Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Kareyev" data-source="post: 1537267" data-attributes="member: 4823">Years ago I ran a game in college.&nbsp; Several of the players were grad students in various sciences.&nbsp; One day after a very long physics exam I was running a game where a human wizard and a dwarven fighter fell a distance together.&nbsp; For some reason my sleep deprived brain came up with a description of the dwarf hitting the ground first as he weighed more.&nbsp; After they got over their shock and horror the players started to try and correct my physics.&nbsp; Thanks to my lack of sleep and knowledge that I was completely outclassed in science by them I didn't even try to come up with an excuse.&nbsp; I just sat there, smiled, and said &quot;oh really&quot;.&nbsp; They ended up throwing the dwarf and various objects over the side of the cliff finding different results every time.&nbsp; (well, the dwarf kept jumping, but that is another story).I found little need for a consistant science in my fantasy.&nbsp; It is partially how I explain the lack of progress across the aeons.&nbsp; For those that want consistancy, they can pray to lawful gods.&nbsp; Perhaps this is how great empires rise.&nbsp; Perhaps that is why they stagnate and die as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kareyev, post: 1537267, member: 4823"] Years ago I ran a game in college. Several of the players were grad students in various sciences. One day after a very long physics exam I was running a game where a human wizard and a dwarven fighter fell a distance together. For some reason my sleep deprived brain came up with a description of the dwarf hitting the ground first as he weighed more. After they got over their shock and horror the players started to try and correct my physics. Thanks to my lack of sleep and knowledge that I was completely outclassed in science by them I didn't even try to come up with an excuse. I just sat there, smiled, and said "oh really". They ended up throwing the dwarf and various objects over the side of the cliff finding different results every time. (well, the dwarf kept jumping, but that is another story). I found little need for a consistant science in my fantasy. It is partially how I explain the lack of progress across the aeons. For those that want consistancy, they can pray to lawful gods. Perhaps this is how great empires rise. Perhaps that is why they stagnate and die as well. [/QUOTE]

Verification