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Re: .space Subtheme Guide (incl. long Space Hippie manifesto)
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lugnet.space
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Sat, 17 Apr 2004 23:03:16 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Paul Baulch wrote:
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Hi Kevin, what you might want to consider is categorisation by role...
after all, a subtheme/faction is typically designed with a particular role
(or at least a primary role) in mind.
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- Miscellaneous recreational (RastaSTARians, Space hippies) • snip
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The role of ‘Holy Fools’ is so much more than merely recreational. However, if
by recreational you meant sticking it to the Man, spreading peace and love, and
blowing minds, then you are correct. ;-)
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Rather than pepper this thread with posts, here’s my response to various posts
about the Subtheme Guide:
I’m thinking that the difference between a Private Universe and a Subtheme has
more to do with how it integrates with the rest of .space than whether more
people build in that style. You’ll notice various alliances and sworn enemies
among the various subthemes. These themes are inter-related and serve to ‘feed’
each other’s rhetoric, and thus keep the entertainment value high. I know my
eyes glaze over after too much backstory in a PU, but I always enjoy the
interaction in .space as various builders add to the stories. As I previously
mentioned my inspiration came in part from the Iron Reich and a perceived need
for some visuals and counter-story to balance Keith’s storyline. You can’t
develop your muscles without some resistance, after all. Like all dualities, you
can’t have one side without the other.
I’m not trying to exclude anybody here. We’re an inclusive bunch here in
Space-Hippie-dom as I believe we are in .space in general. For instance, we
would welcome Captain Ahnee and the
Dipwads to our subtheme. As a “gang of psychedelic thrill-seekers”, they are in
line with the Space Hippie philosophy.
Here’s something I wrote up a little while ago in response to the request for
subtheme writeups:
Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space. (Yes I know, ‘hurtling’(1) is
a more appropriate term than ‘floating’.) Or, further thoughts about Space
Peace, Space Hippies and the Harry Pranksters
As Jefferson Airplane became Jefferson Starship, they produced an album called
Blows Against the Empire(2), wherein they delineated a plan to hijack the first
starship and take the hippie philosophy into space. The Space Hippies are partly
the offspring of that idea.
The Harry Pranksters are of course based on Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters and are
all about keeping the fun in .space.
After recent events, (the Rastastarians)
I feel that I could mention another influence on my thinking and that is the
pot-head pixies of the planet Gong. They travel around in a flying teapot of
course. (Yes, watch this space for more later) The brainchildren of Daevid Allen
(later Divided Alien) and his band Gong, the PHP are another fun-loving element
to include. Gong is an ‘inter-dimensional’ planet and you don’t visit it so
much as it visits you.
(begin crankiness) As for mapping things out in time and space, you won’t see
that from me. I’ve read and seen too much conceptual SF(3) to give a damn where
a particular Star Wars film fits in George Lucas’ timeline, let alone how other
stories fit with it or each other. Pick up one of the Dangerous Visions
anthologies for example and then tell me what matters. My universe has room for
PCS, Tralfamador, the Eastern Block, Tattooine, Gong, and even Baron Munchausen.
(/end crankiness)
So, there you have it for what it’s worth. I’m grateful to Kevin for what he’s
done to clarify the various subthemes of .space. As others have said, Play
well, have fun, and keep on building. (and Don’t Panic)
Peace and inclusivity,
Professor Whateverly
(1) I forget how fast. Anyone out there have an eye on the speedometer?
(2) First rock album nominated for a Hugo award, IIRC
(3) Along with recent theory
about Multiverses. Speaking of mindblowing...
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