IQ +2 ST +10 DX ±0 HT +3
(20) (10) (30)
Net racial attributes--60 pts
Advantages
* Lightning calculator (Zero points)
* Level 2 panimunity (Zero--galactic standard)
* Status + 1: Young Patron ( 5 pts)
* Status + 1: Junior member-Long, powerful lineage (5 pts)
* Attractive (5 pts)
* Ambidexterity (10 pts)
* Language Talent +2 (4 pts)
* Bark 'armor' PD 2, DR 2 (56 pts)
* Voice (10 pts)
* Cultural Adaptability (25 pts)
* Sensitive (5 pts)
* Temperature tolerance (30 pts)
* Lesser clinging (rough surfaces only--10 pts)
* Cast iron stomach (15)
* Extra arm * 6 (total 8 arms, 'no' physical attack--30 pts)
* Extra legs--total 8 (15 pts)
* All limbs tentacle like (10 pts)
* Improved G-Tolerance, 1 level (5 pts)
* Torpid hibernation & Immune to cold * 9--(25 pts)
* Subsonic hearing (5 pts)
* 360-degree vision (25 pts)
+315 pts
Disadvantages
* Dry or subtle sense of Humor (- 5)
* Xenophilia (- 5)
* Nosy (-1)
* Reputation -3, liberal activists: affects conservatives, 3d6 10 (-4)(1)
* Reputation -2, manapulative schemers: everyone, 3d6 10 (-5)(2)
* Pacifism: Self-defense only (-15)(3)
* Reduced Gross Dexterity (effects move, speed, dodge, order of combat BUT not aiming or fine motor skills * 4 (-60 pts)
* No striking limbs (-15)
-110 points
Base cost to play a Kanten is 245 points
1. All will be aware of this should a Kanten work on an Institute committee, for example. However, given the number of O-2 sentient species, most will not connect the Kanten to their reputation.
2. All will be aware of this should a Kanten work on an Institute committee, for example. However, given the number of O-2 sentient species, most will not connect the Kanten to their reputation.
This reaction modifier may not apply if one has reason to believe a Kanten is acting on ones behalf or consistently with ones own interests.
3. Given the Kanten reputation for intelectual "sophistication" the G.M. should allow players a degree of lattitude when a Kanten can intellectually distance tself from violent action. Giving hypothetical policy advice to Humans would be just such an excercise in intelectualized violence.
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