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[Question] [ What the title says I guess. I'm looking into ways to make a plausible exotic matter source for a story with an Alcubierre drive and I think recall that I saw that there was a possibility to use lasers to cool materials, and since "quantum gases" (I'm not sure what it means) have been observed to go belo...
[Question] [ So the Genetic Forge is a secret illegal human engineering project taking place underground in many large underground buildings in the Appalachian mountains. And this place needs workers but not just any workers very specific workers for cheap. So my question is, based on the requirements below what woul...
[Question] [ So, in my setting, for plot reasons, I want to have both a space-based Army and space-based Marine Corps. Here’s the thing though: I don’t know how to make them different enough without them seeming like functionally the same branch. Using irl military forces, how can I make my space equivalent branches ...
[Question] [ Daemons are malevolent spirits that inhabit the astral plane. This religion views these spirits as divine beings and worship them as gods. They are heavily revered in the faith, and are considered higher life-forms that are superior to humanity. The ultimate goal of any practicioner is to become a daemon...
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[Question] [ I'm wondering what kind of events or limitations would be needed in a science fiction society hundreds of years into the future in order limit computational advances to the level of the early 70's to late 80's. Specifically, something that would make people unable to develop better technologies despite t...
[Question] [ It's a reasonably common [trope](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SerratedBladeOfPain) for characters to use serrated axes, swords, scythes, or similar weapons. Aside from trying too hard to look cool, are there circumstances where a serrated blade would be more effective than a conventional bl...
[Question] [ The story will take place near a galaxy filled with space faring civilizations. In this galaxy, a small group of scientists realize that their side is on the losing side of a war that will probably lead to their species's extinction. In an act of desperation they abduct 1000 beings (perhaps more) from a ...
[Question] [ In a story I'm working on, a character suddenly finds himself transported back to the late Middle Ages. This is completely unexpected, so he doesn't have time to prepare. It occurred to me that a lot of people nowadays (me included) have food allergies. So, I wonder: **How would somebody allergic to milk...
[Question] [ How could simple but cheap robots be used in combat? These robots are capable of more than what we can do today but are still very simple compared to a lot of sci-fi. They can move across rough terrain relatively well but at a lower speed than a well trained soldier & on flat terrain a bit faster than a ...
[Question] [ Heaven/Paradise is divided up so that each religion believes they are the only ones who got there. Good atheists simply die and don't exist any more as they would expect. Bad people of all types end up in the hell that they deserve. The baddies are all in it together. They can see Heaven 'eternally' on T...
[Question] [ Cthulhu is the most pathetic of the Great Old Ones. After a brief resurrection, it was easily defeated by a human with a wooden boat, making the elder gods a laughingstock of the universe. However, a new threat appeared after Cthulhu's death, referred to as Ghatanothoa. This creature is the firstborn of ...
[Question] [ Can a see-through sight be built that is small enough to be mounted on something the size of a sniper rifle? It does not need to be based on X-rays; ultrasound, mesons, neutrons... everything that exists is fair game. The sight must be capable to see through a normal brick wall and function at a distance...
[Question] [ In my medieval fantasy world, I'd like a tribe of warriors to have a rather sick ritual. When a man becomes a warrior he wears a red-hot helmet. This is supposed to become merged with his skin. This helmet is not supposed to give protection but to show the status of the warrior. How feasible would it b...
[Question] [ **This question already has answers here**: [How can a pacifist country protect itself?](/questions/27582/how-can-a-pacifist-country-protect-itself) (36 answers) Closed 2 years ago. What resources, schemes, and strategies does a medieval king need to protect their power without killing or torturin...
[Question] [ In a fantasy world I have planned a historical event was the "Bishops War" in which the bishops of multiple large parishes waged war with one another with large armies of warrior monks. But I've run into a pickle: trying to justify these bishops having armies in the first place. The society is comparable...
