Re: [BNW] OT: Shadowrun

[Sean Michael Whipkey <highway@cstone.net>]

Allan Seyberth wrote:
> I too played it for years - I personally like the setting, but the
> mechanics had flaws - the worst of which was the patchwork nature of the
> character classes, and the general weakness of the early adventures. GM: "A
> dragon flies up, breathes on you, and flys away." Players: "Again?"

To paraphrase Michael A. Stackpole:

If I had a nickel for everybody who plays Shadowrun despite the system,
I'd have...uh...a bunch of nickels.

SeanMike

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 you should wait to drink until you turn 21 and/or park the car. And 
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