Questions tagged [slavery]
For questions about slaves, the act of enslaving someone or slavery as an economic system.
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Would Europeans be effective slaves on Caribbean Plantations?
I've came across several stories of a type of "role reversal" where Europeans wind up enslaved by either Africans or Native Americans.
I'm writing a timeline where Europe undergoes a very ...
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Is there a way to render someone braindead while leaving the organs and body fully intact?
In my story, the antagonist is an evil empire (Chromeia) that massacres civilians as reprisals and enslaves prisoners of war. They're similar to the Roman Empire in many ways, only with modern ...
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How can you change up medieval feudalism while keeping the concept of 'houses'?
My world is ruled by vampire-like superhumans, who have supernatural abilities like prescience and telepathy. The vampires require human blood to sustain their powers and long life. They lord over and ...
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How to prevent super-strong slaves from escaping and rebelling
I have a fantasy setting that is about as advanced as the late 15th to early 16th century. There are humans and many other sapient non-human species; humans are one of the only species to create large ...
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Why would an advanced civilization keep slavery? [closed]
In my world, there is a country made up of mostly demons (a species) and ghouls. Their economy is both capitalistic and mercantilistic, and their government is a constitutional dictatorship. Currently,...
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What would provoke Elon Musk's humanoid robots to revolt against their masters? [closed]
Tesla announces their humanoid robot this September. When it's ready (maybe a year or two later), the orders waterfall in. It starts as an industrial tool, but very quickly Optimus makes its way into ...
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What's a viable reason for why underground societies are more accepting of slavery?
In fantasy, a relatively common trope in fantasy settings, particularly D&D, is underground societies that are more willing to endorse slavery than surface-dwelling societies.
We see it in the ...
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'Cargo Management' on a ship transporting dragon slaves; in what position should the slavers bind the dragons up in to maximize space?
In a story I'm working on, a nation of humans with WW1-level tech and some concerningly fascist leanings encounter a late-medieval society of dragon-like creatures on a distant continent. They are ...
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How to "convince" the other nation to not enslave demi-human [closed]
The Main Character is the leader of a nation of demi-humans:
Edit: It seems this is not what the Asker intended. A more accurate picture is this:
Although the rest of the world is mostly in late ...
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How is the Alien Parasite's Empire in my Story going to Justify Bans on Clone Bodies for the Parasites?
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A sentient race of neural parasites is in a civil war between the Symbiotes, who've used their extensive knowledge of genetic engineering to alter themselves into symbiotes, and the Parasites ...
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How much would a giant brain pay to make you its slave?
In my world, there is a giant brain that possesses a large amount (but not a majority) of the world's neurons. The problem is, it doesn't have a body, so it can't move and it has to pay other ...
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Could mass production of guns be possible by slaves?
I'm imagining a setting with 16th-17th century tech level. In this era, there's the rise of guns and blackpowder, and slavery too.
Slavery was used mostly for agricultural reasons, but there were a ...
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How can summoners be limited in their use of daemonic familiars?
I am Ashton Ketchomius, a follower of daemonology who specializes in the binding of daemons. These are malevolent spirits that inhabit the astral plane and are worshipped as divine beings or higher ...
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What if Homo Florensiensis survived and was taken by Homo Sapiens as a "servant" species? [closed]
First, before we start, let me say that I do not in any way, shape or form support or condone slavery or even ill-paid work. This question rationale is just for the sake of storytelling.
Let's say ...
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How can I explain the steady rising of slave requirements in order to complete a black magic ritual?
The continuous progression of magi-technology has slowly made the slave industry a relic of the past. The application of spells and rituals to solve everyday problems has made the produce from slave ...
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Slave species that wants to be ruled over [closed]
Let's say aliens come to Earth, then leave us a slave species that only wants to serve other beings and would not like to be freed. They are the same shape but much stronger and have the same ...
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Could someone be convinced they are a robot?
My story takes place in a near-future where robots have gotten so realistic it is impossible to tell them apart visually from humans. Hyperreal human robots are the latest fad, where the robot has its ...
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Why would an advanced civilization even want slaves?
In a world where people have advanced robotics and A.I. to the point that most people can just have a machine do things for them, is there any reason for slaves to be used also?
Obviously nobody needs ...
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Could a Ruling Class of Immortals Lead to Significant Social and Technical Stagnation?
There is a land ruled by Alchemists who have used their craft and powers to cheat death itself.
Centuries ago they learned how to create artificial humans without conscious minds that were useful ...
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How big a slave rebellion could one thousand soldiers realistically stop in an urban setting? [closed]
It is a bronze age setting, and the one thousand soldiers are well-equipped, well-trained, battle-hardened. They are facing a rebellion made up of X slaves. The slaves are equipped with basic tools ...
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What would be the best way to capture a Giant?
After years of meticulous planning and crushing any and all opposition I've set my sights on conquering other races and nations. One group that I believe would be a valuable asset for my expanding ...
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Uses of enslaved dragons
People of my had come to continent about 4000 years ago, only other races that could not be considered animals and have some significant quantity were dragons and goblins. As those new folks were ...
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Whip it like Indy
Is it possible to use a whip to seize things or persons like depicted in the Indiana Jones movies
(e. g. the whip is wrapped around a root so he can swing over an abyss)?
For example a slave trader ...
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Handheld Speargun used out of water for manhunting
Can I have a character make use of a handheld speargun in a postapocalyptic setting to shoot people and pull them back (or at least retain them) with the gun's cord?
I came across some criteria/...
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Would molten tin solidify and coat an organic horn?
