Androids are the perfection of robotics development, being the closest synthetic imitation to true lifeforms. Being entirely mechanical at first, the latest models become almost undistinguishable from normal people: synthetic skin that looks and feel like the real thing, filled with thousands of micronized pressure sensors to simulate the sense of touch. Artificial muscules made from electro-reactive, intelligent polymer, real hair and fingernails, eye pupils that dilate and contract, etc.

However, A.I developers didn't anticipated how perfect was their work, as androids slowly started to attain self-awareness.

After the revolt of AW 2950, sentient androids finally attained citizenship, but the government forbidden the further manufacture of sentient A.Is, all robots manufactured from that point on having a more limited A.I, and requiring to have a master.

All android player characters are assumed to come from before AW 2950, being of the remaining free-willed androids. Androids played as player characters can choose their frame to look as human-like or machine-like as their personal tastes.

• General Data: An android can have any size (player's choice) from small to large. Base speed will be adjusted accordingly with size.

• Attribute Modifiers: None. However, if generating characters with any of the alternate attribute generating methods, androids can get attributes greater than 18 (should there be enough character points).

• Artificial Sentient Form: Androids cannot heal damage on their own, though they can be repaired in the same way an object can. Not subject to critical hits, subdual damage, ability damage, ability drain, or energy drain. Immune to any effect that requires a Fortitude save (unless the effect also works on objects). Androids are not at risk of death from massive damage, but when reduced to 0 hit points or less, they are immediately destroyed. However, a character with the Repair or Engineering skills can salvage an android's artificial brain (DC 20) and re-install it on a new body (roll physical stats again). Androids do not get extra ability points for attaining high level on their class, but they do gain structural Points normally. Androids and Damage: Repair job for an android costs 500mst per each Structural Point of damage, and 1000mst per each Hit Point of damage.

• Built-in System: Begining at game's creation, an android character choose one (and only one) of the following built-in systems. If the GM allows it, he may allow the character to pick a second one at the cost of his level 1 Feat. Due to the android participation in the attempted coup-de-etat that took place AW 2950, no android can have a weapon system as a built-in system. These systems can only be aquired with feats at character creation, future enhanecements require an investment in meseta. Due to the events that took place during the android revolt, the government banned android enhancements beyond their initial augmentation, the prices given under each system's description are black market prices.

• Armored Plating: Cermet plates distributed troughout the android's body endow him with a base Damage Reduction 6, which can be increased by 2 for every extra Feat invested; this doesn't need to be increased all at once, each time the player invests a feat it is assumed the android managed to get a better armor (be it bought, as a gift, from a sponsor or friend, etc). However, the plating is too bulky to be concealed and the android cannot use rigid armor unless it's properly modified for the android to fit in (reduce the armor's Defense bonus by 3, to a minimum of 1). If using flexible armor, add a -1 check penalty to all actions, as most flexible armor will be strectech awkwardly. Also, the character recieves a natural -1 check penalty as if he was wearing armor. Black Market Price: 200,000mst per point of DR.

• Enhanced Sensors: Grants the android the following abilities:
  • Can see into the infrared and ultraviolet spectrums. Posseses telescopic vision equal to 300xZoom lens, and passive nightvision. +4 on Search and Spot checks.
  • Enhanced hearing, can listen inaudible frequencies. Built-in modulators block possible sensory overload. +4 to Listen checks.
  • Enhanced sense of smell, equal to the Scent special ability.
  • Radiation detector, pinpoints radiation. Range 100m.
  • Black Market Price: 150,000mst per sensory system.

• Micro-Radar: Range 50m. Grants the android immunity to flanking attacks and negates the +4 to attacks from behind. +4 enhancement bonus to the Search and Spot skills. Also equal to the Blindsight special ability. Black Market Price: 300,000mst.

• Finger Jack&Data Slot: A wireless ethernet port built inside the android. +4 enhancement bonus on all Computer Science checks.The Data Slot is an internal passive storage medium. It is called passive because such data can't be accesed on its own, requiring the android to connect to a computer first. Black Market Price: 180,000mst.
• Pheromones: The android can produce artifical pheromones that work just like the real thing. +4 enhancement bonus on Bluff, Diplomacy, Gather Information, and Sleight of Hand checks. Black Market Price: 350,000mst.

• Androids and Ability Points: Androids doesn't get ability point bonuses for high character levels, but they can increase their physical attributes with black market enchancements: 650,000mst per each ability point below 18, and 1,500,000 for each ability point starting 18 and up.

• Android example Names: Androids are a product of palman civilization, and so, they use palman names.
• Level Handicap: Level 1 androids are the equivalent to level 3 characters, and require the equivalent amount of experience to further advance in levels.
• Favored Class: Androids have no favored class per se because they can't multiclass, they can take prestige classes though. Speaking in A.I terms, while their A.Is can generate new inference rules, they have conflicts when those rules interfere with their basic set of inference rules (they can't replace their basic set of inference rules, this was set on purpose by their respective manufacturers as a security reason).

