GiovanniBlasini
Transhumanist Nutcase from Niops IX
- Location
- San Diego, CA, USA, Sol III
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Either way, that was a hell of a good job on that section, Hiver.
Stupid way to go about this: Send it to news-outlets all over the place without supporting evidence and present it in as inflamatory ways as possible.
Smart way to go about this: Use the system. Send it discreetely through proper channels.
The actual political problem here is not that the information is explosive. That happens all the time. The actual political problem here is that the ship is that taking the ship and all data to Vulcan is an affront to the Romulan people. Because it's one of their ships, with people from their shared pasts who had declared for Romulan cause.
As we all know Romulans are peaceful and thoughtful people who could not possibly take such an affront personally.
Hiding stuff like this just makes the Jovians actual villains in this story. Stuff gets out, sooner or later. There is such a thing as Vulcan high command. There is such a thing as 'highly qualified Vulcans' onboard. If those five start screaming and try to kill each other immediately after hearing this, reconsider, but otherwise? Take it to Vulcan command or Vulcan Archeologists (those guys handle explosive truths now and then), and let them handle it. That way, the data can be checked, doublecheked, then if true it can be spread in non-explosive ways.
Just hiding the info is basically to give the Romulans the perfect ammunition to destabilize Vulcan and show the evils of Jovian AI's. It might make for drama, and show why hiding stuff is risky business indeed, but also show a very not-wise AI. That may be the point, of course.
It's not a Vulcan vessel it's Romulan. Therefore it should be given to the remnant of the empire wherever it is they reside.Just give it to the Vulcans, they can decide if they are ready for it.
It's not a Vulcan vessel it's Romulan. Therefore it should be given to the remnant of the empire wherever it is they reside.
I suppose I could be wrong but I was under the impression that though the romulan empire, and all occupants of it during the heretic war, were dead and gone there still existed some small population scattered throughout the rest of the galaxy. It is to this diaspora that the ship rightfully belongs.What part of 'THE ROMULANS ARE GONE' do you not understand? They're all dead. The ones who were at the embassy pretty much psychologically collapsed and mostly committed suicide. There is no remnant of the empire. All gone, buh-bye, none left.
There are some Romulans left, but they are basicly all refugees, they have no territory of their own. Even if they wanted to claim the former territory of the Romulan Empire, they can't hold it, either from hostile neighbors or from the Berzerker remnants still wandering that region.I suppose I could be wrong but I was under the impression that though the romulan empire, and all occupants of it during the heretic war, were dead and gone there still existed some small population scattered throughout the rest of the galaxy. It is to this diaspora that the ship rightfully belongs.
And if as you say I'm wrong and there are no meaningful populations of Romulans in existence then the wreck is property of the Jovians as its discoverers since it emphatically is not Vulcan.
There are some Romulans left, but they are basicly all refugees, they have no territory of their own. Even if they wanted to claim the former territory of the Romulan Empire, they can't hold it, either from hostile neighbors or from the Berzerker remnants still wandering that region.
What sort of messed-up future D&D is this? Attacker rolls against AC, not defender.
This is not how AC works. The Ogre rolls a d20 to hit, and adds its attack bonus, and if that total meets or exceeds Spark's character's AC, then the attack hits (I assume this is a D&D equivalent).
Urgh.... I am a disgrace to betas all over... *hangs head in shame*
This is not how AC works. The Ogre rolls a d20 to hit, and adds its attack bonus, and if that total meets or exceeds Spark's character's AC, then the attack hits (I assume this is a D&D equivalent).
Edit: Ninja'd
Unless they're using THAC0, but THAC0 was weird and convoluted, and the attacker still rolled.The Ogre rolls a d20 to hit, and adds its attack bonus, and if that total meets or exceeds Spark's character's AC, then the attack hits