Andrew Janssen wrote: > "Pragmatic and organized" is exactly the right word to describe the > Cedonians. Their cultural pragmatism was what allowed them to rule such > a large empire for long: a ruthless pursuit of efficiency. On the one > hand, Cedonians generally do not fall in to the trap of, "But that's the > way we've always done 'X'," if a more efficient way of doing 'X' becomes > available. On the other hand, the cultural tendency to take the action > that is most immediately workable, rather than the best possible action, > sometimes leads to unfortunate future consequences. It makes an interesting contrast with the mystical and individualistic culture around Exquaestio. This has its problems as well, but pragmatic organization wouldn't have allowed them to develop their magic (for example) as far as they currently have. (And, indeed, trying to get the Rohain to develop their powers along structured lines would be completely hopeless.) Interesting. If I forget, remind me of this when Exquaestio expands into Cedonia. It looks like they should have some special problems when that happens. Jefferson (Exquaestio) http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/Exq_Main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
