- Deltans are roughly Human height but with slightly lighter
build. Most Deltans are slim due to a metabolism that is slightly higher than
that of Human norm. Deltans have no body hair; this is a genetic trait
rather than a cultural norm. Skin tones are as wide-ranging as among Humans.
The Deltans’ homeworld is Delta IV, a lush
planet with an extremely Earth-like climate.
- Attributes
- Fitness 2 [5]
- Coordination 2 [5]
- Intellect 2 [5]
- Presence 3 [6]
- Empathy +1
- Willpower +1
- Psi 1 [6]
- Range –1
- Skills
- Any Science (choose Specialization) 1 (2)
- Charm (Seduction) 1 (2)
- Culture (Deltan) 2 (3)
- History (Deltan) 1 (2)
- Language
- Deltan 2
- Pain Reduction* 2
- Receptive Empathy 2
- Projective Empathy 1
- World Knowledge (Delta IV) 1 (2)
- Typical Advantages/Disadvantages
- Sexy +2, Code of Honor (Vow of Celibacy) -2, Deltan Autophobia** -3
- * New Skill: Pain Reduction
- Deltan Empathic Skills:
- All Deltans are touch empaths of varying skill.
Deltans are capable of empathically linking up with each
other. This union has various effects – see chart below.
| Number Of Union Members |
Effect |
| 3 |
- |
| 6 |
Range Edge = 0 |
| 9 |
Range +1 |
| 12 |
Range +2, Focus +1 |
| 15 |
Range +3, Focus +2 |
| 18 |
Focus +3, Mind Shield |
- Links cannot proceed past 18 due to loss of cohesion within
the group and the danger of burn-out. Most
links do not proceed past 12 and are often family occasions.
Deltans are extremely social beings and prize polite
speech and good etiquette at all forms of social interaction. Being as they are,
they excel at group projects.
- ** New Disadvantage: Deltan Autophobia
- Over the millennia, the combination of semi-isolation caused by the Deltan
pheromonal effects on Younger Species, as well as developed social norms, have
cursed the Deltans with a unique and sometimes overpowering condition similar to
Terran autophobia.
Deltans fear isolation and will seek out any form of
company to abate this syndrome. In some cases the syndrome is quite severe,
happening when the subject is away from any Deltan contact for more than a week.
However, in most cases the syndrome is manageable as long
as the subject is not left alone.
Typically, the syndrome begins as a deep feeling of
melancholy which progresses to depression. This depression lasts for some time
and then, if social contact is not regained the final stages of the syndrome
begin. These final stages consist of hysteria and suicidal urges, which rapidly
degenerate into catatonia and finally death.
In the most severe cases, the syndrome’s progress can
take as little as a week to reach fatality while the more normal progress rarely
reaches past the depression stage.
- Author's Notes
- Derived from a Pocketbooks novel and starting
with Patrick Murphy’s excellent statistics.
The most notable changes were the addition of Receptive and Projective Empathy
to Base skills (which I felt better reflected Deltan empathic abilities) and the
Willpower edge (to better reflect the mental and emotional discipline
Deltans must acquire in order to function among Younger Species [“I mean,
c’mon, you think the Vow is ALL?”] and stave off the effects of the
autophobia).
- Submitted by Old Nicodemus
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