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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 1744317" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>Consider some of these concepts:</p><p></p><p>Anne McCaffery's <em>Ship who Sang</em>. In game terms, use either an AI or human brain that is used to run a starship or similar vehicle.</p><p></p><p>Gordon Dickson's <em>Dorsai</em>. In game terms, these guys were a genetically modified subrace of humans, each approaching the limits of human strength, agility, toughness, and intelligence.</p><p></p><p>Storm Constantine's <em>Wraethu</em>. An offshoot of humans who were naturally psionic- and so genetically different as to be a new species.</p><p></p><p>James Blish's "Surface Tension". This short story talks about genetically engineered humans who are designed to live in a microscopic environment. While this would seemingly have few RP advantages (unless the entire campaign was set there), the backstory to the plot notes that humanity is seeding the universe with genemod humans, each designed to live in a particular planet's environment. So there could be humans for heavyworlds, Venusian planets, gas giants...</p><p></p><p>Which brings us to Larry Niven's <em>Integral Trees</em>. Here, humans have colonized a gas giant and evolved to fit the ecosystem. (I forget if they were genemods or if they had just been there so long they mutated to fit the environment.</p><p></p><p>Niven also has many classic sci-fi themes in his series: <em>Ringworld</em>, the <em>Known Space</em> books including the Kzinti, <em>Legacy of Heorot </em> (retelling of Beowulf in a sci-fi setting), and so forth.</p><p></p><p>David Brin's <em>Uplift</em> books. Humanity is the first race in galactic history to evolve from protoplasm to starflight. All other known races were "uplifted" by "parent"/"sponsor" races. This results in political, ethical, and even hot conflicts.</p><p></p><p>Greg Bear's <em>Forge of God </em> & <em>Anvil of Stars</em>. Earth is contacted by 2 alien races at once- one beneficial, the other is xenophobic. The Xenophobes pretend to be helpful, and destroy the Earth. The beneficial ones save as many humans as they can, and teach them The Law.</p><p></p><p>Also, the books of Ben Bova, Robert Heinlein, Arthur Clark, Stephen Donaldson and so many others are FULL of killer ideas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 1744317, member: 19675"] Consider some of these concepts: Anne McCaffery's [I]Ship who Sang[/I]. In game terms, use either an AI or human brain that is used to run a starship or similar vehicle. Gordon Dickson's [I]Dorsai[/I]. In game terms, these guys were a genetically modified subrace of humans, each approaching the limits of human strength, agility, toughness, and intelligence. Storm Constantine's [I]Wraethu[/I]. An offshoot of humans who were naturally psionic- and so genetically different as to be a new species. James Blish's "Surface Tension". This short story talks about genetically engineered humans who are designed to live in a microscopic environment. While this would seemingly have few RP advantages (unless the entire campaign was set there), the backstory to the plot notes that humanity is seeding the universe with genemod humans, each designed to live in a particular planet's environment. So there could be humans for heavyworlds, Venusian planets, gas giants... Which brings us to Larry Niven's [I]Integral Trees[/I]. Here, humans have colonized a gas giant and evolved to fit the ecosystem. (I forget if they were genemods or if they had just been there so long they mutated to fit the environment. Niven also has many classic sci-fi themes in his series: [I]Ringworld[/I], the [I]Known Space[/I] books including the Kzinti, [I]Legacy of Heorot [/I] (retelling of Beowulf in a sci-fi setting), and so forth. David Brin's [I]Uplift[/I] books. Humanity is the first race in galactic history to evolve from protoplasm to starflight. All other known races were "uplifted" by "parent"/"sponsor" races. This results in political, ethical, and even hot conflicts. Greg Bear's [I]Forge of God [/I] & [I]Anvil of Stars[/I]. Earth is contacted by 2 alien races at once- one beneficial, the other is xenophobic. The Xenophobes pretend to be helpful, and destroy the Earth. The beneficial ones save as many humans as they can, and teach them The Law. Also, the books of Ben Bova, Robert Heinlein, Arthur Clark, Stephen Donaldson and so many others are FULL of killer ideas. [/QUOTE]
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