The Draka Supersoldiers in GURPS

[Keiko]

A few years ago I ran across a partial write up for the Draka in GURPS 3rd edition. Has anyone done a more complete write up (preferably in 4th)?

[jbalsle]

Originally Posted by Keiko

A few years ago I ran across a partial write up for the Draka in GURPS 3rd edition. Has anyone done a more complete write up (preferably in 4th)?

Lulz. It'd be tempting to throw Black Ops guys and high PV Transhumanists (including SAIs in combat shells and biosapients in heavy battlesuits) and supers and high PV mages and ISWAT agents at these guys. :D Like Reich-5 Nazis, just better. :D

[cptbutton]

Do you mean the Draka from the main books, where they are normal humans, just extremely well trained with high ST and DX, or the transhumans from Drakon?

[Mateus]

Do you have a link for us that dont know the reference?

[Randyman]

Originally Posted by cptbutton

Do you mean the Draka from the main books, where they are normal humans, just extremely well trained with high ST and DX, or the transhumans from Drakon?

I think the latter, which I would also be interested in.

And the Domination vs. Reich-5 is a "break out the popcorn... and fire up a Quantum viewer from a safe Quantum distance..."

OTOH... Reich-5:Homeline::Drakensis:Centrum sets up a nice parallelism...

[tshiggins]

Originally Posted by Mateus

Do you have a link for us that dont know the reference?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Domination

They're great bad guys, but the alt-history warping Steve Stirling has to do to make them successful is so extreme that it shows the seams and kludgy patches.

Oddly, that's sorta reassuring, because it indicates that the timeline Stirling uses was never even remotely plausible.

That said, they are GREAT bad guys.

[Keiko]

Originally Posted by Mateus

Do you have a link for us that dont know the reference?

Looks like someone beat me to it (thanks!)

[Keiko]

Originally Posted by cptbutton

Do you mean the Draka from the main books, where they are normal humans, just extremely well trained with high ST and DX, or the transhumans from Drakon?

The altered humans. I found the third edition sheet for them with a little poking around.

Homo Drakensis

Advantages

Structural and movement augmentations

Base ST: 30
DX +5
IQ +7 (IQ 8 for invention and intuition)
Hyper Strength
Hyper Reflexes
Increased Strength X2 (30)
Super Running (1 Level) (Move squared )
Super Jumping (1 Levels) (Avg Vertical Leap 160 in)
Catfall
Combat Reflexes
Recovery

Reinforcements

Hard to Kill +5
Injury Immunity (Backup Heart, no vitals crippling)
Bone Strengthening (+1 Hit Point)
Regrowth
Regeneration (Slow)
Sanitized Metabolism
Immune to Disease
Unaging
Dermal Armor (PD2,DR 10)


Senses

Acute Vision +5
Nightvision
Infravision
Parabolic Hearing (8 levels)
Discriminatory Smell
Discriminatory Taste
Ultrasonic Hearing


Mental Augmentation

IQ +7 (IQ=8 for intuitive leaps and invention)
Eidetic Memory 2nd Level
Intuitive Mathematician


Other Changes

Pheromone Control (+2/+6)
Very Handsome / Beautiful (+2/+6)
Dominance Pheromones (These can be modified by the individual Drakensis to a degree, mostly to course more specific reactions)
Against Homo Sapiens +10 Charisma
Against Homo Servus +16 Charisma


Disadvantages

Odious Racial Habit -4 (Will enslave all other life)
Bloodlust
Lecherous
Hidebound
Overconfidence
Intolerant (Non-drakenses) -10
Increased Life Support -40
(4x food and water, 3x oxygen)
This is not as much a disadvantage as it might seem since the Drakensis is MUCH more efficient in using both food and air (Can keep functioning for 20 minutes whitout airsupply), and they can (And will) eat literaly anything.


Cost to play : 769 points

[ericthered]

Holy crap! those are some extreme numbers! +10 charisma vs normal humans? +8 IQ?

[Keiko]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Holy crap! those are some extreme numbers! +10 charisma vs normal humans? +8 IQ?

The numbers seemed extreme to me too. I can't decide if they're an accurate portrayal of them in GURPS terms or if some fan favor crept in.