worldbuilding
From Henry Quirk: What was the inspiration for the Hariven (its design)? âŠand⊠In-universe (in Eldrae-speak): what does âHarivenâ mean? On the former â no specific inspiration, Iâm afraid to say. I just designed the smallest possible viable freighter for the setting, then went through it to strip out all
eldraeic language
tramorĂĄn an-enlĂ©t: (lit. âred giftâ) Related in concept to the trafidĂșr an-enlĂ©t (âblue giftâ), that social manipulation in which a gift that cannot be balanced by the recipient with an equal gift is used to create a favor-debt, the tramorĂĄn an-enlĂ©t is an attractive gift designed to cause harm by
FĂerĂ's Starships of the Associated Worlds
ICED FIRE-CLASS ANTIMATTER TRANSPORT Operated by: Extropa Energy, ICC Type: Antimatter Transport Construction: Islien Yards, ICC Length: 1,600 km (overall) Beam: 3,200 km Dry mass: 39,200 tons (not including cryocels) Gravity-well capable: No; not even low-orbit capable. Atmosphere capable: No. Personnel: 31 * Flight Commander * 3 x Flight
eldraeic language
So, we had already established one word for a celestial body. As youâll recall, that would be: ashĂĂ«l: star From there, ancient astronomers gave us: affĂĂ«nĂel: (from traĂ€ffiĂ«n ashĂĂ«l, âdancing starâ), planet; and chalĂĂ«l: (from trachĂĄlporis ashĂĂ«l, âcircling starâ), moon. And slightly less ancient ones provided: alĂ©lazik: (from traĂ€lĂ©l
eldraeic language
trakhĂĄln ulalath: (lit. âpainful ignoranceâ); the things you donât know that can hurt you. Originally Military Service slang, before entering into general usage.
law
âHaving adjudged those persons here present to constitute a riotous assembly within the meaning of the Act thereupon, and by that Mandate which I hold and which I serve, I charge and command ye all, in the Voice of Their Divine Majesties, immediately to lay down arms and submit yourselves
Cultural Crossovers
Once more into the cinema, dear friends, once more: * Captain America continues to be awesome. * He donât need no steenkinâ parachute, although why the vibranium ainât glowing is a mystery. * Ah, multitasking. Always room for a banter thread. * And this is why concealed mission objectives are a bad
Imperial Service
Since I needed to type up an exportable version anyway for a comment response, I thought I might as well share the Table of Ranks of the Imperial Service and Imperial Military Service with everyone. Itâs in this spreadsheet, since WordPress doesnât give me a good way to
Hurricane-class carrier
HURRICANE-CLASS DRONE BATTLESHIP (CARRIER) Operated by: Empire of the Star Type: Drone Battleship, General Operations Construction: Palaxias Fleet Yards Length: 2.3 km Beam (avg.): 0.8 km Dry mass: 2,900,000 tons Gravity-well capable: No. Atmosphere capable: No. Personnel: 1,294 * 396 crewers * 514 flight operations * 384 espatiers
military
shrieker: (also ping-pedo) a single-shot directional EM pulse generator mounted in a capsule suitable for mass driver deployment. It is a truism of tactics that active sensors, while much more effective than passive sensors, can rarely be used since they are even more effective at disclosing the userâs position
military
Just to clear up a few misconceptions that may have crept in: David Weber, alas, has done me no favors by convincing much of the SF-reading world that the standard interstellar badass is the dreadnought. And, yes, you may remember me saying âit sure would be nice to build nothing
spacer
(Obvious idea is obvious.) walkplate (n.): A walkway for magnetic boots (q.v.). Since starship hulls in the modern era are manufactured from a variety of light composites very few of which are significantly ferromagnetic, such walkplates are necessary to enable crewers on EVA to remain attached to the ship.