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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kramis" data-source="post: 114621" data-attributes="member: 2084">additional related plot linesI came up with a subplot line and then realized it actually ties in with the undead idea nicely. Actually, two more plotlines.First, I thought of some new uber-drug called "nova" that really revs up the user giving super human strength and speed, but is highly addictive and very dangerous. When you OD you "go nova" and get all "veiny" looking and really really strong, but go beserk and start attacking everything and everyone around you until it kills you.First I thought about making it a random underground drug thing, then I thought that was boring and thought maybe it was made by the empire in an experiment to enchance it's soldiers but it didn't work out too well (good lead in for beginnign characters here if they are legionaires ... it is put in the food, but they all get sick that day and dont' get any. The whole unit freaks out and ends up going Nova and they are the only ones who escape). But then I thought to put a little undead twist on it, and it could be made by one of the vampire's Alchemists and after you go Nova and die you come back as a ghoul or some other type of undead. Undead biowarfare.The other idea was a more general one ... I thought the Soulmech idea should be extended to have living ships and possibly space stations. Then I thought of some complications in doing that, and maybe it would make humanoids insane to be forced into a ships body. They make a big point of how a soulmech looks a bit like the original body to help out with the transition. So then I thought, why not have something like a Dolphin soul put into a ship, with enhanced INT from the computer AI. It would "Swim" through space. These would be the more expensive types of ships and get some bonuses to flying ability, but making them vulnerable to mental attacks. This would be a general change to my dragonstar universe.So, taking this with the undead ... two options. Either they "force" humanoid souls into ships, letting them go insane or chosing insane souls from the beginning. Or they have some type of undead ships.Anyway, just some more thoughts.</blockquote>

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