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🕷️Star Trek: The Motion Pictue (1979)🕷️
I should DO something with this space. I dunno :/ maybe solo ShadowDark since I'm trying to get into that. Once I get it figured there is a sci-fi port of it. Seems like better than letting this blog just sit here forever. To some degree my heart just isn't in anything. But I'd suspect the solution to that is just to do something anyway. Fake it until you make it or something like that.
"I was Master Picard's apprentice during the Clone Wars. He was competent with a lightsaber, but legendary as a diplomat and tactician."
Star Trek Online | Jarok Alliance Carrier
Gah, I love the look of the Jarok class so much.
Star Trek: Halibut… from a Submariner’s Imagination
I find this f*n brilliant.
I totally want to watch a Star Trek: Halibut miniseries now.
I do actually wonder if I could apply any of this kind of thought process to Space Level N.
I would kind of like to put some process into Space Level N at that.
Why Are Starfleet’s Ships So…. Human?
Interesting. I think I like BOTH theories.
I don’t feel like the original Matt Jefferies design was particularly logical as a distinctly human design until Matt Jefferies designed the original Enterprise. NOW, it is a likely design choice but that’s because of the influence of Star Trek more than the other way around. So the missing link makes sense if you ignore the reality of reaction to popular fiction.
But I also feel like the idea of jamming last generation’s tech into a proxy warship is very in keeping with history, so even with the missing link theory, I would absolutely believe that as a reason for homogenization. Especially if the Humans are following the WW2 strategy of pumping out “good enough” ships at a speed and quantity that it simply dominates and it is cheaper than all the other alternatives.
So, yeah, interesting.
Could Be a Batmobile
I had a dream the other week about these people fighting back against an assault from another world. Most of them weren’t experienced fighters, but average people who banded together (although Gimli was there because dreams).
This particular woman’s job was to throw a javelin through a dimensional portal, tethering the two worlds together and allowing the defenders to control where the fight happened. They later built a statue of her. In her day-to-day life, I think she owned a fabric shop.
Prints available through Inprnt!
[Image Description: A digital illustration of a woman preparing to throw a javelin through a portal. She is a fat, dark-skinned South Asian woman with long dark hair in a braid. She wears a navy blue crop top and dark reddish dhoti. We see her from behind, her left arm extended towards the portal while her right arm is reared back, holding a glowing white javelin which trails a tether on the ground behind her. The sky is mostly overcast with dark blue-grey clouds, but an intense sunset orange breaks through closer to the horizon. Through the glowing portal, the blue curve of another planet is visible. /end ID]
Shadow (Sketch) by Mallacore
“Star Trek - The Next Generation” Re-Imagined As The Original “Star Trek”
I love the episodes of Star Trek where all the humans get Space Plague or Spacetime Sickness and it’s up to the android/hologram/alien-crew-mates to save everyone because it demonstrates just how instrumental diversity is on a spaceship where who knows what could happen. If I was in charge of the ship roster there would be such a diverse crew that most incidents wouldn’t cause major havoc. All the humans on the ship are dying? Congrats, 80% of the crew are on the job trying to cure you. Need to send everyone to sleep while traveling through a toxic nebula? No worries! You have several crew members to assist you in ship functions and crew medical assistance. It’s objectively strange that star fleet should be 90% human and the only thing I can think to justify it is how many hours the makeup artists need to do their job well.
Spock’s sciences tricorder from The Star Fleet Technical Manual (Franz Joseph Schnaubelt 1975). I still don’t get how he’d get readings from it without ever actually looking at the screen.
USEFUL SITES FOR ROLEPLAYERS
Thought I'd make a list of some useful websites for those of us who enjoy roleplaying and what have you here on Tumblr and whatnot.
roleplay formatter: Made by the awesome @rpclefairy. I honestly can't recommend this one enough. Great for adding color, changing the font size, and the whole shebang with bold + italics + underline + strikethrough. 10/10 always use
fsymbols + emojipedia: These are both great for making your tags fancy and whatnot.
alt codes: This is genuinely great for teaching you how to make the symbols with your keyboard for everyday use so there's that. It's especially useful if you and/or your muses speak a second language so that's a bonus.
text color fader: *marge vc* I just think gradient effects on text is neat. *end marge vc*
list of colors (wikipedia): Has a list of an infinite number of colors and their hex codes. Very useful if I do say so, myself. But that's just me.
screencapped.net: Great for getting all sorts of screenshots for making icons, GFXs, promos, and whatnot.
fancaps.net: Also great for getting all sort of screencaps for making icons, GFXs, promos, and whatnot. My only complaint is that it's a little annoying to navigate so here's the proper links to movies, tv shows, and anime.
photopea: Great if you can't afford Photoshop and/or don't like using GIMP.
hakuneko: It's not so much a website as much as it is a program. You can download manga, comics, webtoons, doujinshi, etc. for making your icons, GFXs, promos, and whatnot. It's also just a great way to read stuff and catch up on everything.
