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This final section on miscellaneous issues of space exploration contains a list of non-canon creatures (both sentient and non-sentient) that have been contributed by various fans. They may be used in campaign play if a GM decides to allow their use. The creatures presented here are all standard creatures of their respective species. Should the GM allow any of the sentient creatures listed herein to be used as a PC, or allow a non-sentient creature to be used as a work creature of some kind, these values can be vastly different depending upon any equipment given for the creature's use. In those cases the GMs should follow all the usual restrictions for characters and creatures in the Starflight canon.
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Speckled Roller
contributed by NCCAD Speckled Roller |
A large grazing creature native to system α81x98, p1 (once known as Harrison's Secondary Base). It is most commonly found in the savannah areas of the planet. Combining characteristics of insectoids and reptiles, for unknown reasons, this animal is always found in herds of twelve. It has two exceptionally powerful hind legs along with two bracing forelegs with an extremely limited range of motion. Along its abdomen, it has six delicate appendages that brush the ground and provide the creature with a sense of taste. The creature has a sharp beak which it uses to crop tough ground-growing plants and bushes, and two large, red compound eyes. The creature has a tough, speckled chitinous shell with three sharp, backwards facing horns. When threatened, the creature will rear up on its hind legs and charge. At the last moment, the creature will execute a backwards roll in an attempt to gore its enemy. If successful, the creature will resume grazing, allowing airborne scavengers to alight on its shell to pick clean its menacer's carcass.
Speckled Roller| Niche: Herbivorous Consumer | Symmetry: Bilateral | Size Class: C9
(Volume: 2.5 m3) |
| SI: 182 | STV: 2000 SP
(800 SP/m3) | HD/BHD/FHD: 37/49/34 | INIT: 4 | Speed: 39 m/rd (24 kph) |
AHP: 75
(Class Two Armor) | HP/NHP: 70 | Attacks:
Horns (Gore, 22 Lethal Damage)
Beak (Bite, 5 Basic Damage) | Special Qualities:
Trample (36 Basic Damage) |
| Durability: 7 | Learning Rate: 4 | Length: 4.91 m
(3.66+(2d5*.25)) | Mass: 2500 kg
1875+((2d5h)*125) | Transit: Average Quadruped |
| Attack Bonuses - Melee: 12; Ranged: 10 | Saves - Fortitude: 3, Reflex: 2, Willpower: 2 |
| PWR: 41 | FIN: 29 | PHY: 30 | INT: 22 | ACU: 27 | CHA: 10 |
3DM: 10
BRW: 25
LFT: 11 | DDG: 6
DXM: 15
H&S: 8 | CCN: 5
STM: 15
RCP: 10 | KNW: 5
CUN: 12
RSF: 5 | PRC: 20
PRF: 9
SRV: 3 | PER: 8
LED: 2
DIP: 0 |
| Body Parts: Motor Appendages x0, Visual Organs x2 (FOV 90 Optimal 130 Peripheral), Olfactory Organs x0, Gustatory Organs x6, Propulsive Appendages x4, Reproductive Organs x1. |
| Life Phases: Adolescence at 5 years. Adulthood at 9 years. Middle Age at 16 years. Old Age at 27 years. Venerable Age at 34 years. Lifespan 34 + 2d10 years. |
| Notes: None. |
Tentacled Hexapod
contributed by NCCAD Tentacled Hexapod (next to Human for size comparison) |
A dangerous lifeform native to Koann III, the Hexapod exhibits hexamerism, its body being divisible into six equal segments. The creature, while mobile and carnivorous, exhibits some plant-like characteristics as well; specifically, it obtains carbon from the air rather than its kills and is covered with a flexible 'skin' resembling more that of non-woody plants rather than that of other animals. Standing just under 3 meters in height, the lifeform ambulates on 6 strong, flexible tentacles, which have prehensile tips. Its head is roughly pumpkin shaped, with each of its six segments having an eye on its circumference, affording the creature a 360 degree visual field. The creature has an elongated, acorn-shaped torso, at the bottom of which is a tooth-filled beak. When feeding, the creature stands directly above its kill, squats slightly to reach its mouth to the ground, and devours its victim. The Hexapod is carnivorous, but given its hunting style, it is almost more a scavenger than hunter (and will actively scavenge kills it did not make). In another nod to its plant-like nature, this creature secretes its waste through pores on its torso, adding a substance with causes the waste to cling to it in a hair-like fashion. This causes dangerous, septic bacteria to collect on its body. Before the Hexapod attacks prey, it "grooms" itself with its tentacles (which are covered in tiny barbs), then delivers a slap or two to its victim. While the physical damage caused by the slap is not great, it introduces the bacteria into the prey, which, if left untreated, kills virtually 100% of the time. The slap also imparts a distinct odor to the prey, which the lifeform uses to track it down once it expires. Hexapods are illegal to keep domestically on Koann III, partly because of their foul odor, but also because they are uncannily intelligent and are very apt at cage breaking.
