Editing SCRPG Cosmic Tales/Setting (section)

=== MILKY WAY GALAXY NOTES ===
*The Galaxy is about 40% explored by interstellar space faring sentients
*The Galaxy's interstellar space-faring sentients are a varied lot - think a full panopoly of the kinds of species seen in Star Wars and/or Star Trek
*Earth and humanity are not special in any way
*The galaxy is dominated by 3 major "powers".
** The Stellar Coalition (think kinda EU in space, but close to post scarcity society, democratic, protecting all sentient rights, providing food, shelter, clothing, healtcare and purpose are baked into the Coalition's laws - inspired by M&M's Cosmic Handbook a bit, and Lancer RPG a bit, and Star Trek's federation a bit); The Coalition controls about 20% of explored space in the Milky Way
**  The Prime Pontificate (think imperial/authoritarian polity with heavy religious trappings, a union of high tech and religiosity, inspired by Torg's CyberPapcy and Dreadstar's Theocratical Instrumentality; with a seasoning of Marvel's Technarchy); The Pontificate controls about 30% of the explored Milky Way
** The Swarmriders (think a kind of galactic raiders society, multi-species, that's nomadic and violent; the Swarmriders cycle around the galaxy, and basically ravage the region of the galaxy they occupy for a few decades, then move on), clan based with no central leader per se, their movements are a kind of flocking behavior; when not migrating, the Swarmriders typically control about 10% of the explored Milky Way
* Besides the 3 major "powers", everything is independent - trade baronies, kleptocracies, democracies, theocracies, - the full range of possible governments and cultures is possible