Do humans have ANY advantages?

Tom Mazanec · Post by **Tom Mazanec** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:45 am

OK, the Racconans have lifespans twice that of ours (at least), a highly civilized and polite society (at least by human standards), two senses which we lack, "magic" which rivals if not exceeds our technology, and look cute to boot (and prettier skies with two moons). Humans are, well, bigger (if that's an advantage). Do we have ANYTHING that would make a Racconan at least impressed, if not amazed?

Fusion · Post by **Fusion** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:47 am

The atom bomb comes to mind.

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:04 pm

Well our height for one thing, strength, technology, and we have the Colonel's secret recipe.

Yuoofox · Post by **Yuoofox** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:13 pm

Well, we're a lot bigger and taller. That might not sound like much of an advantage when you think in terms of scale, but standing next to someone is a different matter. (For example, elephants are small compared to skyscrapers and jumbo-jets, but it's still an amazing experience to stand next to a real, live elephant.)

Our inability to use sense and use Lux causes us to sharpen our other senses, including our mathematics. (Okay, that's not a sense, but it kinda is.) Imagine meeting a blind person who is able to determine remarkable things just from sound. We have knowledge of all kinds of neat stuff, like electrons, positrons, leptons, quarks, nutrinos, and orange sherbet. (Okay, orange sherbet doesn't quite fit in the list, but it is tasty.

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Finally, it's my opinion that The Seven Villages is Mr. Ralph's dreamworld; it is how he wishes the world could be. It contains all of his hopes, ideals, and triumphs, with just enough of the bad elements of life to keep things plausable. Though dreamworlds have disadvantages, they do have good advantages. Like Disney said, "If you can dream it, you can do it." I'm not just talking about the cute raccoons and the magic Lux either. I think Mr. Ralph sees all of the sad troubles and problems that happen in this world every day, and he takes the aspirations of what the world should be, and he puts them into what he writes.

RHJunior · Post by **RHJunior** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 2:51 pm

Well, in the Questorverse, humans have one major advantage: although their percentage of wizards is much much much lower, their average power level among said wizards is much much much HIGHER. Generally speaking, on a sheer power basis--- range of their magical senses, ability to manipulate lux at a distance, the raw amount of power they can manipulate--- a racconan wizard would be comparitively piddly. And remember, most of the advantages the racconans enjoy CURRENTLY... especially their magical advantages... are due to having their own lux generator. For comparison, take the average technogeek and put him someplace with no power lines. Their overall power drops dramatically away from the Luxfont.

Madmoonie · Post by **Madmoonie** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:53 pm

Oooo! Italian, Mexican, and Chinese food!

Narnian · Post by **Narnian** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:23 pm

SolidusRaccoon wrote: ... and we have the Colonel's secret recipe.

Only those of us who are official Kentucky Colonels

Fusion · Post by **Fusion** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:01 am

Madmoonie wrote:Oooo! Italian, Mexican, and Chinese food!

On that note, Papa John's Pizza!

Mjolnir · Post by **Mjolnir** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:13 am

fusion wrote:On that note, Papa John's Pizza!

Better yet, Papa John's Breadsticks!

- Mjolnir

Yuoofox · Post by **Yuoofox** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:50 am

You know, I think this talk about food illustrates a good point. Just because because someone else can do something spectacular (the Racconans' Lux, for instance) doesn't mean that what you can do isn't meaningful or important. I mean, if a Racconan wants light, they can light a Lux-lamp or provide their own light through a spell; if we want light, we flip the light switch; if someone without electricity wants light, they light a candle, or they just learn to do their important business during sunlight hours. I'm not saying that cool tricks and technology aren't imporant, but that doesn't make a person better or life necessarily any more meaningful.

BlasTech · Post by **BlasTech** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 1:34 pm

Rac-conan method of long distance communication = light towers

light towers < internet ^_^

Gengar003 · Post by **Gengar003** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 3:21 pm

BlasTech wrote:Rac-conan method of long distance communication = light towers

light towers < internet ^_^

Hai!

What do we know about birthrate between (erm.. not like that. Of. Birthrate OF) the two species? Since they live longer, they should have a lower birthrate... and we end up with the (maybe cliche? Maybe I'm just too cynical) long-lived but slow-growing elf population vs shorter-but-rapidly-growing human population fantasy archetype...

SolidusRaccoon · Post by **SolidusRaccoon** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 6:12 pm

Mjolnir wrote:
fusion wrote:On that note, Papa John's Pizza!
Better yet, Papa John's Breadsticks!

- Mjolnir

I love their garlic sauce, I drink the stuff.

UncleMonty · Post by **UncleMonty** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 6:55 pm

Well, just to be a wise-@$$...

Human advantage: Humans actually exist, while the Rac Cona Daimh are fantasy creatures.

Rac Conan advantage: The same.

Shyal_malkes · Post by **Shyal_malkes** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 8:44 pm

the more someone is exposed to something the more complacent they get with it.

being a magicless world, we have had to learn how to get along without it. thus if we learned of a world with magic or some other capacity, we would probably find uses for it that the origional users therof didn't think of or couldn't find out how to do.

NydaLynn · Post by **NydaLynn** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 6:58 pm

<.< >.> Thumbs?

Tom Mazanec · Post by **Tom Mazanec** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 9:07 pm

They seem to have thumbs and three fingers.

BlasTech · Post by **BlasTech** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 10:35 pm

well ... that fifth finger is pretty useful ... umm its good for getting water out of your ears!

Fusion · Post by **Fusion** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 3:28 am

Seriously though. Why do cartoonists only draw three fingers? I find it easer to draw four.

BlasTech · Post by **BlasTech** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 3:49 am

i think its a technique to make the hand look less "cluttered"