Creating Races

[AndrewD2]

I'm working on setting up a Sci-Fi campaign from a custom universe based of a novel that I'm an editor for. I've been given permission by the author to write a the characters and races and such for use in this campaign.

What I'm looking for is help creating the races, well ideas of what to do. From what I've read, you don't see power's in Packaged Deals, but each of these races have a specific power. Like there's one race where every member of it can teleport, and another that can drain life force from another being as long as it can see it's eyes.

Any ideas would be great, I can give more details if needed.

Thanks in advance,
Andrew

[Curufea]

You don't normally see powers in package deals, and the rules recommend you don't allow them.

However, that is just a guideline. If everyone in the race always has the same power at the same level, then it should be in a package deal for that race.

If it is at different levels, then you might want to create more than one package.

What you could also do, which is suggested in Fantasy Hero for Magic - is to have an aptitude Talent. Create a Talent specific for the race, such as "Natural Teleporter", and include that in the race package deal. What the Talent does, is allow the player to spend points on the approved power combination associated for the race. That way they can vary the points spent and the power of the racial power.
Similar to "30 points of magic spells" in FH packages.

You also need to specify in the setting that you can't buy these particular powers unless you have the correct Talent for it.

[AndrewD2]

Ok, that might work. Although every race has their specific abilities, not everybody of that race chooses to improve their abilities.

Thank you very much, I have a lot of work cut out for me.
Andrew

[Wizard Eater]

yeah, well what if a creature's skin has acidic secretions? with a small RKA Perisitant Damage Shield Always on, every member of that race has a "power". its not an ability that an individual can improve upon (ok, with some bio-engineering, it can), its just a fact of biology for them.