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Re: Background List Proposal (Re: Other Forces)

From: Los <los@c...>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 10:29:14 -0700
Subject: Re: Background List Proposal (Re: Other Forces)

I AGREE.

Los

Brian Burger wrote:

> Count this as one vote _against_ the proposed 'GZG Geopolitics' list -
> I
> count background as vital to any game, including SciFi games. If you
> don't
> like background/political speculation, learn to use your 'Delete' key.
>
> Tech level/play style and background are so tightly intertwined that
> they
> really can't be seperated - and in SciFi gaming, we're inventing the
> tech
> - so we have to invent the background to justify it. (Traveller's use
> of
> sandcasters instead of Star-Trek style shields is the best example I
> can
> think of, off the top of my head)
>
> I think we'd all be poorer for splitting the list like this.
>
> Brian (burger00@camosun.bc.ca)

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