Seon
Not An Evil Liar
Can we have non-sentient races? 
Shining in the Darkness - development and workshop thread
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Lord_Herobrine
Back in the Saddle
Species: Flallore
Polity: Flallorean Collective
Home Planet: Desmong; Arid terrestrial, 1.5x earth gravity, planet with many ancient, eroded mountains and plateaus in a sub-desert landscape. Much of the land is covered in a rocky, red surface that is rich in minerals. There is evidence of an old almost global system of lakes, rivers and oceans, but much of it is gone. There is a sole massive (think the size of Eurasia) lake in the southern hemisphere with small rivers flowing into it that is all that is left of the once aquatic world.
Desmong is orbited by a complex satellite system, with one large moon and a small comet that periodically follows a vastly strange and elliptical orbit. At times this comet comes between the planet and its moon, but then is brought back into nearly interplanetary space, only to lazily make its way back into the system to repeat the process. It appears to orbit the large moon.
Physical Description: Large omnivorous creatures with a long profile. The Flallore are semi-aquatic and have a large paddle-shaped appendage fixed at the bottom of the their flexible spine that helps in water mobility. In addition, they have two powerful legs and arms each with webbed appendages. When standing on their legs, they can stand at about 6ft tall, and when swimming can straighten out themselves to 7ft in length. Their entire body is covered in a slimy, pale blue skin with hard bright gold patches spaced along their spine and major joints. Their face resembles that of a dragon's snout, with a two pair set of large slitted nostrils and whiskers that can reach a foot long on the eldest. They have a double set of lungs and gills that can allow them to spend long periods underwater.
Mammals, the Flallore give birth to their young, which then spend several months close to their mothers until they are strong enough. During birth, a mother typical gives birth to 3-6 'pups'. The Flallore communicate vocally, albeit with a deep, throaty voice. They are a traditional two-gender species with the roles of parenthood equally split between both parents.
Rise of Technology: The origins of the Flallore are of the great lake on Desmong. Evolving from aquatic creatures, they have remained in the water but had a slight surface presence. During tribal times, the many who ventured to the surface in hopes of inhabiting it were met with vicious attacks by monsters of the deserts and canyons. Proving outmanned and underclassed, they retreated to the shallow waters and built up civilizations just under the waves.
Dry land became mystified and tales of countless abominations and beasts roaming the deserts became the status quo. Despite their reverence of the surface as a land of horrors, many vowed to return.
From their time in the solitary confinement that was the lake, they sought out new technologies with a passion. The Flallore, as it came to be seen, were natural scientists and engineers. Countless wars were fought in the early days, with city-states gaining a technological edge and exploiting that edge to rule over others. As time progressed and they rapidly entered the industrial age, a polity emerged among the republics and democracies that existed, one that put forward technology as the single greatest driving force. The event is known today as simply The Revolution. The Revolution called for extensive ideological freedom from traditional standards. This intellectual community grew by the hordes and came to dominate the lake in under three decades. Today the community is still celebrated by the Flallore, and manages the world.
From this time of unification never before seen in Flallore history came absolutely breathtaking engineering projects and accomplishments. Cities were built underwater and towered into the shallows, with moonpools and systems of airlocks allowing the species to live in relatively dry conditions inside the buildings. Civilian submarines (think of futuristic styles with wings and lots of glass, rather than OTL submarines) became their mode of transportation and so great underwater berths and drydocks were built. Massive farms were constructed out of colonies of algae and other vegetation and provided for the masses.
As the Flallore race had gained supremacy over the water, another intelligent race had emerged among the mountains on Desmong, presenting a grave threat to their security. From their safe haven in the lake, they were able to spy upon the enemy and learned of their barbaric ways. Determined to protect what they had built, the Flallorean nation emerged from the waves, having already learned the secrets of the atom and masters of it. Within a brief and spectacular nuclear holocaust, the other civilization was entirely wiped out and the Flallore began their long-awaited rule of the dry lands.
It took the better half of two centuries, but eventually a world-spanning civilization with megacities and academic institutions sprawling across the wastes was built. Technology focused on terraforming their world to a more comfortable one was used in mass quantities. Over time, they changed their whole planet, bringing back the tides of the once great ocean and reclaiming much of Desmong. High speed rapid transit connected the planet and spurred further growth. 200 years after they first came to rule the land, the Flallore, fascinated with the research and material possibilities, constructed an exploration ship outfitted with a newly discovered warp engine, and took to the stars.
