Skill: Behavior Modification (Intellect)

Characters with the Behavior Modification skill can change the behavior of other persons, sometimes against their will. To use this skill requires an Opposed Test against an unwilling target's Behavior Modification skill. If the target doesn't have the skill, the Test is made against the target's Intellect or Presence (whichever is higher), modified by Perception or Willpower. Depending on the method used, a target may get an additional Test when ordered to act against his nature.

Routine: Generally, there is no routine use of Behavior Modification
Moderate: Hypnotizing a willing subject Challenging: Brainwashing an untrained draftee
Difficult: Hypnotizing an unwilling, but untrained, subject
Nearly Impossible: Brainwashing an elite subject
Specializations: Brainwashing, Hypnotism

Skill: Administration (Intellect)

The Administration skill measures a character's familiarity with bureaucratic systems and their procedures, the ability to manage datawork, organize tasks within a department and work within a hierarchy. It also encompasses logistics — the ability to organize the supply and deployment of personnel and material for an objective. The Administration skill can be used to improve the efficiency of groups of people attempting to accomplish the same task. If a character with the Administration skill "takes the lead" during certain Combined or Extended Tests, the Narrator may lower the target cumulative Test Result by an amount equal to the character's Administration skill level or specialization (assuming he makes a successful Skill Test first). Alternately, the Narrator may lower the Difficulty of the Test by one (or two if the character achieves a Dramatic Success). Administration represents pre-mission planning — requisitioning the proper equipment, making sure the most qualified people are involved in a task, ensuring that team members who work well together are paired and so on.

Routine: Managing a disciplined, professional group (i.e., a starship crew, a hospital staff) under non-crisis conditions
Moderate: Planning a mission to a known planet
Challenging: Planning a mission to a strange planet; managing a disciplined, professional group under crisis conditions
Difficult: Running a planetary government
Nearly Impossible: Planning an interstellar economy
Specializations: Bureaucratic Manipulation, Logistics, Specific Planetary Government, Starship Administration

Skills Overview

Skills represent learned talents, aptitudes and knowledges. Like attributes, skill levels range from 1 to 5 (and, rarely, can rise above 5), The higher the skill level, the better the character is at the skill . For example, an Engineer with Systems Engineering (Sensors) 2 (4) is assumed to know more and be capable of doing more than an Engineer with Systems Engineering (Sensors) 1 (2). Each skill is linked to an attribute, which is used when making Skill Tests; the attribute for each skill is listed in the skill's description. Whenever possible, Tests should incorporate skills as well as attributes.

When deciding which skill is most applicable to a given situation or Test, the Narrator should be flexible - - there is often more than one way to accomplish a particular task. The best method is usually to decide which skill would be most applicable in the situation, then increase the Difficulty Number needed to succeed with a less applicable skill (the less related the other skill, the greater the increase in the Difficulty Number).

Specialization
Some skills require Specialization. This represents the character's area of expertise, such as Systems Engineering (Computer Systems) and Life Sciences (Biology). A character cannot hope to know everything there is to know about broad, detailed subjects such as engineering, science or shipboard systems, so he must focus on one area of expertise. Specializations are written in parentheses following the base level of the skill . For example, a character might know Energy Weapon (Stazer) 2 (3), meaning that he has the Energy Weapon skill at level 2, but can use stazers at level 3. Initially, characters start with a Specialization one level higher than the base skill . During character creation, or as a result of game play, characters can choose to increase their Specialization, such as Energy Weapon (Stazer) 2 (5), which represents the character's extensive experience and training in that area. Specializations normally are higher than the base skill. If, for any reason—during character creation or gameplay,—the base skill equals or exceeds the specialization skill level, this means that the character's general skills have matched his specialization. However, a character who specializes still knows the basics in his field and can attempt to use his skill in other, related areas. An officer specializing in Flight Control has learned the basic principles of Shipboard Systems, and can use any other Specialization under Shipboard Systems at his base skill level. For example, an officer with Shipboard Systems (Flight Control) 2 (4) could operate the tactical station in a pinch, because he knows the principles that apply to most equipment. The Specializations listed under each skill are not exclusive; they simply represent prominent examples. Players who think up other Specializations for their characters to choose should be allowed to do so, subject to Narrator approval.

Attributes And Edges

Attributes and Edges
Attributes form the basis of your character. They tell you how strong, agile and smart your character is. Attribute scores normally range from 1 to 5, though some species can have higher scores. Your character's base attributes come from the Template, which represents your character's species. There are five attributes:

• Fitness: Fitness represents the physical makeup of your character. It governs how much that character can lift, how much damage she can withstand before falling unconscious and overall athletic ability.
• Coordination: Coordination represents a characters' gross and fine motor skills—how well she shoots, fights, dodges attacks, performs sleight of hand tricks, and so on.
• Intellect: Intellect measures your character's overall intelligence, deductive reasoning capability, technical acumen and perception. The ability to operate computers, provide medical assistance or realize that someone is following you are all linked to this attribute.
• Presence: Presence measures the character's personal magnetism. The character's ability to negotiate with alien diplomats, bully or interrogate a subject for information, or charm someone into doing her a favor are all linked to Presence.
• Psi: Psi represents a character's innate extrasensory mental abilities — telepathy, empathy, telekinesis and so forth. Most characters will have a Psi attribute of zero, indicating that they have no innate mental abilities. Characters with Psi 0 cannot buy Psionic skills or raise or lower their Psi edges; however, with the Narrator's permission they may be allowed to spend Experience Points on Psi, Psi edges, and Psionic skills to develop whatever latent psionic powers they have.

