[RchW]

I have an ambitious plan to try a league/dynasty based loosely on "The Culture" a utopian galactic empire created by reknowned UK author Iain M Banks. One of the key parts of this construct are huge artificial intelligences called "Minds" that create and build habitats, planets, orbitals (see Ringworld) and ships, huge ships that are sentient and can carry millions of beings (human and non-human). Since the Culture is utopian people live for hundreds of years and have extreme wealth. From an early age you are connected to the 'net with a neural lace such that virtual reality is available in a thought. After a night of drinking you can "gland" a hangover cure, or fix a broken bone.

The attraction for me is the brilliant names that Banks uses to identify these sentient ship "Minds". I hope there is room for some of these long names for leagues or teams. I haven't really thought in detail how I'd set this up but it will be fun to try an interglalactic league, epecially in a place where AI's are the dominant force.

Anybody who reads Banks and has ideas, I'd love to hear them.

Here are a few ship names

Culture - includes Ulterior and Eccentrics

General Contact Unit

GCU Different Tan (Mountain Class)
GCU Fate Amenable To Change (River Class)
GCU Gray Area
GCU It's Character Forming
GCU Jaundiced Outlook (Ridge)
GCU Problem Child (Troubadour)
GCU Reasonable Excuse
GCU Recent Convert
GCU Tactical Grace (Escarpment Class)
GCU Unacceptable Behaviour
GCV Steely Glint (Plains)

Highpoint (ulterior)
Shoot Them Later (eccentric;ulterior)

Limited or Rapid Offensive Unit

LOU Attitude Adjuster (Killer Class)
ROU Killing Time (Torturer Class)
ROU Frank Exchange Of Views (Psychopath Class)


Systems Vehicles (Class)
General, Limited, Medium

GSV Anticipation Of A New Lover's Arrival, The (Plate)
GSV Death and Gravity
GSV Ethics Gradient (Range)
GSV Honest Mistake
GSV Limivourous (Ocean)
GSV No Fixed Abode (Sabbaticaler, ex Equator)
GSV Quietly Confident (Plate)
GSV Sleeper Service (Plate)
GSV Uninvited Guest
GSV Use Psychology
GSV What Is The Answer and Why?
GSV Wisdom Like Silence (Continent)
GSV Yawning Angel (Range)
GSV Zero Gravitas
LSV Misophist
LSV Serious Callers Only (Tundra)
MSV Not Invented Here (Desert)