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This freebie lists many of the different species in the SFU:http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/produ...leet-Universe-Prime-Directive-and-Roleplaying
We list so many because the SFU is diverse. Some species tend to be NPCs, simply because of their nature, but nothing prevents a Referee from allowing an exceptional character from appearing out of the "norm" for the species.
We list so many because the SFU is diverse. Some species tend to be NPCs, simply because of their nature, but nothing prevents a Referee from allowing an exceptional character from appearing out of the "norm" for the species.
Tom Kalbfus
Mongoose
Nerroth said:
Actually as I recall, in the original series, they never showed a Tholian, all they showed was their starships, the first time we ever got to see a Tholian was in the Enterprise episode "In the Mirror Darkly", so there is nothing to say that SFU Tholians don't look like that, and to tell you the truth, I kind of liked they way they looked, and also that they were silicon based life forms that shattered when they got too cold. I also like the Enterprise version of the Gorn, instead of the "rubber suit" Gorn that Captain Kirk encountered.
Commander Loskene appeared on the viewscreen in The Tholian Web, but you could only see so much of his/her/its form there.
The crystal-arachnid form used for In a Mirror, Darkly was one possible extrapolation of what else comprised the Tholian phenotype. The SFU's "Pillar" Tholian as detailed in Away Team Log is another.
That said, the article in ATL does note that several alternate types of Tholian evolved on the ancestral world of Tholia Prime, including the "Tholped" form. But the "Pillar" Tholians were the ones which became the main type of Tholian involved in running their star-faring civilization.
I would recommend giving Away Team Log a look, if you were thinking of sampling more of the universe while waiting for the Traveller: Prime Directive core book to be published.
Indeed, since you mention the Gorns, there is an article in ATL covering the history, culture, and society of their Confederation. Plus it includes a planetary survey of Skoleos, a Federation member world whose salamander-like inhabitants often go "off-world" to serve in the Confederation Navy, rather than with Star Fleet. (Like the Gurkhas who serve in the British, Indian, and Nepalese armies, the Federation "looks the other way" when Skoleans go to serve with their Gorn allies.)
I should note that because of this Gorn connection, the Skoleans were not featured in Prime Directive Federation. They will be included in the future Gorn sourcebook instead.
The crystal-arachnid form used for In a Mirror, Darkly was one possible extrapolation of what else comprised the Tholian phenotype. The SFU's "Pillar" Tholian as detailed in Away Team Log is another.
That said, the article in ATL does note that several alternate types of Tholian evolved on the ancestral world of Tholia Prime, including the "Tholped" form. But the "Pillar" Tholians were the ones which became the main type of Tholian involved in running their star-faring civilization.
I would recommend giving Away Team Log a look, if you were thinking of sampling more of the universe while waiting for the Traveller: Prime Directive core book to be published.
Indeed, since you mention the Gorns, there is an article in ATL covering the history, culture, and society of their Confederation. Plus it includes a planetary survey of Skoleos, a Federation member world whose salamander-like inhabitants often go "off-world" to serve in the Confederation Navy, rather than with Star Fleet. (Like the Gurkhas who serve in the British, Indian, and Nepalese armies, the Federation "looks the other way" when Skoleans go to serve with their Gorn allies.)
I should note that because of this Gorn connection, the Skoleans were not featured in Prime Directive Federation. They will be included in the future Gorn sourcebook instead.
I saw the talk in another thread about the "space gypsy" concept in another Traveller-supported setting.
While they are quite different in nature, I thought it worth mentioning the closest equivalent to that setup seen in the Star Fleet Universe: the Jindarian Caravans. This species lives a wholly nomadic lifestyle, with each caravan based around a series of asteroid ships and supported by smaller "metal-hull" vessels. They have been in space for about 100,000 years, and have been encountered in the Alpha Octant, the Omega Octant, and the Lesser Magellanic Cloud. But no-one knows exactly where they originally came from. Each group of caravans only knew about the others in their "home" operating regions, until they each learned of their more distant cousins late in the SFU timeline.
The Jindarians of Alpha tend to keep to themselves, for the most part. The Jindarians of Omega have a permanent one-hex territory on the map, called the Jindarian Freehold. While the Jindarians of the LMC made their asteroid shipyard technology available to the local Jumokian pirates, who in turn passed this knowledge on to the Magellanic exiles in order for them to survive the long decades of Andromedan occupation.
While they are quite different in nature, I thought it worth mentioning the closest equivalent to that setup seen in the Star Fleet Universe: the Jindarian Caravans. This species lives a wholly nomadic lifestyle, with each caravan based around a series of asteroid ships and supported by smaller "metal-hull" vessels. They have been in space for about 100,000 years, and have been encountered in the Alpha Octant, the Omega Octant, and the Lesser Magellanic Cloud. But no-one knows exactly where they originally came from. Each group of caravans only knew about the others in their "home" operating regions, until they each learned of their more distant cousins late in the SFU timeline.
The Jindarians of Alpha tend to keep to themselves, for the most part. The Jindarians of Omega have a permanent one-hex territory on the map, called the Jindarian Freehold. While the Jindarians of the LMC made their asteroid shipyard technology available to the local Jumokian pirates, who in turn passed this knowledge on to the Magellanic exiles in order for them to survive the long decades of Andromedan occupation.
shadowabbot
Mongoose
This is the answer I got on the Federation Commander forum
http://www.starfleetgames.com/federation/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=3841&start=45
http://www.starfleetgames.com/federation/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=3841&start=45
shadowabbot
Mongoose
The prime directive traveller topic was started 6/14/11.
Rick
Mongoose
Galahad64 said:
Not a clue, which is an incredibly disappointing situation to be in after (what appeared to be) a great start with regular updates.
It looks as though, rather than having a Traveller product that we could really get behind and support, ADB may have to 're-sell' the concept to us all over again. Too many delays and not enough done to keep interest going.
I was really enthusiastic about this line of products when it was first announced and when we got a few more updates through. Unfortunately, I am very disappointed now and losing a lot of interest; time for ADB to step up and really promote this product.
Matt Wilson
Mongoose
Take all the time you need to get it right. Game design is hard. Plenty of people will be excited to see it when it's ready.
Jeffrywith1e
Mongoose
picking through the last several posts, this product appears to still be breathing. But it looks like there's little hope. Do I have that about right?
