tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post6850492774591624984..comments2024-03-29T01:17:51.980-05:00Comments on FATE SF: The Bituin CommonwealthTallgeesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-6395076950028393692013-12-05T22:15:47.570-06:002013-12-05T22:15:47.570-06:00Thanks! Dune was a big influence on me as a kid. I...Thanks! Dune was a big influence on me as a kid. I remember being so happy at getting the first three paperback books in a little slipcase at Christmas. As a gay kid, I probably could have done without Harkonnen, but like they say "bad representation is better than NO representation." And I rather like the portrayal of Harkonnen (and the Harkonnens) in Lynch's film. They seem to be the only people in the Dune-verse who really enjoy life! "I'm alive! I'm alive!"Tallgeesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-50522823607187921242013-12-05T22:12:33.725-06:002013-12-05T22:12:33.725-06:00Thanks! The short story "Kite of the Stars&qu...Thanks! The short story "Kite of the Stars" got this ball rolling. Feel free to contribute some affiliated systems if you'd like!Tallgeesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-51139300922591118122013-12-05T20:19:56.726-06:002013-12-05T20:19:56.726-06:00I've always been a fan of Dune-esque extrapola...I've always been a fan of Dune-esque extrapolation into the future rather than creation from whole cloth, and this does that well.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-53066631317727527862013-12-05T19:55:34.879-06:002013-12-05T19:55:34.879-06:00This has snagged my attention as well!This has snagged my attention as well!Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-29998890305034705632013-12-04T15:14:43.708-06:002013-12-04T15:14:43.708-06:00I have an "uplifted" beastie that the Su...I have an "uplifted" beastie that the Sultanate uses for shock troops going up in another day or so, but I'd love to hear more about these mercenaries!<br /><br />I figured I'd keep the explicit references to The Bituin Commonwealth on Kepler -22B limited to Sector I-5, just so nobody felt impinged upon, closed off from possibilities as they create their Sectors. But I'd certainly welcome crossovers/interactions. I'm excited to see posts for the shared world again! It was a great idea and still is.<br /><br />Also, I can readily imagine a world that starts off this balkanized staying that way, with many... Zones as it were and many competing (and sometimes cooperating) interests. Tallgeesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-21900908358678211102013-12-03T10:41:50.125-06:002013-12-03T10:41:50.125-06:00Good to see that there is indeed some life in this...Good to see that there is indeed some life in this project. Our latest entries have finally rolled out of the queue as well. Finally.<br /><br />How far have the Bituin Commonwealth expanded across K22-B? Are they in contact with any of the other exploration or colonization efforts? How have they handled the indigenous population(s)?<br /><br />We know where they could hire some mercenaries...garrisonjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544523186717576771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-63988981253166546552013-12-02T11:46:30.621-06:002013-12-02T11:46:30.621-06:00Thanks! We had fun with this one and we plan to do...Thanks! We had fun with this one and we plan to do more with it (as well as get back to Sector I-5 on Kepler-22B.Tallgeesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-83022869087179227382013-12-02T10:50:24.006-06:002013-12-02T10:50:24.006-06:00You're really good at seeing connections and f...You're really good at seeing connections and following up tangent paths. This is definitely an inspiring development of the core project.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.com