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I was thinking of making the indigenous people have a mid-WWII technology equivalent, but I guess that just got thrown out the window.

And this is why shared worldbuilding should be discussed OOC.

In any case, the two aren't mutually exclusive; after all, there are still "uncontacted" peoples in the Amazon and other forests today.

It was merely a thought, but I suppose I should've said something here about it. Though it's true that there are uncontacted people and could possibly have uncontacted people on this planet. What do you think, Ashton?

I actually envisioned the most advanced society being at a medieval level, but I suppose a WWII level society wouldn't be out of place.

WWII is still technically primitive to the Aesir.

Well, yeah, so is it to the Exodite Dominion.

It's just that, if they're WWII, they're probably going to have a bigger part in the story as actors than I imagined. An industrial WWII world has a slight hope of partially repelling an alien invasion on their own (very, very slight, but still a chance). A agricultural Greco-Roman/Medieval world doesn't have a prayer.

In retrospect, we should have talked about this beforehand. I'll keep that in mind when we end up on a planet of primitives together again.

They definitely will have a bigger part in the story, but unless they have giant rockets and enormous cannons, they will not be able to stop your dropship. Basically, they'll need German WWII technology to have a chance at defeating you. To defeat me, they'll need a line of 17 pounders or 25 pounders and a lot of lucky shots. All in all, they're going to have the hardest time ever repelling either of us.

We really should have talked about this. If you don't want them to have WWII tech, I understand.

They definitely will have a bigger part in the story, but unless they have giant rockets and enormous cannons, they will not be able to stop your dropship. Basically, they'll need German WWII technology to have a chance at defeating you. To defeat me, they'll need a line of 17 pounders or 25 pounders and a lot of lucky shots. All in all, they're going to have the hardest time ever repelling either of us.

We really should have talked about this. If you don't want them to have WWII tech, I understand.

If it's all the same to you, I would rather they have medieval tech at best. That way, the story can focus more about the confrontation between the Exodite scout vessel and the Aesir forces than a chaotic war triangle.

They definitely will have a bigger part in the story, but unless they have giant rockets and enormous cannons, they will not be able to stop your dropship. Basically, they'll need German WWII technology to have a chance at defeating you. To defeat me, they'll need a line of 17 pounders or 25 pounders and a lot of lucky shots. All in all, they're going to have the hardest time ever repelling either of us.

We really should have talked about this. If you don't want them to have WWII tech, I understand.

If it's all the same to you, I would rather they have medieval tech at best. That way, the story can focus more about the confrontation between the Exodite scout vessel and the Aesir forces than a chaotic war triangle.

Medieval technology it is. Just don't run at the sight of Winged Hussars charging down the mountainside.

They definitely will have a bigger part in the story, but unless they have giant rockets and enormous cannons, they will not be able to stop your dropship. Basically, they'll need German WWII technology to have a chance at defeating you. To defeat me, they'll need a line of 17 pounders or 25 pounders and a lot of lucky shots. All in all, they're going to have the hardest time ever repelling either of us.

We really should have talked about this. If you don't want them to have WWII tech, I understand.

If it's all the same to you, I would rather they have medieval tech at best. That way, the story can focus more about the confrontation between the Exodite scout vessel and the Aesir forces than a chaotic war triangle.

Medieval technology it is. Just don't run at the sight of Winged Hussars charging down the mountainside.

"OH SHIT THEIR HORSES HAVE WINGS"
*the jumbo-jet sized, armed spaceship that is the Wanderer-class flees at warp speed"

You could go with Napoleonic or WWI-era tech. Neither of those would stand a chance either.

Also, who plays these natives? Or will they remain mostly offscreen?

You could go with Napoleonic or WWI-era tech. Neither of those would stand a chance either.

Both of those eras had cannons. Those cannons could be used to decimate our infantry. Especially the WWI cannons because it was basically a race to see who could build the biggest gun.

You could go with Napoleonic or WWI-era tech. Neither of those would stand a chance either.

Both of those eras had cannons. Those cannons could be used to decimate our infantry. Especially the WWI cannons because it was basically a race to see who could build the biggest gun.

"The hell of it was that a nineteenth-century bullet or even a Stone Age spear could still kill a twenty-third-century marine. It shouldn't. It should not be allowed. And that was it — it was your sense of superiority that killed you."

Though they still had catapults, ballistae, and trebuchets during the Medieval times....

Though they still had catapults, ballistae, and trebuchets during the Medieval times....

In far smaller numbers and with much less accuracy than guns. Plus, it's much harder to kill a Exodite Soldier with arrows than it is with artillery.

Also, who plays these natives? Or will they remain mostly offscreen?

Since I intend on launching the attack on their village (and later, hopefully, their entire civilization), I plan on controlling them. Unless someone else wants to?

Though they still had catapults, ballistae, and trebuchets during the Medieval times....

In far smaller numbers and with much less accuracy than guns. Plus, it's much harder to kill a Exodite Soldier with arrows than it is with artillery.

True. Which leaves me with this question: How heavily armored are your infantry?

Though they still had catapults, ballistae, and trebuchets during the Medieval times....

In far smaller numbers and with much less accuracy than guns. Plus, it's much harder to kill a Exodite Soldier with arrows than it is with artillery.

True. Which leaves me with this question: How heavily armored are your infantry?

It depends. Some have mithrillium plate armor, some have even more advanced armor. Power armor exists, but it's mostly used by engineers.

Is this an urgent question? If so, I'll write about the War Mantle and infantry tech in my factbook.

Though they still had catapults, ballistae, and trebuchets during the Medieval times....

In far smaller numbers and with much less accuracy than guns. Plus, it's much harder to kill a Exodite Soldier with arrows than it is with artillery.

True. Which leaves me with this question: How heavily armored are your infantry?

It depends. Some have mithrillium plate armor, some have even more advanced armor. Power armor exists, but it's mostly used by engineers.

Is this an urgent question? If so, I'll write about the War Mantle and infantry tech in my factbook.

If we're about to have a ground confrontation, it's important. I want to know how heavy my firepower needs to be to stop you from harming the King.

If we're about to have a ground confrontation, it's important. I want to know how heavy my firepower needs to be to stop you from harming the King.

I have a feeling that we have a crucial misunderstanding about what is going to happen in the next few posts. This lone ship isn't supposed to end their civilization: it's supposed to attack a large-ish village in order to capture their people and resources, as well as to determine the primitives' tactics, technology, and culture. When it's time to truly conquer the planet, an entire fleet is sent in, usually regardless of the technological level.

If we're about to have a ground confrontation, it's important. I want to know how heavy my firepower needs to be to stop you from harming the King.

I have a feeling that we have a crucial misunderstanding about what is going to happen in the next few posts. This lone ship isn't supposed to end their civilization: it's supposed to attack a large-ish village in order to capture their people and resources, as well as to determine the primitives' tactics, technology, and culture. When it's time to truly conquer the planet, an entire fleet is sent in, usually regardless of the technological level.

Then the village shall be protected. I still need those specs.