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<blockquote data-quote="Krieg" data-source="post: 2804787" data-attributes="member: 5282"><p>Most of the fictional work regarding biotechnology typically presents it as using living material (typically modified) as a replacement for standard "mechanical" technology.</p><p></p><p>Example one is definitely arguable as merely using an already existing creature without modfications doesn't really constitute "technology"...although FWIW most of the fiction regarding the Alien universe states that the Aliens/Xenomorphs were biologically engineered by the Predators so they should fall into category two.</p><p></p><p>IMO two & three clearly fit most definitions of biotech (although perhaps not Technowraith's).</p><p></p><p>However category four does not constitute biotech going by most definitions.</p><p></p><p>Edit: Oops looks like Techno slipped in his own answer while I was wasting time typing. lol</p><p></p><p></p><p>Techno...you might want to take a look at Monte Cook's Chaositech book for D20. While not presented as "biotech" per se, from a descriptive and mechanical standpoint it certainly fits the bill. </p><p></p><p>There's also Rifts Wormwood, GURPS Bio-Tech & the Starcluster 2 Biotechnology Guide as well.</p><p></p><p>Not to mention some of the Migo toys from the Cthulhu mythos...</p><p></p><p>I wonder what happens when you stick a Ceti Eel in one ear and a babelfish in the other?</p><p></p><p>Hmmm...</p><p></p><p><img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Krieg, post: 2804787, member: 5282"] Most of the fictional work regarding biotechnology typically presents it as using living material (typically modified) as a replacement for standard "mechanical" technology. Example one is definitely arguable as merely using an already existing creature without modfications doesn't really constitute "technology"...although FWIW most of the fiction regarding the Alien universe states that the Aliens/Xenomorphs were biologically engineered by the Predators so they should fall into category two. IMO two & three clearly fit most definitions of biotech (although perhaps not Technowraith's). However category four does not constitute biotech going by most definitions. Edit: Oops looks like Techno slipped in his own answer while I was wasting time typing. lol Techno...you might want to take a look at Monte Cook's Chaositech book for D20. While not presented as "biotech" per se, from a descriptive and mechanical standpoint it certainly fits the bill. There's also Rifts Wormwood, GURPS Bio-Tech & the Starcluster 2 Biotechnology Guide as well. Not to mention some of the Migo toys from the Cthulhu mythos... I wonder what happens when you stick a Ceti Eel in one ear and a babelfish in the other? Hmmm... ;) [/QUOTE]
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