[POLL] Create-an-OC #2 - Cultural Subtype
Added 2019-06-05 01:02:25 +0000 UTCOkay, we've got our overall base for what we're going to move forward with, so now we have to figure out the Subtype. What kind of alien? This poll will help inform future options that become available and will affect the character's persona.
Using Star Trek as an example, Vulcans and Klingons are both aliens, but as far as a cultural subtype, Vulcans would be considered Intellectual, and Klingons would be considered Warriors. This informs their design choices - Vulcans tend to wear robes and are tall, Klingons wear armor and are sort of hard and stocky.
So, do we want our Alien to be from...?
A Noble Warrior Race -
- A balance between physical and tech-y.
- Average tech. Neither fancy nor crude
- Average-to-larger size
- Average-to-fit bodytypes
- An 'all-rounder' choice overall.
A High-Tech Race -
- Less physical but very tech-smart
- Highest tech, possibly operating via 'space magic'.
- Slightly Smaller-than Average size
- Slender-er bodytypes
- This subtype is a good choice if you like gadgets, cybernetics, and sci-fi
A Peaceful, Intellectual Race -
- Not physical, but very poised and confident.
- Higher-tech than Average, but not over the top.
- Average size
- Slimmer/Taller bodytypes.
- A good choice for a 'caretaker' type, or a graceful sort of character.
A Savage Race -
- Primarily physical, unrefined, possibly brutal or violent by nature.
- "Who cares about tech? My muscles and this sharp metal on a stick works"
- Above-Average in size.
- Muscular/Fit bodytypes. Probably scarred and/or tattooed.
- A good choice if you want someone a little rougher around the edges or outright rough.
A Extra-Dimensional Race -
- A wide-range of possibilities, as these races are mysterious and hard to pin down.
- Their tech is beyond our understanding, pure space magic.
- Can be any size, or all sizes. Possibly change forms? Genders?
- Can be any shape, existing in different forms or states based on what they need
- A good choice if you want to go off the wall and try for something really unique.
