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Novus
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Also, gas giants are huge (obviously), so with even one or two more, the Slylandro would have enormous amounts of space.
Of course, this raises the question: how many Slylandro are there, anyway? Unless they're absolutely huge, that means there ought to be space on their homeworld for... ah, wait a minute... let me calculate... uh... uh... uh... That means there ought to be space on their homeworld for... A WHOLE MESS OF THOSE THINGS!
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Voldenuit
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Well, actually, the Sylandro only have the best of ONE world, since they can't leave it ^_^
In addition, only a narrow band of the atmosphere is hospitable to the Sylandro - too high and they pop, too deep and they're squished.
Aside from the fact that there are no readily availalbe mineral deposits, Sylandro that festoon themselves with too many solid objects plummet to their depths (deaths).
Also, even if the Sylandro DO manage to leave the planet (perhaps they were "uplifted"), it might be pretty difficult to sustain atmospheric conditions neccessary to their life functions onboard a spaceship floating in a vaccuum (I say this with some reservation because for all I know, they might be floating in a part of the atmosphere that is similar to Earth at sea level...)
Even if the Sylandro manage to find other gas giants, there is no guarantee that the physical and chemical conditions of those gas giants would fit their requirements. And since they can't cultivate farms or the like, they would have to seed the entire planet with the airborne plankton they feed on first.
Lastly, there is nothing to say that the other gas giants may not have life of their own, either - it's just that none of them have Hyperwave Casters ^_^
You know who I think have it made? The Mycon. They can survive in a vaccuum as well as numerous (hostile) environmental conditions, and furthermore, they can turn planets into worlds suitable for themselves. Furthermore, since they carry all the memory of their race in their genetic code, the individuals never really "die". 'Course, the Mycon are pretty fugged up, and could use a couple hundred sessions with a psychiatrist and some electro-shock therapy ^_^
Cheers,
V.
Long-time lurker, long-time SC1&2 fan
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Death 999
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Well, they CAN control their own movements to some degree... Look at those pictures, they're flipping around all the time.
I tend to agree, though - gas giants can have the wrong mixture of gases... but there are a lot of gas giants, and it wouldn't be all that hard to, you know, ask that second probe to check out gas giant atmospheres. Something like
Priority 2.5: examine atmospheres of nearby gas giants not previously examined.
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Omni-Sama
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...and it wouldn't be all that hard to, you know, ask that second probe to check out gas giant atmospheres. Something like Priority 2.5: examine atmospheres of nearby gas giants not previously examined.
This thought brought up the human condition when I read it. The main drive for human space development, or the journey into space, is driven by the fact that one day we may find a planet not unlike our own Earth. The thing about the Slylandro probes is that they do not have this function as a priority, and instead seek to learn about alien species...
I think if the Slylandro were interested in going anywhere, or leaving the threat of an exploding sun, etc. (something unlikely since they have lived many a drahn and not encountered such a problem) they would have had the probe search this priority. I think they're pretty content where they are, learning about aliens in their comfortable gas planet atmosphere.
To me, if the Slylandro had a sphere of influence, or a fleet of any size, it would defeat the neutral and informative purpose of the race and would ensure they would need to be involved with interstellar politics; something I believe the Slylandro are not interested in getting their gaseous baggy selves tangled up in... it's a messy galaxy out there!
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"Even Our House Pets Are Rather Evil." - Ilwrath Captain
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Think about it, all they would need is a starbase that could build ships that they could build a fleet of colony ships and "friendly" probes.
how did they get the materials to make the devices that sank them to the depths? if they cant go down into the depths to get it?
how old is that hyperwave caster they have? can you think of anything the human race has built that would last that long?
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Death 999
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meteor impacts, and bit rot would be the main concernes for me - over time, something could screw up the antenna (or whatever it has). And simple thermal activity could screw around with the electronics over a long period of time... chances are, the precurors didn't think it would need to work after five or six Drahn... but then again, they seem to have always built to LAST.
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now we can bug you directly 