[Question] [ # Introduction *See background information [here](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/100613/can-you-design-your-own-plants-without-a-computer).* 1000 years after darkness fell on Old Earth, humanity is scattered throughout the solar system. Apart from the Harmonious Republic of Mars, there...
[Question] [ I'm working on this map right now. Is this map realistic/believable? The continent would be about 5 million km² and lies in the temperate climate zone. (I intended it to be smaller than Australia; my numbers might be off.) . The island would be the only empire, the rest would be city-states. Caellan, Aer...
[Question] [ In a world of magic/superpowers, would there be any demand for sports or games that didn't use magic? Magic here can be though of as a science and is mostly accessible to people who want to learn, but does have a bit of a steep learning curve at the beginning. It can be self taught if one wishes to put f...
[Question] [ I'm worldbuilding an alternate earth which has less gravity and the high oxygen levels of the late carboniferous. Thus, resulting in very large invertebrate life. In one scene, the main character is pursued by a giant spider. But, as I was writing the scene, I realized that I don't know what sounds a spi...
[Question] [ We've found a habitable planet orbiting a red dwarf star some light years away and conditions are Earth-like enough that a colonization project was initiated. Before any humans landed on the planet, a thorough, extensive reconnaissance of the planet was done. After we reached close to the planet, we par...
[Question] [ In my book series, there are 2 main continents on the planet Aurea: Koumaris and Louzi. There is a spot here where the 2 continents come very close to touching, separated only by about 2,500 feet (760 metres) of water at the strait's narrowest point. However, the strait sits on a transform fault and is j...
[Question] [ Based upon [this question here](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/100426/consequences-of-the-disappearance-of-writing), I am interested in any ideas on how this might come about. Note that I am not asking about how all examples of writing would/could be lost, but how usage of the written ...
[Question] [ Meet the "Hunting Horn" from Capcom's "Monster Hunter" franchise. [![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SlMul.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SlMul.jpg) While the source video games undoubtedly take liberties, the idea of a large, handheld instrument that plays various tones by physi...
[Question] [ A rocky planet, similar to Earth in mass and composition, is set to pass through the solar system in one year's time. It has frozen oceans of water ice and a thin atmosphere of unknown composition. It's traveling at 50 kilometers per second, almost tangent to Earth's path around the sun. At its closest p...
[Question] [ In a world where time travel in the past is possible but deletes the current future/ present, there is a person named Sarah who does not worry about the ripple effects her actions might create. Sarah chooses to travel back in time by 5,000 or more years, to be one of the most powerful women in the past, ...
[Question] [ I am playing with the idea of an alien ship landing on earth 130,000 years ago. Over time it's covered up with water and sediments and is eventually discovered in modern day. It contains numerous hibernation chambers for aliens hence it would need an energy source to moderate and run the chambers. Scient...
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[Question] [ For my current setting, there will be super robots of ludicrous proportions strutting about as though they own the place (which in all honesty they actually do). So, being so nonsensically powerful, they need a suitably nonsensical power-source. However, I dislike creating green-rocks to use as a fuel, a...
[Question] [ So, humanity has invented an engine that while not capable of FTL travel, is still incredibly fast (IE cross the solar system in a matter of weeks or even days on certain ships). We make colonies and R&D facilities all the way out to Pluto. Trade and exploration have exploded in profitability, and mining...
[Question] [ In my world, only 2 cultures (who share a common ancestor, but are rivals) regularly use Iron, which they have for hundreds of years now, the rest of the many, many cultures have naught but bronze, save for some cases of Meteoric Iron or trade with the aforementioned Iron-smelters. One culture is a giant...
[Question] [ So in my book, the majority of my society's medieval-era navy is pulled by at least one adult dragon. Adult dragons are huge; their heads alone are about the size of a medium-sized car. How might ship design change in order to accommodate the potential issues caused by a regular ship getting dragged behi...
[Question] [ Supposing a world that falls somewhere between low and high magic, what would stop a city of truly epic size from existing? * The city is a city-state that has existed for millennia. * It is pretty much the mercantile centre of an entire continent, connected to the capitals of other empires via magic por...
