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taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:43 pm

My big enemy is, of course time....
And weather...Bad weather knocks out computers with thunderstorms...
Hot weather causes me to dessicate in my chair while typing....
EXCELLENT weather has me outdoors mowing the lawn...

Free time just ain't what it used to be....

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:59 pm

I understand! As I said before to someone else. Take you time!

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:34 pm

Network Omni Newsflash
Dateline: 07/035666/4236423626872

Scientists Warn of Possible Sector-Wide Temporal Anomalies!
--Denova XXII, Amor-Denov, TriMinsc Sector, Thundercloud Galaxy. Scientists at the Amor-Estemer Commonality's Institute of Spacial Dynamics are issuing a warning to everyone within the ten light-year span of the TriMinsc Sector to be aware of a high risk of temporal-spacial anomalies caused by a rare trijunction of a dark matter nebula, a cosmic string fold, and an Alphoz-class Ley Line Nexus.
Ra-Doctor Reyee NMniz has warned that the trijunction could cause a variety of unpredictable phenomenoa, in the rippled fabric of space-time, from quantum-scale aberrations in the accuracy of chrono-crystal time keeping systems to large-scale alteration of the values of gravitic constants. "We don't know what to expect, so it's best that everybody be on watch for possible dangers until we can get some more advanced measurements and get a better understanding of what the trijunction is doing to local space/time."
As such, the University has already launched a series of deep space monitoring probes to points about the sector to observe any possible changes. The only government reaction to the announcement has been reassurances that sector-wide rescue and crisis management services have been placed on standby, ready to upgrade to full alert and responce mode should any anomalies crop up that pose a threat to lives and property. Otherwise, citizens are advised to remain calm and go about their daily business.

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:35 pm

Network Omni Newsflash
Dateline: 07/035666/4236423626872

Scientists Warn of Possible Sector-Wide Temporal Anomalies!
--Denova XXII, Amor-Denov, TriMinsc Sector, Thundercloud Galaxy. Scientists at the Amor-Estemer Commonality's Institute of Spacial Dynamics are issuing a warning to everyone within the ten light-year span of the TriMinsc Sector to be aware of a high risk of temporal-spacial anomalies caused by a rare trijunction of a dark matter nebula, a cosmic string fold, and an Alphoz-class Ley Line Nexus.
Ra-Doctor Reyee NMniz has warned that the trijunction could cause a variety of unpredictable phenomenoa, in the rippled fabric of space-time, from quantum-scale aberrations in the accuracy of chrono-crystal time keeping systems to large-scale alteration of the values of gravitic constants. "We don't know what to expect, so it's best that everybody be on watch for possible dangers until we can get some more advanced measurements and get a better understanding of what the trijunction is doing to local space/time."
As such, the University has already launched a series of deep space monitoring probes to points about the sector to observe any possible changes. The only government reaction to the announcement has been reassurances that sector-wide rescue and crisis management services have been placed on standby, ready to upgrade to full alert and responce mode should any anomalies crop up that pose a threat to lives and property. Otherwise, citizens are advised to remain calm and go about their daily business.

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:36 pm

Network Omni Newsflash
Dateline: 07/035666/4236423626872

Scientists Warn of Possible Sector-Wide Temporal Anomalies!
--Denova XXII, Amor-Denov, TriMinsc Sector, Thundercloud Galaxy. Scientists at the Amor-Estemer Commonality's Institute of Spacial Dynamics are issuing a warning to everyone within the ten light-year span of the TriMinsc Sector to be aware of a high risk of temporal-spacial anomalies caused by a rare trijunction of a dark matter nebula, a cosmic string fold, and an Alphoz-class Ley Line Nexus.
Ra-Doctor Reyee NMniz has warned that the trijunction could cause a variety of unpredictable phenomenoa, in the rippled fabric of space-time, from quantum-scale aberrations in the accuracy of chrono-crystal time keeping systems to large-scale alteration of the values of gravitic constants. "We don't know what to expect, so it's best that everybody be on watch for possible dangers until we can get some more advanced measurements and get a better understanding of what the trijunction is doing to local space/time."
As such, the University has already launched a series of deep space monitoring probes to points about the sector to observe any possible changes. The only government reaction to the announcement has been reassurances that sector-wide rescue and crisis management services have been placed on standby, ready to upgrade to full alert and responce mode should any anomalies crop up that pose a threat to lives and property. Otherwise, citizens are advised to remain calm and go about their daily business.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:10 am

That was a cool news story! I like how you ended up with three of them. Each of them one minute apart! Very cool!

