"Ancient evil" is always a huge cliche in RPG's. Instead, go the opposite. In the distant future, there's a ridiculously powerful and vengeful god-like entity that wants to destroy humanity. It did this in the future, but wants to keep killing dudes. So what does it do? It goes back in motherfucking time to kill dudes in the past. Evil sci-fi space-monster from the future vs. typical RPG protagonist with MAGIC SWORD.

You could have the world be typical fantasy, but that's boring as shit. Instead, it could be like classicalpunk. Ancient Rome, Greece, or Egypt with magic and other cool fantastical bits.

The population had rapidly increased and, due to the amazing collection of scientific and medical minds, most diseases and even ageing had been reduced to nil.
There was even a ministry of communication with Earth consisting of the remains of Hollywood producers and movie makers, who sent back to Earth portraits of life on the moon. Of course, it had been decided when the Jews first got to the moon - based on six-thousand-year history of people being jealous of Jewish accomplishment - that all news coverage of the moon's population would be 'movie-ized' to show only horrible things. The film industry, led by Jordan Spielberg, went to great lengths to fabricate news clips to show Jews barely surviving in the harsh lunar habitat. Artists and engineers labored to cover over the vast environmental successes with illusionary domes showing massive areas of wasteland - just in case anyone from Earth ever sent a spaceship with cameras to see what was going on.

But no-one ever did, and the years passed rapidly. One decade, then another. Bar Mitzvahs, weddings, brises, all celebrated under the artificial world that the Jews had created - not only had it not been that bad, but by the end of the century, some Jewish authors were calling the moon colony - 'Eden 2'.

Of course other Jews disagreed. In fact, much time was spent on disagreeing. There were even contests for arguing but, in general, there was peace. Anyone who threatened the peace was forced to officiate at a contest with people arguing about why that person was wrong. The contests would go on for days, (sometimes weeks) until the troublemaker begged for forgiveness. (Many penalties on the moon were similar to this, and were extremely effective.)

Back on Earth, life disintegrated without the Jews. There was a return to Middle Ages thought - only the current religion du jour was valid - all others were kept legislated into poverty until a war erupted and the positions changed for a few years.

Another amazing anomaly appeared when there were no longer any Jews on Earth - anti-Semitism actually increased to monumental proportions! Famous orators explained this simply by saying; 'I don't have to have a gun to be afraid of having my brains blown out.'

Additionally, without the presence of the Jew, the world developed incredible evil that had no release. (Previous evil had always focused on the Jews;) One Rabbi on the moon actually said God spoke to him and said that he, God was about to destroy the Earth because everyone on the Earth was evil. The Rabbi begged him to reconsider, and bargained that if there were 1,000 good people left on Earth, God should spare the planet. God then told the Rabbi, "Hey, I was through this before with Abraham and Noah and I already know the answer because I'm God."

People laughed at the Rabbi, but then, one day, while all the lunar citizens were going about their business, an enormous series of explosions was seen on the Earth. Everyone on the moon stared at the distant fireballs that seemed to engulf the blue planet that was once their home.

Although there had been great anger at being forced to leave the Earth, the true spirit of Judaism was always present on the moon, and no one had wished ill on to their former home. As in the tradition of the Seder (when the wine is spilled because the Egyptians perished and we do not rejoice fully when even an enemy has died) when the Jews saw what was happening, they began to weep and pray, and watch what was to be the final news broadcast from Earth.

The horror of the apocalypse was videotaped by cameras until all electricity was ionized by the new electron bombs. Entire countries were wiped away in the blink of an ion exploding. And then came the final transmission from the nation that had started the entire mess - it was a desperate headline screamed by a hundred dying newscasters. Their rant continued until it was just blackness. What were they saying? As the Jews watched, some gasped, others cried, and a few even laughed. For the last words of the disappearing civilization were a condemnation. "The Jews have caused all our problems - they left us here to face the mess they made." "If the Jews hadn't taken all the best scientists and engineers, we could have defeated our enemies." "Our enemies are the Jews! Kill all the Jews."

