> Make the organization the universe; make it alive. Have it tell of all > the little races running around from its own perspective. Add some of its > personal viewpoints, and make it biased to be even more interesting. Then > the societies may have a skewed perception of the other races. > That gives me some intresting ideas about Hyperspace. Then there's the old Kabbalistic idea that the universe exists so God can learn about himself. > > OR > > Have a higly technologically advanced race giving its viewpoints as an > outside observer. This race would remain apart from the game so we would > all not be killed off. > Why do we always associate technology and morality? At the risk of stretching the metaphor past the breaking point we can run with the sailing the spaceways metaphor. Swiping the decor from a late 19th century English ship of the line, everything is crisp white or highly polished brass. (Gilbert and Sullivan -- he polished up the brass so throughly that now he is the admiral of the queens navy.) This is set, through port holes perhaps, against a stark black backdrop speckled with stars. Societies could be presented as ports of call, the main page as the deck, the map page as a chart room, the rules section as the rigging or engine room. Does this sound good or too much? Rylen ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
