Mass Craft
Batarian You are a Batarian; a hairless, dark-skinned humanoid with four eyes and a mean streak. You are of similar height and build to other humanoids, but are physically powerful and can roughhouse with the best of them. The Batarians used to be a Citadel race, but they closed their embassy and left the Citadel in protest over what they perceived as preferential treatment of the Human Alliance regarding worlds in the Skylian Verge. As a result, many Batarians have a simmering hatred of Humans. Batarians are often perceived as simple pirates and thugs, and many races forget their honorable streak and strongly hierarchical culture. Batarians have a first name and a surname. The first name is usually two syllables, with a very harsh sound that ends in a consonant. Surnames are two to three syllables long, with the first syllable separated out by an apostrophe. Common Personality Traits: Arrogant, hierarchical, hostile, paranoid, shrewd Common Physical Traits: Annoyed scowl, clenched fists, intense stare, threatening body language, well-equipped Example First Names: Balak, Charn, Edan, Forvan, Tarak Example Surnames: Dal’serah, Had’dah, Ib’ba, Jath’amon, Ran’perah Type: Medium Organic with a Reach of 1. Your maximum wounds equal your Constitution score. • Attributes: +2 to lowest of Strength or Constitution • Base Speed: 30 ft. • Cheap Shot: You gain the Cheap Shot trick • Enlightened Intimidate: Your maximum Intimidate rank increases to your Career Level +5. Only the highest bonus from any single enlightened ability may apply to each skill. • Harsh Beating: The Fortitude save DCs of subdual damage you inflict increase by 4. • Improved Vision: Your vision range is doubled, and you gain a +4 bonus with related Awareness and Perception checks. • Low-Light Vision: You ignore the effects of dim and faint light. • Reviled: The Disposition of non-batarians decreases by 10.
Drell You are a Drell; a reptilian humanoid with dense, wiry muscle tissue and green, scaled skin. You are of similar height and build to other humanoids, but are highly resistant to heat and dehydration. Additionally, you have large, black eyes and two sets of eyelids. Drell also possess a photographic memory, an inherited trait that favors those who can remember many landmarks when navigating in a barren desert environment. The Drell homeworld of Rakhana was rendered uninhabitable eight hundred years ago by unchecked industry. The Hanar saved a few hundred thousand Drell and transported them to their homeworld of Kahje, where they have lived ever since. As a result, they are fiercely loyal to the Hanar. Many Drell are also deeply spiritual, with a well-established polytheistic religion. Drell have a first name and a surname. Both names generally have one to three syllables, and have harsh or sibilant sounds. Common Personality Traits: Calm, deeply spiritual, detached, productive, respectful Common Physical Traits: Gruff voice, keen eyes, light-footed, nictating membranes, scaly skin Example First Names: Feron, Irikah, Kolyat, Persis, Thane Example Surnames: Eurybia, Kepral, Krios, Ouranos, Pallas, Valt Type: Medium Organic with a Reach of 1. Your maximum wounds equal your Constitution score.
le Scriptorium - Campaign Setting - Mass Craft by Mark Newman
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