Making a Haan, Suggestions?


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I am making a haan character. It can be found in First Contact (pg. 9) or in Alien Archive (p.58).

Looking for suggestions on what to do with this character.

This character will be SFS legal.

Thanks!

Liberty's Edge

Haan aren't SFS legal, but sure, that's doable.

Any melee combat character can make good use of both Str and Dex, but the -2 Int is gonna hurt a few builds.

Personally, I'd go Soldier or Solarian, depending on taste. Both can make good use of the Haan stats.


Gen Con offered haan and sarcesian boons as a reward for GMs.

I'd like to know a bit more about what you need help with, OP; are you looking for mechanical advice, backstory / flavor advice, or both?

Silver Crusade

The thought I was having for mine was an Envoy who had contact with an alien race mining the gasses of Bretheda and was intrigued enough to leave his people to find out more about the wider galaxy, despite the social repercussions it would cause for him. So Envoy with the Xenoseeker was my initial concept for a Haan character.

Course, what made me ultimately decide to make a sarcesian instead was that I couldn't comprehend how they could use tools when they don't have digits, but that's a personal hang-up, haha.


A Haan Solarion that creates a plasma sheath around on of their graspy limbs could be kind of terrifying.

Liberty's Edge

Pennate wrote:
I'd like to know a bit more about what you need help with, OP; are you looking for mechanical advice, backstory / flavor advice, or both?

A little of both. Being a truely alien race is making for a challenge figuring out what to do. I know I want to do a haan. Trying to resist the urge to name them "Haan Solo" even if that would be fun.

Phylotus wrote:
The thought I was having for mine was an Envoy who had contact with an alien race mining the gasses of Bretheda and was intrigued enough to leave his people to find out more about the wider galaxy, despite the social repercussions it would cause for him. So Envoy with the Xenoseeker was my initial concept for a Haan character.

My idea at the moment is Envoy with Ace Pilot theme. Then focus on Intimidate skill to mess with NPCs.

Picking Envoy gives 8 skill points so that helps to offset the -2 to Int.

Liberty's Edge

Envoy is valid. You could have Str 16, Dex 13, and Cha 16, which is a solid Envoy build.


Deadmanwalking wrote:
Envoy is valid. You could have Str 16, Dex 13, and Cha 16, which is a solid Envoy build.

That Haan might want to pick up Heavy Armor Proficiency though, to help make up for the lower starting Dexterity.


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No, I'm sorry OP, you have to create this PC by yourself. You have to create this haan solo. ;)


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Pecan Sandie Duncan wrote:
No, I'm sorry OP, you have to create this PC by yourself. You have to create this haan solo. ;)

Boooooooooooooo

Grand Lodge

If you make him an Envoy, I have to ask - does he shoot first, and ask questions later?...


I'm waiting around for a Haan boon myself, if the OP wants he can use my idea for a "Haan from the Old Neighborhood", So my idea is that a bunch of renegade Haan put down roots and started a very small community on Absalom Station. They're more advanced than regular Haan but still a little bit luddite in their approach to technology ("Momma still insists on gas jet cooking her bird meat because that's just how they made it on Bretheda.") Your character comes from this community who have all collectively rebelled against their traditions...only to settle down into a community that's not all that different from the community they just rebelled from. Nobody leaves and nobody has any sense of adventure. To hell with it, you say, I'm getting out of this ruddy place! Kiss my exoskeleton goodbye because I am out of here!

Liberty's Edge

Farrindor wrote:
If you make him an Envoy, I have to ask - does he shoot first, and ask questions later?...

He would NEVER shot first! To say otherwise is just fake news.

Grand Lodge

I am so excited that you are making a haan!

Hmm


Wait...how do you know what page Haan are on in the Alien Archive??

AtD

Liberty's Edge

It is on the GM Boon sheet.

Liberty's Edge

Hmm wrote:

I am so excited that you are making a haan!

Hmm

So Should I go with the Pun or not for a name? What you think?

Scarab Sages

Make a balloon vendor!


Make a balloon vendor... of death!

The Exchange

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In order to tell you my master plan for universe wide haan domination I first must know how many arms they have.

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