tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post2033944425489034489..comments2024-03-27T19:02:58.368-04:00Comments on BARKING ALIEN: Science Fiction Party MixAdam Dicksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-87584160347105294072012-07-16T07:13:45.037-04:002012-07-16T07:13:45.037-04:00i would like to see someone play a plant based/ ga...i would like to see someone play a plant based/ gas based life form or some other non shaped alien that is unlike most scifi... Our conceptual idea of aliens are based on human/earthlike symmetry. most aliens are always bipedal has two arms and lives off on O2 but if i were to play(if invited) i would go for the more nontraditional alien....most scifi alien concepts follow our own dimensions, our own earthly concepts..image the quality of alien one can created when we dismiss our(human) symmetry.THE Artisanprophethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700742104876068608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-63513250080191727442012-06-30T00:23:26.533-04:002012-06-30T00:23:26.533-04:00Oh I agree and I have run adventures where PCs int...Oh I agree and I have run adventures where PCs interacted with aliens who Don't live in Earth-like environments. I am simply noting this player's personal preference and that fact that I can see it from his point of view even if it's not my point of view.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-77329534449601773802012-06-29T12:19:51.329-04:002012-06-29T12:19:51.329-04:00Nonhumna doesn't always mean you can't int...Nonhumna doesn't always mean you can't interact with them. I can imagine lots of aliens that live in earthlike environments. <br /><br />Then again, I like David Brin's Uplift series...Philo Pharynxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785954267292226321noreply@blogger.com