Edges
Each attribute can be further broken down into two aspects, called edges. Edges make attributes a bit more flexible. One person may be slightly stronger than another, even though both have the same general Fitness. Edges are expressed in terms of "+" or"-" values. The value of an edge indicates a bonus or penalty that modifies the amount of dice players roll in appropriate situations. For example, a security officer might have a high Intellect, but she may also buckle under pressure (giving her a -1 Willpower edge). On the other hand, a diplomatic attache may be sorely lacking in Presence, but his affinity for people and negotiation gives him a +2 Empathy edge. Under normal circumstances, edges range from -2 to +2. (For more about Tests, see the Tactical Chapter).

Fitness Edges
• Strength: Strength modifies a character's ability to lift heavy objects and exert physical force. The Strength score indicates that the character receives fewer or extra dice when making Strength-based Fitness Tests.
• Vitality: Vitality modifies the general energy level and health of the character. Vitality modifies the character's ability to withstand the effects of fatigue, poisons, illness and injury.

Coordination Edges
• Dexterity: Dexterity modifies a character's manual dexterity - - his ability to move quickly and gracefully. It modifies many Coordination Tests, such as jumping, gymnastics, moving stealthily and attacking accurately.
• Reaction: Reaction modifies a character's ability to respond to sudden changes in the immediate situation - - dodge enemy disrupter fire, parry melee attacks and so on. It also affects who acts first in combat.

Intellect Edges
• Logic: Logic modifies a character's problem solving and deductive-reasoning ability.
• Perception: Perception modifies a character's ability to notice events and items in his environment.

Presence Edges
• Empathy: Empathy modifies a character's ability to read the body language and emotional state of people he encounters.
• Willpower: Willpower modifies a character's ability to withstand pain, illness or psionic manipulation.

Psi Edges
• Focus: Focus modifies the degree of precision with which Psi-talented characters can use their mental powers.
• Range: Range modifies the distance over which Psi-talented characters can effectively use their mental powers.

Universal Background List

These Advantages, Disadvantages and Skills can be taken at any stage of your character's Background History.

Advantages
Ally (+2 to +5)
Athletic Ability (+2)
Bold (+1)
Contacts (+1 to +3)
Curious (+1)
Famous Incident (varies)
Favors Owed (+1)
Medical Remedy (varies)
Patron (+2 to +4)
Quick-Draw (+2)
Resolute (+3)
Sexy (+2)
Shrewd (+1)
Strong Will (+2)

Disadvantages
Argumentative (-1)
Chronic Pain (-2)
Code of Honor (-2 to -5)
Dark Secret (-1 to -3)
Dependant (-2)
Fanatic (-2 to -3)
Greedy (-1)
Hides Emotions (-2)
Hypochondria (-1)
Impulsive (-1)
Intolerant (-1 to -3)
Medical Problem (-1 to -3)
Obligation (-1 to -3)
Obsessive Tendencies (-3)
Pacifism (-1 to -5)
Phobia (-2 to-5)
Physically Impaired (-1 to-3)
Poor Chemoreception (if later in life, due to disease or chemical exposure) (-1)
Poor Hearing (if later in life, due to trauma or increasing deafness) (-1)
Poor Sight (if later in life, due to injury, radiation, or increasing blindness) (-2)
Rival (-1 to -3)
Sworn Enemy (-1 to -3)

Skills
Acrobatics
Any Sciences
Area Knowledges
Artistic Expression
Athletics
Bargain
Charm
Computer
Culture
Demolitions
Diplomacy
Disguise
Dodge
Engineering
Fast Talk
First Aid
Gaming
History
Intimidation
Languages
Law
Merchant
Personal Equipment
Persuasion
Planetary Tactics
Planetside Survival
Primitive Weaponry
Search
Sidearm
Sleight of Hand
Stealth
Unarmed Combat
Vehicle Operation

Character Creation

Character Creation Basics
Characters are built using three basic elements: Attributes and edges, advantages and disadvantages and skills. When constructing your character, you will receive some attributes, skills and advantages and disadvantages for free, taken from the Template and Overlay you choose. You can purchase others with Development Points, which are discussed below.

Attributes represent the character's innate physical and mental characteristics - - everything from how much weight he can lift, to how quickly he reacts to how smart he is. Attribute scores are "openended," meaning there is no limit to how high they can go, though normally they range from 1 to 5. Your character's base attributes come from the Template, which represents your character's species/race.

Edges represent facets of an attribute. For example, two characters may both have Fitness 2, but one might be stronger, while the other character possesses greater stamina. Each attribute has two edges (as shown on the accompanying chart) which are expressed in terms of "+" or "-" values. Edges make the core attributes a bit more flexible. For characters, edges can only range from -2 to +2.

Skills represent a character's learned abilities and knowledge — everything from how to shoot a [gun] or use a computer, to speaking strange alien languages. Skills are rated from 1 to 5, representing how much your character knows about that skill. A Flight Control officer with Shipboard Systems (Flight Control) 2 (3) knows more about navigating in space than a Science Officer with (Flight Control) 1.

Attribute Scale
Here are some rough guidelines as to what the different levels of Attributes mean:

VALUE - MEANING
0 - Nonexisten
1 - Weak
2 - Average (for Humans)
3 - Good
4 - Excellent
5 - Legendary

Although Attributes normally can only go as high as 5, some races can go even higher.

Step One: The Template
Now that you have a character concept, it is time to choose a Template. The Template represents the character's species Human or [Time Lord], for example. It provides the character's innate qualities, inherited characteristics and cultural aspects. Each Template provides you with the attributes and skills for an average specimen of a particular species. After considering the type of character you want to play, choose one that fits your concept. Templates are free; they do not cost Development Points. The first thing the Template tells you are the character's basic attributes. They define who the character is: How strong is she? How fast are her reflexes? How intelligent? Every character possesses five basic attributes — Fitness, Coordination,
Intellect, Presence and Psi. The numbers appearing in brackets are the maximum levels a character of that race can possess. For example, Humans cannot possess a Fitness greater than 5. Record the numbers listed on the Template on your character sheet. Later on, you will be able to assign additional points to these attributes, to personalize your character further. Second, the Template provides you with a number of background skills and abilities. They define what your character knows; a [Draconian] character, for example, knows the history, customs and language of his people. Record the skills and skill levels listed on the Template on your character sheet. Some Templates list advantages or disadvantages common to the species. All [Cats], for example, have Excellent [Balance]. Record any advantages or disadvantages on your character sheet.

