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what about technology that alters physics?
That is, by definition, not possible. Technology works by applying the laws of physics, it cannot alter them.

It is, however, possible that there could be some aspect of the laws of physics that allows such changes, that we have not previously noticed. However, I would find it highly unlikely that any such thing would allow something like dodging a laser or travelling faster than light locally (as opposed to by bending space such that you are essentially taking a shortcut).

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Well, whilst I can understand Alice's desire to get more input, I really do think we should get on with designing the story. The forum is hardly active, after all....

waiting a bit would be a good idea.

Well, OK, I just want to get the forum going a bit more....

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Lantz's fics / Re: Lantz's fanfiction round up and discussion
« on: May 01, 2013, 11:56:24 PM »
Because the porn is what interests me about this, and I know you are liable to cut out the porn I actually like if I don't get any input into it.

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It is simply not possible to move faster than the speed of light, full stop (FTL travel is essentially just taking a shortcut), and nor is it possible to dodge something you can't even see.

I did say you could just use an energy weapon that explicitly isn't a form of light, though. It just requires a certain amount of hand-waving or new physics....

sounds like a lot of work and absolutism in regards to a weapon speed without considering other tech.

I'm being "absolutist" because it's an absolute fact.

You can create new technology, yes, but you can't change the laws of physics. Sure, we don't know the laws of physics in perfect detail, but the ones we do know work, and, aside from a few edge cases and more extreme conditions, they're not going to change substantially. Sure, we can add stuff that allows for new technology, but the basic principles of Relativity will still hold, and Relativity says that you cannot travel faster than light. It simply does not make sense to change that, at least substantially.

see I like fantasy and scifi and the urban element too. i can definitely do something with these elements to build a proto type concept

Well, whilst I can understand Alice's desire to get more input, I really do think we should get on with designing the story. The forum is hardly active, after all....

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Lantz's fics / Re: Lantz's fanfiction round up and discussion
« on: May 01, 2013, 10:42:18 PM »
Well, yeah, I am, though....

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these aren't fun or terribly survivable without hand wavium and cartoon physics, plus scifi needs energy weapons and laser are sorta stock chemical or refracted

The problem is that what you're trying to evoke here is "hand-wavium and cartoon physics". It is simply not possible to move faster than the speed of light, full stop (FTL travel is essentially just taking a shortcut), and nor is it possible to dodge something you can't even see.

I did say you could just use an energy weapon that explicitly isn't a form of light, though. It just requires a certain amount of hand-waving or new physics....

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To be honest, despite the hard work that was put into past ideas, I think that starting out completely fresh and new is a good idea. New ideas for new beginnings, that sort of thing. :) So it's not so much a matter of disrespecting previous efforts so much as a desire for a clean slate.

Well, perhaps, but I really liked what we did before....

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I like urban fantasy or fantasy-ish stuff myself, but I'll let more input be put in in terms of genre before we start. Speaking of which, I think that more people should say stuff about the desired genre of this before we commit to anything.

I'm much more fond of sci-fi, and it also allows me to get a lot more involved.

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Lantz's fics / Re: Lantz's fanfiction round up and discussion
« on: May 01, 2013, 09:42:50 PM »
I see....

Well, I'll help out for now, but don't expect me not to at least try to push it more towards BDSM stuff, because that's what I'm interested in.

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i see, yeah serious problem then.

Why?

You either use actual lasers, kinetic weapons (i.e. bullets or missiles) or some sort of energy weapon which is explicitly not a laser and doesn't travel at lightspeed (although it's not easy to define any such thing).

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Lantz's fics / Re: The Round Table (A collaborative fiction thread)
« on: May 01, 2013, 09:40:13 PM »
interesting idea although in order to make it useful it needs to have kirei use rider effectively before then.

Well, yeah, which is tricky since Sakura is hardly going to let him use Rider to harm Shirou.

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define laser?

Anything that uses light (or anything else that consists of massless particles travelling at lightspeed) as its method of delivering energy....

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Lantz's fics / Re: of flesh and fantasy poll and discussion.
« on: May 01, 2013, 09:05:36 PM »
well, it was just brought up

Well, yes, true....

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i don't know what you consider plausible so i can't answer that.

Well, something that I can't take a look at and say "nope, that's not possible". For example, FTL travel is possible, but just accelerating to lightspeed and beyond is not, and nor does light (or gravity) travel infinitely fast (for example, if you blow up a star 10 light years away, people won't see it blow up for 10 years, and you cannot ever dodge a laser other than by knowing where it will hit before it is fired).

Basically, exotic physics is fine, but physics that is just plain wrong isn't. There are plenty of films that claim to be sci-fi and just plain get the science wrong (The Core and The Day After Tomorrow just to name two), and stuff like that I wouldn't consciously allow.

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Lantz's fics / Re: of flesh and fantasy poll and discussion.
« on: May 01, 2013, 08:48:50 PM »
I guess? haven't thought about it much

I see....

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why not be inventive rather then exclusionary? instead of ignoring such explain it.

Well, it depends on what you mean by "soft sci-fi". I don't mind being inventive as long as it's something I can see as being plausible.

However, I really did like the idea we had before, and that actually was allowing me to be inventive with the city design. So, I really don't want to just throw all that away.

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Lantz's fics / Re: The Round Table (A collaborative fiction thread)
« on: May 01, 2013, 08:34:27 PM »
see having rider means he can go out of his way to break said contract

Yes, perhaps, but not in a way that would harm Rin. He can't be sure Rider will remain loyal to her, for one thing, and he certainly wouldn't trust Kotomine.

Also, to some extent that can be a plot point. Have at least some aspect of Archer breaking his contract with Rin, and then have Kotomine try to take Rider, only for Sakura to take her back at the opportune moment.

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