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<blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 3571810" data-attributes="member: 2020">Again, the Terran nation in question has such weaponry at it's disposal, that it can destroy the entire world.&nbsp; This is true of one of the other great nations of that world.&nbsp; It may be true of several more.&nbsp; What meaning does birth rate have, when one can easily destroy the entire world?&nbsp; In the Masque of the Red Death setting, the United States of America and other countries do as they do, because the Red Death enjoys suffering and pain, and encourages development of weapons to further those ends.&nbsp; In Shadowrun, the United American and Canadian States are in a detente with the Indian Nations of Western America.&nbsp; In the World of Darkness, the Technocracy insists on altering reality so that such weapons may exist.&nbsp; In spite of all reason and efforts by other mages, the Technocracy has succeeded in producing it's mechanized world.&nbsp; And Belief will not allow it any other way (not without paradox.)&nbsp; In short, the realities on modern Terra (regardless of the version) are a special case.&nbsp; They involve situations completely outside the rules, books, and novels covering the main D&amp;D settings.&nbsp; Apples and oranges, here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Edena_of_Neith, post: 3571810, member: 2020"] Again, the Terran nation in question has such weaponry at it's disposal, that it can destroy the entire world. This is true of one of the other great nations of that world. It may be true of several more. What meaning does birth rate have, when one can easily destroy the entire world? In the Masque of the Red Death setting, the United States of America and other countries do as they do, because the Red Death enjoys suffering and pain, and encourages development of weapons to further those ends. In Shadowrun, the United American and Canadian States are in a detente with the Indian Nations of Western America. In the World of Darkness, the Technocracy insists on altering reality so that such weapons may exist. In spite of all reason and efforts by other mages, the Technocracy has succeeded in producing it's mechanized world. And Belief will not allow it any other way (not without paradox.) In short, the realities on modern Terra (regardless of the version) are a special case. They involve situations completely outside the rules, books, and novels covering the main D&D settings. Apples and oranges, here. [/QUOTE]

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