Zachech Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 OK so in fantasy RPG's you get stuff like half-orcs, half-elves, etc. So in my sci-fi RPG, I was thinking what if you had alien species and humans interbreeding? Naturally, it would only work with humanoid aliens, but still. Is that just weird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Not "wierd" at all, sounds pretty interesting. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Phantom Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Wonder what a half twilek/human would look like... If its your own 'brand' of gaming, then it might work just peachy. Kinda interesting, too, although some things might be pushing it... Geekified Star Wars Geek Heart of the Force, Arm of the Force "Only a Sith deals in absolutes!" -Obi-wan to Anakin (NOT advocating Grey-Jedidom) "The Force doesn't control people, Kreia controls people." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 You could also have in vitro genetic cross-breeding, too, if the in vivo dangly bits didn't intermix very well ... OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediphile Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 You could also have in vitro genetic cross-breeding, too, if the in vivo dangly bits didn't intermix very well ... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why am I thinking Space: Above and Beyond... :D Ah, that was a good show... so obviously the cancelled it... Visit my KotOR blog at Deadly Forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diogo Ribeiro Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Half Dire Parrot + Beholder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deraldin Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Half Dire Parrot + Beholder<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks for the laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 This thread is strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabrielle Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 This thread is strange. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes it is. Wishes for lock down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Then report it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachech Posted March 4, 2006 Author Share Posted March 4, 2006 you're all just afraid, that's what ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atreides Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 The tentacles. The tentacles. Spreading beauty with my katana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nartwak Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Xenomorph and human genes won't splice. You'd have better chances with a banana. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Create a NEW chromosomal set! (How do you know they won't splice until you see the xenomorph chromosome?) OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Moth Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 I don't think it's impossible or completely unacceptable. *mmm...Twi'leks* Might produce interesting results, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nartwak Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Create a NEW chromosomal set! (How do you know they won't splice until you see the xenomorph chromosome?) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ha, that's true, I don't know. Anything could happen. It's much more likely that our biology would have no commonality at all though, or worse, that our biology would be mutually adverse. I see unassisted crossbreeding as strictly science-fantasy; but you're right, through the magic of science, our halfbreeds could live on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Foot Invisible Rabbit Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 It all depends on how close the chromosomes are related. In Star Trek it is obvious that humans and vulcans can interbreed. Also in that setting a quite a number of species can interbreed with humans. Humans have a versitile genome in that setting. Now in the Star Wars universe a general guideline to use is that a primate evolved species can interbreed with another primate evolved species. Such as human could interbreed with a chiss, or a human breeding with whatever race Luxa is from KotOR 2. However, a rodian and human or a wookie and a human could not breed because the greater difference between the genomes. Harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nartwak Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Ha, that's true, I don't know. Anything could happen. It's much more likely that our biology would have no commonality at all though, or worse, that our biology would be mutually adverse. I see unassisted crossbreeding as strictly science-fantasy; but you're right, through the magic of science, our halfbreeds could live on. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Both instances of the word biology should be the plural 'biologies', but Fionavar won't let me correct it since an hour has gone by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 I wonder how much of the "junk" DNA in the genome is potential problem solving stuff. Like re-growing gills if needs be, for example. So the human is not just a bunch of nifty adaptations, but *all* the adaptations that have taken place on the journey homo sapiens sapiens have taken from the slime. So removing the junk (estimated at approx. 85% of it) might actually be a bad idea. Still, we might be able to sort it a bit: make it a bit more organised ... OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Foot Invisible Rabbit Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Actually, it is the junk DNA that might make it more possible for the human race to interbreed with other species. Harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nartwak Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Some portion of it is simple virus data we've assimilated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Foot Invisible Rabbit Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Hmmm... I wonder what a human would be like with all the junk DNA removed. Harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Bonobos. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Foot Invisible Rabbit Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Hmmm... Bonobos... *munch munch munch* Harvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachech Posted March 4, 2006 Author Share Posted March 4, 2006 yeah obviously interbreeding would have to be with primate type creatures. i got the idea from star trek (go figure!) what with kinglons, vulcans, romulans, and a bunch of other species all looking pretty similar (probably because of the budget and technology of the times, but whatever, they explain it in one TNG episode as all of those species coming from one master race that lived alone in the galaxy billions of years ago and terraformed a bunch of worlds and started life to evolve into forms similar to their own. so off topic!). i think it would make more sense in sci-fi than in fantasy, because in a more futuristic setting where there is more science, people would want to experiment with certain things and would have the technology to "grow" certain crossbreeds and such. Whereas in fantasy it is more gross. Like with orcs. What the heck. Who would even do that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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