Board Thread:Fiction Universe Discussion/@comment-25309944-20150418222705

Hi guys!

Over the past day or so, I've been gathering opinions and feedback on my latest project, a fictional element called Andasium. In short, it's a heavy substance which can serve as a potent fuel once refined into a substance called "ansite." It's found in supernova remnants, asteroids, planets, etc.

With the community's blessing, I'd like to introduce it into the fiction universe as a common source of fuel for powering things on a small scale like vehicles, starships, buildings, some cities, and small colonies. As I see it, using it in the fiction universe would confer the following advantages: Let me know what you guys think, and talk to me on IRC if you want your fiction(s) to be listed on the page! 
 * It would give our fictions something definite and useful to trade. One of the most common questions I get when engaging in trade with another fiction is, "What would we trade in?" The answer has always been vague, given that we assume that our fictions can replicate just about everything they want. It's often been said on the wiki that energy is the currency of advanced civilizations. Trading in ansite –– supposedly one of the cheapest ways of making energy –– will make that a reality. It will also make commerce a far more vibrant and energetic part of fiction for those who like to explore it.
 * Increased trade and interdependence will give us more opportunities for our fictions to interact beyond engaging in battle.
 * Furthermore, it will provide younger, smaller fictions and colonies which haven't yet used up the andasium near their territory the opportunity to sell that resource to more industrialized nations like the Delpha Coalition of Planets to be refined. The profit from the exchange can be used to build up their fiction. When the andasium runs out, they can repurpose their newfound economic power to some other part of the economy (like refining, for example). In this way, fictions can industrialize and move up ladder in a much more fluid and realistic way than before.
 * Extragalactic colonies now make a lot more sense. Given that the substance is released by supernovae, the areas with the most supernovae (the outer arms of galaxies) are the ones with the most andasium. Moar fiction opportunities!