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Originally Posted by Hans Rancke-Madsen
Why? Why can't Western Europe have been "TL4/retarded in a technology"?
Hans
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Because TL is (arbitrarily) defined by the knowledge, sciences and technologies available at a specific range of dates and a specific (primarily European) geography in real-world history (and a specific range of dates in theoretical future history for the more-advanced-than-now TL numbers depending on the progression rate that the GM has chosen for its' speculative campaign).
If the game is set in a specific area and at a specific date, we know its' TL. If that area and date is more advanced in a specific field than the TL would indicate, we notate that it is advanced in that field and how it is advanced. If that area and date is less advanced in a specific field than the TL would indicate, we notate that it is less advanced in that field and how it is less advanced.
If you find the specifics to be unsatisfactory, its' relatively easy for you to change the (arbitrary) meanings of the numbers and notations involved to mean whatever you want them to mean; just don't expect other people to understand what you're talking about when you use your personal TL numbers and notations.