08-13-2016, 11:39 AM | #2211 |
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Workings have similar levels of raw power output per-person as does normal magic. However, it is very much against the spirit of the thing to calculate specific KWh/FP conversions.
Historically, Hoffman tried and failed, much to his disappointment, and the televised failure discredited the idea for many Americans. In fact, the reason for the failure was a combination of hubris and interference. He alone could not accomplish it, and several of the people in his support circle actively opposed the casting, fearing that it would only lead to harsh crackdowns. A game in this setting might actually cast the players as CIA agents (including at least one mole) hunting down a gang of supernatural hippies. It could be madcap parody, or, in the proper hands, almost as serious as Big Trouble in Little China. |
08-14-2016, 12:09 PM | #2212 | |
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08-14-2016, 12:26 PM | #2213 |
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Try this idea Louis Antoine de Bougainville wanted to discover a new continent. In this Q6 world he did. Bougainville, the parallel were Bougainville was successful has a large continent in the Southern Pacific Ocean on the same latitudes as New Zealand but a couple of thousand miles to the east. Although smaller than Australia, this continent, name France Sud , has very rich volcanic soils and a rainier climate.
France, Britain, and Prussia, all send out colonies in the early 19th century. With it's rich soils and lack of diseases and weeds (read [urlhttps://www.amazon.com/Ecological-Imperialism-Biological-Expansion-Environment/dp/0521837324/ref=mt_hardcover?_encoding=UTF8&me=]this book[/url] to explain) the colonies all thrive. It is now the 1890's. Each of the three colonies wants to have the Lion's share of the rest of the continent. Each is backed by a great power. Basically it's a frontier version of European politics 1890's style. Great power conflicts with ranchers and six-guns.
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08-14-2016, 03:09 PM | #2214 | |
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Why are the colonies apparently independent enough to wage war? Wouldn't a "Scramble for Africa" situation emerge between Britain, France and Germany over the unclaimed territory? |
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08-15-2016, 11:29 AM | #2215 | |
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If this continent exists so far to the east, why hasn't Polynesian culture spread to South America? Basically, if the native culture is similar to the competently violent Maori, with all of those advantages, then attempts by colonizers to commit genocide against them could run into some real problems. Also, if the Polynesians use the continent as a base to have regular contact with South America (and introduce Old World diseases to them -- or even just a different set of diseases) the colonization of the New World would differ, substantially.
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08-16-2016, 01:35 PM | #2216 | |
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08-16-2016, 04:21 PM | #2218 |
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The Great War is averted when Russia is persuaded to avoid directly intervening to help Serbia. Instead there is an Austro-Serbian war that drags on due to Austrian ineptitude and Russian under-the table backing until it piddles to a stop. Lenin dies in Switzerland. There is a communist revolution in Russia in the 30s with Trotsky playing the leading role and with Britain, Germany and Japan teaming up to attack the new regime. Japan and the United States still fight over China.
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08-16-2016, 08:05 PM | #2219 | ||
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A world without WWI would be very steampunk, or even mix steampunk/dieselpunk/atompunk. It would somewhat resemble Gernsback, but more of an emphasis on the archaic political system, less on the weird tech (though there certainly would be some of that - perhaps Tesla's inventions helped keep the Austro-Hungarian Empire going). I had forgotten about Lucifer-5 - that is a definite 'weird tech no WWI'. It seems like it would take something the size of an asteroid strike to prevent a WWI. Maybe there's a world with no WWI, no great colonial rebellions, and Infinity/Centrum are trying to find out why. Quote:
If 'South France' is habitable in different places, that could explain why it was settled by different powers. With Australia, it's basically the southeast portion that was the only seriously habitable spot at the time. 'France Sud' could have a few different natural harbors spread out around the continent. I would recommend giving the continent a different, less obvious name. Maybe name it 'Bougainville'. In alternate timelines where there are different discoverers of the Americas/Oceania/etc., it's always tempting to just give places names that are 'New [Old World place]' or the like. While there are clear examples of that in the real world, it's noteworthy that most names are native, famous people, describing the area, etc. Even the 'New XX's can be named after not the most famous original places. It's New York, not New London; New Orleans, not New Paris. And sometimes even the 'New' is dropped out - there are two Portlands, for instance. |
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08-16-2016, 09:20 PM | #2220 |
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A super-Carrington-level event strikes Earth in March of 2000.
In addition to frying all orbital equipment, power systems around the world are destroyed, sometimes fused solid. 15 years later, the damage is repaired, but global politics are dramatically different... |
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