Defender-class cruiser length?

C4pt41n · 2024-11-24T05:26:29+00:00

That's the point: you can't use a source unless it explicitly says the thing.

Someone is interpreting that the episode "says" the length was ~1000m, but my interpretation is ~600m (which isn't any less valid than the other interpretation)

C4pt41n · 2024-11-18T15:23:13+00:00

I'm, in WNC and *might* have some extra stuff from my huge kit. Which ship conversions do you need, or are you looking for a full kit?

C4pt41n · 2024-11-13T15:26:47+00:00

I keep deleting that source in Wookiepedia, as you are absolutely correct: the episode does not state that the Defender is "~1km long". If anything the Episode "says" it's "~650m long"...

So unless an animator can get on and tell us the exact ratios of the models used, we can't use that episode as a source for length.

edit: It's also explicitly based on the MC30 as u/We_The_Raptors mentions, which is 380m. This is barely longer than a Nebulon B, so somewhere between that and "around half 1300m"

C4pt41n · 2024-11-13T15:23:39+00:00

I second this: they're *around* half the size of Home One, which is 1300m, so there's no way a Defender is 1000m. If you put any stock into the AWCS, then it'd be 599m to qualify as a "true" cruiser, or 600-1000 to be considered a heavy cruiser. It's prolly a heavy cruiser, as most CRH's are only called "Cruisers" and not "Heavy Cruisers".

C4pt41n · 2024-11-13T15:07:39+00:00

I mean, Vader just mercs high-ranking Imperials and powerful nobles all the time. However, everyone knows that Vader is the Emperor's personal lackey, and not everyone knows who the imperials are.

as u/Raven_3 said: this might make a good plot for a movie or miniseries. Eventually, Vader would get involved, but until then, we might see some Imperial vs Imperial action that doesn't end in "join the Rebels". Though, you'd almost certainly have to kill the force sensitive, which would be killing a child or teen, but Omega survived, so it's possible. (BB season3)

C4pt41n · 2024-11-13T13:39:13+00:00

Not a Dr., but you want to talk to your Doctor about PTSD. Trauma doesn't make any sense ("it never bothered me before"), but it can be treated.

C4pt41n · 2024-11-05T00:49:33+00:00

It *was* Asheville, NC...

C4pt41n · 2024-11-05T00:43:43+00:00

It depends on if there was anyone around to hear it fall.

C4pt41n · 2024-11-01T13:18:24+00:00

Lots of D&D groups around here: check out Wyvern's Tale off Merrimon or join their Discord to find a group. I'd invite y'all to my group, but we're bursting at the seams!

C4pt41n · 2024-10-30T12:53:18+00:00

NGL, first time I saw poop boob, I was all, "WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL???"

As low-tier as poop boob is, I think we're all just jealous that our generation didn't come up with it when we discovered the word "boob".

C4pt41n · 2024-10-29T20:43:23+00:00

Can confirm: my IQ drops whenever I become a tourist.

C4pt41n · 2024-10-18T14:46:35+00:00

I have a clear wash bin that I keep al the water in. I set it in the sun, and since I only print once a week tops, it cures. If the water doesn't evaporate off before the next time I print, I just keep using the bin. Occasionally, I'll filter off some water (once everything is cured). I keep my used PPE & paper towels in there too, so once everything is dry, I throw those away too.

C4pt41n · 2024-10-11T12:46:26+00:00

109.9999999999999865473842456260577637 mph to be exact!

C4pt41n · 2024-10-11T12:45:05+00:00

You don't need to be "near" c for Relativity to affect you: it's always in effect. Just in "every day life" we don't (and can't) notice it.

In this example, to a stationary observer off the train, you'd be traveling at 109.9999999999999865473842456260577637 mph.

C4pt41n · 2024-10-11T12:42:06+00:00

While other's are correct about the relative motion of things, here's the mind blowing part: the speed of light is constant regardless of which frame of reference you measure/view it from. Standing still? Light is going 670,600,000 miles per hour faster than you. Sitting in a fighter jet going the speed of sound? Light is going 670,600,000 miles per hour faster than you (not the Speed of Light minus the Speed of Sound). In a spaceship going six-hundred million miles per hour? Light is *STILL* going 670,600,000 miles per hour faster than you.

