An Argument Against Orbital Bombardment

If your doomships can even achieve orbit, your space empire isn't cool enough. Quite frankly, planets should be orbiting them.

Approaching Science Fiction Scale

First question: Is a space knight a fighter pilot, a ship officer, a ship captain, a squadron captain, or a fleet captain? Mechs are of course fighters, but as for the equivalency for space dragons or other space monsters, that's the second question.

The Three Kinds of Interplanetary Science Fiction

1) Everybody listens to the same bands
2) Every planet has its own bands
3) Every region on the planet has its own bands

Obviously there's going to be some galactic superstars and some local specialties, but in a normal week, seven of the top ten songs the average person hears are shared X far.

Fantasy Advice

You should make everything in fantasy bigger too.

Science Fiction Advice

If your science fiction setting seems unsatisfactory, try making everything bigger. Much bigger. Small junk is for fantasy.