Saiyan RCC

(Version 1.00 - Last Modified: 03/24/2002)

Note

Saiyans can be dropped in as warriors that were sent as infants to cleanse a planet, and therefore have no knowledge of their past, and possibly their mission, or they can be from the colony and therefore have access to their race’s history.

The last 3 paragraphs detail briefly the story line of the first 3 seasons of the Dragon Ball Z show. For a more detailed description go to the official Dragon Ball Z website.

History

The Saiyans are an alien race from a planet in the Milky Way Galaxy. For most of their history, they lived in small communities and existed as nomads, traveling across the continents of their home planet. The largest known community of Saiyans during this time is thought to be only around 100 individuals, mostly part of an extended family. Sharing the planet with the Saiyans was a highly advanced and peaceful race, named the Tsufuru-jin. This race possessed advanced weapons and space travel, and while they knew about the Saiyans, they believed their technology would keep them safe.

The two races coexisted on the planet for a long time, until the Saiyans began to unite into larger groups. At first only two or three tribes united for better protection from other hostile tribes, but as more and more tribes came together, the Saiyans became a serious threat to the safety of the Tsufuru-jin. But still nothing was done about them, and then a leader emerged among the Saiyans, a powerful warrior named Vegita, who united all of the Saiyan tribes into a single army and began to wage war against the Tsufuru-jin. In the first few battles, the Saiyans quickly decimated the other race’s defenses, but the Saiyans' technology was primitive and the Tsufuru-jin found ways to match many of the Saiyans' natural abilities. Then a full moon occurred, which for this planet was a very rare occurrence because of the alignment of the planet, the moon, and the local star. All of the Saiyans suddenly transformed into the powerful Oozaru and destroyed every last remnant of the Tsufuru-jin in a single night of slaughter and destruction.

The Saiyan warrior Vegita became the ruler of the Saiyans and the planet was renamed Vegita in his honor. The Saiyans began to adapt the remaining technology that the other race left behind to their own purposes and they began to explore outside of their planet and into their star system. Time passed quickly for the Saiyans as they went out and explored nearby star systems and created small colonies. The Saiyans developed a class-based system, each class represented a different level of power; lower class Saiyans were not as powerful as upper class Saiyans. The lower class families were considered to be weaker and no special effort was made to train them beyond the basic level of training that all Saiyans received.

This was when the powerful being known as Frieza discovered the Saiyans and enlisted them into his ranks of soldiers. Frieza used the Saiyans as galactic pirates to cleanse planets of any intelligent life and prepare them for sale on the galactic market to any race that wished to colonize it. The Saiyans became feared throughout the Milky Way Galaxy as Planet Pirates. Even a few Saiyans were capable of destroying an entire planet’s population with very little effort. The Saiyans were happy to serve Frieza; he gave them the chance to fight and gave them greater opportunities to become stronger.

Then Frieza learned the story of the Super Saiyan. A 1000 years earlier on a far away planet, a powerful Saiyan warrior transformed into a Super Saiyan and transformed again during a full moon into an Oozaru and went completely out of control and destroyed the planet that it was on, killing itself, several other Saiyans, and the entire planet’s population. The sheer power of the creature frightened Frieza, and the possibility that another Super Saiyan could emerge from the race made Frieza determined that the Saiyans must be kept under control at all costs. To begin this process, Frieza forced the current ruler of the Saiyans, King Vegita, to turn over his only son, Prince Vegita. King Vegita resented the power that Frieza had over his people and became determined to overthrow Frieza. King Vegita personally led the assault on Frieza’s spaceship the night that Prince Vegita was taken from his home.

It is important to mention that all the rulers of the planet Vegita were named Vegita to honor the original leader of their species. Only the heir to the throne is named Vegita, but if the original heir dies and a new heir is chosen, that Saiyan’s name is changed to Vegita. There has never been a female ruler of the planet Vegita.

During the Saiyan’s short uprising, all of Frieza’s troops on the planet Vegita were destroyed and King Vegita and a group of his most powerful warriors battled their way onto Frieza’s orbiting spaceship. Only King Vegita made it to Frieza’s throne room, determined to destroy the monster that had enslaved his race, but the more powerful Frieza quickly killed him. Frieza then left his ship to face the army of Saiyan Warriors assembled in orbit of the planet. A low class Saiyan Warrior of unprecedented skill, named Bardock, led these forces. But even Bardock’s most powerful attack could not harm Frieza. Frieza used the failed uprising as an excuse to destroy the planet Vegita and to eliminate the entire race of Saiyans.

All of the Saiyans were believed killed except for Prince Vegita, Nappa, Raditz, and Kakarott. Prince Vegita was onboard Frieza’s ship and did not know what had happened to his planet. Nappa, the commander of the Saiyan army, along with a low-class warrior and the first son of Bardock, known as Raditz, had been cleansing a planet for sale. Kakarott, the second son of Bardock, had been sent to Earth as a baby in order to cleanse it, but had been injured and had lost his memories and programming. He became known as Goku and became the champion of Earth and eventually became one of the most powerful being in the universe. Other Saiyans did survive the destruction of the planet of Vegita; there were some sent as babies to cleanse planets, as Kakarott was, and there were a few hidden colonies that managed to survive without support from their home world.

