04-11-2018, 02:12 PM | #91 |
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Re: A character type for a Star Trek game
Among even the original series writers and showrunners this argument existed. Catspaw, the Halloween episode, both debunked magic and proclaimed its existence.
Human beings both embrace skepticism and mysticism, often at the same time.
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04-11-2018, 03:19 PM | #92 |
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Re: A character type for a Star Trek game
In "Catspaw", it was shown that the "magic" wielded by the antagonists was merely technology advanced beyond the understanding of 23rd-century Federation science - just as a butane lighter might appear "magical" to a Lascaux cave painter, but is still a marvel of technology, not sorcery.
Similarly, the various godlike energy beings shown in TOS are again "merely" highly advanced - I think it was the Melkotians who said something about humans being on their level in about a million years.
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04-11-2018, 09:21 PM | #94 | |
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04-11-2018, 09:46 PM | #95 |
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Re: A character type for a Star Trek game
It seemed like they were making claims about reality not only the Star Trek universe.
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04-11-2018, 09:50 PM | #97 | |
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And yes, the PC I created was concerned about people's beliefs. Even when he didn't share then. That's true of many scholars.
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In the later episodes some of that still goes on, but it is more refined. In any case, as I said, it is legitimate to have a Trek character who believes in supernatural things or is interested in them(whether or not he believes).
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05-09-2018, 10:36 AM | #99 |
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I agree. Mind you it would also be appropriate for them to have a -1 reputation as superstitious if it's the TNG era Federation and they do believe rather than just study.
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05-09-2018, 12:44 PM | #100 |
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That would seem to be appropriate to the context.
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