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Ideas and Concepts.
Topic Started: Aug 17 2011, 03:32 PM (8,754 Views)
lamna
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We all have cool ideas for things we'd love to do or make, art, novels, films and so on. But unless you actually have something to show us such as concept art or a first draft I think you should discuss it here so we don't have dozens of topics of people talking about their cool ideas.
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Careful Fakey; you're gonna start a firestorm...

As for the first contact scenario: In my "Races of the Milky Way" project, humans made first contact with aliens fairly quickly once they discovered FTL communications. Having humans meet aliens only after discovering a new communication method would make sense, as it would explain why the universe has (so far) been pretty quiet. It's not that they aren't there, it's just that we can't hear them.

Or you could have aliens find a slower-than-light colonization ship and meet humans that way... But it's really your choice.
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The scenario is actually that humans, already a major member of an intergalactic community, and recently, they descovered a planet showing signs of life. They sent a probe and confirmed this. It also confirmed something not as expected. The signs of intelligent life, city lights.

This is a very rare occurrence, meetings between sophonts usually through interstellar communication. So, the humans sent a scout ship. Sadly, they found, after observance, that there are three main civilizations, neither pretty promising for contact. One, in the far east, was a never ending stage of warfare, violence and feudalism. The other, was an ancient race on the brink of ruin and currently being manipulated by the last and most advanced civilization, the Brunduscens. They have a technology similar to Renaissance Italy, and a curiosity about the workings of nature. Also, 80 years before the scoutships, they had overthrown their manipulative and oppressive church, and so bringing forth a new scientific era. They are obviously the prime candidate, but they are still almost 2000 years behind humans in technology and haven't been progressing fast.
"You shall perish, whatever you do! If you are taken with arms in your hands, death! If you beg for mercy, death! Whichever way you turn, right, left, back, forward, up, down, death! You are not merely outside the law, you are outside humanity. Neither age nor sex shall save you and yours. You shall die, but first you shall taste the agony of your wife, your sister, your sons and daughters, even those in the cradle! Before your eyes the wounded man shall be taken out of the ambulance and hacked with bayonets or knocked down with the butt end of a rifle. He shall be dragged living by his broken leg or bleeding arm and flung like a suffering, groaning bundle of refuse into the gutter. Death! Death! Death!"



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So... Either you go with the whole "Prime Directive" thing and don't interfere (although, for a story's sake, you could have a rogue group of humans try to make contact), or you could just go for it and watch the chaos of contact (between two species which are at vastly different levels of development) unfold. ;)
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You know, I actually like the Prime Directive, but with your rouge groups (probably private companies?) trying to interact, for economic gain or something more nicer. Like simple interest for communication. Though, being part of an IC, humans will probably try contact.
"You shall perish, whatever you do! If you are taken with arms in your hands, death! If you beg for mercy, death! Whichever way you turn, right, left, back, forward, up, down, death! You are not merely outside the law, you are outside humanity. Neither age nor sex shall save you and yours. You shall die, but first you shall taste the agony of your wife, your sister, your sons and daughters, even those in the cradle! Before your eyes the wounded man shall be taken out of the ambulance and hacked with bayonets or knocked down with the butt end of a rifle. He shall be dragged living by his broken leg or bleeding arm and flung like a suffering, groaning bundle of refuse into the gutter. Death! Death! Death!"



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Which would probably be better for a more interesting story line.
"You shall perish, whatever you do! If you are taken with arms in your hands, death! If you beg for mercy, death! Whichever way you turn, right, left, back, forward, up, down, death! You are not merely outside the law, you are outside humanity. Neither age nor sex shall save you and yours. You shall die, but first you shall taste the agony of your wife, your sister, your sons and daughters, even those in the cradle! Before your eyes the wounded man shall be taken out of the ambulance and hacked with bayonets or knocked down with the butt end of a rifle. He shall be dragged living by his broken leg or bleeding arm and flung like a suffering, groaning bundle of refuse into the gutter. Death! Death! Death!"



