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kckramer · 11 months

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Current Work In Progress- Dieselpunk Space Opera

So, this is a project I started for NaNoWriMo a few years ago but didn’t get very far. It ended up stalling out at 12k words or so because I wasn’t sure what would happen. The novel, which I titled The Pilgrim’s War, will probably stick around for a while, although I’ve taken to calling the umbrella project Iron Horizons.

Essentially, it’s a space opera in the same sort of vein as Mass Effect or Foundation, but based on an alternate history that diverged around 1910ish- utilizing a continuation of 30s/40s aesthetics and alternate history. The Pilgrim’s War was set in the gear 2400ish, so approximately 450 years of alternate history to spread humanity into the neighboring sectors of the Milky Way. Hence- dieselpunk in aesthetic, technological base, and ideology (specifically: anti fascist, skeptical of technology, anti colonialist). But genre wise and scope, it’s space opera with centuries of alternate history, a galactic history currently developing in the aeons, and centuries more of future history.

A lot of these ideas were inspired by Tumblr- so it deals a lot with the posts about space mythology, star shanties, and the idea of humans as space orcs. I’ve always been a huge fan of maritime fiction books like Horatio Hornblower and the Aubrey/Maturin books, so I’ve based a lot of the spacefaring culture on continuing that sort of nautical tradition, but focusing more on the merchant spacers, privateers, and other civilians, especially space monks (inspired by the article on Tor).

So, like, the stories so far center mostly around a semi-retired privateer captain and a young monk on his initial pilgrimage before taking his final vows, but like, it's an entire alternate history based on the idea of pre-WW2 space flight and colonization. And in this case, it specifically means colonization in the European context since WW2 was sort of the start of the end of most of the European empires, if things had gone differently and there were empty moons and planetoids full of resources, would they have really abandoned colonialism? Personally, I suspect not.

A lot of this ended up being similar to, and retroactively inspired by, C.J. Cherryh's Alliance-Union series. It meshes well with the maritime influences- like why wouldn't the Earth governments outsource colonization to private organizations they can profit from, with little risk? I mean, look at the current space race- it's mostly billionaires already. I guess, in this case, it makes the old saying about how science-fiction is a futuristic story talking about the present very applicable.

I'll be honest- this is not a very optimistic setting, despite the wonders and beauty of space exploration. It's grim and hard and will eventually wipe itself out with an over-reliance on fossil fuels, but I guess that reflects the present. Add in the fact that space nazis are the main overarching villain for most of the alternate history, and it feels uncomfortably familiar. do i change that? keep it? I haven't decided quite yet, because it will mean this story is irreversibly tangled in modern-day politics.

#world anvil #worldbuilding #space opera #dieselpunk #am writing #nanowriting #humans are space orcs #space monks

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mellancholy-mushroom · 5 months

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fantasy high junior year bingo!! i think some boxes are much more likely than than others but i’m excited to see ashsjsh :3

#fantasy high #dimension 20 #fhjy #fantasy high junior year #if we don’t get another kristen inspiring speech i’m SUING #my previous reblog ab the trackerbees breakup was me being in denial I DONT WANT IT #my bets for adaine multi class is barbarian or monk!#also HOOT GROWL is a free space

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tennessoui · 11 days

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what about some sort of buddy cop, same age, enemies to lovers au where obi-wan is a jedi and anakin is a coruscanti detective and they literally hate each other and have no respect for the other (obi-wan thinks anakin is a waste of the coruscant budget and a jedi wannabe; anakin thinks obi-wan is a pretentious space monk asshole)

(anakin has personally arrested obi-wan for speeding three times, drinking in public spaces 4 times -- the public space was a bar btw -- and indecent public exposure once. that last one was, tbh, fair cause obi-wan had his dick out in an alley way lol)

(obi-wan has literally stalked this asshole coruscanti cop off planet before and arrested him in his capacity as Jedi Knight for not using his turn signal when changing hyperspace lanes (once), for podracing betting (3 times), and for possession of a galacticly banned substance (twice))

it's not that they're obsessed with each other, it's just that something keeps forcing them together in the wildest, most unpredictable situations, and it's annoying as hell because they're completely fed up with each other

then the senate moves to have a new task force stood up to solve a series of Force-related crimes in the Coruscanti underworld. the task force would include a representative from the Jedi Temple and one from the Coruscanti guards, obviously. and really, obi-wan and anakin are the perfect choices! they're both highly intelligent, dedicated, trustworthy, and incorruptible.

