My Prefs, and other stuff...

[Chad Underkoffler]

Given the key: 

NG = Naked Goddess book, "Mature Audiences."
D = Dipsomancer book, "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer."
E = Epideromancer book, "Flesh for Fantasy."
G = Godwalker.  (Incidentally, I'd probably be writing it, if that
influences anyone.) 
Ci = Small, specific, individual city books
Ca = Big, world-changing campaign. 
Os2 = One Shots 2
GS = Grand Secrets

My votes:

GS +, PoMoMagic + (can we submit new schools?) 
Ci, Ca, Os2 (null)
D, E, G -

> The clear big winner is "Grand Secrets" -- the book that would,
>  of course, be hardest to write and about which the least was
> said.  Let me clarify: I envision "Grand Secrets" to be a book 
> of stuff that LOOKS supernatural but ISN'T.  If you thought it 
> was a grab bag of fiddly occult stuff, that's "Postmodern 
> Magick," which is somewhere in the mill right now.  

I want both. 

> There were also several people who liked the idea of a single, 
> big city book, with split opinions about fictional cities vs. 
> real cities.  I'll throw my hat into the ring on this issue: I 
> prefer real cities to fictional because of the historic 
> grounding of UA.  Everyone knows where the Statue of Liberty 
> is.  BUT... how about this for a compromise?  A single book
> split into two sections.  The first section is generic city 
> stuff - settings, ideas and individuals who can be stuck 
> anywhere.  The second half would be SPECIFIC city stuff - 
> chapters on Seattle, Chicago, New York, London, L.A., San 
> Francisco, D.C. or whatever - giving the local history,
> the local cabals and the local STUFF.  If you set your game in 
> Chicago, you can use the specific stuff and all the generic 
> stuff.  If you set your game in a fictional burg, you can 
> still use the generic stuff while saving the specific stuff 
> for use if your characters ever decide to beard the NGcult
> in its den or go get some cliomancy charges off the Washington
> Monument.

Note: The Washington Monument is inaccessible due to the giant steel
scaffolding on it now. It's building a decent amount of charges.

Oh, I also have ideas about the Lincoln Memorial.  Several ideas. You
see, it's my favorite place in town, and I go down there a decent
amount. Doing that, you see... things. (enigmatic grin)

I like your generic plus specific citybook idea. I also like the idea
of a fictional city a la Opal City in Robinson's STARMAN comic books. 
And the TRAVELLER/TORG INFINIVERSE idea could be encapsulated with
this idea:

Fictional City, self-contained campaign.  Move Alex Abel's New
Inquisition HQ to said fictional city (within this self contained
campaign). Make this city the MuthaNode. 

Opal City. Astro City. Arkham. Castle Rock. Gotham City. Whatever the
hell de Lint's city is called. Avalon. The Emerald City. San Angeles. 

This city is the Magical New York, La, and Chicago all tied up into
one. Gangsters and software giants, dukes and "demons," artists and
politicos.

Hell, I'm thinking of writing a proposal here. As a freelancer, could
I consider travel to the nonfictional cities as "work-related"? :)


==
Chad Underkoffler [chadu at yahoo.com]
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Cavern/5751/index.html
"Hold your breath. Make a wish. Count to three."




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