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Post by atomicfloozy on Feb 25, 2020 0:40:35 GMT
Most of the 5150 literature states that Xeogs come in two color - basic green & bright blue & that the ones that are blue almost always go "rogue." The ones most encountered by Basics are blue & are mercenaries, spies, assassins, pirates, smugglers, consorts & trophy wives.
A very early supplement, 5150 Illegal Aliens, states that Xeogs work in teams of 3. I'm thinking of building a crew of a Xeog Carrack or Privateer consisting of 9 to 15 figures for use in games of Fringe Space and Missions.
So my question is, would all of the crew members have blue skin, or would some have green skin?
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Post by craigt13 on Feb 25, 2020 1:09:08 GMT
The description and history of the Xeog have definitely evolved over the course of 5150 editions Personally, I could easily see there being one team of greens, possibly as the leaders.
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Post by stryderg on Feb 25, 2020 5:49:19 GMT
Could the green ones be younger and more apt to take orders and desire structure in their lives. As they age, their skin shifts more blue, and they become disenchanted with structure, hierarchy and order, so they become more likely to become smugglers, assassins, etc.
Maybe the skin color change is a result of a biochemical shift brought on by the stresses of figuring out that life isn't what they expect it to be.
Or they could be their color from birth, and the same difference that causes the skin color also causes the rogue-ish behavior.
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Post by brian on Feb 25, 2020 16:22:29 GMT
This in no way helps, but I thought I recall that the green skin Xeogs are more “hard core” and devoted to the Xeog way...and blue skin were more free firm and more commonly seen outside of Xeog space, but I could be reversing the two.
Brian
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Post by bigwalleye on Feb 25, 2020 19:48:27 GMT
Would it depend on who owned the ship? Based on my limited reading, green Xeogs are dedicated to the shared community goals, while blues are free-lancers. So an official government vessel (navy, exploration service) might have an all-green service crew, while a privateer or trader might be all blue independent types.
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Post by brian on Feb 25, 2020 21:46:20 GMT
Would it depend on who owned the ship? Based on my limited reading, green Xeogs are dedicated to the shared community goals, while blues are free-lancers. So an official government vessel (navy, exploration service) might have an all-green service crew, while a privateer or trader might be all blue independent types. That’s kinda the way I interpreted it as well...
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Post by Mike T on Mar 23, 2020 0:00:58 GMT
I seem to remember a beautiful variety to the lush figures you use, so given the above comments: yeah, go for green as well as blue. And what if there is an uber-Xeog previously unseen? Purple maniacally aggressive Xeogs? C'mon, Atomicfloozy, you can do it!
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Post by atomicfloozy on Mar 23, 2020 0:25:14 GMT
Well, I'm working on a series I'm calling Blue & Green exploring racism among the Xeog. Of course none of this is official canon, but in my storyline, Xeogs still do not understand what causes the change in skin color & brain function, however they do know its occurrence is less than 10% among the sisterhood living on planets & 30% among Xeogs who work & serve in space. One prominent Xeog scientist thinks it may have something to do with a type of radiation poisoning from their stealth technologies. Anyway, there is tension aboard ships where Greens & Blues serve together with many Greens believing the Blues are no longer reliable. Because of their out of the box thinking skills, Blues that have not gone rogue make up the majority of covert operations teams and are among the best fighter pilots.
That's where I'm at so far. Oh, & once a Xeog turns Blue she can not hold a senior rank, so if for instance a Commander turns Blue, she is demoted to Lieutenant. A Captain in my storyline has remarked that Naval service is a race against time to reach retirement before turning Blue.
I don't think there will be any purple Xeogs, but perhaps there is a mad scientist Xeog who wants to bring back Xeog males!
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Post by stryderg on Mar 23, 2020 2:14:08 GMT
Oh, I'm sure the galaxy is big enough for at least one crack-pot scientist who is trying to solve the racism issue by splicing blue/green dna or retro-fitting a virus to "fix" the blue/greens by turning them all into purple Xeogs.
Sort of reminds me of the Babylon 5 episode where the Drazi were choosing new leaders: Why are you trying to kill those guys? They wear orange sashes, we have purple, duh.
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Post by bigwalleye on Mar 23, 2020 16:07:33 GMT
Oh, I'm sure the galaxy is big enough for at least one crack-pot scientist who is trying to solve the racism issue by splicing blue/green dna or retro-fitting a virus to "fix" the blue/greens by turning them all into purple Xeogs. Purple? If you paired blue and green DNA to get a mixed phenotype, wouldn't the offspring be blue-green (aquamarine?) rather than purple? Of course, that would be harder to recognize as a painted figure. Have to gen up some kind of explanation for why gene-mixing wouldn't give a result somewhere in between.
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Post by atomicfloozy on Mar 23, 2020 18:34:15 GMT
Maybe someone just has a lot of purple paint laying around. I do have one alien female with a violet/lavender skin tone, she's a Kabasu from 5150: Under a Hishen Sky. The Kabasu are "rift walkers" & are able to phase in & out of our dimension.
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Post by Ed the Two Hour Wargames Guy on Mar 23, 2020 21:07:41 GMT
"It's been my experience the smarter and hotter ones are blue. Just saying." Billy Pink.
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Post by atomicfloozy on Mar 23, 2020 21:22:19 GMT
Yeah the Blues definitely fit the perfect definition of "femme fatale" -
Femme fatale - (noun) 1. an attractive and seductive woman, especially one who will ultimately bring disaster to a man (or woman) who becomes involved with her. 2. A seductive woman who lures men into dangerous or compromising situations. 3. A woman who attracts men by an aura of charm and mystery. 4. A Xeog with blue skin.
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Post by stryderg on Mar 23, 2020 23:15:44 GMT
... to "fix" the blue/greens by turning them all into purple Xeogs. Purple? If you paired blue and green DNA to get a mixed phenotype, wouldn't the offspring be blue-green (aquamarine?) rather than purple? Yeah, I know, but saying "fix the blue/greens by turning them all into blue green Xeogs" just sounded funny. Maybe the purple gene was recessive until Dr. Von Hue started messing with them.
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Post by bigwalleye on Mar 24, 2020 15:25:00 GMT
Yeah the Blues definitely fit the perfect definition of "femme fatale" - Femme fatale - (noun) 1. an attractive and seductive woman, especially one who will ultimately bring disaster to a man (or woman) who becomes involved with her. 2. A seductive woman who lures men into dangerous or compromising situations. 3. A woman who attracts men by an aura of charm and mystery. 4. A Xeog with blue skin. AF, That's the way I always viewed Razors. Blue Xeogs appeared to me to be more empathetic and less sociopathic. There are numerous Xeog Trophy Wives, for instance, and sociopathy does seem like a very attractive trait in a Trophy Wife. You are much more familiar with the 5150-verse. In your view, what are the distictions between Razors and blue Xeogs?
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