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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 9273712" data-attributes="member: 6684958"><p>Right, I never said there was just One Way. I said 'basically the way you put out a fire is with water'. If something catches on fire, you throw some water on it: this is very Basic. If your house caught on fire you could just let your whole house burn down and the fire will go out with nothing left to burn. Or you could build a huge air tight done around the house, suck all the air out, and put out the fire. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Again, it's not about a trap or anything having Only One specific thing. It's that there are common, basic ways to do things. Sure can say there are a million ways to do something...but like nearly all of them are impractical or at least impossible for a person to do. If your hungry you eat some food....sure you Could, Theoretically Turn Back Time to a time when you were not hungry and not be hungry: but you can't turn back time.</p><p></p><p>Right, at the most basic, talking about an individual in just plain clothing, there is nothing much they can do for anything. They only have a couple things they can do. Even if they were well equipped or in an area with a lot of things, there is still only so much they can do...depending on what they have. And this is all dependent on the intelligence of the person too. </p><p></p><p>And...well...to do your spin: So why do you say there is no water in an ancient pyramid? Do you think ancient pyramids are only found in dry water-less places? </p><p></p><p>Your really describing basic RPG play here: "players solve dozens of little problems".</p><p></p><p>This is just personal preference, of course.</p><p></p><p>Well, guess that would explain some things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 9273712, member: 6684958"] Right, I never said there was just One Way. I said 'basically the way you put out a fire is with water'. If something catches on fire, you throw some water on it: this is very Basic. If your house caught on fire you could just let your whole house burn down and the fire will go out with nothing left to burn. Or you could build a huge air tight done around the house, suck all the air out, and put out the fire. Again, it's not about a trap or anything having Only One specific thing. It's that there are common, basic ways to do things. Sure can say there are a million ways to do something...but like nearly all of them are impractical or at least impossible for a person to do. If your hungry you eat some food....sure you Could, Theoretically Turn Back Time to a time when you were not hungry and not be hungry: but you can't turn back time. Right, at the most basic, talking about an individual in just plain clothing, there is nothing much they can do for anything. They only have a couple things they can do. Even if they were well equipped or in an area with a lot of things, there is still only so much they can do...depending on what they have. And this is all dependent on the intelligence of the person too. And...well...to do your spin: So why do you say there is no water in an ancient pyramid? Do you think ancient pyramids are only found in dry water-less places? Your really describing basic RPG play here: "players solve dozens of little problems". This is just personal preference, of course. Well, guess that would explain some things. [/QUOTE]
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