06-03-2009, 12:16 AM | #21 |
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Re: Why does the future only begin at TL9?
Not as far as I'm concerned. I don't do non-fantastic modern gaming, so I really don't want to have to buy the hi tech book to get stuff I'd need for my space game.
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06-03-2009, 12:40 AM | #22 | ||
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06-03-2009, 02:27 AM | #23 | |
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We know about the Microwave Area Denial rigs ;-)
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06-03-2009, 03:34 AM | #24 |
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Re: Why does the future only begin at TL9?
Items that exist now but come to mass production in TL 9 are essentially TL 9.
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06-03-2009, 04:52 AM | #25 | |
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You have to a hard line somewhere. Yes the line may make games straddling it hard but it needs to be somewhere and the Industrial Revolution and the Future are as good of lines as any. |
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06-03-2009, 05:38 AM | #26 | |
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06-03-2009, 05:44 AM | #27 | |
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And the industrial revolution is probably a good watershed, but 'the future'? That's shooting at a moving target (harder actually) - just go back and read RPG books from the early nineties and laugh at the super classified cutting edge laptops the PCs have access to in the 2050s ... with less power than your PDA. |
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06-03-2009, 07:46 AM | #28 |
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Re: Why does the future only begin at TL9?
I don't think the photocopier has really changed all that much it has just gotten smaller and combined with other tech. After all we still have the big office style. Honestly it was the 1st thing I could find in High Tech that made a lick of sense.
You are probably right about The Future being a bad line. Right now I'm typing this on a DSi which would nearly unthinkable 5 years ago. I think part of the issue is that ppl are want a hard solid line as to where TL 8 becomes 9, 9 becomes 10 etc. The only things we have to go off of for these though is Sci Fi and science research. Sci Fi is changing constantly and could be completely off, so it a tose up but the only thing we have for TL 10+. Research is hard to figure out if it should be 8 or 9, so if isn't prefect. End of the day we have to use your brains and figure out what works for your campaign. If you are setting it any time in the past you have a specific set to work with but any time in the future, even just a yaer or two, could be as wild as you wish. |
06-03-2009, 08:06 AM | #29 | ||
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I'm not talking about including every single bit mentioned in LT/HT in UT. But why is the change from batteries to power cells not even worth a single paragraph? Basic technologies are covered in every book of the series it seems, but even those aren't connected that good. Stuff like the clothing weight table, G-Suits or load bearing equipment from HT would have been nice to have (been continued) in UT, but this power cell thing is a real bummer. Don't get me wrong, the books are great, but I hope Gurps 5 will connect them better in 202x... ;) |
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06-03-2009, 08:23 AM | #30 |
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I'm still in a passive search regarding what accessories from HT could make UT stuff much more impressive. Or vice versa, like ETK put onto the bigger HT guns - I wonder if it could be advantageous.
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