Aliens of Charted Space: Volume 1 (Traveller) dragon (1) Combat Zone Sliding Doorway

(1) Combat Zone Sliding Doorway

which translates to 'The Castle' in many Middle Eastern tongues

weapons and treasures

and daring exploration

Aliens of Charted Space: Volume 1 (Traveller) dragon (1) Combat Zone Sliding DoorwayPortraying an alien race or a member of one is a challenge. It is easy to pick a few significant characteristics and overplay them, creating a caricature, or turn them into a generic human with a different hat by not accentuating their differentness. The key to a plausible alien is to understand their motivations and what makes their society work. Nobody does anything without a reason, even if the reason is unknown or incomprehensible to outsiders.