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I hate the Prime Directive, or as I call it, Thou shalt sit on thine asses and feel superior about it.

Well, not so much the Prime Directive itself, more how it becomes a dogma that stops people doing good. No getting embroiled in every little thing is fine, so having a policy of keeping you nose out of other people's business is a pretty good idea. But when it becomes doctrine, and you are so afraid to sin you let species die out, then it becomes evil.
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maaan you guys nano maaan, it's like I need to get 40,000 words out in the next two days or I'm fuuuucked.

So anyway, I was developing the ancient tribe portion of my Daemon story for nano and then I drifted into describing various daemons and such...

I'm likely going to prattle on and on about nonsense to churn out a few thousand more words...
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Would all planets have tropics of Cancer and Capricorn? Or is it unique to Earth?
"You shall perish, whatever you do! If you are taken with arms in your hands, death! If you beg for mercy, death! Whichever way you turn, right, left, back, forward, up, down, death! You are not merely outside the law, you are outside humanity. Neither age nor sex shall save you and yours. You shall die, but first you shall taste the agony of your wife, your sister, your sons and daughters, even those in the cradle! Before your eyes the wounded man shall be taken out of the ambulance and hacked with bayonets or knocked down with the butt end of a rifle. He shall be dragged living by his broken leg or bleeding arm and flung like a suffering, groaning bundle of refuse into the gutter. Death! Death! Death!"



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All planets would have an equivalent to the two, but they would only be in the same place if the planet was the same size as Earth, was the same distance from its star, and had the same axial tilt.
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Hence why Uranus has none.

Though it could have them in the same place even if it is bigger than Earth. It just matters that it's the same size as Earth in proportion to its star. So size isn't a problem thar.
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holy shit you guys, I just finished my NANO.

so. it's like. I don't know if there is something very wrong with me , or something very right.

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There's a chunk of it~
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French Civil War

Central Powers victory, much of France is separated to create new nations. Provisional Government unpopular, seen as Anglo-German puppets, Fascist Loyalists commit atrocities and also unpopular. Royalist movement starts in Angers and spreads. Moderate, anti-occupation stance garners support. Eventually takes over France. King Henri VI crowned in 1947?

Normandy, Brittany, Basque Country, Savoy and Flanders split from Metro France.

Fate of the Empire? Vietnam gets Indochina, Germany gets New Caledonia, rest of Pacific possession go to Japan.

Morocco and Tunisia independent. Keep rest of Afri
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Hey guys, I cant decide which story to write next.
I have: "Final Paradise?" or "Our alien overseers"
Edited by bloom_boi, Dec 16 2011, 02:34 PM.
"You shall perish, whatever you do! If you are taken with arms in your hands, death! If you beg for mercy, death! Whichever way you turn, right, left, back, forward, up, down, death! You are not merely outside the law, you are outside humanity. Neither age nor sex shall save you and yours. You shall die, but first you shall taste the agony of your wife, your sister, your sons and daughters, even those in the cradle! Before your eyes the wounded man shall be taken out of the ambulance and hacked with bayonets or knocked down with the butt end of a rifle. He shall be dragged living by his broken leg or bleeding arm and flung like a suffering, groaning bundle of refuse into the gutter. Death! Death! Death!"



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our alien overseers sounds intriguing.
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It's the story of a person who works in a factory owned by a species not of there own. (so not as interesting as you think ;) )
"You shall perish, whatever you do! If you are taken with arms in your hands, death! If you beg for mercy, death! Whichever way you turn, right, left, back, forward, up, down, death! You are not merely outside the law, you are outside humanity. Neither age nor sex shall save you and yours. You shall die, but first you shall taste the agony of your wife, your sister, your sons and daughters, even those in the cradle! Before your eyes the wounded man shall be taken out of the ambulance and hacked with bayonets or knocked down with the butt end of a rifle. He shall be dragged living by his broken leg or bleeding arm and flung like a suffering, groaning bundle of refuse into the gutter. Death! Death! Death!"



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