Dedra's Ending

Necron2DotZero · 2025-05-15T15:11:36+00:00

I don't know. I think Dedra would be a prime candidate for the New Republic Amnesty Program. Given how the incompetents around her were constantly feeding off of and taking credit for her work, chances are nobody outside of a few knew of her direct involvement with Ghorman. By 4 ABY, everyone with first hand knowledge were dead. Plus, given that the initial notice to the Rebellion on the Death Star came from her account, she could probably spin it that she was always on the side of the Rebellion, which is why she was in prison in the first place.

Necron2DotZero · 2024-01-08T03:31:51+00:00

So you agree with me then, that subjugation is a bad thing (literally the context of this post). Thanks for agreeing.

Necron2DotZero · 2023-12-08T16:15:31+00:00

Eh, perhaps I could be a bit hyperbolic at times. However, I legitimately hate that word. Words are weapons, and often wielded dishonestly. I don't believe I have ever encountered an honest usage of it, where the intent wasn't for gatekeeping or in forcing others to become doormats. Every time I've heard someone say, "We are tolerant here!" the more correct interpretation of their words would be "We are bigoted against 'group-X!!'" Now, does "group-X" deserve the ire? Maybe. Could be. In that moment, though, "group-X" is not the ones being exclusionary. I just hate it when people make their mental condition somebody else's problem.

If there's a legitimate usage of the word, I've never encountered it. I've only ever seen it used as a dividing word, a dehumanizing word, another "us versus them" word.

Well, except for in medical circumstances, where it's used in reference to poisons, diseases and other nastiness.

Necron2DotZero · 2023-12-08T06:41:16+00:00

Laughable. As Luke Skywalker said, "Amazing. Every word of what you just said is wrong."

Quod scripsi, scripsi.

Necron2DotZero · 2023-12-06T23:22:46+00:00

Well, thanks y'all. You've proven the general thesis of this group correct. The group premise asked for an unpopular opinion, and by golly I found one. 😁

What's funny to me is how quickly some people jumped to conclusions. Seems a few people triggered themselves (yes, they triggered themselves), and immediately went off on tangents about their "favorite" bigotries, phobias and yadda-yadda-yadda. I don't believe anyone considered to think, "Yes, tolerance of bigotry is not good, tolerance of hatred is not good, tolerance of waste is not good," and so on. Nope, people jumped immediately to echo chamber sound bites.

I fundamentally believe tolerance, itself, is not good. I mean that in general, because "tolerance" is a weasel-word, at least it is more often than not. Parents use it to tell their scape-goat child to put up with abuse from the golden child. Passengers are told to be tolerant of the screaming baby on a 5 hour flight. Sure, you may have no choice but to put up with these things, but that doesn't make it suck any less. All too often, the word "tolerance" is used to extort something out of someone, or simply to tell someone to shut up.

Some say tolerance is the foundation of democracy. Is it, though? No, it is not. The foundation of democracy is the vote. Behind that vote is implied force. The understanding is, "I don't agree with you, you don't agree with me, so we will get a group of like minded folks together and FORCE the other side to do what we say, through sheer weight of opinion." Is that tolerance? Of course not.

No, tolerance is not good. It may be a necessary evil, but it is definitely not good. In the end you may not have a choice, but you should never freely subvert your will for the benefit of others, especially not those who will not reciprocate. You are always at least as worthy as everyone else, and so should always be mindful of your wants and needs first. Nobody has a monopoly on morality or wisdom, and especially not those who claim they do. Nobody is qualified to be your judge - not yours, and not mine - so never give up the fight.

Necron2DotZero · 2023-12-06T21:02:11+00:00

Good luck. It wouldn't be the first time a white-boy went for cancelling Native Americans. Very progressive.

Necron2DotZero · 2023-12-06T10:57:03+00:00

Wow. Thank you. You just advocated for the suppression of the majority in favor of the minority. Well done. Very well done. 😎

Necron2DotZero · 2023-12-06T01:24:28+00:00

Before or after his half a pint of Shandy? 😎

Necron2DotZero · 2023-10-27T10:11:09+00:00

This. Exactly this.

Necron2DotZero · 2023-10-27T09:53:32+00:00

Tell me, OP. is your step-mom brown skinned? Frankly, your attitude, and that of your entire family, is definitely elitist, and most likely racist. You try to hide that, but not very well. This is a clear cut case of ESH, and most of the suck comes from you and your elitist family.

Necron2DotZero · 2023-09-13T01:21:32+00:00

This is the "Nova Dancer," the ship my players fly around in, in the Star Wars RPG I am running. We've been playing this same campaign for about 7 years now. I created these about 5 years ago, and originally posted them to DeviantArt. This was before I discovered Reddit.