Feel free to reblog and add more. <333
What Do I Call That Ship, Anyway? - A Guide To Ship Classification
Ever wondered the difference between a battlecruiser and a battleship, or debated whether your vessel is a light, medium, or heavy freighter? The Star Wars universe is absolutely full of all sorts of wonderful starships, but there are so many terms and classifications for them that it can get awfully confusing sometimes! This post is intended as a non-exhaustive guide to describing some common ships’ various classifications in your writing, both military and civilian.
The rest is under the cut. Sorry for the long post, mobile users!
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Last Night's / Today's waste of time that I am now bored with.
Getting a little bit closer to what I want with Space-N's uniforms
Still not enough pockets XD.
And no rank tiles but those would all be different anyway.
It does not give me any better idea how to get a uniform on my chief engineer though.
I wish more people used Magic the Gathering's Color Pie instead of D&D's alignment all of the time.
Like, saying a character embodies the selfishness and impulsivenes of Red Black offers more depth than Chaotic Evil
It’s substantially deeper.
Good enough for me
The Colors of Magic
[as it applies to Character types]
I hate Good vs Evil as a Character alignment choice. Hate hate HATE hate. I’m sorry, but Good and Evil can be measured along many axes, and fucking nobody wakes up in the morning and goes “golly I sure do love being Evil! Gonna go make the world worse on purpose because I’m just so awful!”
Get the fuck outta here with that Protestant-ass characterization. I got something better for you:
[Watsonian; the colors of magic are drawn from different landforms, such as islands or mountains, and are characteristics of a type of magical currency called Mana which serves as the mechanical resource used to cast spells.]
[Doylist: each color has its own philosophies and opinions and perspectives about the world that influence Design beyond simple aesthetics]
Hence:
Each Color has its own axioms about Good/Evil!
White: Without Rules, without Order, without Law, there is only Chaos, and Good cannot exist amongst Chaos. We must all do our part.
{I’m gonna use pink for White because it’s the most “power of heart” color}
Blue: Ignorance inevitably results in Evil; Good can only be accomplished with Knowledge. Even distasteful or horrifying Knowledge has Utility.
Black: People will label anything that they Like as “Good” and whatever they dislike as “Evil.” Whoever has the most Power gets to dictate what that means in practice.
Red: Ya wanna know what’s Evil? A single man ordering around thousands of others! “Evil Empire” is redundant, all Empires are “Evil.”
Green: The nature of Evil is to Take more than is Needed, to Exploit, and to Exclude. If one wishes to be Good, one should endeavor to be Respectful, Generous, and Harmonious.
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As you can see, this gives us substantially more dimensionality for characterization.
So let’s flesh this out
Your standard high fantasy village is in grave peril. The village elders confer, and a champion is chosen to go forth to save the village.
Why is the village in peril?
Red: A despotic Tyrant has been building an Empire, conquering kingdom after kingdom and bringing them to their knees. Even if you surrender, your culture and way of life will be destroyed.
Green: This village has long been a haven for Outcasts, Misfits, Freaks, and Weirdos. It’s tucked away, not very rich, but rich in Love and Family and very nice hand crafts. Unfortunately, it sits on top of a large copper vein that the Imperial Treasury wants to exploit, and you all are very much in the way.
White: Your village has long suffered raids from bandits, barbarians, and outlaws, and the strain of recovering each time is becoming too great; something must be done.
Blue: The land suffers under the iron-fisted rule of a despotic tyrant. Your village has discovered the secret to his awful power and how to destroy him. Unfortunately, he knows that you know.
Black: Truth be told, your village isn’t actually “in peril” (at least, not any more than usual). Nobody sent you. You were not chosen. But there is Evil afoot, and you are offended by this Evil, and you will see to it personally that it ends.
I'm at work atm but yes all of this. You understand the complexity beyond just Good Vs Evil and how the colors are both a simple and complex character building tool. And you haven't even gone over the beauty behind wedges/shards (yet?)
Chaotic good? You would do good above all else? How? Because using the color pie you've got White Red, a passionate fight for justice, almost zealot like.
White Blue, perhaps justice at the cost of some personal freedoms? A calm controlling fight because they know best
Or White Black, justice for you and yours. A fight where the ends justify the means and history is written by the winners.
I could classify all of those as Chaotic Good, but they're all technically different.
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Chaotic Good:
[in a Dystopian Punk setting]
Blue: A digital archivist sits at a bank of monitors, collecting, preserving, and distributing banned books, explicit art, and radical music.
Black: “Why? Because fuck ‘em, that’s why. Who says they’re the Good Guys? Them? You gotta open your eyes, man.”