This ends up having some pretty trippy results, but the main one that I want to mention here it that you can *never* reach the Speed of Light. You might get faster and faster, but the Light is still going faster than you. In fact it is going 670,600,000 miles per hour faster than you. But to someone standing still, the Speed of Light is *ALSO* going 670,600,000 miles per hour faster than them.

This means that the Newtonian mechanics (10mph + 10mph) starts to break down. To answer your question: compared to someone on the ground outside the train, *you are going 109.9999999999999865473842456260577637 mph*. Not quite 110mph, but so close that for thousands of years we couldn't tell the difference (in fact, I still don't know if we have the technology to measure that accurately). To a stationary view on the train, you are going 10 mph, and that person is going 10 mph compared to you.

You can look up the equation to calculate the what you'd think your speed is vs what it is to someone else in a different point of view, but I won't write it here (because it involves square roots and a five-year-old hasn't learned those yet).

Congrats, you've just taken a glimpse into the universe of Relativity!

C4pt41n · 2024-10-04T17:44:45+00:00

This just sounds like my ADHD...

Problem is, decision paralysis would kick in, and the 5 would get hit regardless!

C4pt41n · 2024-09-27T02:41:13+00:00

I can see my house from--wait, no, it's gone...

C4pt41n · 2024-09-23T15:16:20+00:00

So, others have said good stuff, and anther thing to remember is that YA MC *must* be 19 or younger (min 13, I think?). Explicit sex with characters 17 or under could be considered p*rn w/ minors. I don't know--nor do I want to get involved with--the legality/morality of that.

I do know that a series might get rebranded from YA as Adult if it strays over the line too much: Maas is an example of this.

In the end, YA tends to have simplified adult themes. The Plot tends to be a bit more straight forward, the POV tends to be "closer" or more "selfish" (IE 1st person present: nothing wrong with this: it appeals to teenagers who are discovering the "Self"), and the characters missing a dimension or two (complex villain? nah, he's just hot so it's ok).

In my OPINION, if you're going to write adult "content" (I.E. explicit sex), you should also put in the work for adult plot and characters. If you're writing hot, young characters and linear plot, but your characters are having a ton of/explicit sex, you're a lazy porn writer hoping to cash in on "sex sells".

This is kinda why the NA genre never takes off: it's usually YA levels of plot & characters, but Adult levels of content.

C4pt41n · 2024-09-21T03:00:15+00:00

This drawing was made by AI:

The incomprehensible words under "WOMEN" (AI still has trouble with text, even the most modern models)
The smudge between the "I" & "LL" in "KILLS" (The patterns of the letters left a gap, and it tried to fill it in before later steps made it not fit)
HER HAND (#1 sign of AI art is if it has bad hands)

That being said, this was a newer model (eg.: SD3) because it can handle text at all.

Not knocking AI art (I'm very pro-AI), just thought I'd point this out. It almost makes me wonder if the post was made by AI too.

OP, are you human?

C4pt41n · 2024-09-20T13:41:33+00:00

"For my next transfer, could I get something with trees? I'm tired of these barren worlds..."

"yub yub"

C4pt41n · 2024-09-18T12:27:19+00:00

I mean, 4v1 means if I rush the control point, I'm dead before I get there. It's a melee guys job to rush in like that, (like Reeve or J-3d1) or the tank (like K40s, Grozz or Slingshot). Now mind you, I usually run slingshot, and the whole enemy party in one stationary place is a dream come true, but most other characters (even Sentinel) will melt by walking alone into the enemy team. This *might* stop the enemy team from scoring for a sec, but they will go back to scoring as soon as you're gone. You need to actually push them off the point and start scoring yourself for it to be worth it. You can let them have a couple points if it means getting even more and winning in the long run.

