There will be a lot of replicants, robots, androids, genetical enhanced humans and other fun stuff in our game. I felt there were a need to do a write-up on the subject, just so my players could better distinguish the different kinds of things moving around on Mars.
Replicants: They look like humans but they are not a product of human breeding, instead they are lab-grown bodies with a brain. If you have the technology they are easy and cheap to manufacture and maintain.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vat_grown_meat). They are genetical engineered to perform tasks in enviroments that ordinary humans can't handle. They are also programmed to live for only twenty years maximum. There are no facilities on Mars made for production of replicants, they have been imported from Earth and The Lunar Colonies.
Robots: Machines and nothing more - programmed to perform certain tasks and that's it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robots). There are many kinds of robots, from the simple vacuum cleaner to the advanced terraforming machines roaming Mars. The cost to manufacture and maintain them also varies , but it can be difficult to get spareparts on Mars.
AI: Highly advanced computer programs able to reason and learn from their actions, so they can better plan how to achieve maximum success (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence). They are highly perceptive and can communicate with humans. They have usually no kind of body, so their movement are limited to the network they are connected with. There are five of them on Mars.
Android: There are very few androids around, mostly because they are extremely expensive and difficult to make, even if you have the technology. An Android is best described as an AI with a humanlike robotic body (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_%28robot%29). There are only one present on Mars (a PC) as far as anyone knows.
Cyborgs: Most humans on Mars are in fact some kind of Cyborg. It is common to have an implant or two to enhance certain abilities that are import for their survival on Mars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg). Some even have gone so far that most of their body have been replaced by machine parts.
Genetical enchanced humans: The first families to colonize the red planet were all genetical engineered, making them more adapted for life on Mars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetical_engineering). Descendants from the first colonist have inherited many of the same traits, making them stand apart from normal humans. They are often treated as superior humans (at least in their own minds), and they are usually members of the upper social strata of Mars.
Replicants: They look like humans but they are not a product of human breeding, instead they are lab-grown bodies with a brain. If you have the technology they are easy and cheap to manufacture and maintain.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vat_grown_meat). They are genetical engineered to perform tasks in enviroments that ordinary humans can't handle. They are also programmed to live for only twenty years maximum. There are no facilities on Mars made for production of replicants, they have been imported from Earth and The Lunar Colonies.
Robots: Machines and nothing more - programmed to perform certain tasks and that's it (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robots). There are many kinds of robots, from the simple vacuum cleaner to the advanced terraforming machines roaming Mars. The cost to manufacture and maintain them also varies , but it can be difficult to get spareparts on Mars.
AI: Highly advanced computer programs able to reason and learn from their actions, so they can better plan how to achieve maximum success (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence). They are highly perceptive and can communicate with humans. They have usually no kind of body, so their movement are limited to the network they are connected with. There are five of them on Mars.
Android: There are very few androids around, mostly because they are extremely expensive and difficult to make, even if you have the technology. An Android is best described as an AI with a humanlike robotic body (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_%28robot%29). There are only one present on Mars (a PC) as far as anyone knows.
Cyborgs: Most humans on Mars are in fact some kind of Cyborg. It is common to have an implant or two to enhance certain abilities that are import for their survival on Mars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg). Some even have gone so far that most of their body have been replaced by machine parts.
Genetical enchanced humans: The first families to colonize the red planet were all genetical engineered, making them more adapted for life on Mars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetical_engineering). Descendants from the first colonist have inherited many of the same traits, making them stand apart from normal humans. They are often treated as superior humans (at least in their own minds), and they are usually members of the upper social strata of Mars.
But what about normals, mutants and slummers? And could you perhaps give some estimates on percentages of the population?
ReplyDeleteMutants?Nooo you must be mistaken...there is nothing to see here. Move along please:)
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