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- Mon Nov 07, 2022 8:11 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Page 206: Just needs an expert's touch
- Replies: 64
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Re: Page 206: Just needs an expert's touch
Still don't understand what went on with that Umiak. Far as I remember, mind control is not a thing for most races, besides the slugs.
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 1:40 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
- Replies: 2709
- Views: 1616872
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 9:34 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
- Replies: 2709
- Views: 1616872
- Mon Nov 30, 2020 3:54 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6272
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Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
Hmm... by that standard, what we have today aren't proper EVA suits.
- Fri Oct 09, 2020 11:11 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6272
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Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
I can imagine a robust trade in small snuggly animals from the Tenuki world before the borders were closed HAH! I KNEW THOSE FURBALLS WERE SLAVERS!!! Derro has a goat/sheep analogue (dagiis/dakiis); it has a luxurious wool (which can be bred into bright colors), and gives a high-fat milk that the N...
- Fri Oct 09, 2020 12:08 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6272
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Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
So... I assume the concept of keeping around an animal for comfort/companionship/engagement rather than utility is not unknown to them?
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 11:11 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6272
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Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
So then... how WOULD the Loroi react to our use of domesticated animals? Would they find it rational or reasonable? What about attachments, like say, to a cat?
- Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:15 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: How humanity can affect the war, by turning the moon into a deathstar.
- Replies: 169
- Views: 45102
Re: How humanity can affect the war, by turning the moon into a deathstar.
Well... we COULD be... I mean... why not? Worked out for those guys....RedDwarfIV wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:36 pmCome now, we're not Hiigarans.spacewhale wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:01 amand of course they'd go out of their way to steal every bit of technological shininess they could from any greater power, and make iterative improvements.
- Sat Aug 22, 2020 12:22 pm
- Forum: Fan Works
- Topic: [Fanfiction] A Shout in the Dark
- Replies: 79
- Views: 50836
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 2:03 pm
- Forum: Fan Works
- Topic: [Fanfiction] A Shout in the Dark
- Replies: 79
- Views: 50836
Re: [Fanfiction] A Shout in the Dark
Soooo, yeah, that marks the end of "Part II - Stella Praecipitans" . After studying the Insider, I concluded a gunship was about the only thing the TCA could take on... and my money'd still be on the gunship :( . It being an underground orbital installation means it has massive armor, but zero abili...
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 12:38 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: How humanity can affect the war, by turning the moon into a deathstar.
- Replies: 169
- Views: 45102
Re: How humanity can affect the war, by turning the moon into a deathstar.
The main cultural reason they did not was the rise of the platonists and Socrates (who despised practical experimentation, preferring, instead, natural observation) to the detriment of the sophists. I think that had more to do with slaves being cheaper and easier to come by for the warlike Romans, ...
- Thu Aug 20, 2020 3:44 pm
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: How humanity can affect the war, by turning the moon into a deathstar.
- Replies: 169
- Views: 45102
Re: How humanity can affect the war, by turning the moon into a deathstar.
Having thought about this for several years now, I've come to the conclusion that it is possible for a civilisation to skip certain technological avenues. For instance, in our world, the Greeks and Romans were not that far away from an actual industrial revolution (for instance, they knew steam had ...
- Thu Aug 20, 2020 3:24 pm
- Forum: Fan Works
- Topic: [Fanfiction] A Shout in the Dark
- Replies: 79
- Views: 50836
Re: [Fanfiction] A Shout in the Dark
Part XI The massive flash of light engulfed the screens of the command center before static made the imagine unreadable. Simultaneously, an ever so slight jolt rippled through the station, like waves on a calm lake. Commandant Andrews's initial relief at their successful strategy was immediately rep...
- Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:08 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 1204
- Views: 1001353
- Wed Aug 12, 2020 1:57 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 1204
- Views: 1001353
Re: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
Question: it is my understanding that the TCA in 2160 is roughly on technological parity with the Loroi as they were during the Delrias (or maybe Mannadi?) wars. However, the Loroi are notable for having used space fighters in most instances before the Umiak War made them mostly obsolete. So... does...
- Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:14 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: How humanity can affect the war, by turning the moon into a deathstar.
- Replies: 169
- Views: 45102
Re: How humanity can affect the war, by turning the moon into a deathstar.
The moon is just a big ball of rock. Simply being on the lunar surface isn't going to provide power or cooling, that's all stuff you're going to have to build. At most, you're making use of a tiny amount of surface rock for thermal mass. You could take this entire "death star" defense installation ...
- Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:37 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 6272
- Views: 4269795
Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
Have the Loroi ever come across a super invasive species like the rat? If no, how pissed off or amused would they be if rats suddenly infested their worlds? Well, the Soia-Liron species themselves could be considered super invasive, as they have displaced some native species where such already exis...
- Sat Jul 25, 2020 1:04 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: Miscellaneous Umiak/misc. races question-and-answer thread
- Replies: 764
- Views: 516707
Re: Miscellaneous Umiak/misc. races question-and-answer thread
@dragoongfa I don't know. Creating a highly specialized species to store knowledge seems like a lot of effort to go through if writing it down in stone or metal somewhere would be sufficient. The Soians were telepathic, being able to immediately access all information via telepathy is a huge time s...
- Thu May 07, 2020 2:38 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: page 180: Nightsky
- Replies: 36
- Views: 20817
Re: page 180: Nightsky
hi hi Incoming memory that's not the type you want to hear about... I know that fabricated memories are a troublesome thing when it comes to human brains, but I get the feeling that it isn't what Alex is experiencing right now. My money is on Fireblade having left something behind during the interr...
- Thu Apr 16, 2020 1:55 am
- Forum: Outsider Discussion
- Topic: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
- Replies: 2709
- Views: 1616872
Re: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
I don't think it's a block or mask. That might simply be the interpretation of the Loroi, who have never encountered such a psychically "mute" species before. To them, only an active Lotai would have that effect. Kind of like interpreting the manner in which a tree stands as an active vertical motio...