Federation Race Descriptions
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Most of these racial descriptions are excerpts/edits from GURPS Prime Directive published by the Amarillo Design Bureau. If you're a PC making a character, I encourage you to play a human, but you are not restricted to playing a human. In fact, having an alien in the party might be nice.
If you decide you want to play a nonhuman race, let me know which one and I'll email you the complete racial template.
Humans 0 Points
Humans make up about 70% of Starfleet.
- HOMEWORLD
- Earth (2908)
- Class-M
- 1.00g surface gravity
- 1.00 atm pressure
- 53°F mean temperature
- Zorski Group I-a
Vulcans 70 Points
The Vulcans are descended from a much more primitive and warlike race. The Vulcans are basically a pacifistic people who do not believe in the assertive use of overwhelming force to resolve disputes. Their cultural devotion to pure logic at the cost of greatly repressing their emotional identity is well known.
- HOMEWORLD
- Vulcan (2908)
- Class-K
- 1.18g surface gravity
- 0.83 atm pressure
- 92°F mean temperature
- Zorski Group III-a
Rigellians 11 Points
Rigellians are large humanoids renowned for their strength and stamina. Rigellians are strongly bound by the notions of “Family and Honor”. Rigellians have, by far, the largest proportion of their population in service with the Federation.
- HOMEWORLD
- Rigel (2908)
- Class-M
- 1.05g surface gravity
- 1.04 atm pressure
- 80°F mean temperature
- Zorski Group I-a
Cygnans 16 Points
Cygnans as a race resemble Human albinos with jet black eyes. Cygnus is the Federation member most vocally opposed to the Prime Directive. The Cygnans are extremely adept at all forms of technological endeavors, considering them to be forms of art.
- HOMEWORLD
- Shresha-Cygnus (2306)
- Class-M
- 1.10g surface gravity
- 1.03 atm pressure
- 68°F mean temperature
- Zorski Group I-b
Alpha-Centaurans 50 Points (males 24 Points)
Alpha-Centaurans are almost identical to Humans, but have a markedly higher general motor response. Although the males are not mentally or physically inferior to the women, the females dominate Alpha-Centauran culture at all levels.
- HOMEWORLD
- Alpha Centauri (2908)
- Class-M
- 0.98g surface gravity
- 1.05 atm pressure
- 76°F mean temperature
- Zorski Group I-a
Prellarians 35 Points
Prellarians are a squat humanoid race, at home in tunnels, rarely growing to a height greater than 4’ (SM-1). An Associate Member of the Federation, Prellarians are renowned for their mastery of high-grav and null-grav technology. They have a deeply ingrained fear of heights and an almost religious appreciation of many minerals and gems.
- HOMEWORLD
- Prelaria (2705)
- Class-E
- 1.98g surface gravity
- 1.30 atm pressure
- 82°F mean temperature
- Zorski Group I-b
Brecon 81 Points
The Brecon are four-armed, 7’ to 8’ tall (SM+1), golden-skinned humanoids. There are two ethnicities, Grenpahk and Sorel, and a Brecon of one ethnicity will almost always be accompanied by a Brecon of the other ethnicity.
- HOMEWORLD
- Frillia (3201)
- Class-M
- 0.98g surface gravity
- 1.10 atm pressure
- 79°F mean temperature
- Zorski Group I-b
Arcturians 35 Points
Arcturians rarely exceed 5’6”, average about 120 lbs., and look like Elves from Human folklore. All Arcturians in Star Fleet are trained in Sincaht, an Arcturian martial art. Very, very, few Arcturians have any psionic ability; those that do are treated as genetic freaks by other Arcturians.
- HOMEWORLD
- Arcturia (2715)
- Class-M
- 1.10g surface gravity
- 0.90 atm pressure
- 65°F mean temperature
- Zorski Group II
Mynieni 67 Points
An Associate Member of the Federation, the Mynieni (pronounced my-NINE-ee) resemble 3’ tall (SM-1), purplish-gray, upside-down pears sprouting 24 strong ropy tendrils for legs and hundreds of cilial limbs for arms. Being nocturnal, their 10” diameter eyes prefer starlight (-8 darkness levels) and take a second to adjust to sudden changes in light.
- HOMEWORLD
- Mynienix (3204)
- Class-M
- 0.85g surface gravity
- 1.20 atm pressure
- 60°F mean temperature
- Zorski Group IV-c
Andorians 50 Points
Andorians are tall, slender, blue skinned, white haired humanoids with two “antennae” protruding from their heads. They have heightened senses of hearing and smell. They generally have little interest in fun and games.
- HOMEWORLD
- Andoria (2908)
- Class-O
- 1.07g surface gravity
- 1.15 atm pressure
- -50°F mean temperature
- Zorski Group III-b
Tellarites 25 Points
Tellarites have pig-like faces and a tough, wool-like matting that covers their stocky, dense (1.5x body mass), 5’ tall, humanoid bodies. They can be militant, especially when dealing with the Andorians. They seem to be naturally adept with mechanical devices.
- HOMEWORLD
- Tellarite Prime (3706)
- Class-M
- 1.24g surface gravity
- 0.95 atm pressure
- 67°F mean temperature
- Zorski Group II
Orions 22 Points (females 32 Points)
The Orions are a green-skinned race resembling Humans. While Orions can be fearless members of the Federation, as a race they are more infamous for being pirates and courtesans.
- HOMEWORLD
- Orion (2812)
- Class-M
- 0.95g surface gravity
- 1.03 atmospheric pressure
- 75°F mean temperature
- Zorski Group III-b
Suliban -24 Points
A perceptive, reptilian, humanoid species descended from pouncing carnivores. The Suliban never joined The Federation; they are nomadic (their homeworld became uninhabitable in the 1850’s) and solitary by nature.
- HOMEWORLD
- Class-K
- 1.09g surface gravity
- 1.05 atmospheric pressure
- 78°F mean temperature
- Zorski Group V-b