Quote:
|
Originally Posted by DaltonS
According to the table on B27, TL/8 now begins in 1980 rather than 2000. Does this mean that Merlin's tech level (and thus character skill TL) is now TL/8 between 1980 and 2000?
|
My advice is forget about the year and assume TL(6+x) where x represents the changes in the 'normal' TL path due to magic. As per Fantasy 64-67 consider how common certain spell are and give them a TL equivalent using the chart on B512. Remember that the TL is not going to be uniform across the board and spells are going replace some TL advances Homeline had.
For example if Breathe Water became common enough than Scuba as we know it may have never gone any where. Know Location combined with Tell Position makes GPS satalites redundent. The Healing College may have resulted in Lillchei's open heart surgery methods never being developed; heart-lung machines as we know them may not even exist on Merlin!
Depending on what qualifies as a 'disease' Cure Disease may make surgery itself redundent. There is a lot here that really hose the TL of Merlin.