GamingGlen
Banded Mongoose
Humans shed a lot of dead skin into the air. Our lungs have been used to it for millenia (this word is not liked by the spell checker). But would alien species get sick from it? Or, could humans get sick, or have some other respiratory problem, from alien cast offs?
These questions came to be when I was wondering what an Aslan feels like to the touch, and secondly what do they smell like. This would also apply to other aliens. Are Aslan furry? What kind of furry (e.g., short beard, Nerf, shag carpet, bristles, tennis ball)? Bwaps must keep their skin moist. So are they wet and slimy to the touch? Is the seat they just got up from now damp? Would any other species want to sit in that location? And that brought up another thought about materials: do higher tech materials, especially for seats, absorb alien casts offs to make it safe to sit upon for other species?
Then, what do they sound like? If an Aslan male speaks with a squeaky voice, how many bar fights would have been started when humans laughed after a drunk Aslan sang?
Most alien modules I have read talk about how aliens look. But to be truly alien, a description of smells, touch sensation, and sounds should also be described. Maybe I just missed reading those modules, but if I was a betting man I'd bet those are not covered, or at least in less than 10% of any written material.
This came up as I was thinking about an Aslan female scientist in a module who will approach a PC scientist with a lab ship to propose working together, sharing the findings from an Ancients' site, but she needs his ship as the planet has very little research facilities. She knows the character from being a college classmate (a contact), and for amusement, she is interested in interspecies liaisons and asks why he never took up her offer back in college :twisted: . And then she purrs. Do Aslans purr?
These questions came to be when I was wondering what an Aslan feels like to the touch, and secondly what do they smell like. This would also apply to other aliens. Are Aslan furry? What kind of furry (e.g., short beard, Nerf, shag carpet, bristles, tennis ball)? Bwaps must keep their skin moist. So are they wet and slimy to the touch? Is the seat they just got up from now damp? Would any other species want to sit in that location? And that brought up another thought about materials: do higher tech materials, especially for seats, absorb alien casts offs to make it safe to sit upon for other species?
Then, what do they sound like? If an Aslan male speaks with a squeaky voice, how many bar fights would have been started when humans laughed after a drunk Aslan sang?
Most alien modules I have read talk about how aliens look. But to be truly alien, a description of smells, touch sensation, and sounds should also be described. Maybe I just missed reading those modules, but if I was a betting man I'd bet those are not covered, or at least in less than 10% of any written material.
This came up as I was thinking about an Aslan female scientist in a module who will approach a PC scientist with a lab ship to propose working together, sharing the findings from an Ancients' site, but she needs his ship as the planet has very little research facilities. She knows the character from being a college classmate (a contact), and for amusement, she is interested in interspecies liaisons and asks why he never took up her offer back in college :twisted: . And then she purrs. Do Aslans purr?