Rob:
- at the time I did the "Rule 2" mention, "someone says it and no one argues" pretty much *was* the way we were building the universe, at least as I could see it. Regardless, if anyone wants to revisit that question, now would be the time.
- Actually, the bunfight between you and I was specifically because I was working under the idea that handwaved hulls were Darn Hard To Crack. I'm not going to say with any degree of certainty how accurately that portrays the consensus that was reached, but whatever it was happened before our little discussion. Also, it's "wavium-reinforced hulls (which pretty much everyone is using *anyway*) and nukes (if they can get them) and weapons improvised out of initially non-weapon things." I believe one of our discussions came up with the consensus that an awful lot of raider combat would be in the form of boarding parties and hull-cutters.
- If I'm coming across as requiring slapstick, I'll admit that I'm doing it wrong. I'd ask for advice on how to do it properly, except that this discussion thread may well obsolete the whole process pretty quickly. If we come back with anything resembling Rule 12 out the other end, I *will* ask for advice. It is at least the case that the flaws you eventually came up with work just fine to my eyes.
Beyond that, I would like to thank Mr. Fnord for *not* wielding his fiat. I will also admit openly that both varieties of creep do exist and both are bad. I would further join him in calling for *other* people to do the discussing. Whatever the end result rules are, we really ought to *have* some, and it shouldn't be just him and me writing them. I personally will be trying to not look at this thread for at least a few days, in order to best control any urges I may have to post on it.
- at the time I did the "Rule 2" mention, "someone says it and no one argues" pretty much *was* the way we were building the universe, at least as I could see it. Regardless, if anyone wants to revisit that question, now would be the time.
- Actually, the bunfight between you and I was specifically because I was working under the idea that handwaved hulls were Darn Hard To Crack. I'm not going to say with any degree of certainty how accurately that portrays the consensus that was reached, but whatever it was happened before our little discussion. Also, it's "wavium-reinforced hulls (which pretty much everyone is using *anyway*) and nukes (if they can get them) and weapons improvised out of initially non-weapon things." I believe one of our discussions came up with the consensus that an awful lot of raider combat would be in the form of boarding parties and hull-cutters.
- If I'm coming across as requiring slapstick, I'll admit that I'm doing it wrong. I'd ask for advice on how to do it properly, except that this discussion thread may well obsolete the whole process pretty quickly. If we come back with anything resembling Rule 12 out the other end, I *will* ask for advice. It is at least the case that the flaws you eventually came up with work just fine to my eyes.
Beyond that, I would like to thank Mr. Fnord for *not* wielding his fiat. I will also admit openly that both varieties of creep do exist and both are bad. I would further join him in calling for *other* people to do the discussing. Whatever the end result rules are, we really ought to *have* some, and it shouldn't be just him and me writing them. I personally will be trying to not look at this thread for at least a few days, in order to best control any urges I may have to post on it.