Alien Biology
Biology gives a cursory description of where the alien fits into its ecological system. The biome describes the alien’s preferred terrain that the alien. The remaining tables provide some insight into what makes an alien tick. For alien species that use tools and have vocations, these biological descriptors merely inform the species' nature. Advanced species may embrace or eschew this evolutionary heritage.
Biomes are not just trees and dirt.
Biome
Determine basic ecology for the alien. | |
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Die Roll (1d100) |
Biome Type |
01-08 |
Coniferous |
09-16 |
Deciduous |
17-24 |
Desert |
25-32 |
Farm |
33-40 |
Grassland |
41-48 |
Industrial |
49-56 |
Megalopolis |
57-64 |
Oceanic |
65-72 |
Ruins |
73-80 |
Tropic Forest |
81-88 |
Tropic Grassland |
89-99 |
Tundra |
00 |
Ref’s Own Table |
Die Roll (1d100) |
Biome Type |
Biome Modification
Modify the alien biome. | |
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Die Roll (1d100) |
Modification |
01-10 |
Normal |
11-20 |
Toxic |
21-30 |
High Gravity |
31-40 |
Low Gravity |
41-50 |
Thin Atmosphere |
51-60 |
Dense Atmosphere |
61-70 |
Underground |
71-80 |
Aboveground |
81-90 |
Mountainous |
91-99 |
Extraplanetary |
00 |
Ref’s Own Table |
Die Roll (1d100) |
Modification |
Energy Source
Determines what the alien consumes for food. | |
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Die Roll (1d8) |
Energy Source |
1 |
Herbivore |
2 |
Carnivore |
3 |
Omnivore |
4 |
Chemosynthetic |
5 |
Photosynthetic |
6 |
Detritovore |
7 |
Psionic |
8 |
Ref’s Own Table |
Die Roll (1d8) |
Energy Source |
Boo!
Energy Procurement
Determine how the alien acquires it’s energy source. | |
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Die Roll (1d8) |
Procurement Strategy |
1 |
Ambush |
2 |
Chase |
3 |
Hunt |
4 |
Trap |
5 |
Infect |
6 |
Infest |
7 |
Store |
8 |
Ref’s Own Table |
Die Roll (1d8) |
Procurement Strategy |
Out on a limb prodigial reproductive strategy.
Reproduction
How the alien makes more aliens. | |
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Die Roll (1d8) |
Reproduction |
1 |
Mitosis |
2 |
Oviparous (hatched) |
3 |
Spores |
4 |
Viviparous (Marsupial) |
5 |
Viviparous (Placental) |
6 |
Parasitic |
7 |
Fusion |
8 |
Ref’s Own Table |
Die Roll (1d8) |
Reproduction |
Dwelling
The alien’s preferred place of rest. | |
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Die Roll (1d12) |
Habitation Type |
1 |
Burrow |
2 |
Cave |
3 |
Dam |
4 |
Hive |
5 |
Hole |
6 |
Hollow |
7 |
Home |
8 |
Web |
9 |
Foliage |
10 |
Trees |
11 |
None |
12 |
Ref’s Own Table |
Die Roll (1d12) |
Habitation Type |
Aroma
What the alien smells like to other personae. | |
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Die Roll (1d100) |
Alien Aroma |
01-03 |
Alcohol |
04-06 |
Apples |
07-09 |
Ashes |
10-12 |
Bananas |
13-15 |
Beans |
16-18 |
Beer |
19-21 |
Bologna |
22-24 |
Bread |
25-27 |
Chives |
28-30 |
Chocolate |
31-33 |
Cigarettes |
34-36 |
Cinnamon |
37-39 |
Corpses |
40-42 |
Estrogen |
43-45 |
Grease |
46-48 |
Hay |
49-51 |
Hemlock |
52-54 |
H.P. Sauce |
55-57 |
Ink |
58-60 |
Leather |
61-63 |
Lemons |
64-66 |
Methane |
67-69 |
Oats |
70-72 |
Oranges |
73-75 |
Pork |
76-78 |
Rubber |
79-81 |
Salmon |
82-84 |
Sawdust |
85-87 |
Spruce |
88-90 |
Swamp |
91-93 |
Tar |
94-96 |
Tuna |
97-99 |
Whiskey |
00 |
Ref’s Own Table |
Die Roll (1d100) |
Alien Aroma |