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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3347783" data-attributes="member: 22779">Origin or not, the usage is completely different.&nbsp; Tyrannosaurus is a word that has been around and used in fantasy for probably as long as fantasy has existed as a genre.&nbsp; Or at least pretty closely.&nbsp; Necromancy and Thaumaturgy have been part of the genre and the game for decades.Technobabble words like Psychometabolism have no such history to stand on in the genre.&nbsp; I'm not saying that they have no place in the game.&nbsp; I'm fairly ambivalent either way, but, I can certainly understand why they might not be acceptable to genre fans.&nbsp; For the same reason that we don't really add in words like scientist into the game.&nbsp; Instead, we use alchemist, despite the fact that both terms could likely apply depending on the setting.&nbsp; Alchemist carries all sorts of fantasy connotations that scientist or naturalist doesn't.&nbsp; Instead of using geneticist, we use Biothaumaturgist.&nbsp; Connotations are important.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3347783, member: 22779"] Origin or not, the usage is completely different. Tyrannosaurus is a word that has been around and used in fantasy for probably as long as fantasy has existed as a genre. Or at least pretty closely. Necromancy and Thaumaturgy have been part of the genre and the game for decades. Technobabble words like Psychometabolism have no such history to stand on in the genre. I'm not saying that they have no place in the game. I'm fairly ambivalent either way, but, I can certainly understand why they might not be acceptable to genre fans. For the same reason that we don't really add in words like scientist into the game. Instead, we use alchemist, despite the fact that both terms could likely apply depending on the setting. Alchemist carries all sorts of fantasy connotations that scientist or naturalist doesn't. Instead of using geneticist, we use Biothaumaturgist. Connotations are important. [/QUOTE]

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