Crucible Of Realms

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: Darin Kennedy We slap together a setting in deep space, in which a struggling federation of worlds attempts to push back threats from all sides.  Recommendation: Jon recommends Dan Carlin's Hardcore History  Wiki entry to follow! 00:00 Tomfoolery00:01 Star Wars / The Force / George Lucas00:08 Mitochondria / Midi-chlorians / Dragonball Z00:39 Pigs in Space / Sharks with Lasers00:57 Intro02:12 Listener Comments03:01 Deciding Basics05:30 Discussing Species05:34 The Micronauts06:00 THEM! / Square Cube Law06:38 Emergence / Hive Mind08:48 Mercury11:31 Contact13:25 Dune / Spacing Guild14:08 Clarke's Laws16:47 The War of the Worlds / Martians21:33 Superman / Vulcan / Dwarves21:53 DC Comics / Apokolips21:58 Marvel Comics / Guardians of the Galaxy / Charlie-2723:51 Red Lobster24:24 Relativity26:33 Red Alert26:36 Discussing Relations & Motives27:48 Xenophobia31:21 Discussing Societal Structures34:55 The Borg35:23 Discussing History36:58 "That's no moon..