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Re: Answers & Questions Q: What did Ben do with all those people he had banned? A: Take a picture, it'll last longer.

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Re: Precogs and the SEC Thanks for the feedback, guys. That's pretty much the way I was thinkin' of it. If other opinions are out there I'd still like to hear 'em. I'm thinkin' the 4th Ed. Corporations book might have something about it, but I don't have my books with me.

Re: <i>Fantasy Hero Battlegrounds</i> Errata? Sounds like an "oops!" answer to me

Re: Answers & Questions Q: What's the matter, honey? A: Twice the calories at only half the flavor!

Re: Storn's Art & Characters thread. Hey, think we can get it in the rotation to the left?

Re: Answers & Questions Q: I hear you're a pretty good mechanic. What's your secret? A: With more violence and sex in the media, what'd you expect?

So let's say it's discovered that a man who works as a stock broker also has limited precog ability. It's more of a "Danger Sense" kinda thing, and doesn't really function more than a few seconds--a minute at most--in the future. Lastly, it's an uncontrolled power. I can't see it helping him in establishing investment portfolios and such--he couldn't tell you if Yahoo or IBM is going up or down in the next week, or even in the next hour. Assuming, of course, that if his precog abilities become public knowledge it could be proved that they don't have a bearing on his actions. In the Champions Universe, would it be likely that the SEC has some sort of provisions against this? How would it be handled? Could the precog in question still work in the field if he stayed out of trading? I don't know much about the SEC or stock trading--mainly what I've learned in the movies--but I figured someone here would. I'm looking for all possible ramifications of how this might be handled. Thanks in advance.

Re: Doulocracy: how's it work? In a more genre-related answer, I think a dulocracy might best be illustrated by the presumption of the "noble" class that running a government is beneath them. Perhaps there's an elite class of people who choose which favored slave(s) will control which aspects of power. The slaves are ultimately responsible to the elite class, but for the most part are left to make policies and what-not. The elite class could then reap the benefits of ultimate power without any of the tedious responsibility. No doubt there'd be a safeguard in place, some way for the elite class to ensure the slaves in question don't abuse their power, but I could see it happening.

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Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Having nothing to do with nothing, I just remembered something my college sociology professor once said (Ladley, by name): "Alcohol is the Vaseline of social intercourse." I love that line. Just thought I'd share.

Re: The Global Guardians on September 11, 2001 Damn fine writing, John.

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Re: Speed Rebate It's her first character. You should play with it a bit and let her "settle" into something that's both comfortable and practical so she can learn the system better. Nothing too severe, but an allocation of points from SPD to DEX doesn't seem too outlandish.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Anything in particular you'd share, or just "writing to write"?

Re: Answers & Questions Q: And then Tim said, "Oh yeah? I dare you!" But I don't know what happened next... A: Give me an hour and I'll whip something up.

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