Mr. Kellogg writes:
>Morphology however, will CERTAINLY have an effect on design layout. You
>don't need stairs if you have wings. Or if you are a fish, you will
>need a water filled ship. The size and shape of your hands and eyes
>affect the control inputs & displays you have.
Agreed, which brings up a point that a Vargr friend of mine pointed out
to me. The Cogs&Dogs books shows the inside of a bridge of a Vargr ship. Why
do they have chairs like Humans? The only seeming difference is the hole for a
tail. From the original Vargr Aliens book, it doesnt seem that their leg
anatomy was changed that much from the Terran canine. Are these chairs
comfortable to the Vargr, or would they prefer a more leaning-forward, almost
prone position?
On a slightly related note, I have always assumed that the larger races
(ie Aslani) were cramped in the standard Human sized chairs and ship
staterooms. After some discussion with those in my gaming group, we multiplied
the vol, wgt, and price of all Aslani fittings (chairs, staterooms, airlocks,
low berths, etc) by 1.2 if installed on a ship designed for Aslani use. We
assumed that Aslani could use normal human-sized fittings, but on their own
ship, they wanted to be more comfortable. One of our players was an
accountant/lawyer on our ship (her Aslani name translated into standard as
'she who's claws are words') complained about her cramped stateroom.
Could this also lead to a change in the MT design tables for other
equipment for other races? Allow Hiver fittings to be smaller, or at least
shorter?
-Vanya
PS-Ignore the empty post. Its difficult to tell the difference between
<CNTL>Z and <CNTL>C in the near darkness of this lab.