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Yes. You are The Killer Aliens.

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Alfonso Alonso said:
[X] A species able to phase into the human dimension from your home dimension for limited periods of time.

Question, does it extend to our bodies and gear. Do our corpses phase back after the limited time runs out? This could be the best option to cut out potential xcom like bullshit. Can't comment more as i am on a pjone during a break now.

But i will be watching you sleep at night irl...STEVEN! this thread.
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Hmm. I was thinking along these lines though not in the way you might expect.
Due to fundamental dimensional differences between HomeVerse and Earth your bodies break down rapidly after your soldiers die. Less so your gear, but that can be retrieved.

All Invasion Options leave ways for you to avoid x-com shenanigans. They just do it in different ways.

Also: Mentalisks is currently leading the Name Vote.
Mentalisks 2
C'tan 1
Claimants 1

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Maragas said:
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They are from Manifold Series by Stephen Baxter
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Holy sheeet. Those guys are NUTS.

Vote Tally : Original - Yes. You are The Killer Aliens. | Sufficient Velocity
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[X] A species able to phase into the human dimension from your home dimension for limited periods of time.
[X] Their knowledge might be useful.
[X] Squid like forms that undulate and pulse with energy and tentacles and hard shells with beaks to crush whatever Humanity throws at you.
[X] Trans-dimensional Physics.
[X] Biotechnology.
[X] Data Informatics & Computing.
[X] Psychology.
No. of Votes: 2
Unhacker
ComradeH
[X] A species able to phase into the human dimension from your home dimension for limited periods of time.
[X] We need it to breed.
[X] Squid like forms that undulate and pulse with energy and tentacles and hard shells with beaks to crush whatever Humanity throws at you.
[X] Biotechnology.
[X] Data Informatics & Computing.
[X] Trans-dimensional Physics. (Free if you choose the Phasing Invasion Option)
[X] Psychology.
[X] Mentalisks
No. of Votes: 2
veekie
Nevill
[x] A species able to phase into the human dimension from your home dimension for limited periods of time.
[x] Their knowledge might be useful.
[x] Squid like forms that undulate and pulse with energy and tentacles and hard shells with beaks to crush whatever Humanity throws at you.
[x] Trans-dimensional Physics.
[x] Biotechnology.
[x] Data Informatics & Computing.
[x] Psychology.
[x] Claimants
No. of Votes: 1
krahe
[x] A species able to phase into the human dimension from your home dimension for limited periods of time.
[x] Their knowledge might be useful.
[x] Squid like forms that undulate and pulse with energy and tentacles and hard shells with beaks to crush whatever Humanity throws at you.
[x] Trans-dimensional Physics.
[x] Biotechnology.
[x] Data Informatics & Computing.
[x] High Energy Physics & Chemistry.
[X]C'tan
No. of Votes: 1
Maragas
[X] A species able to phase into the human dimension from your home dimension for limited periods of time.
No. of Votes: 1
Alfonso Alonso
Total No. of Voters: 7

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[X] Humans look tasty.

I don't particularly care to choose in the other categories. But knowledge seems to be the "less evil" choice and breeding option is about need rather than want.
 
zup said:
[X] Humans look tasty.

I don't particularly care to choose in the other categories. But knowledge seems to be the "less evil" choice and breeding option is about need rather than want.
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Less evil? :rofl:

They are all so-so equally evil. So very evil. At least they will probably die quick if you just eat them.
Glad to see you here. And that this is getting such a response is surprising me.
 
[X] A species able to phase into the human dimension from your home dimension for limited periods of time.
[X] Their knowledge might be useful.
[X] Squid like forms that undulate and pulse with energy and tentacles and hard shells with beaks to crush whatever Humanity throws at you.

[X] Trans-dimensional Physics.
[X] Biotechnology.
[X] Data Informatics & Computing.
[X] Psychology

[x] Claimants
 
[x] A space faring species of beings recently awoken from their interstellar sleep in the depths of the void, cruising past a big red ball.
You know what old school.
[x] We need it to breed.
Survival of the fittest.
[x] Giant scaled worms with mouths everywhere full of teeth that have mouths that have teeth, spines and scales tearing through everything.
Dune/Tremors need I say more?
[x] High Energy Physics & Chemistry. (Free if you choose the Interstellar Invasion Option)
[x] Materials.
[x] Biotechnology.
[x] Geology & Climate. (Free if you choose the Subterranean Invasion Option)
We will make this home, and in time (if those basters don't find us) we will make the red globe home to.
 
