Why are a lot of ships in oolite named after snakes?
It probably makes sense to players of the original games, but I never played them.
Thanks!
USR72
[Another] Dumb Question
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Re: [Another] Dumb Question
"The Dark Wheel" by Robert Holdstock, p. 8, par. 7 & 8:
"No-one knew how or when the designation of space-going vessels had been linked to the names of snakes. The Ryder's own vessel was a relatively harmless Ophidion {sic}, capable of two hyperspace jumps {???}, armed very basically, set up, really, only to destroy imminent dangers, like asteroids, meteoroids, or 'crazy craft', the name given to vessels that were out of control, or ridden by juveniles out for kicks.
"The Cobra was a bigger vessel by far."
https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Dark_Wheel
http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/dkwheel.htm (I've never had any security issues with Ian Bell's Elite website.)
Welcome to the lore, USR72.
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"No-one knew how or when the designation of space-going vessels had been linked to the names of snakes. The Ryder's own vessel was a relatively harmless Ophidion {sic}, capable of two hyperspace jumps {???}, armed very basically, set up, really, only to destroy imminent dangers, like asteroids, meteoroids, or 'crazy craft', the name given to vessels that were out of control, or ridden by juveniles out for kicks.
"The Cobra was a bigger vessel by far."
https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/The_Dark_Wheel
http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/dkwheel.htm (I've never had any security issues with Ian Bell's Elite website.)
Welcome to the lore, USR72.
user