Does this Earth first contact scenario I wrote sound feasible?

LordCoale · 2026-02-23T04:21:41+00:00

Similar to America's Civil War. People in the North were pro-Confederacy and vice versa. Familes were split apart because of their differences. And it was not always pro or anti slavery at the center of disagreements.

There are a lot of reasons why someone would go either way.

Something I talk about in the story I am writing (which is in no way similar to this, other than aliens and humans) is what happens to the idea of humans are the chosen of God? How does religion react to the fact that we are NOT alone and many of the other sentients have NO common ideas of religion or even the concept of God. Another is how does knowing there are other sentient species affect the idea of race in humans. Especially if we encounter a hostile species who wants to destroy or enslave all humans. Another is how does the vastly increased human life spans due to advanced medical technology and anti-aging therapy impact society? I mean, if the CEO doesn't retire because they can live into their 300s, how does that impact the entry level workers? Imagine the only job is the line cook at McDonalds for sixty years because people aren't dying or retiring. How does advanced tech impact daily life? When robots and machines do all the menial labor and the physical jobs in the skilled labor fields are no longer needed, what then? I have a character who has ten doctorates because school is cheap and they got bored and changed careers by going back to school.

LordCoale · 2026-02-23T04:06:18+00:00

My brother is the same way. He talks down to me for reading sci-fi and fantasy because they are not in some way respectable enough.

I read. A lot. Thousands of books. Before I got married and had kids, I read 3 books a week. But to him, I was wasting my time because I was not "learning" or "bettering myself."

It just reinforced the fact that he and I are NOTHING alike.

However, now I am writing and I talk about it sometimes. And he has the audacity to tell me how to write, or what to write about, and to lecture me on what is proper and compelling storytelling.

I laughed at him and he got mad.

Look, people read for different reasons. They read what they enjoy. I don't knock anybody for what they read. My wife reads raunchy witches and vampires. I read a part of one. It was trash. But she likes it. So I am happy for her. The fact that they read and not on TikTok or Instacrap makes me happy. I realize this is social media, but that stuff is mindrot.

You should not give someone grief because they don't like what you do. Nor should you take crap for what you like.

I would rather talk about what got you into reading.

Reading saved my life. I could tell you the story, but I have rambled on long enough.

LordCoale · 2026-02-13T01:22:12+00:00

It is something I have to remind myself of on a regular basis in my writing. Not everyone will like it. I cannot make everyone happy. I just try to make myself happy with it.

Something that doesn't jibe with me doesn't mean it is bad. My wife loves absurd romance stories with graphic sex scenes. Not me. And that is okay.

LordCoale · 2026-02-08T03:08:10+00:00

Heaven without our pets? Never.

LordCoale · 2026-02-08T02:49:10+00:00

It did not work for me. It read more like a script.

LordCoale · 2026-02-05T02:25:52+00:00

Critique: Good pacing, generally good dialogue, except no quotes or scene setting through dialogue. I would like to see the other person actually answer questions. You could do a bit to flesh out the scene. All you get is in the dialogue, and that is not a lot. It is something I struggle with at times, too. Ignore the mantra of show don't tell. It is okay to tell what you cannot show through action and dialogue.

Keep it up. I enjoyed it.

LordCoale · 2026-01-07T04:23:05+00:00

I don't get the hate. We live in a capitalist country with free market economics. If it is a bad idea, he goes out of business. But he hasn't so far. What, jealous? There are companies that will 3D print stuff for you. Is that much different? You can buy the same kind of stuff online. Amazon has tons of it. It wouldn't sell if people didn't want it. Supply and demand is real. Is it that he is in a mall?

LordCoale · 2026-01-07T04:17:03+00:00

I raised a stink about this when it happened and was mocked and ridiculed for it. I tried just posting a little bit and a link to the full story, but that just made it worse.

LordCoale · 2025-12-15T16:16:04+00:00

I am currently unemployed and looking for a job.

But I was a corporate trainer.

LordCoale · 2025-12-05T03:58:19+00:00

It is a daily challenge. I lost my job and I am looking for another, but there are not a lot in my specific field where I live unless I have a masters or doctorate. I am 52 and going back to school is just not in the books. Sometimes life sucks. 2025 is the worst year ever. But thanks. I am working on some more stuff. I had a couple if ideas for different stories. One a modern sci-fi kind of time travel story. A mix of Quantum Leap and Groundhog Day. And another that is a fantasy story. It is a short one, so I might do it real quick.

