12-28-2015, 12:09 AM
(12-28-2015, 12:08 AM)Jim_Clonk Wrote:(12-27-2015, 11:59 PM)SilverOtter Wrote: I don't mean for it to very straight sci-fi, because then the entire thing (superluminal speeds, anyone?) would be impossible, but I would like to avoid "explaining" eldrich beings that created a do-anything particle. Just think "slightly harder Star Trek".Psst, faster than light is theoretically possible.
Example: Instead of being armed with a Phazer, with the settings "stun", "shoot", and "kill", you have a gun, with the settings "no bullet", "bullet", and "more bullet".
It just requires an inordinate amount of energy and, depending on how you intend to get it working, exotic particles which may or may not actually exist in any large enough quantity.