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[Ozarck]

Race: Suaa. Suaa are humanoid invertebrate mollusks. They have stalk eyes and our very peaceful. They come in a variety of bright colors and can move quickly. They are very agile and can breath water and air. They are known for a lack of sublety and not being very strong.

Individual: Kauur: Kauur is a red Suaa that is very fast and agile, even for his species. He works as a bartender giving people drinks. Is slightly taller than most Suaa.

What is a "humanoid?" This is over-all a good description of an alien race (and our first water breather, yay!) but I am pretty stubborn about not using human anatomy as a base for a creature. That kinda goes double in this case, since, according to wikipedia "Molluscs have such a varied range of body structures, it is difficult to find defining characteristics to apply to all modern groups".

[Harry Baldman]

Problem is, a humanoid shape is very versatile, good for both running around and object manipulation. And it's not like one animal shape is somehow better than another, right?

Maybe he's a human-shaped oyster thing. Not sure how being an invertebrate and being humanoid at the same time can possibly work, though, particularly if it's a mollusc-inspired creature. Maybe like a weird cephalopod-type thing?

[BFEL]

His problem isn't with the shape, his problem is the NAME.
He wants roll to alien to be as far removed from humanity as possible, so naming a body structure after it is right out.

So we need to find a different way to say "humanoid"

[flame99]

Bipedal?

[Ozarck]

Proudly presenting "Jones":

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Alien Species: The Xenomorph Humans are a loud, rude group of violent apes from a backwater planet in the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Milky Way. They're very good at killing things.

Alien Individual: His full name is Ryske Tron Gunnsteel Snowflake Jones the IIIIst. He introduces himself as "Jones". It's easier to explain. He was born and raised in the ghettos of Earth. He fell in with a gang and ended up in an off-world prison colony. After 10 years there, he turned his life around. He's currently a Security Officer on the station.

Yeah. I want to avoid this.

[Ozarck]

Bipedal, two arms, upright, manipulators on the ends of the arms. These work as descriptors.

Besides avoiding "human with nose prosthetics," (works for Star Trek, not so much here) I have two reasons for this:
1) I want people thinking creatively,
2) I want to know what the alien is actually capable of. None of this "I meant for them to have slime emitters in their throat that spew a sticky substance to subdue all attackers!"

Also, like Harry Baldman said, what does a humanoid shaped mollusc look like?

[Lukeinator]

So after I saw what everyone said I am changing my Alien. Ignore the other post I wrote.


Race:Zhost: Zhost are tall, thin, bipedal amphibians. They are good at swimming and feel at home in the water. They can jump quite high and have 4 arms. Their skin is gray or brown and they eat insects and other small animals.

Individual:Ghaer: Ghaer has gray skin and has a calm personality. Is pretty average for a Zhost.
Profession: Chef (Don't ever order his frog legs)

[Ozarck]

So after I saw what everyone said I am changing my Alien. Ignore the other post I wrote.


Race:Zhost: Zhost are tall, thin, bipedal amphibians. They are good at swimming and feel at home in the water. They can jump quite high and have 4 arms. Their skin is gray or brown and they eat insects and other small animals.

Individual:Ghaer: Ghaer has gray skin and has a calm personality. Is pretty average for a Zhost.
Profession: Chef (Don't ever order his frog legs)

I'll put this one in, if you want, but the other was a pretty good alien, too. I didn't want you to feel you had to scrap it.

Ghaer finds itself at its workplace, preparing for the start of the lunch rush. Go ahead an post an action, Lukeinator.

[Lukeinator]

Ghaer garbs his cooking stuff and waits for a customer.

[Xantalos]

I'll post here in a bit.
Bit meaning a few hours.

[Ozarck]

I was writing the round up when you posted your placeholder Xantalos. Good timing. I'll wait, and post tomorrow. I have everyone else' actions saved.

Also, spot check. This is my first forum game as GM. Are there any issues, concerns, or suggestions you guys would like to bring up?

[flame99]

I wouldn't mind an info dump in the OP, but that's personal preference. All in all, it's pretty good.

[Ozarck]

What do you mean an info dump? What kind of info?

[flame99]

Just bits of fluff, like a history of the station, important figures, etc.
Like I said, it's really just my preference. Others like a background-light game.

[Ozarck]

Ah. I might work some of that in, but it is going to be a slow process, as I will need to mull over some of it. I still need to update the OP regarding the name of the station (it has a name now! It even has a location and some surrounding geography.)