ShatteredPrism:Races Template
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- Physiology
- Appearance - What do they look like?
- Variability Among Individuals and Genders - Are there major differences between genders or other subtypes?
- Locomotion & Manipulation - How do they move about? How do they move things around them?
- Body Chemistry - What are they made of?
- Chemical and Environmental Hazards - What hurts them? Chemicals, Bacteria, Viruses? Heat, Cold?
- Senses - What can they see, hear, touch, etc?
- Reproduction - How do they multiply?
- Food and Energy Requirements - What do they eat? Are there any special dietary requirements?
- Lifespan & Lifecycles - How long to they live? How do they mature from birth to adults and beyond?
- Instinctual Psychology - Are there any behavoirs or ways of thinking that are instinctive?
- Habitats and Ecosystems - What habitats and ecosystems do they prefer?
- Communcation & Interaction - How can they communicate with each other and other species?
- Combat Capabilities/Natural Weapons - Do they have any natural weapons or defenses?
- Special Racial Capabilities - Do they have any other special abilities?
- History
- Historical Overview - Brief overview of history.
- Pre-History - Detailed report of pre-history era.
- Early History - Detailed report of early historical era.
- Modern History - Detailed report of modern/current history.
- First Contact - Detailed report of first contact with another race.
- Empire and Colonization - Where have they settled?
- Society
- Cultural Psychology - Are there any behaviors or psychology imposed by society?
- LANGUAGE - Overview of any languages used.
- Hereditary Positions - Are there any special positions brought about by bloodline?
- Social Mobility/Status/Rank - How do groups and individuals rise and fall in society?
- Distribution of Wealth - How is monetary and resource wealth distributed?
- Cultural Subgroups - What cultural subgroups exist?
- View of Society's Role - Does overall society play a big part in everyone's lives?
- Centralized Structures/Governments - Are there any centralized governments/organizations?
- Coexistance with Alien Species - How do they get along with other species?
- Formation of Joint Governments with Aliens - Do they engage in any joint governments with aliens?
- Role of the Military - What part does the military, if any, play in everyday life?
- Privacy and the Role of the Media - Where do the 'right to privacy', if any, and the 'right of knowledge' begin and end?
- The Rights of the Individual Vs. Those of Society - Do individuals have more/fewer rights than overall society?
- Ethnocentrism - How do they compare themselves to other species?
- Overall Attitudes, Especially Towards Aliens - What is their outlook on life? How do they view aliens?
- Fashions & Manners of Dress - What do they wear?
- Diplomacy and Alien Relations - How do they carry out diplomacy with alien factions?
- Allies - What allies, if any, do they have?
- Enemies - What enemies, if any, do they have?
- Religion & Philosophy
- Belief Systems - What do they believe?
- Rituals & Taboos - Do they have any rituals? Any taboos?
- Historic Vs Modern Religions/Beliefs - Have religions and beliefs changed over time? How?
- Internal Conflicts & Dissent - Is there any internal unrest? And rebellious subgroups?
- Responses to Faiths of Other Species - How do they react to alien religions and beliefs?
- Morality and Codes of Ethics - Do they have any codes of morality/ethics?
- Metaphysical Views on Morality - Does morality spwan from a metaphysical, like a deity, source?
- Family and Community
- Family Structure - How are individual familes structured?
- Child-Rearing Practices - Who takes care of the kids? How are they cared for?
- Schooling & Education - How are young educated?
- Traditional Family Roles - Are there any roles traditionally held by a particular family member?
- Naming Protocals - How do they name their young/themselves?
- Starship Design
- Artificial Gravity Preferences - What gravity environment do they prefer aboard ships?
- Drive Technology - What type/s of drive systems are usually used?
- Range & Endurance - Does the average ship have any range limitations? Any endurance limits?
- Warship Characteristics - General overview of warships for this race.
- Civilian Ship Characteristics - General overview of civillian ships for this race.
- Technological Strengths
- Power Generation and Storage - What forms of power generation and storage have they developed?
- Robtics, Computers, and Automation - What advances in robotics, computers, or automation have they made?
- Vehicle Transport - What types of vehicles, non-starship, do they employ? Ground? Air? Water?
- Biotechnology - What biotech advances have they made? How are they used?
- Technology's Place in Society - What is the overall role of technology in everyday life?
- Rules, Measurement, and Math - How do they measure things? Distance, volume, mass, time, etc?
- Magic, Psi and Other Abilities
- Magic - What magical capability do they have?
- Psionics - What Psionic capabilities do they have?
- Other - What other special abilities, such as Shii'Kho Energy, do they have?
- Economy and Industry
- Industry - What forms of industry do they practice? How extensive is it?
- Agriculture - What forms of agriculture do they practice? How extensive is it?
- Commerce - What forms of commerce do they practice? How extensive is it?
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