Re: Secrets flaws, and weaknesses
Q'sa have evolved from insects which were not typically predators. while warriors and Wuen have excellent motion tracking capabilities drones are not typically capable of tracking a fast moving target with their secondary eyes well enough to shoot accurate. Moving at faster than 20ft per round or using some form of flight or Jump that carries a character more than 20ft above the Q'sa within 100 meters Imposes a -4 on any ranged non area of affect attack
However Q'sa have a 270 degree arc of vision to detect movement and changes in lighting or contrast any significant movement without at least 1/2 cover will automatically be detected within 180ft unless an opposed hide(-4) vs spot check is passed.
Q'sa warriors vs grunts
Grunts are typically stunted adult females like human bees where the infertile females form most of the hive. typically mercenary groups will be comprised entirely of grunt, and drones. with warriors holding command positions and not entering combat.
Q'sa warrior , at close range differences in build reaction speeds, and even appearance are immediately obvious. limbs are more powerful , head is larger, and they have four smaller mobile eyes with the wide angle bug-eyes are less pronounced. in addition they sport a wicked set of mandibles along side the reptilian jaw that look like they could take off you hand with a solid bite.
Grunts are easily killed having a reduced massive damage threshold and low tolerance for deep tissue damage, if hit with any significant damage 10pts in a single attack or more than their con in a single round they must make a massive damage save.
warriors lack the vulnerability to physical damage and prover to be harder to kill. they follow normal massive damage, fort save rules.
In addition ALL warriors are Hero NPCs instead of ordinaries, they have class features identical to a Pc and will use them in combat.
as a game not up until now you have been killing most Q'sa with a single shot, due to their vulnerability. when encountering a warrior or heaven forbid a Hive warrior queen. you might notice they are a lot harder to kill.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:16, Wed 24 Nov 2010.