
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Aug 5 2015, 06:56 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 11-June 14 From: UCAS Member No.: 189,664 |
As I live in Omaha I have considered having a run take place here but haven't done so yet.
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