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During your time on station you may find yourself face to face (or face to mirror) with the not quite human. Be they aliens, mutated humans, or self aware constructs you're expected to try and coexist on this deathtrap. Learning their quirks can be key to knowing how to keep them amicable in times of peace, and easy to put down in times of strife. | During your time on station you may find yourself face to face (or face to mirror) with the not quite human. Be they aliens, mutated humans, or self aware constructs you're expected to try and coexist on this deathtrap. Learning their quirks can be key to knowing how to keep them amicable in times of peace, and easy to put down in times of strife. | ||
=Roundstart Races= | |||
On tgstation, these are the races allowed to be chosen at round start. Because they are freely available, you should expect to deal with them nearly every round. | On tgstation, these are the races allowed to be chosen at round start. Because they are freely available, you should expect to deal with them nearly every round. | ||
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'''Benefits''' | '''Benefits''' | ||
* AI Protection | * AI Protection. | ||
* Domination of [[Command_Staff|Command Jobs]] | * Domination of [[Command_Staff|Command Jobs]]. | ||
* Strength in numbers | * Strength in numbers. | ||
'''Drawbacks''' | '''Drawbacks''' | ||
* Prone to mutation to other races | * Prone to mutation to other races. | ||
* No special traits | * No special traits. | ||
'''Where to find them:''' | '''Where to find them:''' | ||
Everywhere | * Everywhere. | ||
===[[Lizardperson|Lizardpeople]]=== | ===[[Lizardperson|Lizardpeople]]=== | ||
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'''Benefits''' | '''Benefits''' | ||
* Memorable appearance | * Memorable appearance. | ||
* Solidarity with lizards staffmates | * Solidarity with lizards staffmates. | ||
'''Drawbacks''' | '''Drawbacks''' | ||
* Likely target of racism | * Likely target of racism. | ||
* Also prone to mutation to mutant races | * Also prone to mutation to mutant races. | ||
* Noticeable lisssp | * Noticeable lisssp. | ||
* Poor ability to hide their identity | * Poor ability to hide their identity. | ||
* The AI and its minions are almost always free to maim or kill you if you are seen harming a human | * The AI and its minions are almost always free to maim or kill you if you are seen harming a human. | ||
'''Where to find them:''' | '''Where to find them:''' | ||
Everywhere but command | * Everywhere but command department. | ||
=Human Mutants= | |||
Over the course of a shift, you or someone you know may lose their humanity. These races are not born, but made. These players are less likely to be the targets of racism, as many may simply acknowledge their former humanity, but are none the less NOT human anymore. | Over the course of a shift, you or someone you know may lose their humanity. These races are not born, but made. These players are less likely to be the targets of racism, as many may simply acknowledge their former humanity, but are none the less NOT human anymore. | ||
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'''Benefits''' | '''Benefits''' | ||
* Gradually heals and gains nutrition in well lit areas | * Gradually heals and gains nutrition in well lit areas. | ||
'''Drawbacks''' | '''Drawbacks''' | ||
* Starves to death in darkness | * Starves to death in darkness. | ||
* Tendency to be overweight due to desire to stay in the light at all times | * Tendency to be overweight due to desire to stay in the light at all times. | ||
* Extra vulnerable to chemicals designed to kill plant life | * Extra vulnerable to chemicals designed to kill plant life. | ||
'''Where to find them:''' | '''Where to find them:''' | ||
[[Hydroponics]] | * [[Hydroponics]]. | ||
===Slimepeople=== | ===Slimepeople=== | ||
[[File:slimepeople.png]] | [[File:slimepeople.png]] | ||
