Shadowrun RPG Underworld 93 Page

Underworld 93 is a club in Puyallup, Seattle. Only slightly less famous than Dante's Inferno or the Club Penumbra among the shadow scene, it already existed in the late 2040, and was still open in the beginning of the 2070s.

The club is located in the center of Puyallup, in the concrete building of an old warehouse.

You go to "Underworld 93" if you want to experience the really big bands in rock biz in Emerald City life on stage, and also to attend concerts of the hottest newcomer bands shortly before their big breakthrough. However, the "Weekday Eclipse" in Denver, when it comes to new discoveries in the biz, has already outpaced the "Underworld" in Seattle. The club is frequented by many runners, and various meetings and handovers take place here, but most just come to hear live music and to experience the musicians.

The hall is dominated by a large stage and dance floor as well as the latest AR and sound systems and has two large Holoplex neon signs at the entrance. There may be better places to dance or chill in the Plex, and other clubs may have more atmosphere, but the "Underworld" is the club where all the great artists play when they stop off on their tours in Seattle.

Among other things, Maria Mercurial gave a legendary first concert here in 2047, and the multi-racial hard rock band Devil's Playground played here just before the start of their first North America tour, which ended so fatally. Other major bands and artsits known to have played there include Concrete Dreams, DarkVine, JetBlack, Shield Wall, CrimeTime and Melody Tyger.

The club belongs to a community of owners, whereby an ineradicable rumor says that a dragon is a silent partner, who is sometimes supposed to visit the restaurant in a meta-human form.

The club was managed by a number of managing directors during its existence. The late Al Castanzo was succeeded by a dwarf named Vincent O'Halloran who, however, made the mistake of trying to cut the connections of the management of "Underworld" to the yaks, which could not go well: he only lasted 15 months before he ended up dead in a dumpster a few streets away. The new managing director is Annette Harris, a former exec of MegaMedia, who was able to put the relationship with the Yakuza in order without at the same time seriously annoying the mafia, which required a fair bit of balancing act.

Security-wise, the Yakuza often provides protection for the club.

Campaign Overviews

Map of Underworld 93

Underworld 93 is a five-story tall, converted warehouse. The inside has been guttered out, and the interior still has a post-industrial, rust-belt look.

Areas 1-5 and 12-13 are built up to about three meteres higher than street level. A sweeking ramp leads down to the main floor of the club.

