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Meme and short essay
Jun. 18th, 2007 12:21 pm1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next three sentences in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.
As a species, humans are physically, culturally, and politically diverse. Hardy or fine, light-skined or dark, humans remain one of the most dominant species through out all eras of play. Personality: Human personality runs the gamut of possibilities, though members of this species tend to be highly adaptable, tenacious, and willing to keep striving no matter the odds.
~Star Wars, Saga Edition, RPG manual.
On a side note, since this is what came up. I've read a lot of RPG manuals and in regards to humans they always say that they're very adaptable and diverse etc. Other species, every individual is all the same. They're all "calm, peaceful, tranquil and gentle" (Ithorians) or "Violent, tenacious and dedicated" (Rodains) which doesn't make any sense, since when is an entire race of millions or billions of people definable in three words?
And now that I think about it why do all non-human races have only one society, one culture, one way of doing things? All the Klingons are a warrior race bent on Honor. All Vulcans embrace logic. There's an entire planet of these people and they're all the same. They don't have different countries or religions. They're all one society. And those that do happen to have different beliefs are heretics or rebels or different from the norm.
I suppose it's because it's rather difficult to come up with one alien culture, much less five or six. But at least they could be indicated, or hinted at even if they aren't shown.
I now must do this for my own races.
Bugger.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next three sentences in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST.
As a species, humans are physically, culturally, and politically diverse. Hardy or fine, light-skined or dark, humans remain one of the most dominant species through out all eras of play. Personality: Human personality runs the gamut of possibilities, though members of this species tend to be highly adaptable, tenacious, and willing to keep striving no matter the odds.
~Star Wars, Saga Edition, RPG manual.
On a side note, since this is what came up. I've read a lot of RPG manuals and in regards to humans they always say that they're very adaptable and diverse etc. Other species, every individual is all the same. They're all "calm, peaceful, tranquil and gentle" (Ithorians) or "Violent, tenacious and dedicated" (Rodains) which doesn't make any sense, since when is an entire race of millions or billions of people definable in three words?
And now that I think about it why do all non-human races have only one society, one culture, one way of doing things? All the Klingons are a warrior race bent on Honor. All Vulcans embrace logic. There's an entire planet of these people and they're all the same. They don't have different countries or religions. They're all one society. And those that do happen to have different beliefs are heretics or rebels or different from the norm.
I suppose it's because it's rather difficult to come up with one alien culture, much less five or six. But at least they could be indicated, or hinted at even if they aren't shown.
I now must do this for my own races.
Bugger.