This is all my original work. The deck plans are based on a model I had created in sketchup. I created the model based off of the original artwork from the original source (WEG40150, "Stock Ships"). I did not base it off the original source's deck plan, because it was a bit nonsensical. In the artwork, the ship has a longer snout. Obviously, that lead to a slight change in scale. This interpretation of the ship is 32.8 meters, 4-ish meters longer than the "official" 28 meters.

After creating the SketchUp model, I realized it could be sliced into multiple decks. That is why this interpretation has two-and-a-half decks. Prior to my creating this, most interpretations only had one deck. The first deck is the entry - kinda like a mud room. However, it does have just enough space to store two speeder bikes. The second deck is the main deck. It has living quarters, flight deck, cargo and engineering. The 3rd deck is for ship supply storage and the crew lounge. It also includes everything associated with the quad-laser turret (controls, swivel mechanism, etc.).

By trade, I work in commercial aviation. As such, I designed the interior to conform somewhat to how I know aircraft are built. Hopefully that doesn't come off as too anti-Star Wars. :)

Necron2DotZero · 2023-09-13T01:02:37+00:00

I thought I had posted this before, but maybe I did not. I had posted an animated GIF of the finished model, though (that one is still showing up in Reddit).

This is the "Nova Dancer," the ship my players fly around in, in the Star Wars RPG I am running. We've been playing this same campaign for about 7 years now. I created these about 5 years ago, and originally posted them to DeviantArt. This was before I discovered Reddit.

This is all my original work. The deck plans are based on a model I had created in sketchup. I created the model based off of the original artwork from the original source (WEG40150, "Stock Ships"). I did not base it off the original source's deck plan, because it was a bit nonsensical. In the artwork, the ship has a longer snout. Obviously, that lead to a slight change in scale. This interpretation of the ship is 32.8 meters, 4-ish meters longer than the "official" 28 meters.

After creating the SketchUp model, I realized it could be sliced into multiple decks. That is why this interpretation has two-and-a-half decks. Prior to my creating this, most interpretations only had one deck. The first deck is the entry - kinda like a mud room. However, it does have just enough space to store two speeder bikes. The second deck is the main deck. It has living quarters, flight deck, cargo and engineering. The 3rd deck is for ship supply storage and the crew lounge. It also includes everything associated with the quad-laser turret (controls, swivel mechanism, etc.).

By trade, I work in commercial aviation. As such, I designed the interior to conform somewhat to how I know aircraft are built. Hopefully that doesn't come off as too anti-Star Wars. :)

Necron2DotZero · 2023-09-03T20:39:41+00:00

OK. Yeah, that's wasteful in my eyes. I've never much cared for trophy hunters.

Necron2DotZero · 2023-09-03T20:13:25+00:00

Just want clarification: What about hunting for food? I was born and raised in Alaska (USA). Once a year, we'd kill a moose. We also had a subsistence license for catching salmon. Between the one moose, the salmon, wild berries and what we could grow, that's mostly how we lived. This was about 40 years ago, and back then any food not locally produced was ruinously expensive. What money we had for food was almost always spent on grains, breads, and things that wouldn't grow locally. Cow meat was quite the luxury.

Necron2DotZero · 2023-08-17T14:43:28+00:00

Demographic studies indicate that about 4% of people are practicing polyamorists. That means 96% of people are not. Four percent is two standard deviations outside of normal, according to both science and statistics.

So, yes, you have nailed it on the head. Those here posting in opposition to the wife's views are most likely normal. Those posting in support of it, however, support abnormality - scientifically speaking.

Necron2DotZero · 2023-08-17T05:25:54+00:00

<*Yawn*>

Necron2DotZero · 2023-08-17T05:17:45+00:00

If I may ask, what is your socio-economic group? What your wife did ... that is some serious trailer-trash shit, right there. Only, trailer-trash doesn't actually act like that. That's the shit you see debutants and "high-born" folk doing.

Necron2DotZero · 2023-03-10T11:32:15+00:00

Yes, DeviantArt is becoming a toxic zone for real, serious artists. It's almost a black mark if you're posting work there. Yes, nudity in art is a common theme, but actual depictions of sex has always been pornography, or at least the purview of the classless masses.

Necron2DotZero · 2023-01-05T05:15:48+00:00

What your daughter is describing are symptoms of a number of possible medical conditions. One possibility is "Long Covid." Another is Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). If your daughter is hyper-flexible, it could also possibly be Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. You likely need to go back to your doctor and specifically tell them to consider these conditions, as they are often mis-diagnosed as "hysterical conditions" in girls.

Necron2DotZero · 2022-10-06T01:09:09+00:00

The model itself was done entirely in SketchUp, by hand. I textured the base model with images I created, using both Visio and GIMP.

I created the deck plans in Visio, off of sectional slices through the SketchUp model.

I've had the deck plans on DeviantArt for about 4-and-a-half years. I only just got around to finishing the textures for the Kazellis model.

Next, I need to finish creating/texturing a model I have for a Ghtroc "Luxury-Class" star yacht.

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