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:31 pm

Temporal Humor...Its Time Has Come....

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:49 am

And come again and again and again! :-D

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:11 pm

AS it was, has been, is, will be, and will always be...

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 6:42 pm

LOL That's what I expected after the news story! :-D

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:06 pm

Hmmm...then I shouyld have started to repost previous news stories...in reverse order...written BACKWARDS.....

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:52 pm

LOL!!!!! That would have been awesome! That would have been funnier than heck! You could always do that with the next News story that deals with time travel or time manipulation.

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:00 pm

If I can find the software to reverse it for me! That would be a major triumph in itself!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:28 pm

Or else repost it, just type it all in backwards.

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:12 pm

Network Omni Newsflash
Dateline: 07/090878/4234623646823

Casualties Still Being Tallied After 07/07/07 Lucky Streak
---Center, Phaseworld, Aleph Sector, Corkscrew Galaxy. Galactic oddsmakers and cosmologists are still totalling up the death- and disaster-toll from last Saturday's (by HUman time reckoning) 07/07/07...regarded by dominant Human belief systems to be a most auspicious date.
On that day, beginning at precisely 7:00 AM:
---Eight HUman planets mysterious exploded
---Ten planets disappeared
---One planet shifted orbit onto a collison course with a neighbor
----450 starships suffered catastrophic failures, collisons, or just plain disappeared.
---45 wars broke out in thirty sectors.
---Divorce rates skyrocketed 40%
----Violent crime rose 25%
----Eighty educational netowrks went bankrupt and went offline
---Two deities held sacred by Human cultures reportedly dropped dead...
---480 supermarkets reported spontaneous decay of fresh produce
----48,700 lotteries in Human space reported NO winners
---Stockmarkets crashed in over 45% of Human worlds
---Human sports teams reported an across the board losing streak...
---Rolling power blackouts across 39% of Human-settled worlds..

All in all, reports Professor Jinn Glerac of the Galactic Institute of Trends; "A pretty lousy day to be a human"
However, not all is a loss...Professor Glerac advises suffering and sandbagged HUmans to 'watch 08/20/07...it's supposed to be a very holy number for the Kreeghor..."

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:15 pm

ROFLMAO!!!! Please remember to do that Holy Kreeghor! Great News Story!

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:38 pm

Aramanthus wrote:ROFLMAO!!!! Please remember to do that Holy Kreeghor! Great News Story!

Well, given that 08/20/07 is my 4oth birthday and I intend to be on vacation then(important to spend the day you admitt you're no longer a youngster with family), that might be a little difficult, but maybe I'll come up with something...

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:59 pm

That's cool! You'll have to remind us of your BDay! We'll have to help you remember it forever!

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:10 pm

If I can remember...seems to me, the mind's already goin'.... :oops:

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:20 pm

Yeah, sure! Take gingseng! I'll have to keep a note going about that little birthdate for you!

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:02 pm

Network Omni Newsflash
Dateline: 07/127677/4324434234

Violence Continues to Wrack Ex-Splugorth World:Peacekeepers 'Doubtful of Peaceful Resolution'

