Re: SGII: Ainsty Denizen 25mm figs?

Excerpts from mail: 19-Oct-99 Re: SGII: Ainsty Denizen 25.. by Michael
Llaneza@flash.ne 
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> There's a good market for Kzinti in my neck of the woods...
>  

I don't suppose anyone knows of any figures that could be used for
Kzinti?  Probably not, I guess.  I'd be amazed (and amused) if anyone
did Pierson's Puppeteers in 25mm.  Kzinti I could see being used in
Stargrunt II (treated as Light Fast Power Armor, with some morale
modifications) but Puppeteers would probably stretch it to the breaking
point (cowardly soldiers who would much rather nuke the place from orbit
than have to set foot on it), as would Pak Protectors.	Jotok would be
fun, though.  

Has anyone done any significant rules on alien psychology for SGII?  or
are we all waiting for Bugs Don't Surf?  I posted a while ago to
rec.games.miniatures.misc about different types of alien psychologies as
they might apply to combat, but didn't get much of a response.	I'd be
really interested to see your thoughts on how to implement stuff like
this in SGII without bending the rules out of shape too much.  Here's
what I posted:

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>With regards to combat, how would you break down the different types of
>psychologies encountered in fantasy and science fiction literature and
>gaming?  That is, different species respond very differently to
threats,
>losses, etc.  What are the different sets of behavior in SF?
>
>My initial thoughts are:
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>-Human.  Just like modern, civilized human behavior.  Granted, this
varies a >lot...
>
>-Proud warriors (Kzinti, Klingons, etc.).  They fight individually for
>honor.  In a hopeless situation, they'll fight to the last man.  They
>refuse to retreat, which gives them staying power but reduced tactical
>flexibility.
>
>-Logicians (Vulcans, maybe Moties).  They do what is required, what is
>logical.  They won't run away in terror, but they also won't charge
>madly and terrify their opponents.
>
>-Automatons (robots, undead).	They just keep coming.	They won't
>retreat or charge.  They won't change their plans much even if things
>start going really poorly, because they're just not smart enough to
>figure it out.
>
>-Hive Mind (Buggers, Starship Troopers bugs).	All that matters is the
>survival of the colony.  Individual bugs are expendable.  There may be
>enough individuality that groups can panic.  If they do "bug out" (pun
>intended), they do it as a group, not as individuals.
>
>-Fanatics.  Combine aspects of the Hive Mind (the individual is
>irrelevant) and the Proud Warriors (aggressive charges, etc.)
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>-Cowards (Pierson's Puppeteers).  Fight with long-range weapons and
>avoid personal danger.
>
>-Carnivores (Dreenoi).  They're just looking for lunch.  First they
>subdue their lunch and rip off its armor, then they settle down for a
>meal, despite the fact that there's a battle (or, to their point of
>view, an attempt to subdue food) going on around them.
>
>What did I miss?
>
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>(Pierson's Puppeteers, Kzinti, and Moties are from Larry Niven's books.
>Buggers are from the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card.	Dreenoi
>are from Starguard.)