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Time:  Stardate 10301.31  
Topic: Alien Species – General Discussion
Host: Beth Kelley
Room: #Soapbox

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Host Beth says:
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Host Beth says:
So...let's start with: Are there any species currently not listed in the Species Database that you think should be listed?

Host Beth says:
Okay...how about any species that you disagree with?

Jules says:
Not that I know of.  Of course, I don't know all the species yet.

Kooky says:
Me either Jules

Chancellor_Topper says:
There are species in there that I have never heard of

Jeremy says:
well i disagree with a lot of the species values but as far as disaggreeing with them as a race as whole nah.......

Host Beth says:
Specify values...

Jules says:
Me too.  I don't think I disagree with them.

Host Beth says:
Anyone else?

Jules says:
Well, like the Ferengi.......their only concern is profit at any cost.  I don't agree with that, but, they are who they are.

Chancellor_Topper says:
The Vidiians....I think that's them...the medical scavengers.

Host Beth says:
That's true....on both counts.

Chancellor_Topper says:
Their values leave a bit to be desired.

Jeremy says:
to use one everyone knows.....The klingon way of living is quite barbaric and even though it contributes HIGHLY to the storyline of ST i highly disaggree with that

Jules says:
I agree with that.  There was a species on a Voyager episode that did medical expeiments without the crews knowledge....

Chancellor_Topper says:
::grumbles:: I knew someone would want to pick on the Klingons <G>

Host Beth says:
:)

Jules says:
I understand why we need them though.  Without the concept of evil, you have no good.

Jeremy says:
::shakes his head:: Don't get me wrong i love them to death but i am just too anti-war for me to really enjoy them

Host Beth says:
Let me ask this: Are there any species that are not allowed in ACTD that you think should be allowed?

Tunik says:
Umm... just a second... I'm gonna check the site...

Host Beth says:
Okay :)

Tunik says:
I had a few convictions when creating a new character.

Host Beth says:
Such as...

Chancellor_Topper says:
Before I answer that question, let me ask another question....are races from the books allowed?

Host Beth says:
In this discussion?  Yes...

Jeremy says:
I think that all of the races were closly considered before they were made playable or the opposite...I agree with all of the ones i see

Jules says:
There is a character that is in ACTD that there is only one of.........his name is Drayan Vekh...I'm trying to remember which race it is.....

Host Beth says:
What about the Borg?

Jules says:
Definately not!

Tunik says:
Why not?

Dawn says:
Jules:  Drayan is Orion

Jeremy says:
It would be very strange to have a borg but i do think there should be some exceptions....

Jeremy says:
but not too many...just enough to spice it up a bit

Chancellor_Topper says:
I agree that the borg should not be allowed....perhaps former borg like 7of9

Jules says:
That's it....what about Orions?

Host Beth says:
They are an accepted species in ACTD

Jules says:
I thought they weren't.

Jeremy says:
Not as a player race they aren't

Host Beth says:
Oh..then I stand corrected...that must ne an NPC I'm thinking of.

Chancellor_Topper says:
They should be...Orion is a member of the Federation

Jules says:
THat's what I was talking about....they aren't allowed as a player race.  Rog just got it through on a fluke.

Host Beth says:
Anyone agree or disagree with allowing them in as a player race?

Jules says:
I don't see why they shouldn't be.

Jeremy says:
well i am not fully aware of anything about them and the species database doesn't have much info on them.....i think it is reasonable why they aren;t

Host Beth says:
Why do you think it is reasonable Jeremy?

Chancellor_Topper says:
They aren't and yet Caitians are because they were actually seen in the movies.

Jules says:
Maybe it's because there isn't enough known about them.  I don

Jules says:
I don't know.

Tunik says:
Nausicaans.

Host Beth says:
What about them?

Chancellor_Topper says:
There's not a whole lot known about Caitians either, other than they are feline

Jeremy says:
Well if they don't have enough information about the race it would leave pretty much everything open to the player....too much control...would void them as a single race because every player would have a different idea by what happened in that characters past that would impact the race as a whole.....

Tunik says:
I thought there were Nausicaans in Starfleet after that TNG episode with Picard getting stabbed.

Jules says:
Now, I can understand why there aren't Nausicaans.

Tunik says:
Apparently, they aren't a player character.

Kooky says:
I thought they were traders

Kooky says:
or thieves ...

Jules says:
No....they are much too violent.

Host Beth says:
True Kooky....but Feringi's were considered unacceptable in Starfleet until Nog...

Kooky says:
True ... but has there been a Nausican in Starfleet?  I don't remember there being one

Host Beth says:
BTW: Do we have any players playing a Ferengi?

