First off, thanks to the folks who responded with times. I'm still trying to figure out when I can be available to play (and finish the manuals -- 700 pages for cryin' out loud) and I appreciate the input.
OK, so I've finished the sections on city creation, and I looked over San Francisco again. I have to say, I was VERY impressed with the work that's gone into the place so far. I've been doing some research on my own as well, and the more I find about SF, the more I like it as a setting for our campaigns.
That said, I would like to suggest a change. Right now, according to Ahrrie's post (page 2 of this thread), y'all had three major themes/threats for SF:
1. High Homeless population presents problems and opportunities (theme)
2. White Court is trying to expand their power base into local politics (threat)
3. Asian Mafia is taking a new approach to old conflicts (threat)
I propose to drop #2 -- as a threat. I would like instead to postulate that White Court dominance of local politics is an established fact, and make it part of the status quo instead. I would then like to introduce a new theme to take the now empty slot. I'm currently using a working title of "Bright Face, Black Heart". The idea is that San Francisco's "bright face" (low crime, love, peace, and happiness, etc) masks a darker underworld of hidden motives -- something that can apply to both the White Court and the Asian Mafia factions. It even has ties to the Homeless theme.
As I said, it's still a work in progress, and I welcome your feedback.
Also, I've looked over the locations that everyone provided, and so far they look really good. I would like you to continue working on those locations if they still need work. As a reminder, I'm listing the current group members and their locations below:
Aine: El Camino Real, City Lights Books (love this one, by the way)
Mystic: Lombard Street, Mission Dolores (another awesome pick)
Fyrchick: Japantown, and a garden whose name escapes me at the moment (but you know, don't you Fyr?)
BookLover: Transamerica Pyramid
Tordon: Chinatown, and something in the north.
Markkus: Muir Woods
Luminos: The Presidio, and a possible Native American group
Enjorous: Currently untasked
If I'm wrong on the above, please let me know. Also, we have lost several folks from the original group who were doing locations. I have their writeups, and if anyone wants to take over one of those, please let me know. I'm looking to have 12-14 locations to start with; I'll probably add others as we go.
Also, I'd like to get everyone together (or as many as we can) to discuss locations as soon as possible. I can be found in the Undertown chat room most evenings. Let me know when you can be available.
Thanks, and I'm really looking forward to gaming with you!
Mij