- "In our efforts, we have learned that life is not rare. Rather, given a chance, life will occur. It is tenacious, aggressive—it seems to crave existence."
- ―Tem Eliss, sentientologist
Species in Star Wars are a big deal. Their existence is what separates the Lore from other Science Fiction, where even if a culture is only mentioned once, people will flock to try and create characters from it.
Policies
To view the formal policy used for adding Species to the Character Sheet System, please see the Species Approval Policy.
Hybrids
Hybrid species are incredibly rare, but have been known to appear in Canon content. For example, Humans and Twi'leks have borne hybrid children in the Clone Wars animated series.
Currently, we only accept species of the same Classification, most commonly “Near-Human” to be capable of creating a hybrid together. In our system (CS2.0), you are required to designate the dominant species in the Character Creation Tool. Then, in the Physical Description Field, you can indicate physical traits found in the other species.
As species feats have been removed, this means your character gains the benefit of any traits from both parents being a viable thing for that character. This means if one parent’s species can see in the UV spectrum, you are free to claim that for your character. This also means that you can opt not to have abilities that one of the parents has, provided the other parent doesn’t have that ability.
Hybrids only allow for the combination of two species in this manner, and both must be from the approved species list.
For more specific details for incorporating a Hybrid selection for your character, refer to the Species section of the Character Sheet Approval Guidelines.
In short:
- A hybrid Species must indicate the Primary Species due to how the CS system works.
- A hybrid Species can have cosmetic elements of their Secondary Species worked into their Physical Description.
- A hybrid Species can only have two species utilized. Both of these species must be from the list below.
- Hybrids can only be created by two species of the same Classification.
Species
Species information for character use can be found in the Character Sheet Reference Tool.