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Lenses for Space Opera Settings

  Universal Lens Everyone has the Future Everyman lens. Future Everyman (Universal Lens) 5 points You were not raised by wolves; you live in a society. 🃏 1 point in the following skills: Spacer (E) IQ Area Knowledge (Native Planet) (E) IQ Current Affairs (E) IQ Optional: Distribute 2 more points in either more points in the previous 4 skills or the following skills: Cooking (A) IQ Housekeeping (E) IQ Computer Operation (E) IQ     A Reminder About Spaceships : Note that as long as there's a captain with the Shiphandling skill giving orders, anyone can fly a ship with just the Spacer skill.    Archetype Lenses Doctor [5] You are a medical doctor, trained in the various healing skills. Knowing how to heal also helps to do the opposite, sometimes. Skills : Physician IQ-A [4]; Physiology IQ-H [4]; Poisons IQ-H [2]; Psychology IQ-H [4]; Research IQ-A [1]; Savoir-Faire (any) IQ-E [1]; Surgery IQ-H [4]; Disadvantages : ...

Space Opera/Sci-fi Races

Just some generic placeholder races for games like star wars or star trek. I'd rather have a few templates like these than do research and actually stat specific setting races.  Generic Space Opera Races Rules: These races are using the Known Your Own Strength rules so Striking ST is [1] and Lifting ST is [7].   Humans [0] Flawed [-15] : Humans must pick extra disadvantages worth -15 points. Adaptable [15] : Humans may spend 15 points on advantages or skills, but not Primary or Secondary Stats.     Agile Species [25] Small, sometimes furred fast little buggers. ST -1 [-10] DX+2 [40]; Speed -0.5 [-10] SM -2 [0]; Hearing +3 [6]; Will +1 [5]; Fright +2 [4]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Curious [-5], Skinny [-5]; Curious (12) [-5]; Impulsiveness (12) [-10] Features : Fur or weird skin. -10 40+6+5+4+15=70 -10-10-5-5-5-10=-45     Charismatic Near-Humans[25] The typical "Human but attractive and blue/red/green" races. Some ra...