Elyndryth, Gammeran System, Chopor Sector, THundercloud Galaxy. CCW TVIA inspectors and other humanitarian assistance agencies remain doubtful of any foreseeable resolution to the violent civil war that continues to wrack the planet Elyndryth. The violence commenced immediately after Elyndryth was liberated early last year with the death of the overlord Elzaryth at the hands of Parzani Republic forces. Attempts to oversee a mooth liberation and transition of power into the hands of the former oppressed peoples and freed slaves broke down with the emergence of several factions, who turned on their liberators and rebuffed efforts to impose peace, in favor of their own feuds.
(Various images of large bands of various beings fighting house to house and street to street with Kittani/Splugorth weapons and vehicles...aerial images of what appear to be large well-organized comabt formations of same blasting away at each other or fortified positions..Caught in the crossfire seem to be large groups of civilians..and soldiers in the gear of Parzan Republicans...A Liberation-stripped Parzani aerodyne gets caught by antiaircraft fire and explodes....Further shots of CCW soldiers landing, trying to establish safe zones, while beyond the mountains fairly ripple and sparkle with small arms fire...Shot of TVIA teams investigating a mass grave...)
(Close-up shot of a heavy-coated humanoid, identified as RASLAR DWOEN, TVIA INSPECTOR, CONSORTIUM OF CIVILIZED WORLDS...he looks irritable and much-put-upon.)
Dwoen: "We basically have a total breakdown into multi-factional chaos here...Ex-slaves want revenge on their masters, former middle management wants to hang on to their perks and lives...Everybody wants their 'rightful' share of the loot the Splugorth left when they either died or fled...Some are convinced the old regime never really left....
Add to that the Jeronians, who inhabited this planet before the Splugorth took it over...they consider their old planet sacred, and they want control over it and are willing to kill to re-establish that control...and the Davar, who are also Jerronian, but claim that it was the 'sinfulness' of the Jerronians that cost them control of the planet when the Splugorth came...And they're willing to kill to establish THEIR control over the planet...regular holy war...
Toss in the vultures from offworld looking to score Splugorth riches and secrets...we've had Gunbrothers from the Brotherhood landing, and reports of Genesplicers in the high hills...And the rules of warfare have gone out the door...The bulk of the population, ex-slaves and servents, are in a tight bind...they either grab a gun and pick a side, or they die because they weren't fast enough to grab what they can...Every time we try to land humanitarian aide, the shipments get rushed, or the local warlords grab it themselves...
NOt that the factions care much...We've already seen evidence that some of the ex-slaves are worse than their old masters...reports of mass impressment into combat units as cannonfodder, forced creation of bioborgs...We just stopped a 'factory' producing necromantic zombie soldiers from live conscriptees for one of the factions...We do what we can, but we lack the resources and manpower to do anything other than lance the odd mean boil, break up atrocities we can spot, and slap a few band aides on ....but the planet continues to go downhill...
Already we got ex-slaves offering to sell themselves back into slavery for passage offworld...Some of them, especially those borne into slavery, know nothing else, and figure there's no other way...they're even trying to sell themselves to my teams, figuring that's the way to get offplanet and away from the wartribes...and they're getting bloody desperate..."
(He pauses and looks down t one side..Camera pans down to a CCW trooper working on the Inspector's arm)
Trooper: "Not yet sir...this is some pretty tough chain they found...Going to take a while yet to get it off..."
(Camera zeroes in to show a shackle and chain handcuffed to the Inspector's wrist....the chain loops back, the POV following, to a collar on a slave in the back, who's looking at the Inspector sheepishly and smugly with a 'you're-not-going-anywhere-without-me' expression. The Inspector tugs on the chain, looking frustrated.)
Dwoen: "The situation's a brustish, nasty, little affair that never should have happened...You'd think people would be grateful, after decades of enslavement, the best in them would be brought out...instead, these people have fallen to victimizing each other..."
(There's a momentary squack from the Inpector's wrist com, and he stares at it for a moment, then returns his attention to the camera)
Dwoen: "The Davar are making another big push for one of their 'holy cities' and have decided to reprovision themselves by hitting one of our humanitarian aide ration depots along the march...I've got to go argue with a Davar warlord about his conduct and try to get the refugees in the area out of the way before the other warlords in the region start shelling the Davar formations and everyone esle in the way..."

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:23 pm

Very nice HLS!! I think that one has a great deal of potential!

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:20 pm

It also shows what might happen on Rifts Earth if Splynncrythh got knocked off...it's not the cure being worse than the disease, it's two equally terminal conditions...Of course PCs could be involved helpingf one of the factions, trying to restore order, or participate in the opportunity to loot a Splugorth world..

