Baki

They are a race of goblin like humanoids with thick hides, they include the obaki, daibaki, bakisho, and bakikun.

  • Obaki 44 points
    ST +8, IQ -3, Ht +4
    DR3, high pain threshold, nightvision, inconvinent size, o.r.h. (eats sentients), uneducated, short lifespan 2, sleepy (50%), self destruct, eat three times as much as a man.
    Add two feet to height and 200 pounds to weight on chart in basic book
    Common disadvantages include bully, bloodlust, gluttony, greed, and gullibility.
  • Daibaki 14 points
    ST +1, DX +1
    Nightvision, on the edge, DR3
    Common disadvantages are berserk, bloodlust, no sense of humor, and truthfulness
  • Bakisho 1 point
    St -2, DX +1
    Darkvision, DR3, gregarious, shortlifespan 4, silence level 4
    They congregate under the earth emerging at dusk in large numbers to go about their business.
  • Bakikun 9 points
    ST +1, DX +1, IQ +2
    Nightvision, DR3, magery 3, o.r.h. (eats sentients), no reflection, no shadow, weakness: sunlight(1d/minute)

    The bakikun form the nobility, mages, and officers of the race, while the daibaki are the elite soldiers, the bakisho the cannon fodder, and the obaki are the shock troops. Individuals of exceptional or below average abilities may hold different positions within the Baki society.

    Status

    5 King (military rank 8)
    4 Landed Lord (military rank 7)
    3 Lesser Lord (military rank 6)
    2 Captain (military rank 5)
    1 Soldier (military rank 1-4)
    0 Citizen
    -1 Slave Soldier
    -2 Slave
    -3 Crminal
    -4 Outsider

    Baki society is at TL3 with bakikun swordsmiths using magic to forge the equivilent of TL7 swords. Some obaki still live in primitive tribes on outlying islands and are at TL0, they are visited by the occasional hunting parties or slavers.

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