Step Two: Overlays
After deciding upon a Template, choose an Overlay. The Overlay represents your character's profession. If the Template represents who you are, the Overlay represents what you do. It defines what your character has learned, rather than his innate abilities. You should choose the appropriate Overlay for your character's conception. The Overlay provides players with a list of skills necessary for the character to complete his duties; every doctor knows how to perform surgery; every officer at Conn knows how to pilot a starship. The first group of skills listed on the Overlay are the primary skills for that profession. Overlays are free; they do not cost Development Points.

What If I Get the Same Skill Twice?
Sometimes, you will get the same skill from two different sources during the Character Creation process, for example, an Overlay might provide a character with a skill he already received from his Template.

• If both sources provide the same skill with different Specializations at the same level, the character simply knows two Specializations.
• If both sources provide the same skill with different Specializations at different levels, the character takes the higher level skill, and knows two Specializations.
• If both sources provide the same skill with the same Specialization at the same level, the character adds one point either to his skill or to the Specialization.
• If both sources provide the same skill with the same Specialization at different levels, the character takes the higher skill level, and can then add one point to either his skill or to the Specialization.
• Skills without specializations (such as Dodge) simply add.

Step Three: Background
After putting together a Template and Overlay, you should have a solid basis for a good character. You know how strong or smart he is, and what he can do. Yet not all [Human Torchwood Agents] are the same; one might be stronger than another, or faster than another. One may have specialized in exobiology, while another is an expert on nuclear physics. Players can personalize their characters through the Background History process. At this stage, you get to go back and add additional traits to your character, determining what she learned as a child or at [school, or some for of training]. Every character has a past. When your character was a child, did he learn to play a musical instrument? While at [school], did he take particle physics as an elective course? Did he pick up any new abilities during his early years in [training]? The Background History allows you to customize your characters, while at the same time building a past for them. Traits chosen at a specific stage in a character's past represent events and developments that occurred at that particular time. If your character learned to play the piano as a child, you would purchase the Artistic Expression (Piano) skill during the Early Youth stage in her Background History. You should explain how your character's various background elements fit together. They should form a story of the character's life up to the point of entering play. For example, you might choose the Sworn Enemy and Vengeful disadvantages for your character. You and the Narrator might put these traits together by saying that the character's home planet was attacked by an enemy who killed thousands of inhabitants, but who was driven off. The character has sworn revenge on the enemy leader, who in turn has vowed to kill the character. If you want to select a character element not listed for a particular stage, you should work with the Narrator to come up with a credible explanation. A character who learned particle physics while still a child might be a prodigy, while someone who learned [military] protocol could have been obsessed with [joining the military]. The Background History is designed to help you explore these aspects of your character by tracing his growth from early age to a [successful, or not so successful] career. At each stage, you receive a number of Development Points with which to purchase better attributes and edges, new skills, additional skill levels and other character creation elements. You can choose to spend a number of Development Points on the attributes, edges, skills, advantages and disadvantages listed in the Universal Background List. The number of points you have to spend depends on particular stages in the character's past. All Development Points must be spent for each stage of the Background History process; they cannot be "saved" or "carried over" for later stages. Throughout this process, additional ideas and refinements may occur to you. This is natural, and you should follow these instincts; you might end up with a more interesting character. Whereas before you had the bare bones of a character, at this stage you make decisions that make you care about your character more, and make the character better fit your initial conception.

Background History Stages
Early Life History: The character receives 5 Development Points to spend during Early Life.
Education and Training: The Character receives 9 development points to spend during Education and Training.
Practical Experience: The Character receives 10 development points to spend during Practical Experience.

Development Point Costs
Attributes: 2 points
Edges: 1 point
Skill: 3 points
Specialization: 1 point
Advantages: Variable
Disadvantages: Variable

Background History Notes and Limitations
When spending Development Points, attributes cost 2 Development Points per attribute point; lowering your attribute from the starting value gives you 2 extra Development Points to spend per attribute point lowered.
Positive edges cost 1 Development Point for each point raised; negative edges give you 1 extra Development Point to spend per point lowered (to spend either on other edges or on attributes). (These costs include paying for the 0 level; for example, taking an edge from -1 to +1 costs 2 Development Points—one point to go from -1 to 0, and another point to go from 0 to +1.) Characters cannot make more than four changes to their edges during character development (not including changes from the character's Template). Each increase or decrease in an edge by a point counts as a "change." Thus, for example, raising a character's Dexterity and Vitality each by 1 counts as two changes, and decreasing that same character's Strength to -1 counts as a third change. That character can only make one more change to his edges during character development. (Characters can change their edges as much as they want after game play begins, provided the players get the Narrator's permission for all changes.) If as a result of choosing a Template or Overlay you make more than four changes to your edges, simply take the additional point and put it someplace else. Furthermore, characters who have Psi 0 are not allowed to lower their Range and Focus edges to gain extra Development Points. Each skill point costs 3 Development Points. The first Specialization in any skill is free; additional Specializations within skills cost 1 Development Point apiece. Improving an existing skill's level costs 3 Development Points per level; for example, improving from Dodge 2 to Dodge 3 costs 3 Development Points. A character may not start the game with a skill higher than 4 (5), except with the Narrator's permission. Advantages cost a-variable number of points, depending on the strength of the benefit, while disadvantages give a character more points to allocate, based on the severity of the flaw. These costs are listed [under each advantage or disadvantage]. Characters may only take a certain number of disadvantages at the start of the game. Typically, a character can have no more than eight points worth of disadvantages. Beginning Narrators may also want to restrict the number or degree of advantages that characters can start with, if only to keep the game balanced and fun for all players.

