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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 7472266" data-attributes="member: 6801228"><p>I know it is simplistic to say he was wrong, but... how do I explain this. </p><p></p><p>How often do you sit down at the table to play, and talk about the bell curves and statistical probabilities, and how all of that tells you that there shouldn't be more than a handful of large predators in this section of the gameworld, because science tells us that a large predator needs so many miles of territory and according to real world conservation science, this is an unsustainable ecology you find yourselves in. </p><p></p><p></p><p>It applies to what you are doing, technically, but it misses the real point to a degree. I don't see how the model of science and reality theorized by ancient philosophers ties into whether or not the setting allows you to tell stories that interest your players and how useful the assumptions of that setting are for the majority of tables. </p><p></p><p>And, I'm not trying to be dismissive of Yaarel's point... but the only point in Yaarel's post I could find is "this model of the universe was first put forth by Aristotle." Which is a fine point of trivia, but I don't see the larger context of how it ties into the conversations being had here. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And I hope it does, because universal truths seem to hard to write. And a lot of people prefer to keep their peas and mashed potatoes separated on their plate. (Bad analogy that makes sense)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 7472266, member: 6801228"] I know it is simplistic to say he was wrong, but... how do I explain this. How often do you sit down at the table to play, and talk about the bell curves and statistical probabilities, and how all of that tells you that there shouldn't be more than a handful of large predators in this section of the gameworld, because science tells us that a large predator needs so many miles of territory and according to real world conservation science, this is an unsustainable ecology you find yourselves in. It applies to what you are doing, technically, but it misses the real point to a degree. I don't see how the model of science and reality theorized by ancient philosophers ties into whether or not the setting allows you to tell stories that interest your players and how useful the assumptions of that setting are for the majority of tables. And, I'm not trying to be dismissive of Yaarel's point... but the only point in Yaarel's post I could find is "this model of the universe was first put forth by Aristotle." Which is a fine point of trivia, but I don't see the larger context of how it ties into the conversations being had here. And I hope it does, because universal truths seem to hard to write. And a lot of people prefer to keep their peas and mashed potatoes separated on their plate. (Bad analogy that makes sense) [/QUOTE]
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