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It's been a while. My wife and I now live in the Philippines. Some of our friends have the same surname as Sister Judith de la Cruz.  Lots of people here do, especially around Lungsod ng Dasmariñas and Lungsod ng Trece Martires in Cavite Province. Is her surname a taken or given name? That is, did s...

I apologize for the long absence.  Narrative will continue soon.

Beryl: <query how know you when Alex speaking smart>

Q: What is the difference between Fireblade and a handgun?

Q: What do you call it when Fireblade is having a fun day?

Q: What is Fireblade's favorite Terran fruit?

Q: What do you call a written message from Fireblade to Alex?

Wouldn't a Mizol Parat be just as skilled at detecting evasion as she would be at being evasive?

The Stardrive - Part IV by Mark Alan Barner (a.k.a., Keklas Rekobah) 2023-03-01 I awoke a few hours later, and checked in with my escorts. They were only a few dozen kilometers away, maintaining "Minimum Safe Distance" in case of catastrophic failure of the HEPLARs. Of course, every indicator showed...

The language is Filipino, because most of the story so far has taken place in the Philippine Republic.

My writing instructors used to say, "Write from what you know".

The Stardrive - Part III by Mark Alan Barner (a.k.a., Keklas Rekobah) 2023-02-22 It was my final day in quarantine. They sent my best suit through the sterilizer. It came out smelling like a hospital. Oh well. The interview was in an hour, and The Boss had told me to look my best. The interviewer wa...

The Stardrive - Part II by Mark Alan Barner (a.k.a., Keklas Rekobah) 2023-02-04 "Here's your drink, sir!" Dressed in tsinelas, cut-offs, and a printed tee sporting the logo of a popular video game, she looked like most of the Dumaguetañas her age, cute, a little on the plump side, but with a dazzlin...

Corrected the typo. Thanx! My notes for this character say: "Man of science, although 'only' a top-notch engineer. He is respectful of authority, but distrustful of governments, militaries, and personal relationships. A bit of a snark. Results first, consequences later. Tenacious, once his mind is m...

I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the webcomic.

Maptools seems optimized for D&D 5e.  Is there another for GURPS (any ed) or Traveller (any ed)?

Actually, I have a few story ideas rattling around that may re-assign the narrative as a prologue for how the TCA got started.  However, The Stardrive is more of a narrative than a story, and I had originally intended it as a one-shot "filler" in the backstory of a popular role-playing game.  Now I ...

The Stardrive by Mark Alan Barner (a.k.a., Keklas Rekobah) 2016-12-08 Look ... you're asking me to explain something that even I don't understand, and I invented it! Well, not 'invented' per se ... more like 'discovered' ... accidentally ... while looking for something else. (Okay, so I metaphorical...

Happy RamaHanuKwanzMas!

And for my Atheists friends, Have a Nice Day!

So, the ( non-canonical ) report of a random Terran agent might go something like this . . . Barsam scientists discover the means to achieve sustained hydrogen fusion. Under certain conditions (however) the energy yield is greater than expected. Investigations reveal a substance with the same molecu...

Members of the Gallen caste discover the means to achieve sustained hydrogen fusion.  Under certain conditions (however) the energy yield is greater than expected.  Investigations reveal a substance with the same molecular weight and absorption/emission spectrum of Helium-3, but with a nuclear conf...