Month: June 2021
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Space Elevators – how they would come about
Basics First comes the Economic Incentives, the space industry with 100x the investment we currently have in it – because…
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Hard Scifi Heroes: Technical Challenges and Overcoming Hazards
I can feel Chris Hadfields frustration that the public doesn’t appreciate “Heroic Problem Solvers”. That violence is the only narrative…
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TL9.0 to TL9.2 Modularization Manufacturing
Taylorism and Scientific Manufacturing is in TL5 While FORD and his improvements in the Assembly Line is in TL6 Quality…
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My open GDOC notes on Blender -Notes of my work with Nicco for our TRPG writing
200504 GITB Blender Basics These are the notes and tutorials we use as our team is making Game Material. This…
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Hard Scifi – Social Classes from a 3rd Worlder
One of the 3rd World aspects of Character creation is the role of Status. Developing Countries – Generational change of…
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What would make Players Interested in a Near Future Setting 2050-2070?
When I wrote Mneme Variant Combat Rules in Cepheus Engine, I was using an Adaptive approach to name design. I wanted…
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Deming Cycle – Game Mechanics
Is it so weird that I use the Deming cycle in The Mneme Variant Combat rules for Cepheus Engine I…
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Universal Sandbox Usage Terms are pretty easy to follow
http://universesandbox.com/usage/ If others are considering using Universe Sandbox to detail their Worldbuilding (game material). Hope to make hard SciFi more…
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Learning a Lot from Sci-Fi TRPGS: so many ways to die
stuff I didn’t know but learned as I got into Hard Scifi TRPGs 1) humans need 1 atmosphere of pressure,…
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Knock-off Smarts
Part of my Designers Notes The Key concepts discussed are intended to allow the Referee or the Player: See patterns…
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Sleep-pod and Freshers – Solving the Orientation Problem
Sleep pods and Freshers can be pretty much the same thing. 1) redundant life support – cabin fails the sleep…
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Vertical Orientation and Delta-V based thinking – Why Not?
In Universe Sandbox I can imagine running a game: 1) 2070 -2080 0.7-1.8 E+13 Kg (Gigaton) Asteroid is being evaluated…
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Universe Sandbox Gifs and Playing around.
Game Running Logistics: So Universe Sandbox Records Gifs with its built-in video recorder. I have simple rockets and still trying…
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Added 6 Career Cards and some minor improvements for Cepheus Engine Character Gen
Updated and Added more Free Stuff to Mneme Variant Combat RulesNicco and I Added the Career Cards. These are a…