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by Elheru Aran
2024-01-16 06:21pm
Forum: STGOD role-playing games
Topic: STGOD 2020/21 Main Game
Replies: 216
Views: 139258

Re: STGOD 2020/21 Main Game

[OOC: there are a couple side lines here remaining from VX-145 and I writing this together on the same doc. I left them in for flavor, and also because I'm lazy. Enjoy] In the asteroids the Endeavourites had come from lingered the ESS Swordfish , a nothing personal, kid -class stealth destroyer, run...
by Elheru Aran
2024-01-13 07:18pm
Forum: STGOD role-playing games
Topic: STGOD 2020/21 Main Game
Replies: 216
Views: 139258

Re: STGOD 2020/21 Main Game

Endeavour twisted in space, a flurry of white-hot steel needles punching a hole through where the destroyer would have been with a less adept helm. Her turrets spat back, red fire, needles of its own and a dozen other strange projectiles, and her sisters rolled carefully around to follow in her wak...
by Elheru Aran
2023-11-24 12:08pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: [TV Series] Ahsoka Discussion Thread [Unmarked Spoilers!]
Replies: 77
Views: 31610

Re: [TV Series] Ahsoka Discussion Thread [Unmarked Spoilers!]

The rest of 7th fleet was destroyed in the Rebels finale. The destruction of the blockade was confirmed in-episode, There were just the 3 ISDs hovering over the city left by the time the purgill arrived on scene, and it very much looked like they destroyed the other two. When Thrawn yelled 'get me ...
by Elheru Aran
2023-08-26 04:17pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137324

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

I wonder if anyone has done work on drones that can both fly and navigate underwater...? Fly over the obstacle(s) (or hop over it like a flying fish) then onward to the target. The two main issues I can think of here are physics and energy. Flying through air is a different proposition than going t...
by Elheru Aran
2023-08-26 03:51pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: [TV Series] Ahsoka Discussion Thread [Unmarked Spoilers!]
Replies: 77
Views: 31610

Re: [TV Series] Ahsoka Discussion Thread [Unmarked Spoilers!]

Having seen all of Rebels I can't really say how much NOT having done so would affect one's understanding of Ahsoka, but so far I can't see any Rebels knowledge that would be really required to understand it. There may have been some extra enjoyment for Rebels regulars (like the Phantom and Chopper...
by Elheru Aran
2023-08-24 06:56pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: [TV Series] Ahsoka Discussion Thread [Unmarked Spoilers!]
Replies: 77
Views: 31610

Re: [TV Series] Ahsoka Discussion Thread [Unmarked Spoilers!]

The way that backdoor was described in TTT it very much DID sound like something hardwired into the system so a wipe wouldn't do bupkis. Of course we're talking about lifting a computer core from one ship (typically, an ISD) and mounting it in a completely different one (a Mon Cal Cruiser or whatev...
by Elheru Aran
2023-08-10 06:56pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: WhiteHouse sics Hackers on ChatAI
Replies: 2
Views: 1489

Re: WhiteHouse sics Hackers on ChatAI

I suspect the flip side of this is that this will end up giving these various companies more powerful and capable AI generation by closing up loopholes and such... which down the road, the government is betting, will be useful to it, in ways they may not currently be able to predict, but are very cu...
by Elheru Aran
2023-08-03 08:02pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Trump and the Jan 6 investigation
Replies: 260
Views: 26281

Re: Trump and the Jan 6 investigation

It seems a failure of US law that it assumes the President is a just servant of the nation and that pardons issued by the holder of that office should be above all other checks and balances. Perhaps Trump's current actions may force this to be examined and laws drafted to curb future abuse of such ...
by Elheru Aran
2023-05-31 07:25pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The Board Members You Miss Thread
Replies: 125
Views: 49297

Re: The Board Members You Miss Thread

A bit of a weird one, but I miss Nyrath. Not only does he not post here anymore, its been a long time since he updated Atomic Rockets. I understand he has had cancer and other health problems, so its understandable, I just hope he doesn't end up as a Hall of Memory entry any time soon. Holy shit! T...
by Elheru Aran
2023-04-08 04:33pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: New Star Wars Films announced. Plus Ahsoka
Replies: 38
Views: 7443

Re: New Star Wars Films announced. Plus Ahsoka

I am wondering how much of "Heir to the Empire" they're going to use in Ahsoka. It does look like they're going to have the Sith (clone?). He's got a different name according to the subtitles, so we know that he's not Joruus C'Baoth. That said, there's nothing stopping them from simply fi...
by Elheru Aran
2023-02-13 09:57pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: No Disintegrations
Replies: 29
Views: 7984

Re: No Disintegrations

As far as the disintegrations go: We see in Mandalorian that bounties are assigned with 'tracking fobs', presumably connected in some way to biometrics. We also see that Mando's amban rifle is capable of disintegration, but there's still organic matter, so one can conjecture that in the case of disi...
by Elheru Aran
2022-10-29 08:53pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: BREAK-IN AT PELOSI HOUSE
Replies: 37
Views: 7507

Re: BREAK-IN AT PELOSI HOUSE

At the beginning of the week I saw this documentary, one of the takeaways was an increasing number of people believing the USA was on the brink of civil war along party lines. It made me wonder what would tip the country over the edge, some idiot trying to assassinate the speaker of the house is a ...
by Elheru Aran
2022-09-13 06:16pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: She-Hulk: Attorney At Law (spoilers)
Replies: 90
Views: 21302

Re: She-Hulk: Attorney At Law (spoilers)

