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Originally Posted by Embassy of Time
Meeting your older self could change what you would have done to become that older self, meaning your younger self embarks down a different path. that means there are now two different versions of you running around the timestream, meaning everything you do effectively splits the timeline anywhere you go. It's a mess. There are ways that self-multiplication is used (in fact, one way is very important in the novels), but it's something done veeeery carefully, to avoid escalating timeline changes!
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Ok, but what's the ultimate negative consequence? I can see that the GM's job is harder if there are two of me, but why does the character with two copies care that that the universe is more complicated now? What makes him care? what bad things happen TO HIM?