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<blockquote data-quote="Rappy" data-source="post: 5196687" data-attributes="member: 58456"><p>Sontaran stats are up. The Clomians are giving me a little trouble, as I'm not quite sure how to translate their absorption powers into game rules just yet. Anyway, here is the system I'm going to be using for these bestiaries:</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Creature Distinction</span></strong></p><p>Creature Distinction lists creatures by two methods, origin and physical description. While no two individuals reach a concensus on the terminology of physical descriptions, the agreed upon origins reflect the creature's place in the universe (although it is possible, and even likely, that they have spread to or were dropped on Earth as well), and are as follows:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Extraplanar:</strong> Creatures from a specific dimension other than ours. Examples include Digimon and NetNavis.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Extraterrestrial (Near):</strong> Any creature native to the Milky Way Galaxy, but not to Earth. Examples include Martians and Sontarans.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Extraterrestrial (Far):</strong> Denizens of galaxies outside of the Milky Way, such as the <em>Star Wars</em> galaxy. Examples include Wookiees, Zoidians, and Hollows.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Extratemporal:</strong>Creatures from Real prehistory and history that have been revived by the CLULESS event. Examples include dinosaurs, mammoths, and Neanderthals.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Natural (Arcane):</strong> Living creatures of Earth with supernatural connections. Examples include dragons, feykind, and dwarves.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Natural (Other):</strong> Anything that is from Earth but doesn't fit another category, considered by some xenobiologists to be a poor choice in "dump terms". Examples include graboids and mutants.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Technological:</strong> Cyborgs, robots, and other artificial lifeforms.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Unliving:</strong> Earthly beings that have left the living, but not their land. Examples include zombies, Plagas-infected creatures, and vampires.</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Threat Level</span></strong></p><p>The following threat levels were designed by Coreline officials to keep track of potential hazards by category.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Threat Level 1-3 (Low Threat): </strong>Creatures with a low threat level are either somewhat strong but not of immediate danger to humans out of nature or methodology, harmless without training (A.K.A. class levels) or simply weak. Examples include elves, dogs, and Judoon.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Threat Level 4 (Threatening but Restrained):</strong> These creatures would be Mid-Level Threats if it were not for some innate flaw in their methodology or design, as well as strong Real creatures. Examples include Sontarans (due to their preference of death in battle over retreat or surrender), <em>War of the Worlds</em>-verse Martians (who have frightening technology but are amazingly susceptible to disease and poisons), and elephants.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Threat Level 5-7 (Mid-Level Threat):</strong> Creatures that, through dangerous technology, powerful numbers and tactics, or sheer brute force, are innately hazardous to Reals. They are not, however, on the same threat level as certain creatures that easily overshadow even their fellow Fictions. Examples include Cybermen and "typical" giants.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Threat Level 8 (City Sweepers):</strong> Creatures that are intensely hazardous to an area anyhwere from the size of a city to a small state. Examples include Daleks, graboids, and the <em>Megaprimatus kong</em> species.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Threat Level 9 (Continent Busters):</strong> Creatures of such power that they can threaten entire continents if they are left unchecked. Examples include most daikaiju and Saiyans. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Threat Level 10 (Planet Destroyers):</strong> Ultimate threats that pose hazardous to all life on multiple continents, or even an entire planet. Examples include King Ghidorah and Galactus.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rappy, post: 5196687, member: 58456"] Sontaran stats are up. The Clomians are giving me a little trouble, as I'm not quite sure how to translate their absorption powers into game rules just yet. Anyway, here is the system I'm going to be using for these bestiaries: [B][SIZE="3"]Creature Distinction[/SIZE][/B] Creature Distinction lists creatures by two methods, origin and physical description. While no two individuals reach a concensus on the terminology of physical descriptions, the agreed upon origins reflect the creature's place in the universe (although it is possible, and even likely, that they have spread to or were dropped on Earth as well), and are as follows: [LIST][*][B]Extraplanar:[/B] Creatures from a specific dimension other than ours. Examples include Digimon and NetNavis. [*][B]Extraterrestrial (Near):[/B] Any creature native to the Milky Way Galaxy, but not to Earth. Examples include Martians and Sontarans. [*][B]Extraterrestrial (Far):[/B] Denizens of galaxies outside of the Milky Way, such as the [I]Star Wars[/I] galaxy. Examples include Wookiees, Zoidians, and Hollows. [*][B]Extratemporal:[/B]Creatures from Real prehistory and history that have been revived by the CLULESS event. Examples include dinosaurs, mammoths, and Neanderthals. [*][B]Natural (Arcane):[/B] Living creatures of Earth with supernatural connections. Examples include dragons, feykind, and dwarves. [*][B]Natural (Other):[/B] Anything that is from Earth but doesn't fit another category, considered by some xenobiologists to be a poor choice in "dump terms". Examples include graboids and mutants. [*][B]Technological:[/B] Cyborgs, robots, and other artificial lifeforms. [*][B]Unliving:[/B] Earthly beings that have left the living, but not their land. Examples include zombies, Plagas-infected creatures, and vampires.[/LIST] [B][SIZE="3"]Threat Level[/SIZE][/B] The following threat levels were designed by Coreline officials to keep track of potential hazards by category. [LIST][*][B]Threat Level 1-3 (Low Threat): [/B]Creatures with a low threat level are either somewhat strong but not of immediate danger to humans out of nature or methodology, harmless without training (A.K.A. class levels) or simply weak. Examples include elves, dogs, and Judoon. [*][B]Threat Level 4 (Threatening but Restrained):[/B] These creatures would be Mid-Level Threats if it were not for some innate flaw in their methodology or design, as well as strong Real creatures. Examples include Sontarans (due to their preference of death in battle over retreat or surrender), [I]War of the Worlds[/I]-verse Martians (who have frightening technology but are amazingly susceptible to disease and poisons), and elephants. [*][B]Threat Level 5-7 (Mid-Level Threat):[/B] Creatures that, through dangerous technology, powerful numbers and tactics, or sheer brute force, are innately hazardous to Reals. They are not, however, on the same threat level as certain creatures that easily overshadow even their fellow Fictions. Examples include Cybermen and "typical" giants. [*][B]Threat Level 8 (City Sweepers):[/B] Creatures that are intensely hazardous to an area anyhwere from the size of a city to a small state. Examples include Daleks, graboids, and the [I]Megaprimatus kong[/I] species. [*][B]Threat Level 9 (Continent Busters):[/B] Creatures of such power that they can threaten entire continents if they are left unchecked. Examples include most daikaiju and Saiyans. [*][B]Threat Level 10 (Planet Destroyers):[/B] Ultimate threats that pose hazardous to all life on multiple continents, or even an entire planet. Examples include King Ghidorah and Galactus. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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