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Old 01-19-2018, 12:24 PM   #74
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Default Re: New Sci Fi Setting Seeds

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Originally Posted by Daigoro View Post
I have trouble picturing an alien race that figured out FTL and mega-engineering, but who didn't understand logistics.
Solid point. The Aliens would probably place cultural/national groups in prepared sites.

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As mentioned above, 'scattered' doesn't necessarily imply precise equidistant spacing around the ringworld. In fact, that would require a different term, such as 'evenly distributed'. They could be randomly scattered in clusters over a limited section of a ringworld which has other habitats dedicated to other alien refugee ecosystems, for example.

The idea of a town of 1940s Americans and Canadians just over the mountains from alien jungles. It has the flavor and feel of The Phantom Empire crossed with 1950s Heinlein. Picture the people of the Republic of Ireland circa 1950 on an island larger than Madagascar with the spinward fifth having a climate like Ireland and the rest warmer. The nearby islands (relatively nearby) have exotic aliens on them, except for those that have Yanks instead.

Yes alien habitats you can walk or sail to make interesting gaming.
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