Races

The Races

Race	Play Category	Recovery Element	Size Class	Weight Class	Age of Expansion
Android	Restricted	None	3. Mid	4. Heavy	Third
Angel	Limited	Ground, Air (3/4)	4. Large (Wide)	3. Mid	First
Asura	Limited	Ground	3. Mid	3. Mid	First?
Centaur	General	Ground	3. Mid	3. Mid	Second
Cubus	Limited	Ground, Air (1/4), Emotion (1/4)	4. Large (Wide)	3. Mid	First
Dragon	Limited	Ground, One Other (1/2)	5. Very Large/Large (Wide)	5. Very Heavy/Mid	First
Drow	Limited	Ground	4. Large (Long)	4. Heavy	Third
Dryad	Restricted	Plantlife, Ground (1/2)	3. Mid	3. Mid	First
Dwarf	General	Ground, Earth (1/4)	2. Small	2. Light	Second
Elf	Limited	Ground, Plantlife (1/4), Air (1/4)	3. Mid	3. Mid	First
Fae	General	Air, Ground (1/2), One to Three Others (1/8 to 3/4)	1. Very Small	1. Very Light	Second?
Formid	General	Air, Ground (1/2)	2. Small	2. Light	Second?
Giant	Limited	Shell	4. Large (Long)	3. Mid	First
Gnome	General	Earth, Ground (1/2)	2. Small	2. Light	First
Goblin	General	Ground	2. Small	2. Light	Third
Harpie	Limited	Ground, Air (1/8)	3. Mid	3. Mid	Second?
Human	General	Ground	3. Mid	3. Mid	Second
Inu	General	Ground	3. Mid	3. Mid	Second?
Kappa	Limited	Water, Ground (1/4)	3. Mid	3. Mid	Third
Karkin	Restricted	Convertor	4. Large	5. Very Heavy	Second?
Kitsune	Limited	Ground	3. Mid	3. Mid	First
Mandragora	Limited	Ground, Plantlife (1/2), Earth (1/2)	3. Mid	3. Mid	Second?
Merfolk	Restricted	Water	4. Large (Long)	4. Heavy	First?
Minotaur	General	Ground	3. Mid	4. Heavy	Second?
Naga	Limited	Ground, Water	4. Large (Long)	3. Mid	Second?
Neko	General	Ground	3. Mid	3. Mid	Second
Orc	Limited	Ground	3. Mid	4. Heavy	Third
Raijuu	Limited	Ground, Sound (1/4)	3. Mid	2. Light	Third?
Salamander	Limited	Ground, Fire, Air (1/2)	4. Large (Wide)	4. Heavy	First?
Tengu	General	Ground, Air	3. Mid	3. Mid	Second
Troll	Limited	Ground, Water (1/2)	3. Mid	5. Very Heavy	Third
Uligo	Restricted	Any	3. Mid	3. Mid	Second?
Undine	Limited	Ground, Water	3. Mid	3. Mid	Third
Usagi	General	Ground	3. Mid	3. Mid	Second
Yuki	Limited	Ground, Ice	3. Mid	3. Mid	First?

Not Sure Where To Put These Quite Yet!

• Gargoyle
• Nymph
• Sponge
• Servant
• Voidspawn

Note: Muttin' But Trouble

Halfbreeds are just common enough in culture that it could make sense for PCs to want to try to play them. Here's some prototype rules on formulating:

• General + General = Limited
• General + Limited = Limited
• General + Restricted = Restricted
• Limited + Limited = Restricted
• Limited + Restricted = Restricted
• Restricted + Restricted = Probably Not Happening

In general, a DM doesn't want more than one of ANY SPECIFIC halfbreed. Note that certain hybrids might end up a Play Category above or below the general rules.

When creating a halfbreed, there are unique rules. Halfbreeds get all abilities that have levels from both races, but one level lower than their parents. If they both have the ability, you count only the highest down a level.

Halfbreeds also start out with whatever trait we make people regard one as a misfit, as well as probably one other negative trait. They get no creation bonuses for these.

In cases of conflicting abilities, it is generally the choice of the PC, although certain DMs may suggest/enforce rulings they should provide beforehand.

Some more as we go along.

