From: Brian White <whit9463@xxxxxx.xxxx>
Date: Fri Jan 14, 2000 1:40am
Subject: [stats] Podracer Species, part 2 (fwd)
More.
Brian White
"It's not whether you win or lose, it's whether I win or lose."
GLYMPHID
Traits: Similar to Rodians. Make good criminal underlings and bounty
hunters.
Appearance: These blue-grey skinned lizards are thin and reedy, and have a
long bird-like snoot. Their fingers and toes have suction cups
on then ends of them, similar to Ortolans and Rodians.
Notable Personalities: Aldar Beedo, a hitman hired by podracer Wan Sandage
to kill Sebulba. (Status: Unknown.)
Average Glymphid: Dex 3D, Kno 2D, Mec 2D, Per 2D+1, Str 1D, Tec 1D+2.
Attribute Dice: 12D
DEX: 2D/4D+1
KNO: 1D/3D
MEC: 1D/4D
PER: 1D+1/4D+2
STR: 1D/3D
TEC: 1D/4D
Special Abilities:
Suction-cupped Digits (Glymphids rarely drop items or lose their
grip on something they are grasping. They get +2D to their STR to
maintain their grasp on an object.)
Size: 1-1.5 meters
Move: 8/12
PHUII
Traits: Unknown
Appearance: Short, pale-green lizards with an extremely long neck. They
have a blunt, parrot-like beak and a bony point on top of their
head.
Notable Personalities: Mars Guo, podracer and braggart who was knocked out
of the Boonta race near the beginning when Sebulba dropped a
piece of metal into one of his engines. (Status: Unknown whether
he survived his crash or not.)
Average Phuii: Dex 2D, Kno 1D+1, Mec 2D+1, Per 2D+2, Str 2D, Tec 1D+2.
Attribute Dice: 12D
DEX: 1D/3D
KNO: 1D/3D
MEC: 1D+1/5D
PER: 1D+2/5D
STR: 1D/4D
TEC: 1D/4D
Size: 1 meter
Move: 8/10
SNEEVEL
Traits: Sneevels are rude and, many times, obnoxious. This isn't helped
out by the fact that they give off a foul odor if they don't
bathe frequently.
Appearance: Skinny and hunch-backed, the tan-skinned Sneevels have a thick
mane around their neck, obscuring their large ears. They have a
large jaw with short lower tusks and a small pig-like nose.
Notable Personalities: Boles Roor, a glimmik singer and podracer. While
drunk and singing at a Mos Espa casino he bet Ben Quadrinaros a
large sum that the Toong wouldn't enter the Boonta race. He lost
that bet. (Status: Unknown.)
Average Sneevel: Dex 2D, Kno 1D, Mec 3D, Per 2D, Str 2D, Tec 2D.
Attribute Dice: 12D
DEX: 1D/4D+1
KNO: 1D/3D+1
MEC: 1D/4D
PER: 1D/3D+2
STR: 1D/3D+1
TEC: 1D/4D
Special Abilities:
Mechanical Aptitude (Sneevels are naturally adept at running
machines and piloting vehicles. At creation only, they get 2D
for every 1D placed in MEC skills.)
Story Factors: Most species find Sneevels' body odor to be offensive,
although there are species, like Sneevels themselves, who find it
attractive.
Size: 1-1.6 meters
Move: 8/10
TOONG
Description: The Toong are a timid people who generally shy away from
anything dangerous. Most beings consider Toongs to be natural
cowards.
Appearance: Pale yellow skin, their bodies are made up almost entirely of
their head and four long limbs. Their eyes and nose are squished
into the top of their head, while their mouth is at the bottom,
giving them a tall upper lip.
Notable Personalities: Ben Quadrinaros, this short Toong is known as the
only one of his race to pilot a podracer. He only did so when
taunted by Boles Roor. (Status: Alive; due to his hastily-built
quad-podracer, he did not even get off the starting
line. Incidentally, his power coupling was mistakenly sabotaged
by "Bumpy" Roose who intended to take down Anakin's racer.)
Average Toong: Dex 2D, Kno 2D, Mec 3D, Per 2D+1, Str 1D+1, Tec 1D+1.
Attribute Dice: 12D
DEX: 1D/4D+1
KNO: 1D/4D+1
MEC: 2D/4D
PER: 1D/4D+1
STR: 1D/2D
TEC: 1D/4D+1
Story Factors: Most Toongs are too timid or cowardly to do anything
exciting or dangerous.
