Since it's coming out next year according to Rob himself, can anybody shed some light on which countries will be in it ?

Man I'm looking forward to getting more info on Amazonia.

It is? News to me, but then I'm old and senile...and a little out-of-touch lately. Hmmm...

Yeah... Rob responded to an email of mine regarding future releases, and stated that Shadows of Latin America & Shadows of Asia, are coming out next year.

Rob actually mentioned Shadows of Latin America at this year's GenCon "What's Up With Shadowrun" conference. It is slated for sometime next year and like SoE it should involve locals. Shadows of Asia is currently being developed for early next year and both books should follow the Shadows of format (note there are 2 other books written and slated for release before that Loose Alliances and Running Wild).

According to the GenCon announcement Shadows of Latin America should include Aztlan, Amazonia and the rest of South and Central America (hence Latin America).

I knew it was being worked on...hell, it started here. I just didn't know that it was actually on the agenda. That's great. I've been waiting for info on Amazonia forever.

Fygg: When I was your age, I had to walk 14 miles through glass-littered snow piled up to my armpits to get to my unheated, one-room school house just so that I could all share a book with 483 other kids. Did I mention I had to do this all barefoot?

Pah, you pansy. I had to do all of that while walking uphill both ways., and it wasn't through armpit deep snow, but ninjas!

I had to replicate by division until one iteration of me evolved legs before I could walk to school.

~J

I am sure someone from the Shadow of Latin America group will post something on this thread.

And why are you all so interested in Amazonia? I mean there is nothing to see down there; nothing at all. :twidles thumbs:

I mean with all this attention and expectations, you might just make the Amazonia writer nervous.

Since I first began to run Shadowrun (back in the day of variable weapon staging), I have had players pleading with me for more details (preferably official) on the Amazon, and Amazonia. The adventure in Harlequin was a less than satisfactory, and the other various hints and clues since then have been just a tease. The advent of shapeshifters as PCs only served to pour fuel on an already almost unquenchable fire.

Of course, I don't have players at the moment, but I'm still driven by the same burning frustration engendered by my former players' vain quest for information.

Pressure? Bah! Think of all the hope and dreams of all the Shadowrun GMs and players down through the years as you write...as you edit the history...as you brainstorm about the underlying motivations of the big players. Think of all the long years of anticipation, of laying awake at night dreaming that FASA, and then Wizkids would finally grant their fondest wish...an official write up of the most mysterious magical environment in the Sixth World.

What pressure?

Yeah yeah! But I want the juicy bits.

See told you someone from the LASB project would show up. From the old thread about the LASB, here's the list of countries that might be covered (per JongWK):

Put the Carib League as a "maybe."

I guess I have to agree with FlakJacket, although a mention would be nice.

Amazonia can have all the IE's and dragons it wants, that's going to be their little banana republic. But please, for the love of god don't turn the whole continent into metaplot land. Sure have Amazonia and Aztlan be slightly weird, but how about we just leave the rest of the countries as normal scheming bastards for a change eh?

I'm sure I won't be disappointed, no matter what. I don't think I'm asking too much though. It isn't like I'm asking for everything on a silver platter. Just that the writers (and Rob) take this golden opportunity to advance the magical metaplot in this age of back-to-the-street mentality with hints and clues and riddles. It's things like these that keep the Sixth World fresh and vibrant for me, and quite a few other die-hard fans.

I don't think were at odds in our views Flak. I certainly don't want an entire continent of Awakened stuff, or IE plots, or GD secret hide-aways. I do want was has been hinted and alluded to over the years fleshed out though. Like I said, not everything has to be all laid out in black and white (where's the fun in that?). I just hope that the writers don't totally ignore the opportunity to plants further seeds while (hopefully) expanding on prior canon as logically as possible.

FYI, State of the Art: 2064 includes a few teasers regarding Latin America.

JongWK: Can you tell us who actually is writing up (the bulk of) the Amazonia section?

*Points at Artemus*

Note that none of this is official. The LASB is still a net project.

Me.

Beat you to it!

Darn you!!!

Too slow, my friend, too slow.

Well it's the added pressure from all of SR's players wishes for good material on Amazonia. All this pressure is slowing me down.

Everyone back off and let the man work!

I realize that all that mentioned above, is a lot a things, and that it will take up a lot of space, but you are planning on Amazonia being one of the biggest chapters in the book together with Atzlan right?

Well, they are the two largest LA countries in SR, by far.

@Blue eyes: I can tell you that we are going to try and squeeze as much as we can into the chapter. But just like SoE there might be some things that won't make it. Hopefully just like with SoE some of the material that does not make it will make its appearance in other books or via the website.

For further info on South America and Amazonia, please read Sota 64's Culture Shock section. Hidden within is a little tid bit about an important Amazonian figure, as well as the World Cup write up, which was excellent .

And yes Amazonia will be one of the biggest (probably THE biggest) chapter in SoLA. It already has more info written for it than any other chapter. And we are tirelessly working on it (I might be writing it, but the whole group helps me out). I do hope we don't disappoint (looks over at Fortune, puts on flame retardant gel over flame retardant suit).

Thank you Artemus.

I look forward to seeing your project when it's done. Now I have even more reason to look forward to SOTA 64 which I will be getting in a day or two.

By the way have all the countries writers for the project by now?

Good luck & continue the good work.