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:46 am

Yeah, no kidding. The PC's could also help bring about the victory too if they have the right gear.

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:23 pm

Yeah...like the means to cast a planet-wide 'Sanctuary' spell!

"Everybody! All we're asking is that you give peace a chance! And to insure that, we're going to ask every one of you to give up a little PPE, all at the same time!"

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:48 am

That would be a very cool ability to do!

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:41 pm

It would be a like a massive 'GLobal Aid' concert.....

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:52 pm

That would be something too see! I have some characters who'd go to that! Of course they would still believe it could be some sort of mega trap.

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:34 pm

"Now remember! For this all to work, NOT A SINGLE ONE OF YOU CAN HAVE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS!!!!"
(COLLECTIVE THOUGHT):"...we are SO screwed...."

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:24 pm

ROFLMAO!!!! I remember a British SciFi comedy that have an episode like that!

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:26 pm

"Choose your destroyer..."
"ALL RIGHT! BLANK MINDS EVERYBODY!!!"

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:50 pm

::::Dumb thug next to his boss starts talking.::: "You know boss this reminds me of that time when you were upset with me when I order the pizza with the calamari on it. You remember, it was supposed to be a meat lovers. Boy were you mad at me, you were mad at me for weeks."

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:21 pm

"Sunaj Pizzarias: We give you toppings on BOTH sides..."

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:03 pm

"Yes eat Sunaj Pizzas! The pizza that won't kill you with cholesterol! You'll die when you have to pay the delivery person!"

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:19 pm

Temporal Raider Pizza-Pie..."Your Pizza on Time, Even Before You Order It...Even if it Drives Our Delivery Personnel Insane in the Process."

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:29 am

Don't buy substitutes! Buy Sploogie Pizza! If you already going to eating a ton of Transfat, why settle for the second fattiest. Buy Sploogie Pizza! There's nothing but good fat and a little meat in our pizzas. Just don't ask what sort of meat! It's a secret!

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:53 pm

Network Omni Newsflash
Dateline: 07/200500/461264412

New Propulsion Company Ready to Roll Out New Old-Inspired Warbirds
--- Kittyan, New Hawsite, Amadon System, Trelsin Sector, Consortium of Civilized Worlds, Thundercloud Galaxy. PhoenixWings, a newly established aerospace firm on New Hawsite, has announced plans to build commissioned replicas of ancient atmospheric aircraft, upgraded to interstellar operations, using aerospace technology they claim to have deciphered from alien sources.
CEO Mavon Torm announced just today that his company had broken the technological secrets of a race called the Gorang, whose technology, though seemingly primitive, has defied analysis by galactic experts for decades...especially their highly efficient combined contra-gravity and forcefield drive systems.
(Stock footage of gorilla-like aliens in old-style leather flying gear flying what look like 1930's-style aircraft sporting all manner of retrotech futuristic streamlined gear...with propellors that seem to glow into discs of pure force....ground footage of dive-bombing Gorang aircraft shooting up a street of some community, attacking with old-style bombs and missiles, and projectile guns....return laser fire hits one craft head on, but is deflected by some sort of forcefield....AS a squadron of the prop-beaters flies over a burning building, a defender on a rooftop manages to shoot one carft in the tail, and it goes spinning our of control....more footage of burly Gorang raiders in jetpacks descending from the sky, blazing away at ground forces, landing on a wrecked police vehicle, throwing nets over fleeing people, and making off with bags of loot....Close up of a wrecked Gorang aircraft, showing its old-style tubular metal construction...and a radial engine with crystals of some sort incorporated into it...)
(Image of a CAF Officer, Wolfen, wearing the brassard of an Information Officer. He is identified as CAPTAIN HAFFNA, OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION< CAF GALACTIC SECTOR THUNDERCLOUD)
Haffna: "The Gorang are an enigma....they're FTL spacefarers with an incredible contra-gravity technology...except they power it with liquid-fuel internal combustion engines...We've assumed that there was a magic component, but it's eluded our best experts in trying to duplicate their technology...a technology that has turned them from backwater barbarians to enigmatic annoyances..."

