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Post by lushcity on Apr 27, 2010 2:09:36 GMT
Jeez guys leave the poor dude alone, he's been doing this twice as long as me and I haven't gotten nearly as much crap (not that I'm asking for it.) And didn't he say that they eat metal or something? Isn't that an "Original digestion System?"
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Clarke
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Post by Clarke on Apr 27, 2010 2:12:34 GMT
What? :P
Anyway, they don't eat metal. My remark on non-common digestive systems was a suggestion to make future organisms more unique, and by that I meant something other than the usual one way or two way tracts.
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Post by droctagonapus on May 12, 2010 2:01:53 GMT
Agh.... forgot to update this.
So, anyway, next issue:
The Pentekonterus use many different vehicles for many different things. We will be looking at a few select ground vehicles and
spaceships today.
Ground vehicles:
RCT-841: This Rotary Civillian Transport is essentially like a car... only it uses large screws instead of wheels or treads to
move. This is good for going down Kuuruk's many dirt paths and roads, and the average family can afford one. It seats 2 to 4
comfortably.
RMV-292: This Rotary Military Vehicle is built like an RCT, only heavier and with much better armor. It also has a sort of
gatling gun mounted on it.
LOL-404 (This name was completely unintentional, I swear!): This Levitating Overland Locomotive is used to move large numbers of
people or cargo across distances. This is basically what they named their MagLev trains.
Spaceships:
XE-2: The Xenobiological Explorer serves to find planets with life, search for sapients, analyze the life on the planet... and
kill as many arthropods as it can find before returning home. It uses missiles, opting against plasma or lasers.
RG-7: This Ramming Galley does what its name suggests: it rams enemy ships at full speed, exploding on contact. There is usually
no pilot, although some soldiers may be sacrificed occasionaly to take down an especially large ship. It is almost unique in that
it does not have an FTL drive.
CV-20: This Capital Vessel serves to transport members of government or other dignitaries between planets or to large meetings on
space stations. Most diplomacy is conducted from here.
PV-18: This Public Vessel is the Pentekonterus equivalent of a space-borne cruise ship, and it is known to carry as many as 5000
passengers at once, including the crew.
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thatweirdguy
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Battlecruiser operational.
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Post by thatweirdguy on May 12, 2010 3:27:18 GMT
If they wipe out every arthropod on every planet they find, won't they destabilize the target planet's biosphere thereby making it less habitable or making it a barren wasteland?
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Somarinoa
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Post by Somarinoa on May 12, 2010 4:05:25 GMT
I guess technically my Aurix were dinosaurian or draconic in nature, too, although in their defense, they were an early creation and their final design was voted on round by round over time - it just turned out looking that way. I suppose we've all got our prejudisms though. I'm prejudiced against near-human aliens, such as something like a Vulcan or similar species - you know, that are human right down to their outside body physiology, except maybe a weird nose or eyebrows or something. Needless to say, I like very few Star Trek aliens (although I do highly respect Star Trek). However, aliens like...well, the Iarathrians since they're on here, are alien enough for me to be okay with them. Of course, I feel to each their own and I certainly have well over a hundred particularly humanoid races from my past; many of which I've wanted to play on here but my current stand for my creations is "not even bipedal" so I restrain myself; again, personally. Also, it's not slavery if the Pente agreed to the terms, and could it be considered slavery if the Dragworm-Descendants didn't actually know they were sapient, which is entirely possible too?
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Post by droctagonapus on May 12, 2010 22:16:56 GMT
If they wipe out every arthropod on every planet they find, won't they destabilize the target planet's biosphere thereby making it less habitable or making it a barren wasteland? That's just it- they don't care. As long as they can exterminate the filthy, spineless little demons that genocided their societal "parents," as it were, they're ok.
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Post by droctagonapus on May 14, 2010 1:01:50 GMT
Ok, so here we go, a Nation Profile this time...
THE NATION OF KINGS (KABALU)
GOVERNMENT
In Kabalu, the government is a monarchy, as you might guess. The king is assisted by a group of 8 advisers. The king, having observed a situation, makes a law. If the advisers deem it to be unsatisfactory, childish, or INSANE, the law is struck down. However, during times of war, the king, who is also commanding general of the army, takes total command. When the king dies, his firstborn son (or daughter, being that it is so hard to tell) inherits the throne. The advisers appoint their successors from amongst the people.
