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12/13/11(Tue)13:58 No.17202964A simple thought for this setting.
The Greeks managed to actually create Plato's perfect forms; objects and concepts that so embody their fundamental nature that the rise above mundane objects. A sword, for example, is designed to cut and not break, so a Platonic sword can cut through just about anything and is extremely durable. Springs are designed to absorb energy as they coil, so a Platonic spring could absorb a tremendous amount of energy before being sprung. All the advanced technology is based on this. Archimedes laser? Used Platonic mirrors.
Only the truly great Philosopher-Artisans can make truly perfect Platonic items. Lesser men can instill some basic Platonic elements, but cannot make the items truly perfect. With the example of the sword, they could make it Platonically sharp, but not Platonically strong.
And then there were the great Philosopher-Kings who tried to make Platonic Men. It was an experiment of mixed success. They made men of Platonic Body but not Platonic Mind, and men of Platonic Mind but not Platonic body. The men of Platonic body were superhumanly strong and fast, nigh-immortal. The men of Platonic Mind were geniuses, natrual Philosopher-Kings and Philosopher-Artisans themselves. When they bred with normal men and women, the produced offspring who inherited some of their perfection, but not all. A man of Platonic Mind may produce a son who is a perfect Strategist, or a perfect composer, but not both. A man of Platonic Body's daughter might be immortal or super strong, but not both.
And of course, our heroes, the players, have a little Platonic blood in them... |