Python Lizard
Species: Python Lizards
Home Planet: Pythos
Physical Description:
The Python Lizards are a race of huge and powerful lizards indigenous to the planet Pythos. The Python is a veritable fighting machine. Unarmed it attacks with both claws, a vicious bite, and its long prehensile tail. Pythons are aquatic beings, dwelling in the great swamp-like inland seas that cover much of the surface of their home planet. They don't hear sounds as humans do but rather sense vibrations through their skin. Their sensory range reaches out to 100m. The lizards swim at extremly high rates of speed and can dive up to 200 meters below the water and can hold their breath for 10 minutes. Python Lizards aren't that smart, but they aren't as stupid as Rams.
Behaviour and Culture:
Python Lizards, like their cousins the Rams, are hunters and warriors. Due to the two species fighting constantly for over 3000 years. Lizards are VERY territorial and the strongest lead the packs, who constantly fight for more territory.
Quote: Something smells fishy. HA HA HA!
Attribute Dice: 16D
DEXTERITY 2D/4D
KNOWLEDGE 1D/3D
MECHANICAL 2D/3D
PERCEPTION 2D/4D
STRENGTH 3D/6D
TECHNICAL 1D/3D
Special Abilities:
Extremely Tough Skin: +2 pips to rolls versus damage
Infravision: Can see into the infrared range up to 100 meters.
Deaf: Python Lizards are deaf, but make up for this with their vibration sense.
Vibration Sense: The Python lizard can sense vibrations out to 100 meters, like the Ram Python.
Sensitive to Dry Environments: In dry environments a Python Lizard makes all rolls at -1D.
Cold Blooded: Python Lizards are cold-blooded, and when the temperaure drops below 0F they have to make an opposing strength roll vs 1D for every 5 degrees F below 0.
Blood Salt: Blood Salt is a powdery substance that sucks moisture up at an extremely high rate. Blood Salt does 2D damage to a Python Lizard per dose when it comes into contact with their skin. In addition to the damage it leaves very painful lesions on the skin which heal very slowly. For every 8D of damage done by Blood Salt (whether the Lizard resists the damage or not) reduce Dexterity by 1D.
Special Equipment:
Wet Suit: Unlike a normal wet suit , which is made to keep people dry, this is made to keep the lizard wet. 1 quart of water will keep the lizard wet for 1 day under normal conditions (in a desert it will evaporate quicker. In freezing coditions it will last longer [though the lizard will be in hybernation, so alot of good that'll do]).
Cost 500 credits
Blood Salt: 1000 credits for one dose. Extremely rare and hard to find.
Toma: The lizard equivalent of a trident. The Toma generally has barbed fishhooks cut into
the five pronged forks and is carved from coral.
Cost: 1000 credits if coral, 100 if made from a common metal alloy. Damage: STR +4D.
Move: 10 (15 in water)
Size: Averaging 6' (2 meters tall)
Weight: 180-200 pounds average
Source: Aliens N-S (For the Python Lizards Description)