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    Which GURPS book had the 2700-year-old Roman Empire in it? I think that one might be fun to use with Trek.
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    Just thinking about parallel universes from that other thread got me to thinking about a "fan-favourite" universe where the FASA/Ford Klingons, the Duane Rihanssu and the Kzinti are all present. Could be interesting, though not to my taste, but a very valid take on Trek gaming in the TOS movie era...

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Tatterdemalion King View Post
    Which GURPS book had the 2700-year-old Roman Empire in it? I think that one might be fun to use with Trek.
    I've lost most of my GURPS books, but this does make me think of a couple of old "Pyramid" magazine articles I've kept. They cover alternate realities that can be reached by a "conveyor" system, and includes worlds where the Moon gets pulverised by a rogue asteroid in the Middle Ages, the 'Gernsback Effect' where 30s pulp becomes super-technology, and a reality intriguingly called 'Macedonian-Weird'...

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Tatterdemalion King View Post
    Which GURPS book had the 2700-year-old Roman Empire in it? I think that one might be fun to use with Trek.
    The Fissure ripples with energy as a ship slowly emerges into normal space. The elegant ship with 3 warp nacelles, a stunning white saucer section trimmed in gold, and bright flags and symbols painted upon it's hull. The universal translator decodes them as a language descended from Roman as the ship hails the station. "Attention aliens! I am Trierarchus Marcus Antonius of the Stella Navis Inceptum , representing the Stella Republica. Declare your intentions toward my vessel or I will be forced to enter into battle. A battle you will not win, I'd wager."
    I bet these guys would LOVE Romulans....
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    I think it would be funny if an Epicurean actually met Apollo.
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    "A language descended form Roman..."? Er, uh, that would be Latin...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Owen E Oulton View Post
    "A language descended form Roman..."? Er, uh, that would be Latin...
    "Who here speaks Occitan?"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Owen E Oulton
    "A language descended form Roman..."? Er, uh, that would be Latin.."
    Quote Originally Posted by The Tatterdemalion King View Post
    "Who here speaks Occitan?"
    ...or Walloon, French , Italian, Catalan, Romanian, Portuguese, Castillan...

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    It probably wouldn't matter all that much... the UT would lip-synch the English translation perfectly...

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    That's nothing—it apparently translates computer operating systems readouts too!
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Tatterdemalion King View Post
    That's nothing—it apparently translates computer operating systems readouts too!
    True, very true. I can't help but recall the Voyager episode where B'Elanna gets taken prisoner by the Vidiians... slips away for 10, maybe 15 seconds... gets a quick peek at a computer display... and is somehow able to read their script, access their mainframe, and learn all about their base.

    Wow. I'm doing well if I can navigate Wikipedia...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nuclear Fridge View Post
    True, very true. I can't help but recall the Voyager episode where B'Elanna gets taken prisoner by the Vidiians... slips away for 10, maybe 15 seconds... gets a quick peek at a computer display... and is somehow able to read their script, access their mainframe, and learn all about their base.

    Wow. I'm doing well if I can navigate Wikipedia...
    I'm torn between just accepting it as a genre conceit, and instead taking it to the logical conclusion that no really the neural UT hookup is capable of analyzing and translating computer readouts.
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    At least in Generations they used a translation mode on Soran's computer. Too bad sometimes the writers got real lazy during the course of a series.

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