It took a little while, but the electronics experts pieced together what had happened on Earth during its last days Anti-Semitism, which had grown stronger and stronger since the Jews had left, had reached its pinnacle, and all the countries of the world had decided to launch a massive attack on the moon.

The attack had been coordinated by the United Nations and, although all the missiles had been launched properly, there was some sort of glitch in the targeting system, resulting in all the weapons colliding in the upper atmosphere and showering the Earth with a deadly rain of nuclear fire, electronic destruction and a generally bad day. The mistake triggered the military response of all the nations - (who all had nuclear weapons by then -plus a few other horrid toys) and the result was truly an Armageddon.

The Jews on the moon went into a period of deep mourning. The Orthodox rent their clothing and there were mass counselling sessions.

And then, about one week after the BIG DAY, as it was now called, a presence was detected heading towards the moon. Had one of the missiles escaped? Were the Jews doomed after all? The leaders checked with the defence experts - no, this was not a missile, it was an old-style spacecraft, like the ones used in the early seventies. As it approached, the laser defence was trained on the craft. Debates raged as to whether the craft should be destroyed or allowed to get close enough to communicate with.

A message from the ship came just in time. It said, "We are the last representatives from Earth - two from each country and we come in peace." Some Jews rejoiced that there were survivors, others demanded isolation or death of the approaching group.

The Rabbi who had had the vision of earth's destruction told the leaders that God wanted them to have a chance, so they were allowed to circle the moon. When told they could have a section of land to themselves to farm and repopulate, the Earthlings were upset. They told the Jews that they should be allowed to live with the Jews and have all the same privileges - because, after all, in Judaism, the stranger is given the same rights and privileges as the citizen.

Upon hearing this, the leaders went to the Rabbi with the visions, and he offered to guide the visitors to their new home. The leaders allowed him to give the instructions for landing. Of course, not trusting the Rabbi, the commander of the ship didn't listen to his advice and instead crashed into a lunar crater.

And so we have the final days of the history of the planet Earth, which have been generously shared with us by the Jewish colony of the 453rd Solar System of the (M Galaxy. Although the Earth is currently uninhabitable, the head engineer of the Jewish colony on Mars tells us that Venus will be fully colonized by the year 2120, and with continuous replanting, Earth will once again be ready for Jews returning from other planets in the year 2136.

An interesting side note - inside the wreckage of the rocket with the survivors from Earth was a specially marked package that had survived which included the following words: 'Once there was a great planet named the Earth. And there were many peoples on this planet, and they all existed peacefully with each other, except for theJews. Wherever there were Jews, there was trouble. Jews brought dirt and death and hatred and strife. They were finally banished from our planet, only to take with them many great inventors and scientists and doctors, leaving Earth with nothing. We have decided to destroy the remnants of the Jews, and since the first attempt failed, we are the last chance for Earth. Whoever shall find this will know the truth - It was all the Jews' fault.'

This panel has been saved and is on display at the Earth Memorial Museum at Rivka Crater, NW, for all travellers who wish to see the remains of a civilization that did not understand the words - 'he who blesses the Jews, is himself blessed, he who curses the Jews, is himself cursed.' Shalom.

Hello Mind

Today I come to you with a confession. A confession? Maybe. Call it what you want. I'm telling you how I feel about myself and the other hapless beings of this world. Do you know why I talk to you sometimes? No it's not because I don't have friends, it's because I see something in my mind that over 99% of people would toss away as nonsense without a second thought . The intelligence this mind shows gives me some hope. No, not prestigious private School intelligence. Not book intelligence. But the knowledge that just because something is said doesn't mean it's meant. That because something is typed doesn't mean it should be taken seriously. The knowledge that just because something looks different doesn't mean it is. That just because something is popular doesn't mean it's right. Because someone says something doesn't mean you should listen. Because something that looks scary doesn't mean it is. It acts as a release from everyday life as well. Where one can just let loose and have a few laughs without worrying about what anyone thinks. To laugh at things because nobody else will. There is no discrimination as everyone is made fun of.

