[CanRay]

Drop Bears might work, too, wouldn't they?

[FastJack]

Drop Bears might work, too, wouldn't they?

Kinda... but you'd definitely get a reaction out of bug spirits.

[The_Gun_Nut]

Drop Bears might work, too, wouldn't they?

Not especially, they are a bit more niche than bug spirits.

[Angelone]

Drop bears would work on Dumpshockers and to a lesser extent people on this site. It is unlikely they have seen the holy scriptures.

[bigity]

It's just fun to play "spot the veteran SR player" by gauging how much they shudder, shiver, or flinch whenever you mention any sort of insect, that's all.   

Frag, I have a bottle of "Bug City" sitting on my refrigerator that a fellow gamer got me back in '98 after the pain and suffering I imposed upon him and his fellow players.

I scream "Insect Shaman" every time I see a bee-bearded man.

Not to mention anything anywhere that even remotely mentions Scientology makes me think Universal Brotherhood (the parallels between Scientology's history and the history of the UB as outlined in The Universal Brotherhood (7205) are so close that, having read the UB book before knowing anything about Scientology and then seeing a Scientology documentary in '99 that I freaked out for several hours before I realized that probably, most likely, Scientology happened first, hehe, even then...I keep looking for bug symbols in Scientology scripts)

I always had this notion that UB was some writer(s)'s way to poke fun at Scientologists.  I'm shocked they didn't name FASA all supressive persons.

[Crimsondude]

The author died in 1995.

[CanRay]

The author died in 1995.

At a young age, no less.

You folks don't think...  No, I shouldn't say it.  They're watching everywhere.

[Malex]

EVERYWHERE!!! <_<       >_>

[Malex]

So I'm reading over 'Threats', kinda why I started this thread, and I already know that in the 'What happened to Big D' had alot of posts about The Horrors; but did anything further happen with Mr. Darke? Or did he likely get brushed under the carpet with the change in meta-plot focus?

[Angelone]

Darke seems to have died during a series of magical explosions set off by the release of mana through the Dragonheart and locus he was standing on at the time. I say seems because there was no body recovered,which would be difficult to do as everything within a kilometer or so was turned to glass. However his bloodspirit ally was set free so I'll say he ate it.

His seeming demise is detailed in the third book of the brown lusty elven nipples trilogy, aka the Dragonheart Trilogy.

[DesVoeux]

His seeming demise is detailed in the third book of the brown lusty elven nipples trilogy, aka the Dragonheart Trilogy.

I remember this one time where I was at a reading by William Gibson, and afterwards during the Q&A someone mentioned Shadowrun. Reading that sentence above, for the first time I feel like I truly understand his response.

(Note: I still love Shadowrun, regardless of how silly it sometimes seems.)

[Crimsondude]

Man, fuck Gibson.

[DesVoeux]

He's always seemed like a nice enough guy when I've seen him, and I like his books. While he clearly disdains Shadowrun, he wasn't mean when it was brought up. In fact, he managed to get a good laugh from the crowd. (And frankly, without him there probably wouldn't be a Shadowrun... so I'd find it hard to get mad at the guy, whatever he may think about my hobbies.)

[Digital_Viking]

I thought it was Sterling that had the huge issues with Shadowrun being "cyberpunk" not Gibson. Gibson always came off as really laid back kind of guy while Sterling was that guy we all know - the one who passionately categorizes what is or is not the proper member of a certain genre.

[The_Gun_Nut]

From what I've read, Gibson was pretty laid back about it, he just didn't like the mashup.