Uesugi Kenshin  | 08 Jun 2021 1:44 p.m. PST |
How do you prefer your Sci-fi universe…. 1) Both Humans & Aliens
2) Strictly Humans vs Humans |
| zircher | 08 Jun 2021 2:16 p.m. PST |
Both! In sci-fi, I find both settings have things to add to the story telling tool kit. Of course, some of my favorites stories are the edge cases of first contact or the discovery of ancient ruins and wrecks. |
| GamesPoet | 08 Jun 2021 2:28 p.m. PST |
Both, and the universe is big enough for that. : ) |
| Gear Pilot | 08 Jun 2021 2:28 p.m. PST |
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| Zeelow | 08 Jun 2021 2:33 p.m. PST |
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| Col Durnford | 08 Jun 2021 2:36 p.m. PST |
I a strong believer in diversity. Humans, bugs, weasels, Mi-go, predators, and a few real weird creature all end up down range. |
| Thresher01 | 08 Jun 2021 2:43 p.m. PST |
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 Herkybird | 08 Jun 2021 2:50 p.m. PST |
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| M1Fanboy | 08 Jun 2021 2:57 p.m. PST |
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 Mister Tibbles | 08 Jun 2021 3:31 p.m. PST |
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 PaulCollins | 08 Jun 2021 3:43 p.m. PST |
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| andresf | 08 Jun 2021 4:41 p.m. PST |
I prefer two distinct settings, and which I like to play/watch/read about depends on my mood: In space opera settings, aliens are common: xenomorphs, weird humanoids, Star Wars and Star Trek type aliens, etc. Spaceports full of weird colorful types, scum & villainy, thugs with tentacles and horns, etc. I also like grittier settings, more like The Expanse or cyberpunk, where it's mostly human vs human, the tech is slightly more realistic and the aliens, if they exist at all, are uncommon, and it's either first contact or it's some xeno virus. |
| Chimpy | 08 Jun 2021 5:00 p.m. PST |
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| pzivh43 | 08 Jun 2021 6:15 p.m. PST |
1 for me. Otherwise, no bug hunts! |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 08 Jun 2021 6:24 p.m. PST |
I like both kinds of settings. |
| Bunkermeister | 08 Jun 2021 8:28 p.m. PST |
Bugs, monsters, alien armies, humans from off world, I like it all. link link link
Mike Bunkermeister Creek
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| SBminisguy | 08 Jun 2021 9:10 p.m. PST |
Every thing, all at once! |
| Striker | 09 Jun 2021 1:07 a.m. PST |
Everything. Why limit yourself? |
| ZULUPAUL | 09 Jun 2021 2:28 a.m. PST |
1 but in reality if you came upon another "human" race they would be considered "aliens", |
John Leahy  | 09 Jun 2021 3:29 a.m. PST |
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| williamb | 09 Jun 2021 4:03 a.m. PST |
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| Frederick | 09 Jun 2021 8:17 a.m. PST |
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| Micman | 09 Jun 2021 12:57 p.m. PST |
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| andresf | 09 Jun 2021 3:46 p.m. PST |
> "Everything. Why limit yourself?" Not singling out the poster, but the idea in general: because limitations foster creativity. In general, "all kinds of aliens" is a sort of "everything goes", whereas grittier & more realistic scifi requires thinking about what the source of conflict is. If the answer is "other humans" the follow up question is "ok, but what makes this scifi?" This is why I enjoy aliens-less scifi. It fosters creativity :) |
 etotheipi | 09 Jun 2021 10:19 p.m. PST |
Both I used to run a STL campaign where the humans were basically "aliens" to each other. At .99C 2-5 year one-way transits made centralized control of a multi-system empire a fiction (with respect to the reality of the milieu). |
| Hades wolf | 10 Jun 2021 5:26 a.m. PST |
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| Patrick Sexton | 10 Jun 2021 9:54 a.m. PST |
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| Uesugi Kenshin | 10 Jun 2021 1:17 p.m. PST |
Echoing what Andresf said a bit, if I'm doing a Campaign or a story driven game then I prefer the politics of a Human v. Human battle. For one off games though you can't beat a Bug Hunt like Space Hulk. |
| Covert Walrus | 10 Jun 2021 10:14 p.m. PST |
1. Though finding aliens in 6mm can be a challenge. |
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