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If you were to describe your MegaTraveller Universe

A bit of Babylon 5 (dark politics, though not as high level as depicted in B5; also psionics and their presecution), a bit from Aliens (in starship aesthetics and the way corporations behave), a bit from Andromeda (the universe has gone to hell in a civil war; besides, Becca Valentine and the Marrow [sp?] are quite the Traveller "hapless free-trader" archetype), and alot from Kim Stanely Robinson's Mars Trilogy (politics, hard-science low-tech and besides its a perfect description of a TL8 domed-colony world).

And besides, Natalia Myron, one of the most prominent political figures in my (virusless) post-Hard-Times setting (no longer TNE), has a bit of Babylon 5's Delenn (my favorite character from that show, btw) as her partial inspiration. She was also inspired by Nadia from Kim Stanely Robinson's Mars Trilogy. She's someone who has her beliefs and the way she thinks things should be done, and she sticks to it no matter the personal cost or the consequences. She is not evil; she does what needs to be done, be that gentle or violent (remember Delenn and the "End This" on the Drakhs? Or how she had no problem going into the Starfire for what she stood for?).
 
A bit of Babylon 5 (dark politics, though not as high level as depicted in B5; also psionics and their presecution), a bit from Aliens (in starship aesthetics and the way corporations behave), a bit from Andromeda (the universe has gone to hell in a civil war; besides, Becca Valentine and the Marrow [sp?] are quite the Traveller "hapless free-trader" archetype), and alot from Kim Stanely Robinson's Mars Trilogy (politics, hard-science low-tech and besides its a perfect description of a TL8 domed-colony world).

And besides, Natalia Myron, one of the most prominent political figures in my (virusless) post-Hard-Times setting (no longer TNE), has a bit of Babylon 5's Delenn (my favorite character from that show, btw) as her partial inspiration. She was also inspired by Nadia from Kim Stanely Robinson's Mars Trilogy. She's someone who has her beliefs and the way she thinks things should be done, and she sticks to it no matter the personal cost or the consequences. She is not evil; she does what needs to be done, be that gentle or violent (remember Delenn and the "End This" on the Drakhs? Or how she had no problem going into the Starfire for what she stood for?).
 
A bit of Babylon 5 (dark politics, though not as high level as depicted in B5; also psionics and their presecution), a bit from Aliens (in starship aesthetics and the way corporations behave), a bit from Andromeda (the universe has gone to hell in a civil war; besides, Becca Valentine and the Marrow [sp?] are quite the Traveller "hapless free-trader" archetype), and alot from Kim Stanely Robinson's Mars Trilogy (politics, hard-science low-tech and besides its a perfect description of a TL8 domed-colony world).

And besides, Natalia Myron, one of the most prominent political figures in my (virusless) post-Hard-Times setting (no longer TNE), has a bit of Babylon 5's Delenn (my favorite character from that show, btw) as her partial inspiration. She was also inspired by Nadia from Kim Stanely Robinson's Mars Trilogy. She's someone who has her beliefs and the way she thinks things should be done, and she sticks to it no matter the personal cost or the consequences. She is not evil; she does what needs to be done, be that gentle or violent (remember Delenn and the "End This" on the Drakhs? Or how she had no problem going into the Starfire for what she stood for?).
 
Across between Asimov's Foundation, Dune Prequels, Dune, Bab5 and Firefly.
 
Across between Asimov's Foundation, Dune Prequels, Dune, Bab5 and Firefly.
 
Across between Asimov's Foundation, Dune Prequels, Dune, Bab5 and Firefly.
 
Now that this thread has been resurrected does anyone know of any good SF literature (other than the original Foundation novels) to describe an Empire in an advanced state of decay to inspire my MT campaign. Most of the SF, out there usually deal with mature or starting out Empires. Really looking forward to reading something like Foundation & Empire but haven't found it.
 
Now that this thread has been resurrected does anyone know of any good SF literature (other than the original Foundation novels) to describe an Empire in an advanced state of decay to inspire my MT campaign. Most of the SF, out there usually deal with mature or starting out Empires. Really looking forward to reading something like Foundation & Empire but haven't found it.
 
Now that this thread has been resurrected does anyone know of any good SF literature (other than the original Foundation novels) to describe an Empire in an advanced state of decay to inspire my MT campaign. Most of the SF, out there usually deal with mature or starting out Empires. Really looking forward to reading something like Foundation & Empire but haven't found it.
 
Kafka47,

Walter Jon Williams:

Dread Empire's Fall: The Praxis
(Haven't had the money for the sequels, yet.)


Scott Westerfeld:

The Risen Empire
The Killing of Worlds


Hmm, these aren't like Asimov's Foundation & Empire, but they're definitely decaying SF Empires.
 
Kafka47,

Walter Jon Williams:

Dread Empire's Fall: The Praxis
(Haven't had the money for the sequels, yet.)


Scott Westerfeld:

The Risen Empire
The Killing of Worlds


Hmm, these aren't like Asimov's Foundation & Empire, but they're definitely decaying SF Empires.
 
Kafka47,

Walter Jon Williams:

Dread Empire's Fall: The Praxis
(Haven't had the money for the sequels, yet.)


Scott Westerfeld:

The Risen Empire
The Killing of Worlds


Hmm, these aren't like Asimov's Foundation & Empire, but they're definitely decaying SF Empires.
 
The Babylon 5 Centauri are quite close to a falling empire; their emperor later in the series is quite similar to Lucan btw.
 
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