Re: [Epic] Diminishing background and STC discoveries (was Re:Medics)

From: Chris White <chris_at_...>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 14:15:48 -0700

At 12:34 PM 9/16/97 -0700, you wrote:
>> Really, with 400th century meditech, I wouldn't be surprised if he could
>> clone you on the spot from the scent molecules of your aftershave...
>>
>Once again someone falls prey to the diminishing amount of background
>material available to us. The Imperium has just emerged from a
>technological dark age induced by a whole bunhch o' reasons (the main one
>having to do with the creation of the eye of terror IIRC). As such,
>mankind is relearning everything it has already discovered. An example of
>this is GWs justification for releasing each Rhino variant with a little
>bit of background fluff in chronological order with it's release, the
>reason; Tech priests scouring newly found planets discover ancient human
>ruins and amongst them find new Standard Template Construct (STC) plan
>variants. The Rhino was found as a master on Terra, then, ,all over the
>galaxy STCs were found for Rhino variants, the whirlwind, the sabre, the
>predator, the vindicator, the predator,...

        <snip>

        The Sabre? I don't remember this one. What's it's load-out?

Nickles

        <snip>
>Because of this, the Imperium's technological advances are primarily in
>the form of Archeological studies (Look at the Archeotech in Necromunda).
>Steve
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