What SCI-FI world would you want to live in and why?

David · Post by **David** » 2002-07-11 02:53pm

Is it in a TV show or in a book?

Cpt_Frank · Post by **Cpt_Frank** » 2002-07-11 03:04pm

Sorry, Morat, I dindn't want to insult you. I just saw the prestige of my beloved ISD in danger (guess I really love them too much).
Part of the reason I wanted an ISD was it's power. But not the whole.
I like the ISDs intimidating look and this aura of fear and coolness that's surrounding it.
If culture ships are more powerful that's just fine, btw I've never heard anything about those guys.
Yet, I'd still prefer the ISD, it's just my personal preferance for these dagger-shaped, cool, elegant, lethal-looking, wonderous technological war machines....

David · Post by **David** » 2002-07-11 03:08pm

Me thinks Cap is making up for some other short comming with his big ship.

Haha just joking Cap.

My personal fav is a tie between the Shadow mothership and the Executor.

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2002-07-11 03:11pm

David wrote:Is it in a TV show or in a book?

Culture is book-based. TV is nowhere near imaginative enough to put something that far out of the box on the screen.

Cpt_Frank · Post by **Cpt_Frank** » 2002-07-11 03:16pm

David wrote:Me thinks Cap is making up for some other short comming with his big ship.

Haha just joking Cap.

My personal fav is a tie between the Shadow mothership and the Executor.

A TIE flying between Executor on the right and shadow mothership on the left?

No, really, what about a hybrid between the two monstrosities? hehehe

David · Post by **David** » 2002-07-11 03:23pm

Culture is book-based. TV is nowhere near imaginative enough to put something that far out of the box on the screen.

To bad.

Cap Frank: Don't make me whip it out

Eleas · Post by **Eleas** » 2002-07-11 05:11pm

"I'd go to SW universe.
My first priority would of course be getting command over an ISD. Enough power to devastate whole worlds! And additionally, the ship looks cool and intimidating! What do I need sex, a long life or a natural death when I've got an ISD?"

Ah, killing as a sexual outlet. You have a point.

Eleas · Post by **Eleas** » 2002-07-11 05:16pm

"Culture ships fight at ranges measured in light years."

Uh, when was that? IIRC, when the Idiran war rolled around they fought at distances of light-hours, no more.

"Their EM Effectors (all military drones and ships carry them) can basically do anything your average high-powered telepath can do, plus other nifty stuff like draining energy out of things."

I'd say it the other way around - they affect electromagnetic phenomena like current and charge, with a resolution fine enough to affect the electron flow in the brain.

"Part of the reason I wanted an ISD was it's power. But not the whole.
I like the ISDs intimidating look and this aura of fear and coolness that's surrounding it.
If culture ships are more powerful that's just fine, btw I've never heard anything about those guys.
Yet, I'd still prefer the ISD, it's just my personal preferance for these dagger-shaped, cool, elegant, lethal-looking, wonderous technological war machines...."

Culture war machines are IIRC made to look ugly. The Culture doesn't want war to seem cool.

Morat · Post by **Morat** » 2002-07-11 05:45pm

Uh, when was that? IIRC, when the Idiran war rolled around they fought at distances of light-hours, no more.

IIRC, they destroyed that orbital in CP from light-years away.

I'd say it the other way around - they affect electromagnetic phenomena like current and charge, with a resolution fine enough to affect the electron flow in the brain.

I would agree with that.

Culture war machines are IIRC made to look ugly. The Culture doesn't want war to seem cool.

I dunno. I think those "armored" ROU's (don't recall the class name) from Excession sounded kinda cool-looking, in a utilitarian kinda way.

Eleas · Post by **Eleas** » 2002-07-12 07:17am

"IIRC, they destroyed that orbital in CP from light-years away."

An Orbital is stationary.

"I dunno. I think those "armored" ROU's (don't recall the class name) from Excession sounded kinda cool-looking, in a utilitarian kinda way."

Well, I only read Excession once, and it was a while ago. I liked Use of Weapons better.

FireNexus · Post by **FireNexus** » 2002-07-12 10:31am

In Rifts there's the balance of magic and science. Although I'd be more turned to the Empire (nice and evil) with their black, skull-faced armor, the rest of the world does feature many opportunities.

Do not insult me! It isn't the Empire, it's the Coalition States, thank you very much.

