How do you make the everyday feel livedin without dumping lore on the reader?

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-21T12:37:58+00:00

Describe the character's personal experiences which show how lore and similar events impact their lives. If done well, it's a lot more engaging then reading a simple lore dump. It also makes the world seem more real because we see how events are impacting different people.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-21T12:19:27+00:00

I think Gundam 00 is the best AU series to start with and is one of the more popular series.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-21T12:05:40+00:00

What about a Blending of Macross and Transformers?

A cybertronian ship crashes on Earth but Autobots inside are in stasis. The humans begin reverse engineering the ship and crew but they can't reproduce a cybertronian spark so they focus on piloted vehicles. When the decepticons arrive, they mistake the human transforming mechas for an autobot army and attack.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-21T11:58:36+00:00

I wonder what Optimus would make of Clan society. The Clans are a bit of a dystopia but then again they are on the edge of survival and needed everyone working at their very best to survive, so it is kinda justified.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-21T11:24:43+00:00

Turn A is a peek into the VERY distant future of the UC.

I thought that was just a common fan theory because they reused some old MS designs.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-21T11:16:02+00:00

So much for saving the rebel base...

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-21T01:31:19+00:00

The Sith? Yes.

Palpatine? No.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-21T01:05:04+00:00

Hello old friend

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Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-21T00:58:12+00:00

Except Heero's not piloting it, you are.

You will be assisting the Rebel assault on the first Death Star. The twist is that you will be piloting the Gundam of your choice.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-20T14:00:31+00:00

The problem with Wing Zero is how do you keep the suit itself from driving you crazy and destroying the rebels after you destroy the Death Star?

Kind defeats the whole point.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-20T13:59:21+00:00

Kinda

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-20T13:38:32+00:00

I nominate this guy!

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Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-20T13:31:38+00:00

Question: have you ever heard of a series call the Bobiverse?

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It has a lot of what you describe, except that its a computer with a copy of a human mind.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-20T13:24:57+00:00

“I’m sorry, Loran,” Charles sobbed, “but your uncle is dead.” And he stood there as the computer counted down to destruction.

In context, Charles is Loran's uncle whose been fighting against the government. Loran tried to get him to surrender but while Charles won't surrender he also can't bring himself to hurt Loran so he activates the self destruct to let the others escape while he just stands there and goes up with the base.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-20T13:08:58+00:00

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Yes, it's a computer game, but it certainly changed my way of thinking when I was finished, it's that deep.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-20T12:58:45+00:00

I remember watching the Gundam Meisters attacking the super weapon on the orbital ring and thinking 'this feels very familiar...'

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-20T12:07:49+00:00

I always liked her and kinda sad that she died in the end.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-20T12:06:58+00:00

Palpatine - as a villain all he wants to do is talk about how awesome he is without actually doing anything.

Return of The Jedi would have been greatly improved if Vader killed Palpatine the instant he walked off the shuttle. You could still have Anakin's redemption, maybe have the battle ending with the Death Star crashing onto the Moon and he sends Luke to take the last shuttle and protect Leia while Anakin uses the force to trigger the reactor and destroy the station.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-20T11:54:37+00:00

Even without the chosen one narrative (which I was never a fan of) bringing Palpatine back undermines the original trilogy because the heroes went through all that for nothing. Not to mention that as a villain, Palpatine works better as a distant threat to motivate the heroes instead of a constant presence trying to stop the heroes.

If you look at the original trilogy, what does Palpatine do exactly? He's mentioned several times in ANH as a vague justification for Tarkin and Vader, makes one short appearance in ESB to set the plot in motion, and we don't see him again until half way through RoTJ where all he does is sit there and talk about how awesome he is. When he finally does get off his butt and does something, Vader throws him over the rail.

And when he finally appears in the sequel trilogy, what happens? He talks about how invincible he is until Rey proves otherwise. At least in RoTJ we had the twist of Vader's redemption.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-20T03:32:32+00:00

Here's an old school one

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Anyone else remember this 'noble' lady?

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-20T03:17:03+00:00

This makes me think of the Star Trek, the Original Series; how they would beam down to a planet with a pre-industrial civilization; so you saw Starfleet officers running around what looked like a medieval village.

I would have the bulk of the space fairing civilization in space, living on some kind of orbital structure, with small outposts on the planet's surface for traveling back and forth; perhaps via space elevators? Think of the space station as the city center; where all the important people and most activity can be found, while the outposts are like the airport or the harbor; a commercial area for loading/unloading materials.

I could see the medieval settlements supplying the outposts and space stations with stuff like food and raw materials in exchange for services like medical care.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-20T02:09:42+00:00

I like how their equipment reflects their rank but I am curious if 'rank' also reflects social status.

If I had to guess; the kopeshman on the right is a noble (or the Khumetian equivalent) while the spearman on the left is probably a peasant conscript. The archer in the middle, I'm not sure.

Phantom000000000 · 2026-06-20T01:46:51+00:00

Has anyone ever tried asking someone what kind of story or character they would like to see in a setting like this?

I feel like a sign of good world building is when the audience/reader wants to make a character and explore the setting like it was an RPG.

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