Yeah, I knew there'd be an other side to that, I just couldn't think of how to describe it.
And it'd kind of be a difficult thing to test without giving away the game, wouldn't it? But then, that could be planned for. Build, test on planet you consider disposable. If it works, start making another, send out your threats. If it fails, back to the drawing board. Of course, that would reduce the number of surprises to play with once the plot starts rolling...
(For that matter, whether it's a good idea for the setting to have something like that really exist, stopped or not, could probably be argued. I don't really care, but you've still gotta *explain* the thing somehow if you're going down that road.)
-Morgan."Mikuru-chan molested me! I'm... so happy!"
-Haruhi, "The Ecchi of Haruhi Suzumiya"
---(Not really)
And it'd kind of be a difficult thing to test without giving away the game, wouldn't it? But then, that could be planned for. Build, test on planet you consider disposable. If it works, start making another, send out your threats. If it fails, back to the drawing board. Of course, that would reduce the number of surprises to play with once the plot starts rolling...
(For that matter, whether it's a good idea for the setting to have something like that really exist, stopped or not, could probably be argued. I don't really care, but you've still gotta *explain* the thing somehow if you're going down that road.)
-Morgan."Mikuru-chan molested me! I'm... so happy!"
-Haruhi, "The Ecchi of Haruhi Suzumiya"
---(Not really)