Jim Sharkey wrote: > > That's an interesting idea, and one I hadn't considered! However, as > they might say at Terragens training schools, you can't really take > human experience and overlay it onto Galactic experience. The > extrapolation of "generations" makes some logical sense, but the > core idea that you *can* extrapolate from human history to Galactic > history may be flawed. > Ok, but at least it gives some "magnitudes" about what we are talking about. And we hit the 150 My ago critical date, when something nasty happened :-)
> Also, from strictly a "this is an awe-filled universe" point of view, > I *like* the idea of races such as the Tothtoon and Krallnith still > being out there adn having a legacy that stretches over half-a- > billion years. It gives the Four Galaxies a broader and (while I > know the Good Doctor would hate the expression) more romantic scope. > Maybe it's ok to have _one_ ancient race, but the problem is _too many_ ancient races. Worse: these races have just one client, and this client was uplifted some 500 My after the 1st race. This does not make much sense. > I imagine > that's just another reason why some Galactics hate Earthclan; here > are these obnoxious wolflings who got to become treated like nid- > level patrons because they've got two client races. > Yes - Earthclan got prestige without power. >> I am not the Evil Overlord, I just command one Legion of Terror :-) > > Yes, but that has to have some rewards? You know, pillaging > peasants, impressing pneumatic young women, that kind of thing, right? > Yes :-) Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
