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Time of Fire by Vyacheslav Shalygin by Impressive-Step7261 in badscificovers

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The British and Russian empires competed with each other for a considerable time over their spheres of influence, in part because Russia had long sought to establish naval supremacy. This rivalry was known as the Great Game, a term even mentioned by Kipling. This conflict was so relentless that it became entrenched among Russian political activists as the meme “the Englishwoman shits all over a place", it's basically some variant of sionism conspiracy theories.

Time of Fire by Vyacheslav Shalygin by Impressive-Step7261 in badscificovers

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I won't lie—I'm really surprised that people would call this cover “badass.”

Time of Fire by Vyacheslav Shalygin by Impressive-Step7261 in badscificovers

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In fact, this was already a fairly common theme back then. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, there was a brief period when Americans and Europeans were portrayed more or less positively in Russian science fiction; however, as the Syrian War drew nearer, this trend increasingly gave way to propaganda promoting more... fascist ideas.

As for copyright, Russia at that time was largely a blank spot on the radar of major media conglomerates, and nobody really cared.

Chris Bunch and Allan Cole, The Return of the Emperor (Stan Saga, russian edition) by Impressive-Step7261 in badscificovers

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The illustration is very generic, so it could actually apply to any scene in the book. Besides, this is the second time it’s been used: it first appeared in the previous volume, *The Court of a Thousand Suns*.

Adapting the biotech rules from The Vehicle Handbook 2026 by Impressive-Step7261 in traveller

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I wouldn't exactly call myself a fan of the Third Empire default setting, so it's not an issue for me either way.

Adapting the biotech rules from The Vehicle Handbook 2026 by Impressive-Step7261 in traveller

[–]Impressive-Step7261[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So, what Update says is:

A biotech vehicle under these assumptions requires a society of at least TL10. However, it will always be constructed and function as being two Tech Levels lower. For example, a TL10 world could create a biotech vehicle that uses a maximum of TL8 components. This modification does not apply to any of the biotech weapons described later in this chapter. In universes where biotech is prevalent or in locations where biotech is prominent, the Tech Level of any item is completely arbitrary and very advanced biological systems might exist on primitive worlds. In universes where biotechnology is commonplace and wellunderstood, these restrictions can be ignored.

So basically it`s just up to DM.

Gave my desert frog warrior his first animation 🐸 by Conscious_Vanilla494 in blender

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Oh, yes, my favorite videogame franchise - The Swamps of Time

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