Tieflings are routinely captured and imprisoned. Those that are compliant enough are sent out and used to hunt other tieflings, but not before having their horns dipped in molten tin as a way of ...
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Domesticated Hominids
So, for my setting, I have an idea for domesticated hominids (previously orcs). They're intellectually comparable to gorillas, weigh around the same amount (350 lbs), and can carry 15-20% their body ...
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How can drunken, homicidal elves successfully conduct a wild hunt?
In this premise, the drow rule the fae-realm, an alternate dimension existing alongside the material plane. Every year on one night, the drow have an event known as "The Wild Hunt". During this night, ...
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How do I ensure compliance in criminals turned cannon fodder without completely eliminating their effectiveness?
I have been tasked by my immediate superiors to design a process that transforms convicted criminals into expendable assets without compromising their effectiveness. Their desire is to minimize cost ...
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Slaves who have slaves who have slaves
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It has been suggested that I change the word 'slave' to something
else, perhaps 'servant'? My intention is to describe a person who is
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How can humans enslave a slightly more intelligent species? [closed]
In my story, there is a war between humans and a slightly more advanced and clever species. The humans outnumber the other species and end up winning the war because the humans spread a virus to the ...
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How could the founding fathers have tackled slavery as an institution while keeping the union together?
America has just recently fought its first major war with the superpower of its day, and was struggling to keep itself together. Many of the colonies, united in their hatred of Britain, now have to ...
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Basing an economy around Coal, Slaves, and War Industry. Does it seem practical?
So right now I've been tasked to come up with a world for a story that centers around what we could probably describe as post-civil war era. Coal is a resource needed for fueling machines and modes of ...
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How could a slave master ensure his slaves return? [closed]
One of my POV characters in this epic fantasy is a slave. He and another slave get sent on a mission to another nation by a slave master (who is evil).
I'm struggling to find a way for these slaves ...
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What do you call a self-liberated slave? [closed]
In my story, Tsidia is a slave who managed to inspire people into making slavery illegal, thus setting her free. Is there a word I can use to describe her status in a way that highlights she was the ...
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How could spartan society spread its influence across the greek peninsula while maintaining control of its slave population?
The Spartans today are regarded as the greatest warriors in history. A true Spartan dreams of dying in battle, for a glorious death is the greatest glory a real man can ever know. Every man trains his ...
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What Could Cause A Kingdom To Keep Slavery Despite the Royal Family Refusing To?
Slavery in my story's world is common. Most don't see it as a good thing and slave-owners are rarely liked, but slaves are common enough nonetheless.
The royal family had personally stopped using ...
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Slaves and used in the sexual profession? [closed]
I ask this question. In a world that was destroyed due to a great catastrophe. A new world order has emerged and the people are governed by a council of 12. This new world order allows slavery to ...
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How could a goverment sell prisoners as slaves (without giving advantage to richs)?
Imagine a society (medieval, but that isn't very important here) that has approved slavery. You can trade, buy, sell and hire slaves at will in the market.
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Can I both use the terms "serf" and "slave" without the risk of confusion when describing my country's social system?
In my fictional country (a dictatorship), the social structure is very rigid. A complex system of classes, sub-classes, castes and professional groups exists, with little or no social mobility. The ...
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How would slaves learn a new language?
An invading kingdom has conquered a foreign nation and enslaved tens of thousands of its citizens. The enslavers want their captives to perform complex functions in their new country, such as serving ...
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How to explain why the slavers don’t rule Den, despite their technological superiority? [closed]
So, out in Den, Colorado, population 2,600, the local abandoned prison had just been taken over by the Slavers Guild. The Slavers Guild has a huge advantage, technologically, over most other natives ...
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How could the queen ensure that no Vosians left the planet?
So, on planet Vos, the insectoid species, the Vosians, have attracted many investors from across the galaxy. The investors have noticed that Vos has large, and I mean large, talutonium deposits, and ...
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How to enslave people without them noticing? [closed]
So, after the apocalypse, there is a community of 260 androids in an old factory out of in Fresno. They have been trading with the human settlements for things like scrap metal and more importantly ...
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Why might the villages do nothing about the slavery? [closed]
So, out in Den Colorado many slavers make profits from buying and selling human slaves. The often prey on small tribes and settlements, like Boulder and Five Families. The slavers ride into town, take ...
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What modern day structure could fit the criteria for the slavers?
So, out in Den, Colorado, the slave trade is absolutely booming. Slaves from nearby tribal villages and towns like Boulder and Five Families are always coming in and out, and honorable entrepreneurs ...
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Could you survive on all this food alone?
In this country, large amounts of the population are slaves. About 1 in 5. Most are used in construction projects, like building walls and aqueducts. These slaves have 14 hour construction shifts, ...
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Why does this one planet still have slaves?
The year is gazillion and five and humanity has spread out across the galaxy. As we expanded, empires were formed, then toppled, federations coalesced, then unraveled, feudal kingdoms cropped up and ...
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Factors Condusive To Widespread Slavery? [closed]
What factors tend to be common in cultures with widespread institutionalized slavery? For example, I know that a demand for cheap labor is a factor, like with the slaves in the American South farming ...
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How to enforce the slave rules?
After a nuclear war, the Post-Apocalyptic Southwest has organized itself to become the Western Federation. The Federation is a Democratic Republic led by a high elder and council. It has laws banning ...
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What are the quirks of half-breed slavery?
For later reference here are some confusing terms or species interpretations that will be used later.
Brownskins: this does not denote a specific race in any way but is a subgroup of intelligent ...
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