Primary Colour: Deep Blue
Secondary Colour: Gold
Icon: A golden trident
Pros:
N/a
Cons:
N/a
Quirks:
N/a
Starting Planet Type: Laboratory World
Desired Starting Units: Exploration Ship, Troops
Local Star Names: Gundarr, Dolak III, Durne, Femid, Corasik, Hundim
Architectural Style (optional): Smooth, flowing buildings. Glass is used extensively with large, open spaces. Much of their buildings mimic the water, with roofs cresting and dipping like waves, clean and bright interiors with glass creating patterns with shafts of light. The inside of the buildings usually are wide and incorporate ovals in much of the walls and supports. Many of their buildings are built up from the seafloor, with hundreds of stories and skyscrapers rising up more than a mile high.
Spaceship Style (optional): Typically large and smooth, the ships of the Flallore extrude the very essence of the waves. They are sometimes referred to as ‘Space Whales’ in terms of appearance and size. Additionally, their experience with building under the extreme pressures of deep ocean depths has taught them incredible techniques to ensure the structural integrity of their spaceships.
Polity: Flallorean Collective
Home Planet: Desmong; Arid terrestrial, 1.5x earth gravity, planet with many ancient, eroded mountains and plateaus in a sub-desert landscape. Much of the land is covered in a rocky, red surface that is rich in minerals. There is evidence of an old almost global system of lakes, rivers and oceans, but much of it is gone. There is a sole massive (think the size of Eurasia) lake in the southern hemisphere with small rivers flowing into it that is all that is left of the once aquatic world.
Desmong is orbited by a complex satellite system, with one large moon and a small comet that periodically follows a vastly strange and elliptical orbit. At times this comet comes between the planet and its moon, but then is brought back into nearly interplanetary space, only to lazily make its way back into the system to repeat the process. It appears to orbit the large moon.
Physical Description: Large omnivorous creatures with a long profile. The Flallore are semi-aquatic and have a large paddle-shaped appendage fixed at the bottom of the their flexible spine that helps in water mobility. In addition, they have two powerful legs and arms each with webbed appendages. When standing on their legs, they can stand at about 6ft tall, and when swimming can straighten out themselves to 7ft in length. Their entire body is covered in a slimy, pale blue skin with hard bright gold patches spaced along their spine and major joints. Their face resembles that of a dragon's snout, with a two pair set of large slitted nostrils and whiskers that can reach a foot long on the eldest. They have a double set of lungs and gills that can allow them to spend long periods underwater.
Mammals, the Flallore give birth to their young, which then spend several months close to their mothers until they are strong enough. During birth, a mother typical gives birth to 3-6 'pups'. The Flallore communicate vocally, albeit with a deep, throaty voice. They are a traditional two-gender species with the roles of parenthood equally split between both parents.
Rise of Technology: The origins of the Flallore are of the great lake on Desmong. Evolving from aquatic creatures, they have remained in the water but had a slight surface presence. During tribal times, the many who ventured to the surface in hopes of inhabiting it were met with vicious attacks by monsters of the deserts and canyons. Proving outmanned and underclassed, they retreated to the shallow waters and built up civilizations just under the waves.
Dry land became mystified and tales of countless abominations and beasts roaming the deserts became the status quo. Despite their reverence of the surface as a land of horrors, many vowed to return.
From their time in the solitary confinement that was the lake, they sought out new technologies with a passion. The Flallore, as it came to be seen, were natural scientists and engineers. Countless wars were fought in the early days, with city-states gaining a technological edge and exploiting that edge to rule over others. As time progressed and they rapidly entered the industrial age, a polity emerged among the republics and democracies that existed, one that put forward technology as the single greatest driving force. The event is known today as simply The Revolution. The Revolution called for extensive ideological freedom from traditional standards. This intellectual community grew by the hordes and came to dominate the lake in under three decades. Today the community is still celebrated by the Flallore, and manages the world.
From this time of unification never before seen in Flallore history came absolutely breathtaking engineering projects and accomplishments. Cities were built underwater and towered into the shallows, with moonpools and systems of airlocks allowing the species to live in relatively dry conditions inside the buildings. Civilian submarines (think of futuristic styles with wings and lots of glass, rather than OTL submarines) became their mode of transportation and so great underwater berths and drydocks were built. Massive farms were constructed out of colonies of algae and other vegetation and provided for the masses.
