Standard Faction/Race Information Sheet Format

[Iv121]

Well you can introduce stuff so long its not wholly counter logical and so long you did not copy it from anywhere else. If you gonna explain in an acceptable manner how a race of horses became a space faring race you can probably keep them. Your biggest challenge will probably be to explain how horses went past the tool-using stage without hands or any other means of grabbing stuff. This race will also have a hard time fitting in a sci-fi universe in general, you will be more on terms of a joke rather than a respectable race.

[ACH0225]

I doubt "it's dumb" counts as a valid reason.
Especially since you have the situation that the grudge between me and the Strigiforme is based on me having quadrupedal equines.

Don't worry, the Strigiforme hate everyone else too. But cats is right; it is really dumb and fairly unoriginal.

[Chairman_Tiel]

I dunno about unoriginal; never really seen horses in space before. If he could differentiate them to the point where the MLP inspiration is unrecognizable..

[Ivan2006]

Okay, how about the following: I'm gonna try to draw out a way it would make sense and if it turns out it's 'not good', I'm gonna delete them.

[Iv121]

Oh don't forget grabbers of some sort or else you are not passing the stone age .

[Ivan2006]

This is gonna be the most essential part of the lore, I am aware of that.

[Chairman_Tiel]

Seems reasonable.

[cats]

Analogous anatomy.

[Ivan2006]

catsonmeth, please explain what you mean by 'analogous anatomy' and what you want form me, I am confused

[cats]

Most terrestrial, advanced, intelligent races would have the same basic structure: bipedal, two arms with manipulators at the end, cephalic brain & sensory organs. They'd usually evolve from a social predatory species (cats, dogs, dolphins) or where problem solving is required (ravens, apes, octopi). An herbivorous herd animal, like a horse, doesn't require much intelligence beyond "eat this grass." and "run."

[Ivan2006]

I can still use the psionic arsepull to make anything sapient. That's why I have psionics.
Your argument is invalid.

[Professor Fenway]

Ivan, no. It's basically horses in space, which is neither realistic nor makes sense in the sci-fi universe we have. Owls make sense; they can manipulate the world around them, through evolved wings. Horses; nothing.

And psionics are not a CAUSE of sentience. they are a RESULT of sentience, and more prevalent in some species than others. Owls and humans, for example, are not very psionic, though exceptions occur in both species. Skytherians are pretty much guaranteed psionics due to the way they are.

And all species came to be as a result of evolution. I highly doubt that a horse would evolve sentience, and with it's minimal means of environmental interaction, be able to construct an empire. I can see owls doing so, and lizards, but not horses.

Psionics cannot make anything sentient.

[Ivan2006]

point taken.
So basically no equines whatsoever at all?

[cats]

We're not letting magical bison in either if it makes you feel any better.

[Ivan2006]

gonna adjust stuff and not have them in my faction sheet then.