Cultural Crossovers
Straight on with it: * Well, they donât look much like pre-stellar ignition creatures, but weâll roll with it. (Anyway, wouldnât they be Hot Ones in that case, not Cold Ones?) * âŚusing a K does not make words extra-special. Just ask the Krell, the Kâkree, the KazonâŚ
worldbuilding
Randomness: Iâve just rewatched Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Thus, for anyone who wasnât around the first time it came up, this is your reminder that wuxia is a good model for what classical melee combat looks like in the âverse â only glowier, since space magic, unlike qi, has
military
âThe best approach to peacekeeping is the sophont-friendly one. âThis is standard doctrine. Most sophonts resent being policed by machines â unfeeling, uncaring, unstoppable. They canât be negotiated with; canât empathize; canât offer even a moment of understanding. A mailed fist without a velvet glove. Thus, our peacekeeping
fanfic
Well, you didnât think Iâd need a suddenly need a policy for no reason, did you? Go here to read Heads and Tails, written by long-time reader Morgrim. Your author deems it to be Good Stuff.
fanfic
(The answer to a question asked on the Eldraeverse Discord, copied here since not everyone follows the Eldraeverse Discord.) Fanfiction policy: Well, first, Iâm rather gratified to discover that I need a fanfiction policy⌠1. I donât have any objection to fanfiction per se . Content-wise, however, I would
meta
Okay. I regret having to do this, because by and large I enjoy engaging with my readers and satisfying their curiosity, but â I am, as of now, declaring a complete, conclusive, and perpetual moratorium on all âgotchaâ questions. (I am not providing a definition, because definitions can be gamed; if
worldbuilding
So today I was catching up on another work Iâve been following on another site, and one of the chapters reminded me of some of the discussions we (all, collectively) have had about the UBI / Citizenâs Dividend here. (Click through to read and scroll down to the bit
eldraeic language
(Loosely inspired by a G+ post in which I contemplate trying to phrase Eldraeic self-concepts into Japanese pronouns and honorifics: I went with a baseline of watakushi-sama, if youâre curious.) Did you know (you did not) that archaic â or bearing in mind that itâs a deliberately designed language,
Cultural Crossovers
Donât really have to say anything at this point, do I? * Nice âyou know who I amâ badge. * Ooh, nanoficus. * Less cool: exploding ficus. * JARVIS continues to be best house brain. * Your R&D process really looks unnecessarily painful. * See, now folks like this asshole is why the
worldbuilding
For various reasons, I was rereading Meditations on Moloch today, and this leapt out at me: 14. Congress. Only 9% of Americans like it, suggesting a lower approval rating than cockroaches, head lice, or traffic jams. However, 62% of people who know who their own Congressional representative is approve of
starship
(Turns out the first ship I want to do isnât one of the ones anyone asked for. Oh, well.) SILVERFALL-CLASS LUNAR EXPLORER â BLOCK II Operated by: Spaceflight Initiative Type: Early exploration vessel. Construction: Spaceflight Initiative. Everyoneâs heard of the Silverfall-class explorer, the starship that first carried eldrae from
eldraeic language
A quick word or two for your pleasure: deshalĂr: beer, encompassing non-distilled brews made from grain- or grain-analogs, literally âgrain-waterâ. delĂŠkalĂr: wine, encompassing all non-distilled brews made from fruit, literally âpleasing-waterâ. qerachalĂr: distilled spirits, literally âlightning-waterâ. (andrakalĂr, âfire-waterâ, had already been taken. By naphtha.) âŚoh, and who could forget⌠xindaralĂr: