#15: Project Cassandra

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Prescient police work and savage, robot violence

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[Aryan]

Hey Dan, nice work on the Wushu Skidoo series... I've been following it, and I must say, you do some cool work :)

However, being a Brazilian GM and living here, I thought I should send you a few pointers about Brazilian Geography and vegetation so you could improve your article and bring it a bit closer to reality.

First of all, you divided the whole South America in two megazones - North and South Coast. That might be fine, bear in mind that the whole continent is populated around its coasts, with the center of the continent being relatively empty when compared to the coastal areas. There's absolutely no city in the countryside that can rival with the metropolis on the coast (the greater Sao Paulo has about 18 million people living there, and it's a mere 50 minute from the coast of the state).

The moniker "Jungle Nation" is not at all true. Jungle can only be found in the amazon region, and that would account for the northwestern part of the brazilian map. The rest was cut for farmland and city-building a long time ago :cool: Oh yeah, and in the southernmost states, it even snows once in a while :)

Anyway, kudos to you for a great article and a great series. The description of the North Coast Megazone is a pretty accurate prediction of what might happen in the future. Let me know if you need any more help with the particulars of my country, and I'll be glad to help.

[indra]

First of all... thank you very much :D

Regarding the Mega-Zones, I was only separating Brazil into sections, not the entire continent. In describing Brazil as an economy empire, I meant to at least imply that the other South American countries still exist, and I did specify "country" when describing the first Mega-Zone.

When I referred to Brazil as a "jungle nation," it was in the context of its vast natural resources. The country's interior might be unpopulated, but it's still sovereign territory and the majority of its landmass.

Having said all of that, I long ago gave up any pretext of quality research ;) I appreciate it when readers add details in these comment threads, tho. It makes for excellent, supplemental material.

Thanks, --Dan