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    Why would oracles who can see the future not lead society and governments?

    Oracles are immortal women who can look into the timeline of humanity and see multiple potential futures. They are regarded as wise and are sought out for advice and guidance. They are also unique in that they have given birth to demigods. A fetus is created in a divine conception, which grows...
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    How can I maintain a zombie workforce in good working condition for the purposes of e-commerce?

    I am a corporate executive who owns an e-commerce business that ships products to individuals directly to their homes. As I have built one of the most successful companies Westoros, I have achieved much influence and status in my nation's government. However, this new generation, having been...
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    How can a long-running religion push its original deity into the background in favor of a new one?

    Faith and worship is the fuel that provides a deity with its power and nourishment. The more worshippers a deity has, the more powerful it will become. In the beginning, a deity created humanity in its image for this very purpose, demanding that his creations worship him as the one true god with...
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    How can muscle atrophy stemming from accelerated growth be avoided in super soldiers?

    How can muscle atrophy stemming from accelerated growth be avoided in super soldiers? Lebensborn was a state-supported program in Nazi Germany with the stated goal of increasing the number of children who met the Nazi standards of "racially pure" and "healthy" Aryans, based on Nazi eugenics...
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    How can interstellar travel through wormholes be dangerous for unborn children?

    One, just because it's a world mechanic. Two, the government has an alternative reason. the tunnel between wormholes is a dangerous place hostile to life. There are things living within it that are not understood. On rare occasions, indicators detect three life forms during the revival process...
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    How can interstellar travel through wormholes be dangerous for unborn children?

    Wormholes allow for interstate travel and commerce to occur between solar systems. These structures connect two disparate points in space-time, creating a tunnel linking both points to each other. This gives ships the ability to travel trillions of miles within a matter of minutes at most...
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    How can the state challenge the role of religious authorities in a world of living gods?

    Parallel to our reality is an alternate universe called the empyrean in which spiritual entities reside. These entities are regarded as creators of the human race and are worshipped as divine beings, which make up a pantheon of Gods in our world. The priesthood are the interlopers between man...
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    How can bigger cauldrons be made less effective at brewing elixirs than smaller ones?

    Elixirs are essentially mana in a bottle, made by witches to produce a variety of magical effects on the individual depending on its contents. Potions are brewed in giant iron pots known as cauldrons that are enchanted to draw in mana particles from the air and condense them into solidified form...
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    How can a barrier between realms induce time dilation amongst magical spells?

    The incarnation is the mag. The magical spell is the incarnation. Is that what you mean?
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    How can a barrier between realms induce time dilation amongst magical spells?

    The multiverse is divided into two distinct planes of reality. Physical realms occupy the mortal plane, where flesh and blood races inhabit worlds and worship their distinct gods. The spiritual realm occupies the ethereal plane, which is the home of deities and other divine spirits. These planes...
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    How can you re-make Alcatraz as a practical working prison in the 21st century?

    Alcatraz was one of the most notorious and coolest prisons in history, known around the world for its crushing brutality and strict control of its inmates. At its peak it housed many of the legendary badasses of its day, from Al Capone to Machine Gun Kelly to Whitey Bulger. However, what made...
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    How can controlled and predictable methods of reality bending cause more instability than spontaneous alterations?

    What we call "reality" is a subjective concept that varies from universe to universe. Hume level is a unit of measurement that determines the strength and/or amount of reality in a given area, having the unit symbol Hm. The standard level for our mortal realm lies at a rate of 100 Hm, although...
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    How can you effectively erase a globe-spanning empire from modern historical records?

    The whole point of erasing it from history is because a few remnants of that empire exist in the modern world, but nobody remembers them. These remnants operate as cults which seek to return to power and use their obscurity and anonymity to aid their goals.
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    How can you effectively erase a globe-spanning empire from modern historical records?

    Thousands of years ago, an ancient Hegemony known as the Daevite Empire dominated the globe. It was the world's first superpower, reaching all corners of the world and ruled with an iron fist. It was also the most technologically advanced, using a form of bio-degradable material that was...
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    , how can an individual assure himself of his own godhood in a world of super powered humans?

    The world is in chaos, assaulted by multiple threats both natural and supernatural. These dangers stem from mythological beasts who roam the land killing with no restraint as well as super powered individuals would-be tyrants, who are intent on subjugating humanity to their own rule. To combat...
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