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    An Everdistant Horizon (Worm/Horizon Series)

    Somewhat surprised that homeschooling never got brought up. The US has a very “robust” homeschooling system and from what I’ve heard, most states take it to the point where student can get their GED without ever going to a classroom. Alternatively, she could always apply to a number of colleges...
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    Prince of Time (Girl Genius)

    Welp, I'm not a fan of Girl Genius. On the other hand, I am a fan of Cliffc999 so I'll at least give it a read.
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    Well, there is the Celestial Forge Discord. But on the subject of a CF thread... I am not familiar with one specifically for it.
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    What about a Gua'old SI? You aren't even going to need any CYOA granted tinkering powers if you go that route given the snake's genetic memory and the Stargate universe is both big enough and power ramps quick enough after a certain point that even if you did take inspiration from other...
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    I was more referencing anything that would be a detriment due to her gender. Something on the order of a superior trying to use their position to get her to do favors for the things they could provide or something to that effect but I take your point. I was just listing off things that I could...
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    I think part of it was that you were experimenting on two different tracks. The first was the obvious one in using the forge but the other was trying to do an empire builder. And I honestly think it was proceeding fairly decently apace until the last chapter honestly... on the forge side of...
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    The randomness actually helped with the story itself I think. It's one of the things that helps stir up ideas. It's also something that needs constant supervision and curating, sure, but it also helps a lot in defining the... personality of a particular person's forge, for lack of a better term...
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    So, I didn't actually dislike the idea behind "Sophia is stranded" being the plotline for the arc. I feel like the big problem came from vehicle that you chose for how to get her there. A sudden jump cut typically works best when you have either have something prefacing it that can give people...
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    Honestly, I'd like to see the sheer level of "Oh Shit!" going on with her security detail. No way was she allowed to go completely unfollowed and monitored and the way she disappeared is going to raise serious questions about the universe considering she seemingly just popped out of existence.
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    Hmmm, looks like she is going to need to get herself some actual production equipment and some speed boosters now. Presumably she is not just on a desert island but a deserted planet as well. At the very least she has easy access to the sea so she has a ready supply of almost any resource she...
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    So I'd actually argue against the Vilani actually having that much luck with reverse engineering something like FTL comms as opposed to the ultracapacitor. The Ultracapacitors are just the same thing they already have but in a more compact and generally better at it's job. At the end of the...
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    That actually brings up an interesting thought. What happens when you target an area that doesn't have a grav well? Do you just snap to the nearest grav well? Does it just not work?
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    Those aren’t FTL sensors, they are STL sensors with a FTL relay attached. Unless you put a sensor every light second apart, you are going to be experiencing light lag on sensor returns. Star systems are light hours across and any sensor platform in the theoretical center of one is going to...
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    Huh, I wonder if FTL comms would lead to FTL sensors. Not in the sense of being able to look beyond your light cone in visible light but in the sense of being able to pick up a jump drive activating in a neighboring star system or picking up things like the mass shadow of a rouge planetoid...
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    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    I find it kind of hilarious that this can be taken in both directions. While the threat of reverse engineering by the Vilani is very real, the threat to their society from such efforts is also real. The Vilani have spent literally ages tinkering with their society so it works just perfectly for...
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