trope-a-day
Pardon My Klingon: Played straight in a number of cases â zakhrehs, for example, while glossable as, is not entirely cognate to, English barbarian â but played even straighter for words that arenât expletives, but whose English gloss is too long to use in conversation, like valessĂ«f, or valxĂjir. Or itâ
non-canon
In the jolly question box recently, I received this: If tomorrow morning the Eldrae were to make contact with Earth, what cultural item (besides a good Popsicle) would be the most taken with aplomb and glee and why? After due consideration and extensive contemplation, I find I can only answer
trope-a-day
Overly-Long Name: Played quite straight among the eldrae, and other people prone to use relevant bits of the same name-format. Fortunately, most of it is optional â of course, thatâs optional at the discretion of the name-bearer, so those wishing to use the diplomatic stalling gambit of demanding to be
artificial intelligence
Spintronic Fictions, ICC primary virtuality node, Jandine (Imperial Core) âEscaped? What do you mean, he escaped?â âHis support server was open to the wider âweave during patching â standard procedure, weâve never had any problems with it before. He transferred his code out and left.â âBut how did he ââ âBlacknet
technepraxic
âOf course social problems have technological solutions. All problems have technological solutions. âSocial problems, specifically, are problems arising directly from flaws in the interacting sophont entities that make up society. Imperfect actors generate imperfect acts. Corruption, bigotry, xenophobia, cognitive bias, irrational emotivations⊠whatever you care to name, these are merely
trope-a-day
Pals With Jesus: Subverted, at least while youâre still alive and therefore not part of the Transcendent soul-ocean; while you can have a much more personal relationship with an eikone than most people can have with their gods â they have e-mail addresses, for one thing â itâs still a
starship
Yes, that means itâs bad sketch time again here at the Eldraeverse⊠so here, have an interface vehicle. LOWARI-CLASS PINNACE/SHUTTLE Operated by: Various starports and near-orbit stations; capital ships. Type: Pinnace / shuttle (belly-lander) Construction: Llyn Standard Manufacturing, ICC & various licensees. Atmosphere-capable: Yes. Gravity well-capable: Yes. Personnel: 3
trope-a-day
Overheating: A problem everywhere. The logistics of a post-scarcity society may have eliminated most material-supply problems; advanced ergtech may have made energy not a meaningful practical constraint; computer power may be an absolute bargain everywhere; but even with every fancy high-tech possibility up to and including neutrino-catalyzed cooling in play,
deep time
âThe Starfall Arc is old, its history a tale of fourteen billion years. A tale, moreover, littered with elder races, ancient Powers, and primordial civilizations godlike in their power â very few of which, and none of the oldest of which, remain extant in the present day. We know the galaxy
trope-a-day
Outlaw Town: The most famous, of course, is Nepscia City, Nepscia, the Eldraeverseâs own favorite Wretched Hive. Litash also played host to a few, before it was incinerated. Currently, the hat is generally worn by a number of drifts scattered across the Expansion Regions â and particularly in the Shadow
PeréÀ (Thirteen Colonies)
PerĂ©Ă€ System, far orbit, 4016 âNow?â âOkay, go ahead and open your eyes.â âYou got me a giant laser! Wait, where did you get me a giant laser? ⊠And, um, why did you get me a giant laser?â âIn order: yes, the Laserider Networkâs fire sale, and ââ âFire sale?
trope-a-day
Our Weapons Will Be Boxy In The Future: Averted in most cases; most guns, while still being fundamentally gun-shaped (ergonomists cringe at the thought of trying to actually hit something with the remote-control-styled ST:TNG phaser, for example) as appropriate to the manipulators of the species theyâre designed for,