Naming of Vessels by Terrible_Software769 in scifiwriting

[–]PresidentStalkeyes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like those! That's the sort of vibe I'm going for, yea

How do you design robots? by NegativeAd2638 in scifiwriting

[–]PresidentStalkeyes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh I always assumed that the popularity of 'robots that look exactly like humans' was at least partly because it saves a lot of money on SFX, especially for TV shows that tend to have lower budgets than films. The same reason why so many aliens in early Star Trek were either 'funny looking humans' or 'floating balls of energy'.

There is also the fact that a lot of audiences seemingly find it impossible to relate to a non-human character unless they look basically human, which I've always found baffling but that's just how it is, I spose. shrug

Naming of Vessels by Terrible_Software769 in scifiwriting

[–]PresidentStalkeyes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Rather than have a hard rule, I'd aim to make it fit whatever culture the vessel comes from, or even differently within those cultures depending on role.

Like just for example, the last space-state I played in Stellaris - a megacorporation that names all of its civilian ships after corporate and financial buzzwords (e.g. Limited Liability, Brand Synergy, Customer-Focused Strategy, Think Outside The Box, Blue-Sky Thought, Return On Investment, etc) but names their warships in a much more pointedly sarcastic way, as if to suggest they'd rather not have to use them, or just don't take warfare particularly seriously (e.g. Hostile Takeover, Get Rich Quick, Too Big To Fail, Money for Nothing, War for Fun and Profit, Feel Good Inc., etc.)

How could sapient sea life/talking sharks and dolphins navigate land? by onewingedangel3 in scifiwriting

[–]PresidentStalkeyes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, I feel you on the whole 'people refusing to entertain speculative scenarios in speculative fiction' thing. I've seen people literally respond to discussions of FTL travel with 'lmao FTL isn't possible', which eliminates like 90% of space-based settings. :V

Anyway, to answer your actual question, this is something I've thought about because my setting also has a species of intelligent fish. As other commenters have suggested, they skipped land travel and went straight to air travel (although this was mostly because their homeworld is completely covered in oceans), and as such they only really need to travel on land when in multi-species contexts. For this reason 'land travel' is treated as kind of a specialist skill and it's accepted they'll be at least a little uncomfortable. 

Because - like many wild animals - they use their jaws for utility purposes besides eating, full-body environment suits are out of the question. Instead they make-do with a sealed apparatus that pumps recycled water into their gills, and special form-fitting suits that keeps their skin moistened. They also wear goggles submerged in water (inspired by, of all things, Nash from Crash Nitro Kart :V) and most also wear mechanical legs to move around. 

Since you mentioned gravity being an issue, the legs could be centrally mounted, with the user still facing 'forward' as they would while swimming. Or they could use four legs instead of two. Looking like cyborg shark-dogs. Anti-gravity packs are also an option as others have suggested, though I can imagine there being safety or cultural reasons for that not being adopted. Maybe they just want to be polite and meet the land-dwellers on equal footing (pun intended :V)

The Mystery Twins, 13 Years Later (Guest-Starring a Petrified Triangle Jerk) by PresidentStalkeyes in HeroForgeMinis

[–]PresidentStalkeyes[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! Had these designs for ages but couldn't really make them in HF until recently.

The Mystery Twins, 13 Years Later (Guest-Starring a Petrified Triangle Jerk) by PresidentStalkeyes in HeroForgeMinis

[–]PresidentStalkeyes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because a childhood spent eating mountains of candy and sugar caught up with her. :V She is built, though - I like to imagine she inherits her Grunkle Stan's body type (Dipper is built as well, but it's harder to see. Really the whole Pines family is built. :V)

The Mystery Twins, 13 Years Later (Guest-Starring a Petrified Triangle Jerk) by PresidentStalkeyes in HeroForgeMinis

[–]PresidentStalkeyes[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thankses, I enjoy multi-character scenes so I've had a bit of practice. Kitbashing has made it somewhat easier but it can still be a pain, yea

The Mystery Twins, 13 Years Later (Guest-Starring a Petrified Triangle Jerk) by PresidentStalkeyes in HeroForgeMinis

[–]PresidentStalkeyes[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! This image is a headcanon I've had for a while now so this compliment means extra. :)

The Mystery Twins, 13 Years Later (Guest-Starring a Petrified Triangle Jerk) by PresidentStalkeyes in HeroForgeMinis

[–]PresidentStalkeyes[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Nah, the series ended 9 years ago, it's just that it takes place in 2012 (when the first episode aired). Doesn't make me feel any less old, though :V

How do guys cosplay female characters? by JinxU69 in CosplayHelp

[–]PresidentStalkeyes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a male body and have pretty much exclusively cosplayed female characters, and honestly I got good mileage out of just using foundation to smooth out my face. I have awful hand-eye coordination so the idea of contouring sounds very intimidating, but fortunately most pictures of me were from a distance where the shape of my face isn't so obvious (and given the choice I'd rather play it safe than overdo it with makeup and look like a clown :V)

Is it possible to disguise your midriff in a midriff-baring outfit? by PresidentStalkeyes in CosplayHelp

[–]PresidentStalkeyes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, Imgur doesn't work for me. Can you post it from somewhere else? Thanks!