User:Eleazar/Picks

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Contents 1 Attribute Picks 1.1 Growth 1.1.1 Biological/Organic 1.1.2 Mechanical/Robotic 1.1.3 Cyborg 1.1.4 Photosynthesizers 1.1.5 Lithovore 1.1.6 Self-Sustaining 1.1.7 Last of their Kind / Sterile 1.2 Other: 1.2.1 Indifferent 1.2.2 Pacifistic 1.2.3 Cowardly 1.2.4 Obdurate 1.2.5 Telepathic 1.3 Assumes Other Uncertain Mechanics:

Attribute Picks

• These are picks that give species different mechanics that are more than a bigger or smaller number.

Growth

• All picks in this category are mutually exclusive.

Biological/Organic

• Growth happens whenever target is not reached. Growth focus increases population target.
  • Needs better name to distinguish them from Photosynthesizers.

Mechanical/Robotic

• Growth only happens when directed, (either via production queue or focus).
  • otherwise levels remain static.

Cyborg

• No unique focus, but can take advantage of biological and robotic growth foci. Needs both to reach max population.
  • Should cyborg pick represent only the mechanical part so it can be paired with either "Organic", "Photosynthesizer", or "Lithovore"?

Photosynthesizers

• Star type largely determines population. A focus can moderately improve pop
  • High populations for "Photosynthesizers" could be in large part about begin around the right kind of star. Here i've proposed 10 star types that come in at least 3 sizes. Photosynthetic species would get a big growth bonus for living under one of the 3 big star types, with decreasing growth bonuses (or increasing maluses) for the decreasing sizes. No matter what their EP, there's always a big one no more than one step away. There would be less to [i]do[/i] to get large populations of photosynthesizes, but they have fewer places were the ideal star and EP coincide.
  • This isn't just for plant species. Crystalline and energy beings might plausibly be Photosynthesizers.

Lithovore

• Minerals rich bonus for population?
• Mining focus halts growth on any lithovore colony?
• for silicon-based / crystalline life

Self-Sustaining

• No foci (or tech?) benefit their growth/ population. Population growth is only effected by reaching capacity.
  • Suitable for energy beings, and other imperturbable species concepts.
  • Expensive pick

Last of their Kind / Sterile

• Population does not grow under any circumstances.
  • Useful for novelty minor species, like Stargate's Asguardians.

Other:

Indifferent

• All EPs are equal

Pacifistic

• Cannot build weapons

Cowardly

• Always surrenders without fighting

Obdurate

• Never surrenders to force.

Telepathic

• Provides some sort of spy bonus?

Assumes Other Uncertain Mechanics:

• Cybernetic:
  • Vulnerable to hacking?

• Cute/Popular:
  • Violence to this species causes unhappiness in all others.

• Logical:
  • Totally resistant to PR manipulation

• Intangible:?
  • Totally resistant to population loss via bombing