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Old 01-12-2018, 07:59 AM   #22
TheAmishStig
 
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Default Re: Self-aware Ogres and Loyalty

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Originally Posted by Steve Jackson View Post
Interesting point. Self-aware, even if designed by humans, does not imply human values, at least not in the same measures.

OTOH, as I think I pointed out in the history part of the minis rules, the Ogres who did NOT have an urge toward self-preservation were less likely to survive, so - as things dragged on - the berserkers and stoics got screened out in favor of those who were, to adopt Leiber's description of the Gray Mouser, "wisely fearful."
So not even the mighty Ogre can stand in the face of the even mightier Charles Darwin...that's really cool.

I'm possessed of a very strong urge to name a Mk.VI or Dopple "DRWN-31" now...
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