Step Four: Finishing Touches
By this point, you should have a well developed character, complete with attributes, skills, advantages, disadvantages and a fairly detailed background. In this final step, you calculate the few finishing touches needed prior to entering play, such as your character's starting Courage and Renown.

Courage Points
Each character receives 3 Courage Points, Courage can be spent to increase a character's chance to succeed at actions during dramatic situations, thus allowing characters to perform heroic feats in times of stress. Record
your Courage Points on your character sheet,

Renown
Renown is a measure of your character's fame or reputation. The higher your character's Renown, the more people have heard of him or his exploits. For example, a character with a low Renown might only be known to crewmen in the same deck of his Starship, while one with a high Renown has made a name for himself throughout the [Galaxy]. In addition to representing general fame or notoriety, Renown is divided into five Aspects: Initiative, Aggression, Skill, Discipline and Openness. Characters gain Renown in those individual Aspects; the total of these Aspects is the character's overall Renown. Starting characters begin play with 1 Renown, in any Aspect of your choosing. Aspect Renown can be positive or negative. A character with a -5 Skill Renown is known for his incompetence; a character with a +5 Skill Renown is just as widely known for her ability. When calculating a character's total Renown for any reason (such as Renown Tests), only the degree of Renown is considered, not whether it is positive or negative.

Renown Aspects
Initiative: Initiative covers risk-taking, experimentalism, boldness; and willingness to disobey others. Characters with high Initiative Renown are seen as mavericks or daredevils.

Aggression: Agression covers the willingness to resort to violence or the threat of violence to solve a problem. Characters with high Aggression Renown are seen as hotheads or warmongers. Negative Aggression Renown conveys a sense of pacifism

Skill: Skill covers personal skill, ability, competence, resourcefulness, and similar traits. It is not necessary actually to be particularly skilled to possess Renown for personal Skill; a consistently lucky character or a fraud might gain a high Skill Renown.

Discipline: Discipline covers the character's conformity to and consideration for the larger group, and for its rules and restrictions. Repeatedly violating orders for selfish personal gain is usually perceived as negative Discipline, although if such violation results in a success for others or for the group, negative Discipline can be
tied to positive Initiative.

Openness: Openness is the willingness to consider and adapt to tie views of others, to invite external input, and to be influenced by foreign influence. Negative Openness Renown connotes xenophobia, chauvinism, or cultural conservatism.

Wound Levels
Every character can resist a number of points of damage equal to their Fitness + Vitality. This is called the character's Resistance. Additionally, every character has seven Wound Levels to describe the effects of damage (usually as a result of combat). At each level, a character can take damage equal to their resistance. Calculate your Wound Levels and write them on your character sheet in the space provided.

Advanced Character Creation
The Character creation rules presented above are sufficient to create virtually any type of Doctor Who RPG character. When you become more comfortable with the rules, or if you are an experienced role-player, going through all the character creation steps described above may not be necessary. Instead, you can simply take a certain amount of Development Points (the number depends upon how effective and capable you want starting characters to be) and spend them. For starting characters similar to characters built with the Basic Character Creation Process, allocate 125 points among the Attributes, Edges, Skills, advantages and disadvantages you desire for your character. Just make sure you figure out when the various advancements or changes in the character's life took place.


Excerpted from the Star Trek: The Next Generation Roleplaying Game by Last Unicorn Games and modified by Noah Soudrette.

Glossary of Terms

The following game terms appear throughout the [Doctor Who] Roleplaying Game.

Action: Almost anything a character does can be described by an action. Making an attack, dodging a blow, and using a Skill are all actions. Actions are divided into Immediate Actions, which take no time in combat (for example, dropping a weapon), and Timed Actions (actions which take time in combat and must be declared; for example, making or dodging an attack).

Advantage: A special ability, benefit, or advantage which a character possesses. Examples include having a Contact in [a planetary government], being especially adept at Engineering tasks, or having a particularly acute sense. Advantages cost a number of Development Points equal to their value; for example, a +2 Advantage costs 2 Development Points.

Attribute: A character’s innate capabilities, such as his agility or intelligence. There are five attributes: Fitness,
Coordination, Intellect, Presence, and Psi. Attributes range in value from 1 to 5 (and, rarely, higher).

Attribute Test: A Test (q.v.) made using only an attribute (no skill is involved).

c: The scientific notation for the speed of light. For example, a starship moving at .25c moves at one quarter light-speed.

Combined Test: A Test made by several characters working together. The best Test Result acts as a base, and each additional successful result adds +1 to it; failures may subtract from the total or delay completion of the task.

Courage Points: Courage represents a character’s bravery, ingenuity, and fortitude in the face of adversity. Characters use Courage Points to improve rolls and increase Test Results. A character’s overall Courage Point total is sometimes referred to as his Courage Pool.

d6: A six-sided die. Six-sided dice are used to make all Tests in the [Doctor Who] Roleplaying Game.
Development Points: Points which characters use to buy Attributes, Edges, and Advantages. Characters receive a certain number of Development Points at each stage of their Background History.

Difficulty: How easy or hard it is to accomplish a task. Each task is given a Difficulty (or Difficulty Number) indicating how hard it is—the higher the number, the harder the task. Difficulty Numbers are organized into categories (from lowest to highest, Routine [3-5], Moderate [6-8], Challenging [9-11], Difficult [12-14], and Nearly Impossible [15+]). When trying to accomplish a task, a character rolls a Test (q.v.); if his Test Result equals or exceeds the Difficulty, he succeeds.

