Fantastically (Super) Races and Where to Find Them Part I

Welcome to the first in a series of short articles where I introduce some new races for Savage Worlds Supers games. 

The Necessary Evil supplement Necessary Races by Pinnacle Entertainment introduced the idea of building aliens using Super Power Points. I really like this idea for building races that would be very hard to build using the normal race building rules from the Explores Guide or the Science Fiction Companion, like Giants and Vampires. Use these as a basic building block for your super to give them some background.

Now for some common Super Hero races:

Name: Amazon

Minimum Power Level: Pulp

Suggested Hindrances: Arrogant, Code of Honor, Loyal

Suggested Edges: Attractive, Brawny

Super Powers:

Growth(Lvl1)•Monster (1pt), Super Charisma(Lvl2)• (2pts), Super Skill•Fighting [+2], Shooting [+1] (3pts)

These warrior women are a staple of fiction.

Name: Atlantean

Minimum Power Level: Pulp

Suggested Hindrances: Dependency (Dehydration)

Super Powers:

Aquatic• (2pt), Super Attribute(Lvl1)[Smarts]• (2pts), Super Skill•Swimming [+1] (1pt), Toughness(Lvl1)• (1pt)

Atlantis may be gone but not forgotten as the survivors continue on under the sea. This build is based on the one from the Explores Guide.  

Name: Sentient Ape

Minimum Power Level: Pulp

Suggested Hindrances: Distinctive Appearance (Talking Ape), Loyal, Mean

Suggested Edges: Acrobatic, Berserk, Brawny

Super Powers: Growth(Lvl1)•Monster (1pt), Super Attribute(Lvl1)[Strength] (2pts), Super Attribute(Lvl1)[Vigor] (2pts), Super Skill•Climbing [+2] (2pts), Toughness(Lvl2) (2pt)

Talking Apes were so common in the Silver Age of Comics DC Comics had a one Gorilla on a cover a month policy.