Arioch wrote: or bizarre (and usually short-lived) tribal rituals.
Luck eating rituals confirmed.
I could imagine the ancient Loroi eating the hearts or brains of their slain enemies, much like some ancient Terran cultures did and it would not surprise me at all.
Arioch wrote: or bizarre (and usually short-lived) tribal rituals.
Luck eating rituals confirmed.
I could imagine the ancient Loroi eating the hearts or brains of their slain enemies, much like some ancient Terran cultures did and it would not surprise me at all.
Hey Arioch I had a quick question, I was going over possible lines this story might take and I gotta ask. How dark is the end of this and the next chapter going to get?
Or just thinking "Spoilers!" and not answering at all.
Vote for Outsider on TWC: charred steppes, borders of territories: page 59,
jump-map of local stars: page 121, larger map in Loroi: page 118,
System view Leido Crossroads: page 123, after the battle page 195
Warringrose wrote:Hey Arioch I had a quick question, I was going over possible lines this story might take and I gotta ask. How dark is the end of this and the next chapter going to get?
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Warringrose wrote:Hey Arioch I had a quick question, I was going over possible lines this story might take and I gotta ask. How dark is the end of this and the next chapter going to get?
NO FURTHER ENHANCEMENT
SPECIAL ORDER 937 SCIENCE OFFICER EYES ONLY
Ok, so I wonder who Ripley is in this case... (and Jonesy)...
Beryl and Alex look deeply into each other's eyes as torpedo lock-on warnings blare, painting the cockpit red. In the next panel, the Highland-7 is shown frantically trying to dodge, only to be knocked into a flat spin by the explosion of a near hit. Unable to maneuver, two more torpedoes slam into the shuttle, tearing it apart and sending the lifeless corpses of Alex and company tumbling into the void.
Cut to an entirely new set of characters to continue the story.
orion1836 wrote:Outsider, as written by GRRMKen Grimwood:
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Beryl and Alex look deeply into each other's eyes as torpedo lock-on warnings blare, painting the cockpit red. In the next panel, the Highland-7 is shown frantically trying to dodge, only to be knocked into a flat spin by the explosion of a near hit. Unable to maneuver, two more torpedoes slam into the shuttle, tearing it apart and sending the lifeless corpses of Alex and company tumbling into the void.
Cut to an entirely new set of characters to continue the story.
Alex knows Beryl and the rest dies, but he survives once again, being picked up just in time by anotehr alien ship, and the story starts anew.
Vote for Outsider on TWC: charred steppes, borders of territories: page 59,
jump-map of local stars: page 121, larger map in Loroi: page 118,
System view Leido Crossroads: page 123, after the battle page 195
Beryl and Alex look deeply into each other's eyes as torpedo lock-on warnings blare, painting the cockpit red. In the next panel, the Highland-7 is shown frantically trying to dodge, only to be knocked into a flat spin by the explosion of a near hit. Unable to maneuver, two more torpedoes slam into the shuttle, tearing it apart and sending the lifeless corpses of Alex and company tumbling into the void.
Cut to an entirely new set of characters to continue the story.
Do the Loroi have tank or artillery equivalents? Has telepathy shaped their mechanized ground weaponry in any particularly different ways compared to human examples?
CF2 wrote:Do the Loroi have tank or artillery equivalents? Has telepathy shaped their mechanized ground weaponry in any particularly different ways compared to human examples?
Sure, the Loroi have armored vehicles. I don't think telepathy has a particular impact on ultra-tech armored vehicle warfare. Telepathy might give a slight speed edge over radio communication between tanks in battle, but I doubt it's decisive, and range would be an issue in a wide-ranging battle.
Werra wrote:Can male Loroi request mating encounters with females the same way females can express a preference for a certain male?
In some circumstances, if the male has sufficient status and influence. I think in a lot of circumstances, males could be allowed to choose from among the available females at his own status level (that is, those who had earned time with a male), but it would take significant influence to arrange being matched up with a female below his own status level, or getting a particular female more male-time than what she had herself earned.
Some females might be put off by being pursued in this way by a male (perhaps concerned about what her female peers might think, as it could be considered a sign of improper attachment), but others probably wouldn't mind at all.