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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 6180603" data-attributes="member: 57383">I'd favor some sort of positive-reinforcement approach. e.g. if a Martian PC acts honorably they receive some kind of benefit, either immediately ("your allies are emboldened by your gallantry and receive a bonus of X") or later on ("you receive one 'Hero Point' that can be cashed in to overcome a later encounter/obstacle").Come to think of it, that raises the question of PCs who "have no honor"? The books have quite a few honorless types in villainous roles (assassins, outcast bandits, mad scientists bent on planetary domination). A supplement were you play such a character might be interesting.My first though is you'd get quite a few disappointed RPGers who want to play an Earth Man or Green Man. Plus there's bound to be a few whiners who'll complain "They're forcing me to buy supplement Y just so I can play a Y Martian".I'd recommend including mechanical support for Green Men and Earth Men PCs in the core rules while leaving the cultural stuff for the supplements. If the game includes significant character advancement, it'd be alright to relegate those to a supplement.e.g. The core rules could have basic and advanced PC stats for Red Men plus "how to be a native" info on Red Martian culture, together with basic PC stats for Green Men and Earth Men. Then your "Lords of the Desert" (or whatever its called) supplement can have advanced PC mechanics for Green Men plus a writeup of Green Martian culture.</blockquote>

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