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Originally Posted by RandyT0001
I take three paths of technological advancement such as metallurgical advancements, chemical syntheses, and medical inoculations. I present the PC's with the present level, usually low, of each one. For instance, the community can make steel using a Bessemer furnace but have not developed the open hearth furnace. The doctor in the group could exam an older person and see the pox marks on the face of middle aged adult from a small pox epidemic years ago. The doc then leads the team to find an out break of cow pox to develop an inoculation for the community to protect them from the next small pox outbreak.
Electricity is important to advance beyond the 19th century tech levels.
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I include agriculture in my mix. You have to have enough food to feed your entire community before you can think about advancements in tech level. Yes, a talented smith might have just developed the steel plow. But with out a food surplus to feed him/her and the other workers at the smithy, the plow never gets built in enough quantity to help the others in the village.
My $0.02
Mike