Former humans who were converted to slime by mutation toxin. Many scientists working in xenobiology will undergo this mutation willingly to work closer with their slimes, but others may mass produce the toxin and try to push it on others. Their bodies are composed of a toxic | Former humans who were converted to slime by mutation toxin. Many scientists working in xenobiology will undergo this mutation willingly to work closer with their slimes, but others may mass produce the toxin and try to push it on others. Their bodies are composed of a toxic slime, which shouldn't be consumed by other races. | ||
'''Benefits''' | '''Benefits''' | ||
* Full immunity from the wrath of hungry slimes | * Full immunity from the wrath of hungry slimes. | ||
* Toxic blood that can poison others if ingested | * Toxic blood that can poison others if ingested. | ||
* Immunity to bleeding out | * Immunity to bleeding out. | ||
'''Drawbacks''' | '''Drawbacks''' | ||
* More vulnerable to turning into nonhumanoid [[slime|slimes]] | * More vulnerable to turning into nonhumanoid [[slime|slimes]]. | ||
* Large hunger from jelly production | * Large hunger from jelly production. | ||
* Can be "drained" to death by removing their jelly manually or "cleansed" to death with drugs that treat toxin damage | * Can be "drained" to death by removing their jelly manually or "cleansed" to death with drugs that treat toxin damage. | ||
'''Where to find them:''' | '''Where to find them:''' | ||
[[Xenobiology]] | * [[Xenobiology]]. | ||
===Flypeople=== | ===Flypeople=== | ||
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'''Benefits''' | '''Benefits''' | ||
* None | * None. | ||
'''Drawbacks''' | '''Drawbacks''' | ||
* Buzzing lisp | * Buzzing lisp. | ||
* Grotesque appearance | * Grotesque appearance. | ||
* Toxic flesh | * Toxic flesh. | ||
* Radioactive damage | * Radioactive damage. | ||
'''Where to find them:''' | '''Where to find them:''' | ||
Near a [[teleporter]], the surgical | * Near a [[teleporter]], the surgical theater. | ||
===Skeletons=== | ===Skeletons=== | ||
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'''Benefits''' | '''Benefits''' | ||
* Don't need to breathe | * Don't need to breathe. | ||
* Can survive in extreme temperatures | * Can survive in extreme temperatures. | ||
* Have no blood to lose | * Have no blood to lose. | ||
* Are immune to the effects of radiation | * Are immune to the effects of radiation. | ||
* Can play haunting melodies on their ribcage | * Can play haunting melodies on their ribcage. | ||
'''Drawbacks''' | '''Drawbacks''' | ||
* Too spooky for most to tolerate | * Too spooky for most to tolerate. | ||
* Intensely fatal conversion process | * Intensely fatal conversion process. | ||
'''Where to find them:''' | '''Where to find them:''' | ||
[[Chemistry]] | * [[Chemistry]]. | ||
===Zombies=== | ===Zombies=== | ||
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'''Benefits''' | '''Benefits''' | ||
* Don't need to breathe | * Don't need to breathe. | ||
* Can survive in extreme temperatures | * Can survive in extreme temperatures. | ||
* Have no blood to lose | * Have no blood to lose. | ||
* Are immune to the effects of radiation | * Are immune to the effects of radiation. | ||
'''Drawbacks''' | '''Drawbacks''' | ||
* Very hard to understand | * Very hard to understand. | ||
* Very hard to look at | * Very hard to look at. | ||
* Requires that you die first | * Requires that you die first. | ||
'''Where to find them:''' | '''Where to find them:''' | ||
[[Chemistry]]/[[Medbay]] | * [[Chemistry]] and/or [[Medbay]]. | ||
=Construct Races= | |||
These races were never human to begin with, rather they were made without any original human to convert. They are decidedly even LESS human in the eyes of many, and are frequently mistrusted as a result. | These races were never human to begin with, rather they were made without any original human to convert. They are decidedly even LESS human in the eyes of many, and are frequently mistrusted as a result. | ||
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'''Benefits''' | '''Benefits''' | ||
* Extremely resilient to brute damage | * Extremely resilient to brute damage. | ||
* Spaceworthy: immune to pressure, temperature, and breathing | * Spaceworthy: immune to pressure, temperature, and breathing. | ||
