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Writing a story where an emissary from a more advanced civilization has arrived to give weapons to a a civilization that has only recently graduated to crossbows so that they can defeat their enemies. I'm just not sure what the technology IS. Should I go with the obvious and have it be gunpowder/firearms? Something a little more techy that these people will still be able to figure out, repair and perhaps replicate? Or just go with something that's essentially magic? I don't know anything about my advanced civilization yet so the possibilities are pretty wide open.

Date: 2012-03-28 06:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ozma914.livejournal.com
Yep, makes perfect sense! If I were him, though, I'd be careful about not giving them weapons that are *too* advanced -- it might come back to bite him, in much the way it did in North American when the natives got ahold of horses.

Date: 2012-03-28 07:28 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] allisnow.livejournal.com
I also don't want to give them weapons that are too far beyond them, either, because eventually they will need to be repaired and replaced. I don't think it would be too far beyond my civilization to figure out what's in gunpowder and how to replicate it, but it's going to mean some research on my part. :-p

Date: 2012-03-28 08:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ozma914.livejournal.com
Research is one of the best parts of the job! Imagine all the AK-47's breaking, and the users trying to use them as muzzle loaders ...

Anyway, you're killing all my ideas! Guess I'll just have to hold onto them for some future project. :-)

Date: 2012-03-28 03:15 pm (UTC)
ext_36286: (tv // mlp // pony peek)
From: [identity profile] allisnow.livejournal.com
LOL, I don't mean to kill your ideas, I'm just trying to be more... explicit about my needs ;)

Date: 2012-03-29 06:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ozma914.livejournal.com
That did the trick! It's one reason why I don't like the idea of writing with a partner: Even when I don't consciously know exactly where I'm going, I tend to end up with pretty specific thoughts once I start talking about it, if that makes sense.

Date: 2012-03-29 06:05 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] allisnow.livejournal.com
I don't think I could ever write with a partner. The closest I ever came was a fanfic round robin and it drove me crazy. I need CONTROL.

Date: 2012-03-29 10:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ozma914.livejournal.com
Exactly my feeling!

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