Quick NIL Profile

A classification system for organizing sophont peoples. It uses a few important statistics about a sophont people to build up a sortable profile.

Format

The four major pieces of information is carries are symmetry, limb groups, characteristics, and size. The format is:

Catalog Entry

This is a three-letter code for this sophont. Typically it is the first three letters of the sophont name; for example, ASL for Aslan.

Symmetry

Most sophonts will be bilateral, but that’s a good thing: it gives you an idea about how stilted our universe is, and maybe we ought to give more weight to the other types.

B: Bilateral (this includes both vertical and horizontal orientations) 
R: Radial
A: Asymmetry

Limb Groups

Up to four groupings; no specifics on how they’re grouped. Wings can go in the first or second slots.

A: Arms (these end in manipulators of some kind)
L: Legs (legs in the first or second slots mean the sophont has a horizontal axis, like a Virushi, rather than vertical, like a Human.)
W: Wings
N: No limb group in this slot.

Characteristics

These are the most fiddly. They come in two groups. The first group is the letter codes for the characteristics themselves — for example, Human has SDEIES (Str - Dex - End - Int - Edu - Soc). Vargr, however, have SDEIEC (Str - Dex - End - Int - Edu - Cha) and Bwap have SAVIES (Str - Agl - Vig - Int - Edu - Soc). The second group is the number of dice rolled for each characteristic, in order.

Mass

This is the average sophont mass, in kilograms.

Name

Finally, end it with the name of the sophont.

Examples

AEL-B-WLLN-SAEIES-222222-60  Ael Yael
AMI-B-AALL-SDEIES-433222-120 Amindii
ASL-B-ANLN-SDSIES-222222-96  Aslan
BWA-B-ANLN-SAVIES-142222-45  Bwap
CHA-B-LLLL-SDSITK-323222-120 Chamax
CRA-B-ANLN-SGVITK-233222-60  Crawni
DRO-B-AWLN-SAEIEK-122222-48  Droyne
EBE-B-ANLN-SDEITS-323222-96  Eber
HIV-R-LNNN-SDEIEK-222222-150 Hiver
HUM-B-ANLN-SDEIES-222222-72  Human
KID-B-ANLL-SDSIES-F24222—20000 Kidulan
KKR-B-ANLL-SDEIEK-523222-120 K'Kree
KLA-A-TNLN-SDEIEK-313112-84  Klaxun
KUR-B-ALLL-SDSIEK-322222-108 Kursae
SHR-B-LLLL-SDEITK-423222-108 Shrieker
VAR-B-ANLN-SDVIEC-223222-66  Vargr

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• Author & Contributor: Rob Eaglestone