Dr. Alysa Orbits (Obertas)
astroalysa.bsky.social
Dr. Alysa Orbits (Obertas)
@astroalysa.bsky.social
Queer & disabled astronomer formerly at UofT & CITA. Dynamics, planets, & ballet. Posts reflect opinions of Sailor Galaxia, not my employer. She/her 👩‍🔬💃
Oh and my new player's wife cheated on me and one of my sons is probably a bastard. Can't win them all.
December 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Going to be a mess when I play tonight, though. Factions always pop up with a new ruler and a crusade is about to start to remove Norse rulers from England (I want them there).
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
All I need now is a bunch of coin and 40 more realms to make an empire, but my grandson is young and military focused so I think that might be doable in his lifetime!
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I ended up creating the kingdoms (there were actually two that I'd have lost!) and enacting voting right before I died, so now my grandson (current player) got all three kingdoms and only lost 3 counties :) He can't even keep all 6 he inherited, so I have to give one away.
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Reposted by Dr. Alysa Orbits (Obertas)
There's now a release date and news about pre-ordering for Cloudy With a Chance of Starships!

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hi folks! CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF STARSHIPS has a release date: August 4, 2026!

it also has a link! you can sign up here to receive a notification when the pre-order goes live ✨

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Cloudy with a Chance of Starships
An entertaining tour of the seemingly simple formula guiding the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
press.princeton.edu
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
There's now a release date and news about pre-ordering for Cloudy With a Chance of Starships!

bsky.app/profile/seve...
hi folks! CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF STARSHIPS has a release date: August 4, 2026!

it also has a link! you can sign up here to receive a notification when the pre-order goes live ✨

press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Cloudy with a Chance of Starships
An entertaining tour of the seemingly simple formula guiding the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
press.princeton.edu
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I'm honestly tempted to find ways to kill off sons. My current guy (who's 68 and probably about to die) had 6!!! I regret not save scumming for daughters.
December 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Eventually, I'll have the option to switch to primogeniture inheritance, which is 100000x better. But that won't be for ages
December 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
In ck3 it's called partition and I hate it. I'm Norse, so I could immediately enact elective monarchy, but some of my titles still get split up. I'm losing a kingdom I didn't even create yet (boo) to another son.
December 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I have never had a good time with player heirs who've got intrigue education. They always make problems for me.
December 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
One of the people he killed was my son, but I think that was for the best because it helps with dividing up land when I die.
December 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Although I think it's a blessing because this guy was my player heir and I did NOT want to play as him. His younger brother is so much better.
December 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Also I had an emperor who died at 97, which I thought was pretty impressive!
December 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Thanks for both of these!
December 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Ahh thank you! I will probably bug you for help every now and then haha
December 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM