Species Traits

A species trait is a trait that is specific to one or a few particular species due to that species evolutionary path. Some species have claws where others may have darkvision but these traits are not limited to strictly physical characteristics.

     This table contains all the species traits outlined throughout the entirety of the Star Ward Saga Edition role-playing game. Some traits, such as Force resistance may may affect species differently. Those differences are listed in the species trait listing.

Trait Name	Short Description
Ambush	A beast with this trait deals an extra 2d6 points of damage with its natural weapons against a flat-footed opponent.
Animal Handler	An Utai may reroll any Ride check, but must accept the result even if it is worse.
Armor Plating	Your character has thick scales that provide damage reduction 2.
Banshee’s Wail	As a standard action, a Corellian banshee bird can emit a loud wail that disorients opponents.
Bellow	As a standard action, an Ithorian can open all four of its throats and emit a terrible subsonic bellow.
Bonus Equipment	Your droid character comes with extra equipment options.
Bonus Feat	You gain one bonus feat at 1st level.
Bonus Trained Skill	Your character chooses one additional trained skill at 1st level.
Breathe Underwater	As an amphibious creature, you can’t drown in water.
Camouflage	A beast with this trait ignores their size modifier when they make Stealth checks.
Constrict	A gundark that succeeds in grappling an opponent can use the Crush and Pin feats as normal.
Conditional Bonus Feat	Your character gains a bonus feat provided they meet specific requirements.
Cooperative	An Utai automatically succeeds when attempting to aid another on a skill check.
Darkvision	You ignore concealment (including total concealment) from darkness. However, you cannot perceive colors in total darkness.
Devour	If a krayt dragon hits with its bite attack, it can automatically make a grapple check with its bite attack at its full bonus.
Droid Traits	Droids have a series of standard traits they share regardless of class.
Evolved Intellect	Whenever you spend a Force point, you gain a temporary Force point for an Intelligence-based skill check.
Expert Climber	Your character may choose to take 10 on Climb checks even when distracted or threatened.
Expert Pilot	You may reroll any Pilot check, but must accept the result even if it is worse.
Expert Swimmer	You may reroll any Swim check, but must accept result even if it is worse.
Extraordinary Recuperation	Your character regains hit points at double the normal rate.
Fast Healing	A beast automatically regains hit points every round at the end of its turn, up to its normal maximum, until it is killed.
Ferocious	A Mantellian Savrip can choose to reroll any failed attack roll with one of its natural weapons.
Fly Through Space	Mynocks can fly in the vacuum of space, and can maneuver without any hindrance or penalty in vacuum.
Force Immunity	Yuuzhan Vong are immune to the Force.
Force Resistance	Your character’s species has a resistance to the Force.
Force Sight	You act normally without taking any penalties for blindness when in the presence of life of any kind.
Great Fortitude	You gain a +2 species bonus to your Fortitude Defense.
Heightened Awareness	You may reroll any Perception check but must accept the result even if it is worse.
Hold Breath	Your character can hold their breath longer before they need to make Endurance checks.
Keen Force Sense	You may reroll certain Use the Force checks and keep the better result.
Intuitive Initiative	You may choose to reroll any Initiative check but must accept the result even if it is worse.
Iron Will	Your character gains a +2 species bonus to their Will Defense.
Leap Attack	A nashta’s leap attack allows it to make six separate claw attacks against a single opponent.
Lightning Reflexes	Your character gains a +2 species bonus to their Reflex Defense.
Limb Regeneration	Your character regrows a lost limb in 1d10 days.
Low-light Vision	You ignore concealment (but not total concealment) from darkness.
Maternal Rage	If her pups are threatened, a female katarn enters a maternal rage.
Meditative Trance	You can enter into a trance for four hours to gain the benefits of having rested for eight consecutive hours.
Natural Armor	Your character gains a natural armor bonus to their Reflex Defense.
Natural Weapons	Your character has natural weapons such as claws or teeth.
Persistent	You may reroll any Endurance check but must accept the result even if it is worse.
Poison	Natural weapons also poison a target when they deal damage.
Primitive	Your character does not gain Weapon Proficiency (heavy weapons, pistols, or rifles) as starting feats at 1st level.
Rage	Once per day, you can fly into a rage as a swift action.
Rend	If a wampa hits with both of its claw attacks, it rends its opponent for an additional 2d6 points of damage.
Scent	Your character ignores concealment and cover for purposes of Perception checks.
Skills	Your character’s species has an affinity with a particular skill.
Sneaky	You may reroll any Stealth check but must accept the result even if it is worse.
Special Equipment	Your character needs special equipment to survive and function normally.
Superior Defenses	Zabrak gain a +1 species bonus to all of their defenses.
Supreme Stability	Your character can’t be tripped or knocked prone.
Survival Instinct	Your character may reroll any Survival check, but must accept the result even if it is worse.
Survive in Vacuum	Mynocks survive vacuum but sufficate in atmoshpere.
Survivor	A Mantellian Savrip can choose to reroll any Perception, Stealth, or Survival check, keeping the second result.
Technophobic	Yuuzhan Vong shun any sort of technology that is inorganic.
Tremorsense	A beast with tremorsense automatically senses the location of anything that is in contact with the ground and within 100 squares.
Weapon Familiarity	Your species can use certain exotic weapons as normal weapons.