I'd probably choose Rifts, just cause I know my way around. This is assuming I have a ton of PPE, or a Glitter Boy, with all the necessary skills. Hell, becoming a secondary vampire would be cool, too.

Gotta love Rifts...

GSV Use Psychology · Post by **GSV Use Psychology** » 2002-07-12 10:38am

There's also the infamous "eleven microsecond"-battle in Excession where Killing Time tore through the fleet of older Culture ships, which were spread over atleast thirty light years of space.

Then there's this quote from Consider Phlebas:

"He looked for the Culture ship, then told himself to not to be stupid; it was probably still several trillion kilometres away. That was how divorced from the human scale modern warfare had become. You could smash and destroy from unthinkable distances, obliterate planets from beyond their own system and provoke stars into novae from light-years off . . . and still have no good idea why you were fighting."
Consider Phlebas, page 33

I don't personally believe in the kiloton rated handweapons, since I can't recall any incident where such a number could come from. Not to say that they aren't quite powerful. In Use of Weapons Zakalve blew up a 15 meter cube of ice with one shot from an antigue plasma gun.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2002-07-12 11:39am

Well, for sex I would think of one universe.....Lexx. As for which Universe I would live in, I would have to say DragonLance, any time during or after the War of the Lance.

Morat · Post by **Morat** » 2002-07-12 02:53pm

I don't personally believe in the kiloton rated handweapons, since I can't recall any incident where such a number could come from. Not to say that they aren't quite powerful. In Use of Weapons Zakalve blew up a 15 meter cube of ice with one shot from an antigue plasma gun.

Wasn't that stolen Culture gun from The State of the Art rated in kilotons per second?

Well, for sex I would think of one universe.....Lexx.

Nobody beats the Culture when it comes to sex. I've got one word for you: Erotroupe.

GSV Use Psychology · Post by **GSV Use Psychology** » 2002-07-12 03:54pm

Morat wrote:Wasn't that stolen Culture gun from The State of the Art rated in kilotons per second?

That gun was a strange one. It's stated maximum output for a single shot was 3.1*8^10 joules. This is only equal to about 800kg of TNT (kiloton=1000,000kg of TNT). Yet it was capable of shooting down a starship. The drones undoubtedly have weapons that are stronger than an antigue Culture handgun, but kiloton range? I'm have yet to see any proof of this.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2002-07-12 04:42pm

Forgotten realms, I want to join the Harpers and throw around meteor swarms.

Mr. B · Post by **Mr. B** » 2002-07-13 02:43am

If I had my choice I would pick the world of Lord of the Rings. I have always wanted to kill an Orc.

But SW universe is my default choice. If only to join the Imperial Navy.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-07-13 03:32pm

Definately the NR SW Galaxy. There's lots of sights, and cool technology!

David · Post by **David** » 2002-07-13 03:59pm

I'd have to be Jabba the Hutt

Half nude Leia, doesn't get much better than that.

Sam Or I · Post by **Sam Or I** » 2002-07-13 04:02pm

It would have to be Star Wars, not to many other series show alot of personal craft. I would need to own my own ship.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2002-07-14 04:49pm

I would like to live in the Tau Empire of Warhammer 40K, as long as I get to be a member of the Ethereal Caste...

David · Post by **David** » 2002-07-14 09:48pm

Sam Or I wrote:It would have to be Star Wars, not to many other series show alot of personal craft. I would need to own my own ship.

Yeah, Vader had a SSD for a personal ship. Nobody's going to pull him over for speeding.

TheDarkOne · Post by **TheDarkOne** » 2002-07-15 10:36pm

Hmmmm.... There are several universes I'd like to live, but I'd have to say
the world of Hikch Hiker Guide to the Galaxy would be near the top of my list, the world of Dune would really cool too, of couse SW, Rifts would be good as I've always liked the post apocyliptic world settings, and many, many, others would all be good.

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2002-07-23 11:01am

I really wanna live in SW Universe as TIE Fighter top ace pilot and Secret Order member (Emperor's Reach, hopefully). Sure they can bust their own superior (Admiral Harkov in TIE Fighter), but the coolest thing is those tatoos on your left hand!!

Ladysekhmet · Post by **Ladysekhmet** » 2002-07-23 11:21am

I'd be a Timelord just so I could have a Tardis. Lord of the Rings would be my second chioce, but does it count as sci-fi?

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