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Sunday 03 April, 2011
10 Ideas for Star Trek RPGs
If you’re thinking of setting up a play-by-post RPG in the Star Trek universe then you’ve probably already considered the basic formats; a starbase, a random Federation Starship with an open-ended mission like that of the Enterprise, a medical ship or something with a more Klingon flavour, for example.
Wednesday 30 March, 2011
Water Power: Slashing the Cost of Space Travel
I recently came across this article on space.com and did a fair amount of head scratching. It details a new idea to use a combination of water and solar power to propel spacecraft. The technology is sound and the spaceship design is actually pretty clever.
Saturday 26 March, 2011
What’s Really in the Epsilon Eridani System?
After the Alpha Centauri System, Epsilon Eridani is the most mentioned star system in science fiction, but what is it really like? Is it really all that interesting?
Thursday 24 March, 2011
What’s Really in the Alpha Centauri System?
Alpha Centauri is to science fiction what Amsterdam is to teenaged boys; a distant glimmer of hope, seducing us with promises of our first interstellar adventure and the possibility of that long-awaited first contact. It’s a scientists wet dream and the first port of call for all galactic backpackers. It’s so near, and yet so far.
Monday 21 March, 2011
How Many Habitable Planets Can I Fit Into One Star System?
TV shows like Firefly, Battlestar Galactica and Caprica have shown us glimpses of systems packed with habitable worlds, but what is the truth behind the idea? Just how many habitable planets can you fit into one star system?
Monday 14 March, 2011
Story Idea: Bypassed
A group of humans set out to colonize a world in a distant star system. Traveling at sub-light speeds it will take them 20 years to reach their new home and so their ship is designed to be completely self-sufficient.
Thursday 10 March, 2011
A Sexy Guide to Structuring Your Story
This is an approach to story structure taught to me by my old creative writing lecturer, Nick Pemberton. He calls it his ‘good sex’ strategy, although he freely a rollercoaster metaphor would be more appropriate. I’ll walk you through the idea using both metaphors for the sake of clarity.
Thursday 10 March, 2011
Would an Alien Really Have Three Eyes?
Answer: Sure, why not?
Most species on Earth have two eyes, but there are many species that have more.
Wednesday 09 March, 2011
12 Ideas for Battlestar Galactica RPGs
The Battlestar Galactica universe is just crying out for some intelligently considered role-playing games and fanfiction stories – the original and the remake. The remake in particular offers so many openings for new stories that its hard to believe so few people have chosen this setting.
Tuesday 01 March, 2011
Story Idea: I Walked With an Alien Zombie
Here’s an idea I had while composing a recent post. I think it has a lot of potential. It’s not an entirely original idea, but is instead based on a 1940s horror film.
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