From: Brian Bankler <bb2u+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: LARP Announce: Machina Ex Deo
Originator: cwatters@top.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 04:30:12 GMT


	Jonny dodged into a run-down apartment, brushed the water from his
leather jacket, and grabbed his last tanpatch.  He slapped it on his forearm
and could almost, almost, feel the chemicals start to repair the damage that
the sun did.  He rested for a minute, then stepped back out into the street.
His eyes glazed over as he saw, really saw, what was going on.  Punks 
and Posers, the metalmaxxed and the masses were all packed together on the
crowded sidewalks.  He pushed his way through, towards the entrance to the
building that towered over them all.
	The guards at the door stopped him, and were about to throw him back
out into the streets, when he flashed his ID.  They stepped back, apologizing
that they hadn't recognized him, Sir! and he walked past them to the 
elevators.  He strolled past the public elevators, to the last one, the one
that had no buttons.  He put his hand on the metallic plate and stared into
the camera.  
	"Tanaka, Jonathon" he said, as the camera busily confirmed his
identity, while the fingerprints were being doublechecked and his retina 
was being scanned again.  It took about 3 seconds, then the elevator's doors
quietly opened.

	He got out of the elevator, handed the jacket to his secretary and
went into his office, making sure that his suit hadn't gotten wrinkled by
his foray out into the street.  On his desk were files that screamed for 
his attention.  More research notes, progress reports, employee evaluations
and loyalty test results, stock values, economic indicators, monthly sales
figures and all of the rest.  He glanced at them for a few minutes and 
answered an urgent message from Luna I.  He stretched and, then he sighed
and got up to look out the window.
	The streets didn't look real from high above.  They looked clean,
almost serene.  Not the way they were at all.  Tanaka ignored the pressure
of the corporate world for a few minutes, as Jonny stood staring out 
the window of the Pyramid, onto the streets below. 


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			   _Machina_Ex_Deo_

      A Live-Action Role Playing Game set in the future of Shadowrun(tm).

Place: Balticon at the Hunt Valley Marriot in Baltimore, Md.
Date:  April 9-11, 1993 (Easter Weekend).

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	Welcome to Seattle, 2093.  The future has radically changed the
look of the world.  Corporations, the dominant power for nearly a century,
have again started to fall under the power of the world's governments.
The Ozone has finished it's predicted collapse, and old enemies have
allied themselves together to produce mankind's boldest colony, Luna I.
The only constants in this ever changing world are the ambitions of those
who plot and scheme for money and power, and those who lurk in their shadows
as the instruments of their actions.
	And who are you, then?  Are you a corporate executive, struggling
to attain the only goal you have ever known--power?  Or are you a shadowrunner,
simply trying to survive in the world and make enough money to let you live
well.  Or even just let you live.  Are you a samurai, augmented with the 
latest implants that technology has to offer?  A decker, riding the dataflow
of the Matrix(tm) for your own ends?  A mage, bending the rules of the world
to suit your own purpose?  
	Or, are you the most dangerous being in the shadows...something new?


	If you want to play _Machina_Ex_Deo_ then fill out the following
form, print it out, and send a check (no cash, no money orders) to:

        Machina Ex Deo
	c/o Jon Rothstein
	3900 St. Paul #1104
	Baltimore, Md. 21218

	The price for playing is $15 before March 15, 1993 and $20 after.
	Mini-characters are available (at the door only) for $5.

	Also, in order for you to play in our game, you will have to become
a paid member of Balticon.  Balticon Membership is $25 until March 13, 1992
and $35 at the door.  Children are half price.  Make checks payable to
Balticon 27.  Send checks, requests for information, etc to:
	Balticon 27
	P.O. Box 686
	Baltimore, MD. 21203-0686

 
			Pre-Registration Form

	When asking for what you would like to be, please remember the
following pieces of information -- 1) Most characters are pregenerated,
so as to allow the GMs to plot the game in more detail, 2) We try to
make at least the pretense of balancing characters. Everyone has something
that makes them dangerous, else they'd be dead.  But, please don't ask for
the ultimate troll-stomping mage/samurai/decker with tons of nuyen and a 
panther assault cannon who's feared by all.  You simply won't get it.
3)  Please put down your second choices, and remember that not
everyone can be a (your favorite character type).  4)  Be creative.  
While we mainly use pregens, if you have a creative, new (and balanced)
concept, we will try to fit it into the game.


Name:				Sex:
email address:			Phone #:
Snail Mail:


	For the following races and character types, please prioratize
everything on a 1 to 10 scale.  1 is a Can't-Stand-it-Eck!, 10 is a 
Oh-Yes-Gotta-Have!, 5 is ambivalent, etc. 

Race:
	Human ___	Ork   ___

	Elf   ___	Troll ___

        Dwarf ___	Other ___ (mixed-breed, non-human, etc).

	Please describe yourself, briefly (Height, weight, hair and 
eye color, any distinctive features).

	What would you like your character's general moral code to be?
		(1 is Sauron, 10 is Superman).

	How do you see your character's style? (Ex: all business?
		flamboyant and cinematic?  Suave?  Sleezoid?  etc)

	What intellect level would ou like for your character?
		(Ex: Brainiac, streetwise, ditzy, braindead, etc.)

	Do you see your character as:
		A leader
		A follower
		Getting out of the way
		A loner
		Couldn't Care Less


Character Concept:

	Corp Exec ___  	Law Enforcement ___	Media   ___

	Mafiaosa  ___	Gang Member     ___     Yakuza  ___

        Samurai   ___   Physical Adept  ___     Shaman  ___

	Mage      ___   Decker          ___     Fixer   ___

	Scientist ___   SimSense Star   ___     Rocker  ___

	Techie    ___   Doctor          ___ 

	Other     ___  (Please list any ideas you have).


	Some characters could easily be "Street" or "Corporate" 
(a WageMage as opposed to a runner, Corporate Decker as compared
to a Cowboy, FBI or walking a beat,  you name it).  
	Specify your preference from 1-10.  (1 is Born-in-a-Suit
	Corp, 10 is Born-in-leather-and-steel street.)

	If you are a decker, or to a lesser extant if you are a Corp
or other character with a SIN, would you consider bringing a personal
computer and a modem to the game?
	[Machina Ex Deo assumes no responsiblity for any equipment
brought by players to the game.  We would not use your, computer it
would be for personal use.]

	What kind of style and attitude would you like?

	
	Since this is 2093, please list any new equipment, spells, or
anything on the cutting edge that you would like to have:   



	What kind of plots would you like to play in:


	How much you intend to play:
		A few hours                           ___
		Off and On, All Weekend               ___
		Most of the Convention                ___
		Nigh Unto Every Waking Moment         ___
		The Vow -- Who needs food or sleep?   ___

	Technical Questions --

	Would you be willing to run a game site from your room?

	Would you like to be part of a team of characters?
		(Ex: a group of characters that has worked
		together before, a megacorp, an organized crime
		group, etc).
	
	If yes, what kind?

	Is there anyone with whom you would like to be teamed?

	Is there anyone with whom you would like to avoid being teamed?

	What do you enjoy about live action games (1-10)?   

		The Intrigue ___

		Costuming    ___

		Projecting a strong personality ___

	
	Please feel free to include any comments, statements, etc that
	we stupidly forgot to ask about.

	Shadowrun and The Matrix are Trademarks of FASA, Inc.  
Copyright 1990. Used with limited permission.


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