[Lord Chane]

Originally posted by Gryphin:
Setting aside that SEIV is science ficiton, the Challenge Match has stipulated everyone is Oxygen Rock. Just a wine driven though, what are the chances of that unless they were all from the same origens anyway.

I see your point and I noted in my message that my example was extreme. That said, it seems entirely possible to me that two rock/oxy planets could still spawn wildly different life forms. For example, a huge planet, say a two or three times the size of Earth might well have higher gravity. In fact it's pretty much certain that it would. Any life form that came out of that environment would be likely be a bit different, don't you think? Assuming the ships have artificial gravity and that the denizens of this planet like the feel of "normal" gravity, then such a ship wouldn't work so well for a native of a standard Terran sized planet, or, worse, a smaller, lower gravity planet. And just because someone is a native of a rock/oxy planet doesn't have to mean they're a land dweller. Fish consume oxygen too, but they don't breath it like we do. And even if we were to dismiss those arguments I think there's still a compelling case to be made based on size alone. Who's to say that the humanoid race of one rock/oxy planet isn't normal sized and the other a bit small? A ship built for a race with an average height of say 4' would be mighty uncomfortable for a race with an average height of say 6'. But this is really all academic. I'd already said I didn't care, I was just making a philosophical point. I realize the game isn't intended to be realistic.