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Five Thinly Veiled Versions of Rome in SF



For some science fiction authors, all roads really do lead to Rome.

Five Thinly Veiled Versions of Rome in SF
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Re: Obligatory RPG comment.

[personal profile] patrick_morris_miller 2024-11-13 03:36 am (UTC)(link)

I read it as more like Aubrey and Maturin told by Gilbert and Sullivan, at least by 1105.

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Re: Obligatory RPG comment.

[personal profile] roseembolism 2024-11-13 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I ran it like this, especially as there didn't seen to be dedicated intelligence agencies, so the whole matter of identifying save dealing with threats to the Imperium feel into interested Nobles, of varying levels of competency.