Santa Anas blow dust from the desert over the mountains, hazing the sky brown; on a clear day, dust devils swirl down F St. behind buses and cars. The curved Bay Bridge shimmer like a ring on the finger of the harbor and in the distance, a tugboat guides a naval destroyer out to sea. Across the bridge, vacationers and college students dot the white beaches of Coronado, swimming and tanning. The 5 slashes the city in half like a grey scar. At the border, the freeway widens like a dammed river and the cars glitter in the sun; further south, Mexico is a realm of dust and rock. North of the city, curved roads wind through thick trees up steep hills and massive mansions crown high cliffs overlooking the rushing sea. San Diego in the afternoon. Walk the city at night. Pass the Mexican whores and the guy who wants to park your car for five bucks, even though you're not driving. Pass the La Jolla trophy wives who snipe their best friends with vicious gossip while smiling supermodel smiles. Pass the punk kids and the surfers smoking dope on the grass by Mission Bay. Then leave them behind, and slip into the Dream of San Diego as it was and will be: a dangerous and dusty border town, a coldly elegant city of promise, a crash of skewed buildings and wandering streets, a tangle of gears and copper pipes and half-exploded gadgets. But wait. There's more.... ------------------------ After an extensive beta-testing period, San Diego opened to the public on December 3. We're trying an innovative approach to many game systems, particularly abilities and XP spends; come check us out! ^[1]

Santa Anas blow dust from the desert over the mountains, hazing the sky brown; on a clear day, dust devils swirl down F St. behind buses and cars. The curved Bay Bridge shimmer like a ring on the finger of the harbor and in the distance, a tugboat guides a naval destroyer out to sea. Across the bridge, vacationers and college students dot the white beaches of Coronado, swimming and tanning. The 5 slashes the city in half like a grey scar. At the border, the freeway widens like a dammed river and the cars glitter in the sun; further south, Mexico is a realm of dust and rock. North of the city, curved roads wind through thick trees up steep hills and massive mansions crown high cliffs overlooking the rushing sea. San Diego in the afternoon. Walk the city at night. Pass the Mexican whores and the guy who wants to park your car for five bucks, even though you're not driving. Pass the La Jolla trophy wives who snipe their best friends with vicious gossip while smiling supermodel smiles. Pass the punk kids and the surfers smoking dope on the grass by Mission Bay. Then leave them behind, and slip into the Dream of San Diego as it was and will be: a dangerous and dusty border town, a coldly elegant city of promise, a crash of skewed buildings and wandering streets, a tangle of gears and copper pipes and half-exploded gadgets. But wait. There's more.... After an extensive beta-testing phase, San Diego opened to the public on December 3. We're trying a lot of really innovative things with a single-super sphere game, including our approaches to character generation and XP spends. Come check us out! telnet: sandiego.netlosers.com 9000 www: http://sandiego.netlosers.com ^[2]