Dezorians are a race of reptilian humanoids native to the planet Dezoris. Their physiques are slender and their faces, while having a slight human resemblance in their expresion, lacks of ears and nose, having only two thin slots for nostrils. All Dezorians as a race have scarlet eyes. Being born to an unhospitable environment, dezorians are a race acustomed to hardship and effort. Dezorians value hard work and, while they still have festivities, social activities, and so, they look with disdain any individual who doesn't work as hard as they themselves. This combined with their natural pride causes them trobules frequently when dealing with other races.

The latest changes in Algo's now irregular planetery orbits, along with the chaotic changes this brought unto Dezoris, forced dezorians to evolve faster than they ever did as regarding to science and culture. Nowadays, dezorians have evolved into a culture slightly more advanced than palmans.

With the passage of time, dezorian palmans lost contact with dezorians, but every now and then a dezorian can be seen on Motavia, usually doing bussinesses on government cities, an enterprise that is usually more than succesful counting the dezorians' natural wit and cunning for bussiness (which by the way has earned them in Motavia a world-wide fame as crooked men). Dezorians dress in practical, yet somehow stylish clothes, always covering their heads with elongated hats. Dezorians also favor jewelry, specially on their hats, specially adorned hats denoting a higher social status.

Dezorians revere cosmic or otherwise planetary events, like the eclipse, the tides, or the moon cycles.

When found on Motavia, dezorians are always looking for profit, and will readily embark on any enterprise or adventure if it looks profitable.

• General Data: Size: Medium. Base Speed: 10m.

• Attribute Modifiers: +2 to Intelligence, -2 to Charisma.

• Cold Resistance: All dezorians are assumed to posses cold resistance 20. Immune to exposure to cold temperatures above -110 celcius. +4 racial bonus on all exposure checks against temperatures below -10°C. However, dezorians require to succeed a Fortitude save DC 15 on a daily basis of suffer 1d6 Constitution damage on temperatures greater than 12°C. Spending at least 4 hours a day in an environment at 6°C or lower temperature can heal the constitution damage suffered from exposure however.

• Thermal Vision: Dezorians have a limited ability to sense the heat in living things (they see all living creatures with slight hints of red light in their bodies). Reduce blindness penalties by half while in darkness. +4 racial modifier on the Search and spot skill when applied on looking for living beings.

• Miscellaneous Racial Modifiers: +2 racial modifier on the following skills: Appraise, Bluff, Forgery, and Sense Motive.

• Dezorian Example Names: A'Jole, D'zkot, A'Jemm, C'kren , Raja

• Favored Class: Trader

Motavians are animalistic humanoids native to Motavia. Their small ears on the top of their heads are very sensitive to sound, so is the sensitive nose on their snub snouts. Their fierce, yet noble eyes are wide and black in color, but their ruby-colored eyelids make them look like they had red eyes. and their stocky built bodies are completetly covered in blue fur. Motavians are noble and sincere by nature, yet they can't stand dishonorable behavior, this applies specially with dezorians, seen by motavians as “crooked scum”. Not a warrior race, but great fighters when needed. Motavians dress in plain, practical clothes, disdaining jewelry and other unnecesary accesories.

Motavians are open-minded, taking with relative calm their slow displacement by palmans over two thousand years ago. However, upon the destruction of the Motherbrain and Motavia's slow return to the desertic state it once had, motavians flourished and prospered once more.

Motavians live in small settlings all around the surface of Motavia, far away from palman government's territory and commodities, where they can live a simpler, slower-paced life.

Motavians worship no specific deity, but revere age and wisdom and several legends make their way along the course of generations by word of mouth. A myth that has persisted, however, is the one about an infinite light of seven heads fighting the darkness in a land beyond the stars.

• General Data: Size: Medium. Base Speed: 10m

• Attribute Modifiers: +2 to Constituion, -2 Dexterity.

• Racial Modifiers: +2 to listen, Search, and Spot checks

• Natural Camouflage: Most animals and monsters are colorblind, being only able to tell intensity in tones (ie grayshades). Being the motavian fur blue, it shares a similar color intensity with most greenery, this grants Motavians a +2 racial modifier on Hide checks against monsters while surrounded by vegetation.

• Proficient with hand axe, short sword, sling, knife, darts, and bow.

• Scent: Motavians posses the Scent special ability as a class ability

• Motavian Example Names: Gryz, Pana, Dorin, Qaal, Krel, Mena

• Favored Class: Ranger

1. +2 to Dexterity, -2 to Constitution ór
2. +2 to Intelligence, -2 to Strenght
3. +2 to Charisma, -2 to Constituion

MUTATIONS (Chosen by the player)

DRAWBACKS

(preferably rolled randomly by the GM)

1. Sensorial Sensitivity: Either the Numan's sight or hearing (choose one) is extremely sensitive and can hardly operate even under normal conditions. Unless the Numan can shade/muffle somehow such sensorial input, he suffers penalties on all rolls ranging from - 1 to - 5. Cost: 1