if only they'd stop trying to push each other off the 51st story of coruscant and actually put their heads together to solve the crime

#kit's silly lil aus #obikin #buddy cop au #lol i hesitated posting this for like five minutes cause i was like this could be my big bang fic #but no i cant do that to my 1k outline i typed out this weekend #ANYWAY anakin was brought to coruscant by qui-gon a la phantom menace #but was not accepted into the temple #because obi-wan was already qui-gon's padawan and was only 14 and absolutely not ready for the trials #so i guess not same age same age cause obi-wan is roughly 5 years older #but i wanted them way closer in age for this one just because i think the pettiness is much more believable #pov: youre a hot shot jedi knight space monk and this hot shot coruscanti dog #keeps using YOUR Force to find you dick out in alley ways to arrest you #its unFAIR #also i love the image of fastidiously dressed jedi obi-wan faced with wearing civilian clothes off the clock black leather and holey shirt #anakin skywalker #the true question is when do they fuck and why is it like. immediately after they get their new office #like oh we have to have a working relationship? not if i fuck you first

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spikybanana · 8 months

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imagine being obi-wan who thought his love sent anakin to his doom watch luke undoom vader with his love

#aaaaaaargh #space monks on main #obi wan kenobi #obikin #luke skywalker #anakin skywalker

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bolithesenate · 5 months

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you know what there isn't enough of?

aggressively social jedi

you think mandos are bad with all the adoption? well too bad, your cousin gred looks real padawan shaped. no it doesn't have to do anything with the fact that gred is having a hard time and cannot legally leave the planet under his own name because of student debt. also it is padawan gred now and he has been a valued member of the jedi order since years. no mister border control guy, you didn't not see him when the jedi delegation landed because he wasn't there, you didn't see him because he is shy.

or that nice little cafe that's been having a hard time paying rent because of a property tax increase? well sure would be strange if there was a sudden increase of patrons with all the same religious background.

not to speak of the children. you can't afford to pay tuition for a regular school? well, here's a full on praxeum ship that doubles as a mobile academy and there's always space for more students and never enough helping hands. no this offer doesn't come with hooks, apart from that these nice EduCorps people would sure like to have a look at the custom modifications on that land speeder of yours because by all known laws of physics that should have exploded long ago and they have already founded a new field of research over it

#let the jedi be social!!!#detached space monks my ass! that's only what the politicians get #because the order needs to keep political neutrality!#but the general populace of the galaxy??#they get the jedi in party mode 24/7 #and sometimes that party mode translates into week long research sprees over a mutated grass #just..... jedi helping where they can #and also sometimes where they cant #because there is no try only do #star wars #star wars meta #random boli thoughts #jedi order #this is a really underrated concept in all of this fandom and its a travesty and one i am dedicated to singlehandedly remedy!#got several fics in the works that deal with this so get ready

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janmisali · 3 months

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Rhythm Heaven Bracket: MUNCHY MONK 2 vs SPACE SOCCER

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Munchy Monk 2

appears in: Rhythm Heaven (DS)

type: sequel

[Rhythm Heaven Wiki article]

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Space Soccer

appears in: Rhythm Heaven (DS)

type: standard

[Rhythm Heaven Wiki article]

[link to all polls]

#jan misali #polls #rhythm heaven #rhythm heaven bracket #munchy monk #space soccer #Youtube

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intermundia · 9 months

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there's a quote from brennan lee mulligan that makes me think of why i like star wars and find the jedi so interesting:

Evil is boring. Right? I kinda believe in the banality and mundanes of evil. Evil is just selfish impulses, which at the end of the day are really easy to understand. It’s easy to understand why people do bad things. It’s like “yeah, ok, you’re selfish and scared and cruel, I get it”. Being good is complex and beautiful and hard.

