At 11:48 pm 9/8/98 EDT, Joe Revesz wrote: >Nathan King writes: >>I think ancient, advanced cities and old technology would be kind of >>cool, >>but (in my opinion), the technology should be totally alien to our >>modern >>way of thinking. Otherwise, the medieval atmosphere might get lost. >>What >>about 'spiritual technology'? An example could be that, instead of the >>Red >>Dragon using a spaceship, he 'phased' into the spiritual realm where >>he >>came from, taking the egg with him. He travelled for eons before >>'phasing >>out' into the physical world on Eden Again, where the egg hatched. A >>possibility? > >Yes, it is a possibility. But not necessarily for eons. How fast can a >spirit move? I can't think of a reason to set up rules for that, unless >an AM has two or more teams going on different parts of the world and >just has to harass them with the same demon. But dragons are limited by >their physical bodies, so a flying speed for them could prove a useful >tidbit. > >And, what is one laser pistol between friends? I was not suggesting that >vast caches of high tech equipment be found, just a device here and >there; very, very, rare occurrence. But, take away the spaceships, and >there is no reason for high tech. No big deal either way. > >Joe R While I tend to dislike the "high tech" concept (for the simple fact that I like my fantasy pretty much unsullied by science fiction), I do like the idea of there being evidence of ancient, prehistoric civilizations. Perhaps related to antediluvian (if EdenAgain had such a thing) man (or elves, or hobbits, or whatever)? Or, perhaps, some other cataclysm (related to the creation of dragons and Dark Creatures)? Jeff Smith - WilderLands Hold <>< <http://www.teleport.com/~thehold> =================================== "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world... "Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has!" ================================== Fight spam! Join C.A.U.C.E. <http://www.cauce.org>