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This is a pretty old argument in science-fiction discussion land. I present to you an article was originally taken from the internet by Jervis Johnson (of Games Workshop fame) and published in White Dwarf 227 by Andy Chambers. The original author is Patrick Marstall. Rocks are NOT ‘free’, citizen. F...

Word of God is that he meant fictional stories Reference? , although it can be argued that some religious myths and their common understandings hint at telepathy. In Christian understanding (at least in Greek Orthodox Christian understanding) God, the Saints and the Devil are able to 'speak' or sho...

Page 42. Is Alexander being deliberately obtuse here? When he says that humanity knows of telepathy from "old stories" it sounds like he means ancient history. I don't know any historical story that even implies that humans ever had such powers. Fantasy stories, yes. Fictional works of literature, ...

Interest and slightly relevant: In English we say "break a leg" as a way of wishing someone good luck in their performance at the theatre. That's fairly odd way to tell someone you hope they are successful, and not easy to translate. The phrase comes from the theatrical term "leg", which is a lever ...

*ahem* I have a few. 2048 First permanent Mars colony founded in Hellas Planitia 2086 First successful hyperspace jump to Barnard's Star 2088 First successful jump to Alpha Centauri 2092 First permanent outpost at Alpha Centauri A V (Alpha) 2099 Proxima colony established (Alpha Centauri B III) 2107...

sunphoenix wrote:"Soul Meets Soul ...When Eyes Meet Eyes..."[ ElfQuest ]

I don't like the idea of my eyeballs touching someone else's.

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Ah, my apologies!

Arioch gave us a bit of inside information on Alex in thispost.

Arioch wrote:Alex is ST10 DX10 IQ17 HT10

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In the "Odds and Ends" section of the Insider page.

GURPS Fireblade (6/6/06)
GURPS Beryl (5/4/06)
GURPS Tempo (4/27/04)

You're a little behind...

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In multi-place aircraft, the throttles are normally in the center between the two pilots. This causes the captain to fly with his left hand and actuate the throttles with his right and vice-versa for the co-pilot. Propeller torque reasons (from quora) aside, it makes sense for a predominantly right...

Talon is the flight leader merely because she's the most senior pilot of the squadron to have survived; she's still fairly junior. There are a variety of more senior Tenoin ranks, ranging from flying ranks like wing leader to ship piloting jobs (helmsman) to various staff jobs. It's not unusual for...

Arioch, is it traditional for a diral seii to pass down form the diral leader to her deputy/designated successor, then to the next most senior, and so on?

Can you tell us why Talon has picked up a promotion and Spiral has not?

Thanks!

L.

Thanks Arioch!

A quick question on the caste/ranks page. If Spiral and Talon are brought back to the homeworlds to train new pilots, are the more senior Tenoin ranks non-flying ones? Would they retire from piloting to take places on the bridge?

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As we all wait patiently for the next page, I thought I'd start a new topic, possibly the first in a series, to discuss specific Outsider Characters. Alex, Beryl and Tempo have got a lot of screen time and exposure from the very beginning of Outsider, and I thought it might be good to take a look at...

The equipment lists in the characters sheets are items that the characters might be equipped with, rather than a list of all their personal effects (though I suppose that would be an interesting exercise). Fireblade for example doesn't own any weapons. She has a small pouch that is on her right leg...

Speaking of which... This might have come up before but Beryl and several of the other crew have a croissant-shaped pouch on their right thigh. I presume because of the uniform design, this is just the equivalent of a trouser pocket for everyday tools or her scanner? I've become a bit obsessed with ...

Examples of personal possessions could include: personal grooming items (esp. combs), jewelry (mostly limited to items worn in the hair or on the head), tools, weapons, recordings, documents, musical instruments, toys, games, trophies, crafted items, heirlooms, gifts, loot, personal keepsakes, and ...

He's also a lot older than both of them. Just to clarify: Tempo is more than twice Alex's age. Ah, yes. I see it on the GURPS sheet now. Thanks for setting me straight. The Loroi aboard Tempest had more than a week to examine the 57 bodies which were recovered, and Beryl was certainly involved in t...

Boldilocks is quite right. That's unlikely, as the Loroi had recovered some 50-60 bodies from the Bellarmine. Confirmed on this page: http://well-of-souls.com/outsider/outsider060.html Those bodies weren't just found, they were recovered - That means they are probably in cold storage somewhere, for ...

Perhaps both Beryl and Alex will treat the happenstance of Beryl falling into Alex's lap under sudden acceleration as an occurrence of combat maneuver, entirely devoid of sexual or intimate connotation, as if - and bear with me here, because this crazy talk I'm about to engage in - both of them are...

Female Loroi have similar strength as a human male of the same height, and slightly better endurance (though a human male of the same height will probably outweigh her by about 10%). You can consult the GURPS character sheets if you want specific examples (in this system, Alex is ST10 DX10 IQ17 HT1...