Katsuragi
The 1%
A starfleet design research post.
Want to see the inner workings of the Rennie research.
To Boldly Go... (a Starfleet quest)
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A starfleet design research post.
Want to see the inner workings of the Rennie research.
Another Miracle of Ship Birth post sounds good. See, I'm hoping you finish that series before the Ambassador prototype starts because we're planning to build it in the SF 3m t berth. Hoping there will be an epilogue post showing everyone's reaction.
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- Mid-Atlantic
Hard to write that without giving away information we shouldn't have in-character.
By contrast, a politics post or a "details of a fleet" post gives us information we SHOULD have in-character, and may inform or at least color our decisions.
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- Sydney, Australia
I like ships!
UbeOne
Daydreaming CPU
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- Philippines
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[Y] Miracle of Ship Birth
I'd love to know about some of our affiliates / upcoming members. Or their fleets
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- Central Standard Time
I'd be okay with politics, provided it was relevant.
Ideas for a politics post?
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- USA
I would go with one of the affiliates like the Indorians or Qloathi who have not had as much screen time as the rest.
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- Mid-Atlantic
Well, I suggested something on the Indorions, because we know almost nothing about them and if this turns into a war they're sitting in the most strategic sector in our entire territory. Knowing a little more about them would be nice.
EDIT: OH MY GOD I FORGOT ABOUT THE QLOATH.
The Qloath would also be very much a good choice. I think they may be even less a 'known quantity' than the Indorions. If only because the Indorions have a clearly defined 'hat' of being practical industrialist people who build lots of stuff, while the Qloath kind of, uh... don't have a hat. It's unclear if their hat is 'political intrigue' or 'plays' or 'exploration...'
Hm, actually the single unifying theme there...
Maybe the Qloath species' collective hat is drama.
EDIT: OH MY GOD I FORGOT ABOUT THE QLOATH.
The Qloath would also be very much a good choice. I think they may be even less a 'known quantity' than the Indorions. If only because the Indorions have a clearly defined 'hat' of being practical industrialist people who build lots of stuff, while the Qloath kind of, uh... don't have a hat. It's unclear if their hat is 'political intrigue' or 'plays' or 'exploration...'
Hm, actually the single unifying theme there...
Maybe the Qloath species' collective hat is drama.
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Berth please. Politics are, uh, potentially fraught.
AKuz
Been Better
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- A Rising Tide of Horrors
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How would you show that then? What sort of cultural traits would that be?
Do they wear a lot of masks?
Does their culture accept the basic assumption that everyone plays role?
I was just thinking that I wished the Qloath had a better "Hat" or whatever, some way to remember them.
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- Mid-Atlantic
Huh.
I could maybe do something with that...
I just need to review all our interactions with them; there aren't many, most of them being from 2308-9 when we were running our explorers around in circles trying to wrap up the Dawiar war by finding a way to talk to them.
I know Nash ran into the Qloathi (and naturally seduced one of their politicians). They helped us talk to the Dawiar. I know Saavik ran into them a few times, and likes them (not without reservations). Anything else?
I'll be happy to do it myself of course, if need be- I'm just going to be busy for a while, so it'd have to wait a bit.
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- Australia
Qloathi are big on exploration, drama, and theatre.
The "Leb" in each of their class names means "Ride", which is a word they use for their most important tales, as they almost all involve riding out on an adventure. In addition to the theatre districts in the cities, there is also a rich tradition of "theatre safaris".
The "Leb" in each of their class names means "Ride", which is a word they use for their most important tales, as they almost all involve riding out on an adventure. In addition to the theatre districts in the cities, there is also a rich tradition of "theatre safaris".
Here is what Saavik thinks about the Qloathi, in her clearest statement on their personality.
Given that and the constant obsession with theater and plays, my conclusion is that Qloathi tend to externalize a lot of their wilder creative impulses into works of interactive fiction. See, the thing about plays is that the audience is smaller and more personal. Just what can fit in a theater. So it follows that if there are lots of theaters then there are lots of Qloathi doing theater as a hobby or second career.
O something like that, anyway. The point is that they're dramatic in their fiction so they can be boring in their regular life.
Given that and the constant obsession with theater and plays, my conclusion is that Qloathi tend to externalize a lot of their wilder creative impulses into works of interactive fiction. See, the thing about plays is that the audience is smaller and more personal. Just what can fit in a theater. So it follows that if there are lots of theaters then there are lots of Qloathi doing theater as a hobby or second career.
O something like that, anyway. The point is that they're dramatic in their fiction so they can be boring in their regular life.
lbmaian
a thirsty squirrel
- Location
- USA
Anything to do with ship geekery gets a thumbs up from me.
UbeOne
Daydreaming CPU
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- Philippines
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- She/Her
What's their opinion on Shakespeare?
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- California
They prefer it in the original Klingon.What's their opinion on Shakespeare?
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- Central Standard Time
Wait. Interactive fiction.
So, they are great at making video games?
We need to send them a copy of Zork.