I'm always up to play an AI, a romantic AI probably wouldnt be my preference but still.
<Snipped quote by Natsucooldude>Well, we switched to D&D lite nowadays. What with some of the ancient magics and such.
I also don't think there's a significant difference between aliens and non-human fantasy races.
So from that viewpoint alone I don't have any strong objections. The real problems are:
- RPing a single ship rather than a nation or even just a faction like an NRP should
- Involving tech obviously beyond the game's limits (reverse Clarke's Third Law abuse)
- Not being of this world which leads to complications
That being said I always thought myself as flexible and with effort this kind of faction can be actually made viable.
@Lucidnonsense
How about this?
Your faction is a race of demons from another world riding a skyship powered by fell magic. Your technology is weird and relies on utilizing evil magic rather than typical science. You don't have guns but for example your imps can shoot lightning from their tridents and your weapons are imbued with fell energies. Your magic is ultimately powered by tortured souls of captured people while you also have some ability to make people your thralls. Your ultimate goal is to conquer the world with your superior magic but you are small thus need to establish yourself through devious plots.
What do you think?
It might sound different from what you thought before but something along these lines makes the most sense. You can adjust this theme a bit or replace demons with fairies but you get the point.
This kind of faction would still break the game a bit but again, I am flexible enough to prioritize freedom of expression over rigid ideas what my RP should be. Afterall every game is shaped by its players. Don't you agree?
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Sadly no. It just would not fit. Sorry :(