Tentacled Hexapod| Niche: Carnivorous Producer | Symmetry: Radial | Size Class: C7
(Volume: 0.4 m3) |
| SI: 74 | STV: 210 MU
(525 MU/m3) | HD/BHD/FHD: 46/52/44 | INIT: 5 | Speed: 27 m/rd (16 kph) |
AHP: 0
(None) | HP/NHP: 60 | Attacks:
Tentacle Slap (Slap, 3 Lethal Damage*)
Beak (Bite, 11 Lethal Damage) | Special Qualities:
Craptasticosis (see Notes)
Regeneration
Reputation (-10) |
| Durability: 6 | Learning Rate: 7 | Length: 2.95 m
(2.07+(1d5*0.3)) | Mass: 456 kg
(342+((1d5+1d5h)*22.8)) | Transit: Average Multiped |
| Attack Bonuses - Melee: 7; Ranged: 8 | Saves - Fortitude: 2, Reflex: 4, Willpower: 4 |
| PWR: 32 | FIN: 47 | PHY: 24 | INT: 46 | ACU: 43 | CHA: 33 |
3DM: 15
BRW: 12
LFT:5 | DDG: 7
DXM: 20
H&S: 20 | CCN: 6
STM: 8
RCP: 10 | KNW: 15
CUN: 25
RSF: 6 | PRC: 20
PRF: 11
SRV: 12 | PER: 12
LED: 14
DIP: 7 |
| Body Parts: Motor Appendages see Notes, Visual Organs x6 (FOV 360), Olfactory Organs x1, Gustatory Organs x1, Propulsive Appendages x6, Reproductive Organs x1. |
| Life Phases: Adolesence at 2 years. Adulthood at 5 years. Middle Age at 8 years. Old Age at 12 years. Venerable Age at 16 years. Lifespan 16 + 2d5 years. |
Notes: The tips of the Hexapod's tentacles are prehensile and provide motor capabilities as well as propulsive capabilities.
Craptasticosis is a multi-stage disease unique to this lifeform - the stages and specifications are as follows:
Transmission Mode: Successful Tentacle Slap (Stage I Fortitude Save 60, Incubation 30 min)
Stage I (Duration 1d2 days; Infection passes in 1d10 days if Stage II Fortitude Save is successful, on DC 125 Long-Term Care Check (one attempt per day), or DC 40 Long-Term Care Check after a shot of antibiotics (one attempt per day); Stage II Fortitude Save 70): Victim becomes malodorous (-5 Comeliness until infection passes); -1d10 all Power, Physique and Charm Checks per day of infection until infection passes.
Stage II (Duration Until NHP equals zero; Stage III Fortitude Save N/A): Victim loses -1 Non-Lethal HP/minute; Once Stage II begins, Stage III is unavoidable.
Stage III (Duration Until clinical death; Final Stage): Victim loses -1 Lethal HP/minute. |
White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
contributed by NCCAD
A male white-tailed deer, back on Earth.
(USDA photo by Scott Bauer, image K5437-3
This is a Public Domain image.)
A lifeform once common to the deciduous forests of the North American continent on Old Earth, the White Tailed Deer was brought to Koann III at some point during the colonization period of the Old Empire. As it is known that the Old Empire had strict laws forbidding the introduction of native Earth creatures onto planets having their own biospheres, it is believed that this seeding of deer to Koann III either took place very early in the Empire's history or was done illegally. The latter seems more likely, as Koann III was considered an outpost planet, and was settled relatively late in the Empire's history. However they came to be there, the deer have adapted to the heavier gravity and foreign ecosystem of the planet perfectly, and are now a common sight in both the forested and open prairie areas of the planet. A fast creature, the white tail is a long-legged quadruped of medium size, and is covered with a thin layer of soft, brownish fur. When alarmed, they flee with their tails raised, showing the splash of white on the underside that characterizes the species. They are highly adaptable eaters, with a four chambered stomach, each chamber of which is designed to process a different sort of food, depending on what is available at the given time. Their primary food is the moss that makes up the carpet lifeform of Koann III; they eat other sorts of low-growing shrubs and succulents based on the season. White tails usually start breeding around their third year of life, and communicate with each other via the scent markings of trees, vocalizations, and by visual signaling when at close range. Because the species is so prevalent, each head only garners about 25 MU's on the open market. Also, the Jubilant Environmental Restoration of Koann III Society (JERKS) has attempted to convince the planetary legislature to authorize the extermination of the species, as they are an invasive species and cause over-crowding pressure on native lifeforms. Despite these on-going efforts, many citizens of Koann III continue to enjoy hunting them, and some ranchers even keep them as supplements to their other livestock.
White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)| Niche: Herbivorous Consumer | Symmetry: Bilateral | Size Class: C5
(Volume: 0.09 m3) |
| SI: 66 | STV: 25.2 MU
(280 MU/m3) | HD/BHD/FHD: 51/51/50 | INIT: 5 | Speed: 19 m/rd (11 kph) |
AHP: 0
(None) | HP/NHP: 60 | Attacks:
Antlers (Gore, 6 Lethal Damage) | Special Qualities:
None |
| Durability: 6 | Learning Rate: 5 | Length: 1.9 m
(1.4+(2d5*.1)) | Mass: 90 kg
(67.5+(2d5h*4.5)) | Transit: Fast Quadruped |
| Attack Bonuses - Melee: 10; Ranged: 11 | Saves - Fortitude: 3, Reflex: 3, Willpower: 3 |
| PWR: 29 | FIN: 36 | PHY: 32 | INT: 14 | ACU: 35 | CHA: 26 |
3DM: 15
BRW: 5
LFT:9 | DDG: 10
DXM: 10
H&S: 16 | CCN: 2
STM: 20
RCP: 10 | KNW: 10
CUN: 0
RSF: 4 | PRC: 20
PRF: 5
SRV: 10 | PER: 10
LED: 10
DIP: 6 |
| Body Parts: Motor Appendages None, Visual Organs x2 (FOV 120 Optimal 180 Peripheral), Olfactory Organs x1, Gustatory Organs x1, Propulsive Appendages x4, Reproductive Organs x1. |
Life Phases: Adolesence at 2 years. Adulthood at 3 years. Middle Age at 7 years. Old Age at 12 years. Venerable Age at 15 years.
Lifespan 18 + 1d5 years. |
| Notes: None. |
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