As the Flallore race had gained supremacy over the water, another intelligent race had emerged among the mountains on Desmong, presenting a grave threat to their security. From their safe haven in the lake, they were able to spy upon the enemy and learned of their barbaric ways. Determined to protect what they had built, the Flallorean nation emerged from the waves, having already learned the secrets of the atom and masters of it. Within a brief and spectacular nuclear holocaust, the other civilization was entirely wiped out and the Flallore began their long-awaited rule of the dry lands.
It took the better half of two centuries, but eventually a world-spanning civilization with megacities and academic institutions sprawling across the wastes was built. Technology focused on terraforming their world to a more comfortable one was used in mass quantities. Over time, they changed their whole planet, bringing back the tides of the once great ocean and reclaiming much of Desmong. High speed rapid transit connected the planet and spurred further growth. 200 years after they first came to rule the land, the Flallore, fascinated with the research and material possibilities, constructed an exploration ship outfitted with a newly discovered warp engine, and took to the stars.
Primary Colour: Deep Blue
Secondary Colour: Gold
Icon: A golden trident
Pros:
N/a
Cons:
N/a
Quirks:
N/a
Starting Planet Type: Laboratory World
Desired Starting Units: Exploration Ship, Troops
Local Star Names: Gundarr, Dolak III, Durne, Femid, Corasik, Hundim
Architectural Style (optional): Smooth, flowing buildings. Glass is used extensively with large, open spaces. Much of their buildings mimic the water, with roofs cresting and dipping like waves, clean and bright interiors with glass creating patterns with shafts of light. The inside of the buildings usually are wide and incorporate ovals in much of the walls and supports. Many of their buildings are built up from the seafloor, with hundreds of stories and skyscrapers rising up more than a mile high.
Spaceship Style (optional): Typically large and smooth, the ships of the Flallore extrude the very essence of the waves. They are sometimes referred to as ‘Space Whales’ in terms of appearance and size. Additionally, their experience with building under the extreme pressures of deep ocean depths has taught them incredible techniques to ensure the structural integrity of their spaceships.
thomas.berubeg
Wandering the World
Species: Phellem
Polity: Phellem Longing
Home Planet: Urphul. A pretty ideal Garden planet.
Species: The Phellem are a race created long ago by, according to their legends, the Gods known as the Umani. Big, Lumbering, with multiple long bony appendages capped with dextrous five fingered hands and quick minds, though they take orders almost instinctually. Phellem have an inherent desire to please those higher in the social order than they, and habitually form packs.
Legends from all around Urphul say that long ago the gods abandoned them, travelling to the stars before fading into heaven. The Phellem still tend to the works of their distant masters, longing for the day they return, where they will see that the Phellem are still devotedly theirs.
There are no remaining records of the appearance of the Umani, but most Phellem know that they will recognize them on sight.
Rise of Technology: Ten Thousand years ago the Umani created the Phellem to serve them. When the Umani left, the Phellem continued to tend to their works, and, by necessity, slowly learned the secrets involved in their creation.
Some Phellem have since decided to take to the stars, hoping to find the Umani and serve them.
The technology of the Umani, and therefore the Phellem, is boxy and utilitarian, though there is an undeniable grace in original Umani Designs that the Phellem seek, more or less successfully, to emulate.
Primary Color: Navy Blue
Secondary Color: Yellow
Starting Planet Type: Laboratory World
Desired starting units: Exploration Ship, Diplomat
Local Star Names: Ul, Alep Kentar, Iries, Prokentar, Durin
Typical Architecture: Concrete, Glass, lots of trees and open areas, rooftop gardens.
Typical Ships Designs: Utilitarian, Boxy, not given to unneeded flourishes, but with a certain grace.
Link to video.
Polity: Phellem Longing
Home Planet: Urphul. A pretty ideal Garden planet.
Species: The Phellem are a race created long ago by, according to their legends, the Gods known as the Umani. Big, Lumbering, with multiple long bony appendages capped with dextrous five fingered hands and quick minds, though they take orders almost instinctually. Phellem have an inherent desire to please those higher in the social order than they, and habitually form packs.
