Re: [HOE] Quick question....

[Dirk <darklord@dark-sky.net>]

I believe it was once stated that real science couldn't be derived from Mad
Science because it was magical in nature. Also, a lot of the real scientists of
our time probably went the way of the mad since it was easier, hence the slow
down in real technological advancement. Imagine this, you are a scientist
drawing upon the work of hundreds and thousands of other scientists in your
field. Now imagine that the number of other scientists is only a handful and ask
yourself, how much would your work be slowed by not having other sources to work
with.

--Dirk

Jeff Shoffner wrote:

> I've been meaning to ask a question on the HoE section that may be answered
> in the books, but since I only have "the two" rule books, I don't know......
>
> Considering all the funky gizmos in DL Weird West, why are all the guns in
> HoE so normal?  Where are the laser pistols & the plasma guns, & hyperspace
> grenades, & such?  Yeah, these things would most likely be gizmos too, but
> the manitous were whispering into the Mad Scientists' ears right up until
> they stopped, right?  So shouldn't there be some really cool gizmos out
> there?  Even better, since this stuff got a leg up during the 1870s,
> shouldn't that give the sane scientists enough time to study the gizmos, &
> have them make sensible items out of them?  (ie: gizmos with a Reliability
> of 20)  Like the Deep Space Nine actor says in that commercial:  "It's now
> the 21st century.  So where are the flying cars??!  I was promised flying
> cars!!!!"
>
> Jeff S
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