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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6020947" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>Gatling guns date back to the Civil War, but they're a bit of a pain in the neck to work with, and are not singe-man portable.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Modern semi-automatics and automatics don't deal well with the soot of black powder. So, simply reloading the shells with what's available doesn't work. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>From the look of it, that capability does exist, but is limited, so the weapons are limited to officers.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Because he's in the field, not at home? </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I expect the algebra teacher had one to generate electricity locally. But, they wont' be widespread, as fuel would likely be scarce, because the infrastructure to get fossil fuels without electricity hasn't been re-built yet. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That wasn't in perfect condition, for one thing. I've had 10-year old T-shirts that looked like that. So, say the shirt sits in an abandoned Wal-mart, or someone's dresser drawer, for a couple years, until he digs it out and uses it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As noted upthread - synthetic fabrics survive pretty well with time. If many people died off soon after the blackout, there'd be a surplus afterwards.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Bona fide</em> new plots are harder to come by than people think. There are *billions* of us on the planet, and we are constantly telling stories, and have been for millennia. There are few plots left undiscovered. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh, I think they'll get to the mystery, given that the father (and uncle) of the main character seems to be central to the issue, and we've now seen two McGuffins linked to it. </p><p></p><p>But, honestly, the mystery isn't the interesting bit (at least to me). How people deal with the mystery is. They can (and I think should) just elide over it with pseudo-scientific gobbledegook. Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow, and all that, is fine - just have the interactions between forces and characters be interesting in the process.</p><p></p><p>So maybe...</p><p></p><p>Season 1: Get on our feat, learn the players, and that there may be a way to turn the power back on.</p><p></p><p>Season 2: Quest to turn the power back on. Hunt McGuffins, perform magic ritual, etc, all while fending off the various players.</p><p></p><p>Season 3: Begin dealing with having power back on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6020947, member: 177"] Gatling guns date back to the Civil War, but they're a bit of a pain in the neck to work with, and are not singe-man portable. Modern semi-automatics and automatics don't deal well with the soot of black powder. So, simply reloading the shells with what's available doesn't work. From the look of it, that capability does exist, but is limited, so the weapons are limited to officers. Because he's in the field, not at home? I expect the algebra teacher had one to generate electricity locally. But, they wont' be widespread, as fuel would likely be scarce, because the infrastructure to get fossil fuels without electricity hasn't been re-built yet. That wasn't in perfect condition, for one thing. I've had 10-year old T-shirts that looked like that. So, say the shirt sits in an abandoned Wal-mart, or someone's dresser drawer, for a couple years, until he digs it out and uses it. As noted upthread - synthetic fabrics survive pretty well with time. If many people died off soon after the blackout, there'd be a surplus afterwards. [I]Bona fide[/I] new plots are harder to come by than people think. There are *billions* of us on the planet, and we are constantly telling stories, and have been for millennia. There are few plots left undiscovered. Oh, I think they'll get to the mystery, given that the father (and uncle) of the main character seems to be central to the issue, and we've now seen two McGuffins linked to it. But, honestly, the mystery isn't the interesting bit (at least to me). How people deal with the mystery is. They can (and I think should) just elide over it with pseudo-scientific gobbledegook. Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow, and all that, is fine - just have the interactions between forces and characters be interesting in the process. So maybe... Season 1: Get on our feat, learn the players, and that there may be a way to turn the power back on. Season 2: Quest to turn the power back on. Hunt McGuffins, perform magic ritual, etc, all while fending off the various players. Season 3: Begin dealing with having power back on. [/QUOTE]
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