[X] A species able to phase into the human dimension from your home dimension for limited periods of time.
[X] We need it to breed. (Shame the breeding chambers (minds of creatures that can do math/geometry) only last one time (they explode afterwards))
[X] A complex messy πe​-dimensional ball of impossible shapes/staircases/objects, optical illusions, divide by zero/square root of a negative number errors and moving M.C. Escher paintings
[X] High Energy Physics & Chemistry.
[X] Data Informatics & Computing.
[X] Trans-dimensional Physics. (Free if you choose the Phasing Invasion Option)
[X] Nanotechnology.
We are the data.
[X] Cornelian Maturites
Inspired by the M.C. in M.C. Escher (Maurits Cornelis)
 
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2,3,4,5 and 6 are nifty.

6 is actually really cute.

whoops miscounted meant 2,3,6,7 and 8 are nifty.

8 is actually really cute. And 4 is all "I'm gonna tear your heads off!". Awesome.
 
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Finally, a X-COM Quest/game in which you play as the aliens!

Sadly, it seems everyone is going for the Xcom 3-style aliens, which I can understand, they were the most "alien" of the saga. Shame that the game sucked.


ConfusedPotato said:
[X] A species able to phase into the human dimension from your home dimension for limited periods of time.
[X] We need it to breed. (Shame the breeding chambers (minds of creatures that can do math/geometry) only last one time (they explode afterwards))
[X] A complex messy πe​-dimensional ball of impossible shapes/staircases/objects, optical illusions, divide by zero/square root of a negative number errors and moving M.C. Escher paintings
[X] High Energy Physics & Chemistry.
[X] Data Informatics & Computing.
[X] Trans-dimensional Physics. (Free if you choose the Phasing Invasion Option)
[X] Nanotechnology.
We are the data.
[X] Cornelian Maturites
Inspired by the M.C. in M.C. Escher (Maurits Cornelis)
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Awesome concept, even if it's quite similar to the existing choices. Actually, screw that, I'll vote for this.

[X] Cornelian Maturites

"You pitiful human mind can't grasp how expensive comfortable housing can be!"
 
[x] A space faring species of beings recently awoken from their interstellar sleep in the depths of the void, cruising past a big red ball.
You know what old school.
[x] We need it to breed.
Survival of the fittest.
[x] Giant scaled worms with mouths everywhere full of teeth that have mouths that have teeth, spines and scales tearing through everything.
Dune/Tremors need I say more?
[x] High Energy Physics & Chemistry. (Free if you choose the Interstellar Invasion Option)
[x] Materials.
[x] Biotechnology.
[x] Geology & Climate. (Free if you choose the Subterranean Invasion Option)

Lets not go to crazy, otherwise im sure the gm will struggle to write about this ( A complex messy πe-dimensional ball of impossible shapes/staircases/objects, optical illusions, divide by zero/square root of a negative number errors and moving M.C. Escher paintings)

I couldn't even think of how to go about it.
 
ebolasos said:
[x] A space faring species of beings recently awoken from their interstellar sleep in the depths of the void, cruising past a big red ball.
You know what old school.
[x] We need it to breed.
Survival of the fittest.
[x] Giant scaled worms with mouths everywhere full of teeth that have mouths that have teeth, spines and scales tearing through everything.
Dune/Tremors need I say more?
[x] High Energy Physics & Chemistry. (Free if you choose the Interstellar Invasion Option)
[x] Materials.
[x] Biotechnology.
[x] Geology & Climate. (Free if you choose the Subterranean Invasion Option)

Lets not go to crazy, otherwise im sure the gm will struggle to write about this ( A complex messy πe-dimensional ball of impossible shapes/staircases/objects, optical illusions, divide by zero/square root of a negative number errors and moving M.C. Escher paintings)

I couldn't even think of how to go about it.
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Probably like that.
 
ebolasos said:
Lets not go to crazy, otherwise im sure the gm will struggle to write about this ( A complex messy πe-dimensional ball of impossible shapes/staircases/objects, optical illusions, divide by zero/square root of a negative number errors and moving M.C. Escher paintings) I couldn't even think of how to go about it.
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All the GM generally needs to do to get the general feel of the confusion is to mention how mind-warpingly weird the aliens are and how everyone is trying to kinda ignore the fact that everything they are feeling about them says they should not logically be possible, and how they shouldn't even be able to exist.
Also the screaming as people start to go mad from staring at it for too long and their heads start to hurt from looking at it.
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Probably like that.
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Also like the picture, its starting to produce the what the hell sort of feeling I was trying to get at. The more sense you try to make of it the less sense it makes.

