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 Nov 7 2004, 01:44 AM
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Canon Companion  Group: Members Posts: 8,021 Joined: 2-March 03 From: The Morgue, Singapore LTG Member No.: 4,187  |
No, Cognition is the magical version of Mnemonic Enhancer.
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Nov 12 2004, 02:35 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
I am so with you on this. Finally. Dark and funny, bravo. |
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Nov 12 2004, 04:31 AM
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Technomancer Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,638 Joined: 2-October 02 From: Champaign, IL Member No.: 3,374 |
I was so happy when I saw that. Milton rocks. <crawls back under his rock> |
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Nov 12 2004, 12:43 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
Say, what did you find funny and what did you find dark? Just curious. :) Glad you liked the book. |
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Nov 12 2004, 10:32 PM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
CrimeTime is just about the funniest name I've ever read, yet so accurate to the theme. That whole section is such an amazing portrayal of today's world that I almost can't stand it. The bratpacks are so ridiculous they make you laugh, but fit into the mold so perfectly, it's like a missing piece of Shadowrun just slid into place. The gene art is so horribly dark that you almost want to punch somebody, but funny because that's the kind of stupid crap we really make with technology.
The post by Sirius made me crack up, but without the name it would have otherwise been just another comment - but it was perfect. Wonder if the character is a shapeshifter... But I digress. The runner army is brilliant. Though I'd really like to see more about Saito's forces in terms of quantity, the qualitative is very cool. The "hint" in the Amazonian interview about the elf age crisis starting to show. I know this is just one tiny statement, but it really highlights the coming issue of elves living fit and trim until their late three hundreds. Everything about the Ork language was spot on, and some of the slang had me laughing. The top 10 lists had some moments, like the cows (which reminds me of "Holy monkeys prey on children"). Anyway, that's off the top of my head. There was more. |
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Nov 20 2004, 10:53 AM
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I've been pretty busy (aisde from last night's postathon re: movies), but when I get a chance I'll list what I found funny. It ended up taking me a while to read the whole book, and so it's probably going to take soem time to get all of them, or at least all of the good ones.
Right off the top of my head, I liked the reference to Beirut being so tense the UCAS Ambassador probably flinched every time a truck drove by the embassy. That was really funny. |
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Nov 20 2004, 07:09 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
heh, yeah. funny in a "holy shit, i can't believe they said that" way. which is one of my favorite types of humor.
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| Guest_Crimsondude 2.0_* |
Nov 20 2004, 08:49 PM
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Well, I'd be shocked if 10% of the readers got it IRL let alone IC.
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Apr 29 2006, 08:40 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
I'm having nightmares about bratpacks and AR tagging wars. Even the PvP Miracle Shooter would sprial drastically out of control with these kids.
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Apr 30 2006, 07:24 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
Next Shadowrunner: Runners are hired to sabotage a bunch of corp kids commlinks the night before a match of "Miracle Shooter:Regionals" . Hired by another bunch of corp kids. Maybe after they screwed up real bad on a run and are getting all the bitch jobs?
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Apr 30 2006, 07:34 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
Or maybe an overprotective father happens to be a Johnson and skims some of the slush money to pay them. It's so RL that it's almost too much.
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