Civilizations in Solar Echoes (part 5)

Beyond industrial societies are Inter-stellar societies, the current level of civilization for the characters in the Solar Echoes game. This type of society is able to easily travel at faster-than-light speeds, so inter-stellar travel is routine. Trade and exploration among the different planets is common, which has allowed various cultures to come into contact with each other in a manner not much different than traveling overseas would be for us. However, this level of civilization is not the last level we have considered in Solar Echoes; beyond inter-stellar societies are inter-galactic societies, which can travel between dimensions. The distinguishing factor in such a society is that energy and distance is no longer is an issue. This society ceases to be limited by technology, and its reach might seem limitless. In game terms, such a society should be very rare to preserve game balance. Advanced civilizations capable of inter-galactic travel operate beyond standard game rules in Solar Echoes and are rare exceptions, possibly only encountered as plot elements. Otherwise, an extremely uneven playing field would be created and the impact of the players' characters in the story would be greatly diminished. In our own reality, it is interesting to wonder if such a civilization might exist, operating beyond the understood laws of physics and freely moving through dimensions. One might potentially classify such a race of beings as “spiritual.”