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  Sophonts-10 
  5
   
   
  The Senses 
   There are six possible senses, of which all Sophonts have Touch, 
  and they may or may not have one or more of the others. 
   The senses are defined and described using the human senses as 
  the baseline.  
  Sophonts-10 
  The Senses 
   
  THE SENSES 
   Each sense concentrates on one specific 
  phenomenon of the six broad types that 
  senses can perceive.  
   The six categories are: 
   
  Vision sees wavelengths of light 
  (possibly infrared or ultraviolet). 
   
  Hearing hears sound (possibly 
  infrasonic or ultrasonic). 
   
  Touch feels objects (including 
  sensing of patterns, textures, shapes, 
  temperature, and other information). 
   
  Smell and Taste sense an 
  identifiable aspect of objects. The two 
  are treated as one sense.  
   
  Awareness senses electrical or 
  magnetic fields.  
   
  Perception senses biological or 
  sentient auras. 
   Other senses are possible, but they are 
  either minor in scope or too exotic in 
  execution for this system to handle. When 
  they are present, they are administered as 
  exceptions or through special rules. 
   Sense Strings. Capabilities of the 
  senses are conveyed by Sense Strings. 
   
  SENSE STRINGS 
  Sense 
  String 
   
  Elements 
  Vision 
  V-00-RGB 
  V- Constant- Band1 Band2 
  Band3 
   
  Hearing 
  H-00-FSVR H- Constant- Freq 
  Span  
  Voice  
  Range 
  Smell 
  S-00-S 
  S- Constant- Sharpness 
   
   
  Touch 
  T-00-S 
  T- Constant- Sensitivity 
   
   
  Awareness 
  A-00-A 
  A- Constant- Acuity  
   
   
  Perception 
  P-00-AV 
  P- Constant- Acuity PVoice  
   
   
  THE SENSES 
  Flux 
  Constant Vision 
  Hearing Smell 
  Touch 
  Aware 
  Percep 
   
  -5 
  06 
  Blind 
  Deaf 
  Anosmic 
  Touch 
  Unaware Oblivious 
   
  -4 
  08 
  Blind 
  Deaf 
  Anosmic 
  Touch 
  Unaware Oblivious 
   
  -3 
  10 
  Blind 
  Deaf 
  Anosmic 
  Touch 
  Unaware Oblivious 
   
  -2 
  12 
  Vision 
  Deaf 
  Anosmic 
  Touch 
  Unaware Oblivious 
   
  -1 
  14 
  Vision 
  Hearing Anosmic 
  Touch 
  Unaware Oblivious 
   
  0 
  16 
  Vision 
  Hearing Smell 
  Touch 
  Unaware Oblivious 
   +1 
  18 
  Vision 
  Hearing Smell 
  Touch 
  Aware 
  Oblivious 
   +2 
  20 
  Vision 
  Hearing Smell 
  Touch 
  Aware 
  Percept 
   +3 
  22 
  Vision 
  Hearing Smell 
  Touch 
  Aware 
  Percept 
   +4 
  24 
  Vision 
  Hearing Smell 
  Touch 
  Aware 
  Percept 
   +5 
  26 
  Vision 
  Hearing Smell 
  Touch 
  Aware 
  Percept 
   Roll Flux once on each Sense column and note the Senses received on the 
  Sophont Creation Card (the sense of Touch is automatic). Roll Constant for 
  EACH Sense received. For each Sense received, consult the specific chart for 
  that Sense and create the Sense String. 
   