Legends from all around Urphul say that long ago the gods abandoned them, travelling to the stars before fading into heaven. The Phellem still tend to the works of their distant masters, longing for the day they return, where they will see that the Phellem are still devotedly theirs.
There are no remaining records of the appearance of the Umani, but most Phellem know that they will recognize them on sight.
Rise of Technology: Ten Thousand years ago the Umani created the Phellem to serve them. When the Umani left, the Phellem continued to tend to their works, and, by necessity, slowly learned the secrets involved in their creation.
Some Phellem have since decided to take to the stars, hoping to find the Umani and serve them.
The technology of the Umani, and therefore the Phellem, is boxy and utilitarian, though there is an undeniable grace in original Umani Designs that the Phellem seek, more or less successfully, to emulate.
Primary Color: Navy Blue
Secondary Color: Yellow
Starting Planet Type: Laboratory World
Desired starting units: Exploration Ship, Diplomat
Local Star Names: Ul, Alep Kentar, Iries, Prokentar, Durin
Typical Architecture: Concrete, Glass, lots of trees and open areas, rooftop gardens.
Typical Ships Designs: Utilitarian, Boxy, not given to unneeded flourishes, but with a certain grace.
Link to video.
Daftpanzer
canonically ambiguous
Thank you guys! 
I previously had a chat with Lord_Herobrine via PM, so I'm all cool with the Flallore.
@thomas, the Phellem are also provisionally approved but I have a couple of Q's: can you tell me a bit more about their appearance? Or are you cool with me experimenting? I'm thinking of some kind of hairy, non-exoskeleton creatures, with four legs spread radially around the main torso.
Also, I realise I hadn't made this explicit, but I really wanted to make a point of not having any 'ancients' or 'precursors' like we see in so many sci-fi settings. I feel like it will be more fun to have a blank canvas and have players create everything from scratch in-game. Especially if, as I hope, this becomes one of my longer-running games. Perhaps accelerated with a BT or five.
So, could we say the Umani are actually a subset of Phellem, who perhaps died out through some means - maybe a genetic bottleneck among elite families? Or maybe they are just a legend?
I previously had a chat with Lord_Herobrine via PM, so I'm all cool with the Flallore.
@thomas, the Phellem are also provisionally approved but I have a couple of Q's: can you tell me a bit more about their appearance? Or are you cool with me experimenting? I'm thinking of some kind of hairy, non-exoskeleton creatures, with four legs spread radially around the main torso.
Also, I realise I hadn't made this explicit, but I really wanted to make a point of not having any 'ancients' or 'precursors' like we see in so many sci-fi settings. I feel like it will be more fun to have a blank canvas and have players create everything from scratch in-game. Especially if, as I hope, this becomes one of my longer-running games. Perhaps accelerated with a BT or five.
So, could we say the Umani are actually a subset of Phellem, who perhaps died out through some means - maybe a genetic bottleneck among elite families? Or maybe they are just a legend?
thomas.berubeg
Wandering the World
I pictured them looking a lot like great apes/gorillas, but with a more centered center of gravity, and, yeah the extra legs.
The Umani, I pictured looking like tall hairless apes.
Sure, the Umani can have died out... I didn't expect you to put them anywhere, but the Phellem definently still believe they're out there in the heavens, waiting for them.
The Umani, I pictured looking like tall hairless apes.
Sure, the Umani can have died out... I didn't expect you to put them anywhere, but the Phellem definently still believe they're out there in the heavens, waiting for them.
Seon
Not An Evil Liar
Species: Yuma
Polity: Confederacy of United Clans of Yuma
Home Planet: The Grand Hive of Yuma
Appearence: Common Yuma drone is a dark-chitin covered insectoid measuring 7 feet tall. It has 6 limbs, two of which are dedicated 'walking' appendages. The other four 'manipulator' limbs.
The head is a triangular ovoid in shape, with prominent faceted eyes mounted to the front. In general, the overall impression is similar to that of a praying mantis. There are two short antennae that protrude from the top of the head. The mouth is on the underside of the front point of the triangular head, and is relatively small. It is surrounded to two strong mandibles. The neck is very short but thick and sturdy, and can rotate 60 degrees.
