THE UNEARTHED TAPES
SUB-ALPHA
DESIGNER NOTES
There have been many New Empires posted on the internet over the prior decades. In my opinion, most were mediocre designs with some creativity mixed in here and there. However, there were a few rare gems, which I believe bordered on “professional”, if one could call it such a thing. The Unearthed Tapes rediscovers these lost treasures, modifying them and updating them as necessary.
One of the main issues is that most of these Lost Empires were designed as being part of the Alpha Sector. Deleting all references to the Alpha Sector is the first change that needs to occur all across the board with the Lost Empires. Because the original intention for these Lost Empires was to be a part of the Alpha Sector, most of them utilize the PH-1, PH-2, and PH-3. This will be kept for the most part and only changed if necessary.
My initial thought for these Lost Empires was to simply place them in the Intergalactic Assemblage of Systems, as yet another one of its thousands of members. Unfortunately, the Intergalactic Assemblage of Systems lacks Balance since it supposed to represent a wide spectrum (Early Years to X-Tech) of New Technology carried by New Empires. I concluded that the Rare Gems which made up the Lost Empires deserved to have Balance, and therefore, their own New Galaxy. This New Galaxy would strive to incorporate Balance between Ships and Balance between Empires as much as possible (like the Alpha Sector).
So the Changes/Modifications/Updates to the Lost Empires that need to occur will follow this General Outline:
1) Redesign/Modify the Weapons/Devices so they are Balanced (as much as possible).
2) Redesign/Modify the Ship Systems/Shields so they are Balanced (as much as possible).
3) Remove all References to the Alpha Sector in Backgrounds and R-Sections.
4) Place each Lost Empire on the Map. This will determine each Lost Empire’s Neighbors.
5) Modify/Adjust Weapons/Devices and their Historical/Technological Development based on their Neighbors.
6) Develop cohesive Timeline which incorporates all Lost Empires.
7) Revise Empire Name/Background/R-Section/Ship Descriptions as needed.
8) Retain the Essence of each Lost Empire (as intended by the original creator) as much as possible.
9) Playtest the Lost Empires against one another and Update/Modify for Balance as needed.
10) Develop Scenarios, Playtest, and Revise as needed.
Credit will be given to the Original Creator(s) for each Lost Empire as long as it is known.
When the word Balance is used, in this case, it refers to Alpha Sector Balance. This is what most of the Lost Empires sought to originally be a part of, so it is appropriate.
Tapes have been Unearthed that indicate there was more to the data transmission than originally believed. New…Lost Empires have been detailed which occupied their own region of space, where they lived and died fighting their own bitter and heroic wars. This region of space was later dubbed: Sub-Alpha.
