tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70944281790303236492024-02-20T08:28:34.641-08:00Shadowrun Fan fiction ~ Brotherhood CampaignShadowrun:
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This blog is for the publication of stories derived from game play. No claim of copyright or infringement thereof is endorsed or conducted by this blog.W.S. Quintonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07989260174148542234noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094428179030323649.post-42088505857274513362018-11-18T20:52:00.000-08:002018-12-18T07:22:19.950-08:00Journal Entry Five: What it's like to live Zacheria's life (By the player: James)<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">I perform the midday prayer</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">Successes: I push use edge to reroll failures and roll
9 hits on the first round. The Logic potion wears off. the next 15 minutes
pass, I get 2 more hits. The next 15 minutes yields 2 more hits. Next 15, 3
hits. After one hour of work, I have successfully converted my commlink into a
modified deck with a rating of 0/3/3/3. And an extra 2 dice for Hack on the Fly
tests.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">I log in to Amazonian Ultra using Jarrod's character
Sebastian's account and order Dwarf and Satyr erotica. I make sure the Dwarf is
a hardboiled detective type. Along with a DIY Home maintenance book and a some
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out of my desk drawer (hardware 5 hits). With the remaining time on the spell,
I create a beautiful mesh screen to replace the window that was smashed by the
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">I say my evening prayer</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">Boost Hacking skill to level 2 (4 karma)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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W.S. Quintonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07989260174148542234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094428179030323649.post-47468589733718092622018-11-05T06:18:00.001-08:002018-11-05T06:18:31.470-08:00Journal Entry Four: Night TerrorsThere is a certain strength in the practice of rotating the game master duty. In this session, I took over as GM to give Jarrod a rest. I had to knock some of the rust off a bit, but it was a fun little horror story.<br />
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Seattle<br />
1850 hours, local time<br />
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I met Tracy at Joey's place. The usual crowd was there in full force and the astral plane was alive with minor spirit forms. She was waiting for me in a booth, looking just as pretty as the first time I had ever laid eyes on her. I shook my head clear of thoughts I couldn't afford to entertain and slide into the bench seat across from her.<br />
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She hit with a disarming smile, "John! So good to see you! I just saw Elias leave, he didn't seem to recognize me though."<br />
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My brother the Halloweener? Strange coincidence that. I was just about to ask if she thought it could have been a shapechanger when my commlink chimed furiously.<br />
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My brothers were messaging me ...<br />
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<br />W.S. Quintonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07989260174148542234noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094428179030323649.post-17595450246676451162018-10-28T21:36:00.001-07:002018-10-28T21:36:15.065-07:00Journal Entry Three: Home is where the decapitated parent is"Come out and play" ~ the Offspring<br />
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Seattle<br />
1535 hours, local time<br />
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There are times when you have to do something unpleasant to avoid an even greater disaster. So it was as I argued my brother how best to cut the head off my dead mother's corpse....<br />
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<br />W.S. Quintonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07989260174148542234noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094428179030323649.post-68297503367623080902018-10-25T20:11:00.000-07:002018-10-25T20:15:23.465-07:00Journal Entry two: Coming Home<br />
You can never go home again.<br />
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Seattle<br />
1445 hours, local time<br />
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The overcast sky threatened another rainy day.<br />
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I got off the bus and turned my feet south, into a part of Pullyap where the buses no longer ran. The neighborhood hadn't changed much. Gang tags scarred crumbling apartment buildings, the potholes were full of acid rain, yelling voices and echoing gun shots shattered any hope of peace. I was going home.<br />
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Wakes and funerals aren't my thing. The dead are nothing but matter without substance. The soul has moved on, whether it was torn from this violently or it aged away and left gracefully. In my experience the later is an incredibly rare occurrence. When Tom told me mom had died I felt a cold shock hit me. I hadn't seen mom in weeks. Now I wouldn't see her again. Her body, her vessel in this world, was going to be laid to rest. I went home for the wake, to pay my respects to the woman who had taken me into her home when so many others had rejected me.<br />
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Sebastian was waiting outside the house. Tom stood next to him, his short robust form contrasting sharply with Sebastian's whip-thin physique. "Tom, Sebastian, it's good to see you." I said.<br />
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It was good to see them. Inside the house, mom's corpse lay awaiting our visitation. Little did I know how strange things would turn...<br />
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We recorded the session so you can see the story unfold. This is our first recorded session and it is raw footage. It hasn't been edited.<br />
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<i><u><b>Warning:</b></u></i> One of the player characters has a bigoted flaw against trolls, which is ironic as the player in question almost always plays a troll.<br />
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<iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mpapWUVhKw0" width="560"></iframe>W.S. Quintonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07989260174148542234noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094428179030323649.post-14377539760245309982018-10-19T20:39:00.001-07:002018-10-19T20:39:29.014-07:00Journal Entry One"That I survived to tell these stories is a miracle."<br />
~ from 'Fumbling in the dark,' the secret diary of H.P. Lovecraft<br />
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Seattle<br />
0333 hours, local time<br />
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The rain continued its war against the plascrete sidewalk. The weather app on my phone was signalling a warning of dangerous acid rain, a pH value of 3.6. The acid rain was stripping away the graffiti. Gang tags streaked and ran like shadows down the pitted walls of the Quik-It grocery. Kevin was sitting in an old sedan, its electric engine silent under the patter of the rain.<br />