The Yuma's body is divided into two separate 'sections.' The upper segment is approximately egg-shaped with a slight distension at the upper end just below the junction to the neck and head; this is where the upper limbs join the body. The lower segment is a tapered oval that arcs slightly towards the rear and forms a rounded point. The junction of these two segments is a heavily muscled narrow waist which the Yuma can twist to approximately 100 degrees
The lower four limbs are attached to the lower body segment. The lowest pair, or the traditional legs, are attached just above the point where the segment begins to bend rearwards. These legs have knee joints and ankle joint, and are terminated with clawed appendages. The ankles allow the Yuma to use the lowest part of the limb as feet, providing stability and agility when standing erect. These legs are also double jointed at the knees. The middle pair of limbs are primarily used as manipulating limbs, but are also seen as propelling limbs when a Yuma is running. These limbs are jointed at elbow and wrist, and end in clawed hands. There are four digits, including an opposable thumb, and these are clawed. The claws are short and horny. These legs are usually held folded against the front of the body.
he upper limbs are dedicated manipulatory limbs. These are jointed at the elbows and wrists. The elbow is jointed to the rear, similar to human arms. The hands end in four clawed digits, one of which is an opposable thumb. These digits are more flexible and agile than the ones on the middle limbs
Majority of the drones are not self-aware, and are hatched in massive Clan-operated nurseries, tended to by the Queens who laid them.
Non-sentient does not necessarily mean unintelligent. Each Yuma drone has brains capable of astonishingly complicated pattern-searching algorithms. They can be 'trained' for combat or any other role in civilized society (with the obvious exceptions of artistic or scientific endeavors).
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Physical Description Continued: The "aristocracy" or the "clan members" of the Yuma can almost be considered a separate species entirely. Unlike the majority of the Yuma drones, the aristocracy is fully self-aware and posseessing many unique 'features' dependent upon the genetic template that they were based off of. The Yuma, a race uniquely skilled in the field of biotechnology, normally generates these 'clan members' in specially prepared vats or specially treated eggs. Clan members birthed from such a treatment is a unique individual in its own right, rather than being perfect clones. However, they still retain certain similarities unique to the "template" of the clan that birthed them, such as unique color patterns or additional appendages.
Rise of Technology: It has been many years since the disparate clans of the Yuma agreed, in the face of ongoing ecological disaster and depletion of natural resources, to put their differences aside and unite for a common cause: salvation of their race. With failing resources and industries, the clans of Yuma devoted everything they have towards the colonization of space, developing infrastructure and requisite technologies for faster than light travel.
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Starting Planet Type Hive World.
Desired Starting Units: TroopsExploration vessel
Local Star Names: I'll think of something later
Typical Architecture: Lots of domes, with iridescent blue coloration in general. "organic" looking technology, although they are most assuredly synthetic. The Yuma just prefer the organic aesthetics.
Typical Ship Designs: Floating polygons, with octahedral shapes being the most common. Gs are generally provided by acceleration.
Polity: Confederacy of United Clans of Yuma
Home Planet: The Grand Hive of Yuma
Appearence: Common Yuma drone is a dark-chitin covered insectoid measuring 7 feet tall. It has 6 limbs, two of which are dedicated 'walking' appendages. The other four 'manipulator' limbs.
The head is a triangular ovoid in shape, with prominent faceted eyes mounted to the front. In general, the overall impression is similar to that of a praying mantis. There are two short antennae that protrude from the top of the head. The mouth is on the underside of the front point of the triangular head, and is relatively small. It is surrounded to two strong mandibles. The neck is very short but thick and sturdy, and can rotate 60 degrees.
The Yuma's body is divided into two separate 'sections.' The upper segment is approximately egg-shaped with a slight distension at the upper end just below the junction to the neck and head; this is where the upper limbs join the body. The lower segment is a tapered oval that arcs slightly towards the rear and forms a rounded point. The junction of these two segments is a heavily muscled narrow waist which the Yuma can twist to approximately 100 degrees
The lower four limbs are attached to the lower body segment. The lowest pair, or the traditional legs, are attached just above the point where the segment begins to bend rearwards. These legs have knee joints and ankle joint, and are terminated with clawed appendages. The ankles allow the Yuma to use the lowest part of the limb as feet, providing stability and agility when standing erect. These legs are also double jointed at the knees. The middle pair of limbs are primarily used as manipulating limbs, but are also seen as propelling limbs when a Yuma is running. These limbs are jointed at elbow and wrist, and end in clawed hands. There are four digits, including an opposable thumb, and these are clawed. The claws are short and horny. These legs are usually held folded against the front of the body.
he upper limbs are dedicated manipulatory limbs. These are jointed at the elbows and wrists. The elbow is jointed to the rear, similar to human arms. The hands end in four clawed digits, one of which is an opposable thumb. These digits are more flexible and agile than the ones on the middle limbs
Majority of the drones are not self-aware, and are hatched in massive Clan-operated nurseries, tended to by the Queens who laid them.
