[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Alternative nation dialog

[aliaga <aliaga@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 01-03-02 01:20 -0400, you wrote:
> Part of the whole lack of taking seriously of Mysticism, Philosophy and
> Religion. The U.S. was not founded on normal mass-market Christianity -
> "exoteric" religion. A lot of its founders were rather more into
> "esoteric" ("occult") religion/mysticism.
That's what I was thinking about when bringing Newton about. Benjamin 
Franklin and electricity certainly fit the model.

> In a way the "Diplomat" unit
> provides a lot of the kind of mysterious hijinx that would often be
> attributed rather to "mages" and "wizards" and such. Accordingly in my
> Quest for Fire scenario I am experimenting with the introduction of Magus
> and Wizard and including a Shamanism tech in addition to Polytheism; and
Sounds really interesting! Diplos are so powerful, why not split them into 
more units?

> in my Proxima Centauri scenario I am experimenting with combining
> Polytheism and Monotheism to come up with Pantheism and (partly due to
> native ("alien") influences (Planetary Ecology of the new planet)) leading
> eventually the The Force, Jedi (with Chivalry), Sith (with The Dark Side,
> which requires Espionage), and Jedi Knights (with Light Sabre which
> requires Force Fields and Jedi)...
Whoa, that trick of sneaking unseen would be cool. But the Force should 
force you to dress and speak funny, too :-)
And do not underestimate the power of such things as breathing masks to 
allow the creation of wonderfully powerful warriors!  :-D