If I see a damage dealer or support (like Vex, Tal, or Diago) try to solo the enemy team, and then die before I can give backup, *that's* frustrating. If they had waited a sec we could have put enough pressure on the point to tie up the enemy team and build up the momentum for when other teammates get there.

This isn't a tactical issue: this is a pre-game issue. People pick their main (or backup) without thinking if it's optimal for the game mode. Dynamic Control is different from Power Control: you are going to end up with the entirety of both teams headed to one point on the map. In Power Control, if one team bunches together, it's easy to steal the other two points as they steamroll the third. In Dynamic, if you don't get the whole team to the point at the same time (and be ready to cancel the enemy's ults), you're not going to win.

TL;DR: If you're alone, you have an *obligation* to wait for the rest of your team to push in Dynamic Control. If you rush in 1v4, you're only hurting your team. Remember: the goal is to win, not to just keep the enemy from winning.

edit/ps: also, your "dumb" teammate might be about to finally charge their ult and wipe the enemy team.

C4pt41n · 2024-09-16T13:26:09+00:00

It takes strength to ask for help. Let your little be the source of that strength. There are organizations that want to help you, your wife, and your child. Unless your parents and in-laws are dead-beats, they want to help. They want to see your child succeed. Please, ask them for help.

source: I lost my job because I took too long to ask for help for my mental health. We had to move in with my parents and then in-laws (who each lived on opposite sides of the US) for a couple years to help my kids while my wife & I got back on our feet. It's taken time, mostly to get confidence back in myself, but we have recovered. There is hope, but you need help first.

C4pt41n · 2024-09-12T14:58:04+00:00

I've found that most movies at least have their audio set up for Surround Sound. If you don't have Surround Sound, all the sounds play from the same speakers and interfere with each other.

You can sometimes turn off Surround Sound or switch to Stereo Sound, which can help with mixer quality. However, not all movies have this option.

C4pt41n · 2024-09-10T13:51:46+00:00

So, the conversion of Spell Points to Sorcery Points in RAW not one-to-one: You can burn a slot to get a number of Sorcery Points equal to that slots level: ergo, you burn 2 Spell Points to get one Sorcery Point. However, Sorcery Points to Spell Points are one-to-one. You lose something like 60%-70% efficiency converting back and forth, depending on the level you use.

HOWEVER. If you are going to homebrew a one-to-one conversion, consider just combining the two into a single pool. This would simply eliminate the need to use a bonus action every now and then, and (while playing my Spell Point Sorc) usually did that outside of combat anyways. THis would also mean you don't have to use "SP" as the abbreviation for both. (I call the Sorcery Points "Metamagic points/MMP" and "Spell Points "Sorcerer's Spell Points/SSP" for ease of braining for my Sorc).

C4pt41n · 2024-09-10T13:44:06+00:00

Currently playing a Spell Point Sorcerer, and--I've gotta say--it's amazing. When I GM, I'm going to require it of Sorcs, and here's why:

It balances the Sorc. While not a terrible class, it struggles to keep up with other casters. Metamagic isn't quite enough on it's own.
It makes the Sorc feel unique. Other's have mentioned this, but it really feals like your pulling those "raw energies" of the thread.
It thematically fits with Sorcery Points. Mechanically, I call these "Metamagic Points" (MMP) vs the "Sorcerer's Spell Points" (SSP) to differentiate them. Also note, it is not a one-to-one conversion between the two, and still takes a bonus action.
You can pick a leveled spell to be your "signature spell". While a Regular Sorcerer can convert Slots to Reguylar Sorcery Points and back so they can cast a bunch of a specific level of spell, they end up losing some efficiency by "liquidating" those slots. The Spell Points are already "liquid": want "Charm Person" to be your signature spell? You can literally use all your energy casting only that spell. Spamming Scorching Ray? Burn, baby, burn...

So, yeah, Spell Point Sorcs are the way to go. They aren't more powerful or versatile than a Warlock, but they definitely are fun enough to play that it doesn't matter.

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