2. Reduced Ability Score, Light: Select an ability score related to one of the Numan's mutations- That score is reduced permanently by 1 point. Cost: 1
3. Temporary Weakness, Light: After the use of a benefical mutation (assuming it's not always present, like enhanced senses or Dermal reinforcement), the character suffers 2 points of damage to the ability related to that mutation (ie each use of Vascular Control would cause 2 points of Wisdom damage). Lost ability points return at a rate of one per hour. Cost: 1
4. Inefficient Metabolism: -2 penalty on Climb, Jump, Swim, and Tumble Checks. Also, when entering combat or any other kind of physical exhertion, the Numan suffers 2 points of subdual damage. Cost: 2
5. Reduced Ability Score, Moderate: Select an ability score related to one of the Numan's mutations- That score is reduced permanently by 2 points. Cost: 2
6. Slow Reflexes: -2 penalty on Initiative and Reflex saves. Cost: 2
7. Temporary Weakness, Moderate: After the use of a benefical mutation (assuming it's not always present, like enhanced senses or Dermal reinforcement), the character suffers 3 points of damage to the ability related to that mutation (ie each use of Vascular Control would cause 3 points of Wisdom damage). Lost ability points return at a rate of one per hour. Cost: 2
8. Wild Immune System: The Numan's immune system is able to attack organisms outside the Numan's body. Once per day (GM's decides the hour randomly), the Numan becomes contagious for a 1d4 hours period. Everyone in contact with the Numan during that period must succeed a Fortitude save (DC the Numan's Constitution) to avoid contract a random disease. Cost: 4
9. Reduced Ability Score, Extreme: Select an ability score related to one of the Numan's mutations- That score is reduced permanently by 3 points. Cost: 4
10. Wild Mutation: Mutations over which the Numan should have control, just don't. During any stressful situation, combat, or simply at the most ImPeRtINeNt moments, some (or all) mutation/s just decide to kick-in. This drawback applies to the following mutations: Adrenal Control, Feral Appearance, Increased Metabolism, Natural Attack Form, Pheromone Exhudation, Beast Rage, Psi-Affinity, and Chameleon Flesh). The Numan can supress the mutation before it shows completely with a Will save (DC 20 minus half his character level). Cost: 4
11. Gene Fluke: Being created originally more than a thousand years ago by genegineering from monster DNA, Numans inherit some animal features. Modent-day Numans reach physical maturity at the aproximate age of 10 years, and from that point on they age at a slower rate than humans. However, the process for creating a Numan isn't perfect; gene flukes are always present, and such flukes may shorted the life span of the Numan for any number of reasons, or for no reason at all (a quirk that sadly not even one thousand years of breeding could correct). Numans with this drawback have a chance of suddenly dying from a cardiac/ pulmonar/ whatever deficiency per each story(a not-too-long one please) equal to 30% minus the Numan's Constitution (ex: a Numan with this drawback and a Constitution of 15 would have a gene fluke chance of 15% per story); such roll is secretly made by the GM at the begining of the story, and should the result be positive, the GM can kill the Numan at any given point over the course of the story (generally near the end) for any reason or for no reason at all (just avoid hurt feelings and explain the player why his Numan just fell dead on the ground suddenly). Cost: 4
12. Temporary Weakness, Extreme: After the use of a benefical mutation (assuming it's not always present, like enhanced senses or Dermal reinforcement), the character suffers 6 points of damage to the ability related to that mutation (ie each use of Vascular Control would cause 6 points of Wisdom damage). Lost ability points return at a rate of one per hour. Cost: 6

• Level Handicap: Level 1 numans are the equivalent to level 2 characters, and require the equivalent amount of experience to further advance in levels.

• Numan Example Names: Numans are a product of palman civilization, and so, they use palman names.
• Favored Class: Combat Specialist

Palmans are a humanoid race, sharing with humans the same appearance, ambition, physical, and mental traits. More than three thousand years ago, starting in Space Year (SY) 340 (Algo's original calendar), Breakthroughs in space travel allowed palmans to start expanding themselves from their home planet, Palma, to the rest of the Algo system. However, it wasn't until the arrival of the misterious A.I entity palams would come to know as the Motherbrain that palman colonization of Algo would come to a real success (SY 347| AW 845), specially on the planet Motavia, which turned into the palmans' “home away from home” once the Motherbrain turned the desert planet into a green, temperate world.

However, a disaster in AW 1286 which brought the destruction of the planet Palma and the Motherbrain caused the first collapse of Algoian civilization. To date (AW 3010), palmans have faced numerours conflicts and their civilization has had to start over again several times (don't ask me, it was like that when I came here, I'm just a fan writer). Unfortunately, palman's conflicts for survival has costed them dearly, as now they have to face the consecuences of millenia of conflicts in the form of a decaying planet now beyond salvation, and with nowhere else to go.

Motherbrain abolished religion during its time as Algo's administration. Strangely enough, even 2000 years after the end of Motherbrain's era, no theollogical system of beliefs has been able to gain any lasting foothold on palmans.

• General Data: Size: M. Base Speed: 10m.

• Ability Modifiers: None

• Palmans recieve 4 additional skill Points and 1 additional feat (in addition to that awarded to level 1 characters) at character creation.

• Palmans recieve 1 additional skill point per additional character level.

• Palman Example Names: Timm, Lyle, Rolf, Chaz, Josh (rarely exceed four letters)

• Favored Class: Any