On Tue, 20 Jul 1999 Dsrtnomad@AOL.COM wrote:

Look, I don't know who's read the story or not, but it's about a master 
hunter who is suddenly thrown into the ultimate reversal.  He's not some sort 
of wuss-- he's spent his whole life hunting.  So when he meets General Zaroff 
(I'm not sure I spelled that right, it's been a while) he's totally blown 
away by the guy's skills.

Not quite.  He is -almost- totally blown away because he HAS NO GUN.

That is a much different situation than a similar scenario with the Ranma
cast.  Chi blasts, smoke screens, throwing weapons, the works.

Therefore, there's no reason not to use Ranma, Ryoga, Shamps, or the whole 
gang.

Again, for people who can throw chi blasts, blow up walls, etc?

 Worried about 'em swimming away?  Pirahnas.  Gators.  Make up
something. 

Check out ol' Miggy/Mr. Turtle, Kodachi's pet, and how Ranma finally
achieved the Chestnut Fist.  Of course, you could always use pre-Chestnut
Training Ranma, but that just means that you're left with a Martial
Artists with an attitude.  Fine if that's what Jed wants, but there are
plenty of other series that have those as well, and would fit well with
this tone.  Jed, if this is the tack you're going to use, I'd personally
recommend City Hunter.

I mean, sure you can drop a brick wall on Ryoga in the manga, but that's
all in the name of comedy, anyway. 

Wait.  You don't plan on using the manga characters?  Well, the anime is
even worse in exaggerating.  So do you think he ought to use that?  No? 
Then how the heck is this a Ranma fanfic?  Romance certainly has no place
in a fic like this, comedic or otherwise.

IMO, I would let the whole cast loose on the island, without them knowing the 
others are there.  If you wanna go dark, let the guy kill a few of them, or 
have them accidentally kill each other.

Funny you should say something like this.  I was thinking of a Paranoia
fusion as a joke, starring citizen SAOT-O-MEE.

I will resist these evil impulses, though.  ^_^

At the end of "The Most Dangerous 
Game" the only way Our Hero made it off was by basically going feral and 
hunting down Zaroff in his own home.

No, he did not -go ferral-.  When the hunter returned home once the time
limit was over, the guy was sitting in his chair with a pistol in his
hand.  The hunter was very happy at this point, having had a good
experience, and offered to take the guy home.

Next paragraph has the guy enjoying some wine.  The implication is that
the hunter was shot.

  I do think this is a great idea, and I 

hope someone decides to do it.  But remember, don't forget the evil hunting 
hounds!

Maybe Harnum ought to write a bit on Wild Dogs then... ^_^

Or wait!  Even better!

Hunter: So, we'd best get started.  Let me get the animals.  Belu!  Kone!
	Nuku!
Ranma(laughs): What kind of names are those for hunting dogs?
Hunter: Dogs?  No, those are my hunting cats...wait!  We haven't started
	yet!

-Natsume Ranma Ranma
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The sardines weren't worth the trouble.  A few more shots, then 
Ryoga-san would overheat and explode.  Ducking around a corner, 
I managed to lose him as I entered the ramshackle residence of 
my Anime supplier.

One look at his face and I knew that I was betrayed.  "Tell me."
I insisted.  He refused, so I slammed him against the wall.
"Last chance.  Where can Ranma-Ranma find good fanfics?"
"Try Jason Liao." he whispered, before he slumped to the floor.
I heard the sounds of a door splintering as I left through the 
window, one step ahead of Tendo Heavy Industries...