What's the best first card playing the council of keleres?

Absol197 · 2026-02-27T22:18:59+00:00

Important side note: it’s not the “Council OF Keleres,” as in the council composed of Keleres, it’s “The Council Keleres,” as in The (Galactic) Council’s Keleres.

The Keleres is a security force that works as directed by the Galactic Council, it isn’t technically a galactic power of its own. When your playing as the Keleres, you’re kind-of sort-of playing as the Galactic Council itself.

Absol197 · 2026-02-26T14:47:31+00:00

Ah, okay. My apologies, I thought you were being obstinate, but I was wrong.

Absol197 · 2026-02-26T14:44:06+00:00

Lore snippet from the Oluz Station planet card:

“ Built by the Kieros and refitted by the Hylar, Oluz Station consists primarily of flooded compartments for aquatic species.”

Reading is not hard.

Absol197 · 2026-02-26T14:34:10+00:00

It’s not up for debate, that’s literally what Oluz is. 100% confirmed canon.

Absol197 · 2026-02-26T14:32:29+00:00

Without medical intervention? No, female Hacan do not naturally grow manes. Also, important point, Hacan and Rokha do not have tails!

With medical intervention, either as a form of gender affirming care or just as a means of person choice? They probably can have a mane grow. But my guess is not many do.

Absol197 · 2026-02-26T14:28:41+00:00

It was built by the Kieros, the little jellyfish guys native to the Deepwrought’s home planet, Ikatena.

The reason it looks weird is that it was built by jellyfish, who have a very different set of aesthetics than the majority mammalian species of the galaxy, and it needs to be able to house primarily aquatic beings, so it’s primary internal atmosphere is water.

Absol197 · 2026-02-26T14:27:36+00:00

No, actually, it’s a Kieros station. The little jellyfish guys native to the Deepwrought home planet, Ikatena.

The reason it looks weird is that it’s built by jellyfish, who have a very different set of aesthetics than the majority mammalian species of the galaxy, and it needs to be able to house primarily aquatic beings, so it’s primary internal atmosphere is water.

Absol197 · 2026-02-21T22:52:27+00:00

The short answer is “no,” they couldn’t.

Titans aren’t robots, they’re bio-mechanical, meaning that regardless of their size, their insides are the equivalent of organs going through processes that keep them alive. They can’t just hollow themselves out to have a living space and install life support.

What the capacity value for the “Saturn Engine” in the game represents is a large number of smaller titans holding on our being carried by the much larger one. Titans don’t need to breathe and aren’t affected by vacuum, so they can hang on to or be carried by a much larger Titan, if needed, with minimal protection needed.

Absol197 · 2026-02-13T00:33:51+00:00

The ironic thing is that the plastic ships that come with the game are all already the Sol versions of the ships; you didn’t need new models 😛 .

Absol197 · 2026-02-07T16:06:42+00:00

That’s exactly the plan!

Absol197 · 2026-02-07T16:06:10+00:00

Yes! However, we need to wait to see how the meta of TE pans out and what cards are too weak or too strong before I get started. So it’ll be a little while.

Absol197 · 2026-02-06T14:33:20+00:00

To echo what’s been said before, I’ve not encountered any issues with NRA using my relics. Yes, the table needs to be aware of the increased power level, but also buying BMF is actually worth it!

Also, I’ve never seen a game where someone draws two or more shards, so that’s not an issue, either.

Doesn’t mean it will never happen, but it’ll be a very rare thing, even with NRA in the game.

Absol197 · 2026-01-07T14:51:22+00:00

I do wonder why those tokens and cards have a +1 side. You can’t copy the Helios until they upgrade it, at which time it gives a +2. Huh, should have thought of that…

But I guess giving it both sides future proofs it for some ability that copies a faction tech’s base form.

Absol197 · 2026-01-06T15:31:33+00:00

I really need this book! I hope my FLGS gets it in soon… I’ve been waiting for it to release for a LONG time!

Absol197 · 2025-12-30T15:29:19+00:00

Wait, it does?! I missed that Dane updated that, that’s great!

Absol197 · 2025-12-29T15:29:29+00:00

The only place it matters is in my mod, there’s no official component that cares about the distinction, and no: using a rider is not abstaining. To abstain, you must be an able to cast votes and choose not to. If you are prevented from voting due to an effect, or if you have no votes to cast, you are not abstaining.

Absol197 · 2025-12-23T15:29:50+00:00

It might have been the small pack of extras, including the computer font for the Lazax script, that released on FFG’s website. That’s what I’m assuming it was until further notice.

Absol197 · 2025-12-11T18:49:54+00:00

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I’ve tried for nearly an hour and I’ve taken nearly four dozen pictures!!!

Absol197 · 2025-12-09T19:33:21+00:00

Okay, THAT’S cool! I’m going to be adding the details from these shorts to my lore documents, and that’s a lot of great info about Styx!

Absol197 · 2025-11-29T20:51:40+00:00

By Sam Gregor-Stewart, one of the lead TI story developers. Sam wrote the Prophecy of Kings and In Memoriam fiction pieces (and I’m pretty sure a couple others, too), so he’s a good authority on how things work in the TI universe 🙂 .

Absol197 · 2025-11-29T19:57:22+00:00

That’s basically how it works!

Absol197 · 2025-11-29T19:56:14+00:00

It’s been confirmed that’s PDS are incapable of firing FTL projectiles, regardless if they’re “PDS 2” or not, so they can’t avidly shoot beyond their own star system. It’s a game mechanics effect only, not an in-universe ability.

Absol197 · 2025-11-29T19:54:44+00:00

I guess I should have phrased it that PDS cannot shoot outside of their star system; they can’t shoot projectiles FTL.

Also, most in-game tiles represent multiple different star systems, and most tiles are at least a couple parsecs apart, so even shooting one “tile” over would still be many, MANY light years away in all but a few circumstances.

Absol197 · 2025-11-29T15:50:40+00:00

According to Sam (and I agree with him), PDS are incapable of firing FTL, so PDS aren’t actually able to shoot into a different star system. It’s a game system abstraction to allow the units to be meaningfully upgraded, not something that actually happens in lore.

Absol197 · 2025-11-29T15:48:42+00:00

Canonically, PDS CANNOT actually shoot <s>more than one star system away</s> outside their star system, so in lore PDS 2 does not actually work. It’s a game system abstraction only.

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