Non-sentient does not necessarily mean unintelligent. Each Yuma drone has brains capable of astonishingly complicated pattern-searching algorithms. They can be 'trained' for combat or any other role in civilized society (with the obvious exceptions of artistic or scientific endeavors).
................................................................................
Physical Description Continued: The "aristocracy" or the "clan members" of the Yuma can almost be considered a separate species entirely. Unlike the majority of the Yuma drones, the aristocracy is fully self-aware and posseessing many unique 'features' dependent upon the genetic template that they were based off of. The Yuma, a race uniquely skilled in the field of biotechnology, normally generates these 'clan members' in specially prepared vats or specially treated eggs. Clan members birthed from such a treatment is a unique individual in its own right, rather than being perfect clones. However, they still retain certain similarities unique to the "template" of the clan that birthed them, such as unique color patterns or additional appendages.
Rise of Technology: It has been many years since the disparate clans of the Yuma agreed, in the face of ongoing ecological disaster and depletion of natural resources, to put their differences aside and unite for a common cause: salvation of their race. With failing resources and industries, the clans of Yuma devoted everything they have towards the colonization of space, developing infrastructure and requisite technologies for faster than light travel.
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Starting Planet Type Hive World.
Desired Starting Units: TroopsExploration vessel
Local Star Names: I'll think of something later
Typical Architecture: Lots of domes, with iridescent blue coloration in general. "organic" looking technology, although they are most assuredly synthetic. The Yuma just prefer the organic aesthetics.
Typical Ship Designs: Floating polygons, with octahedral shapes being the most common. Gs are generally provided by acceleration.
Species: Arkceli
Polity: Arkceli Consortium
Home Planet: Dagaia: WIP
Physical Description:The Arkceli
Picture Description
Rise of technology:WIP
Primary Color: WIP
Secondary Color: WIP
Starting Planet Type: Metropolis World
Desired starting units: WIP
Local Star Names: WIP
Typical Architecture: Natural mushroom sharp structures
Typical Ships Designs: Small opal sharped crafts
Polity: Arkceli Consortium
Home Planet: Dagaia: WIP
Spoiler :
Physical Description:The Arkceli
Picture Description
Spoiler :
Rise of technology:WIP
Primary Color: WIP
Secondary Color: WIP
Starting Planet Type: Metropolis World
Desired starting units: WIP
Local Star Names: WIP
Typical Architecture: Natural mushroom sharp structures
Typical Ships Designs: Small opal sharped crafts
Daftpanzer
canonically ambiguous
YUMA APPROVED
All the spaces!!!
@Everblack, that's a cool pic. My advice is to think of a bunch of characters/mannerisms that would be fun (and hopefully unique) to play, and then build a species around that.
All the spaces!!!
@Everblack, that's a cool pic. My advice is to think of a bunch of characters/mannerisms that would be fun (and hopefully unique) to play, and then build a species around that.
Daftpanzer
canonically ambiguous
A sample of planet discoveries created during my test games - any ideas for other kinds of planets? 
Yes, they are weighted towards habitable / interesting planets because we handily abstract away all the others. Like Star Wars, my idea is you'll have one interesting world per system.
Spoiler :
Yes, they are weighted towards habitable / interesting planets because we handily abstract away all the others. Like Star Wars, my idea is you'll have one interesting world per system.
Seon
Not An Evil Liar
Ghost World: Remains of an pre-FTL civilization that have been wiped out for unknown cause can be found in this system. Be wary in this part of the void--what has wiped them out may still be around.
Minerals or Zen through salvage or tourism. Oddity: ancient artefacts?
Hostile Garden Planet
A planet very rich in its biodiversity, with breathtaking landscape and unimaginable agricultural potential. Too bad almost everything here is trying to kill you.