[Question] [ Given a remote island colonised by modern day (2023) explorers, with a total population of about 200,000 but cut off from the outside world for political reasons, what level of technology could they maintain for long stretches of time? They have starting technology that can be carried with them, includin...
[Question] [ # Setting * No sunlight reaches the area where these creatures live, but the food it eats has fairly easy access to sunlight. * The ground below the creatures is nutrient-rich soil, and is heated by geothermal energy. * The food source 4000 ft. above the creature is equivalent to a superfood for the crea...
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[Question] [ In a zombie apocalypse scenario, power is important. It charges your lights, powers your communication, along with the possibility of defensive use as in tasers and electric fences. Electricity can also be used to fend off boredom, but there are not many ways of inconspicuously getting power, so what met...
[Question] [ A large (compared to Earth life) species of creatures live in space. They gain energy from interstellar dust and starlight. How they do this is a separate question so not relevant here. However they can adjust their metabolism to eat enormous amounts quickly when food is available or hibernate for thousa...
[Question] [ # What I Need I need to bring about a scenario where most, if not all, of the west coast has been abandoned before the alien-robot-zombie apocalypse wreaks havoc on the world. Sweet, sweet havoc! Chiefly, I want a few minor populations of a million people in California to produce food, and I want the cur...
[Question] [ Would it be possible for a small island to have both tropical beaches with a warm sea for swimming AND snow covered mountains suitable for skiing? If it is possible: how far apart would the beaches and the mountains realistically need to be? [Answer] Mount Kilimanjaro is located close the equator (03°...
[Question] [ Suppose you are fighting exact copy of yourself in perfectly balanced arena. Replica is doing same moves as you do. How would you defeat it ? **edit1:** Committing suicide **100%** defeat for you and clone. **Now how to reduce percentage?** e.g. Have gun that fires **50%** of time (Schrödinger sty...
[Question] [ Alright, so, in a world of men and monsters, where magic is commonplace and can be learned by any if they can endure the training, there exists a group of people who have dedicated every ounce of their magic into, mostly, one area: to see into the future. Known colloquially as "Oracles," they are incredi...
[Question] [ **In a world inhabited by small grassland herbivores, night-time is a very scary time indeed.** With no moon or other substantial light-source to illuminate the plains, they are in great danger of becoming an easy meal for the planet's apex predator, the Stracnor: large nocturnal lion-like creatures with...
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[Question] [ This civilization has computational technology roughly equivalent to Earth's in the late 20th century. We're talking post-moon landing, but pre-Internet (roughly 1969-1983). They may or may not have more advanced material science than Earth (more efficient fuels, stronger/lighter alloys, etc.) but aren't...
[Question] [ The magic in question operates on a magical language of runes that give off a constant heat. When the runes are "at rest" (as in, nobody is reading them) the heat is very mild but warms up when observed. When a magician reads them aloud to actually cast the spell the heat rapidly escalates. Exactly how h...
[Question] [ Though glass knives existed and are still used in modern electron microscopy, glass is known for its brittleness and a sword needs to be able to parry an attack. But the idea of a transparent glass sword is very appealing aesthetically to me. So if plausible, in what ways would a glass sword be useful in...
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[Question] [ I'm having quite a bit of trouble naming a fictional country I've created. So far, I've created its history, inhabitants, laws, government, etc. and I have simply used "the country" as a placeholder until I could figure out a fitting name. What you need to know about this country/story are the following:...
[Question] [ Let's assume we have a working FTL drive and thus interstellar travel is possible, either by traveling at very high speeds or by instant teleportation (the two main subtypes of FTL drives in sci-fi). A question arises: how to know where we are going? All information we have about stars come from their li...
[Question] [ I have in mind this alien species that can reproduce with humans. The result will always be of the same species as the alien; the human is used only to vary the genetics so the newborn won't be a clone of its mother. Only females of that species can do this. Males can only impregnate its own species' fem...
