Seek the Wolf in Thyself!
Aliens are not all advantages and no disadvantages. There are downsides too – Xeno-Flaws. If some sort of penalty makes sense to you, either for play balance or because the alien’s background demands it, you can find a good sampling …
Rolling Dice – A die code shows how good a character is in a particular area, how harmful a weapon is, how useful a Special Ability or tool is, and so on. Each die code (also known as a value) indicates the number of six-sided dice you roll (1D, 2D, 3D, 4D, 5D, etc.), and sometimes an added bonus of “+1” or “+2” — referred to as pips — you add to the total result you roll on the dice.
Environment Begin your alien generation process by selecting an environment your alien species evolved in. Either roll2D or pick one of the following as the primary species habitat. 2D Roll Environment Common Traits 2 Barren Specific Terrain Survival ; Environmental …
Contacts (1-4 Points) When a character purchases Contacts for a variable Advantage point cost, the character gets a contact or several contacts that regularly provide the character with information and/or help during the campaign. These contacts can be friends, associates, …
Authority (1- 3 points) The level of the Advantage is based on the character’s rank, duties, and power in his local jurisdiction. Points Description +1 Add one point to your Authority purchase to make it a Law Enforcement Advantage. This …
Luck (2,4 Points) Good Luck acts in different ways. The 2-Point advantage gives the player 3 Luck Points (4 points for 6 Luck Points). These points do one of the following, players choice depending on the circumstances, once per adventure. …
Numbers This category of Advantage allows you to play with the numbers you decided upon during basic Character Generation. You can increase Skill Ranks, Attribute points, and change with your character’s abilities in this section. Increased Attribute Points (1 points) …
Equipment (1-5 points) Acquiring basic starting equipment is something every player character can do as a normal part of character generation. However, this Advantage allows the character to obtain restricted, unusual, expensive, and/or alien equipment to use during the game. …
Psionic Powers (5 – 8 points) For a full explanation of Psi in Star Wars and a table of Psi Powers listed there, go to Special Abilites: Psionic Powers Latent Abilities (1-5 Points) Latent Abilities is used when the player …
Special Abilities The term alien is a very relative term. Technically, everybody is an alien to someone else. However, for purposes of convention we will be very human-centric. In game terminology, alien refers to anything not strictly Human. This includes …