Re: Ecology of the Scro

>        Ok I see your point for groundling nations that are stuck in the
>Medieval times, but how would you classify Spelljamming Technology (or
>should I say Magology,) is it advance magic? Now don't these cultures that
>have to adapt to living in space have the need to advance somewhat in order
>to adapt to this environment.

I don't classify it, it's magic:)

>        Even in the Spelljamming canon, it would appear that the
>spelljamming cultures are in the Renesause era when the Unhuman war 1 ended,
>(At least some are) unless I missed something. Now since 300 years have
>passed between the Unhuman wars 1 and 2 wouldn't the tech be somewhere in
>the 17th or 18th century technology?

<shrug> The major tech changes from Ren to Reformation aren't unbalancing,
IMO, so I don't mind adding abit of that in. I use HR4 A Mighty Fortress
Campaign to represent cultures that have achieved that level.  I don't push
the elves there, as I think their increased use of magic, long lifespans,
and lack of threats would help keep them where they are.

But I try to keep my Spelljammer firmly fantasy, even Tolkien fantasy to an
extent. If I want to play sci-fi or space opera I play Star Wars (a much
better RPG system for such conepts, IMO. Though, I haven't tried Alternity
yet. I'm considering it still).

Paul Westermeyer,  westermeyer.3@???.edu
Phd Candidate, OSU Dept of History
Adjunct Professor, Columbus State Humanities Dept