SMALL ALIEN EMPIRES

Saw this as I was working on a smaller alien "empire". Whilst I'm sure many of
you have worked on some, I'm happy to offer them up (I've tried
to follow the Tuffley-Tenets of making sure they're *different*):

- Based on an older, space-faring race, more advanced, low numbers
- Fundamentally apolitical (rather than biased like the SVK) unless
disturbed.
- Basic ethos is (as far as Human, KV, Phalon and SVK understand) the
old-SF one of "knowledge acquisition for greater understanding" though
the more cynical believe they are "searching for something".
- Live in space habitats (Nivens Outsiders?).
- Ships merge and break up as required.
- Technology differs (not just redundancy but multi-function - Nive-
Pournelle Moties perhaps?) - impact on Damage Repair
- mixed "real"-cybernetic-biotec, adapting form to some degree for who
they expect to meet: vaguely human wiht human, vaguely Phalon to Phalon,
vaguely KV to KV. Not sure how they look to SVK yet.... (if teh SVK would
admit)

If anyone's interested I can get a summary up on the web.

> --- Tim Bancroft <tim@dragonhome.demon.co.uk> wrote:

Sounds interesting.

On Friday, November 22, 2002 11:46 AM, Tim Bancroft
> [SMTP:tim@dragonhome.demon.co.uk] wrote:

See:
http://home.pacific.net.au/~southernskies/ft/machines.htm

Chris deBoe had a similar idea last year which may give you some ideas for how
game mechanics. (pun not intended).

> See:

Since you mention it--the Machine People are essentially robotic
Moties who live in zero gee--although they look more like a
three-legged spider with the body being about 1 meter across (that's
the warrior caste--others vary).  I have a bit more background for
them, but not much.