tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384548895562991472.post8306055626291131725..comments2023-10-16T10:26:56.414-05:00Comments on EXONAUTS!: Watery Exoplanet Discovered!Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384548895562991472.post-73411673491521855752012-02-21T19:07:41.347-06:002012-02-21T19:07:41.347-06:00"When X-plorers first arrived in orbit around..."When X-plorers first arrived in orbit around GJ1214b they where expecting life, some form at least, but what they found was utterly shocking. GJ1214b, now called Flash Point, was inhabited by a strange race of sapient synthetic life created by what the species called, the Over-Binary. Flash Point's synthetic life forms called themselves the Under-Binary and believed that they where made in the Over-Binary's image, that of a crystalline anthropomorphic humanoid. The Under-Binary had for several centuries been constructing cities on the vast floating salt beds of Flash Point. These City-States where ruled by elaborate forms of hierarchy based on the number of crystal facets a Under-Binary had, the more Facets the higher ranked.<br /><br />The government as a whole was very theocratic with members of the highest orders being similar to King-Priests. The Under-Binaries have a very intense respect for life and freedom, being that they cannot replicate themselves. Under-Binary languages are based of a 128 bit binary code. X-plorers, where able to quickly develop translators for the Under-Binaries, and with in weeks, trade was established. <br /><br />The Under-Binaries are very curious about the rest of the universe and because of their synthetic origins are very capable computer scientist. Under-Binaries see robots used by many other species of the galaxy as cousins and attempt to "uplift" any robot they come across.<br /><br />Above all else the Under-Binaries are awaiting the return of their "god" the Over-Binary, it is believed that when he returns he will give the Under-Binaries the secret of replication, something the Under-Binaries desire very much."<br /><br />Under-Binary<br />AC:16<br />HD:3d6<br />THB:+3<br />ATT: 1d6/1d6 (or by Weapon)<br />ST:16<br />MV:4<br />XP:150<br /><br />Under-Binaries can fire two powerful heat ray attacks from their "hands" once every two rounds. If a Under-Binary attempts to use the Heat Rays in a consecutive round he must make a save or fall into a comatose state for 1d4 rnds, while his "system, reboots".<br /><br />Under-Binaries have the ability to regenerate wounds, however this regeneration will not re grow limbs, and causes a blackening or their bodies.<br /><br />Under-Binaries have Dark Vision.ERIC!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18251132223571608976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384548895562991472.post-7695147420017688662012-02-21T18:13:39.003-06:002012-02-21T18:13:39.003-06:00My cardinal rule for Science Fiction world design ...My cardinal rule for Science Fiction world design in games...<br /><br />Assume that anything you read or saw in a Sci-Fi book, TV show, cartoon or movie is accurate and what most scientists currently believe is possible is false.<br /><br />I remember sooo many science books and teachers when I was growing up saying, "Water can only exist under such-and-such slim conditions" and "Unlike Star Trek or Star Wars, there would never really be an all desert planet or an all snow planet or an all water planet."<br /><br />How do you know? How many other planets have you been to?Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3384548895562991472.post-8313770020599758762012-02-21T16:01:26.058-06:002012-02-21T16:01:26.058-06:00Riddle of the Space Sphinx: What is larger than Ea...Riddle of the Space Sphinx: What is larger than Earth, yet smaller than Uranus?John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.com