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Post by Damaso on May 10, 2011 8:03:54 GMT -5
So, is the reference to Spice in ST from Dune, Star Wars, or some other source?
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Post by absimiliard on May 10, 2011 9:16:21 GMT -5
Well, we know ST: RPG is taken from a home-brew role-playing game Cory and his brother ran. (I think they might have written it too) So the spice reference comes from that game.
That said, I'd bet a plug-nickel (if I was the betting sort, which I'm not) that Cory's a geek. So I'd guess it's a reference to Herbert's Dune books, yes.
But I could be wrong, easily. I don't recall him ever mentioning it.
-abs
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Post by oldalchemist on May 10, 2011 11:56:23 GMT -5
Many other Dune things:
Shalun Law
War of Assassins
laws against thinking machines
Great Houses
Stonking great hats...
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Post by Cory Trese on May 12, 2011 11:21:00 GMT -5
I love Dune! =)
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Post by absimiliard on May 12, 2011 11:43:06 GMT -5
Well, there we go.
I now recall Cory mentioning he loves Dune.
So, yeah, I suspect "The Spice Must Flow!"
-abs
{/tongue-in-cheek}
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Post by Tenebrous Pirate on May 12, 2011 15:31:36 GMT -5
I say we make a new cargo type, sligs. They sell for above average prices, but will eat other cargo in your hold if you keep them in there too long. ;-)
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Post by oldalchemist on May 13, 2011 11:51:19 GMT -5
I want hunter-killer weapons, a mentat officer with an inkvine whip, and shigawire records.
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Post by Tenebrous Pirate on May 13, 2011 11:58:09 GMT -5
I just want a harem of bene gesserit imprinters, thank you very much.
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Post by absimiliard on May 13, 2011 12:14:49 GMT -5
I want hunter-killer weapons, a mentat officer with an inkvine whip, and shigawire records. Torps. Check. Ol' Turdlip. Check. Records in hold. Check. Anything else? And for TB: "Get your own Spy, Political Officer, and hot red-head in your engine room, this harem's mine!" -Snuggles McSnugglypants -abs |
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Post by oldalchemist on May 16, 2011 13:05:52 GMT -5
Imprinters? Oh man, all that Chapterhouse Dune stuff is where Herbert went from critique of philosophy, economics, and warfare to sweet, sweet battle nun on ghola clone porno.
Also, if you don't say shigawire, it's not real shigawire!
Regarding H-K weapons, some assassination attempts would be bad ass. Maybe in the next game?
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Post by darkmonk on May 21, 2011 20:33:16 GMT -5
..I'm starting to feel out of my depth...I read Dune....
and felt as though I completely missed the entire point by the time I got to the end; a feeling akin to
how I felt upon reading The Old Man and the Sea, which I loathe. This bothers me, since i know Dune is a classic & held in high regard by a lot of people, and moreover, I'm a huge SF fan. Odd. Maybe I'll go re-read it.
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Post by Cory Trese on May 22, 2011 11:10:26 GMT -5
Dune works for some people, not for others. Frank Herbert's saga is good, I think the first book (Dune) is great. I think a lot of times readers loose site of the forest (philosophical musings on man and his motivations) for the trees (Paul and Freemen.)
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