[Question] [ You know the typical wind slash in anime or games where the swordsman slashes from afar either vertically or horizontally and the wind pressure or projectile cut the opponent, like in this image for example. Now I wonder if this is scientifically possible, or is there a solution for it? and What mechanis...
[Question] [ In World War II shield generators were discovered. As their durability or surface area coverage scales up the cost *exponentially* increases. By their nature they wrap around the target approximately, providing a rough silhouette of their subject. Protection is strictly against kinetic impacts, and the p...
[Question] [ I had some interesting thoughts while walking my dog this morning. Let's assume there has been some catastrophic event that leaves the world habitable, but kills off a large amount of people (99% of the world population) and breaks down governments and global supply chains. All that are left are small gr...
[Question] [ For this question I have been envisioning a creature akin to a Cat Girl- something that may have evolved from a creature with claws, retractable or not, but is currently bipedal, intelligent, sapient and sentient , etc. They would have five digits per hand, much like ours, but ideally each finger would e...
[Question] [ In my setting I have monsters that breathe elemental clouds/blasts of certain substances, assume them to basically be dragons. Among the largest (and I mean, Godzilla sized) are some that spit hot volcanic ash (as of a pyroclastic flow) which they siphon from active vents. Don't ask about the biology bec...
[Question] [ I have a vampiric character who feeds on human blood. She can do your normal plastic hospital blood bags or from the vein, but obviously blood needs to be refrigerated in order to stay fresh and cold blood is probably pretty unappetizing. I've decided she prefers from the vein because it's quicker and al...
[Question] [ In my story, something pretty insane happens during the 3rd season. The common conception was that an asteroid strike contributed to the extinction to dinosaurs, but unbeknownst to all it was not a giant impact that killed them off; it was actually a world wide plague that destroyed them. The plague has...
[Question] [ I have a small country of several million people, whose landmass consists of many islands. They have several shipyards that make luxury yachts, say up to 30 meters. Is it possible for them to build a rudimentary [CATOBAR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CATOBAR) aircraft carrier that could launch light fig...
[Question] [ In my fantasy series, there’s this city called Pharcos situated on top of nearly vertical 3,500ish foot high sandstone cliffs above the river it uses for water. This river, called the Clazelis, along with the Thuridos that flows into it just south of the city, forms a sort of Mesopotamia-esque floodplain...
[Question] [ You're a traveler in a pre-industrial era, temperate climate, grass, trees, rivers, rain, nothing extreme. You're travelling for weeks or months. You take only what you can carry. You may have a horse but you can't rely on acquiring it or keeping it. Assume you've got well-made, durable clothes (leather,...
[Question] [ I am exploring the idea of humans leaving planet Earth and colonizing different planets. However, I would like the humans to remain "human". By "human" I mean that the different peoples still look mostly human (by today's standards) and could still have children with each other if they wanted to. I do no...
[Question] [ In most video games an epic song starts playing when characters fight. But let's say that now live music gives soldiers supernatural reflexes, strength, and speed. Like anime characters, but not overpowered. The more complex and loud the song, the stronger the effect on your soldiers. **How do you protec...
[Question] [ When writing I always want the rules to be as consistent as possible for scenario’s that might be common or the reader might think about happening. But I’m not sure how to resolve some issues. The fluff: Someone in the universe has stopped all time. Humans, already space-faring with several planets colon...
[Question] [ Due to some copious amount of handwavium, projectile weapons are not as effective as their melee counterparts. They are still very useful, but not to the point of replacing close combat. Historically, the pike and shot period ended with the creation of the socket bayonet. Thus, if a bayonet transforms th...
[Question] [ There's a facet of my magic system that uses a certain kind of crystal to create water out of the magic energy stored within. But, I don't want to solve the entire world's water supply issues with this magic. I'm struggling to think of a restriction that makes it so that infinite water can't be created. ...
