I did love the psionic concept, as well, which came up in the TNE-RCES
thread back in the day. Reminds me how I wanted to explore that.
Also recall how there was a parallel with AI, particularly on the EW
concepts like sovereignty and point identity, etc.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015, 19:04 [Traveller_TNE] <
> wrote:
>
>
> Yes, I did deliberately leave it ambiguous so that GMs could make the call
> they were the most comfortable with. But I also did it for a couple other
> reasons, first because what if Norris and Dilgaadin shared a very strong
> psionic bond, which would probably be more intense, and deeper than that
> between many non-psionic married couples? Is that "gay"? That label is not
> important. Would it cause tittering among junior high school students?
> Maybe, which leads to the second other reason. Leaving it ambiguous is a
> way of saying that those labels are not important. I've always liked the
> observation that "there are two types of people, those who divide people
> into two groups, and those who don't."
>
> Re: Marc's remark, I'm sure that is accurate, Norris' personal life was
> not a "secret fact" like "the Zhodani are actually nice guys," or "the
> Aslan aren't a major race." It was, as I assume Marc said, not
> established. We didn't have a spreadsheet with all of the NPCs and their
> sexual orientation in Column B any more than we had a column for black,
> white, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific islander, American Indian, or Alaskan
> Native. (If the future is racist, it's no longer racist about piddling
> stuff like that.)
>
>
>
> > Dave said he deliberately left it ambiguous IIRC, to leave it up to GM.
> > Doesn't really matter in big scheme of things, probably.
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 22, 2015, 12:07 'Mike West'
>
> > [Traveller_TNE] <> wrote:
> >
>
> >> >>Marc Miller maintains he was not intended that way, and elaborated on
> >> details while I was working on the Mongoose Zhodani book.
> >>
>
> >> >In fairness to Marc, I donââ¬â¢t see how he could be involved, anyway.
>
>
> >> The
> >> decision really appears to have been made after he left GDW, as it is
> >> the
> >> Regency Sourcebook that basically lays the foundation for the
> >> interpretation that Norris is gay.
> >>
> >> Geez, I typed that horribly. All I meant to say is that it appears (I
>
> >> canââ¬â¢t know; I wasnââ¬â¢t there) that the decision on Norrisââ¬â¢ sexuality
> >> was made
> >> during the ââ¬ÅTNEâ⬠years, and that (as far as I know) Marc wasnââ¬â¢t
>
>
> >> there and
> >> actively involved in making decisions at the time. I apologize for being
> >> unclear in the quoted message.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Mike West
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
thread back in the day. Reminds me how I wanted to explore that.
Also recall how there was a parallel with AI, particularly on the EW
concepts like sovereignty and point identity, etc.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015, 19:04 [Traveller_TNE] <
> wrote:
>
>
> Yes, I did deliberately leave it ambiguous so that GMs could make the call
> they were the most comfortable with. But I also did it for a couple other
> reasons, first because what if Norris and Dilgaadin shared a very strong
> psionic bond, which would probably be more intense, and deeper than that
> between many non-psionic married couples? Is that "gay"? That label is not
> important. Would it cause tittering among junior high school students?
> Maybe, which leads to the second other reason. Leaving it ambiguous is a
> way of saying that those labels are not important. I've always liked the
> observation that "there are two types of people, those who divide people
> into two groups, and those who don't."
>
> Re: Marc's remark, I'm sure that is accurate, Norris' personal life was
> not a "secret fact" like "the Zhodani are actually nice guys," or "the
> Aslan aren't a major race." It was, as I assume Marc said, not
> established. We didn't have a spreadsheet with all of the NPCs and their
> sexual orientation in Column B any more than we had a column for black,
> white, Asian, Hispanic, Pacific islander, American Indian, or Alaskan
> Native. (If the future is racist, it's no longer racist about piddling
> stuff like that.)
>
>
>
> > Dave said he deliberately left it ambiguous IIRC, to leave it up to GM.
> > Doesn't really matter in big scheme of things, probably.
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 22, 2015, 12:07 'Mike West'
>
> > [Traveller_TNE] <> wrote:
> >
>
> >> >>Marc Miller maintains he was not intended that way, and elaborated on
> >> details while I was working on the Mongoose Zhodani book.
> >>
>
> >> >In fairness to Marc, I donââ¬â¢t see how he could be involved, anyway.
>
>
> >> The
> >> decision really appears to have been made after he left GDW, as it is
> >> the
> >> Regency Sourcebook that basically lays the foundation for the
> >> interpretation that Norris is gay.
> >>
> >> Geez, I typed that horribly. All I meant to say is that it appears (I
>
> >> canââ¬â¢t know; I wasnââ¬â¢t there) that the decision on Norrisââ¬â¢ sexuality
> >> was made
> >> during the ââ¬ÅTNEâ⬠years, and that (as far as I know) Marc wasnââ¬â¢t
>
>
> >> there and
> >> actively involved in making decisions at the time. I apologize for being
> >> unclear in the quoted message.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Mike West
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>