Re: Borrowing from Andromeda into Spelljammer?

David Caveney wrote:
>
> Well, he wants to spread Commonwealth supports out and stuff. I think
> the curent cast is great, and atleast ya have a reason to focus on these
> guys. I think its apparent that the ship cant be as good militarily now
> as it was 300 years ago with an entire crew: no one for targetting abd
> boarding and so forth. It runs ok with Rami tho I think... I also like
> the idea of having a computer who has a crush on the captain. Characters
> usually make or break a show (as well as what writers do with them:
> Voyager got good again when they had Seven to spice things up AND good
> writers but has slumped off as the quality of writing has gotten pretty
> cheezy).
>
        Ack...I haven't watched Voyager in years.  That ship must have one
massive subspace aboard it to hold shuttles; it's gone through what, 18
shuttles?  Supposed to carry 3?  Yah....right....I'm surprised they
haven't had an episode where they blow up like 20 shuttles...Kenny from
South Park has a longer life expectancy than a Voyager shuttle!
        I agree on the character point.  I didn't like Cruade and really didn't
care when it died (and B5 at the end) because the characters were dry
and uninteresting (at least to me).  Andromada does have some
interesting characters, but I just wish they'd add more.
>
> Well, I'm not sure that those spikes are natural.. I thought those just
> might be equipment. Anyway, they ARE humans, another subspecies, like
> neanderthals (the Andromea site lists them as Homo sapiens invictus or
> something). But, I was thinking thier culture is what we should adapt to
> SJ. Humans with some plusses to ability scores and the Nietzschean
> culture and personalities. Did you see the one where Andromeda went back
> in time to one of the last battles of the Commonwealth? I thought that
> episode was really good and characterized Tyr a bit.. especially with
> his decision. Anyway, I think even a Nietzschean culture could do very
> well in SJ. The other thing I'd consider importing would be Trance...
> tho I don't entirely know enough about her yet to do that. She certainly
> knows ALOT more than she appears to and she has some major secrets about
> her.
>
        Trance would probably have some foresight feat or luck feat.  I'd use
Nietzs as a race of mercenaries or something, or ideas for hobgoblins or
orcs.

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Adam Miller