Re: [GZG] Ixx Psychology & behaviour?

At 21.00 07/12/2008, you wrote:
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>Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 21:43:00 -0500
>From: "Tom B" <kaladorn@gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [GZG] Ixx Psychology & behaviour?
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>Whereas I enjoy the idea of some form of insect-based race as I think
that
>offers some interesting potential for gaming based on different
physiology
>and psychology, I'm really not anxious to see these created as 'the
boogey
>men' of the GZGverse. That really just smacks of GW to me.
>
>Is there any reason an intelligent, insectoid race can't be a member of
the
>GZGverse in just the same way the Kra'vak, Phalons, Savasku and P'taah
>(though only by virtue of having a figure line) are? Do they need to be
the
>cosmic sledgehammer? That's so dreadfully cliched and boring IMO.
>
>Ultimately, it might be interesting to see a new race, with some new
ships
>for FT, units for SG and DS, that is based on some form of insectoid
>physiology and with unusual psychology that has play-impacting effect.
Yet
>at the same time, I hope they can be 'another example of diversity in
the
>larger universe' rather than 'the classic fearful bug alien race'. If
we
>want settings like that, we've got several sci-fi examples - I'd rather
not
>see the GZGverse go that way.
>
>That's my 0.02....

Just my opinion, but I like very much your work 
on the Ixx and a rational push for their behaviour.
A question arise, though: what happens if a 
hive-planetoid enters a main system?
Maybe they steer clear of too well defended areas 
(as you said) so that mean they will never reach 
the "core" systems, finding better (or at least 
less defended) pastures somewhere else? Or they 
casually simply pass through other areas?
It could be reasonable, then, to leave them 
interesting targets somewhere, so they'll never 
find themselves in a logistical crisis that could 
push them into moving onto a main system... that 
could mean strategical moves to push them towards 
some planets... maybe enemy planets? Or we could 
have a race of mercenaries? "Listen, if you 
refrain to attack here, I'll let you pass through 
to go there, a wonderful place chock full of 
whatever you like... I could even send 3 
dreadnoughts of mine to lend a hand..." and, 
voilà, a mixed NSL-Ixx task force show up on the 
edge of a NAC system (casually, the system would 
be potentially harmful to the NSL on top of being 
interesting for the aliens)... obviously, next 
time it could be the reverse, with NAC helping the Ixx against somebody
else).

Bye

							 Enzo de Ianni 

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