https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=Blue_Giant:History&feed=atom&action=historyBlue Giant:History - Revision history2024-03-29T12:29:25ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.31.7https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=Blue_Giant:History&diff=405240&oldid=prevTrapperZ: Spelling mistakes2021-08-29T18:01:58Z<p>Spelling mistakes</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The colonists going clockwise around the western side of the galaxy encountered a few more alien species. The colonists either ignored them, dealt with them or were dealt with by them. Friends and enemies were made but no more star-spanning races were found. At least none with Hyperjump technology, that is. The colonies were too busy surviving to make war with each other and a loose trade federation formed.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The colonists going clockwise around the western side of the galaxy encountered a few more alien species. The colonists either ignored them, dealt with them or were dealt with by them. Friends and enemies were made but no more star-spanning races were found. At least none with Hyperjump technology, that is. The colonies were too busy surviving to make war with each other and a loose trade federation formed.  </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Over on the anti-clockwise, eastern side of the galaxy no alien races were discovered. There was plenty of archaeology, but not much in the way of living beings. This was hardly remarked upon because the colonists didn’t really care. Then  [[Blue_Giant:Astræ'an_Throne|The Throne]] was discovered by a colony scout called John <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Braben</del>. Who did care, and had done his archaeology homework.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Over on the anti-clockwise, eastern side of the galaxy no alien races were discovered. There was plenty of archaeology, but not much in the way of living beings. This was hardly remarked upon because the colonists didn’t really care. Then  [[Blue_Giant:Astræ'an_Throne|The Throne]] was discovered by a colony scout called John <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Braxen</ins>. Who did care, and had done his archaeology homework.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Blue_Giant:Astræ'an_Throne|The Throne]] is one of three artefacts <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Braben </del>discovered. It is a star faring city, a command centre and a throne room all in one. It has a dome 2 miles in diameter. Inside the dome are a city and the only hyperspatial jump drive known to humankind. One side of the dome has a concave section missing, slightly under a mile wide. In the concave section at the back, facing the opening is a throne. Whoever sits in the throne can control every function of the artefact and the function of the other two artefacts <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Braben </del>discovered. The throne is more powerful than the entire human fleet of ships at that time. The second artefact is a giant crystalline starship / weapon. It was lodged on the surface of a dark star in the centre of the galaxy. The third is a device that manufactures permanent wormholes.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Blue_Giant:Astræ'an_Throne|The Throne]] is one of three artefacts <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Braxen </ins>discovered. It is a star faring city, a command centre and a throne room all in one. It has a dome 2 miles in diameter. Inside the dome are a city and the only hyperspatial jump drive known to humankind. One side of the dome has a concave section missing, slightly under a mile wide. In the concave section at the back, facing the opening is a throne. Whoever sits in the throne can control every function of the artefact and the function of the other two artefacts <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Brabxn </ins>discovered. The throne is more powerful than the entire human fleet of ships at that time. The second artefact is a giant crystalline starship / weapon. It was lodged on the surface of a dark star in the centre of the galaxy. The third is a device that manufactures permanent wormholes.  </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>So <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Braben </del>used it to carve himself an empire and make himself an emperor. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Braben </del>went to war against the rest of the galaxy and only ended when one of his Empresses assassinated him and took the throne herself. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Braben </del>found the device in 2702, formed his empire, and then went to war in 2777. He was killed in 2780 and the [[Blue_Giant:Empress|Empress Astrae’a]] declared the war over and informed the victors of the terms of surrender she would allow them to impose on her. She seems to have discovered the secret of longevity as well as she still rules 220 years later.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>So <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Braxen </ins>used it to carve himself an empire and make himself an emperor. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Braxen </ins>went to war against the rest of the galaxy and only ended when one of his Empresses assassinated him and took the throne herself. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Braxen </ins>found the device in 2702, formed his empire, and then went to war in 2777. He was killed in 2780 and the [[Blue_Giant:Empress|Empress Astrae’a]] declared the war over and informed the victors of the terms of surrender she would allow them to impose on her. She seems to have discovered the secret of longevity as well as she still rules 220 years later.