The magic factor may have daunted the CCW and other powers that have studied Gorang propulsion systems, but PhoenixWings claims they have cracked the secret and can duplicate it to order. Leading dubious credence to the company's claim, is the fact that the company's CEO, Mavon Torm, has a criminal record in the United Worlds of Warlock, identifying him as an magic-industrial spy, and possibly one of the infamous 'Obsidian Spell Thieves'.....Mister Torm has denied the allegations, but fled the UWW and several other nations with extradition treaties to the UWW, to settle in the CCW's rim territories. He has not dained to speak with NON about his background, but repeatedly reinterated that his claims about his company's mastery of Gorang technology are on the level.
PhoenixWings is offering a unique service, offering to build to spec fully operation replicas of ancient aircraft, fitted with technologies and the Gorang propulsion/shield technology to make them fully space-capable. That includes combat-capable, presumably.
(Image of CEO Mavon Torm, standing on the wing of some multi-winged, closed cockpit aircraft on a landing field somewhere....A logo of golden wings rising out of a supernova is emblazoned on the fuselage next to him...)
Torm: "Every species that's experimented with heavier-than-air aircraft has soem old design that epitomizes that period of flight and technological progress for their people...Even today, with jet engines and contra-gravity repulsor drives, we have recreationists who painstakingly build replicas using the old methods and creatre flightworthy vehicles in the manner of their ancestors...WE're offering to take it further, to give those designs the ability not to simply fly, but to SOAR, beyond atmospheres, beyond solar systems, whereever the imagination will take their pilots...for a modest construction fee of course..."
(As Torm trails off, a flight of big four-engined aircraft hammers overhead...but instead of propellors, they're sporting glowing disc-fans of energy, and are visibly speeding up...)

PhoenixWings is now excepting orders for aerospace craft at their Kiityan facility. Prices vary by commission.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:32 pm

Nice News Stroy! I love the old warbirds from WW2!

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:11 pm

B-17sssssssss innnnnnn sppppppppppacccccccceeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:13 am

LOL!!!! Sounds like "Heavy Metal!

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:18 pm

It's the 'retrofuture' look.....

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:37 pm

Hmmm. I wonder what the Phase World community would think of the "Death Bunnies" a Heavy Metal Band that is responsible for the destruction of a world at the climax of their galactic tour.

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:31 pm

I did have a heavy artillery rock band called 'Bloodleech Mondonga' whose version of the '1812 Overture' was punctuated by thirty kiloton airburst nukes.....
The FWC paid them to tour Kreeghor planets and give concerts at Kreeghor garrisons 'for the morale of the troops'.

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:53 pm

ROFLMAO!!! Good use of a Heavy Metal Rock band!

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:53 pm

Of course, BLM was so stoned out of their minds, they thought they were openning to raving crowds...instead of screaming fleeing survivors and panicked soldiery....

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:08 am

Ah! That stinks for them. The "Death Bunnies" were from the start an intelligence Black Ops mission to destroy the government of a rising galactic power. And boy did they succeed! The destruction of the planet went way beyond their mission goals.

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:51 pm

What did they use?
We once ignited a gas giant's atmosphere with a single plasma grenade...

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:34 pm

They had this wonderful backdrop in their set up a fully functional 120 ton robot that was manned during this concert. They fired off some small scale antimatter missiles (Looked like special effects) which homed in on the main anti matter power plant on the planet. Just as the missiles hit the power plant the whole group and the Robot (whose nickname was Joe) were brought up to the their ship in orbit by a transmat. They managed to be completely successful in their mission. They were so successful that shortly after this that own government put bounties out on all of them.

taalismn · Unread post by **taalismn** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 6:35 pm

Ouch.....
"Plausible Deniability' indeed!

Aramanthus · Unread post by **Aramanthus** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:35 am

And they had to do the noble thing of bringing their own former home land down too. The leader of the team personally killed the Emperor, but died doing so. It caused total and complete anarchy to the galaxy!