Daeglan

March 22, 2011

How would you build the EP-13 and EU-13 and synchro cannons alphas use in Robotech

Also how would you build the twin laser nose cannons on the alphas?

I know the EP-13 should be auto possibly have charges...

(or) 1 (or 2) x EP-13 three-barreled 80mm particle gun pod, firing 170 rounds per minute in full automatic mode, also capable of firing all three barrels simultaneously in semiautomatic mode at approximately one shot per second. This weapon fires 8.2 MJ pulses per barrel in each mode, with its own dedicated protoculture cell and capacitor banks in the 'magazine'. This weapon, built into an external shell identical to that of the GU-13, was developed in 2025 by the EF, but didn't see wide use until 2026. By 2031, the EP-13 had almost completely replaced the GU-13 as the main cannon of Alphas in the EF's inventory. The weapon is stored under the wing root in fighter mode, and in the hand in Guardian and Battloid modes.

(or) 1 x EU-13 Destabilizer (after 2043), sub-nuclear particle beam gun with output of 36 MJ, can fire up to 30 times/minute. The gun pod draws power from its own dedicated protoculture canister, but can by fired using the plane's own power, and is stored in fighter mode between the upper reserve engine/missile pylons. The particles have a specific, disrupting effect on force fields, and will short out a low power field completely, while high power fields may temporarily and locally cease to function.

March 22, 2011

Is there a digital hero index somewhere?

March 17, 2011

Re: Black Market Bioroids

I would say all of the places i suggested as well as the one you named Steve to be working on them. all with different goals. some soldiers, some better smuggling mules, some better spies, some sex slaves and so one.

March 16, 2011

Re: Esper powers caused by infection

A few questions courtesy of the rules lawyer in me:

Is the meteor shower a worldwide phenomenon? If not, the powers will be localized...unless the infection can be spread like a real flu. In which case, depending on how virulent it is and how long it takes for the symptoms to appear, it could spread worldwide. Either way, once the source is known, people who WANT psi powers will start to think about trying to acquire them. Known psis (or at least those not powerful enough to resist) could start being treated as lab rats, or attacked and bled in hopes of getting a sample of the stuff to use or study or grow in a matrix. CAN it be grown in a matrix? Could you mass produce the stuff?

Can people who fought off the fungus once do so every time? Or can you keep reinfecting yourself until it takes hold? Or will larger exposures allow it to win the fight with your immune system and set up housekeeping (providing you with psi powers)? Will larger infections cause greater powers? Can you find a way to boost the level of infection to up your powers? Can you find a way to reduce or eliminate it, to de-power people? If the infection can be eliminated and then reintroduced, will the individual always develop the same (and the same level) of psychic ability? Or is it a crapshoot? If so, some folks will keep playing the fungus lottery in hopes of hitting the jackpot....

Can the fungus infect other creatures than humans? Gorillas? Chimps? Orangutans? Bonobo Monkeys? What about other mammals? You could have psychic primates running around. Or intelligent ones. Or both! (Or a gorilla whose psychic power allows him to use other brains around him to achieve human--or superhuman--levels of intelligence. If he becomes a problem, isolating him would solve the problem...but might be a bit like the mice belling the cat. Great idea, but largely impractical.)

Will prophylactic use of antifungal agents (in the water supply, perhaps, or imposed on the population like a vaccine) prevent or eliminate psychic powers?

/rules lawyer

What happens when these spores encounter native fungi? What happens when the native fungi start swapping genes with the alien fungi? (could they start effecting other mammals or other types of animals maybe they get non psychic powers. cockroaches that regenerate...) What happens when the fungi starts adapting to our environment? Does it like light? does it prefer darkness? Does the fungus become toxic at a certain concentration. Researching toxic mold infestations and what is done in them might be worth doing. What happens with the kids born to the infected? At some point everyone might have powers. What decides the type of powers?

March 16, 2011

Re: Human Manufacturing: Is It Effective Slavery?

Were the clones in Star Wars slaves? Were they raised from childhood to do the task you designed them for? Were they genetically predisposed to follow orders?

March 16, 2011

Re: Black Market Bioroids

Lawless areas like Africa would be ripe for doing this as their is not strong central government to prevent it and the local warlords would be all for any new kind of weapon. I could see dictators in the Middle east doing this to their people as they want new ways to hold onto their power. China would likely happily do this. In America it would be highly illegal as would western Europe. I could see drug Cartels getting into it. They would want stronger soldiers to guard their drug shipments and there are large swaths of jungle in south America that are virtually impossible to control. Check out the CIA Fact book you will likely find governments that would be willing to experiment with it as they do not value human lives much and ones that ave very little control of their country where criminals operate with impunity.

March 16, 2011

Re: How to create alien language?

They are refering to Japanese and Chinese. For example Sake=an alcoholic beverage. Sake=salmon Same word 2 different meanings and it is the context and tone that differentiates them.

March 13, 2011

Re: How to create alien language?

Research what Ben Burt did for Star Wars. Look into what Star Trek did for Klingon. JRR Tolkien is another good source as he was a huge fan of creating languages.

March 13, 2011