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Empire busied itself with expanding anti-clockwise around the galaxy, where it came into contact once again with the expanding federated treaty zone. Mucho violence and special effects ensued until, in 2992 the two sides settled down and hammered out the Treaty. The treaty called for no military presence in the treaty zone except for a multilateral force called the [[Blue_Giant:Space_Rangers|Space Rangers]], who would uphold the treaty and enforce common law. All four groups of the Groombridge accord can train and provide rangers. The rangers are only answerable to the Treaty Oversight Committee.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Empire busied itself with expanding anti-clockwise around the galaxy, where it came into contact once again with the expanding federated treaty zone. Mucho violence and special effects ensued until, in 2992 the two sides settled down and hammered out the Treaty. The treaty called for no military presence in the treaty zone except for a multilateral force called the [[Blue_Giant:Space_Rangers|Space Rangers]], who would uphold the treaty and enforce common law. All four groups of the Groombridge accord can train and provide rangers. The rangers are only answerable to the Treaty Oversight Committee.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Blue_Giant:Cygnans#Tumbleweeds|Tumbleweeds]] – A perambulatory tangle of thorn covered wire with a central root-like stalk. Tumbleweeds are constrictors and are composed of shape memory metals that they can bend and flex at will. They are roughly the same size as tumbleweeds although on their home planet there are similarly formed non-sentient predators that can grow to the size of hippos. Tumbleweeds are most like humans in terms of psychology, reasoning and technological development. They obtained space flight technology from the Slugs and shared it with the Rourkes.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Blue_Giant:Cygnans#Tumbleweeds|Tumbleweeds]] – A perambulatory tangle of thorn covered wire with a central root-like stalk. Tumbleweeds are constrictors and are composed of shape memory metals that they can bend and flex at will. They are roughly the same size as tumbleweeds although on their home planet there are similarly formed non-sentient predators that can grow to the size of hippos. Tumbleweeds are most like humans in terms of psychology, reasoning and technological development. They obtained space flight technology from the Slugs and shared it with the Rourkes.</div></td></tr>
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</table>TrapperQhttps://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=Blue_Giant:History&diff=37084&oldid=prevAusRPGer: /* The Cygnan War */ changed ankor '#Wormhole' to '#Wormholes'2006-11-24T01:12:31Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">The Cygnan War: </span> changed ankor '#Wormhole' to '#Wormholes'</span></p>
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</table>AusRPGerhttps://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=Blue_Giant:History&diff=14304&oldid=prevTrapperQ: /* The Settlers */2005-11-27T16:55:02Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">The Settlers</span></span></p>
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</table>TrapperQhttps://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=Blue_Giant:History&diff=14079&oldid=prevTrapperQ: /* Cygnan Species */2005-11-20T16:54:33Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Cygnan Species</span></span></p>
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</table>TrapperQhttps://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=Blue_Giant:History&diff=14077&oldid=prevTrapperQ: /* Cygnan Species */2005-11-20T15:49:15Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Cygnan Species</span></span></p>
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</table>TrapperQhttps://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=Blue_Giant:History&diff=14076&oldid=prevTrapperQ: /* Cygnan Species */2005-11-20T15:48:41Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Cygnan Species</span></span></p>
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</table>TrapperQhttps://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=Blue_Giant:History&diff=13433&oldid=prevTrapperQ: /* The Settlers */2005-10-30T01:51:22Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">The Settlers</span></span></p>
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</table>TrapperQhttps://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=Blue_Giant:History&diff=13432&oldid=prevTrapperQ: /* The Settlers */2005-10-30T01:49:46Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">The Settlers</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Several political systems developed in this time. The old earth nations couldn’t keep up with the administration of all the new colonies. New star-spanning nations developed and follow the colonies around the galaxy. The old Cygnan Empire and the [[Blue_Giant:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">UN_Protectorate</del>|United Nations bureaucracy]] left to watch over it were cut loose from the Earth colonies. This was due to cutbacks and ‘resizing’ as the Earth nations tried to re-focus on the new colony worlds. The UN/Cygnan areas became an independent territory which is still known as the [[Blue_Giant:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">UN_Protectorate</del>|United Nations Protectorate]]. The various Cygnan races were finally granted access to the stars and being somewhat alien, they didn’t bear a grudge.