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It feels kinda dumb going from "almost death" to "almost uninjured" several times during combat. On the other hand, if you don't have in-combat healing, hit points go only down during combat, and the tension is basically only at the end, because that's when you see whether you'll make it or...

Oh gosh, here come the cheesy puns.

That is kinda what I wonder about. Just like we could maybe theoretically envision something like silicon-based instead of carbon-based life based on carbon and silicon being in the same column on the periodic table. But when we look more closely, we find that silicon-based bonds do lack some of...

Nice study, but I don't know ,these pure-maths model might make good articles, but with the same methods, we also get the world being a simulation in a bunch of simulations which is probably at the end of its lifetime (or at least humanity's lifetime), and we better help get evil AGIs because...

In Hexxen it makes a difference because it affects how good your can parry (and often more damage means worse parry) is, but you can basically switch between weapons as often as you like.

Jerri Rigging, named after the Seven of Nine actress because she's known for being able to jury-rig Borg tech into any problem VOY encountered? She's a new character suddenly shoved into everything, taking away time from the beloved (maybe?) other characters, only because they wanted to add a...

Maybe, but it might still have delayed things - whether that would ultimately be in the Emperor's favor or in the Rebellion's, is anyone's guess, of course, the specific events of the movies might not happen, but it might still be similar. Lonnie probably still has access to Deidra's codes and...

I think that's an important aspect - the Ghorm werent't singled out for their species/race/culture. They wanted their planet, if they had been a group of space-baseball fanatics that enjoy beer, they probably would have found a way to instrumentalize them for a campaign, too. The narrative isn't...

Luthen himself knew what he was doing and that he wouldn't be the one lauded as a hero eventually. He knew he was just a stepping stone for the Rebellion and wouldn't see its fruits, and not just in the sense that he would probably get caught or killed before it succeeds. He could by the nature...

The episode felt a bit too constructed and not quite earn its ending, and sometimes, the mockumentary aspects took away from the interesting story and character partt., like Spock's struggles as half-human or Nyota or Ortegas situation, and Nyota trying to figure out the alien (and figuring out...

There must be some unstable wormhole near the solar system that happens to catch these ships. Or maybe some alien interference. Maybe there is a non-prime-directive-guided Federation (or Empire) out there that's messing with astronauts and probes?

That is an important thing. It's one challenge to have a building that "just" stands around, it's another one that also has to operate moving or electronical parts. That said - you might also not need perfect maintenance. Maybe it's okay if your nanite repair system or cells do mutate...

It should also be noticed that this super-weapon that was actually developed were then used against a hostile nation that could very likely have been beaten conventionelly as well, though perhaps only much bloodier, or would not have surrendered under the desired condition. And then, the weapon...

I guess building stuffs that lasts for millenia is kinda a "trope" in science fiction. It's not necessarily needed in sci-fi with FTL capability (but everyone likes the ideas of finding artifacts of ancient civilizations with more advanced technology, though that always raises the question -...

But there are countless of planets with resources, and blowing up a planet also gives you access to plenty of resources, stuff hidden in the mantle or core that you now expose to asteroid mining. And there aren't that many planets with uppity rebellions, but plenty with resources. But the...