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There are still bigger difficulties in language out there though. If I recall correctly, the Umiak's own language is practically a form of binary using clicking sounds.

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Woot! Those missile pods look awesome. I am surprised that they all made it to the separation point without getting hit, but I guess the Umiak are either not too concerned about them, or they really are focused on something more important for the big picture.

hi hi Didn't you hear? Everything old is new again. :lol: When the terrans can build a ship with more than 2 billion railguns that fire at 10% c, and not cause overheating problems, or energy consumption problems, and have rails long enough to not vaporize the tiny projectiles without causing the sh...

hi hi Indeed, I did say it was an entirely convoluted plan. As for jumping out the same way you came in, I wasn't sure if the orbital movement of the planet would make the exit vector different enough from the entry vector to throw it off of the ridiculously small sliver window of opportunity. (and ...

hi hi So I did a round up of everyone's characters. Hopefully I didn't miss anything. I've got some questions for just about everyone, feel free to have fun with the answers. ----- Lieutenant Kamielle Lynn - Pilot As a world famous acrobat and marksman, have you won any particular trophies or medals...

hi hi I just came up with an incredibly convoluted way for humans to employ a mass driver against the Umiak. The Loroi have data on the Umiak border systems from some of their previous offensives. All the humans have to do is wait until the jump corridor is eclipsed by a gas giant, then they jump in...

hi hi Mass drivers can certainly get projectiles moving fast enough to cause massive damage should they hit, but it is still nowhere near the speed of light. Beam weapons will typically cut a ship to ribbons before it gets close enough to score a hit with a mass driver. The Loroi use missiles mostly...

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In Eclipse Phase they use nuclear batteries to power beam weapons. Basically you fire some shots and then the battery slowly gets recharged by some kind of radioactive process. I'm not sure how much radioactive material you'd need to actually make that feasible though.

hi hi I added a table that shows movement speeds. It isn't like we're going to be taking turns moving minis around a table so there is a little bit of abstraction involved. You add your fitness attribute to your movement skill and the check the table for the result. The table is for ideal situations...

hi hi For some reason, seeing Moonglow with that expression juxtaposed with the cruiser all off by itself, I kind of imagine her sanzai to be doing something like this: "sigh...I guess I'll fire over in that direction, though it really isn't going to make a difference. I mean, do you really think we...

hi hi I included the knife stats because I knew that Loroi leaders sometimes carried a Seii with them. Getting stabbed with a jagged piece of bone is never going to be pleasant. Engineering toolkits definitely come with duct tape, maybe some rubber bands and paperclips too. :) Smoke grenades are go,...

hi hi Human Combat Gear: Unarmored - 1d6 + fitness rating: Sometimes you get caught unprepared, sometimes... Security Suit - Rating 5d6 + fitness rating: This full body suit was designed for use in shipboard and vacuum environments. It is covered in thick ceramic plates and kevlar that offer superio...

hi hi I made some clarifications to the skills and which attribute goes along with them in my post above. Also, here are some other things for people to take into consideration: Movement (Fitness+Movement Skill in meters per minute - normal / sprinting) 0 = 30/ 50 1 = 55/ 100 2 = 70/ 150 3 = 80/ 200...

hi hi I seem to have made a mistake in posting some things before I was ready. I should clarify what I am aiming for in this campaign: most of my experiences on the Outsider forums have been discussing hypothetical situations at length. The story that I have made is an attempt to create a hypothetic...

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Well, most of the best of the best didn't make it when the Bellarmine was destroyed...

So I guess it is the Next of the Best or Jewels from the Masses.

hi hi So I think I've got the basic character stats down. Humans get 18 ranks into the 6 basic attributes, max 4 Loroi get 20 ranks into the 6 basic and 2 telepathic attributes, max 4 Basic: Fitness (strength, health, endurance and all that) Precision (aiming, delicate work and general grace) Reflex...

hi hi It is pretty clear to me that a lot of biased nonsense (and quite likely deliberate disinformation by people with vested interests) is going around on both sides of the nuclear debate. The truth is out there, but I doubt that laymen like myself will know what it is until we can see the afterma...

hi hi Humans don't really use fighters... but there is going to be at least one pilot for each of the three shifts on the DeSoto and more than one pilot for the drop shuttle. During an alert, the senior crew is likely to take over if they were not already on duty. There is going to be a lot of overl...

hi hi I am still making the finishing touches on the system I'm planning on using for stats and such, but it will be a relatively simple system using a number of d6 equal to the character's skill/ability rating, with modifiers for gear and such. For now, I'll post some background information on the ...

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Fair enough. I'll get the write-up done some time this weekend (probably after I finish filing my taxes.) Then we can go over characters and such.