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Welcome to the staging ground for new communities! Each proposal has a description in the "Descriptions" category and a body of questions and answers in "Incubator Q&A". You can ask questions (and get answers, we hope!) right away, and start new proposals.

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Posts by Antares‭

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Incubator Q&A What could be a believable reason for technologically advanced underground people to not notice the end of surface war for hundreds of years?

They can only see a cut-out of the reality Depending on their technological capabilities underground people might have something like periscopes, cameras or drones available to take a "peek" on th...

posted 1mo ago by Antares‭  ·  edited 1mo ago by Antares‭

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Incubator Q&A Would it make sense for an entity who can control tangible and/or intangible materials be able to manipulate electricity but not light?

Yes, you can make sense of it: mass The property you are searching for is "mass". All the matter you describe as tangible and intangible is matter with mass ("particles"). Also electricity can be ...

posted 1mo ago by Antares‭  ·  edited 1mo ago by Antares‭

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Incubator Q&A What could be a believable reason for technologically advanced underground people to not notice the end of surface war for hundreds of years?

Vault-Net has control It was considered at some point to install an AI that would help the underground people to have a comfy life. The programming was something like "Protect the underground peo...

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Incubator Q&A What would be the best way to breathe for a creature that shoots fire from its mouth?

I suggest some modes to pick in order to adjust the breathing. Some of which can be combined: Can just breathe normally: This would solely be based on the assumption that the whole organism is res...

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Incubator Q&A How do I search for d6 dice with a blank 6th face?

I am afraid the best thing you can search for is "blank dice" or "custom dice" or "custom made dice" (this will maybe bring up someone who provides such services, those who also do engravings a...

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Incubator Q&A What would be a good way to counter someone with supernatural fire powers and close quarter weapons?

The situation sounds like a "David vs Goliath", "Kevin home alone" or "Die hard" kind of scenario. Therefore my idea would be that the Char resorts to cunning, dexterity/agility (if shi is faster ...

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Incubator Q&A How do I find a good dumb TV?

Yeah, it is pretty much a lost tech. CRT times are over. And "feature rich" sells better than "feature poor", therefore the smart hype. It sounds that you actually not looking for a TV but need a ...

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Incubator Q&A What can I do with used disposable batteries?

Extra bins to dispose them are not only present at recycling centers. Each shop/supermarket that sells those is obliged to have a place where to return them to. Sometimes you also can ask at the i...

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Meta Introducing a new proposals process

Actually, No. You had a comprehensive list with all the details in the old place already. There were people proposing essential topics (Move, SciFi, Worldbuilding, Storytelling and more). And tho...

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Meta Does the Invasive Species proposal have support?

I am not particularly interested in the topic itself, but I would like to make a suggestion: Maybe the topic can be integrated/extended into a "Biology" community? The proposal could be kept as a ...

posted 1mo ago by Antares‭

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Meta Is this one fishing for ideas?

There was a very nice question posted recently about an underground society not knowing overground war has ended. Just out of curiosity: The question could be regarded as "too broad", "genera...

2 answers  ·  posted 1mo ago by Antares‭  ·  last activity 1mo ago by Antares‭

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Incubator Q&A Could a philosophical zombie verify that it is a philosophical zombie?

The first example you gave reminds me of a black-box test. Meaning: You have two black boxes and inside is some electrical circuitry. Two wires are provided on the front of each box, which exert 1....

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Incubator Q&A What could be a believable reason for technologically advanced underground people to not notice the end of surface war for hundreds of years?

They lost the key The outside gate was rather "low tech" like a vault door. Then over time need arised to add layers of improved gate technology in the inner area. Also maybe adding several layers...

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Meta How can Worldbuilding successfully support creative exploration?

I'm assuming here that a community for Worldbuilding exists and the focus is therefore on "how to tackle certain question types". Not "are certain question types indicating that Worldbuilding is no...

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Descriptions Movies & Literature

Pitch It's one of the most essential topics. A driver for attracting more people and presumably the topics with the largest fan group behind it! Think of all the Trekkies, StarWars'ler, LOTR, GOT...

posted 2mo ago by Antares‭  ·  last activity 1mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Meta Can I ask Worldbuilding questions here?

I would like to ask something about a world I am designing. Can I ask that here? Is this like in StackExchange and I get closed and downvoted without help? To the existing members: This is the i...

2 answers  ·  posted 1mo ago by Antares‭  ·  last activity 1mo ago by Antares‭

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Incubator Q&A A little riddle / Creative Challenge: Pressure Plates in a Dungeon

Example: Jumping on a board Items: 1 wooden board, 3m in length Lay board across the pressure plates, then jump on it. Accuracy: Not amazingly accurate. Very dependent on the right spot to jum...

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Descriptions Creative Challenges

You need someinput on your world-to-build or story-to-be? You enjoy writing or solving mental riddles and thought experiments? You would like to brainstorm to get a little kickstart to get you goin...

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Incubator Q&A A little riddle / Creative Challenge: Pressure Plates in a Dungeon

This is an initial post for the proposal of a new community: Creative Challenges. Please feel free to answer here or post more questions in the spirit of this one. Do not restrict yourself on the ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2mo ago by Antares‭  ·  edited 1mo ago by Antares‭

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Meta Proposal authors can cause disruption by deleting their proposal

Since I am the proposal's author I'd like to give my two cents: The original idea to create that proposal was, because I figured Codidact is missing such a community. I proposed that with the inte...

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Incubator Q&A What could be a believable reason for technologically advanced underground people to not notice the end of surface war for hundreds of years?

Undergrounds is a garden of Eden The people undergrounds love to live there. They have all they need and have not developed an urge to go overground (yet).

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Incubator Q&A Is Kant's categorical imperative applicable to Q&A sites like Codidact?

Interesting thought/question trying to apply a philosophical concept on the "main problem" of Q&A! Roughly translated the imperative approach is as you said "Act in a way that the maxim of you...

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Meta How do we encourage answerable Philosophy questions?

I think even the broadest questions like "What are good and evil" has to be deemed a valid question to philosophize about. The answers will have all kinds of flavors. Maybe even bringing in aspects...

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Meta Supporters for a Worldbuilding community on Codidact

There is a fundamental flaw: The proposals are not read by everyone. And also new users will not find them first thing and also do not know that the "react" function exists. As you might have notic...

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Meta Is there room for a long list of types of buildings and facilities in a city or country?

I think your idea is awesome! Asking if this "belongs" on Codidact and worrying about it is - at this point in time - not the main aspect; It should not be and it cannot be. Because such things wo...

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