Background List Proposal (Re: Other Forces)

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)