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Thank you, Mrs. Piddles. Very handy. Too bad we (as authors) can't select from our inactive chapters when on the chapter view screen. That should be the default.

Thanks again.
Dirk

I dedicate a sentence to it: Lupus straightened the collar of his uniform. Black with red trim, it included the Imperial emblem — a golden eagle surrounded by a crimson laurel wreath — above the heart. Seems reasonable since it's a brief description to help picture the character. It's also a description of the Imperial emblem, which appears again later, including on the Imperial flag.

Next up, the name for the loony AI. So far, the best I could do to jazz up (and lightly disguise) Janet's name is Janette. Could use more sizzle. Ideally, something a little over the top.

Ah, yes, but can you recharge batteries using coconuts?

You're definitely special, Vern. ;-)

I tried what you said. Only the active chapters show up on the view screen. The inactive ones are not visible from there. I decided my readers can wade through the active versions for a while until I'm done with the reviews. In other words, screw the reader. :-)  They'll figure it out.

Thanks for the suggestions.
Dirk

I'm currently playing with military uniforms for the Imperium and am wondering how many to distinguish. In real life, each of the following would probably have their own uniforms: Imperial Family, ruling elite (mostly governors), Praetorian Guard, Elite Guard, ground troops, marines, and fleet personnel. Tentatively, I give them all black uniforms, but with different trim (gold for the Imperial Family, red for the governors, etc.). Nevertheless, when I read what I've written, there is no easy way to remember the trim colors, nor do I think the average reader will care about the distinctions. I want the ruling elite (and the Imperial Family) to have colors distinct from the rest of the military, so I could reduce it to as few as two or three. All uniforms have the Imperial emblem on the chest (golden eagle surrounded by a crimson laurel wreath). The Imperial flag is black with gold trim, with a large Imperial emblem in the center, hence the style of the uniforms.

Thoughts?
Dirk

Joe Schmo

Chapter 94! Holy cow!

For the same reason they don't use molten grenades. They value man-to-man combat. It's discussed by Windsor and Montford near the end of the chapter.

The von comes across as snooty, like he should be the admiral.

I'm busy updating chapter one (v3, yay!) and need a replacement for (Captain) Spirit-of-Wind. He's Mayan, but I removed the whole explanation to quicken the pace, so now everyone thinks he's Native American and that it's too much like Voyager. So, let's go for German! Achtung! I seem to have developed an affinity for Otto von Bismarck. Too historical? I considered the names of famous sea captains, but what are the odds that the captain's parents would name him for a sea captain and he ends up on a Realm ship as its captain? So I went for the big boat!

Thoughts?