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by Roeben
Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:02 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
Replies: 6272
Views: 4291256

Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread

How about a large terrestrial soft shelled crab as a draft animal? Maybe they do something funky to keep the claws from growing too large.
by Roeben
Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:06 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
Replies: 1204
Views: 1015477

Re: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread

We know what loroi smell like to humans.

What do humans smell like to loroi, equivalently?

Inquiring minds need to know.
by Roeben
Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:28 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
Replies: 2709
Views: 1630999

Re: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)

It might not be memories he is seeing...
by Roeben
Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:21 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
Replies: 6272
Views: 4291256

Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread

And in particular, biologists looking at the Loroi genome are going to be very confused. Would Loroi DNA contain 'artificial' nucleotide bases like P, B, Z and S from Hachimoji DNA, on top of the usual A,T,G,C ? Check page 165, I left a summary of possibilities for "Real Life" examples. I think Ari...
by Roeben
Tue Jan 21, 2020 8:36 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
Replies: 1204
Views: 1015477

Re: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread

While it is true that Dyson spheres/swarms on their own are not particularly useful to a civilization that has no need to use all of it, the idea that I've heard often is that this Dyson swarm would be built out of O'Neill cylinders, creating millions of citystates and micronations in almost infinit...
by Roeben
Fri Dec 27, 2019 12:47 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: It's that time again: Rise of Skywalker
Replies: 48
Views: 21494

Re: It's that time again: Rise of Skywalker

Imagine a Movie so bad that a non-controversial and telegraphed kissu is the high point of the film. If you had asked me 5 years ago, I would have never believed it could be worse then the prequels, and that's before i watched the plinkett reviews.
by Roeben
Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:11 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Page 164: Smells like buttocks!
Replies: 67
Views: 23350

Re: Page 164: Smells like buttocks!

I'm more interested in what fun music and videos are on the local storage that Alex can show the Loroi (Beryl specifically) to quench their curiosity about human culture, if they have any.
by Roeben
Wed Oct 23, 2019 10:40 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
Replies: 6272
Views: 4291256

Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread

*snip* As a Bioinformaticist I believe i have some information I can share about this, though it should be noted I have a bachelors degree and am in no means a professor of genetics and genetic chemistry, i have had classes in which this topic came up and were discussed with my professor. The offic...
by Roeben
Tue Oct 15, 2019 10:23 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
Replies: 2709
Views: 1630999

Re: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)

I've long grown tired of the lewd lobby trying to frame every possible panel in a romantic or even sexual way, even if we're seeing a soldier making a joke about butts and farting on pillows. Alex won't gravitate to any of the Loroi, he's just been warned by the Historian about them and he's probab...
by Roeben
Tue Oct 15, 2019 7:33 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
Replies: 2709
Views: 1630999

Re: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)

I've long grown tired of the lewd lobby trying to frame every possible panel in a romantic or even sexual way, even if we're seeing a soldier making a joke about butts and farting on pillows. Alex won't gravitate to any of the Loroi, he's just been warned by the Historian about them and he's probabl...
by Roeben
Fri Oct 11, 2019 5:20 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
Replies: 6272
Views: 4291256

Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread

I'm going to presume that the most nutritiously valuable food for Alex will end up being the Loroi equivalent to Mustard or Ketchup.

Either that or some kind of tuber that the loroi consider highly toxic.
by Roeben
Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:04 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Adeptus Astartes Episode 2
Replies: 33
Views: 28085

Re: Adeptus Astartes Episode 2

They are overconfident, not because they are bad or incompetent, but because they outmatch the enemy so completely that they can move at a faster pace. You still see them flank enemy positions within seconds of them being revealed. They use smoke grenades for cover, etcetera. An ogryn in power armor...
by Roeben
Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:01 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread
Replies: 6272
Views: 4291256

Re: Miscellaneous Loroi question-and-answer thread

I don't think Loroi music has the same roots in storytelling, and so I don't think they are quite as plugged in emotionally to certain musical cues the way that we are. Are you implying that they would for example, feel an emotional connection to marches or "wardrums", and not so much about your av...
by Roeben
Mon Jan 07, 2019 1:33 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Adeptus Astartes Episode 2
Replies: 33
Views: 28085

Re: Adeptus Astartes Episode 2

Going by what I know of Warhammer 40k lore, It seems accurate that the Space Marine wasn't instantly gibbed by the multilaser. However, I would expect to see that particular Marine retreat afterwards. If his armor was "merely" ordinary Space Marine armor, then I would expect that he's taken wounds n...
by Roeben
Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:00 am
Forum: Fan Works
Topic: Writing Prompts
Replies: 1194
Views: 440417

Re: Writing Prompts

While I do think Loroi would "get" movie genres like horror more easily, don't forget that what we think of as "horror" is a very human perspective. For example, the Loroi may find it unwatchable because of unforseen reasons, like the whole "one male/female goes into the basement alone" trope, which...
by Roeben
Wed Jan 02, 2019 1:38 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Pages 144, 145: Conserve Energy
Replies: 57
Views: 38267

Re: Pages 144, 145: Conserve Energy

I think you are putting way too much thought into this. And you are way too romantic about it too. In my opinion, it's clearly the common "Warrior male meets independent woman" trope played out in reverse, and not much more. In her eyes, Alex is a "male" who claims to be a warrior, isn't quickly bul...
by Roeben
Wed Jan 02, 2019 1:28 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: What does YOUR Name Mean?
Replies: 72
Views: 52837

Re: What does YOUR Name Mean?

Depending on from which language you interpret, it either means "See the finch, a son of the raven, patron saint of the soldier." in both germanic and hewbrew or "The finch who perceives all, the patron saint of the soldier" in hebrew only, with a spelling correction to my first name. It shouldn't b...
by Roeben
Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:28 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread
Replies: 1204
Views: 1015477

Re: Miscellaneous Terran question-and-answer thread

I don't know how this question hasn't been asked before (unless the search bar decieves me) so here we go: What is the energy throughput of the Mjolnir Particle Beam Cannon? How does it stack up when compared to a Loroi Particle Beam? Would it be able to damage a combatant from either the loroi or u...
by Roeben
Wed Jan 03, 2018 8:39 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Page 123: not much to see
Replies: 42
Views: 25075

Re: Page 123: not much to see

Imagine you got someone from the 1830's and introduced them to a laptop PC, and they got the hang of it fast.

I think that's how she's feeling about Alex at this moment.
by Roeben
Thu Apr 07, 2016 1:02 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: Page 111 discussion
Replies: 73
Views: 57179

Re: Page 111 discussion

I definately think that Loroi are more attractive to humans then humans are to Loroi.

It'd only make sense, we "miss" something extremely important for social development purposes, from their perspective. From our perspective, they are just aloof, telepathic space amazon elves.