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The "The Universal Brotherhood" document

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ScytheKnight

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The "The Universal Brotherhood" document

« on: <04-27-15/0202:59> »
So thanks to the Shadowrun: Hong Kong I'd managed to get a copy of The Universal Brotherhood... felt that since my game is doing Missions play in Chicago might be an idea to see where many of the cities woes began.

Just had to say, and can't really think of anyplace else to state it on this forum... wow. That was one hell of a read, even having played SR:Returns and reading Feral Cities on Chicago and knowing everything going on, some seriously great writing and well and truly worth the time spent reading it.

Kinda makes me wonder what happened when this hit the game back in 1990...
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Re: The "The Universal Brotherhood" document

« Reply #1 on: <04-27-15/0433:24> »
Indeed a nice catch. Though it seems they only delivered the UB-sourcebook, not the in-time story booklet that belonged to the boxed set.
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Re: The "The Universal Brotherhood" document

« Reply #2 on: <04-27-15/0456:11> »
The Wanderly/Davitt report was incredible.  Oh, we'd known Insect spirits were out there, but a) I read the UB doc straight through, and then b) had four or five bad nights' sleep in a row.
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« Reply #3 on: <04-27-15/0532:18> »
Quote from: Ursus Maior on <04-27-15/0433:24>
Indeed a nice catch. Though it seems they only delivered the UB-sourcebook, not the in-time story booklet that belonged to the boxed set.

It does also come with Missing Blood.
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Re: The "The Universal Brotherhood" document

« Reply #4 on: <04-28-15/1415:10> »
Quote from: The Wyrm Ouroboros on <04-27-15/0456:11>
The Wanderly/Davitt report was incredible.  Oh, we'd known Insect spirits were out there, but a) I read the UB doc straight through, and then b) had four or five bad nights' sleep in a row.
That was the one! Oh my, the chills!
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Re: The "The Universal Brotherhood" document

« Reply #5 on: <04-28-15/1437:42> »
If there was ever a Shadowrun Movie, doing it based on the Wanderly/Davitt report would be awesome and creepy as hell.
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Re: The "The Universal Brotherhood" document

« Reply #6 on: <04-30-15/0021:56> »
My first "contact" with the bug spirits was with the novel "2XS"  (by Nigel D. Findley). Really great read.

The Universal Brotherhood document (by the same author) is also a great read : there is a deep feel of hopelessness the more we dwelve into the Wanderly/Davitt report.
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Re: The "The Universal Brotherhood" document

« Reply #7 on: <04-30-15/0240:09> »
I was first introduced to Shadowrun in 4th edition. I KNEW what the deal was from reading the history blurb at the start of the core book. And I still felt like I got creeped right the hell out by the Universal Brotherhood and Bug City books. I get twitchy just remembering.
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Re: The "The Universal Brotherhood" document

« Reply #8 on: <04-30-15/0831:23> »
Read some of the early stuff in Bug City... jeepers that's some good writing.
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« Reply #9 on: <05-01-15/0215:22> »
Mmmm.  I do have to say that we sure as hell didn't expect it, even running through the Queen Euphoria and Missing Blood adventures.  Wreck an entire (major!) city?

Strangely enough, I still don't think of Bug City as being 'early' Shadowrun ...
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Re: The "The Universal Brotherhood" document

« Reply #10 on: <05-14-15/1703:32> »
Quote from: The Wyrm Ouroboros on <05-01-15/0215:22>
Mmmm.  I do have to say that we sure as hell didn't expect it, even running through the Queen Euphoria and Missing Blood adventures.  Wreck an entire (major!) city?

Strangely enough, I still don't think of Bug City as being 'early' Shadowrun ...

Agreed Bug City is not "early " Shadowrun still one of my favorites though.
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Re: The "The Universal Brotherhood" document

« Reply #11 on: <05-14-15/1737:46> »
I started in 2nd  ed so I didn't get to read the Universal Brotherhood until after I read Bug City but I do remember getting the chills when I read Bug City the first time.
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Re: The "The Universal Brotherhood" document

« Reply #12 on: <05-15-15/0039:27> »
The UB adventure was one of the few adventures that out-did Call of Cthulhu in sheer horror.  My group freaked out (in character...mostly) going through it.
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Re: The "The Universal Brotherhood" document

« Reply #13 on: <05-15-15/0945:17> »
You should have had your first time through "Missing Blood" be after sitting with your friends through a double-feature of Alien and Aliens, with perhaps slightly too much bourbon in your system before all was said and done.

Sleep was not my friend for some time after that....
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Re: The "The Universal Brotherhood" document

« Reply #14 on: <05-28-15/1404:15> »
Quote from: Patrick Goodman on <05-15-15/0945:17>
Sleep was not my friend for some time after that....

When is it ever? When is it ever. ;)

Quote from: The Wyrm Ouroboros on <04-27-15/0456:11>
The Wanderly/Davitt report was incredible.  Oh, we'd known Insect spirits were out there, but a) I read the UB doc straight through, and then b) had four or five bad nights' sleep in a row.
Quote from: The Wyrm Ouroboros on <05-01-15/0215:22>
Mmmm.  I do have to say that we sure as hell didn't expect it, even running through the Queen Euphoria and Missing Blood adventures.  Wreck an entire (major!) city?
The scale of it all was insane - sure there was some big bads early on. But as it turns out, the insect spirits are just doing their thing. Ah, nature, you fickle <censored with a :)>!
Queen Euphoria was my first exposure to insect spirits and at that point, it was a "Oh, man - that's weird." UB came out and it was that moment when you are in a dark place and the floor is moving. You don't want to turn on the light. You really don't. But you do anyway. Then the screaming starts.  ;)

UB to Chicago, at least for me, was kind of like the difference between Alien and Aliens (to borrow from your story Mr. Goodman). The first was all horror and the unknown - and the second was an all out action packed 'Game over Man! Game over!'  :)
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