 November 26, 2014 - 7:56pm | Refer to: AD Basic Game "Glossary" (back cover).AD Basic Game "Glossary" (back cover)Selected EntriesDralasites- One of four space faring races. Dralasites are blobbish creatures that can change their shape. They are stronger than Humans, but also slower. They love philosophy, debate and weird humor. Humans- One of the four space faring races. They are identical to the Humans from Earth, but originated on a different planet. Pan-Galactic Corporation- The oldest and largest interstellar compnay. PGC is one of the most powerful organizaitons in the Frontier. Sathar- A race of aggressive, worm-like creatures that have attacked and destroyed Frontier outposts and colonies. Very Little is known about them because no Sathar has ever been captured alive. Star Law Rangers- A branch of the UPF that operates as a sort of interstellar police force. It concentrates on finding Sathar agents, but it also fights space pirates and other interstellar criminals. Trivid- Three dimensional (holographic) television. United Planetary Federation- A loose alliance formed between many planetary governments after the first Sathar attacks. The UPF is not an interstellar government; it is a defense organization devoted to protecting member planets from Sathar takeover or destruction. The UPF also has its own police force, the Star Law Rangers. The Rangers track down and capture Sathar undercover agents. However, their authority is not recognized on all planets. Vrusk -One of the four space faring races. Vrusk resemble large insects, and sometimes are called "bugs" by the other races. Their society is organized around large companies. They love beauty and order. Vrusk are quicker than humans, but not as strong. Yazirians- One of the four space faring races. Yazirians are tall humanoids with manes, nicknamed "monkeys" by other races. They are generally smarter and quicker than the other races, but are not as strong. Other races consider them aggressive and pushy. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
November 26, 2014 - 8:10pm | Some observations: All the comments that read "that the other races nicknamed X" should probably read "humans nicknamed" Not sure that vrusk would do this, dralasites might, yazirians would be concerned that tossing out a disparaging name could touch off clan violence even if humans, drals, and vrusk are not organized into clans the yaz would think this way. Trivid? really they made space for this entry in the glossary? kind of boggles the mind a little. also I've gotten used to calling it holovid, this might be the only reference to Trivid. The entry on the UPF is the longest and yet they sort of repeated info from the Star Law Rangers which seems odd but the UPF entry does give new info that Star Law Rangers are not recognized on all planets. One obvious candidate is Outer Reach I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
