Species Profile: Gorn (LUGTrek with some tweaks)

[Erik Filean]

Originally posted by Sea Tyger
It looks good, but my math shows it measures out to 21 picks; just a little high for my tastes.

Personally, I'd say drop the Strength bonus to +2, and it would be perfect.

...or increase the Presence penalty to -3. Which, in hindsight, makes sense to me. I really don't picture the Gorn relating to outsiders any better than Vulcans do, but I do picture them stronger. I really want to keep that Strength +3, but it's reasonable to reduce Presence to match it.

Also, I meant to replace Night Blind with Thin-Blooded.

The profile is revised to take these changes into account.

[RaconteurX]

Very solid, Erik. One of the best species write-ups I've seen.

[Erik Filean]

Originally posted by RaconteurX
Very solid, Erik. One of the best species write-ups I've seen.

Thanks. I might have to seriously think about a series with Lots of Gorn.

[RaconteurX]

Originally posted by Erik Filean
I might have to seriously think about a series with Lots of Gorn.

The lesser known /Trek/ species can give you a lot more latitude when designing the Crew's opposition for a campaign. Players do not oft compartmentalize well, and theit panicked cries of "Agh, what do we know about the Gorn/Tholians/Andorians/Tellarites/whoever" can be quite satisfying to hear.

But then, I'm a bastard at times...

[Erik Filean]

Originally posted by RaconteurX


The lesser known /Trek/ species can give you a lot more latitude when designing the Crew's opposition for a campaign. Players do not oft compartmentalize well, and theit panicked cries of "Agh, what do we know about the Gorn/Tholians/Andorians/Tellarites/whoever" can be quite satisfying to hear.

But then, I'm a bastard at times...

A TOS movie-era game set on the Gorn frontier could be a heck of a lot of fun for that. Set it in, say, 2278, ten years after the Cestus III business, and the response to "Agh, what do we know..." might well still be "Practically nothing, but Admiral Kirk can still show you the stretch marks..."

[JALU3]

Can someone please post the standard templete so that I may use it for the upcoming Forum RPG?

[The Tatterdemalion King]

Can someone please post the standard templete so that I may use it for the upcoming Forum RPG?

For ICON Gorn?

[JALU3]

Yes, please. I only own the TNG core book :-(

[The Tatterdemalion King]

...Most gamestores I know with backstock have copies of the TOS book. If it's in your means, I highly recommend getting it.

Anyway, here it is:

Suggested Attribute and Edge Ranges
Fitness 4 [6]
..Strength +2
Coordination 1 [4]
Intellect 2 [5]
Presence 2 [5]
Psi 0 [5]

Special or Unique Abilities
Excellent Chemoreception, High Pain Threshold, Rapid Healing, and Toughness. No psionics, poor diplomats.

[JALU3]

Does it add much to the TNG core?
And TY

[The Tatterdemalion King]

Like what? Mechanics?

[JALU3]

...Most gamestores I know with backstock have copies of the TOS book. If it's in your means, I highly recommend getting it.

Anyway, here it is:

Suggested Attribute and Edge Ranges
Fitness 4 [6]
..Strength +2
Coordination 1 [4]
Intellect 2 [5]
Presence 2 [5]
Psi 0 [5]

Special or Unique Abilities
Excellent Chemoreception, High Pain Threshold, Rapid Healing, and Toughness. No psionics, poor diplomats.

Sorry for the delay, but what skills do Gorns have in their species templete?

[The Tatterdemalion King]

Sorry for the delay, but what skills do Gorns have in their species templete?

None. Er, it's not a species template, it's the 'suggested ranges' from the 'new life' chapter.

[JALU3]

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