Pattern Ghost Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Inventor/artificer/gadgeteer character: Zapp Brannigan (Futurama) Cancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 I think that's taken already, lemme check ... Yes, assault picked that, bottom of page 2 of the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 28 minutes ago, Cancer said: Yes, assault picked that, bottom of page 2 of the thread. Then I must panic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 6 hours ago, Psybolt said: ranged personal weapon: Rom's Neutralizer An almost snipe! That was on my short list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 I'm behind on my picks, so I will do a few in quick succession. --- "So that you are not distracted with menial tasks, we are providing you with a Series 4000 service mechanoid." one nonliving* robot, android, or other sentient artificial nonliving character, though it may not be easy to distinguish from a living being Kryten, from Red Dwarf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 NB: There are two picks in this post. --- "Here is something you may need." "It's a weapon?" "It's a mining gun, designed to blow apart rocks and ores. But it can be used as a weapon, for self-preservation. We borrowed it from the Jupiter Mining Corporation." --- one ranged personal weapon A Bazookoid, from Red Dwarf. (OK, that's two Red Dwarf picks. Unfortunate, but they were both highly appropriate, and I couldn't decide between them.) --- "In case you need to travel through water, or be miniaturized and injected into a human body, we have provided you with a small submarine." --- one Water Vehicle. The Proteus, from Fantastic Voyage. Cancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Off topic, @Logan.1179 Early Modern Catalogues of Imaginary Books: A Scholarly Anthology https://brill.com/view/title/56074 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 10 hours ago, Pattern Ghost said: Inventor/artificer/gadgeteer character: Zapp Brannigan (Futurama) Should we make him the Ultimate Repulser? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 End of the quarter still approaching so I am still busy as all get out. Hope to update the roster post (2nd post in teh thread) in about 12 hours. If that doesnt' happen, then it won't get updated until Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Today, I'm using my one free option to select an antagonist for Dr. Arroway: Alex DeLarge, from Stanley Kubrik's film adaptation of A Clockwork Orange. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 The non-living Robot option is Robot from Dr Who. Daleks and Cybermen are living or have living tissue so they are out as are the Borg from Star Trek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_(Doctor_Who) Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 One book, scroll, tome, map, database, recording, or similar read-only fixed-content knowledge store. Superman's Diary! This is the original large, metal journal housed in the Fortress of Solitude. It is written in Kryptonian, etched using Superman's own heat vision. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Land vehicle: Voltron Robot Sidekick: Lore (Star Trek) Pariah and Logan D. Hurricanes 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Was thinking of drafting the Black Bayard which would really mess with Old Man but instead going to draft Mac Windu's lightsaber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Timezones are confusing, but I think I'm still a pick behind, and now we're on two picks a day, so... TWO picks in this post. --- "To protect you from the deadly Joke, we have provided you with the ultimate in sonic protection." one FREE option The Cone of Silence (Get Smart) --- "But of course, you will also need something more portable..." one other item of personal equipment An Energy Dome (Devo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Bazza said: Was thinking of drafting the Black Bayard which would really mess with Old Man but instead going to draft Mac Windu's lightsaber. What's a bayard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 y == Swabovian diphthong for st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 I was thinking it might be a typo for "batard". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Old Man said: What's a bayard? the personal device of a Voltron paladin that becomes their personal weapon and “ignition key” for the Lion https://voltron.fandom.com/wiki/Bayard I’m also disappointed you didn’t draft Bender, but Lore is acceptable.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 9 hours ago, Asperion said: Should we make him the Ultimate Repulser? He's the Ultimate Host! (In his own mind.) ---------/ Anti-post merging divider/----------------------------------------- 2 hours ago, Old Man said: What's a bayard? It's somewhat bigger than a lagoonard. But not as big as a gulfard. Hope that helps. assault 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 Book, scroll, tome, map, database, recording, or similar read-only fixed-content knowledge store: Post, Emily (1922). Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home. assault and Old Man 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 58 minutes ago, Pattern Ghost said: Book, scroll, tome, map, database, recording, or similar read-only fixed-content knowledge store: Post, Emily (1922). Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home. Il Galateo: Italian Manners and Etiquette | ITALY Magazine But Italians who really care about 'proper manners' often refer to the Italian 'Bible' of good manners, "Il Galateo overo de’ costumi", a treatise of polite behaviour written by poet, writer and diplomat Giovanni Della Casa (28 July 1503 – 14 November 1556) in 1558 for the benefit of his nephew, a young Florentine destined for greatness. In a style that is colloquial and lively, Della Casa instructs him on what to do, and what to avoid doing, in order to be considered appealing, sophisticated, and polite. From the time of its publication, this courtesy book has enjoyed enormous success and influence. It was particularly popular during the Renaissance, and, within two years of its publication in Venice in 1558, editions appeared also in Milan, Rome, Florence and Bologna. It was later received with enthusiasm in France, Spain, Germany and England. Still considered the most celebrated etiquette book in European history, [my emphasis] this is a manual many Italians continue to regard as the guide to polite behaviour and to a respectful existence, even if they have never read it. The University of Chicago Press has recently published a new edition, translated by M.F. Rusnak, claiming that Galateo continues to be useful today as it was in the Renaissance, as it deals with subjects as varied as dress codes, eating habits, the art of conversation and literary language that are still of great interest. As Rusnak's edition points out in the introduction, far from being a book on table manners and 'place settings' or bridesmaids' gifts, Galateo is a "conduct manual, a viable tourist guide to acting Italian in Italy, and a learned analysis of literary Language". https://resources.warburg.sas.ac.uk/pdf/enh830b2128661.pdf I have the University of Chicago Press edition. Will read it someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pattern Ghost Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 6 hours ago, Bazza said: Still considered the most celebrated etiquette book in European history, [my emphasis] Zapp don't read Italiano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 45 minutes ago, Pattern Ghost said: Zapp don't read Italiano. Fair enough; what about Pattern Ghost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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