  VISION  
   
  HEARING  
   
   
  SMELL 
  TOUCH 
  AWARE 
  PERCEPT 
  Flux 
  C 
  Band 
  Star 
  C Freq Span Voice Range 
  C Sharp 
  C 
  Sensi 
  C 
  Acuity 
  C 
  Tone PVoice 
   -6 
  04 DHV 
  B0-B3 
  04 
  1 
  0 
  1 
  0 
  04 
  0 
  04 
  0 
  04 
  0 
  04 
  0 
  0 
   -5 
  06 UDH 
  B5-B8 
  06 
  1 
  0 
  1 
  0 
  06 
  1 
  06 
  1 
  06 
  1 
  06 
  1 
  1 
   -4 
  08 SUD 
  B9-A1 
  08 
  2 
  1 
  2 
  0 
  08 
  1 
  08 
  1 
  08 
  1 
  08 
  1 
  1 
   -3 
  10 PSU 
  A2-A8 
  10 
  3 
  1 
  3 
  0 
  10 
  1 
  10 
  2 
  10 
  2 
  10 
  2 
  2 
   -2 
  12 BPS 
  A9-F6 
  12 
  4 
  2 
  4 
  0 
  12 
  1 
  12 
  2 
  12 
  2 
  12 
  2 
  2 
   -1 
  14 GBP 
  F7-G1 
  14 
  5 
  2 
  5 
  1 
  14 
  2 
  14 
  3 
  14 
  3 
  14 
  3 
  3 
   0 
  16 RGB 
  G2-K0 
  16 
  6 
  3 
  6 
  2 
  16 
  3 
  16 
  3 
  16 
  3 
  16 
  3 
  3 
   +1 
  18 CRG 
  K1-K3 
  18 
  7 
  4 
  7 
  3 
  18 
  4 
  18 
  3 
  18 
  3 
  18 
  3 
  3 
   +2 
  20 ACR 
  K4-K6 
  20 
  8 
  4 
  8 
  3 
  20 
  5 
  20 
  4 
  20 
  4 
  20 
  4 
  4 
   +3 
  22 NAC 
  K7-K9 
  22 
  9 
  5 
  9 
  3 
  22 
  5 
  22 
  4 
  22 
  4 
  22 
  4 
  4 
   +4 
  24 INA 
  M0-M1 
  24 
  A 
  5 
  A 
  4 
  24 
  6 
  24 
  5 
  24 
  5 
  24 
  5 
  5 
   +5 
  26 FIN 
  M2-M4 
  26 
  B 
  6 
  B 
  4 
  26 
  6 
  26 
  5 
  26 
  5 
  26 
  5 
  5 
   +6 
  28 XFI 
  M5-L8 
  28 
  C 
  6 
  C 
  4 
  28 
  6 
  28 
  6 
  28 
  6 
  28 
  6 
  6 
   +7 
  30 ZXF 
  L9+ 
  30 
  D 
  7 
  D 
  4 
  30 
  6 
  30 
  6 
  30 
  6 
  30 
  6 
  6 
   
  LANGUAGE MEDIUM 
   Sophonts typically communicate by an efficient language 
  based on their available senses under the following priorities:  
   
  If The Sense Combination is 
   Hearing 
  Verbal Language 
   Perception, Deaf 
  Perceptual Language 
   Vision, Deaf, Oblivious 
  Visual Sign Language 
   Touch, Deaf, Oblivious, Blind 
  Tactile Sign Language 
   
  SOME SENSES ABSENT 
  Blind= No Vision. 
  Deaf= No Hearing. 
  Anosmic= No Smell. 
  Unaware= No Awareness. 
  Oblivious = No Perception. 
   
  THE RACIAL SCENT 
   Generate the Racial Scent 
  using 1D and 1D for each of 
  the six digits, producing a 
  scent in the format ABC-
  DEF. 
  RACIAL SCENT 
   D 1 2 3 4 5 6 
   1 1 2 3 4 5 6 
   2 A B C D E F 
   3 G H I 
  J K L 
   4 M N O P Q R 
   5 S T U V W X 
   6 Y Z 7 8 9 0 
   The sophont, like all 
  living creatures, has a 
  characteristic scent which 
  it emits, and which can be 
  sensed by others.  
   Human is HUM. 
  
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