Jeremy says:
Not I said the pig

Jules says:
Not that I'm aware of.  Although, Gilles and i often NPC them.

Chancellor_Topper says:
I don't remember ever seeing one a Star Fleet Nausicaan

Jules says:
Me either Topper.

Tunik says:
Actually, of all the characters I should have played... an old Ferengi is what I should have become.

Host Beth says:
:)

Chancellor_Topper says:
nuts! gotta go make a house call...be back in a few

Host Beth says:
I was looking through the player stats and I noticed a predominance of Betazeds...do you think we should have caps on the amount of one race in the game?

Kooky says:
I don't know

Jeremy says:
No, most definatly not....when you play a race that there is only three in the entire game and one is only half you appreciate interacting with others of your race....sure let betazeds take over....there will always be the few who still have a race they are in love with

Jules says:
Actaully, It might not be a bad idea......although, I just began a new char who is beta.  And I don't feel like there is enough information on them to be played correctly.  My humble opinion.

Jules says:
Personally, Vulcan is my fovorite, and, I started out with a half Vulcan character.  But I felt I should experiment with other races, so, my next was half human and romulan.  I now have a betazed.  So, I may not be the best person to ask that.

Kooky says:
My char is also half human and Romulan ... she is fun to play ...

Dragon says:
mine is ROM/KLING

Dragon says:
... best of both worlds ...

Jules says:
I'd like to play jsut about every race there is.  I have a few that I just don't think I should play just because I don't like them.

Jeremy says:
Well i can't say i have a Romulan char....

Tunik says:
Vulcan is my favorite too.

Kooky says:
I think it's a shame that we can't have a full Romulan char ... seeing a person who is Romulan interacting with so-called enemies could be interesting ...

Jules says:
But as far as a cap.  I think it would be a good idea.  Although, I don't know how well it would work.

Jeremy says:
I have already expressed my disaggrement with a cap

Host Beth says:
Well I just threw that out there to see the reaction:  I personally play K'Beth - a half Klingon/ half Betazoid.....she'll kill ya in a heartbeat but will feel really, really bad about it... ;)

Jules says:
LOL

Kooky says:
hehe

Host Beth says:
If you could play any race out there...even ones not ACTD player races....what would it be?

Jeremy says:
I am madly in love with Ullians as a race so i would stick with them

Host Beth says:
Why?

Jules says:
I like Ullians as well, and Vulcans are my favorite, but, If a Borg like 7 of 9 were allowed, I'd like to play that.

Jeremy says:
I love them because of their telepathic abilities...childhood dream o mine

Tunik says:
To think about it... I'd like to play a half Cardassian, half Ferengi that was assimilated by the Borg. lol... talk about a confusing appearance.

Host Beth says:
LOL

Dragon says:
I love the Klingon style of honor but a race that I would really like to play is a full romulan...

Jules says:
She is total logic.  I feel that this person has feelings, but they are buried so deep down she very seldom if ever shows them.  Or maybe even an android, like Data.

Tunik says:
Dragon: I like playing Romulans too. Having the espionage type personality has always been my thing.

Jules says:
Tunik:  You would conquor, and assimelate the profit.

Tunik says:
lol

Tunik says:
Yep

Dragon says:
You are right jules ... complete logic might be interesting to play...

Dragon says:
maybe the doctor :)

Jules says:
As with Data, his feeling can not be hurt.  And with 7 of 9 the same applies.  But, she speakes her mind.

Host Beth says:
Ahhh..but 7 of 9 did have feelings and could be hurt...she just didn't show it...

Jules says:
Right....I stand corrected.

Kooky says:
I agree ... a full Romulan would be great to play ...

Tunik says:
Good old 7 of 9. Too bad she left Starfleet to teach at a school in Boston.

Tunik says:
::chuckles::

Jules says:
LOL

Host Beth says:
Heh....and it's amazing hoew the ratings for that show shot up among boys 18-35 ;)

Jules says:
LOL

Kooky says:
hehehe

Host Beth says:
How about an Ocampa?  Think it would be fun to play one of them?

Tunik says:
Oh my yes!

Jules says:
I don't know much about the Ocampa.

Chancellor_Topper says:
You'd be old really fast

Tunik says:
But... her mind powers are too much.

Kooky says:
Wouldn't do much for longevity of character though

Chancellor_Topper says:
"I'm an Ocampa I'm this many years old" ::olds up two fingers::

Chancellor_Topper says:
<holds>

Tunik says:
By the time the character is through Starfleet Academy, their life is already pretty much over.