Red: “I just feel like, if you wanna live in a Free Society, you gotta occasionally inconvenience those who are accustomed to getting whatever they want.”
Green: The Secret Police would kill him on the spot if they knew how many Scapegoats he had smuggled to safety. He had no great love for these people, but as far as he was concerned they were innocent and did not deserve to die.
White: [Actual Public Face of The Resistance. Wrote The Manifesto. Spends most of The Revolution de facto imprisoned.]
I don't really get this yet (especially the difference between Red and Black tbh) but I'm going to read more about it because it is cool
You see, the colors are partially defined by their relationship to each other; they don’t fully make sense without discussing all 5. So.
Red is also an ally of Green, whereas Black is allied with Blue. They both hate White.
What does this mean?
You probably noticed that both Red and Black are Selfish; their motivations are intrinsic, and they do not believe that they owe the world anything. This is what we mean when we say they are both “enemies of White”, as White in this context is the color of self-sacrifice, of giving yourself away.
But they disagree on other points.
Red and Blue are enemies. Blue is ultimately concerned with Control; of the self, of others, of the laws of reality itself. It pursues knowledge, and treasures it, but generally does not believe that it should be free to all. Blue gatekeeps.
Red hates all of that.
Black? Black is fine with it. Considers it useful, even. Black and Blue are allies. They get along fine. See, Black is much more likely to have minions than companions; more likely to desire sycophants than advisors. Additionally, Black and Blue both understand Politics.
Vise versa; Black and Green are enemies. Can’t stand each other. Green thinks Black is an ego-driven narcissist and will absolutely call them out on it. Green doesn’t take any one person very seriously. Green is a big fan of councils and democracy; Green likes community gardens and libraries. And when Black tries to pull a power grab, tries to assert dominance, do you know who will be standing right next to Green saying “not on my watch?” Red.
Red and Green get along fine. They both appreciate the world for what it is. They’re not trying to conquer or subjugate it. Red says “Strength is Freedom” and Green says “Strength is Responsibility” but they both agree that things like political machinations and inherited titles are a subversion of The Way Things Should Be.
So.
Yes, Black and Red are both Selfish, they do not consider The Community to be their personal responsibility. But. They have very different opinions on the subject of Authority.
I've been playing MTG (Magic the Gathering) since 2010/2011. And let me tell you, @asteroidtroglodyte has put the color wheel of MTG Into alignments PERFECTLY. While I could add to it, I am under no illusion that I could do any better or even as well as they have. Even if you know nothing of MTG, you should read this in its entirety because it is so painfully accurate that it feels good.
And if there is ever more additions? I shall be here waiting because this is pure gold.
(Ah yea, validation, that’s the good stuff)
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[The color pie performs a]
Casino Heist
White: The Organizer, the Team Leader, the Mastermind. They’re not even in it for The Money; they’re gonna give most of it away, donate it to charity or something. Their principle contribution is the team itself: knowing the right people, being able to convince them to join this mad scheme, coordinating them through The Big Plan. Nobody else is capable of wrangling a Crew like this.
Blue: The Technical Wizard, Master of Gadgets, Hacker of Computers. The actual technology involved is irrelevant; this is the person who understands the arcane secrets: they have Keys to The Backdoors; they know exactly how long the Important Door is vulnerable; they know the things the Casino doesn’t want them to know. They will spend the money gaining more control in their life: more anonymity, debts settled, perhaps a new identity.
Black: The Face, The Impersonator, The Confidence Artist. Gets recruited to The Crew when the White interrupts them in the middle of a Confidence Scheme. Consummate liars, actors, impersonators; they can be whatever, or more precisely whoever, is required by The Heist. In it for the money. You can always trust them… to act in their own self interest. Sex appeal part of the toolkit almost by default.
Red: The Escape Artist, Driver of Getaway Vehicles, Captain of The Exit Strategy. Unfazed by Chaos, unruffled by changes to The Plan. Generally heavily ADHD coded, with a pinch of Adrenaline Junky sprinkled on top. Master of vehicles, evader of Law Enforcement, the one responsible for ensuring everyone’s freedom at the end of The Plan.
Green: The Muscle. Martial Artist, Mercenary, or Military Veteran? A good question that will never be adequately answered. The Casino is very likely to resist being robbed, and Green is here to Apply Force. The precise nature of that force will depend on genre and rating, but if there’s gonna be a showdown with law enforcement or security, that scene will be Green’s moment of glory.
I'm trying to understand green, and differentiate it from white. So green and white are both colors of peace and community, but their relationship to blue is different.
Blue is the color of progress, of never being satisfied, of an unending crusade of betterment.
White, as an ally of blue, takes a similar mindset, of "I want to change the world for the better." White wants to unite the world under its own banner of peace and law.
