It's not the kind of place to raise your kids.
In fact, it's cold as hell.
Love you for that, man. I was actually just singing Rocket Man three hours ago.
I bop between that and Major Tom in my head most of the time anyway.Love you for that, man. I was actually just singing Rocket Man three hours ago.It's not the kind of place to raise your kids.
In fact, it's cold as hell.
Me too!
One of the dwarf planets that have been added to the solar system is called Orcus. If you were to set a Planetary Romance tale on Orcus, what would you imagine life on the planet would be like?
Are you considering writing a story set there? An adventure?
Or....let me get correct....Space Oddity.
"Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong... can you hear me, Major Tom?"
There's an earlier version of the song, than the 70's version you always hear on the radio, from '69 (timed with the moon landing) on which Rick Wakemen, future keyboardist from Yes, plays. It's a little more prog rock than the textural marvel that is the more famous version, but it's quite good. I have a bootleg early rehearsal of the song that's actually my favorite vocally.
freak out!
I think that was part of a half hour video special he made for a German TV that was never aired. I have it around here somewhere.
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OK so when did Orcus get upgraded?
It was discovered in 2004 and in 2006 is when they redefined the planets. In 2006, Pluto was downgraded to a dwarf planet and Ceres and Eris have been accepted as well. Makemake was the latest one I have heard of added as a dwarf planet.
Another new designation created in 2006 was small Solar System body, which does not quite meet the loose definition of a dwarf planet. Included as a small Solar System body was Orcus. A sSSb is basically any object other than a planet or dwarf planet and includes asteroids, comets and others.
Orcus was dual classified as am sSSb and a Plutino, but a Plutino is not necessarily a dwarf planet.
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freak out!I think that was part of a half hour video special he made for a German TV that was never aired. I have it around here somewhere.
I just got birthed in 1969.
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One of the dwarf planets that have been added to the solar system is called Orcus. If you were to set a Planetary Romance tale on Orcus, what would you imagine life on the planet would be like?Are you considering writing a story set there? An adventure?
Working on a campaign. Was going to use Titan, but the name Orcus has such a ressonance with gamers that I had to use it.
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OK so when did Orcus get upgraded?
It was one of the objects being considered when Pluto got demoted. I may have misread the article, but I could have sworn they said it was now a dwarf planet. Of course my local paper is notorious for getting things wrong so take it for what it's worth.
Edit: Okay officially Orcus is a plutino, but is being considered for dwarf planet status.
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OK so when did Orcus get upgraded?
It was one of the objects being considered when Pluto got demoted. I may have misread the article, but I could have sworn they said it was now a dwarf planet. Of course my local paper is notorious for getting things wrong so take it for what it's worth.
Edit: Okay officially Orcus is a plutino, but is being considered for dwarf planet status.
ok, so does this work like baseball? you get drafted (you're an "object") work your way up to AA (plutino), and, what? if you hit over .300 with some dingers and show decent glove work, you get to be a dwarf planet (AAA)?
or, maybe i should just go down to clear lake and ask one of the NASA dudes?
(ok, i'm a math and science idiot, can't help it, don't even know if i qualify as a geek - maybe a "geektino"?)
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OK so when did Orcus get upgraded?
It was one of the objects being considered when Pluto got demoted. I may have misread the article, but I could have sworn they said it was now a dwarf planet. Of course my local paper is notorious for getting things wrong so take it for what it's worth.
Edit: Okay officially Orcus is a plutino, but is being considered for dwarf planet status.
ok, so does this work like baseball? you get drafted (you're an "object") work your way up to AA (plutino), and, what? if you hit over .300 with some dingers and show decent glove work, you get to be a dwarf planet (AAA)?
or, maybe i should just go down to clear lake and ask one of the NASA dudes?
(ok, i'm a math and science idiot, can't help it, don't even know if i qualify as a geek - maybe a "geektino"?)
I would ask the NASA geeks, the uber-nerds of the world. All I know is what Nova and the news tells me.
What about Charon? Shouldn't that qualify for some zombies and other plethora of undead?
It's not the kind of place to raise your kids.
In fact, it's cold as hell.
I disagree, its the perfect place to raise your children...from the grave as zombies!
I disagree, its the perfect place to raise your children...from the grave as zombies!
Shhhh! The last thing we need is scientists trying to blame DnD for a bunch of alien-corpse conspiracy theories
If it involve John Carter, then it needs a Martian name too.
Hmmm . . . ghoul lords of Orcus . . .Baursoom!
ROFL!!!
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Orcus was dual classified as am sSSb and a Plutino, but a Plutino is not necessarily a dwarf planet.sSSb = single-player Super Smash Brothers!?
I vote we name a loser planet after Gor!
Oh, and if I set a story on Orcus it would involve beings of pure energy. What?
With random samples of Mr. Spock saying "Pure Energy." "I wanna know, what you're thinking..."
RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8
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Orcus sounds like an awesome name for a planetary romance planet..
John Carter and the Ghoul Lords of Orcus.. it has a nice ring to it.
Trent
If it involve John Carter, then it needs a Martian name too.
Hmmm . . . ghoul lords of Orcus . . .Baursoom!
Only if its rotation is 24 hours...
utisoom? (from Plutino)