Disadvantage: A limitation, hindrance, or other problem which afflicts a character. Examples include having a
Sworn Enemy, being Physically Impaired (for example, blind), or hiding one’s emotions.

Drama Die: When a player rolls a Test, one of the dice he rolls is a different color. This die is called the Drama Die. If the Drama Die rolls a 6, it indicates a great degree of success; if it rolls a 1, it may indicate a great failure.

Dramatic Failure: A failed Test which is 6 or more below the Difficulty Number (for example, a Test Result of 5 when the Difficulty is 12). This indicates a grievous failure which may have terrible consequences for the character.

Dramatic Success: A successful Test which is 6 or more above the Difficulty Number (for example, a Test Result of 12 when the Difficulty is 5). This indicates an amazing success which may have especially beneficial results for the character.

Edge: Aspects of attributes which represent a character’s particular level of talent (or lack of talent) with some
functions of an attribute. For example, the edges associated with Intellect are Perception and Logic. Edges range in value from +2 to -2, and act as modifiers to related Tests.

Extended Test: A Test which requires an extensive amount of time, or which is broken up into segments so that the Narrator can gauge the character’s progress by requiring multiple Skill Tests.

Initiative: Determines who goes first in combat or similar situations. Characters must make Initiative Tests based on the Skill they are about to use, modified by their Reaction edge.

Level: A character’s level of ability in a skill or attribute. For
example, a character who buys a skill has a level of 1 in
that skill; as his ability improves, the level increases to 2,
3, 4, and so on.

Opposed Test: A Test (q.v.) which another character opposes
or resists. For example, a character who uses his Stealth
skill to sneak past a guard will engage in an Opposed Test
with the guard, who uses his Search skill in an attempt to
locate the character. The character who rolls the highest
Test Result in an Opposed Test wins the Test.

Overlay: A character creation tool which represents the character’s
profession, such as Engineer or Doctor. Each
Overlay includes the basic skills and other abilities needed
to perform the profession.

Renown: Renown measures how well known a character is.
Renown has five Aspects (Initiative, Aggression, Skill,
Discipline, and Openness), and can be positive or negative.
Each character starts the game with 1 point of
Renown in one Aspect (player’s choice).

Resistance: A character’s ability to withstand damage.
Resistance equals a character’s (Fitness + Vitality). If the
character wears armor or other protection, it will add to
his Resistance.

Result: Test Result. See Test.

Round: A measure of time in combat, equal to five seconds.

Skill: A character’s learned abilities, aptitudes, and knowledges.
Examples include the ability to fire energy
weapons, the ability to diagnose illness and perform surgery,
and the ability to operate [a] ship’s sensors. Skills range
in value from 1 to 5 (and, rarely, higher). Most skills have
specializations (q.v.).

Skill Test: A Test (q.v.) in which a character rolls a number of
dice equal to the attribute upon which a skill is based, and
adds the highest result on any die to his skill level. If the
total equals or exceeds the Difficulty Number for the task,
the character succeeds.

Specialization: Areas of particular expertise and ability within
a skill. Many skills require a character to specialize, since
they are so broad that few characters will ever learn all
aspects of the skill in depth.

Template: A character creation tool which represents the character’s
race or species, such as Human or [Time Lord]. Each
Template includes the basic attributes and other abilities
common to an average member of the race.

Test: Tests are dice rolls used to determine whether a character
succeeds with a particular action. Most Tests are based
on a skill + an attribute, but there are also Tests based
solely on an attribute. Typically, the highest die rolled in a
Test is added to the relevant skill level; if that total, or Test
Result, equals or exceeds the Difficulty of a task, the character
succeeds.

Test Modifier: Circumstances which modify a Test. These
include edges, poor visibility, using the off hand, being
wounded, or trying to perform tasks in zero gravity.

Wound Level: An indication of a character’s current injury status.
There are seven Wound Levels: Healthy, Stunned,
Injured, Wounded, Incapacitated, Near Death, and Killed.
A character can withstand a number of points of damage
equal to his Resistance per Wound Level; when he takes
more damage than that, he drops to the next level.

Exerpted from the Star Trek Deep Space Nine Roleplaying Game

Whifferdill Species Template

Whifferdills are a race of a shape-changers. Their natural form is humanoid, pale yellow in color, three to four feet in height, with a round, featureless head. Whifferdills lack stable DNA and have total control over their physical shape. They're often hungry and are driven by quick metabolic rates. Whillerdills can change their size and become anything from a full grown Slitheen, to a bowl of soup complete with soup and bread. Whifferdills can assume liquid states hot enough to generate steam. They can also morph individual limbs or form holes in their bodies. Whifferdills can be killed by electricity which turns them into sludge. However, they can withstand something powerful, like an ultrasonic disruptor.

Attributes

Monoid Species Template

Monoids are one eyed, mute humanoids who look seemingly identical to one another. Though the Monoids are mute they use electronic voice modulators to speak. They use numerical emblems to distinguish between each other.

Attributes

Homo Superior Species Template

Homo Superior is the next stage in human evolution. At some point between childhood and late adolescence, some human children with the Homo Superior mutation experience a a process referred to as "breaking out". This is when the psychic powers of Homo Superior mature enough to be come active. All members of the Homo Superior race develop three psychic abilities. These abilities are telepathy, telekinesis, and jaunting (which is technologically aided teleportation). Homo Superior is physically incapable of deliberate killing. This inability is commonly referred to as the "prime barrier". Most Homo Superiors live in seclusion or hide their powers from normal humans, fearing the negative backlash that might come down on them if they are found out to be different, or that their abilities might be exploited for military purposes. Because of this, many Homo Superiors form small circles or groups made up of their own kind. This provides a circle of supprt and protection.