Green, meanwhile, opposes blue's obsession with progress. It's the color of tradition and preservation. Green is less concerned with changing the world. Instead it believes in protecting it from any force of control. It's also more concerned with local concerns than the entire world.
Did I get that right?
Yes
[to elaborate]
Green and White resemble each other (from a distance, if you squint) for a lot of the same reasons Red and Black resemble each other: in the simplified “Good Vs Evil” systems (like D&D), Black/Red is “Evil” and Green/White is “Good.” Green and White agree on things like “serving the community” and “the greater good.” They both believe in self-sacrifice, which is why they both hate self-serving, egocentric Black.
Where they differ, much like Red and Black, is in their relationship to Authority.
As you observed, White’s amicable relationship with Blue is indicative of White’s desire to enforce an agenda; they want to change the world. White’s agenda is nominally one of Peace and Harmony, but, unlike Green, White isn’t actually willing to take “No” for an answer.
White believes in Authority by Rule of Law; White loves Rules; White is an Empire Builder.
Green? Not so much.
You see, things like Empire have certain requirements: for example, having an administrative ruling class necessitates a subservient labor class. Having “Rule of Law” necessitates things like “state monopoly on force” and “law enforcement.” And Green? Green spends waaay too much time hanging out with his buddy “all cops are bastards” Red to really have enthusiasm for “Crime & Punishment.”
Green is very Grounded.
In a room full of White soldiers, a man in a fancy hat makes a speech about sacrificing your life to secure the nation’s future. There is cheering.
In a room full of Green warriors, the exact same speech is met with “If I die in some field far from here, who exactly will protect my family? You?”
Not to imply that White doesn’t care about their family as much as Green does! They do! But “family” means something different to each of them.
White values the Family Name. White wants to have a bazillion babies and encourages them all to be doctors and lawyers and judges. White is a disciplinarian who believes in tough love. A good plan to make a White-aligned parent proud is to go forth and accomplish things.
Green values the Family Members. Green encourages their children to just be themselves, even if that’s not exactly in line with what society expects. Green prefers the carrot to the stick. One of the best ways to make a Green-aligned parent proud is to simply be there for your family.
The grim side of Green is that Nature is both brutal and savage, and Green doesn’t actually see a problem with that. Predation and Plague both have valuable roles to play in Nature, and Green respects that. Green is also skeptical of things like “private property” and has very little ethical issue with simply taking things (when in need).
So, yea. You hit the nail on the head there.
CONTROL
[so what’s Blue’s deal?]
Every color has 2 allies and 2 enemies. Blue is allies of White and Black, and enemies of Green and Red.
What does this mean?
Blue and White share a big picture perspective. They care about abstract ideas: ideas like Justice and Fairness, concepts like Civilization and Progress. White and Blue can wax philosophic together through many days and nights, eagerly debating the finer points of Law and Order over endless cups of coffee.
At a different table, on a different night, Black and Blue discuss different sorts of ideas. Ideas like Politics and Tactics, or the gap between Power on paper and Power in practice. They sip expensive whiskey in a private corner and discuss Secrets and Gossip; make plans together to secure their interests.
Blue bridges the gap between Black and White. Black wants the power to help themselves, and White wants the power to help others; what Blue wants is the power to acquire more power.
But there are 2 major obstacles: Red and Green. You can’t control these guys; they don’t take orders.
Green’s utter lack of ambition makes them impossible to tempt or bribe. They’re endlessly sentimental and highly skeptical of anything new. Believing that life is already perfect, they cannot be sold on the idea of Progress.
Red will disobey an order just because it’s an order; even against their own self-interest; just to prove a point. Red is deeply emotionally motivated, and being ordered around feels bad. Plus, Red is incapable of taking anyone seriously, which rubs Prideful Blue very much the wrong way.
When left to its own devices, Blue will do Research. Ultimately, what they want is to understand. They wish to know how the universe works so that they can manifest their will and ideas into it. Blues are thinkers.
There is a lot more on this on the magic the gathering developer’s blog thing
I want to add:
Colorless - Mostly mindless artifacts, robots, etc. that can be used by anyone and don’t have an agenda. But also eldritch aliens who’s agenda is too incomprehensible to fit the color system.
Multi-colored - Some individuals, groups, etc. are best regarded as a mix of two or more colors. This can make for some interesting combinations that may not feel like they perfectly fit the 5-color system.
Approved. Good explainer, @asteroidtroglodyte !
I love looking at the concept art for star trek especially for the movies.
There's a few different for the borg queen such as:
Ball
Spike
Glados
Like looking at the art indicates to me that the borg queens were initially more like the original borg species, in regards to the utilisation of language and a spiritual/cultural element of using crystal and bone, less synthetic materials.
Oh and also
The monolith.
>:) It occurs to me that I can reference all of these, since I'm intending to have multiple collectives in N Space anyway >:)
I love seeing alternate takes on stuff.