Her dating does raise two questions- how did she have sex without crushing the good doctor since Mr. asshole didn't recognise her in Jennifer form, and can she get pregnant? With enough motivation, two people quite interested in being intimate with each other right now will figure it out as they go...
by Elheru Aran
2022-09-11 05:30pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: Quantum Leap (2022)
Replies: 8
Views: 4119

Re: Quantum Leap (2022)

The new guy was born... when? 1990s? Hell, I don't even remember what happened back then... If he's born late 80s, you can still fit quite a bit of history in there. Fall of the Berlin Wall, Desert Storm, Rodney King, OJ Simpson, Oklahoma City bombing, Columbine, and so forth and so on. Plenty of o...
by Elheru Aran
2022-09-06 06:11am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Russian gas and European l
Replies: 2
Views: 2803

Re: Russian gas and European l

China, mostly. They've made a big show of not taking sides, and they're geographically convenient to Russia.
by Elheru Aran
2022-07-24 09:38pm
Forum: STGOD role-playing games
Topic: STGOD 2020/21 Main Game
Replies: 216
Views: 139258

Re: STGOD 2020/21 Main Game

Helios III Union City It was a lovely day after the recent unpleasantness. The passing of the gigantic Theophanic battleship Teknitis above the city had wrought quite a bit of havoc around it, but the powerful theatre shield that covered Union City during the battle had managed to mitigate the wors...
by Elheru Aran
2022-07-03 02:38pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The Board Members You Miss Thread
Replies: 125
Views: 49297

Re: The Board Members You Miss Thread

Galvatron wrote: 2022-06-29 01:05pm What ever happened to Durandal and Illuminatus Primus?
No idea about IP but a couple people have mentioned that Durandal is "just busy", presumably staying in touch via Facebook or similar. RedImperator did show up on the Discord, though.
by Elheru Aran
2022-06-26 02:45pm
Forum: STGOD role-playing games
Topic: STGOD 2020/21 Main Game
Replies: 216
Views: 139258

Re: STGOD 2020/21 Main Game

Isengard The Labyrinth Harsh machine-gun fire was the last sound before the metallic clang of the great gates filled the enormous antechamber. Crugax shook his head slowly at the memory of the swarm of eidolon that had charged at the last moment as this group of chieftans from Outside had sprinted ...
by Elheru Aran
2022-06-26 01:44pm
Forum: Pure Star Wars
Topic: Anyone else watching Obi-Wan Kenobi?(Spoiler thread)
Replies: 154
Views: 39641

Re: Anyone else watching Obi-Wan Kenobi?(Spoiler thread)

Revenge does wonder for the will to live. We have a history of darksiders surviving fatal blows out of pure spite. Considering that afaik Clone Wars is still canon... Darth Maul survives being cut quite literally in half. Pretty sure a lightsaber to the gut isn't that much of a barrier to survival ...
by Elheru Aran
2022-06-25 02:40pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The Board Members You Miss Thread
Replies: 125
Views: 49297

Re: The Board Members You Miss Thread

DrMckay wrote: 2022-06-23 01:56pm
Elheru Aran wrote: 2022-06-23 12:18pm It is!
Gravy! Who would I want to reach about an invite? (PM'd ace and dartzap)
I'll poke them to get back to you. Hope to see you soon :)
by Elheru Aran
2022-06-23 12:18pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The Board Members You Miss Thread
Replies: 125
Views: 49297

Re: The Board Members You Miss Thread

DrMckay wrote: 2022-06-22 08:19pm Howdy, old-inactive member here. Been feeling a bit nostalgic and decided to check up on one of my first forums. Noticed that there is apparently a discord.
PM'd a couple people listed in the thread earlier, but no replies as of yet. Figured I'd see if that discord is still active/going.
It is!
by Elheru Aran
2022-06-12 01:15pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The Board Members You Miss Thread
Replies: 125
Views: 49297

Re: The Board Members You Miss Thread

Ubiquitous wrote: 2022-06-02 05:44pm. Also the Russian military expert guy ... Vympel?
He pops up on the SDN Discord chat now and then. Shep showed up a couple of times, but was shown the door.
by Elheru Aran
2022-05-22 09:21am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The Board Members You Miss Thread
Replies: 125
Views: 49297

Re: The Board Members You Miss Thread

I miss when this place was alive. There was always this person who was an actual expert on stuff. Darth Wong on engineering, Kamikaze Sith when it came to police matters in the US, Coffee and his stories about flooring, Seraphina, Duchess of Zeon and others taught me a lot about transgender people ...
by Elheru Aran
2022-05-08 07:46pm
Forum: Science Fiction
Topic: (Doctor Who) 14th Doctor Cast
Replies: 8
Views: 5337

Re: (Doctor Who) 14th Doctor Cast

29 years old? And he plays a teenager on Sex Education? Damn. He's good. And well preserved. That'll go a long way towards a more ageless Doctor, especially after Capaldi.

I'm already dreading the likely *massive* backlash though. People are already whining about it on the book of faces...
by Elheru Aran
2022-05-08 10:40am
Forum: STGOD role-playing games
Topic: STGOD 2020/21 Main Game
Replies: 216
Views: 139258

Re: STGOD 2020/21 Main Game

Caer Paravel, Ynys Prydeinn, Albion “Oi! You! Out !” The Endeavourites turned as one and blinked across the width of the dimly lit pub at the bartender, who was coming around the bar, wiping his hands on his grimy apron. One of them, a floridly coloured Pony, piped up, “But we just walked in…” “No ...