Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4621372-20121210203025/@comment-1593341-20121215094249

Think District 9 when I talk about the crashed alien ships idea, only put the PoD further back.

Say PoD is sometime around WW1. You have the various world powers scrambling to get ahold of the alien weaponry and technology, as well as confirmation of life beyond the stars. Would humanity unite with this possible threat, or would each of the major powers retreat inwards, hoarding the technology to give themselves an edge over the others? Would the alien survivors be given up for dead by their fleets, or would we see rescue missions?

Setting it further back, maybe the 1500s, and it would be incredibly different. Crashed ships in the Americas could give birth to alien ruled nations or cities founded by the survivors, you could see the survivors using their tech to prop themselves up as gods or as messengers, creating some sort of elite religious class or new religions. You could see possible cross-breeding depending on the species, etc.

Lots of potential.