A very ordinary place

[Shadow Dragon]

Are they all humans, or are there like, aliens?

[Windstormugly]

Are they all humans, or are there like, aliens?

@Shadow Dragon

some information about alien species etc

If you want to be something strange and original, please give an explanation of them in “hiders”. If you want to be an alien from any media, they will be fit to this universe, not the other way around)
The crew and passengers of the ship are from many different space-faring people, with a few restrictions; All have some version of eyes, manipulation extremities, and are on the physical size between a cat and an elephant.

There are no gaseous or liquid species, and while there are cyborgs and androids, there are no societies of anything but either Artificial “Narrow” or “General” Intelligences, hardware and energy is a physical limitation. There are no known biologically immortal species.
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While active space travel affects the mental faculties of all species in terms of spatial awareness to some degree and muscle-loss relative to perceived gravity, genetic modification has a bigger impact on species as a whole.
Regarding genetic and cybernetic modification; Most wealthy strata of any genetically advanced society have done away with common genetic issues, though not all.

Most actively tailored genetic changes are done before the individual is born, changing a grown individual requires increment changes by RNA-viruses or similar, and are not in any way pleasant for the recipient.
There is no known way to be biologically immune to high doses of radiation (like that of outer space). There is no quicker than a day for regeneration of extremities or internal organs, and complexity lengthens the timetable.

Cybernetics can be anything from an extra arm to a surveillance eye, while more advanced are bio-integrated circuitry or replacement organs. No replacement brains neither grown nor built are viable. Biological printers and specialized cybernetic enhancements are advanced technology in any society.
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Regarding mental and psychic abilities; The brains of living things are remarkable, but so are fusion-powered supercomputers, and you don’t see them lifting things out of touch.
Seriously however, some species have evolved or engineered their brains and nervous systems to handle vast amounts of information and energy (comparatively speaking).

This has NOT given rise to any amazing telekinetic abilities.
There are those whose brains analyze incoming sensory information with enough speed and precision that they effectively see anything in the vicinity, know things about others and their surroundings, feel emotions and thoughts of others. With the right cybernetic enhancements on both parties, the reading of minds, even mind to mind communication is possible. (though implanted wireless devices are a lot more convenient)
All of this has already been employed in some way by simple animals and plants through pheromones, infra/ultrasound, EM-radiation and any other biological processes.

“Technomancers” in the definition of having cybernetic implants that allow you to link with and either read and or write to/control digital/electrical systems with the right interface, of course exist. But the complexity, range and speed with which such is done also tax the mental faculties of the individual in question. Burning a neuro-integrated circuit is not fun, or healthy.

Any species experimenting with the idea of “psychic powers” come to the same conclusion; “Any apparent effect on the macro scale requires unacceptable amounts of energy to emanate EMQFs with stable localized micro points wherein interference can be achieved. Side effects include temperature fluctuations and static charges along with harmful radiation. This results in the desired effects negated and overwhelmed. While cascade effects can be theorized, computation and reliable utilization is the realm of speculative science."

[Shadow Dragon]

Could I make something out of nanobots, or is that illogical?

[Windstormugly]

Could I make something out of nanobots, or is that illogical?

@Shadow Dragon

Not so much illogical as extremely inconvenient and expensive. Nanobots are very useful machines, especially for medical purposes. But the problems with them in a broader sense are many, without any specific order here are five ways of describing them:

Nanobots? Integrated Cybernetic Systems operating through a semi-organic selfmoving substrate

Materials; What are the nanobots made of, are they a metal, an organic compound (maybe they are freemoving cells), or some kind of metamaterials? How easily accessible are the atomic or molecular components? What are the limits of these materials in terms of tactile strength, hardness, pressure, cold, heat, radiation, oxidation etc?

Energy; How are the nanobots powered, do they have internal fuel-cells, glucose, microscopic solar-panels, are they fueled by ambient radiation be it alpha beta or gamma or through the usage of a thermocoupling, subspace microwaves or nearby electromagnetical fields? The issue is their extreme size constraint, holding a charge without magical technology of hyperspace linkage mean they either have to have a constant supply of energy or have a short active time limit before recharge.

Capabilities; What is the use of the nanobots, because due to their size, it is hard for them to do more than a single or a few things. Maybe respond to a chemical imbalance by releasing medicine or expand to seal a wound. If the function of the nanobots are of the more destructive variety, how is this achieved? is it something dependant on their energy-levels to perform certain actions, are they dependant on outside environmental factors, or do they need to attain a certain group-density to reach the grey goo critical mass. This is of course the information about the nanobots most influenced by the other four points.

Control; Do the nanobots follow a preset of commands or instructions regardless of what the user wants? Or are they all equipped with a small processor and narrow ai, maybe a connection network to all the other nanobots for a pseudo-hivemind? Or are they controlled directly on the group-density by a normal-sized user or system, radio? infrared? em? pheromones? psychic field?!? Do they lose all coherence when left alone or do they try to carry out their latest instructions?

