(With many thanks to Atomic Rocket and Raymond McVay of Blue Max Studios, whose Mission Control Model I drew upon heavily for inspiration while working out this alternate-style command structure.) Command Roster: The command roster of an Imperial starship, civilian or military, looks something like this – with variations, as specialized
Here’s the next six cards (previous): 7. THE EXECUTOR The executor sits behind his desk, a rack of scrolls at his left hand and a mechanical calculator to his right. He holds a stylus and wears AR glasses. Before him stand two messengers, one arriving, the other departing. In
Coming In Hot: Averted. As in reality, while not doing so writes off an expensive fighter, it avoids risking a more expensive pilot and a really damn expensive carrier. This effect is only multiplied when instead of having to eject and float around waiting for rescue, the pilot can just
While it is true that the Church of Celestial Harmony has no named adversary, no personification of evil, or rather – bearing in mind that neither are any of the eikones personifications, strictly speaking, of good – of negatively aligned concepts, it nonetheless maintains a fundamental opposition of cosmic principles. There is
Combat Referee: The Presidium of the Conclave of Galactic Polities, who like galactic stability, but know that they can’t – even on those occasions when they all agree – eliminate all the wars within their ambit. They can, on the other hand, keep wars relatively small and prevent anyone from going
Color-Coded Patrician: Played straight with the uniform colors for each of the Ministries, the Senate, and the Curia, along with all of the runér; of course, there are no sumptuary laws rendering those colors off-limits for anyone else, but you can usually tell on any formal occasion by looking for
BarĂĂ«l Andracanth-ith-Brianth to Ven Mak Lochh, greetings. I checked into your son’s case, and I’ve got to tell you, it’s as I thought. There’s no “slavery” involved. He signed up to a debt indenture. Which is to say, to cover the details so far as my
The Office of the President of the Senate of the Empire of the Star, great and glorious beyond all greatness and glory, to Citizen-Shareholder Horulgavis Lariantinos-ith-Larios, greetings. In the names of the Imperial Couple, the Senate, the Curia, and the Citizen-Shareholders of this Empire, in accordance with the duly executed
Color-Coded For Your Convenience: Played straight in all the usual locations: indicator lights, transit routes, components and tool-heads, plugs and sockets, signs, departments on uniforms, logos, etc., etc. Made more complicated, though, by the local spectrum including two ultraviolets (no, that plain white cloak is not plain white) and an
Colony Drop: One of the standard military tactics for softening up a planet, but also one that is horribly, horribly illegal (in the Ley Accords/Laws and Customs of War sense of Do This And We Kill You) if done with large rocks, or lots of rocks, on any world
D is for Digisapience a thinking machine. A mind forged from metal with light-woven dreams. E is for Exoself your thoughts in the air. Working your will even while you’re not there. F is for Forking making many from one. On days when we’re busy it helps get
AMERI/EÄVALLE – The sextennial auction to determine the new Aurarch of Eävalle concluded today, with the obligators of the Ministry of the Nations formally accepting the 1.33 trillion Eävalle méril (17.3 trillion esteyn) bid of Larquen Archés-ith-Aic for the position. A plutarch, former CFO of Eävalle Estate Development,