James McCameron Star Frontiers Archive

Star Frontiers Alien Races

Alien Races By the Numbers

Table I. Ability Modifiers Upon Creation

Race  STR/STA  DEX/RS   INT/LOG  PER/LDR
Dral  +5 -5 -  -
Human -  -  -  -
Humma +10   -  -  -10
Ifshnit  -5 -  +5 -
Osakar   +5 +5 -  -10
Saurian  +10   -10   -  -
S'Sessu  -  -  +10   -10
Vrusk -5 +5 -  -
Yaz   -10   +5 +5 -
Zethra   -5 +5 +5 -5


Table II. Comparitive Sensory Acuity

Race  Sight Smell Taste Touch Hearing  Notes
Dral  -  +2    -  +1 -  Can identify people by smell and recognize familiar smells on objects; black & white vision
Human -  -  -  -  -  Sight is more developed than their other senses
Humma -  -1 -3 -1 -  Taste is completely dull
Ifshnit  -  -3 -  -  -  Can't smell; can't be blinded by flashes of light
Osakar   -  +3 +3 -  -  Can identify and remember even the weakest odors
Saurian  +1 +1 -  -  -  Can see normally under water
S'Sessu  +1 -1 +1 -  -  Superior vision due to double pupils; +2 IM
Vrusk -  +1 -  -  -  Can see more short wavelengths (blue and uv light); smell with their antennae
Yaz   -  -  -  -  -  Can see in dim light
Zethra   -  -  -3 +1 -  Sense heat, light, and electrical energy; can sense vibrations; can't smell; black & white vision

Note: The numerical values assigned to the senses are gleaned from the 
descriptions of the races and are considered relative values. These are not 
established values but are offered as a scale of comparison. They should be 
interpreted as a scale of +3 (very very good) to 0 (human level) to -3 (very 
very poor). Dashes denote senses that are roughly the equivalent acuity level of 
a human's.



Table III. Racial Reaction Modifiers

      PC Race
NPC   D  H  Hu I  O  Sau   S'Se  V Y  Z
Dral  +10   0  -10   +5 -5 0  0  +5 0  ?
Human 0  0  -10   +15   -15   -5 0  -10   -5 ?
Humma -10   0  +10   -5 +5 ?  0  -5 +5 ?
Ifshnit  0  +5 -5 +15   0  ?  0  0  +5 ?
Osakar   -5 -5 0  0  +10   ?  0  -5 -5 ?
Saurian  +20   0  ?  ?  ?  +30?  -20   0  -15   -5
S'Sessu  0  -5 0  0  0  -5 0  -10   0  ?
Vrusk 0  -5 -5 +5 -5 0  -5 0  0  ?
Yaz   -10   -5 0  +10   -5 -10   0  0  0  ?
Zethra   0? 0? 0? 0? 0? 0  0? 0? 0? 0?
Sathar   -30   -20   -20   -40   -10   ?  +5 -10   -30   ?
Mech  -15   -10   -5 -10   -5 ?  0  -5 -20   ?
? = indicates that no information was written about these statistics. 
Zebulon's Guide was published after the articles on the Saurian, S'Sessu, 
and the Zethra.



Race     Size     Mass  Walk  Run   Hourly   Life Span
      (m.)     (kg)  (m/turn)(m/turn)(km/hour)(years)

Dralasite   1.3 tall
      1 wide      65 5  20 3  250
Human    1.9      80 10 30 5  200
Humma (walk)   2.5      90 10 35 6  210
Humma (leap)   -     -  25 50 -  -
Ifshnit     1     30 4  15 2  150
Osakar      3     100   25 60 10 225
Saurian     2.1      100 (m)
            90 (f)   10 30 5  240
S'Sessu     3.5 long 55 10 20 3  Unknown
Vrusk    1.5 tall
      1.5 long 85 15 35 6  175
Yazirian 2.1      50 (m) 
            60 (f)   10 30 4  140
Zethra      1.5 diam 60 15 35 6  (same as slither)
Mechanon 2.2      100   8  25 4  Unknown
Sathar      3.5 long 55 10 20 3  Unknown