From: JBrandt@AAA.UOregon.EDU (Jason)
Newsgroups: alt.callahans
Subject: Re: Danger Room
Followup-To: alt.callahans
Date: 28 Dec 1992 16:48:06 GMT
Organization: the Polyhedron Group
Distribution: world
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In article <uRLBwB1w165w@cybernet.cse.fau.edu>, ekho@cybernet.cse.fau.edu
(amanda rothman) wrote:
> 
> 
>   Chuckling softly at all the interest in the Danger Room (her own 
> included), Ekho comments, "This could very well turn out to be 
> entertaining.  I take it that the factors could be adjusted to compensate 
> for a group of people at once?  This could be like one of your "sports", 
> perhaps a team competition... Not only would it be a physical workout, 
> but a lesson in strategy and tactics, as well as leadership and teamwork. 
> Anyone interested to take this on?  I would be willing to participate."  
> Ekho looks around the room, "The "defeated" team could buy the victors a 
> round of drinks, if a prize is desired for incentive... A friendly game." 
> 
>   A smile which holds no small amount of amused irony appears on Ekho's 
> face.  Amanda clears her throat and says, "I'd prefer to be on your team, 
> but it would be very interesting if we were on opposite teams!  Not safe, 
> but interesting.  I'm in, anyone else?"  Her voice getting suddenly 
> worried, she asks, "Or is it going to be me against Ekho?"  To which Ekho 
> laughs, "Do not be concerned.  I will not trounce you immediately... that 
> would be no fun."  The laugh develops an evil tinge...
> 
>            Yours in Time and Space

Jason chuckles at the exchange between Amanda and Ekho. He's at the table
closest to the Danger Room, cleaning what at first glance appears to be an
impressive array of firearms and preparing some explosive devices. At
second glance, it becomes clear that all are modified for use in paintball
games. He also has a dozen sets of wrap-around 'combat glasses', the kind
racketball and martial arts enthusiasts wear, that we can use to keep
paintball spatter out of everyone's eyes, and folded over the chair next to
him are several sets of Tyvek coveralls in dark colors, to protect
participant's clothing.

"Well Amanda, Ekho, Itosu, and the rest of you, I'm just about ready to set
the Danger Room for my run. I believe Li is in there now, working on hers.
Yes Ekho, the DR can be set for individual or team play. Liralen and I have
been discussing how to do this. Each of us will write our own story for a
solo run through a realistic combat training course. We will make it hard
enough that we 'might' be able to do it ourselves, if we are really lucky.
Then we will team up and go through each run together, trying to use
teamwork to beat the parts that gave us trouble before."

"Since Li and I are both Cyberpunk authors, we have agreed to set our runs
in the densely urban Seattle Sprawl, circa 2070 Terra, with weaponry and
opposition to match. You can feel free to set your own however you like.
Any time period or terrain. Just give yourself a starting point and an
objective and go for it. If we later team with you on a run, we'll adjust
our weaponry to compensate for your scenario. If we do a run with one live
team opposing the other, combat will be paintball -ONLY-, no hand-to-hand
against anyone other than Argent."

"Targets will be realistic holographic animation, with remotely operated
paintball guns. They vanish when a -kill- shot hits them. Some targets will
be 'non-combatants', kids, office workers, etc., who might at first glance
-appear- to be armed. (Is that a bazooka or a drafting tube he's holding?).
These have to be identified and -NOT- shot. Others will be 'hostile', with
realistic weapons at the ready, and must be shot (highest points) or
avoided. Then there's Argent, Li's training droid. He's running around
loose in there, taking various forms, and sometimes engaging you for
hand-to-hand combat. Li calls him a 'friendly' target." <grin> "You still
have to try to defeat him, but he will also point out your mistakes."

"I will also recommend that all posts for these runs be labeled with
"DANGER RM RUN" as part of the subject line, so folx who don't want to read
violent material can kill-file these adventures and avoid them, and so folx
who -want- to read them can easily identify them."

"Take what you need from the table here, and have fun. I'll post my run in
the next 48 hours or so, barring unforseen difficulties."

Jason