[Question] [ I have three types of dragons; dragons that primarily fly, dragons that primarily run, and dragons that primarily swim, with all three types being able to do the other two things for a limited amount of time. What kind of wings would a water dragon have to have to be able to fly as well as swim? I had e...
[Question] [ **This question asks for hard science.** All answers to this question should be backed up by equations, empirical evidence, scientific papers, other citations, etc. Answers that do not satisfy this requirement might be removed. See [the tag description](/tags/hard-science/info) for more information. A te...
[Question] [ In my world, intelligent androids get invented. These robots have an appearance, mental attributes, and physical attributes very similar to humans. However, they are still ultimately robots. That means they don't sexually reproduce or age, they are just built as adults in a factory. Androids also do not ...
[Question] [ Is it possible to have a world that meets the following conditions? • There are two types of air (in term of its gas mixture) • Each type of air has its own creatures which cannot survive in the other type of air Let’s not focus that much on the creatures but rather on the reasons for the existence of tw...
[Question] [ Let's say that a space probe is sent to swing once around a black hole. Now, as long as our knowledge of physics goes, if the spaceship stays outside the event horizon it can, at least in principle, get away from the black hole when it wants to. Assuming that the mass of the black hole is known, is there...
[Question] [ Dragons hoard things, they're known for it. In this setting, they're quite possessive and like hoarding. However, some dragons have been observing humans and noticed something odd: when introducing a friend or loved one to someone else, humans say things like "Hey Dave, this is Linda, my new wife!" or "H...
[Question] [ I'd think the future combat of planetary invasion (as in conquering, not destroying) would use space fighters/gunships with infantry for CQC support. **Realistically, in a universe where interstellar species exist and space combat is commonplace, why would ground vehicle systems, armored or otherwise, no...
[Question] [ Based on the answers and the [extended comment](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/29381/discussion-between-jonah-and-serban-tanasa)s on a question about [whether aircraft can make sense](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/26108/do-powerful-lasers-mean-no-aircraft-is-safe) in an environme...
[Question] [ For a writing challenge, I'm trying to create a near-future world (2030 or so) where the major Western nations have transitioned to a fully solar economy. Hence the rub. The realist in me is aware of the fact that the Earth rotates, putting solar out of reach for any ground-based solar-power for a consid...
[Question] [ A spaceship flew across an unclassified region of the Milky Way galaxy and found a Super Earth in an unnamed system. The planet is almost twice as massive as Earth and is orbiting fairly far away from its parent star. Unfortunately, there is no liquid water and is deemed too cold for settlement. Strangel...
[Question] [ In the semi-distant future, humans are fighting robots with steel armor tough enough to reliably stop a round fired from a regular infantryman's rifle of the time (say something roughly equivalent to 7.62 NATO). Someone comes up with what they think is a brilliant idea: "If we can't just punch through t...
[Question] [ Voidcrawler (Mycocelium Nocturnis) is a voracious invasive species, most similar to a fungus but much hardier and with some singularly unique properties: Firstly it absorbs not only light, but also heat from its surroundings and, through processes unknown, both uses the energy to absorb and use nearby ma...
[Question] [ **This question already has answers here**: [How would a vagrant civilization evolve? [closed]](/questions/58508/how-would-a-vagrant-civilization-evolve) (12 answers) Closed 7 years ago. In a world I am building the day and night cycle lasts nine years, resulting in the majority of animals migrati...
[Question] [ In my world, there was a nuclear apocalypse, and the resulting radiation, along with biochemical pathogens, lead to a dramatic increase in mutation and evolution. Now, originally in my world I wanted to have **giant ants, giant scorpions, giant spiders, and giant praying mantises**, but after hearing wha...
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[Question] [ What is the fewest number of people one would need for a completely self-sufficient colony, assuming no lack of resources and modern or near future tech? While these people would be able to communicate with the rest of humanity, they can not exchange goods or services with others. They also want to still...
[Question] [ I'm trying to build a world that is almost completely water, but I couldn't come up with an explanation for WHY the world was like this. The world has the same gravity and atmosphere of Earth. It also had to have basically the same land structures. What could have happened to this planet to make it this ...