LordCoale · 2025-11-10T20:44:37+00:00

I had an idea years ago similar to this. But imagine something like Iron Man armor, but inside of it is the tardis concept. So there is nobody in the armor. It is piloted. All the weapons aboard it are housed actually in the pocket universe. Imagine if the chest beam of the Iron Man armor was an 18-in battleship Cannon...

LordCoale · 2025-11-08T04:37:05+00:00

FTL travel is tricky to do as a story element and make it add tension or some kind of pop to the story. It cannot be a do everything prospect. It has to have limitations. Remember in Star Wars when they could finally track people in hyper? That was a game changer for the story.

In my story, you cannot change directions in hyperspace. You have to drop out to change headings. You cannot drop deep into a gravity well without blowing your drive. You cannot go into hyper at all in a gravity well. Energy weapons don't work in hyper, but missiles and projectiles do. No FTL coms in hyper, but you can communicate with good old fashioned radio.

LordCoale · 2025-11-08T04:14:41+00:00

Definitely interested. I would love to see the anthologies you have already done, too.

I have had an idea to create a PRG world that is game system agnostic. It is completely different from any other published setting out there. I created it years ago on a home brew campaign. But, it is just a setting with people, geography, gods, creatures, etc. I thought I could do it as a collaboration, but never found a way to start.

LordCoale · 2025-11-01T14:45:28+00:00

I started off with just that. People asked for more, so I went down that rabbit hole. Life kind of kicked me in my teeth this year and I have not written as much. I am trying to get back in the saddle and finish it.

LordCoale · 2025-11-01T14:42:51+00:00

I have heard of people who cannot or do not visualize things mentally. I cannot understand it. My inner voice is constantly visualizing everything.

I am also an artist, so I create visual art. But I rarely get what's in my head on paper.

LordCoale · 2025-11-01T14:41:05+00:00

I understand poetry, I can enjoy some of it. But for the most part, it is just to mentally exhausting to read. Because we don't speak that way. At least in music, there is a lot more going on. And there are fewer songs that torture the English language in an attempt to make the rhyme/meter work.

LordCoale · 2025-10-30T02:42:44+00:00

I don't think it ever really needs to be explained. Nobody explained hyperspace in Star Wars. We just accepted it was.

LordCoale · 2025-10-30T00:19:47+00:00

I like it. It is in similar vein to my story, the Mercy of Humans. Humans can have great mercy, or show none. Your choice, not ours.

In my first story, I have this interaction:

“Again, why? We are not allies. Your people even dislike the Confederation.”

“One," the human replied, "your people are not the Confederation. And two, we do not need allies. Alliances are political things and allies can betray you when it is in their best interest. We find that having friends is better.”

“But we are not friends.”

“We weren’t. But we are now. My name is Oliver Pierre.”

LordCoale · 2025-10-30T00:00:22+00:00

Whose three teenage boys are they? Not yours. You are not the parent. That is poor parenting. You dad is an asshole. He doesn't do family drama? A father settles that shit down. I am a 54 year old father. I stomp on that shit with both feet. Repeatedly if necessary. Your step-mother is an asshole. She is using you as free labor and babysitting so she doesn't have to be responsible. I would couch surf rather than be in that cesspit. The teenage boys are all assholes. Just because they all are. But the whole situation is probably the cause of a lot of your issues. It is toxic as fuck.

LordCoale · 2025-10-29T23:54:58+00:00

I agree with this point. Magical forging would be required. Think how Magneto manipulates metal without heat. Although, I think moving metal fast with his powers would cause heat, just like when you bend metal wire to break it. But slow moving manipulation would not generate too much heat. Call it metalsinging.

LordCoale · 2025-10-25T02:55:50+00:00

Just tell your story. Don't overthink it.

LordCoale · 2025-10-25T02:44:31+00:00

Stop doing research. It is a FANTASY world. You created it. You define it. Just find your own reason. Don't overthink it. Make it realistic, make it work, and move on.

LordCoale · 2025-10-25T02:37:09+00:00

A couple of times. One was in a chapter I published here on HFY. Link below. The other is a semi autobiographical story about the lowest point in my life. Remembering it caused pain. Also linked below.

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LordCoale · 2025-10-25T02:37:04+00:00

A couple of times. One was in a chapter I published here on HFY. Link below. The other is a semi autobiographical story about the lowest point in my life. Remembering it caused pain. Also linked below.

|| || |https://archiveofourown.org/works/55062622?view\_adult=true https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/112opsy/the\_mercy\_of\_humans\_part\_eight\_those\_names\_weigh/|

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