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(Let me know if I'm stepping on any toes or crossing any lines, I don't mean to offend or bring up 'touchy' subjects)
I know SoLA is officially off the books. And, yes, Ancient History's posted the drafts for the book here (http://forums.shadowrun4.com/index.php?topic=22.0). This thread's not to rehash all that happened that brought this about, but I'd like to know if any of the the items listed in the drafts are considered to have happened and may be touched upon in future projects, or if they were written off completely (never to be mentioned again) or somewhere in the nebulous grey area between the two.
For instance, has The Gingerbread Man fallen victim to the Bermuda triangle?
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Corp Guide, 6WA, and I believe some of the upcoming WAR book will talk about somethings from SoLA and make some of it canon. Offhand however, I don't have a list of what has been made canon... I'm sure there will be someone bored enough to make that list :D
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There are more Shadows of Latin America files than just Ancient History's.
- All SoLA links (http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=31114&view=findpost&p=963073) at Dumpshock.
- All links (http://shadowrun.wikia.com/wiki/Shadows_of_Latin_America) and details at the Shadowrun Wikia.
Many, many, many thanks to all of the authors. :)
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There are more Shadows of Latin America files than just Ancient History's.
SoLA links (http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=31114&view=findpost&p=963073) at Dumpshock.
Yeah, I have those as well. I was just wondering the 'official' nature of the files.
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My post was more directed to future readers of the thread who might not be aware of the Dumpshock thread.
Since the SoLA material has not been published by a license holder it is unofficial.
IMHO, the fact that the material was once commissioned by a license holder makes it apocryphal, rather than just fan material. I.E. unless directly contradicted it's official enough for me.
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Yeah, I have those as well. I was just wondering the 'official' nature of the files.
Since they were never released by Catalyst I would say they're fan material.
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Yeah, I have those as well. I was just wondering the 'official' nature of the files.
Since they were never released by Catalyst I would say they're fan material.
For now Fan material I've seen things never released with offical rules that never saw the light of day so are fan rules now if you have them.
But somethings do get made cannon so some of SoLA may one day be good to go.
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LoL. The CMP's this year taught me all I wanted to know about the SoLA; that i never really want to go there again. So no prob for me if it never comes out. ::)
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Ah c'mon, whats so bad about contries where some awakened leaf can kill you? ;)
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Ah c'mon, whats so bad about contries where some awakened leaf can kill you? ;)
Nothing... as long as you don't use that leaf when going to the bathroom. ;)
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Ah c'mon, whats so bad about contries where some awakened leaf can kill you? ;)
Nothing... as long as you don't use that leaf when going to the bathroom. ;)
That's what pinecones are for, sirrah. ;D
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Awakened forms of Hemorrhoids... the horror... the horror...
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LoL. The CMP's this year taught me all I wanted to know about the SoLA; that i never really want to go there again. So no prob for me if it never comes out. ::)
Goes to gather as much info on Latin america so as to run a home game for DL and company.
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Keep pushin that "Gibbs" level there bucko....... ;)
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Keep pushin that "Gibbs" level there bucko....... ;)
Some things I found over on Deviant Art
(http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/112/3/9/Gibbs_Slap_Icon__by_xDarkSonicx.gif)
The attached is from ~Saisoto's gallery (http://ncis-fans.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2v9ufe)
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Epicness.
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Keep pushin that "Gibbs" level there bucko....... ;)
Heh one Gibbs to me is 100 Gibbs to your character .....At the wrong time! :P
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Epicness.
I try to live my life like Gibbs.
... if Gibbs were a 37-year-old Web Developer with asthma. :P
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Epicness.
I try to live my life like Gibbs.
... if Gibbs were a 37-year-old Web Developer with asthma. :P
Every front needs its soldiers. Gibbs has nightmares and a guilt trip, you have asthma. Heroes stay heroes nevertheless :)
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Guys, lets try and keep on topic folks...
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Guys, lets try and keep on topic folks...
Right. Sorry 'bout that.
So, I noticed in the three "Location" books (Corporate Enclaves, Feral Cities, and Runner's Havens), the South American cities were mentioned only in the 'minor' leagues. Will we get a location sourcebook that will have a South American cities surveyed in depth?
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I'd like that. Besides killer leafs, there is just so much down there to play with. Amazonia, Yucatan, all the other countries and their landscape and drug cartels and drug cartel wars, oil fields, etc etc etc.
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Heh so whats left of the olympic area down there now that we know the olyimpcs are going to be held in south america.
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Guys, lets try and keep on topic folks...
