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}}<p class="single">Wookiees are widely recognized as one of the strongest and fiercest intelligent species in the galaxy. Wookiees have many customs and traditions that revolve around honor and loyalty, including the special bond called the honor family and the sacred pledge called the life debt. A Wookiee never uses his or her climbing claws in combat; doing this is considered dishonorable and a sign of madness.</p> | }}<p class="single">Wookiees are widely recognized as one of the strongest and fiercest intelligent species in the galaxy. Wookiees have many customs and traditions that revolve around honor and loyalty, including the special bond called the honor family and the sacred pledge called the life debt. A Wookiee never uses his or her climbing claws in combat; doing this is considered dishonorable and a sign of madness.</p> | ||
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|personality = Wookiees tend to be honorable, rash, loyal, and short-tempered. | |personality = Wookiees tend to be honorable, rash, loyal, and short-tempered. | ||
|description = Wookiees are large furry bipeds ranging in height from 2 to 2.3 meters. | |description = Wookiees are large furry bipeds ranging in height from 2 to 2.3 meters. | ||
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|desc2 = Gungans are at home either in air or in water. A Gungan can hold his breath for a number of rounds equal to 25 times their [[Constitution]] score before they needs to make [[Endurance]] checks to hold their breath. | |desc2 = Gungans are at home either in air or in water. A Gungan can hold his breath for a number of rounds equal to 25 times their [[Constitution]] score before they needs to make [[Endurance]] checks to hold their breath. | ||
|trait3 = Weapon Familiarity | |trait3 = Weapon Familiarity | ||
|desc3 = Wookiees treat [[bowcaster]]s as [[ | |desc3 = Wookiees treat [[bowcaster]]s as [[Weapon_Proficiency_(feat)#rifles|rifles]] instead of [[Weapon_Proficiency_(feat)#exotic|exotic weapons]]. | ||
|trait4 = Expert Climber* | |trait4 = Expert Climber* | ||
|desc4 = Wookiees are great climbers and may choose to [[take 10]] on [[Climb]] checks even when distracted or threatened. | |desc4 = Wookiees are great climbers and may choose to [[take 10]] on [[Climb]] checks even when distracted or threatened. | ||
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Revision as of 22:03, 27 March 2024
Wookiees are widely recognized as one of the strongest and fiercest intelligent species in the galaxy. Wookiees have many customs and traditions that revolve around honor and loyalty, including the special bond called the honor family and the sacred pledge called the life debt. A Wookiee never uses his or her climbing claws in combat; doing this is considered dishonorable and a sign of madness.
Common Characteristics
Personality: Wookiees tend to be honorable, rash, loyal, and short-tempered.
Physical Description: Wookiees are large furry bipeds ranging in height from 2 to 2.3 meters. See {{{species}}} Growth Stages table below.
Homeworld: The forest world of Kashyyyk.
Languages: Wookiees speak Shyriiwook, consisting of complex grunts and growls. They understand Basic but lack the ability to speak it.
Example Names: Chewbacca, Gorwooken, Groznik, Lowbacca, Ralrra, Rorworr, Salporin.
Adventurers: Wookiee adventurers usually start out as wanderers or explorers, but some find this path by forming an honor family with (or owing a life debt to) other adventures.
| {{{species}}} Growth Stages | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child | Young Adult | Adult | |||
| 1−12 Years | 13−17 Years | 18−300 Years | |||
| Middle Age | Old | Venerable | |||
| 301−350 Years | 351−399 Years | 400+ Years | |||
Species Traits
{{{species}}}s share the following species traits:
Ability Modifiers: +2 Constitution, +4 Strength, −2 Charisma, −2 Dexterity, −2 Wisdom. Wookiees are powerful and hardy, but they aren’t agile, tend to be impulsive, and have little patience for diplomacy.
Medium Size: Medium creatures have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Speed: {{{species}}} base speed is 6 squares.
Extraordinary Recuperation: A Wookiee regains hit points at double the normal rate.
Rage: Gungans are at home either in air or in water. A Gungan can hold his breath for a number of rounds equal to 25 times their Constitution score before they needs to make Endurance checks to hold their breath.
Weapon Familiarity: Wookiees treat bowcasters as rifles instead of exotic weapons.
Expert Climber*: Wookiees are great climbers and may choose to take 10 on Climb checks even when distracted or threatened.
Aggressive Negotiations*: Known to pull the ears off gundarks, they may choose to reroll any Persuasion check made to intimidate others, but the result of the reroll must be accepted even if it is worse.
Automatic Languages: Basic (comprehend) and Shyriiwook.
*This trait was originally under Skills but was renamed to be more thematically appropriate.