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Post by Pawel on May 12, 2021 16:49:24 GMT
Neil, such an awesome job on your melanocytes! I have a very fond spot for everyday items that flesh out an average joe's life in an RPG setting. <3 Love it, and giving these to my characters! Hey, remember that poll Jeff posted sometime ago asking whether people care for brand & model names, as they're difficult to make - and everybody went: "YES, WE LOVE THOSE!" I think it would be awesome to see a couple model names for the flat-pack robot and the melanocytes.  |
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Post by neil on May 12, 2021 17:02:49 GMT
Thanks! Brand names for "becoming black" could be problematic in the real world... I'll have a think.
Given that the original Athena project designers knew that aquaforms would be spending a lot of time in the water and probably without clothes (they had the extra subdermal fat layer), under a tropical sun, why did they not up the melanocytes in the original genemods that would become Natives? In other words, would all Natives have dark skin, even if they have other features of different ethnic groups (hair curl, epicanthic fold, etc.)?
Maybe something for Jeff to think about for the art direction. But connected to so many real-world issues, which I'm not qualified to speak about.
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Post by Pawel on May 12, 2021 17:18:45 GMT
Thanks! Brand names for "becoming black" could be problematic in the real world... I'll have a think. Given that the original Athena project designers knew that aquaforms would be spending a lot of time in the water and probably without clothes (they had the extra subdermal fat layer), under a tropical sun, why did they not up the melanocytes in the original genemods that would become Natives? In other words, would all Natives have dark skin, even if they have other features of different ethnic groups (hair curl, epicanthic fold, etc.)? Maybe something for Jeff to think about for the art direction. But connected to so many real-world issues, which I'm not qualified to speak about. Hmm, you're quite right. A sensitive topic, so not an easy worldbuilding decision. |
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Post by neil on May 13, 2021 7:26:52 GMT
I added a few brand names. See what you think.
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Post by Pawel on May 13, 2021 8:03:09 GMT
I added a few brand names. See what you think. Oh, those are amazing, Neil!!  Loving all those company-specific characteristics. Stellar job! |
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Post by neil on May 13, 2021 10:59:20 GMT
Oh, those are amazing, Neil!! Loving all those company-specific characteristics. Stellar job! There's no point having brands of it doesn't give someone a chance to feel superior! |
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Post by Pawel on May 13, 2021 11:07:50 GMT
Oh, those are amazing, Neil!! Loving all those company-specific characteristics. Stellar job! There's no point having brands of it doesn't give someone a chance to feel superior! Coming up with those brand/model names ever so briefly puts us in the shoes of Incorp marketing specialists, doesn't it? The GM's worldbuilding fun never ceases. |
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Loving all those company-specific characteristics. Stellar job!