Attributes
Fitness 2 [5]
Coordination 2 [5]
Intellect 2 [5]
- Logic +1
Presence 2 [5]
- Willpower +1
Psi 1 [5]
- Range +1

Skills
Artistic Expression (choose specialization) 1 (2)
Athletics (choose specialization) 2 (3)
Culture (Human) 2 (3)
History (Human) 1 (2)
Jaunt 1
Language, Any 2
Projective Telepathy 1
Receptive Telepathy 1
Telekenesis 1
World Knowledge (Earth or other homeworld) 1 (2)

Advantages/Disadvantages
2 extra Courage Points
Pacifism -3

Submitted by Noah Soudrette

Uvodni Species Template

The Uvodni are a race of humanoid insects. Their homeworld is located thirty four thousand light years away from Earth in the spiral cluster of the Dragon Nebula. The Uvodni were part of a planetary alliance that fought the Malakh in the Ghost Wars of the Horsehead Nebula. The Uvodni are a proud species and continued to fight the Malakh long after their allies in the planetary alliance had fallen. They were eventually victorious. The single lens compound eye of the Uvodni give them a much larger field of vision than that of a human, without sacrificing sharpness. They believe in honor and the undoing a wrong (if serious enough) by offering up their lives.

Attributes
Fitness 3 [5]
- Vitality +1
Coordination 2 [5]
Intellect 2 [5]
Presence 2 [5]
Psi 0 [5]

Skills
Culture (Uvodni) 2 (3)
History (Uvodni) 1 (2)
Language
- Uvodni 2
Science, Any (choose specialization) 1 (2)
World Knowledge (Uvodni) 1 (2)

Advantages/Disadvantages
Excellent Sight +2

Muragaru Species Template

Attributes
Fitness 4 [6]
- Vitality +2
Coordination 3 [5]
- Reaction +1
Intellect 5 [6]
- Logic +1
Presence 3 [5]
- Empathy +1
Psi 0 [0]

Skills
Artistic Expression (choose specialization) 1 (2)
Culture (Muragaru) 2 (3)
History (Muragaru) 1 (2)
Language
- Muragaru 2
Science, Any (choose two specializations) 2 (3) (3)
World Knowledge (Muragaru Swarm) 1 (2)

Advantages/Disadvantages
Ambidexterity +2
Eidetic Memory +3
Night Vision +2
Sexy +2
Code of Honor (Muragaru Code) -2
Pacifism -3
Poor Chemoreception -1
Slow Healing -2

Submitted by Noah Soudrette

Vogan Species Template

Vogan's are a humanoid species with grey skin and white hair. Their "home planet" is Voga, and is in actuality a rogue asteroid. Voga contains more gold than the rest of the galaxy and is often referred to as the "Planet of Gold". Vogan gold was used to create Glitterguns and was used in the war against the Cybermen in the 2500's. It was this that led to the Cybermen blasting Voga into deep space, causing the Vogans to move their civilization underground. Voga was eventually captured by Jupiter's gravitational pull, and now orbits the gas giant. After this point a minor civil war broke out between the Vogan council, who supported a strict isolationist policy, and the planetoid's military force known as the Guardians, who believed in rejoining the galaxy and facing the shadow of a Cyberman threat. Eventually a compromise was released after vanquishing a small Cyberman attack force. The Vogan's are not especially technologically advanced.

Attributes
Fitness 2 [5]
Coordination 2 [5]
Intellect 2 [5]
Presence 2 [5]
- Willpower +1
Psi 0 [5]

Skills
Culture (Vogan) 2 (3)
Diplomacy (choose specialization) 1 (2)
History (Vogan) 1 (2)
Language
- Vogan 2
Projectile Weaponry (choose specialization) 1 (2)
World Knowledge (Voga) 1 (2)

Advantages/Disadvantages
Species Enemy (Cybermen) -4

Raxacoricofallapatorian Species Template

Raxacoricofallapatorians are large, bulky humanoids, around 3 meters tall. They had thick, lumpy skin, ranging in color from a yellowish green to a paler, grey-green. They have the instincts of a hunter and long arms with three sharp claws which they use to kill their prey. Despite their large bulk, they were also capable of surprising speeds and can easily overpower a Human. Raxacoricofallapatorians can hunt by scent and can identify an individual's species, age, sex, emotional state and location by it. Raxacoricofallapatorians hatch from large green eggs with several tendrils. The females of the species can create poison when in danger, released either by a dart-like claw or by their breath. Raxacoricofallapatorians have a more efficient metabolism than a Human, meaning they only need to eat every few weeks and produce less waste. Raxacoricofallapatorian blood is red and their tears are milky in color and slightly acidic. Due to their calcium-based biochemistry, Raxacoricofallapatorians are vulnerable to acetic acid and react explosively with it, a feature that is utilized in the Raxacoricofallapatorian death penalty. Raxacoricofallapatorius is a paradise with burgundy seas and four polar regions. It is filled with several indigenous species. A creature native to the planet, known as a Barladootkaliumpetekshus Beast, is said to be an extinct species of native giant squirrel that roamed free and lived on the great plains of the planet. It became extinct after the natives hunted and killed them for food centuries ago. Its sister planet is Clom. The Slitheen and Blathereen notwithstanding, the native species, the Raxacoricofallapatorians, are a generally peaceful race. They are governed by a High Council and a Senate. The Raxacoricofallapatorians are more advanced than Humans and have developed faster-than-light travel in the form of slipstream engines sometime prior to 2006. The Raxacoricofallapatorians' most distinguishable technology is their compression field. The Slitheen and Blathereen families are able to disguise themselves as other, smaller humanoids by fitting into their skins (or artificial skins). This is done with the compression-field collars that are worn on the neck.