Gas Giant Core
This metallic planet is actually a core of a gas giant that formed a bit too close to the sun. The atmosphere that surrounded it has dissipated entirely, leaving behind a floating hunk of massive heavy metals and other valuable compounds.
Minerals or Zen through salvage or tourism. Oddity: ancient artefacts?
Hostile Garden Planet
A planet very rich in its biodiversity, with breathtaking landscape and unimaginable agricultural potential. Too bad almost everything here is trying to kill you.
Gas Giant Core
This metallic planet is actually a core of a gas giant that formed a bit too close to the sun. The atmosphere that surrounded it has dissipated entirely, leaving behind a floating hunk of massive heavy metals and other valuable compounds.
Lord_Herobrine
Back in the Saddle
Updated my species. Also, how exactly are oddities obtained and consumed? If you settle a planet that has lets say, Evidence of intelligent life, do you obtain only 1 oddity for settling that planet/exploring it or do you obtain 1 oddity per turn?
If they are obtained on a per turn basis, do they ever run out as your civilization has exhausted any research possibilities into it or has grown bored of it?
If they are obtained on a per turn basis, do they ever run out as your civilization has exhausted any research possibilities into it or has grown bored of it?
Daftpanzer
canonically ambiguous
Thanks Seon - will have to have a Chthonian planet or two!
Thanks for the update!
I know its a bit gamey, but I would have them as a continual resource. Perhaps the Oddity rating drops from 2 to 1 over time, but will never (or rarely) disappear completely. Maybe there's always new fossils to dig up, new mineral veins to find, new archaeological finds to stumble upon?
My idea is you have one kind of colony specialisation for each of the four resources. So you have an interesting choice on how do develop a planet. Say a planet has potential of 2 Oddities and 2 Minerals. It may be that building a research outpost provides 2 Oddities and only 1 Minerals. But a mining colony can provide 2 Minerals, while maybe only providing 1 Oddity, or perhaps it completely destroys the chance to study them.
These choices will be somewhat unique to each planet as well. When you explore a new system, I plan to give feedback along with the planet description about what kind of colonies would provide what benefits. If that makes sense
Thanks for the update!
I know its a bit gamey, but I would have them as a continual resource. Perhaps the Oddity rating drops from 2 to 1 over time, but will never (or rarely) disappear completely. Maybe there's always new fossils to dig up, new mineral veins to find, new archaeological finds to stumble upon?
My idea is you have one kind of colony specialisation for each of the four resources. So you have an interesting choice on how do develop a planet. Say a planet has potential of 2 Oddities and 2 Minerals. It may be that building a research outpost provides 2 Oddities and only 1 Minerals. But a mining colony can provide 2 Minerals, while maybe only providing 1 Oddity, or perhaps it completely destroys the chance to study them.
These choices will be somewhat unique to each planet as well. When you explore a new system, I plan to give feedback along with the planet description about what kind of colonies would provide what benefits. If that makes sense
Species name: Flavian
Home Planet: Nestorius
Description: Large mountain ranges, cool to temperate climate, large amount of clouds, vales of temperate forests
Rise of Technology: Mostly augmenting the Flavian ability to fly, keeping those skills unhindered and also capitalizing on them
Will have more in a bit when I get back from work
Spoiler :
Home Planet: Nestorius
Description: Large mountain ranges, cool to temperate climate, large amount of clouds, vales of temperate forests
Rise of Technology: Mostly augmenting the Flavian ability to fly, keeping those skills unhindered and also capitalizing on them
Will have more in a bit when I get back from work
Daftpanzer
canonically ambiguous
Lord_Herobrine
Back in the Saddle
Nice article, Daft. Maybe somewhere a bird variation is ruling dominant over our bipedal cousins
Daftpanzer
canonically ambiguous
Hello again guys, apologies for the lack of updates. I've had a few months of soul-searching followed by landing a new job for a creative company. Things have settled down now, and with summer fading, I'd like to go ahead and try my hand at moderating once more!
I've posted a game thread here:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=13980652#post13980652
Some tweaks but mostly the same idea.
Those who are interested, please do feel free to post the races you designed here, I would love to see them!
Thanks
I've posted a game thread here:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=13980652#post13980652
Some tweaks but mostly the same idea.
Those who are interested, please do feel free to post the races you designed here, I would love to see them!
Thanks
