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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lugh" data-source="post: 1185980" data-attributes="member: 9404">In very brief, they use a slight variant on the macro-department rules from Spycraft.If you don't know how those work, it's a bit tricky to be brief, but I'll give it a shot.First, species get certain overarching bonuses and penalties.  +2 to this stat, -4 to that stat, X skill is always a class skill, +1 every four levels to initiative, etc.  It's presented in a much neater format than D&D's races, though admittedly with a bit less flavor (so, less pleasant to read, easier to reference).Under that, you will get a list of different subtypes of the race.  For most races, this breaks down as being a little more like a caste system, or just a description of occupation.  So, for the race BEM, you might have BEM Priest, BEM Warrior, BEM Chambermaid, etc.  Each subtype will get a couple bonuses that set them apart from the other subtypes.  Maybe some tweaks to the standard racial stat modifiers, a bonus to a certain skill, bonus gear picks, etc.  They also each get a bonus feat.  The feat is either specified, or is restricted to a certain tree.The bonus for being human, essentially, is that you get a whole lot of subtypes to choose from, called specialties.  So, while a BEM might have to make do with being a Warrior, a human can choose Army Ranger, Navy Pilot, Mob Bodyguard, Street Gang Member, Self-Taught Super-Ninja, etc.  Each of those come with certain bonuses, and a bonus feat.The whole thing is carefully balanced so that a given human and a given alien are essentially equal, when all the bonuses and penalties are added up.</blockquote>

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