Attributes
Fitness 3 [6]
- Strength +1
Coordination 2 [5]
- Dexterity -1
Intellect 2 [5]
Presence 2 [5]
Psi 0 [5]

Skills
Culture (Raxacoricofallapatorian) 2 (3)
History (Raxacoricofallapatorian) 1 (2)
Language
- Raxacoricofallapatorian 2
Science, Any (choose specialization) 1 (2)
World Knowledge (Raxacoricofallapatorius) 1 (2)

Advantages/Disadvantages
Claws +1
Good Chemoreception +2
Medical Problem (fatal acetic acid allergy) -3
Poison Breath (females only) +2
Poison Darts (females only) +2

Submitted by Noah Soudrette

Melee Weapon: Hiâ Chrau Bidogau

The Hiâ Chrau Bidogau are the fore-teeth of the large predatory fish that swim in the seas of D'Wfr. When one of these fish is taken for a feast or for in self- defense, these teeth are taken to craft a pair of daggers. These daggers are crystalline in nature and are said to freeze the hearts of their opponents with their terrible nature, or so they say. This however is merely a legend to lend strength to the nature of the weapon.

The weapons vary based on the animal they were taken from, but in general they are milky white knifes that are sharpened on the outside and inside edges, with a vicious hook on the point. The hook prevents prey from escaping the animals bite, however a skilled weapons master uses this to deliver massive amounts of damage.

Size: 36cm
Mass: 0.1kg
Accuracy: 8
Block: +1
Damage: 4+2d6

Submitted by Larry David Williams

Melee Weapon: Sword

Swords are basically long, heavy knives. Most humanoid species employed some type of sword at one time or another in their history. Today, recreational fencing remains popular on many worlds, keeping the tradition of the sword alive throughout the galaxy.

Size: 50-120 cm long
Mass: 0.5-2 kg
Accuracy: 7
Block: +2
Damage: 4+2d6 or greater (depending on size of sword)

Excerpted from the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Roleplaying Game Core Game Book

Wrasse Species Template

Attributes
Fitness 2 [5]
- Strength +1
Coordination 2 [5]
- Logic +1
Presence 2 [5]
Psi 2 [5]
- Range -1

Skills
Athletics (Swimming) 1 (3)
Culture (Wrasse) 2 (3)
History (Wrasse) 1 (2)
Language
- Wrasse 2
Primitive Weapon (Hiâ Chrau Bidogau) 1 (2)
Receptive Empathy 1
World Knowledge (D'Wfr) 1 (2)

Advantages/Disadvantages
Medical Problem (Cannot function outside aquatic
environments for extended periods of time) -3
Medical Remedy (Wet mobile environmental suit and collar) +2
Phobia (Mild agoraphobia) -1

Submitted By Larry David Williams

Auronar Species Template

Attributes
Fitness 2 [5]
- Vitality -1
Coordination 2 [5]
Intellect 2 [5]
Presence 2 [5]
Psi 2 [5]

Skills
Culture (Auron) 2 (3)
History (Auron) 1 (2)
Language
- Auronar 2
Projective Telepathy 1
Receptive Telepathy 1
Science, Any (choose specialization) 2 (3)
World Knowledge (Auron or Kahn) 1 (2)

Advantages/Disadvantages
Low Pain Threshold -2

Submitted by Noah Soudrette

Terileptil Species Template

Terileptils are a reptilian humanoid species. They cannot survive long without breathing Soliton gas. They perfected atmospheric processors which can synthesize and release needed amounts of the gas into the immediate area, allowing them to function in alien atmospheres lacking this vital component. However, Soliton gas is highly combustible when combined with oxygen. As an advanced society, they enjoy a heightened appreciation of both aesthetics and warfare. Even the Terileptilan language reflects the artistic and scientific sophistication of this species; to the untrained eye Terileptilan script looks very much like mathematical formulae. As a part of this highly refined culture the Terileptils esteem certain vocations, such as that of mime and circus clown, very highly. Terileptils are especially noted for their use of androids, as guards, soldiers, and servitors. Like their weapons and indeed all their technology, these androids are impressive in their aesthetically pleasing design. By the 34th century ( the early years of the Galactic Federation), their home world, Terileptus, has become a member of the Galactic Federation, and a noted builder of starships. Sadly, shortly thereafter the Terileptil home world was destroyed by a renegade Time Lord by the name Koschei (later know as the Master). Aside from individual Terileptils who may have been elsewhere in the galaxy when this occurred, this act marked the end of an interplanetary civilization which was over two thousand years old, and was also one of the final steps in the Master's descent into darkness.

Attributes
Fitness 3 [5]
- Strength +1
Coordination 2[5]
- Dexterity -1
Intellect 2 [5]
Presence 2 [5]
- Empathy -1
Psi 0 [5]

Skills
Culture (Terileptil) 2 (3)
Engineering, Any (choose specialization) 1 (2)
History (Terileptil) 1 (2)
Language
- Terileptil 2
Science, Any (choose specialization) 1 (2)
World Knowledge (Terileptus) 1 (2)

Advantages/Disadvantages
Medical Problem (require regular doses of Soliton gas) -3

Submitted by Noah Soudrette

Pakhar Species Template

The Pakhar are an alien race resembling meter-high hamsters. Pakhar are generally a peaceful, if rather excitable, race, and Pakha is a center of tourism and trade for the Galactic Federation, of which Pakha is a member. A planetary survey has described the planet and its people as "in every sense of the word, nice", although individual Pakhar have been known to become criminals. The pollen of Earth flowers has a hallucinogenic effect on them, sometimes causing them to become violent.