ECONOMY
Kabalu has a free-market economy, with antimonopoly regulations and bans on unethical business practices. The unit of currency is the Dlakir, which means "Merchant's Friend." Currently, Kabalu is in an age of prosperity, although they once faced a depression so deep that Dlakirs were used as food, toys, and even building material. The recovery was brought about by King (actually Queen) Narimi Talfus XI and her sweeping economic reforms. She ended up with the full support of the Free-Market League, a hard-line capitalist group, and the Xarbru, an extremist anti-communist group. She... didn't know how to respond and continued on her way.
HISTORY
Kabalu has existed for a long time, evolving from a small federation of tribes as early as 1500 A.E. (After Extinction, referring to the extinction of their precursor/caretakers.) It was the first of the four groups to arise, and has been at war with the other nations on ideological grounds for 2,000 years.
RELIGION
In Kabalu, the most common religious practice is that of Orvips, which means "of the Elder Stone." The object of worship in this religion is a large, almost megalithic stone that is said to have brought the secrets of sapience to the Pentekonterus. The legend states that long ago, the people, having just lost their friends, providers, and teachers, were very sad. Then one day, a youngster of 10 cried out to what he thought was a faraway star. However, it came closer, and he was startled from his place. As he watched from afar, a strange, floating structure appeared and dropped the Elder Stone onto the ground. He walked over once the star-structure left and attempted to eat the Elder Stone. When it proved impossible, he rammed into it from the side, and it touched the bone that encased his brain. When that happened, he was given the secrets of sapience, and a voice from within the Elder Stone told him to share this knowledge with his people.
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yuu
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Post by yuu on May 14, 2010 3:03:29 GMT
I love how they ate their money out of pure starvation! ;D
Anyways, I like what you did with the monolith, verily.
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Post by droctagonapus on May 15, 2010 1:19:22 GMT
Thanks. Alright, what does everyone want to see next?
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yuu
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Post by yuu on May 15, 2010 4:41:08 GMT
How do they react to arthro-bots (robotic arthropods)?
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Post by droctagonapus on May 15, 2010 19:57:42 GMT
And I quote, '"WHAT THE HECK IS THAT THING!? WHY WON'T IT DIE!?" Their most advanced AI (with one exception) makes a Ramming Galley crash into an enemy ship.
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yuu
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Post by yuu on May 16, 2010 3:42:22 GMT
Oh, I see...
Then that means things will be rather interesting later on.
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Post by droctagonapus on May 17, 2010 23:02:41 GMT
Planet Info: Kuuruk
Atmospheric Composition: 45% Oxygen, 35% Nitrogen, 10% Argon, 5% Xenon, 5% Other Gases
Biomes: Grassland, Temperate Forest, Tropical Rain Forest, Swamp, Ocean Biomes (All Types), Mountain, Aerobatic (there are species that live entirely in the air here)
Distance from Star: 1 AU
Star Type: M-Class Yellow, like Sol is.
Other planets: 1, Kiivck (a Pluto-like, moon-sized iceball)
Gravity: 1G
Yeah, this is very bare-bones, but it should suffice for now.
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DarthGrievi
Satellite Scribe
He's watching...
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Post by DarthGrievi on May 17, 2010 23:20:50 GMT
That's convenient. I was actually about to ask you some of this stuff ;D
I think the Quroche diplomats might have a bit of an issue going planet-side. Gravity's a bit too high.
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Clarke
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Post by Clarke on May 18, 2010 0:06:08 GMT
Just a small nitpick with the atmosphere. Argon and Xenon are pretty darn rare, with xenon constituting one out of 64 million molecules in our own Solar System. More importantly, though, nitrogen is essential to biology, being found in most complex organic molecules and all amino acids and DNA. Also the oxygen would have to be at a higher level for fauna as large as the Pentekonterus.
Oh, and you should probably explain what caused most of the solar system's mass to be removed from the system.
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