Size: 1.5-2 meters
Move: 10/13
TRIFFIAN
Traits: Unknown
Appearance: Short and round, with dark fur on back, arms, legs and
head. Their fur-covered, pointed ears, tiped with blue, stick
out from their head giving it a triangular shape. Their face has
smatterings of blue, the rest of their body is pale colored.
Notable Personalities: Ebe Endocott, semi-pro podracer who confidently
entered his stylish pod into the Boonta race. (Status: Unknown.)
Average Triffian: Dex 2D, Kno 1D+1, Mec 2D, Per 2D+1, Str 2D+1, Tec 2D.
Attribute Dice: 12D
DEX: 1D/4D+1
KNO: 1D/3D+2
MEC: 1D/4D+2
PER: 1D/4D+2
STR: 1D/3D+1
TEC: 1D/4D
Size: 1 meter
Move: 8/10
VEKNOID
Traits: These beings from Moonus Mandel are naturally perceptive and
mechanically inclined.
Appearance: Very dog-like with a long tail. These squat, 4-limbed beings
have tan to brown skin and a mouth full of large teeth and short
tusks. Their short, floppy ears on top of their heads are very
keen.
Notable Personalities: Teemto Pagalies, a podracer and an outcast from his
own race. He is secretly in love with one of Sebulba's Twi'lek
masseuses. (Status: Unknown; his podracer was shot by Tusken
Raiders in the Dune Canyon turn during the Boonta Eve race. Who
knows if he survived his donut-shaped pod's tumble?)
Average Veknoid: Dex 2D, Kno 2D, Mec 2D, Per 3D, Str 2D, Tec 1D.
Attribute Dice: 12D
DEX: 1D/4D
KNO: 1D/3D+2
MEC: 1D/4D+2
PER: 2D/5D
STR: 1D/3D+2
TEC: 1D/3D+2
Special Abilities:
Mechanical Aptitude (Veknoids are naturally adept at running
machines and piloting vehicles. At creation only, they get 2D
for every 1D placed in MEC skills.)
Astute Hearing (Veknoids gain +1D to PER and Search rolls which
depend upon hearing.)
Size: 1-1.5 meters
Move: 10/12
VULPTEREEN
Traits: Unknown
Appearance: Grey-skinned with a long, rat-like stout and sharp teeth.
Notable Personalities: Dud Bolt, a lackey of Sebulba's who guards him
during podraces. He gets a bonus for any racer he brings down
(Status: Unknown.)
Average Vulptereen: Dex 2D+1, Kno 1D, Mec 2D+1, Per 2D+2, Str 2D+2, Tec
1D.
Attribute Dice: 12D
DEX: 1D/4D
KNO: 1D/3D
MEC: 1D/4D
PER: 2D/4D+1
STR: 1D/4D
TEC: 1D/3D+2
Special Abilities:
Astute Senses (Vulptereens gain +1D to Search skill.)
Tough Hide (They gain +1D versus physical damage.)
Size: 1 meter
Move: 10/12
XEXTO
Traits: With 6 prehensile limbs to control, Xextos are very good at doing
different things with each limb at the same time. This makes
them good pilots and mechanics.
Appearance: Thin and spidery, the grey-and-white-skinned Xextos have a
tiny torso, just big enough to connect 4 arms and 2 legs (all
with 4 long, opposable digits). Their long neck connects their
torso to a small, round head that has a thin mouth and two round,
black eyes.
Notable Personalities: Gasgano, a famous and good podracer who was ranked
second after Sebulba and raced for Gardulla the
Hutt. (Status: Alive; after gaining 2nd place by the lap two,
Gasgano dropped in back for some reason or another.)
Average Xexto: Dex 2D+1, Kno 1D+1, Mec 2D+2, Per 2D, Str 1D+2, Tec 2D.
Attribute Dice: 12D
DEX: 1D/4D+1
KNO: 1D/4D
MEC: 1D/4D+2
PER: 1D/4D
STR: 1D/3D
TEC: 1D/4D
Special Abilities:
Multiple Limbs: In order to control all 6 of their prehensile
limbs, Xextos can naturally perform multiple tasks. They incur
no penalties for the first 3 actions they perform each round.
Manual Dexterity: Xextos have incredible motor control over their
spidery fingers and toes. They gain +1D to perform fine motor
skills (such as picking pockets, surgery, or fine tool operation),
but not gross motor skills (such as blaster and dodge.)
Size: 0.5-1.5 meters
Move: 8/12
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