Edit: Their home would probably consist of a lot of Alice in Wonderland type weirdness if that helps.
 
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ConfusedPotato said:
All the GM generally needs to do to get the general feel of the confusion is to mention how mind-warpingly weird the aliens are and how everyone is trying to kinda ignore the fact that everything they are feeling about them says they should not logically be possible, and how they shouldn't even be able to exist.
Also the screaming as people start to go mad from staring at it for too long and their heads start to hurt from looking at it.
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Sounds like standard cuthlu nonsense which in all honestly people get use to insanity really fast when they 'have' to deal with it. I mean look at this forum :V
 
SpeckofStardust said:
Sounds like standard cuthlu nonsense which in all honestly people get use to insanity really fast when they 'have' to deal with it. I mean look at this forum :V
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Like how we deal with quantum mechanics, it confuses us so we try to use the scientific method on it, now we kinda understand what it does but it still confuses the heck out of us and we still don't want to think too deeply about it in normal use.
 
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Like how we deal with quantum mechanics, it confuses us so we try to use the scientific method on it, now we kinda understand what it does but it still confuses the heck out of us and we still don't want to think too deeply about it in normal use.
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To bad the normal use will require it when dealing with us.(If we go with current brain rape build)
 
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    • SpeckofStardust said:
    ok describe that to me via writing then oh smart one.
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    :) Jokes are jokes are jokes are jokes.

    More seriously have a human perspective of what one of your soldiers would look like if Cornelian Maturites won:

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    Amanda Walker watched the hall in front of her, settled behind a crate with her rifle pointed downrange at the corner. The things should be here soon, going by radar.
    Fucking. Aliens. Not the Chinese. Not the Ruskies. Not even ISIS. Fucking aliens were tearing the world apart.

    Nobody had a solid idea of what they looked like. It honestly didn't matter to her. Her family was behind the bunker door she was protecting.


    WHOOSH-Kurthunk.


    A sound like a sudden void filling had her tensing on the trigger. Steps sounded around the corner. Heavy. "Hey! If your're Human. Go the fuck away!". The steps did not pause.
    Around the corner stepped a tall man, army fatigues slightly rumpled. His face was decidedly average and his skin was pale. Her finger was coming down on the trigger before she understood that it was raising a rifle at her. The thing shattered like glass and static as it moved to avoid the deafening gunshots.

    Screaming in terror Amanda sprinted back away from the thing as it unfolded like some demented Escher print, firing all the way.

    It had pieces appearing and disappearing, spheres and cylinders and a central sphere like an eye. Her ears almost exploded as a series of rapid vacuums assaulted them, like the damn thing was singing with an absence of sound. The bullets had no affect as it twisted in her direction and she screamed some more as she felt her sweat flash boil in the sudden deluge of blazing, charnel house flavored air. It was suddenly in front of her, arms reaching and branching.

    They felt like they were coming out of her eyes. They were coming out of her eyes. Out of her eyes. There was an almighty wrench and she felt every joint in her arms shatter.

    With a sudden clang she found herself inside the bunker door. Her shocked brain registered the terrified face of her daughter and that her torso was intersecting with the door halfway down. That wasn't the worst. Her head was half fused with the concrete floor, twisting her torso like a corkscrew, her leg emerging from the side of her neck and her arms fused at the elbow to wave from her chest. There was no blood. It hurt. OH GOD. She screamed and screamed around the bulk of her rifle intersecting through her neck.

    The door twisted and so did she, the entire screaming mess resolving into a spiral as the thing shoved itself through the cracks. The air shattered and then disappeared entirely to the cold vacuum as its singing reached a crescendo and Amanda Walker ceased to exist except as dissolute particles in a conflagration of nuclear plasma.


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    What happened at the end there was that Amanda got punched so hard she...folded...in this reality and became much more similar to a pretzel that started intersecting with everything she hit when she landed.​
     
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    • Question, when you mean breed, which type of breed are we talking about?
    A type of breeding where the human does not die, Xenomorph or Species type of breeding?
     
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