Attributes
Fitness 2 [5]
- Vitality -1
Coordination 2 [5]
Intellect 2 [5]
Presence 2 [5]
- Empathy +1
Psi 0 [5]

Skills
Bargain (choose specialization) 2 (3)
Culture (Pakhar) 2 (3)
History (Pakhar) 1 (2)
Language
- Pakhar 2
World Knowledge (Pakha) 1 (2)

Advantages/Disadvantages
Bold +1
Medical Problem (Psychotic Pollen Allergy) -3

Submitted by Noah Soudrette

Malmooth Species Template

The Malmooth are a race of humanoid insects native to the planet Malcassairo. They have blue chitinous skin and a pair of mandibles at the sides of the human-like mouths. Malmooth cities found on Malcassairo are organic and dug out of the earht and stone of the planet like a large termite of ant hive. The Malmooth language required its speakers to divide their name into two syllables and speak them at the beginning and the end of each sentence, for example "Hello" would become "Chan-Hello-tho" in the case of a Malmooth known as "Chantho". To not do this would be akin to swearing in other languages. The Malmooth are an inquisitive and hearty species and manage to survive until the year 100,000,000,000,000 when they finally become extinct.

Attributes
Fitness 2 [5]
- Vitality +1
Coordination 2 [5]
Intellect 2 [5]
Presence 2 [5]
Psi 0 [5]

Skills
Artistic Expression (choose specialization) 1 (2)
Culture (Malmooth) 2 (3)
History (Malmooth) 1 (2)
Language
- Malmooth 2
Science, Any (choose specialization) 1 (2)
World Knowledge (Malcassario) 1 (2)

Advantages/Disadvantages
Curious +1

Submitted by Noah Soudrette

Alpha Centaurian Species Template

Alpha Centaurians are hermaphroditic hexapods from the Alpha Centauri star system, the closest star system to the Sol system, and part of the Galactic Federation. They tend to be tall, green, have one eye, six arms, and high pitched voices. Since they are hexapods and have six arms they do not have legs but use their body for motion like a slug or inchworm. Alpha Centaurians are a peace loving people, though are sometimes branded as cowards because of their distaste for violence. They are also renowned for their skills of mediation and diplomacy.

Attributes
Fitness 2 [5]
Coordination 2 [5]
- Dexterity -1
Intellect 2 [5]
Presence 2 [5]
- Empathy +1
Psi 0 [5]

Skills
Culture (Alpha Centaurian) 2 (3)
Diplomacy (choose specialization) 1 (2)
History (Alpha Centaurian) 1 (2)
Language
- Alpha Centaurian 2
Science, Any (choose specialization) 1 (2)
World Knowledge (Alpha Centaurian) 1 (2)

Advantages/Disadvantages
Extra Limbs +4

Submitted by Noah Soudrette

Vegan Species Template

The Vegans are a race of satyr-like humanoids from the Vega star system, located 25.3 light years from Earth, and are members of the Galactic Federation. They have reddish-gold skin, hairy legs, large eyes and long noses. The Vegans are a race of miners and engineers. They are highly rational and shun superstition.

Attributes
Fitness 2 [5]
Coordination 2 [5]
Intellect 2 [5]
- Logic +1
Presence 2 [5]
Psi 0 [5]

Skills
Culture (Vegan) 2 (3)
Engineering, Any (choose specialization) 2 (3)
History (Vegan) 1 (2)
Language
- Vegan 2
Science, Any (choose specialization) 1 (2)
World Knowledge (Vega) 1 (2)

Advantages/Disadvantages
Poor Sight -2

Submitted by Noah Soudrette

Menoptra Species Template

The Menoptra are an intelligent, bipedal insectoid species from the planet Vortis. In appearance, they resemble a cross between giant butterflies, moths, and bees, with each Menoptra possessing four large wings. They have yellow and black stripes around their bodies and appear to be around six feet tall, but do not seem to have typical insect body parts such as mandibles or an abdomen. Peaceful and kindly by nature, the Menoptra move in a unique, stylised way and their vocal inflections are stilted. They are a very open and welcoming species, but tend to keep to themselves. Though they do have sophisticated space faring technology.

Attributes
Fitness 2 [5]
- Vitality -1
Coordination 2 [5]
- Reaction +1
Intellect 2 [5]
Presence 2 [5]
Psi 0 [5]

Skills
Culture (Menoptra) 2 (3)
History (Menoptra) 1 (2)
Language
- Menoptra 2
Science, Any (choose specialization) 1 (2)
World Knowledge (Vortis) 1 (2)

Advantages/Disadvantages
Flight +5

Submitted by Noah Soudrette

Foamasi Species Template

Foamasi are stocky humanoids with shiny green skin, three claws on each hand and eyes that can move independently. Foamasi speak in a language of clicks and chirps and are physically incapable of speaking Human languages. However, they use a small device inserted into their mouth that translates their speech. Foamasi also have the highest radiation resistance in the Mutter's Spiral and can survive in heavily irradiated areas. The Foamasi fought and won a 20-minute nuclear war with their sworn enemies, the Argolin. This led to the people of Argolis becoming sterile and the planet highly radioactive. Although they are mostly a peaceful race (having learned the error of their ways from the devastating war) a renegade criminal faction called the West Lodge exists, and frequently attempts to arouse hostilities between the two races. Some Foamasi (members of the West Lodge included) disguise themselves as humanoids by fitting into skin-suits which are smaller than the Foamasi's own bodies. This is made possible by the Foamasi skeleton, which is hollow and collapsable.


Attributes
Fitness 2 [5]
Coordination 2 [5]
Intellect 2 [5]
- Perception +1
Presence 2 [5]
Psi 0 [5]

Skills
Culture (Foamasi) 2 (3)
History (Foamasi) 1 (2)
Language
- Foamasi 2
Science, Any (choose specialization) 2 (3)
Stealth (choose specialization) 1 (2)
World Knowledge (Foamas) 1 (2)

Advantages/Disadvantages
Excellent Sight +2
Double-jointed +2
Resistant (Radiation) +1

Submitted by Noah Soudrette