Kooky says:
exactly ... half of their life spent at the academy

Tunik says:
They couldn't be doctors.

Jules says:
Oh yeah, Kess on Voyager.  Right?

Host Beth says:
Well I thought they were super smart and learned at an accelerated rate...?  So maybe they could get out in two years

Tunik says:
Right.

Tunik says:
Good point.

Jules says:
Right....maybe so.

Host Beth says:
I always wondered what they were going to do if the show went past seven years if Kes stayed :)

Jules says:
That would have been interesting.

Chancellor_Topper says:
She'd have died :)

Tunik says:
That would have been sad.

Tunik says:
But... she and Neelix would have had a child.

Tunik says:
Had she stayed.

Host Beth says:
How about playing one of Neelix's race?

Chancellor_Topper says:
Now THAT would have been interesting

Chancellor_Topper says:
Talaxians would be cool if you could explain their presence in the Alpha quadrant

Jules says:
That would be cool.

Host Beth says:
Topper: They took a wrong turn?

Dawn says:
Didn't Neelix stay in the Delta Quad. with a colony of Talaxians?

Tunik says:
Hmm... it would be interesting.

Tunik says:
Yep.

Jules says:
I forget what Talaxians are.

Tunik says:
He stayed with his new lady friend (whoa hoo!, honk honk!, yee haaw!)... to be a leader for the people.

Chancellor_Topper says:
Talaxians are the freckled face guys with the mohawk

Jules says:
Nelix is one?  I didn't remember about that.

Dawn says:
yes Julie

Host Beth says:
Yeah...I believe his planet and people were pretty much destroyed were they not?

Jules says:
What about the race that speaks in metaphors.

Chancellor_Topper says:
yes...a war, but I don't remember with who

Host Beth says:
Jules: Now that would be fun to pay!

Host Beth says:
er...<play>

Jules says:
You know what they are called?

Chancellor_Topper says:
Darmok?

Dawn says:
I forget

Dawn says:
Darmok is a name from that races mythology

Jules says:
Darmok and somebody at somewhere

Jules says:
I remember that...sort of.

Dawn says:
Darmok and Gilead at Tenagra

Jules says:
THat's it!

Dawn says:
:)

Chancellor_Topper says:
Well I was close

Host Beth says:
Good job Dawn...:)

Dawn says:
thx

Dawn says:
that is one of my most fave STNG episodes :)

Jules says:
Mine too.

Jules says:
But, I couldn't remember what race they are.

CMO_Tunik says:
Wow.

Dawn says:
Now I gotta watch that episode thx all :)

Kooky says:
lol

CMO_Tunik says:
I tell you... if I was in the same situation Picard was in... I probably would have been pretty angry with that guy. He was talking in riddles. I still didn't understand half of it after the episode was over. I had to watch it again.

Jules says:
I understood it afterwards.

Jules says:
It was sooooo cool.

Host Beth says:
Let me ask this....what do you guys think about the topic: What would happen if Aliens landed on Earth today?

Chancellor_Topper says:
I never did understand it, but it was still a pretty cool episode

Dawn says:
gotta go now, someone needs the puter now cya next week

Jules says:
They would probably get shoot.

Chancellor_Topper says:
Mass hysteria

Jules says:
shot even.

Kooky says:
There'd be pandamonium <sp>

Host Beth says:
Would you like to discuss that next week?  Or is there something else people want to talk about?

Jules says:
That would be cool.....or the whole shuttle bay thing.  lol

Kooky says:
What was that all about, anyway>?

Chancellor_Topper says:
It would wreak havoc on our entire society if they landed today

CMO_Tunik says:
Beth: I'd love to talk about that.

CMO_Tunik says:
Beth: I'm pretty sure I know what I'd do.

Host Beth says:
Run?

Host Beth says:
I would... :)

CMO_Tunik says:
I'd pass out.

Jules says:
I'd hide and see what they were doing.

CMO_Tunik says:
Too many mixed emotions... my body would shut down for a little bit.

Host Beth says:
Hehe...well let's discuss it next week then....tell your friends :)

CMO_Tunik says:
Great. ::whispers to thin air::

CMO_Tunik says:
Kidding. I have friends.

Jules says:
K

CMO_Tunik says:
Well... I have a mission in four minutes.

CMO_Tunik says:
See you all next week.

Jules says:
Night all...great talk Beth.

Host Beth says:
Well I think we've chewed this enough..thanks for coming tonight :)

CMO_Tunik says:
Peace and grooovy love!! \\//

CMO_Tunik says:
It was fun Beth!A

Jules says:
Gnight.

Host Beth says:
Night everyone :)