to me, the jedi commitment to the light is a complex, beautiful, and hard thing. being selfless is remarkable, it's inspiring and surprising. the dark side is boring and predictable, like being selfish, scared, and cruel makes you always make the choice that lashes out or clings in greed, making everything about oneself, so evil is a very narrow way of looking at the world.

it is only by opening up to the needs of others that the entire world becomes visible and important. doing good means shining a light of awareness that acknowledges and appreciates everything for itself, and not its personal significance. it's making the hard choice to help in the face of danger and corruption, and the complex weighing of factors to determine how to act for the best outcome.

that sort of altruism is a noble, beautiful thing to celebrate in stories, the subtle and almost infinite array of bonds that can motivate someone to make the hard, selfless choice, and the humility to recognize there are some things more important than oneself. it's a vital function of art to open the soul, evoking compassion and empathy for others, to remind us that we can choose to be good.

stories like that are simply interesting to me in a way selfish indulgence is not. even with stories of corruption, it's not the darkness that's compelling to me. it's the lingering pull of the light. it's all the friction that bonds and compassion bring to a descent into selfishness. we are social beings, built to give and share, just as much as take. it's a worthy thing to try, but it's never easy.

the jedi are imho just an excellent example of doing good even when it's hard, even when it's doomed. their motivations are complex, with the outcome for many stakeholders considered, not just themselves. they may lose the fight, but they fought well, and the fruit of their goodness returns in the end, their compassion ultimately is impossible to eradicate from the galaxy. a single candle can hold back the dark, you know?

#jedi order #sw #love the altruistic space wizard monks #the jedi do their best to help in a complex world #and i love them for that

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catgirlkirigiri · 6 months

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[The ouroboros] represents the notion that life and energy never completely die, but are constantly transformed and renewed in an infinite cycle.

Couldn't decide between Enot and Nightcat as the ninth scug, so here's a version with Nightcat! Enot version got the main image spot tho cause I love my design for them :)

Some alts without the glow, just for fun idk. I think the glow makes it look more finished but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

And transparents, since I'm not too sold on the background I whipped up for this lol. Well besides the rain the rain looks good

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struck-by-the-rain · 2 months

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more ridiculousness from me (the british au one is based on a weird stress dream i had a while back)

#rhythm heaven #rhythm paradise #my art #rhythm tengoku #space kicker #karate joe #stepswitcher #tap girl #tap trial #cosmic girl #munchy monk #monkey watch

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motheline · 4 days

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Guess who finished Monk's campaign and is emotionally unwell ☹️

#rain world #cheeseball... my son... :(#monk rw #ocs???#kinda??? cheeseball is sort of an oc i built off monk ig #or is it cheese ball with a space?#idk #rain world art #slugcat #art #my art #rw art

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posadistdolphin · 1 year

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#space station 13 #monke

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finelythreadedsky · 3 months

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On one level the book is about the life of a woman who is hardly more than a token in a great epic poem, on another it’s about how history and context shape how we are seen, and the brief moment there is to act between the inescapable past and the unknowable future. Perhaps to write Lavinia Le Guin had to live long enough to see her own early books read in a different context from the one where they were written, and to think about what that means.

-Jo Walton

#thinking of how her last four novels between 2004 and 2008 show a progressive blossoming of interest in classical literary traditions #following nearly half a century's worth of a career where she seems to actively avoid the influence of classical or medieval europe #idk. but i think this explains annals of the western shore as much as lavinia.#she gets so interested in what it means to share the same stories across space and time (and class and gender and nationality)#to be united in a community by having the same poetry #and in such an obvious way thinking about classics as a discipline is an incredible way to work through that #and i do think its an interest that must come out of having witnessed her own work unite people in community across time #if you're talking about the way stories and poems bring people together across time...#i read the texts passed on to me by renaissance humanists and 19th century philologists and byzantine monks and late antique scribes...#and they're the same across time and space but they're also not #and to have seen her own work reach people across space and time and be the same but also not... that must have been incredible #so: did living long enough to see her own early books read in a different context and to think about what that means #drive her to think about classical literature as she clearly was for the better part of a decade?#mine #reception #anyway i gotta think about this and email [redacted] tomorrow

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pandamito · 3 months

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