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Massassi

Medium species
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Tweaked from 5eYou already know this as 5e Half-Orc — Like a half-orc, the Massassi are a bred-for-war, physically imposing brute race built around raw martial power and toughness — just expect Star Wars flavor (and likely some Force-sensitivity) instead of the orc traits. ✨
Massassi
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Hide gives 13+Dex unarmored AC, Powerful Build doubles carry, Force power at 3rd level, and Oversized eases heavy-weapon use.
The fearsome warrior caste of the Sith Purebloods, creatures born from and sustained by the dark side of the Force — loyal, lethal, and ancient.
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●●●weight · AC 13+Dex, Powerful Build, force power
Ability focusConstitution-first with Strength — a supremely durable frontline body.
Standout traits
  • Hide — unarmored or light armor grants AC 13 + Dexterity modifier
  • Powerful Build — carrying and lifting capacity doubles (triples if already doubled)
  • Oversized — reduces blaster Strength requirements by one step; non-finesse, non-light lightweapons and vibroweapons gain the heavy property
!Oversized makes standard finesse/light weapons awkward — build around heavy weapons to get the full benefit, or accept the heavy-property restriction.
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Pairs witha heavy-weapon melee build · a Force-using dark-side class · the Guardian or Berserker archetype

Biology and Appearance

The warrior caste of the sith purebloods, the massassi have genetically turned into the perfect warrior. While some looked like their sith pureblood brothers, others have more extreme physical differences, including fin-like growths, a taller form and tough skin. These imposing figures live much shorter lives than other species. They, like the few other creatures that inhabit Korriban, derive sustenance directly from the dark side of the Force, in part of a natural symbiotic relationship where sith—like the massassi—feed on the dark side, and empower it in turn. Thus the massassi have such a high rate of Force-sensitivity that they are considered a naturally Force-sensitive species.

Society and Culture

The massassi are fearsome, ruthless, and efficient soldiers. As with the sith, war and violence are just as much a part of the natural order of life as peace or serenity for the massassi. They are not only fearsome, but both loyal and formidable warriors that are dedicated to their sith masters. Though they engage in supposedly primitive practices such as sacrifice and hold a strong caste system, their civilization is quite sophisticated. In addition to the focus on war and fighting, the massassi are also loyal and organized. Even though they are not extremely intelligent, they can be trained to carry out complex battle plans and maintain their equipment, starships, and weaponry.

Names

Originating from the pureblood sith, massassi abominations follow many similiar naming conventions. Their names represent primitive virtues in the Sith tongue, and have no surname.

Males Names. Asha, Derriphan, H—sk, Jen,

Female Names. Kintik, Midwan, Siqsa, Ty—k

Distinctions. Sharp predatory features, fin-like growths, cheek tendrils, tall stature

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution increases by 2, and your Strength increases by 1.

Age. Massassi live relatively short lives. They reach adulthood after 14 years, and reach old age around 40 years of life.

Alignment. The massassi are savage and brutish warriors who relish on the violence of combat, usually following a dark and chaotic nature.

Size. Massassi are between 7 and 8 feet tall and weigh between 200 and 300 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Type. Your creature type is both aberration and humanoid.

Darkvision. Your vision can easily cut through darkness. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Force Symbiosis. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast your choice of the curse, dun moch, or hex force power once per day. Your forcecasting ability is Charisma.

Hide. You have a thick hide. While you are unarmored or wearing light armor, your AC is 13 + your Dexterity modifier.

Oversized. Lightweapons and vibroweapons that lack the dexterity or light property are considered to have the heavy property for you. The strength number for blasters is reduced by one step (from 19 to 17, 17 to 15, 15 to 13, or 13 to 11). If the strength number is 11, you ignore it entirely.

Powerful Build. Your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift doubles. If it would already double, it instead triples.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Galactic Basic and Sith. Sith is an agglutinative language, in which words or even phrases were made up of linear sequences of distinct meaningful units.