Note: Niches Ain't Shit

In general, every race seems to feel a niche, but sometimes it seems some of them share one. Even then, their approach to the niche is often very different. Below are some examples I can think of, if anyone else has questions I'm sure I'll hit them:

• Centaurs and Dwarves both fit the niche being dedicated to work. But Centaurs focus on efficiency for their farms, whereas dwarves enjoy work solely to keep busy.
• Kappa and Usagi both work as dedicated to a specific subculture. But Kappa focus on the spirit of the subculture, whereas Usagi tend to embrace the physical side more, being a bit more of poseurs.
• Inu and Minotaur are both written as the muscle for hire originally, but Inu are hunters and Minotaurs are protectors.

Really, I suspect in most cases these races would get along the least well in many cases. While other races just don't care about the issues, these races have entirely different beliefs they feel strongly about, and if someone else feels strongly but different it's not a good thing.

Key

Play Category

They are three basic play categories for races:

• General - In general, this race is allowed for use for all. In most stories, any or all PCs may use it. There might occasionally be restrictions against everyone using a single race, but at least two should generally be allowed.
• Limited - In general, this race should only be represented by one PC, and may not be allowed in all stories. Ideally, PCs will have different enough tastes to decide on different races, and any conflicts can hopefully be fixed with compromise. DMs may allow two in certain cases, but outside of that it is recommended to stick hard to one.
• Restricted - In general, this race is forbidden from PC play, and rarely should ever be allowed even one unless the player can justify it in some way. Be very careful in breaking this at any point.

Note: Rated R for Restricted

Some people might wonder why the restricted races are mentioned at all if they're not for PC use. Well, firstly, the races ARE still a part of the setting, and the GM may occasionally use restricted races as NPCs (keep in mind, though, most of these races are restricted due to their lack of numbers). Secondly, restrictions are based on setting, and certain games may take place in a time where they restrictions are different, or even a different universe with the same races. It's okay, you can do it, I'll allow it.

Note: What to Choose

Though play category often hints at this, it's a weak correlation to say how easy they are to play. Some races play close to fantasy defaults, while others may end up playing like nothing you've seen before. This is just estimates, it might move around with more consideration.

• Easy, Play Like Most Races In Most Games - Angel, Asura, Centaur, Cubus, Dwarf, Dryad, Elf, Formid Goblin, Human, Inu, Kappa, Kitsune, Minotaur, Naga, Neko, Orc, Tengu, Troll
• Difficult, Have Some Distinct Features - Android, Dragon, Drow, Fae, Gnome, Harpie, Mandragora, Merfolk, Salamander, Usagi, Yuki
• Very Difficult, Races Are Essentially Unique - Giant, Karkin, Raijuu, Uligo, Undine

Recovery Element

Characters recover naturally in certain elements. These are all the elements listed in the category. However, even though they recover in the other elements, they cannot survive in any denoted with fractions. After a few hours, they stop any recovery and slowly start to die. This stops when they return to any normal element.

There are special 'elements' that have no physical equivalent, such as emotion. These aid recovery in other elements, but are obviously not sustainable on their own.

Note: Sky Above, Ground Below

'Ground' might be confusing terminology, but you know, oh well. It refers to be exposed to both air and earth at the same time. It doesn't really matter how, but being only in the air or the earth does not work equivalently, as noted above.

Eye, Hair, and Skin Color

As stated. 'Standard' refers to normal human range, ignoring things like albinism.

Size Class

The general size of the race. In certain cases, they might be one larger or smaller, but those are outliers and usually unnatural cases. Currently this affects how easy they are to hit, adding a penalty for large/very large and a bonus for small/very small. DMs may choose to count Large (Wide) as a penalty only for attacks head-on (or back-on), and Large (Long) for attacks from the side.

I'm thinking this is something purely like -1 to dodge for Large and +1 to dodge for Small, linear with positive and negative aspect.

Weight Class

The general weight of the race. In certain cases, they might be one lighter or heavier, but those are outliers and usually unnatural cases. Currently this affects how effective push/pull attacks are, more-so for light/very light and less-so for heavy/very heavy.

This, meanwhile, I think is done by the DIFFERENCE of the two. With 1 being Very Small and 5 being Very Large. Something like

Difference between Attacking/Defending (may change):

• -3 or lower - The attacker does not push/pull, may automatically suffer or have to roll to avoid a slight push/pull themselves.
• -2 - The power of the push/pull is weakened by 2 (maybe 3?).
• -1 - The power of the push/pull is weakened by 1.
• 0 - The power of the push/pull is normal.
• +1 - The power of the push/pull is strengthened by 1.
• +2 - The power of the push/pull is strengthened by 2 (maybe 3?).
• +3 or higher - The power of the push/pull is increased by the target's Agility, they may automatically suffer or have to avoid being knocked prone.