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Several political systems developed in this time. The old earth nations couldn’t keep up with the administration of all the new colonies. New star-spanning nations developed and follow the colonies around the galaxy. The old Cygnan Empire and the [[Blue_Giant:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The United Nations Protectorate (UNP)</ins>|United Nations bureaucracy]] left to watch over it were cut loose from the Earth colonies. This was due to cutbacks and ‘resizing’ as the Earth nations tried to re-focus on the new colony worlds. The UN/Cygnan areas became an independent territory which is still known as the [[Blue_Giant:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The United Nations Protectorate (UNP)</ins>|United Nations Protectorate]]. The various Cygnan races were finally granted access to the stars and being somewhat alien, they didn’t bear a grudge.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The colonists going clockwise around the western side of the galaxy encountered a few more alien species. The colonists either ignored them, dealt with them or were dealt with by them. Friends and enemies were made but no more star-spanning races were found. At least none with Hyperjump technology, that is. The colonies were too busy surviving to make war with each other and a loose trade federation formed.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The colonists going clockwise around the western side of the galaxy encountered a few more alien species. The colonists either ignored them, dealt with them or were dealt with by them. Friends and enemies were made but no more star-spanning races were found. At least none with Hyperjump technology, that is. The colonies were too busy surviving to make war with each other and a loose trade federation formed.  </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Blue_Giant:Astraea_Throne|The Throne]] is one of three artefacts Braben discovered. It is a star faring city, a command centre and a throne room all in one. It has a dome 2 miles in diameter. Inside the dome are a city and the only hyperspatial jump drive known to humankind. One side of the dome has a concave section missing, slightly under a mile wide. In the concave section at the back, facing the opening is a throne. Whoever sits in the throne can control every function of the artefact and the function of the other two artefacts Braben discovered. The throne is more powerful than the entire human fleet of ships at that time. The second artefact is a giant crystalline starship / weapon. It was lodged on the surface of a dark star in the centre of the galaxy. The third is a device that manufactures permanent wormholes.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Blue_Giant:Astraea_Throne|The Throne]] is one of three artefacts Braben discovered. It is a star faring city, a command centre and a throne room all in one. It has a dome 2 miles in diameter. Inside the dome are a city and the only hyperspatial jump drive known to humankind. One side of the dome has a concave section missing, slightly under a mile wide. In the concave section at the back, facing the opening is a throne. Whoever sits in the throne can control every function of the artefact and the function of the other two artefacts Braben discovered. The throne is more powerful than the entire human fleet of ships at that time. The second artefact is a giant crystalline starship / weapon. It was lodged on the surface of a dark star in the centre of the galaxy. The third is a device that manufactures permanent wormholes.  </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>So Braben used it to carve himself an empire and make himself an emperor. Braben went to war against the rest of the galaxy and only ended when one of his Empresses assassinated him and took the throne herself. Braben found the device in 2702, formed his empire, and then went to war in 2777. He was killed in 2780 and the [[Blue_Giant:Empress|Empress Astrae’a] declared the war over and informed the victors of the terms of surrender she would allow them to impose on her. She seems to have discovered the secret of longevity as well as she still rules 220 years later.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>So Braben used it to carve himself an empire and make himself an emperor. Braben went to war against the rest of the galaxy and only ended when one of his Empresses assassinated him and took the throne herself. Braben found the device in 2702, formed his empire, and then went to war in 2777. He was killed in 2780 and the [[Blue_Giant:Empress|Empress Astrae’a<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]</ins>] declared the war over and informed the victors of the terms of surrender she would allow them to impose on her. She seems to have discovered the secret of longevity as well as she still rules 220 years later.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The war with the empire galvanised the western worlds into forming the politically solid [[Blue_Giant:Federal_Allience|Federal Alliance]]. Each world in the Alliance is given the status of Independent, Dependant or Colonial. Independent worlds get a say on the council, Dependants get to lobby via the Independent world they depend on and Colony worlds don’t get a say but tend to turn up for the arguments anyway.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The war with the empire galvanised the western worlds into forming the politically solid [[Blue_Giant:Federal_Allience|Federal Alliance]]. Each world in the Alliance is given the status of Independent, Dependant or Colonial. Independent worlds get a say on the council, Dependants get to lobby via the Independent world they depend on and Colony worlds don’t get a say but tend to turn up for the arguments anyway.</div></td></tr>
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