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I like the stuff about drones. Most science fiction I have seen doesn't really do enough with robots and unmanned drones assisting soldiers, astronauts and the like. Considering what kinds of developments are being made in that field in the modern day, it always felt like an oversight to me. As...

And I think this is where our disagreement is coming from. When I say Fusion Age, I am talking about a setting that takes place several centuries from now where the terraformation of planets like Mars and Venus is already nearing completion. At this point, we are not just talking about...

Note that I'm not specifically talking about purely humanoid designs, considering that the VSs I suggested earlier are only loosely humanoid. (Though, I have no problem with someone wanting to have very humanoid mecha designs.) A design like the VSs I linked to earlier has plenty of room for...

I disagree that mecha would be limited to powered exo-skeletons used for asteroid mining and the like. The Fusion Age world we have been talking about is a world dominated by structures that completely dwarf anything that exists in our modern day. It is a world of orbital elevators, domed...

From all of this, it definitely sounds like your preference is the furthest end of the Real Robot side of the mecha anime spectrum. In that case, I think the Vital Suits from Lost Planet that I mentioned earlier are one of your best bets for inspiration. Just last night I found a pretty decent...

I would have no use at all for a book like this, for a couple of related reasons. First of all, it is very unlikely that I would be able to make any direct use out of any of these NPCs, since they weren't designed with my campaign and setting in mind. At best, they could only be designed with...

The idea of a minifac sounds reasonable, but I think there are a number of things that it would be safe to say couldn't be fabricated by such a machine. While a machine like that would be useful for crafting simple objects of various shapes and functions, I can't see such a machine being able to...

I for one find a huge amount of inspiration in Japanese mecha anime. Pretty much all of Gundam, as well as dozens of similar series, count as Fusion age in terms of setting. Even if you don't want to have giant robots running around, they are a great example of how you can have epic space...

I don't think that the ship directly disintegrated that guy. I think the shields acting up was definitely the clue. The Destiny is probably flying into a dangerous stretch of space, and the shields were unable to protect from a burst of radiation or something like that. However, the Destiny is...

Yeah, Jupiter's radiation belt is an issue. After my last post, I was looking up on some of this stuff again, and I was reminded of it. I don't think radiation itself is an insurmountable issue to a Fusion age civilization though. However, I will admit that with their weaker magnetic fields and...

I am not sure that is a good idea. Jupiter is the best source of fuel for fusion energy in the solar system. A society that spans multiple planets with a massive demand for fusion energy might not have much choice but to try. Definitely no Star Wars style floating cloud cities, but there might...

Space Elevators are far too superior of a means of getting goods into space over traditional rockets for people to not try building them in a setting like yours. I don't think them being a target for attack is too big of an issue. For one thing, a space elevator is very, very big. Even more...

Well, I have been playing a lot of Lost Planet 2 recently, so I have to recommend the designs of the VSs (Vital Suits) from that series. They are very down-to-earth, practical designs for the most part, but are still varied and cool. They include bipedal walking designs, quadruped tanks...

My number one vote is rope. If you run into a cliff you need to climb or a pit you need to descend, there is no substitute, and it has many, many other uses. The rope is quickly followed by the lantern with oil. It has superior light to the humble torch, is still affordable by a 1st level...

Most battleships from the Gundam anime series have rotating sections to produce artificial gravity, but for the most part they are completely internal, so they don't have any visible rotation from the outside. The only ones that do have external rotating sections are the Argama and Jupitris from...

I think brainwashing was involved. When Rush guessed the Lucian Alliance commander's name, she then asked Rush what his name was. Col. Telford was obviously not the right answer. Telford's explanation for his motivations doesn't sound too convincing either, since he has never seemed the...

Okay, here is an alternative theory about the FTL drive sabotage incident. First off, we know that the FTL drive is full of safety features, to the point that the FTL drive blowing up couldn't be an accident. However, such safety features also should mean that sabotage should be very difficult...

If you want to run a campaign in a setting similar to ancient China, I strongly recommend reading either The Romance of the Three Kingdoms or Water Margin. Water Margin (alternatively titled "Bandits of the Marsh" or "The Marshes of Mount Liang") is a particularly good source since it focuses...

I wouldn't call that a good read. Most of it is no different than the arm-chair psychology going on in this thread. The people at that site aren't professional psychologists, they are sensationalistic journalists. Most of that article has logical holes you can drive a truck through. It is also...

:confused: What original acts of espionage, sabotage, and betrayal? Anyways, I thought it was a fascinating episode. I am also surprised at what happened to Eli and the others at the end. I have no idea what is going to happen from here on with them. The ruins are interesting in of themselves...