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Hey guys, usacomicbooks.com has the creatures cover now on display. Great looking cover. It's release date is 6/29. The only question I have is this:why is there a Ferengi on the cover and not in Aliens? I consider them more of a race, not a creature.
Isn't that a Gorn in the upper corner too? Maybe because both races have creature-type abilities... (blind supposition)
He's there as a podium for the tribble.Quote:
Originally posted by jeffearley
Hey guys, usacomicbooks.com has the creatures cover now on display. Great looking cover. It's release date is 6/29. The only question I have is this:why is there a Ferengi on the cover and not in Aliens? I consider them more of a race, not a creature.
Nice catch Erik, why had I not noticed it? Still, Ferengi have "Immunity to Psionics" which might be subject to a line or two in this new book (I think it costs 18 picks in the original creatures section) and the Gorn have claws, natural armor etc. I just hope it doesn't just have a few addendums and updated charts where I have to reference two different books in order to make creatures.
That Ferengi on the cover is Quark, and if you look a little bit closer you will notice a Tribble sitting on his head. And I believe it is more likely that they will put Tribble stats in the book than those of the Ferengi. Now, we will finally see, if my theory of Tribbles being "tough" and having "brak'lul" is true. :)
Perhaps the Ferengi (although I don't think that's a Gorn) is there is because this book will/might contain rules on how to make your own (alien) species. This is a guess/minor hope at best.
I think you already can. Just use the rewards table in the NG and add up the number of picks. I only know this because someone has complained about some (player character ?) species in Aliens being unbalanced to compared to those in the PG.
Let's try to identify those creatures on the cover.
Upper right: energy-sucking space creature (designation in the SF Survival Guide: Alpha Omicron creature
Below that: degenerated Worf from TNG episode "Genesis" and Mugato
Lower right: M-113 ... creature
Ferengi and Tribble are obvious, but I don't know what's that in the upper left corner, and there seems to be another animal in the lower left corner. Do you know what those are?
I believe the creature in the corner might be the ophidian/cane from "Time's Arrow". It looks like it, but the picture is too small for me to be sure.
I wonder if the Denevan neural parasites are written up.
If that is a Gorn, which I doubt, I like it.
The Gorn are in Aliens. I believe the creature in the upper corner is Kruge's pet from Star Trek III. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Publius
Isn't that a Gorn in the upper corner too? Maybe because both races have creature-type abilities... (blind supposition)
Otherwise known as a Targ.Quote:
Originally posted by Doug Burke
The Gorn are in Aliens. I believe the creature in the upper corner is Kruge's pet from Star Trek III. :)
Are you sure about that? As far as I remember during the first traveller episode a targ meterialized on the bridge and it looked much more like a boar to me.Quote:
Originally posted by JonA
Otherwise known as a Targ.
According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia it is. The entry for Targ is accompanied by a picture of the Kruge's "cute lil' puddy cat" from ST III.
I just went back and watched Trek 3....its a targ on the cover. Kind of reminds me of my cat...cute, cuddly, and likes the taste of human flesh.
well, i guess they changed their looks....if their klingon owners did, why shouldn't the targs do the same? :D
But by the way i think it's the asteroid creatiure from "The Empire Strikes Back" , lol
I hope this book contains an expansion of creature creation including an expansion of race creation.
I'll bet you the Trek folks take the LOTR creature creation rules from Fell Beasts and adapt it to Trek. :DQuote:
Originally posted by Cochrane
I hope this book contains an expansion of creature creation including an expansion of race creation.
Another great cover. Decipher's got one kickin' art department.
DINGDINGDING! Give that man a cookie! ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Ineti
I'll bet you the Trek folks take the LOTR creature creation rules from Fell Beasts and adapt it to Trek. :D
Chocolate chip or peanut butter, please. :DQuote:
Originally posted by Doug Burke
DINGDINGDING! Give that man a cookie! ;)
Okay, I don't have the Fell Beasts book, and don't plan on getting it. Does the system in that book cover the creation of sentients including things like culture? Since the Trek Narrator Guide system can be used for sentients, I would guess the same would be true for the Fell Beasts book, but I imagine there is no room in Middle Earth for fans to create their own sentients, so I would guess there would be nothing about culture. Unless the LOTR RPG writers are kind enough to cater to creating one's own Fantasy world.
Is that Tin Man in the far right corner?
As I said, I am verrry sure it is the "Alpha Omicron creature" (that's what it is called in the Starfleet Survival Guide, the drawing resembles that creature a great deal)Quote:
Originally posted by Space_Cadet
Is that Tin Man in the far right corner?
It appeared in a TNG episode. A pregnant female tried to fry the Enterprise and died, as Worf tried to make it stop with a low intensity phaser beam. Troy cried :D, then the crew noticed that the creature was pregant and they had to perform a cesarean section to free the little one. Remember?
I just looked it up, the Episode name was
Galaxy's Child
Not the Tin Man bit again...although shittles is still a funny concept.Quote:
Originally posted by Space_Cadet
Is that Tin Man in the far right corner?
is there something i've missed? The Tin Man episode was radQuote:
Originally posted by Darth Sarcastic
Not the Tin Man bit again...although shittles is still a funny concept.
This wasn't a jab at the episode itself...there's an "Aliens Sourcebook" thread around here (http://forum.trek-rpg.net/showthread...&threadid=7904) about some of the descriptions including Tin Man. If you have the Aliens book, look at the description of Tin Man/Gommtu and look at the part about "shuttle creation"...I think you'll get it.Quote:
Originally posted by Space_Cadet
is there something i've missed? The Tin Man episode was rad
Isn't that creature under morphed Worf the Mogatu, from the TOS episode "A Private Little War". Attacked Kirk, McCoy phasered it.
Yep.Quote:
Originally posted by tmutant
Isn't that creature under morphed Worf the Mogatu, from the TOS episode "A Private Little War". Attacked Kirk, McCoy phasered it.
The Mugatu was featured in a TNG episode??Quote:
Originally posted by Doug Burke
Yep.
Must have missed that...
Not a TNG episode...but a TOS episode. I forget the name, but it had women in furs (in 100 degree weather) and lots of people getting phasered.Quote:
Originally posted by Ensign Deconn
The Mugatu was featured in a TNG episode??
Must have missed that...
To quote tmutant in his first post about it:Quote:
Originally posted by Darth Sarcastic
I forget the name...
;):D:)Quote:
from the TOS episode "A Private Little War".
With a piece of information that comes under the category of If-It's-Interesting-and-Useless-I'll-Remember-It-Forever, the creature was originally called a Gumato - and is listed as such in the episode's end credits - but William Shatner pulled a Spoonerism during one of the first takes and the name stuck.
What's the thing in the Starfleet uniform?
Chris
That's Worf under the advanced effects of Barclay's Proto-Morphosis Syndrome from the TNG episode "Genesis". :)Quote:
Originally posted by Chris Blanchard
What's the thing in the Starfleet uniform?
Thanks, Doug. You got my back. :DQuote:
Originally posted by Doug Burke
To quote tmutant in his first post about it: ;):D:)
Glad to help, tmutant! ;)Quote:
Originally posted by tmutant
Thanks, Doug. You got my back. :D