Quote:However, the most important thing to happen in the war is that the U.N. has to come out of it stronger than it went into it. Without that, the IST world crumbles around us.Exactly. Which means that even if China rolls over all of Asia, we need an exceptional response or set of responses. Resistance movements come to mind as one element to put into play, now that I think on it.
Ooooh, ooooh, evil idea. This probably is not nearly as good for an established timeline as it would be for a game playing out that timeline as it develops, but if we were to have the rise of a counterpart to Conqueror, and leave his actual loyalties in the dark until the very end...
And since we're bringing up the weird science aspect of the war, you know it's going to drive the TL of the world up. I've been very seriously considering having the world circa 2015 at TL10, albeit just over the line. What do you guys think? Is it too far ahead? Will it make the setting too different from the "real world"? Admittedly, we can "insulate" a lot of TL10 by saying it's not in the mass market yet, but still... Conversely, can we avoid raising the TL without looking like the world's been deliberately retarded in that regard?
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.