New Sci Fi Setting Seeds

[jason taylor]

Originally Posted by (E)

The Gift
An alien visitor arrives in the solar system and gifts technology and ultra tech items to some of the residents of earth. The gifts are given to groups or individuals that are considered most worthy by the alien standards of the visitor.

Peace
The alien values are such that the gifts (space stations, craft and the technology to maintain them) are given to the top 5 most peaceful nations. Iceland, New Zealand, Austria, Portugal and Denmark.

Wealth
The technological gifts (fusion tech) are this time given to the top 10 most weathly people in the world.

Wealth 2
Wealthy nations are selected this time Monaco, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg are gifted exploratory vessels.

A bit gonzo but there may be some interesting variations on the theme.

All five of the most peaceful nations were once noted for pugnaciousness. On the other hand I cannot think of any time Andorra went to war.