Right. Sorry 'bout that.
So, I noticed in the three "Location" books (Corporate Enclaves, Feral Cities, and Runner's Havens), the South American cities were mentioned only in the 'minor' leagues. Will we get a location sourcebook that will have a South American cities surveyed in depth?
War! provides major focus on Bogota.
Jason H.
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Guys, lets try and keep on topic folks...
Right. Sorry 'bout that.
So, I noticed in the three "Location" books (Corporate Enclaves, Feral Cities, and Runner's Havens), the South American cities were mentioned only in the 'minor' leagues. Will we get a location sourcebook that will have a South American cities surveyed in depth?
War! provides major focus on Bogota.
Jason H.
Have we told you how much we appreciate you lately?
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Have we told you how much we appreciate you lately?
You're too kind. I only do it because I appreciate all of you. So there!
Jason H.
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Thanks for the teaser Jason.......Now I want more ;D
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Bogata is nasty - some of the information was ...previewed... In one of the CMPs for this year. The place is in bad shape, let me tell you. Going there for a vacation would be a bad thing to do in character.
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So in other words as a GM send your players there NOW! ;D
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I've been wanting to dump my players in a feral city. Now I just need some contrived assed reason to do it.
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Dawn of the Artifacts! first up Lagos
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I've been wanting to dump my players in a feral city. Now I just need some contrived assed reason to do it.
The lame way is to have Mr. Johnson send them to recover a protoype item from an aircraft that was brought down by a SAM over, say, Bogota. First priority is to find the crash site, and after finding it (and clearing it of hostiles), try to determine where the item was taken... and you're off to the races in a rough part of the world, with a reason to be here. Sort of a lame premise, but it gives you that excuse to be here, and can be modified a number of ways to make it more interesting.
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The lame way is to have Mr. Johnson send them to recover a protoype item from an aircraft that was brought down by a SAM over, say, Bogota. First priority is to find the crash site, and after finding it (and clearing it of hostiles), try to determine where the item was taken... and you're off to the races in a rough part of the world, with a reason to be here. Sort of a lame premise, but it gives you that excuse to be here, and can be modified a number of ways to make it more interesting.
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True. I was trying to come up with a decent reason, but screw it. I'll just use yours. My group usually doesn't complain when they spot a lame excuse, stolen idea, or contrived plot device (which is whenever I use one. I steal plots from games, books, and movies all the time.) They tend to be less concerned with the actual plot and more concerned with how many holes they can shoot or explode in things.
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Crime in Latin America (http://www.box.net/shared/pke1n6dyts) available for download now. As with the previously released SoLA files, feel free to use for non-commercial purposes.
MJBurrage, you might want to update your DS post (http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=31114&view=findpost&p=963073). :)
Merry Xmas everyone.
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Many thanks, links updated:
- All Shadows of Latin America links (http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=31114&view=findpost&p=963073) at Dumpshock.
- All links (http://shadowrun.wikia.com/wiki/Shadows_of_Latin_America) and details at the Shadowrun Wikia.
Many, many, many thanks to all of the authors. :)
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Shadows of Latin America - v1.1 (PDF - 82.9 MB)
http://www.fexes.de/downloads/Shadows_of_Latin_America_v1-2.pdf (http://www.fexes.de/downloads/Shadows_of_Latin_America_v1-2.pdf) (highres PDF - 91.5 MB)
http://www.fexes.de/downloads/Shadows_of_Latin_America_v1-2-1.pdf (http://www.fexes.de/downloads/Shadows_of_Latin_America_v1-2-1.pdf) (lowres PDF - 22 MB)
Edit: Map of Ecuador included; Credits included.
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Great collection of the SoLA files, thanks a lot, Fexes.
And of course, thanks to all who contributed in the first place.
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The only thing that I know of that appeared in my material and in the discarded SoLA drafts are the Tigersharks from the Caribbean League material Jay Levine wrote. I recall reading that section only because it was Jay's and it was the Carib. However, since the Tigersharks were originally fan material written in 1994 or '95 by a friend of mine on Shadowland (Jay's inclusion was an homage to that and slightly altered), the fact that it was in SoLA counts for nothing as far as I'm concerned.
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My post was more directed to future readers of the thread who might not be aware of the Dumpshock thread.
Since the SoLA material has not been published by a license holder it is unofficial.
IMHO, the fact that the material was once commissioned by a license holder makes it apocryphal, rather than just fan material. I.E. unless directly contradicted it's official enough for me.
And thank you. I was unaware I was missing them. Soon, my collection will be complete!