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"Oi, Stross, you know its dangerous to be out. THEY could be watching." Kevin may be paranoid, or he may not. You're only paranoid if people aren't out to get you and yet you keep jumping at shadows.<br />
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I climbed in on the passenger side and turned to face my best talismonger."Had to see you, chummer." I replied. "Who else is going to be able to lay hands on moonstone dust?"<br />
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Kevin raised an eye at that. "What are you planning, Stross?"<br />
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"Just a little magic, Kevin. I want that dust on hand in case I should happen to run into something from beyond the stars." I smiled at him. "Until I can afford a power focus of my very own, its going to have to do."<br />
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"Are you a law enforcement officer?" Kevin asked. He fixed his best glare on me.<br />
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"No, Kevin. I am NOT a law enforcement officer. I am also NOT a magician licensed to practice in this jurisdiction." I stared back at him. "You know this."<br />
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"No, I don't." Kevin replied. "You could be one of the lizardmen working for the cops. Shapechangers with badges, drek! What is the world coming too?"<br />
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I didn't have an answer for that. "Do you have what I need?"<br />
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"Yeah, I have it Stross. Thirty-five an ounce and we're good. How much do you want?" He held out his hand.<br />
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"I want three ounces. How about one hundred for all three?" I was low on money.<br />
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Kevin shook his head. "You're robbing me, Stross. Sure. Three ounces of moonstone dust, one hundred cash, now."<br />
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I counted out the money into Kevin's outstretched hand. He only deals in script as he doesn't trust the ghosts in the machines not to turn on him. He counted it a second time, pocketed the money, then retrieved three small plastic bags from a case he had laying on the back seat. "Three ounces of moonstone dust. Perfect reagent to aid in banishment of the fungi from Planet X or for creating a warding circle against the spawn of the lord of the sunken throne. Though for that last bit you'll need a lot more dust."<br />
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"Thanks, Kevin. This stuff might save my life one day." I said.<br />
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"Or you may be killed and have your soul consumed by a fungi." Kevin shook his head sadly. "The stars are almost right, Stross. You need to prepare."<br />
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"I'm not sure what any of us can do to be ready." I opened the door and looked around. No one seemed to be watching. "Good news is, my brothers are coming back into town. With them around, who knows, maybe we'll all live until the Old Ones actually walk out of the sea."<br />
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"Good luck. Traffic drones will be overhead in three minutes. I have to go." With that the car started to roll forward even as my feet were gaining the rain slicked pavement.<br />
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I pulled my hood up to protect myself from the acid rain and walked north toward Wildwood park. The trees there would offer some thin protection against surveillance and a well woven invisibility spell would do the rest. I slipped through the park, through old run down homes, to the tiny apartment I rented.<br />
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My commlink was flashing its message alert when I picked it up. My brothers were wanting to see me later that evening. It seemed a job was brewing and I was very light on cash....<br />
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Thank you for reading my fan fiction!<br />
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The stories I will be telling here are going to be based on game play. The campaign in question starts on October 21st, but I wanted to get a bit of an introduction in for my character. I hope you'll enjoy the coming tales of our adventures as much as we do.<br />
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W.S. Quintonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07989260174148542234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7094428179030323649.post-38715314441340828172018-10-18T19:16:00.002-07:002019-02-24T17:50:29.206-08:00Introduction: New campaign / new fan fictionHello everyone!<br />
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I'm W.S. "Sam" Quinton and this is my new blog. I'll be telling the fictionalized stories of our brand new Shadowrun(tm) campaign which is beginning on October 21st, 2018.<br />
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This will be a little different than Tommy's Stories, as I'll be writing these fresh from the sessions and won't have the benefit of hindsight to see how certain elements may fit together. This means that stories may link together in unexpected ways as play gives birth to new narratives. I'm looking forward to the game and writing up exciting stories about it.<br />
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I have spoken to the other players in this campaign and asked them to write from their own perspective. If they do, I'll include links to their blogs (or we may do one central one here, tbd!) on the entries I write. It will be interesting to read of adventures from different player perspectives.<br />
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Below, you will see the character that I will be playing in the first session. I intend to play this character throughout the campaign until such time as he dies or I replace him with another character. I intend to chart the character growth, specifying how karma is earned and applied along the way. This will be done at the bottom of page entries, apart from the narrative (as many people won't have interest in that stuff).<br />
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We are using several house rules that are incorporating, or derived from mission play, as well as house rules we've developed fit our style of play. If you don't agree with those, well, I'm sorry but we're unlikely to change how we play. I hope you'll still enjoy the narrative.<br />
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I write my fan fiction for fun and as a writing exercise. This blog is here for your enjoyment as well as mine. If you enjoy the stories you read here, please do share them with others (as I think it would be cool to have a lot of people reading these stories).<br />
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To be clear, this isn't going to be a reporting of the game sessions. This is going to be fan fiction based on those sessions. I fully acknowledge that these sessions will be sensationalized to some degree and the stories may differ from the actual play somewhat. This will be done only in the interest of story development.<br />
