From a "It's life, Jim, but not as we know it!" standpoint.... Why shouldn't an amorphous plant have a charge attack? :D (brings to mind the petrolatum creature from the book and movie Phantoms... that was amorphous and definitely had a charge attack)
PCs won't see that coming the first time...
[Evangelical mode]
In a two word summary I have to say:
I approve.
To elaborate on this...
As a random critter generator with names and such inspired by the Starflight Universe, it works great.
It also piques my curiosity as to the 'larger plan' Wulf Ratbane has alluded to, and if that...
:lol:
Well.. okay... my clicky finger worked a little...
Mmm... I wonder how many people unfamiliar with Starflight thought we were being rude to each other? :]
Is this your Interstel thing?
Is this for Modern / Future?
If so... I'd LOVE to try it out...
I'm a HUGE HUGE HUGE fan of Starflight II.... I still have it installed on my computer. (I still have the original installation disks, and books, and map...)
Modern Backdrops is in my (biased) opinion quite a nice general resource to keep and use.
Disclaimer: My wife wrote it, I edited it, and we make money off of it. There's my vested interest.
Other than that, I'd say things like Blood and Guts: Modern Military (you can get the whole line for...
Actually... That's not true...
There is at least one mechanical difference straight out the gate...
Action Points.
Basic Classes get 5 + ½ Character Class (rounded down) per level.
Advanced Classes get 6 + ½ Character Class (rounded down) per level.
Prestige Classes get 7 + ½ Character...
Interstel?
They got the rights to stat up the races from Starflight, and Starflight II?
Please tell me this is what they did...
And then please tell me they did a good job!
Please.
And mean it.
Please.
:)
It's not a problem with you, One-End... it's a problem with the medium... Without the advantage of inflection, body language and other signifiers, it's a wonder anyone understands anything that's not face to face communication. :)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (waterborne mysteries ... dark colored Sahuagin?) during the period of seriously starting underwater explorations in the '50s and '60s.
Godzilla from the '60s and '70s.
King Kong from the '30s - '50s.
Mad Scientists are eternal...
Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde from...
Or maybe some racist Americans, or Canadians, or Jamaicans, or Zimbabweans, Mexicans, Brazilians, Chinese, Martians, English, French, Russians, or any other group of people.
Interesting...
Didn't mention anything when I talked to him a couple of days ago...
I'll have to give him a call, tonight.
Edit:
Just talked to him on the phone for a while.
Things are good at home, it's work related stuff that's up in the air at the moment, and his internet was knocked...