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do alien species besides humans suntan/sunburn
dragnridr
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I'm playing around on Risa, and wondering if the other species tan/burn in the sun. Do Romulans/vulcans turn green or red? Do Andorians turn a shade different blue? Would you like tan lines on your characters in game?
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As for other species; yes. Vulcans and Romulans probably green, since it's caused by extra blood and stuff. For Andorians, it would likely change towards the color of their blood, whatever that is. That said, I'd like to think sunscreen has vastly improved during the last few centuries, so that might not be a problem.
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#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
Considering that he's a Vulcan, so from a significantly hotter planet than Earth, and is dark skinned, it's fairly unlikely that the sun would have actually bothered him at all
I know my main's chief engineer has no tanlines; I've seen her Borg Implants
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tan is cause by extra pigment on the skin, which is why people of african decent don't tan so obviously, they already have much of it so the change isn't as obvious. As for the color vulcans/romulans would tan into darker shades of brown but with a greenish tint instead of a redish tint, klingons would tan like humans would and andorians would probably become darker shade of blue.
as for sunburns I'd suspect that most if not all species with human like skin would get sunburn, of the pre-set playble races only gorn, nausicaans, lethans and possibly reman have skin that is probably too thick and leathery to get burned (though reman skin might be sensitive to sunlight dispite what it looks like) and catians and ferasan have fur to protect their skin. as for the color that would depend on the color of blood said species has since a sun burn is a minor burn as the color comes form the skin getting irritated. so for most species getting a sunburn would physically possible even if their culture/personality would prevent them from doing actions that would cause it.
#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
wrong klingons dont sun burn....they burn the sun lol
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"I was here before you, I will be here after you are gone. I am here, regardless of your acknowledgement or acceptance..." - The Truth
Maybe Tuvok was uncomfortable showing off his body or something.
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really? because i can think of three right off the bat
tribblehead, stalin 2.0 and dear leader (the real one, not the STO one)
#LegalizeAwoo
A normie goes "Oh, what's this?"
An otaku goes "UwU, what's this?"
A furry goes "OwO, what's this?"
A werewolf goes "Awoo, what's this?"
"It's nothing personal, I just don't feel like I've gotten to know a person until I've sniffed their crotch."
"We said 'no' to Mr. Curiosity. We're not home. Curiosity is not welcome, it is not to be invited in. Curiosity...is bad. It gets you in trouble, it gets you killed, and more importantly...it makes you poor!"
No, Gorn Skin would just turn thick and stiff, like a handbag.
Things I want in STO:
1) More character customization options such as more clothing options, letting the toon complexion affect the entire body, not just the head. Also a true RGB color picker applied to all costume and appearance options, which would allow for true appearance customization and homogenous colors instead of "this same exact color looks vastly different on two different pieces."
2) Bridge customization, not bridge packs. Let us pick a general layout and adjust the color palette, console appearance, and chair types, as well as more ready room layout options.
3) Customizable ground weapons, i.e. The aesthetic look of phaser dual pistols but they shoot antiproton bolts. For obvious reasons this would only apply to standard ground weapons.
4) For the love of Q please revamp Plasma Ground Weapons. They look like demented Supersoakers right now.
5) True Vanity Impulse and Deflector effects similar to Vanity Shields.
6) A greater payout for hitting T6 Reputations. Currently it takes more time and resources to get from T5 to T6 than it does to get from nothing to T5. Make that grind really pay out at the end.
7) Mirrorverse Refugee event similar to AoY/Delta/Gamma, complete with new Mirrorverse recruits for all factions.
8) Independent Faction, because yo ho yo ho a pirate's life for me!
There's no reason why excess doses of radiation wouldn't be harmful to an alien, but would it necessarily look like sunburn? Crabs don't sunburn, and neither do roaches. Sunlight appears to be deadly to subterranean termites, but they don't seem to change colors like we do when exposed to it. Alligators sunbathe for hours every day without tanning or burning.
How an organism reacts to excess EM radiation varies according to many factors. If you want your alien to tan or burn there is no reason it should not. If you don't there's no reason you should.
Sunburned Nelix was kind of funny, though. Perhaps I'll go in the tailor and see about getting a nice vacation pink.
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