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(Quote) I would be!
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(Quote) Sorta like Firefly...
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I think in the book, it was inferred that it was their ONLY chance at survival. as these apes were all but extinct in the wild. But yes, a lot of people over here really like animals, and like to go see them. Not everyone, mind, but it's a big count…
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In the words of the immortal Tina Turner, "what's love got to do with it?"
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(Quote) I am in full agreement there. It's not NOT science Fiction...
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(Quote) Why I was thinking "side-effect" there...
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(Quote) The Bonobos were wonderfully drawn. I don't know if this is a deliberate policy or a side effect of something else, but it does have that quality in the end.
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(Quote) Romance was not the word I would use either...
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(Quote) :o
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I was totally sucked in, lived the story, and finished with over half the month left. I read another couple books in the meantime, and had to refresh my memory from my notes
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(Quote) I was considering having the players play the bonobos, actually. My players would love it! But then I have those players....
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The ending shocked me. I had stopped for the day before half a page from the last sentence because I had no idea it was about to end. I was like "Whaaaat?". No wrap up, no resolution, no preparation, just stoppage. I occasionally write son…
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(Quote) Hmmm - I thought it was why she was so remote and observant, as she could not share in normal lives, at least she could watch them, and this led directly to her science.
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(Quote) I was referring to her actions after the hysterectomy, when she was free from the pain.
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(Quote) Hurricanes?
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(Quote) The Theory of Bastards was what was motivating Frankie as she began to get involved with the Bonobos, as they didn't seem to follow the Theory.
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Research Institutes and Wildlife Sanctuaries, and the institute is both, primarily run on the income from endowments and a lot of corporate funding, with visitors bringing welcome cash - not just tickets but snacks and souvenirs - and the occasional…
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That last is very true!
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Damn! I meant to ask what people felt about this! It's in my notes, and I just missed it!
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Yeah - I kept seeing the romance foreshadowed and hoping I was wrong... but I wasn't
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As to the people visiting, most had children with them, who did not have Bindis. which makes sense.
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I read the classic Sir Richard Burton translation of the Arabian Nights, and loved it! A different, more recent translation might be cool!
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I have the Brendan Voyage and would be fine with any Tim Severin book... Added: Oh! I would be fine with RPG guidebooks too!
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I'm cool with non-fiction! Or Arabian Nights. Or Ninefox Gambit.
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(Quote) No worries! :D
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Long ago, a friend gave me a copy of A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which I started reading - this friend was a good judge of books, but I hated it. I thought it was the worst, most senseless drivel ever written, and I threw it against the wall…
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I don't know Neil! My experiences were radically different. I zipped through the book - I even took breaks and read other books to slow myself down, as I wanted it fresh in my mind for discussion. It didn't seem long at all. Now I agree with you in …
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I'd read it!
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(Quote) There ya go! :p
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(Quote) I actually just did that, with a prelude campaign set in our world in 2023, to set up the eventual magitech SF campaign, set in 2123.