Pnume
Species Data
Attribute Dice: 12D (+6D for PC)
DEXTERITY: 3D/5D
PERCEPTION: 3D/5D
STRENGTH: 2D/4D
KNOWLEDGE: 2D/4D
MECHANICAL: 2D/4D
TECHNICAL: 2D/4D
Size: 1.9 - 2.3 meters
Move: 11/14 (two legs), 12/16 (quadrupedal)
Homeworld: Tschai
Description:
The Pnume are two meters tall on average, and covered with a hard, pale exoskeleton that softens to flexibility at the joints,
fingers and toes. The head is long, with complex rasping mandibles concealing the mouth. The eyes are shadowed in deep sockets.
The long, strong arms end in jands with two bony fingers. The feet have three strong articulated toes, and are mottles red and
black, which allow it to grasp objects with its feet just as easily as its hands.
The Pnume's legs are jointed so that the knee bends backward. Shoulders and hips are flexible ball joints and the neck is hinged.
By bending over backward, swinging the arms back, and releasing the neck hinge, the Pnume becomes quadrupedal. It can move
quickly and easily in this fashion.
Habitat:
The Pnume live in vast underground caverns and passages that honeycomb the planet Tschai. Their underground world is decorated
with polished, glowing crystals and mosiacs, and has numerous secret passagea and access to dozens of broad swift rivers.
Culture:
The planet Tschai has been invaded at least ten times in the 7,000,000 years of recorded Pnume history. They take the position
that all the invasions and wars on the surface of the planet are grand spectacles produced for their education and amusement.
Dressed in their dark cloaks and broadbrimmed hats, they appear secretly at night on the surface and collects artifacts and
specimens of the invading races. These items are cataloged and stored in the Pnume museums of Foreverness.
Those that gain a distaste for the collection of other species are those members of the race that end up exploring the galaxy
and learning all they can about it. These are the real adventurers of the Pnume and there are very few of them, perhaps a dozen
in any one generation.
Special Abilities:
Dual Ambidexterity: Can use both hands or both feet at the same time without any penalties.
Dark Vision: see perfectly in the dark even if there is no light source at all.
Light Sensitivity: -2D to all attack rolls when in bright sunlight. -1D during cloudy
conditions.
Keen Senses: +1D to all Perception checks that rely on physical senses, but only at night
or underground.
Direction Sense: A Pnume can never get lost below ground or above.
Special Skills:
Running: This species can run at a very quick rate and maintain it for long periods of time.
