Monthly Archives: December 2021

An absolutely beautiful, smooth-running machine gun. With certain serious shortcomings. T“Designing something which could fulfill multiple roles” It’s amazing how many failed military projects start this way. Snort. Евгений МакаровDS stands for “Degtyarev-Stankovyi” (“Дегтярёв-Станковый”, literally Degtyarev-Mounted). Also, problem Ian mentions … Continue reading →

A brief overview of the standard front line elements of the French Army. From the comments: sidearms. Heliverus Calioninteresting, so standard french infantry get sidearms, and i’ve heard that the brits were experimenting with giving their guys sidearms while on … Continue reading →

I think the more specialized types of cargo ships — ships transporting thousands of heads of livestock, and heavy lift ships hauling massive objects that can’t be dismantled — could be quite interesting for strictly peaceful merchant marine characters. The … Continue reading →

I can’t think how this would be useful to non-suicidal PCs. But my imagination has limits…

There are actual, real benefits for consistent, predictable, high-quality, low-cost art. A single, shared visual language, across the centuries, across all tech levels, and across the stars. “This message brought to you by the Vilani Cultural/Corporate Board of Trade.” <Insert … Continue reading →

So in the end, healing is really about quick, easy access to resources – blood is just the body’s most common way to bone up after injury. It would be interesting for the Referee — or, better yet, the PCs! … Continue reading →

Some sci-fi moments are too impressive to be forgotten. Some day, the PCs really should run into an Associate or two… Takeways: There’s always a weak spot for every dragon. When the strings are cut… watch out! New Ruler? New … Continue reading →

Dominance displays in the Imperium generally involve money and guns, but is not strictly restricted to such. There’s something to be said for the intimidating power of millions across the planet, roaring our the Noble’s name with enthusiasm…. There is … Continue reading →

I see this as science-fiction, even though it’s been science-fact since the 1880s(!!) I can imagine the Vargr using this for all sort of flashy reasons, or have this as part of their everyday load-out “just in case.”

Those With Eyes to See A lot of valuable extras – and a fair bit of ex-valuable junk – came with the lathe. Not bad, not bad at all. But there are two three points that stand out in the … Continue reading →