Time speed differences and duplication of characters.
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 6:24 am
There is a bit of a problem here.
If realities travel through time at dramatically different rates then how to explain the duplication of characters?
By rights they should not be alive at the same universal time. Most should be ether dead or not yet born.
There ARE solutions but its a problem that can't be ignored.
a) There is reincarnation so the characters have a fair chance to be corporal at any time.
b) Only realities where the critical characters are around are accessible. Perhaps just more easily. That means connections can drop out or perhaps future generations of line walkers will drop into different realities.
c) This is a very special time.
d) The gods are having a laugh.
e) Realities share fashions in universal real time. Right now, regardless of how far a particular reality's history has advanced, Zacks are popular and the cool ones all have one.
My own money is on reincarnation. Sentient realities save mental energy by sharing ideas and recycling characters. Things like natural laws, trees and heartly's. Bit like authors. Nick ideas from all over, add at least one supposedly original concept and shake well.
Any other options?
If realities travel through time at dramatically different rates then how to explain the duplication of characters?
By rights they should not be alive at the same universal time. Most should be ether dead or not yet born.
There ARE solutions but its a problem that can't be ignored.
a) There is reincarnation so the characters have a fair chance to be corporal at any time.
b) Only realities where the critical characters are around are accessible. Perhaps just more easily. That means connections can drop out or perhaps future generations of line walkers will drop into different realities.
c) This is a very special time.
d) The gods are having a laugh.
e) Realities share fashions in universal real time. Right now, regardless of how far a particular reality's history has advanced, Zacks are popular and the cool ones all have one.
My own money is on reincarnation. Sentient realities save mental energy by sharing ideas and recycling characters. Things like natural laws, trees and heartly's. Bit like authors. Nick ideas from all over, add at least one supposedly original concept and shake well.
Any other options?