And then there are the giant space-gorps of course.
On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Osentalka <Osentalka_at_KrOlp-eSr0Vxv9HTSPvpUDxG79VONwiPAbzCzegd1ZljVkZVgjxuOYq-w3BmH8kNmJ0YpOPeqIx6efwPUYVyr98.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
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> Glorantha Trek!
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> Classic:
> Federation (friendly patch-work empire of many races) = World Council of
> Friends
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> Vulcans (beings of pure logic) = Mostali
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> Klingons (agressive brutes with ill manners) = Uz
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> TNG additions:
> Borg (group mind) = Aldryami
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> DS9 additions:
> The Dominion (patch-work empire of many races, with obscure casting of new
> members) = Lunar Empire
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> Cardassians (helpers of a mighty force, that see themselves as the true
> rulers) = Tarshites
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "narsham01" <Narsham_at_yD5QLuTP7X274VZUNbODo6GG517I9PmXvHUIEMNzS3emmaAWDFB2a-GonIQGDQcQjqAKL-uLHP4XF-vODA.yahoo.invalid>
> To: <WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 7:39 PM
> Subject: What if Star Trek were set in Glorantha?
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> Here's a not-in-any-way-serious musing of mine:
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> What if the Trek captains lived in Glorantha?
> Kirk would be an Orlanthi. Sleep with lots of women and then leave
> them, take immediate action and then mop up the mistakes afterwards,
> and "be the man." All those long pauses in his speech must be a form
> of worship, letting the breeze blow...
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> Archer would be an Orlanthi too. But he's stuck in some kind of weird
> campaign built around a mixture of earth cults, dragonnewts and
> sorcery. He's probably a good heroquester, though.
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> Picard's a Lunar. Consults with all his underlings before taking any
> action? Check. Seems to know how bureaucracies work but willing to
> exploit the rules instead of blindly following them? Check. Staying
> behind on the ship while sending others into danger? Check. Putting
> your immediate subordinate in a red shirt and sending him into harm's
> way? Check. Dealings with an obviously Chaotic being who somehow
> seems to have his best interests at heart? Check.
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> Plus, he's French. I mean, c'mon.
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> Sisko's a light worshipper. Probably a Yelm, not that he's recognized
> as such by too many people. He's likely to be a late-edition Yelm,
> though, following the mystical path. Sisko solves problems by having
> made himself into the kind of person who can solve those kinds of
> problems. He doesn't always have a good reason for anything he does,
> but things tend to work out anyway. Also, the Cardassians are
> obviously air worshippers. That explains why Gul Dukat keeps trying
> to kidnap Kira, too...
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> And Janeway? Janeway is a Godlearner. Once she's made her mind up,
> no amount of reality is going to change it. Simply use the power you
> have to rewrite reality and make it the way you want it. The last
> episode of Voyager just clinches it.
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> David
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