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Old 09-10-2019, 07:52 PM   #14
whswhs
 
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Default Re: Has anyone ever tried to create campaign based on Plato's Repuplic?

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Originally Posted by maximara View Post
Again the point is getting missed here. The very nature of a Utopia varies depending on the social dynamics of the individual person. Heck, there is likely someone whose life is such a FUBARed mess that becoming a member of the Borg or Cyberman would be a Utopia by comparison.
So what? People in the real world don't agree about religion, but you can run an RPG about religion or gods. It's a case of "let's pretend."

In the case of utopias, in particular, you can choose to play a character who is a utopian citizen, and live by and believes in the values of a particular utopia, even if those aren't your values. It's part of "roleplaying." And maybe you can't play an unlimited range of roles, but as long as some group of players can agree on playing roles that fit in a particular utopia, that utopia can be a viable campaign for that particular group.
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