Search found 271 matches

by raistlin34
Mon Apr 06, 2020 9:32 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: page 178: Beryl's time of her life
Replies: 51
Views: 27681

Re: page 178: Beryl's time of her life

For some reason, being raised in a lush world filled with deadly, yet deceptively beautiful lifeforms fits Tempo to
a T.
by raistlin34
Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:18 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: 176: Low Tide!
Replies: 65
Views: 29585

Re: 176: Low Tide!

Heathen barbarians, the lot of you! Mmm.... licorice. You show me a picture of that.... blasphemious stuff? Ven though there's not much liquorice in all of that together, it's still debatable if that wasn't a waste of a good product. Your, Sir, are a heathen thyself! (But the shown stuff was my gat...
by raistlin34
Wed Mar 25, 2020 1:36 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: 176: Low Tide!
Replies: 65
Views: 29585

Re: 176: Low Tide!

Have we already discussed what Loroi may think about humans and their attachment to their children, specially on the female case?
by raistlin34
Tue Mar 24, 2020 8:16 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: 176: Low Tide!
Replies: 65
Views: 29585

Re: 176: Low Tide!

You can grow grass on a steep hillside and send those lambs up to eat it. Good luck getting a complicated crop harvester machine up and down that hill without tipping over. Yes, it is totally impossible to grow crops on steep slopes, and my ancestors certainly haven't been doing it for a few thousa...
by raistlin34
Tue Mar 24, 2020 8:12 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
Replies: 2709
Views: 1893803

Re: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)

orion1836 wrote:Can we just agree that the Loroi tech tree is weird and call it a day?
Not that much if you consider they were engineered by another superadvanced alien race, so they skipped a lot of steps on the development tree.
by raistlin34
Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:51 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: 176: Low Tide!
Replies: 65
Views: 29585

Re: 176: Low Tide!

Which one you want to have dinner date with? I myself really cant decide. Tempo is the only one I'd trust to behave correctly in a fancy restaurant. The pilots would be childish and pretend to be grossed out by everything, Beryl would sneak out into the kitchen to find out how human cuisine is prep...
by raistlin34
Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:48 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
Replies: 2709
Views: 1893803

Re: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)

If you've never seen or read Guns Germs & Steel, it's worth watching this first episode of the series. It seeks to answer the question: "Why did some human cultures develop technology and build great works, when other cultures (that had individuals who are just as smart) remain stone-age hunter-gat...
by raistlin34
Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:01 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: 174-175: Got milk?
Replies: 137
Views: 75379

Re: 174-175: Got milk?

Back to topic, I find hard to belief none of the races allied or known to the Loroi developed animal husbandry for the same reason as us. Maybe they don´t get milk but there are other secretions available (like the equivalent of jelly). https://media1.tenor.com/images/0cd4ac84fbc942d89f343e49022e25b...
by raistlin34
Sun Mar 15, 2020 10:42 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: 174-175: Got milk?
Replies: 137
Views: 75379

Re: 174-175: Got milk?

Oof, you guys were productive overnight. From what I've learned, he major reason why mammals outraced the surviving dinosaurs (who were small due to food shortages), was that mammals could steal the eggs and use those as food, while their own breed was "protected" by carrying it around. It's funny ...
by raistlin34
Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:58 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: 174-175: Got milk?
Replies: 137
Views: 75379

Re: 174-175: Got milk?

boldilocks wrote:A galaxy of nations without cheese?
It would seem humanity's mission has been defined.
We need the best man for the job.

Image
by raistlin34
Sun Mar 01, 2020 9:40 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
Replies: 2709
Views: 1893803

Re: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)

kiwi wrote:OK, having a go...
Beryl: "Your informal coming of age rituals consist of drinking large quantities of ethanol!?"
Alex: "Yes."
B: "Isn't that toxic?"
A: "Only a bit."
B: :shock:
Talon: "If we make it thought the war, Promise me to take me to Earth."
by raistlin34
Fri Feb 07, 2020 9:00 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: 172: See something you like?
Replies: 49
Views: 26331

Re: 172: See something you like?

Overkill Engine wrote:"...or maybe she is an outsider."


Wonder if the implants have an effect on the normal Loroi aversion to touching casually - could they possibly make accidental skin contact very uncomfortable to nigh painful for her?
So Fireblade disliked the probe attempt on Alex as much as he did?
by raistlin34
Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:41 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: 172: See something you like?
Replies: 49
Views: 26331

Re: 172: See something you like?

The why I read it, Enzin was fixing his attention on either the implant or her very human expression. And Fireblade wasn't amused, probably because she hates showing weakness, specially to an outsider alien.
And I concur, Talon is best space elf.
by raistlin34
Tue Jan 14, 2020 7:58 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: 171: Beef Stroganoff is NOT GOOD
Replies: 36
Views: 22551

Re: 171: Beef Stroganoff is NOT GOOD

CrimsonFALKE wrote:Wow humanity is really boring
Humanity involves every individual culture that is or has been. For example, Spartan graduations were as "fun" as Loroi's.
by raistlin34
Wed Jan 08, 2020 11:41 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)
Replies: 2709
Views: 1893803

Re: WIP Discussion (Part 1!)

Arioch wrote: And yes, Hawaiian pizza is a transgression against God and Man.
I discovered my atheism after the first slice. I'm fact I'm pending for excommunication.
by raistlin34
Sun Jan 05, 2020 9:17 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: It's that time again: Rise of Skywalker
Replies: 48
Views: 24322

Re: It's that time again: Rise of Skywalker

If you're expecting logic or internal consistency, this isn't the franchise you're looking for. I cringe every time I hear Clone Wars or Rebels held up as something notably good. It all has the same "this feels like it was written for little kids" feel. (Not in terms of subject matter, but in terms...
by raistlin34
Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:00 pm
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: It's that time again: Rise of Skywalker
Replies: 48
Views: 24322

Re: It's that time again: Rise of Skywalker

I wonder if in a few years after Disney drops the franchise, somebody will try to make a movie from Legends sources. Maybe one about Mara Jade.

Or maybe SW is beyond recovery at this point.
by raistlin34
Wed Dec 25, 2019 10:43 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: How to Make Mecha Work in a realish setting
Replies: 224
Views: 95308

Re: How to Make Mecha Work in a realish setting

The only 'handwaved' plausible reason I have found for larger mecha is actually neural interface with most humans incapable of 'piloting' any vehicle through it, and almost all of the remaining are incapable of piloting anything except humanoid shapes. Now a neural interface could actually give a l...
by raistlin34
Wed Dec 25, 2019 9:17 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: How to Make Mecha Work in a realish setting
Replies: 224
Views: 95308

Re: How to Make Mecha Work in a realish setting

I once asked an engineer if It would be possible to build something like AMEE from Red Planet.



He answered the main problem would be the battery. I'm confident however drone technology will eventually find a way around.
by raistlin34
Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:35 am
Forum: Outsider Discussion
Topic: How to Make Mecha Work in a realish setting
Replies: 224
Views: 95308

Re: How to Make Mecha Work in a realish setting

Wide tracked vehicle with low center of gravity would be better suited than two legged mech traveling on unstable rubble in city. The only reasons I see for using mech/humanoid type walkers are view from above which gives driver some advantage and MAINLY psychological effect on the battlefield espe...