Wave Motion Gun: Starwisp propulsion lasers, laser-launch system lasers, spinal lasers, xasers, and grasers, nuclear/AM shaped charges (i.e. Casaba-Howitzer), and arguably also both jetguns and unorthodox yet tactically useful applications (i.e., what we here on Earth call the Kzinti Lesson) of most modern reaction drives, especially fusion
“What did you do?” “You must have done something, Presiding Minister. You’re the ones provoking the Republic at every opportunity. You’re the ones researching everything they fear, pushing out beyond their space! And now Republic ships are attacking our border worlds and we are made to pay your
Kill It With Ice: A nice flask of liquid gas (a “justheart”, in the lingo, because justice’s heart is always cold) is another classic when it comes to nanotech blooms, especially if you want to preserve something for analysis afterwards. There are some spectacular cold-gas weapons and Abnormal Ammo
“Very well, gentlesophs. Since the main intrusion’s down coreward in the Reaches and the Expanse, the Warmain’s cleared us to go raise hell in the Vonnies’ 31st-sector backlot. We’re dividing the flight into talons by threes.” “First Claw, under Flamefang, head rimward up through Kordal; your primary
Resplendent Exponential Vector Grant Council to Valeran SimĂche, greeting. We have received your experimental proposal of the 19th inst. However, in the absence of significant theoretical and preferably experimental support for the hypothesis that penetrating the brane will not result in the universe entire popping like a soap bubble with
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Kill All Humans Of Species X: Well, for the organic version of this trope, see up there under Absolute Xenophobe. Even most of the complete nutjob brigade, in polity terms, are usually capable of recognizing that the Galaxy is bigger than they are, quite often much better armed, and tend
Sorry, folks, no new part today. Been traveling and kind of bleh. More tomorrow.
Imperial Star and Motto …eh, maybe a little premature. (Also, a very early draft, besides.)
Karma Meter: Reputation networks are everywhere, functioning as effectively a public record, social network, and barometer of public opinion for everyone. Of course, there’s not a particular standard of karma in use – they exist for all kinds of different groups and different themes – to steal an example I’ve
The cellar shuddered under another impact, and dust sifted down from the cracked ceiling. “Sign up with the Expansion Renewal Union, you said,” huffed the ciseflish, pressure suit creaking as he dragged the heavy cable across the floor. “It’ll be fun, you said. All the excitement happens in the
Just Following Orders: Averted – despite being less inclined to this sort of thing anyway, if we take a moment to imagine an in-universe rerunning of the Milgram experiment – Imperial Service training and even basic ethics education makes it very clear that this will not be considered an excuse for anyone,