Production; Were they built in a lab by printers, or painstakingly handcrafted by a micro-engineer, were they grown inside a body by the same process as viruses? Or is this the kind of nanobots that assemble more of themselves out of nearby raw materials? Consider what is needed to built a certain kind of robot, and then shrink the printing or tools down to the micro-scale.

[Shadow Dragon]

Materials; What are the nanobots made of, are they a metal, an organic compound (maybe they are freemoving cells), or some kind of metamaterials? They're metamaterials.

How easily accessible are the atomic or molecular components?
Not very, it's a blend between DNA and nanotechnology

What are the limits of these materials in terms of tactile strength, hardness, pressure, cold, heat, radiation, oxidation etc?

They have the hardness of a diamond, extremely tough resistants to extreme temperatures, but melt quickly when exposed to super heated metals and weapons.

Energy; How are the nanobots powered, do they have internal fuel-cells, glucose, microscopic solar-panels, are they fueled by ambient radiation be it alpha beta or gamma or through the usage of a thermocoupling, subspace microwaves or nearby electromagnetical fields? The issue is their extreme size constraint, holding a charge without magical technology of hyperspace linkage mean they either have to have a constant supply of energy or have a short active time limit before recharge.

They absorb energy, be it solar, electrical, friction, heat, ect to keep themselves going, much like a perpetual motion mechanism.

Capabilities; What is the use of the nanobots, because due to their size, it is hard for them to do more than a single or a few things. Maybe respond to a chemical imbalance by releasing medicine or expand to seal a wound. If the function of the nanobots are of the more destructive variety, how is this achieved? is it something dependant on their energy-levels to perform certain actions, are they dependant on outside environmental factors, or do they need to attain a certain group-density to reach the grey goo critical mass. This is of course the information about the nanobots most influenced by the other four points.

They can build almost anything out of anything. Like McGiver but near microscopic.

Control; Do the nanobots follow a preset of commands or instructions regardless of what the user wants? Or are they all equipped with a small processor and narrow ai, maybe a connection network to all the other nanobots for a pseudo-hivemind. They try to carry out their latest instructions.

Production; This is the kind of nanobots that assemble more of themselves out of nearby raw metals. Anything that can conduct a electrical charge can be used to create more.

[Windstormugly]

Hmm

Materials; What are the nanobots made of, are they a metal, an organic compound (maybe they are freemoving cells), or some kind of metamaterials? They're metamaterials.

How easily accessible are the atomic or molecular components?
Not very, it's a blend between DNA and nanotechnology

What are the limits of these materials in terms of tactile strength, hardness, pressure, cold, heat, radiation, oxidation etc?

They have the hardness of a diamond, extremely tough resistants to extreme temperatures, but melt quickly when exposed to super heated metals and weapons.

Energy; How are the nanobots powered, do they have internal fuel-cells, glucose, microscopic solar-panels, are they fueled by ambient radiation be it alpha beta or gamma or through the usage of a thermocoupling, subspace microwaves or nearby electromagnetical fields? The issue is their extreme size constraint, holding a charge without magical technology of hyperspace linkage mean they either have to have a constant supply of energy or have a short active time limit before recharge.

They absorb energy, be it solar, electrical, friction, heat, ect to keep themselves going, much like a perpetual motion mechanism.

Capabilities; What is the use of the nanobots, because due to their size, it is hard for them to do more than a single or a few things. Maybe respond to a chemical imbalance by releasing medicine or expand to seal a wound. If the function of the nanobots are of the more destructive variety, how is this achieved? is it something dependant on their energy-levels to perform certain actions, are they dependant on outside environmental factors, or do they need to attain a certain group-density to reach the grey goo critical mass. This is of course the information about the nanobots most influenced by the other four points.

They can build almost anything out of anything. Like McGiver but near microscopic.

Control; Do the nanobots follow a preset of commands or instructions regardless of what the user wants? Or are they all equipped with a small processor and narrow ai, maybe a connection network to all the other nanobots for a pseudo-hivemind. They try to carry out their latest instructions.

Production; This is the kind of nanobots that assemble more of themselves out of nearby raw metals. Anything that can conduct a electrical charge can be used to create more.

@Shadow Dragon

Ok, I must apologize. I did not manage to properly explain this.
These are the reasons that nanobots are NOT used for much more than medical enhancements.
And even the extremely few places that have more versatile kinds of nanobots struggle mightily with these five categories of PROBLEMS regarding nanobots.

I would not have accepted a character who is a mass of nanobots.

Now then, for your specific kind of nanobots;

The answer is a solid no. Three main reasons:
1) the materials they are made of and the way they are produced directly contradict eachother, as well as having them be made out of different materials is one of the big issues.
2) you put heat as a problem, but also heat as an energy source, again a contradiction. And again, the problem is they cant have all these different ways of getting energy.
3) the versatility, no, just no.

[Shadow Dragon]

Ok. I'll see if I can think of something that won't break the rules/game.

[Windstormugly]

Whello there everyone, I have made an OOC in the Casual section, maybe this will fit better there :)

https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5261555