The Electric Monk

Possible "doppleganger" Mad Tourist?

As the indestructible transdimensional probe broadcasts its messageof brotherly love, the colonists pick up the psychobabble hornswoggling preaching and turn into natives of a random type!!!

So say one turn 5% of your population turns into Insects (not necessarily great). Next turn 1% turn into Amorphs (great!). Next turn 12% turn into Chups (argh!). Etc.

Of course there are side effects to losing colonist population. You lose Resource Points.

The write up put me in mind of Elmer Gantry. This is a book about a 1920s Southern US preacher (brimstone, etc).

The "monk" could indeed be a preacher. This is an other-worldy religion that the Feds (atheists) hate. As well as the effects Paul suggests (psychic re orientation) the Feds lose DOUBLE quantities as their secular religion based
on therapy, tranks and day-time TV is disrupted. Also Fed morale (reflected in happiness) drops in nearby star systems as they know how bad this is.

HG (Kirk, Picard, etc) mitigate the effect.

Not sure about a NPC thing that specifically has a greater detriment to one race as opposed to others?

But... The Feds.....

I recall on a trip to the USA I went to Universal Studios Park. There was a Ghostbusters theater thing. They started then an inspector chap came on, flipped a big switch off, and said, "I'm from the Federal Government!"

<sfx: Boo Boo Hissssss Boo Hiss etc >
All the US players would vote for this.

<GREG>  < ??? >
Interesting, but I don't think it adds much for the trouble it causes.