[Question] [ I was wondering if it would be possible for humans to be genetically modified enough to the point where they could breathe Martian atmosphere? Could you alter lungs to process CO2 into O2? Would a process akin to photosynthesis be needed? Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks! [Answer] No. As has be...
[Question] [ This question began due to a [certain fictional monster](http://monsterhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Brachydios). Where it was stated to be able to secrete explosive goo activated by its saliva, which would coat its boulder-like arms and explode when smashed against the ground (or human whichever works best).**T...
[Question] [ **This question asks for hard science.** All answers to this question should be backed up by equations, empirical evidence, scientific papers, other citations, etc. Answers that do not satisfy this requirement might be removed. See [the tag description](/tags/hard-science/info) for more information. Not ...
[Question] [ **This question already has answers here**: [Could a civilisation exist as 'space-nomads'?](/questions/9252/could-a-civilisation-exist-as-space-nomads) (15 answers) Closed 7 years ago. Could a civilization move from planet to planet like how nomads move from area to area in real life? This is a hu...
[Question] [ If we assume that the human mind can be uploaded to a storage device could that mind be transferred back to a human brain? Upload is defined as copying the experiences, skills, emotional tenor, and personality of the individual. Emotional tenor may be defined as the affect associated with situations or a...
[Question] [ You are an individual with competence in electronics, whose family member has been abducted. She is trapped in an underground server room via dead man's trigger connected to a substantial explosive device. Disabling the explosive is substantially more important than the integrity of the servers (that is,...
[Question] [ [A gram of vaporized polonium can kill more than a million people](http://zidbits.com/2011/04/whats-the-most-lethal-poison/) and thus is the most potent poison known to Man. Having read this article, my crazy dictator immediately assembled the most experienced (and craziest) WMD engineers of his country ...
[Question] [ ### (Warning: do not try this at home-system) ## Preamble Hello humans, we need advice. **Let's say we have just successfully defeated and killed a Horror From Beyond Reason who happened to be multiple times the size of your planet** (what's it called now? Earth?), **and wanted to barbecue it** *(no, we ...
[Question] [ The setting is now-ish, with better robots and stuff to do our jobs for us. Somehow - that's the question - people bring back mortal combat to resolve their conflict (accepted by the law of course). The rules of combat are really simple (and enforced by the law) that combatants having access to the same...
[Question] [ Inspired by this question: [How many of a Typical Sci Fi Army would you need to take a planet?](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/q/31544/2071) Let's have a Galactic Empire which spans the galaxy. The Empire is ruled by The Emperor from one central planet. As you guessed, we are in alternate unive...
[Question] [ The setting is somewhere near the end of the medieval era. There are knights in armor, but there are also crossbowmen shooting said knights, and mercenary armies rendering knights somewhat useless. The Black Death has come and gone, and in its wake the Christian church has begun to split. Other things ar...
[Question] [ If we think about it, small settlements start with no crime. When someone tries to steal something or kill an innocent person, he would get killed by the rest of the people. So, at what point of growth of a settlement will a large crime net start developing? Even better, when will crime start being a pro...
[Question] [ My people are traveling in a generation ship. For some reason they can't make the ship radiation-proof. Their solution: genetically modify their descendants to be radiation proof. How could one modify a cell to resist radiation? Is it plausible to modify our genetic structure to be radiation-proof? Assum...
[Question] [ I am running a D&D 5e campaign and planning out the next arc. I want to do a Final Fantasy crystal chronicle-type world, where there is a miasma present throughout the world and major cities and normal adventurers need crystals to keep it away from them, creating a bubble that they need to stay in to bre...
[Question] [ The question is fairly straightforward but to put a bit of context: (Slice of life): I've often noticed how even though my eyesight really isn't great\* I still somehow manage seeing *a lot* better at night than most people. I've often wondered why that is... \*(myopia, dry eyes, add laser surgery and...