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ericthered · 09-23-2016, 06:39 AM

Are humanoid aliens 'stupid' in your view? That's the number one decision you need to make in designing these aliens. And given the genre you're working with, they probably don't break suspense of disbelief... probably.

Once you've made that decision, its just a matter of either browsing through existing aliens or using the SPACE generation table to build something that you like. We have a thread on 0-point space opera aliens. Fiction is rife with ideas.

So give us a narrower scope, particuarly in terms of humanoid vs. nonhumanoid.

I'm going to guess reptilemen are off the table?

09-23-2016, 06:39 AM	#6
ericthered Hero of Democracy Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far from the ocean	Re: Steampunk, Space and Aliens Are humanoid aliens 'stupid' in your view? That's the number one decision you need to make in designing these aliens. And given the genre you're working with, they probably don't break suspense of disbelief... probably. Once you've made that decision, its just a matter of either browsing through existing aliens or using the SPACE generation table to build something that you like. We have a thread on 0-point space opera aliens. Fiction is rife with ideas. So give us a narrower scope, particuarly in terms of humanoid vs. nonhumanoid. I'm going to guess reptilemen are off the table? __________________ Be helpful, not pedantic Worlds Beyond Earth -- my blog Check out the PbP forum! If you don't see a game you'd like, ask me about making one!