1. Club Entrance - Two Kromeglow marquees tower up the walls, laying glowing leteres over vids of the rockers who perform at the club. At the top of each marquee shines the Underworld 93 logo: Charon steering a high-powered speedboat across the River Styx.
2. Main Doors - Newt the Troll guards these, deciding who gets in and who gets turned away. Stairs lead up to the lobby.
3. Private Entrance - This entrance is for passholders, guests of the club, and other folks not subject tot he haddle of rules and regs. Stairs lead up to the lobby.
4. Coat and Weapons Check Booth - An Armour Glass window connects the booth to the lobby.
5. The Lobby - There is usually a press of people in here, meetin' and greetin'.
6. Spiral Staircase - This is one of serveral spiral staircases around the club that lead up to a bewildering array of catwalks, balconies, and booths attached to the walls or suspended over the main floor. Lining these area are tables for those who prefer not to rub bodies down on the main floor. Widows let folks on the balconies look out at the folks trying to get in.
7. Rest rooms -
8. The Beast! - This is a complex, ten-meter high, bald, bullet-headed figure. Sidney Murdoch calls this the "mascot" of Underworld 93, but refuses to elaborate on this private joke. Lasers flash from the sculture's eyes and its body is swathed in holograms, puffs of mist, and neolux tubing. A huge speaker im the statue's belly pounds out the music being played onstage. Subliminal images in the shimmering holos flash message such as "Question Authority" or "Love is the Law" at onlookers. Unwary visitors to the Underworld have been known to become hypnotised by starting at the Beast too long.
9. Table Area - Crammed to capacity with tiny tables and chairs that must have been designed by the Spanish Inquisition, this area is usually crowded with people hovering to grab a table when one frees up.
10. The Bar - The bar is presided over by Tellin and staffed by a half-dozen barkeeps.
11. Storeroom - Stored here are items such as liquor, cleaning supplies, and glasses. The alcove outside the door, next to the bathroom, is Tellin's private office, where he handles his little information exchanges.
12. Sidney Murdoch's Office - This is staffed by a recepionist. Durting the day, a couple of wound-be rockers or their agents are usually sitting here waiting for an audition.
13. Sidney Murdoch's Office - This is the main office, one wall is covered by a trid-screen, where Sidney can call up shots from various cameras scattered around the club.
14. Dance Floor - During Maria's sets, the foor is jammed, but most people are just jazzing in place while they listen to the music rather than really dance. When the floor is in full flight, however, trying to cross it expsoes you the a musical form of aggrivated assault. A board ramp leads down to the dance floor from the upper level and lobby.
15. Backstage Door - Desk and cahir for the doorman.
16. The Stage - Scattered about are a tangle of cables, music generators, sythlink interfaces, and so on. The state is built about two meters higher than the dance floor. The front of the stage is roped off from the dance floor by railings, and the cleared area is jammed with speakers, laser generators, trid and vid units, mood blasters, and other hi-tech rocker toys. A bewildering array of lighting units hangs on trees and frids over the stage, as well as various grids hanging over the dance floor. The enormous vidscreens (shown in dotted lines) hang at the back of the stage, reaching almost to teh ceiling of the cavernous club interior.
17. Backstage Area - See Backstage tab.

Map of Underworld 93 Backstage

The backstage area is a flimsy construction inside the cavernous interior of Underworld 93. It is about 4 meters high, built entirely of Normal Contruction Plastic. (Barrier Rating 4)

1. Entrance - Guarded by a doorman.
2. Lounge Area - Battered sofas and chairs, with a rank of vending machines to one side.
3. Stage Mirror - A three-paneled, full-length mirror, with FlexLux spotlights mounted on top. A control console lets the user set the spotlight colour and intensity to check costume and makeup before going on. A simple synthlink interface allows the user to jack in and check effects using the kind of pulsing, changing lights they will use on stage.
4. Master Control and Patch Console - This complex system controls the master settings for all lights, music systems, and other effect generators in the club, and slaves them to peformer control, as needed.
5. Storage Area - Stored here are packing materials for touring acts, plus racks of spare lights, speakers, amps, and other equipment. IN the cabinet marked with a red cross is a medkit.
6. Storage Area - More storage, mostly for equipment such as tools and electronic and microtronic gear.
7. Storage Area - More storage, mostly for equipment such as tools and electronic and microtronic gear.
8. Dressing Rooms - These dressing rooms are small and cramped, with one or two dressing tables and a closet in each. Rooms 8-10 share a bathroom, as does rooms 11-12.
9. Dressing Rooms - These dressing rooms are small and cramped, with one or two dressing tables and a closet in each. Rooms 8-10 share a bathroom, as does rooms 11-12.
10. Dressing Rooms - These dressing rooms are small and cramped, with one or two dressing tables and a closet in each. Rooms 8-10 share a bathroom, as does rooms 11-12.
11. Dressing Rooms - These dressing rooms are small and cramped, with one or two dressing tables and a closet in each. Rooms 8-10 share a bathroom, as does rooms 11-12.
12. Dressing Rooms - These dressing rooms are small and cramped, with one or two dressing tables and a closet in each. Rooms 8-10 share a bathroom, as does rooms 11-12.
13. Dressing Rooms - Dressing Room Number One, reserved for the current star act. Larger and more confortable than the others, the room has a private bath, stage mirror, small bar, trideo system, practice sythlink interface and music generator, and so on.