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Big Crow 
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He is Big Crow. Kangi Tanka, in his language. Defender of Crazy Horse's name, and grocer.
The Man Edit
Big Crow is a member of the Lakota tribe, living in exile in the hoary wastes of Lincoln, Nebraska. Big Crow maintains a WiFi connection with his internet peers in his lonely Ti.
The Legend Edit
Big Crow was raised by escaped circus bears in the wilds of Colorado.
His Works Edit
Currently reveiwing and editing various articles about Lakota mythology, and various references to Native Americans, in general.
Big Crow is the only known owner of an Extant Latin copy of the 2nd Cetury B.C. Greek tale, the Dendromachia.
Current Obssessions
Credentials Edit
- Certified Locksmith.
- Catholic
- Scored a 196 on the Cantrell Scale.
- Dropped out of school at age 15, for no obvious reason.
- Reads and speaks a moderate amount of both Lakota and Latin.
- Maintains a "harem" of Proffesors from the University of Nebraska as close friends.
- If he felt like it, could get an AA in CompSci in a semester.
Pals Edit
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None. Big Crow has little to nonce writing experience, and does not mind when better writers b-slap him. His inability to spell simple words or even use them correctly ought not be viewed as symptomatic of an addled mind; he is in fact quite bright, though you wouldn't know it from looking at him.
Shadowrun Creds Edit
Big Crow bought the first SR book availiable in Lincoln. Why? God only knows, well that, and he was friends with a store owner who could rival Pete. Big Crow and his friends spent years gaming SR, and after each session, Big Crow would say, "I talked to 'X', and we have been doing 'Y' wrong all this time..." Because SR 1 was written so badly...
That was the original essence of Shadowrun. Printing errors, mind-fcking mistakes and no easy way to get errata. But, it was always better than D&D.
Then SR2. I still own all the Second, 1st runs. Sad. I never joined the RPGA, because, well, why? But, I was always invited, back then, to run SR for the Local Yokels,
3Rd. Meh. I loved it, and still do. But I could never convinve enough people to lay out the cash (In the days before Drive-Thru) for them to make it interesting wnough to continue. All the Cons at that point dreade3d me. I would always ruin a Gm's plot, take the easiest way out. I guess it was too easy to abuse. When you have a rules are full, the Power-Gamer will walk the Earth.
Time passes.
Incidently, for a while, I thought FASA was tappin'my room. All my house rules ended up, in a way, in Game, or as a Card. Hand'o'God, lucky Rabbit's Foot (I think Dunk owes me, since I created the first Magic Item used by a mundy...) And Native Blood Magic (being both a Fan of ED and being Native myself...).
4th Ed?
To start. Man, I asked everyone in my pathetic City to order it for me. I support local bussiness. But they said, "Shadowrun, come on, those Dolls killed that game". So I said, "I have money..."
Still I could not get a damn book. Luckilly, I guess, a store owner I know over-ordered his allotment, and got six books when it came out. Did he save one for me? NO.
I had to wait another 2 weeks, and he still bitched, "I hope people buy these (3) books. *Sold out that day.* I will give him credit, he kept one back, and sold it to me at cost.
But still, will he look into future publications? No, "Let's see how it sells."
I told him, you sold 9 of this system within a month, through word-of-mouth, so explain why I should not buy from either the company, or Amazon?" I still have not gotten an answer.
Anyway, SR4, dunno yet, but I am game. I have been running (ruining) this game for, what was it, '89??? So 16 years. I do not know if it is just me, but, 4th Ed. reminds me so much of 1st Ed.; not through mechanics, but through presentation. I thought I would never, no mater how many classes (university) I took, be so lost in a subject. Then, and now.
Not badly written. In fact, I like the newer style. What I do not like, is flipping throuh hundred of pages, and back and forth, just to resolve a simle action. (When we made characters for our new foray, I was on the verge of slapping my players, and the editor.
I thought we were, simplifying. Just kidding, we have, but it is an ouch for the silent majority of us whom take what we are given. D&D is up to 3.5, after nearly 30 years, SR? Four rules systems in one head, no one can live at that speed.
I am certain/Thinking a Gm screen will sort this for me.
What a big change. SR4 Needs a warning label. "Caution: Experienced Players will Take about as Year to Get how much Better This Is Than the Last Editon."
And even after all this, I really hope a year from now I can wander to a local shop to get whatever is being published by FanPro.