* Improved unarmed attacks | * Improved unarmed attacks. | ||
* Have no blood to lose | * Have no blood to lose. | ||
* Are immune to the effects of radiation | * Are immune to the effects of radiation. | ||
* It beats being dead | * It beats being dead. | ||
'''Drawbacks''' | '''Drawbacks''' | ||
* Bound to will of creator unless freed | * Bound to will of creator unless freed. | ||
* Extremely slow | * Extremely slow. | ||
* Immune to cryogenic drugs | * Immune to cryogenic drugs. | ||
* Cannot equip clothing | * Cannot equip clothing. | ||
* Cannot use guns | * Cannot use guns. | ||
* Often prejudiced against and slain without mercy by the station at first sign of trouble | * Often prejudiced against and slain without mercy by the station at first sign of trouble. | ||
'''Where to find them:''' | '''Where to find them:''' | ||
[[Xenobiology]] | * [[Xenobiology]]. | ||
==Exotic Races== | ==Exotic Races== | ||
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'''Benefits''' | '''Benefits''' | ||
* Gradually heals in the dark | * Gradually heals in the dark. | ||
* Don't need to breathe | * Don't need to breathe. | ||
* Have no blood to lose | * Have no blood to lose. | ||
* Are immune to the effects of radiation | * Are immune to the effects of radiation. | ||
* Can see far in the dark | * Can see far in the dark. | ||
'''Drawbacks''' | '''Drawbacks''' | ||
* Will perish in the light | * Will perish in the light. | ||
* Cannot see ''well'' in the dark | * Cannot see ''well'' in the dark. | ||
* Generally impossible to maintain a normal life on the station | * Generally impossible to maintain a normal life on the station. | ||
'''Where to find them:''' | '''Where to find them:''' | ||
In the darkness | * In the darkness. | ||
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[[File:jellypeople.png]] | [[File:jellypeople.png]] | ||
Bizarre three eyed beings with innervated skeletons immersed in a jelly frame. Their appearance is ghastly and utterly alien, though for some strange reason they almost seem. | Bizarre three eyed beings with innervated skeletons immersed in a jelly frame. Their appearance is ghastly and utterly alien, though for some strange reason they almost seem nostalgic. They are functionally equivalent to slimepeople in almost all regards. | ||
'''Benefits''' | '''Benefits''' | ||
* Toxic blood that can poison others if ingested | * Toxic blood that can poison others if ingested. | ||
* Immunity to bleeding out | * Immunity to bleeding out. | ||
'''Drawbacks''' | '''Drawbacks''' | ||
* Large hunger from jelly production | * Large hunger from jelly production. | ||
* Can be "drained" to death by removing their jelly manually or "cleansed" to death with drugs that treat toxin damage | * Can be "drained" to death by removing their jelly manually or "cleansed" to death with drugs that treat toxin damage. | ||
* Extremely nonhuman looking | * Extremely nonhuman looking. | ||
'''Where to find them:''' | '''Where to find them:''' | ||
* Unknown. | |||
===Golems=== | ===Golems=== | ||
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'''Benefits''' | '''Benefits''' | ||
* Extremely resilient to brute damage | * Extremely resilient to brute damage. | ||
* Spaceworthy: immune to pressure, temperature, and breathing | * Spaceworthy: immune to pressure, temperature, and breathing. | ||
* Improved unarmed attacks | * Improved unarmed attacks. | ||
* Have no blood to lose | * Have no blood to lose. | ||
* Are immune to the effects of radiation | * Are immune to the effects of radiation. | ||
'''Drawbacks''' | '''Drawbacks''' | ||
* Extremely slow | * Extremely slow. | ||
* Immune to cryogenic drugs | * Immune to cryogenic drugs. | ||
* Cannot equip clothing | * Cannot equip clothing. | ||
* Cannot use guns | * Cannot use guns. | ||
'''Where to find them:''' | '''Where to find them:''' | ||
* Unknown. | |||
*[[File:Golem.png]] '''Golems''' - Relatively unknown, they are thought to be creations of ancient, more amiable [[Wizard|Space Wizards]]. | |||
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