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OOC 217: Stump the Chumps - Far From Home

June 26, 2012

Can you Stump the Chumps?  Last week, Scott rose to listener Chad's linguistic challenge (http://www.pulpgamer.com/outofcharacter/135567/ooc-216-stump-the-chumps-creole-cookin/).  This week, Chad sets his sights on our resident geography nerd, Don.
Given a hard-edged space exploration scenario, what are some interesting ways that the first stages human development might change or put pressure on a pristine environment? Does environmental geography identify stages that might help in crafting a timeline? Anything surprising or counter-intuitive?
And while we're on the subject of alien colonies, we explore a few other challenges your players might face as space colonists--including a distant chain of command and dealing with native species or native sentients.
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