Idiran warrior

[Jmonty]

A modest approach to the Idirans as imagined in The Culture series. Criticism welcomed.

 

Idiran Warrior

 

Val    Char    Cost
30    STR    5
20    DEX    30
30    CON    40
30    BODY    34
23    INT    13
18    EGO    16
25    PRE    15
0    COM    -5

12/32    PD    9
8/24    ED    2
4    SPD    10
10    REC    2
60    END    0
60    STUN    7

Characteristics Cost: 178

Cost    Power
23    Idiran Body: Growth (+15 STR, +3 BODY, +3 STUN, -3" KB, 800 kg, -2 DCV, +2 PER Rolls to perceive character, 4 m tall, 2 m wide), Inherent (+1/4), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Persistent (+1/2) (34 Active Points); Always On (-1/2)
5    Three Legged: Extra Limb (1)
12    Keratin skin: Armor (6 PD/2 ED)
5    Idiran Physiology: Life Support  (Longevity:  Immortal)
20    Idiran Physiology: Physical Damage Reduction, 50%

15    Idiran Physiology: Doest Not Bleed
4    Hyper-oxygenated Lung: Endurance Reserve  (30 END, 1 REC) (4 Active Points)
10    Four Eyes: Increased Arc Of Perception (360 Degrees) with Sight Group
5    Infrasonic Perception (Hearing Group), Transmit

 

Cost   Equipment
15    Armor (14 PD/0 ED), Hardened (+1/4) (26 Active Points); OIF (-1/2), Real Armor (-1/4)
9    Armor (0 PD/14 ED) (21 Active Points); OIF (-1/2), Ablative BODY Only (-1/2), Real Armor (-1/4)

 

Cost    Martial Arts Maneuver
4    Fast Strike:  1/2 Phase, +2 OCV, +0 DCV, 8d6 Strike
5    Offensive Strike:  1/2 Phase, -2 OCV, +1 DCV, 10d6 Strike
4    Charge:  1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, -2 DCV, 8d6 +v/5 Strike, FMove
4    Shove:  1/2 Phase, +0 OCV, +0 DCV, 45 STR STR to Shove
 

Cost    Skill
10    +2 with Ranged Combat
3    Demolitions 14-
3    Electronics 14-
3    Mechanics 14-
2    KS: Pan-Humans 11-
2    KS: Idiran Religion 11-
2    AK: Galaxy Area 11-

0    Language: Idiran
1    Language:  Marain (basic conversation)
3    Security Systems 14-
8    Survival (Arctic/Subarctic, Marine, Desert, Mountain) 14-
11    Systems Operation (Communications Systems, Environmental Systems, Medical Systems, Battleship Cannon, FTL Sensors, Radar, Sensor Jamming Equipment, Sonar) 14-
3    Tactics 14-
3    Tracking 14-
4    TF:  Common Motorized Ground Vehicles, Science Fiction & Space Vehicles
10    WF:  Beam Weapons, Common Melee Weapons, Emplaced Weapons, Energy Weapons, Small Arms
 

Cost    Perk
3    Contact: Military or Religious (Contact has significant Contacts of his own, Contact has:  useful Skills or resources) 8-
1    Favor
 

Cost    Talent
4    FTL Pilot
 

Total Character Cost: 394

 

 

Pts.    Disadvantage
20    Distinctive Features:  (Not Concealable; Extreme Reaction; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses; Not Distinctive In Some Cultures)
20    Psychological Limitation:  Religious Fanatic (Common, Total)
15    Reputation:  Warrior Race, 14-
Disadvantage Points: 55

 

 

Well, I used Growth (Idirans in warrior stage are 3 to 3.5 m tall) but you may think is not necessary.

I listed a body armor equipment with one entry for PD and another for ablative ED. I think laser and plasma weapons are always ablating armor in this series. I did not create a plasma rifle for them, maybe the next time.

The effect for the extra lung is a guess. What can hyperoxygenated blood do? Extra time for moving and fighting if deprived of air?

Also I think Idirans would have different damage multipliers by Hit Locations, an Idiran can live one or two hours after half of the head has been destroyed.

[Scott Ruggels]

I’d say the hyper oxygenated blood from the third lung would give two benefits 

 

1.)! Endurance costs halved across the board? At least remove altitude modifiers as they don’t suffer from hypoxia?

 

2.) +50 percent stun to resists vacuum effects