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For this campaign we have adopted a common theme for all of our characters. This is something we haven't done before with a Shadowrun campaign and we're really looking forward to it. With this campaign, our characters were all foster children who resided together in a foster home (as children/young teenagers). Now its a few years later and we're coming back together as a band of brothers, reunited in our new vocation as Shadowrunners. The years apart have seen dramatic changes in each of us, so we'll be learning about each other as we go through the campaign. As another common thread between us is that each character is awakened to some extent. Our differences in traditions, areas of expertise, and beliefs reflect our diverse interests and reinforce the stark differences that have grown between us over the years since we last saw each other.<br />
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Yes, this may sound similar to a certain move released several years ago that was based (loosely) on a much older John Wayne movie (The Sons of Katie Elder, I believe it was called). Yes, it sounds like its going to be a great deal of fun to me too!<br />
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Our group:<br />
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Cameron ~ real life profession Twitch Streamer<br />
Character ~ Elias, AKA: O.S.O.K. (long range thaumaturgic sniper)<br />
Chris ~ real life profession Tech support <br />
Character ~ Tom Elder, AKA Hound: Detective dog shaman<br />
James ~ real life profession college professor<br />
Character ~ Zack, Islamic Alchemist <br />
Second Character (alternating)~ Scotty, Brain-damaged burnout mage<br />
Jarrod ~ real life profession Computer Code Monkey<br />
Character ~ Sebastian Elder, AKA 'Loki': master of lies, magician of deceit<br />
Josh ~ real life profession Computer Code Monkey and professional martial artist<br />
Character ~ Avalanche (oni and serious hard case)<br />
Me ~ real life professions ~ Trainer / tech support / author / game designer /publisher<br />
Character ~ John Elder (AKA "Stross") Full hermetic magician / conspiracy theorist<br />
Note: 'Stross' is named in honor of the fantastic author, Charles Stross.<br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">MY CHARACTER:</span><br />
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magician on file, no registered weapons, last known address: 11220 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133 </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Evergreen Washelli Columbarium Cemetary)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>LifeStyle:</b> Low (one month pre-paid) 114 16<sup>th</sup>
Avenue CT SE </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(just north of Wildwood Park)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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These beings are monsters of the Lovecraftian Mythos. Secret societies, forbidden knowledge and
wide spread conspiracies hide the existence of these monsters from the populace
at large. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“There are monstrous horrors lurking in the depths of
the metaplanes. I hate to be the one to tell you this: Lovecraft did not write fiction. There are several forces at play to conceal
the truth behind lesser terrors, a choke hold on the investigative media,
ridicule of those who stumble upon the truth, anti-psychotic drugs, and the
insidious proliferation of fluoridated toothpaste.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1 month prepaid low lifestyle</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">street clothing </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">armored clothing (old fashioned suit)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Lined coat</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Ares Ranger Commlink (Equivalent of the Erika Elite) Rating 4 with sim module/trode net in the fidora</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Rating 6 optical binoculars</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Kevin</b> (last name unknown) ~ </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Talismonger and Conspiracy theorist, Lovecraftian lore expert</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Connection 3 Loyalty 1 (Kevin doesn't trust many people, they may agents)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Moves around constantly. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Preferred method of contact, double blind drop box email account</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Tracy Joseph</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Blogger / Vlogger </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Connection 2 Loyalty 2 (writes a blog about supernatural goings-on in Seattle)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Presently she is working to build up her following and isn't above writing about things she picks up from her street warrior friends. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Preferred method of contact: vidchat or in person (and on camera)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Joey Diamond</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Bar and Grill owner /bartender (Joey's Whiskey and Ribs)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Connection 2 Loyalty 2 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">His place caters to the awakened community of the Seattle streets</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Preferred method of contact: come in during regular biz hours and order something.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Gear:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Clothing (500 nuyen worth)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Armored Clothing (Old style suit)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Lined Coat</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Ares Ranger Commlink (equivalent of of Erika Elite) Rating 4</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">~ with sim module/trode net (built into fedora)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Rating 6 Optical Binoculars</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">REAGENTS:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Moonstone Dust (3 units)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Nuyen: 3920</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">First entry coming soon!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">OTHER STUFF:</span><br />
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This page, like my others, carries an affiliate link to Amazon as well as links to Crowdfunding campaigns (sometimes my own) as well as to my Drip page (which is similar to Patreon but the platform is owned by KickStarter). If you use the affiliate link to access Amazon, I earn a small royalty if/when you buys something there. My Drip page offers subscribers a few different benefits, and will offer more as time passes. Your support is appreciated.<br />
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Neither I, nor any of the other players owns Shadowrun(tm). This blog does not trespass on exciting copyright to that intellectual property, nor does it condone doing so. In all respects, rights to copyrighted material remain with their owners. The stories here are based on game play. These are fictionalized to make them fun to write, fun to read (I hope, anyway), and as a writing exercise.<br />
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Enjoy!W.S. Quintonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07989260174148542234noreply@blogger.com1