Quote:Not entirely true. B5 does have FTL communications that seem to work much like Trek's subspace radio. And shield technology does exist in B5 -- but only the Vorlons have it. It is very much ultratech there.
Warp drive, subspace, and related technologies, including shields, simply don't work in the B5 universe
And just because one setting has standardized on one variety of FTL doesn't mean others aren't available. Just because one setting doesn't show a line of technical development doesn't mean it's impossible there. Different civilizations have different priorities and develop along different lines, and people have a tendency to find something that works, perfect it and stick with it.
One thing in favor of this scenario, btw, is that that one B5 TV movie has already hinted that the Cthulhu mythos intersected the B5 universe.
-- Bob
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It's a "magical" land. I think "magical" is ancient Greek for "pain in the butt". -- Bun-Bun, Sluggy Freelance, 11/9/03