vargr.txt

The (Gvegh) Vargr
Copyright (c) 1996 by John Wood <john@elvw.demon.co.uk>

PHYSIOLOGY:

-10 ST-1
+10 DX+1

Males average 5'3", 130lb; Females 4'11", 120lb.

Calculate height and weight as for a human male of the same ST,
then subtract 6"/15lb (male) or 10"/25lb (female).

 +5 Alertness+1 (many individuals have higher levels).
+15 Discriminatory Smell.
 -5 Partial Colour Blindness.
  0 Higher-centred frequency hearing.

  0 Thin Fur.
+15 Claws.
 +5 Sharp Teeth.

 -1 Need to pant to cool down (interfering with speech).
 +1 Flexible feeding and sleeping patterns.

 +5 Better at short-distance running, worse at long-distance
    (tricky; say +2 Move (Running), with a -3 on the HT check to avoid
    Fatigue loss.  Nowhere near as good as Enhanced Move (Running), but
    still pretty useful).

PSYCHOLOGY:

 -1 Chauvinistic (always aware they are "different" from other races).
 -5 Selfish (striving for status - in this case, "charisma").
 -1 Congenial (they love company, but aren't crippled by being alone so
    don't rate "Chummy").

-10 Impulsiveness (not for the same reasons as humans, but the effect is
    the same).

 +1 Scrounging+2

SOCIAL:

 -5 Racial Reputation: Chaotic & Overly-individualistic.