[UA] City Swop

[Kevin Elmore]

> 
> That said, I'd like to insert a caution: There's a
> tendency for individual
> writers to make their backyard the center of the occult
> universe.  (Gee,
> isn't Abel located in Seattle, Tynes' stomping ground? 
> And don't the Freak
> and the NG cult both rattle around near Chicago, my
> region?  Funny how that
> works...)  Justin Achilli put his thumb on this when he
> commented "Yeah, we
> have to include LARP stats for Sascha Vykos for those
> times that the most
> powerful member of the Sabbat decides to visit a meeting
> of fifteen Kindred
> in Beerchug, Texas."

I agree there.  Besides, we already have wonderful material
in the books.  It'd be neat to see new characters in these
cities.  Oh sure, you could talk about how Dirk Allen got
his first major charge in Lancaster, PA, but I'd rather see
a tale of a different boozehound who has ties in PA getting
his first major mojo.

If people just regurgitate what's in the books, then that
kind of defeats the purpose of having city information IMO.

Besides, if I figure it right, the purpose of the city swap
is for gamers with knowledge of cities (especially where we
live) to share their wisdom with the others.  If someone
wants to have their PCs travel to Kansas City or the
surrounding areas, then he could look up the KC area on the
board.  If I'm prolific and nonlazy, I'll throw in some
things that I know, like the 19th century French cemetery a
couple blocks away from my home that turned out not to have
been completely excavated as they erected a new parking
garage.  Not even stuff that is directly related to UA.

Kevin Elmore



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