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Five Thinly Veiled Versions of Rome in SF
Five Thinly Veiled Versions of Rome in SF
Nov
.
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2024
12:07 pm
james_davis_nicoll
For some science fiction authors, all roads really do lead to Rome.
Five Thinly Veiled Versions of Rome in SF
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I read it as more like Aubrey and Maturin told by Gilbert and Sullivan, at least by 1105.
Re: Obligatory RPG comment.
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2024-11-13 09:25 pm (UTC)
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roseembolism
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.
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Re: Obligatory RPG comment.
Date: 2024-11-13 03:36 am (UTC)I read it as more like Aubrey and Maturin told by Gilbert and Sullivan, at least by 1105.
Re: Obligatory RPG comment.
Date: 2024-11-13 09:25 pm (UTC)