I look at my parents and it scares me. They sit down everyday after dinner and watch television, usually reality shows or game shows. My mother goes to her room every night around 10 to watch the ABC or what-have-you and documentaries. My father stays in the lounge room and watches his stereotypical law and order crime show, whatever, you know. He stops every night around 12 and goes to sleep. Every night it's the same thing. Appealing? How do people live like this?

Is this what people have become? Is this what the human race has become? Why must my life be sculpted out for me before I even leave the womb? Start talking at 3. Begin school at 6. Graduate high school at 18. Graduate university at 23. Spend the next 40 years wasting my life working a 9-5 job so I can retire with lots of money. Isn't there something wrong with that picture?

What I hear is worse than what I see. How does one know what is truth and what is fiction in a world like this? I guess no one really does know. Everywhere I turn there are contradictions. Government scandals, religion, politics, global warming, UFOs. By now I've formed my own opinion on these, but I'm also the most open minded person I know. Do I know 9/11 was an inside job? No. Is there a possibility it was? Yes. Will I ever know? Probably not, but I've come to accept that. Now just apply that to god, extraterrestrials, and anything else you can think of. Why do people act like they know things they don't?

It's funny, quoting Einstein, " Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe". I've finally come to realize what he meant by that. He wasn't insulting us, but trying to get a message across that the majority of things that happen in this world don't need to happen. They only happen because human stupidity makes it a necessity. Patriotism is a joke. Loyalty to a country? Maybe that's why we are so fucked up. Money, nations, war, government. All of that only tears us farther apart as humans. The more time goes by, the more I think an alien invasion or zombie virus could do wonders for humanity.

I look at my friends. Ignorance is all I see. The rednecks are homophobes. The pot smokers are only going to grow up to be on welfare. The smart kids are naive. Most of the girls I have met haven't impressed me. I'm not going to waste my time on a girl I don't see anything in just to get a cheap kiss or really work her for sex. I used to like this girl in elementary school. But, it figures, she went to a different middle school and once we met again in high school, she no longer had a snort when she laughed, she no longer liked fart jokes, she was no longer a tomboy of sorts. Some would call this maturing, but... sadly it was not the case. Her breasts were huge, she painted her face, she used like between every 4th word like I do. She was dumb as hell. She was an ignorant pleb and thought she was funny for it and so did everyone else. She wouldn't even talk to me when we met again. We used to be great friends.

I look at this world and I don't like what I see. But I at least plan on trying to change that. So far I have met one person who I can actually say I respect. I don't want to turn into what society has planned for me. I plan on carving my own path. Going after what I want and no pathetic son of a bitch is going to stop me. After all, we only get one shot to have the best life we can on this spinning rock that's going straight to hell. If nothing else, just ask yourself, what do I have to lose? Not a whole lot my friend.

The more I look, the more I ask why people are the way they are. They can't seem to reason when the solutions are so obvious. Pride is our biggest enemy. But then you get to a point and you begin to wonder... Maybe I'M different. Maybe this is the way people are supposed to be. Fighting wars and killing themselves. Murdering, raping. Hating. Maybe we haven't outwit nature and it's only human arrogance. This is just natures why of keeping us in check.

It seems people like to eat every single piece of crap television feeds them. No, I long ago gave up hope that my parents were something else. Different than the average "Australian". That they could see they were just trapped in a vicious circle that most people don't even notice they are in.

I like my mind because of the private jokes we can laugh to. The fads. The jokes. It's the spirit of things that we forget in ourselves that really matter. It's how we do something not what we do that matters. And it seems you haven't not forgotten that. That is why you, Mind, are the smartest person I know. The least ignorant. The most humorous. The biggest hope for humanity. You, Mind, are the future of this planet. Whether you like it or not, in 15 years you will have either changed this world for the better or for the worse. I just hope it's the former.

So, tell me Mind....am I alone?