temmogen
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Post by temmogen on Feb 3, 2017 17:46:08 GMT -8
A little background... This will be in my TTA/Aliens universe, standard Traveller space travel rules don't apply.
The idea so far: A remote research station receives a message from a distant star. i.e. the movie Contact One of the scientists on the station decrypts the message. The message contains instructions on how to build a machine that will inject an alien intelligence into whatever host uses it.
Here's where I got stuck...
The scientist infected with the alien intelligence has 3 possible courses of action...
A) Goes insane and is bent on causing chaos and random destruction. B) Is on a mission to destroy a facility/planet/person etc... C) Is on the run from a nefarious government agency
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Post by Kainguru on Feb 4, 2017 5:54:39 GMT -8
The scientist infected may be less obviously a threat: A) Promising knowledge and good intentions while paving the way for extra-stella conquest and exploitation eg: 'V' B) Not appearing to have been infected at all, all the while engaging in acts of sedition as a fifth columnist preparing the way (again) for extra-stella conquest C) The scientist may even be unaware of the infection and/or their covert activities eg: missing time, false memories or hallucinations/delusions Taking your point C (on the run from a nefarious govt agency) - nefarious only from a certain point of view ie: one infected by an alien intelligence vs the rest of humanity the agency is trying to protect from the intentions of said alien intelligence. Another take is that the alien intelligence may be on the run from it's own people . . . Aaron
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temmogen
Initiate Douchebag
I am the thread killer
Posts: 40
Preferred Game Systems: 1st Ed. AD&D; Pathfinder; Mongoose Traveller; Call of Cuthulhu
Favorite Species of Monkey: Space Monkey
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Post by temmogen on Feb 4, 2017 21:11:32 GMT -8
I got it! The scientist is running around to different systems stealing parts to build a pangalactic capable hyperdrive. So the alien intelligence can return home and make a pre-invasion report. And I just made the scientist character. 7 term Scholar: Scientist. :-)
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Post by Forresst on Feb 8, 2017 0:04:06 GMT -8
You could also have alien sleeper agents. The injected intelligence could need to activate the sleepers. That'd be neat.
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Post by Kainguru on Feb 8, 2017 7:04:19 GMT -8
You could also have alien sleeper agents. The injected intelligence could need to activate the sleepers. That'd be neat. Especially if the PC's are the sleeper agents - unaware they are until activated Aaron
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