>>>Sword Worlders could be genetically enhanced super men ......etc
>
>Hans Rancke replies:
>>Perhaps, but if so those genes didn't breed true over the centuries.
>
>Its possible that over 1500 years some genetic drift has occured. More likely
>is that their internecine conflicts have probably done much to keep them
>technologically backwards. Also their language and attitude makes them
>insular and little may be known of their physical attributes. Granted that
>they have not been militarily very succesful but they have been fighting
>Imperial forces atleast 4 TLs above them. If your opponent is in battle dress
>and armed with FGMPs enhanced dex/or enhanced ability to take damage does
>little for you....
There's nothing in the material we have about the Swordworlders to suggest
that they are genetically superior in any way. The character generation
system in JTAS #18 specifically says they aren't.
>As far as settlement goes. The indications are that the SWs knew of the
>Darrians existence when the decided to settle on Gram.
What indications? I agree that it is strange that they didn't find the
Darrians, but not inexplicable.
Hans Rancke
University of Copenhagen
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subsector armed forces have four Kinunir class
ships in service, each with enough troop strength
to put down any military operations that threathen
the peace of the Imperium."
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