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<blockquote data-quote="Magi_Gabriel" data-source="post: 4967600" data-attributes="member: 34598">TMP functions in a future that is magically identical to our own in social values etc primarily because nobody knows for sure how the future will go and people can't resist the idea of writing a fictional future as an opportunity to jump on a soap box.While this is arguably a huge part ofwhat makes Science Fiction writing great, it does create problems with conflicting views and values when you try to apply it to a large group.For example: You may believe taht in the future there will likely be a lower age of consent for drinking, other people may believe that not only will the age limit remain, but there will be options for parents to put their children on chemical treatments to stop them from drinking alcohol etc.While this kind of speculation does lead for great brainstorming and debate, and probably the seeds for some great science fiction writing any major changes to the setting invariably mean snubbing someone else and then the expectation that everyone who uses the setting will build characters around these ideas.&nbsp; That leads to more things for people to argue about instead of roleplaying.So we keep everything magically similar to our own time line to make the setting as accessible and simple to manage as possible.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Magi_Gabriel, post: 4967600, member: 34598"] TMP functions in a future that is magically identical to our own in social values etc primarily because nobody knows for sure how the future will go and people can't resist the idea of writing a fictional future as an opportunity to jump on a soap box. While this is arguably a huge part ofwhat makes Science Fiction writing great, it does create problems with conflicting views and values when you try to apply it to a large group. For example: You may believe taht in the future there will likely be a lower age of consent for drinking, other people may believe that not only will the age limit remain, but there will be options for parents to put their children on chemical treatments to stop them from drinking alcohol etc. While this kind of speculation does lead for great brainstorming and debate, and probably the seeds for some great science fiction writing any major changes to the setting invariably mean snubbing someone else and then the expectation that everyone who uses the setting will build characters around these ideas. That leads to more things for people to argue about instead of roleplaying. So we keep everything magically similar to our own time line to make the setting as accessible and simple to manage as possible. [/QUOTE]

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