[ATE/IW] Ecological Collapse

safisher · 06-07-2016, 10:14 AM

One thing to keep in mind is that all historical collapses have been regional and temporary. If one part of the world is in trouble, some other part of the world is flourishing. Fiction often approaches the issue of collapse as if they are global and permanent. From the standpoint of an RPG, it's perfectly ok to have a temporary regional collapse. Thus, playing out the lives of PCs caught in North America during and after the Yellowstone Caldera blows can be exciting, even if tea time is uninterrupted in the UK.

06-07-2016, 10:14 AM	#18
safisher Gunnery Sergeant, Imperial Marines Coauthor, *GURPS High-Tech* Join Date: Oct 2004	Re: [ATE/IW] Ecological Collapse One thing to keep in mind is that all historical collapses have been regional and temporary. If one part of the world is in trouble, some other part of the world is flourishing. Fiction often approaches the issue of collapse as if they are global and permanent. From the standpoint of an RPG, it's perfectly ok to have a temporary regional collapse. Thus, playing out the lives of PCs caught in North America during and after the Yellowstone Caldera blows can be exciting, even if tea time is uninterrupted in the UK. __________________ Buy my stuff on E23. My GURPS blog, *Dark Journeys*, is here. My D&D blog, Grappling Hook, is here. Fav Blogs: Doug Cole here , C.R. Rice's here, & Hans Christian Vortisch here.