Eventually the Saiyans did have their revenge against Frieza, although it cost them much. When Vegita and Nappa realized that Kakarott (they refused to call him Goku) was still alive but had not cleansed the planet Earth of the human race, they sent his older brother Raditz to see what had happened. After arriving on Earth, Raditz discovered the Kakarott had become a force for good and had a half-Saiyan son named Gohan. Kakarott refused to join Raditz in his evil schemes and was forced to kill him with the help of his son Gohan and his archenemy Piccalo. After Raditz was killed, Nappa and Vegita came to Earth in order to force Kakarott to join them, but the defenders of Earth fought back alongside of Goku. Nappa was killed and Vegita was forced to leave the planet.

It was on the planet Namek where Kakarott next met Vegita and first met Frieza. Vegita, Frieza, and Gohan had all traveled separately to Namek in order to use the Dragon Balls located there. Gohan, along with Krillin and Bulma, wanted to use the balls to resurrect their friends that Nappa had killed on Earth, but Frieza and Vegita each wanted to use the balls to become immortal so they could rule the universe forever. Eventually, Vegita joined forces with Gohan to fight Frieza, his henchmen, and the powerful mercenary group known as the Ginyu Force. When Kakarott arrived on Namek he saved the life of his son, Krillin, and Vegita and destroyed the remaining members of the Ginyu Force, but was badly injured in the process. While Kakarott was healing and Vegita was resting, Gohan and Krillin used the Dragon Balls to resurrect Piccalo and bring him to Namek in order to fight Frieza.

The battle against Frieza was long and he proved to be too powerful for Piccalo, Gohan, Krillin, and Vegita combined, but Kakarott had been fully healed and joined the battle. During the battle against Frieza, Kakarott achieved what so few Saiyans had ever managed to do: he became a Super Saiyan. This terrified Frieza who believed the strength of a Super Saiyan was close to his own. Frieza still believed he could win the battle and continued to fight Kakarott, but when defeat appeared inevitable, Frieza destroyed the planet Namek in hopes of surviving in space while Kakarott would suffocate. But Kakarott killed Frieza before the planet was destroyed, and while he was nearly trapped on Namek when it was destroyed, he survived and returned to Earth. The galaxy had been freed from Frieza, and Vegita went throughout all of the bases that he knew Frieza controlled and destroyed all of his loyal troops.

Appearance and Biology

Saiyans appear to be almost completely human. They have dark hair, such as black, brown, and dark shades of red. Their hair grows naturally very long, but it can be cut often to place it in any style that human hair can manage. Their eyes are either brown or black. Their main difference from humans is their monkey-like tail. The tail is prehensile and can be used to pick up objects, attack enemies, push buttons, and similar things. The tail is the same color as the Saiyan’s hair.

Saiyans vary in size from as small as 4’ to as large as 8’ (1.2 to 2.4 m) and they have an incredible appetite and can eat a huge amount of food in a single sitting. A single Saiyan could eat several Thanksgiving dinners one after another and not be full when they were done. Saiyans have to eat ten times the amount of food Humans need, but they only have to eat a fifth as often. Where the average human could go a day without eating, a Saiyan could go five days, but would have to eat more in order to sustain the higher metabolism. Another feature in full blooded Saiyans is that there hair does not grow once they reach adulthood. If for any reason the hair is lost or removed, it will never grow back. This applies to all of their body hair, not just the hair on their heads.

Saiyan children develop quite quickly physically and mentally. By age 4 they are equivalent in strength and mental capabilities of a twelve-year-old and by age 14 they are equivalent to a full human adult. Although they increase in height and develop sexually at the same rate as a human, they develop faster in everything else. This is what led to the habit of sending Saiyan babies to weakly defended planets. The babies would develop and grow for a few years on the planet and when they reached the age of 4 or 5 they would begin to systematically exterminate the planet’s intelligent population. Saiyan babies were programmed to be very aggressive and the space pod they were sent in would continue to teach them how to fight and would help them progress to their goal of exterminating the planet’s population. After the mission was completed, the child would return to the planet Vegita in the space pod they were sent in.

Racial Statistics

• Alignment: Any, but most lean towards evil, there are very few honorable Saiyans and an even smaller number that are actually good. Goku and Gohan are rare examples of Saiyans and they are good mainly because of where they were raised.
• Attributes (Child):
   
  • I.Q.: 2D6+2
  • M.E.: 4D6
  • M.A.: 3D6
  • P.S.: 2D6
  • P.P.: 2D6
  • P.E.: 2D6
  • P.B.: 3D6
  • Spd: 2D6
• Attributes (Adult):
   
  • I.Q.: 2D6+2
  • M.E.: 4D6
  • M.A.: 3D6
  • P.S.: 5D6+6
  • P.P.: 4D6
  • P.E.: 4D6
  • P.B.: 3D6
  • Spd: 1D6x10+20
• Size (Child): 2’ to 4’ (0.6 to 1.2 m)
• Size (Adult): 4' to 8’ (1.2 to 2.4 m)
• Weight (Child): 70 to 100 lbs (31.8 to 45.4 kg)
• Weight (Adult): 180 to 280 lbs (81.7 to 127 kg)
• M.D.C.: See ability number 2, Energizing, under the Natural Abilities section.
• S.D.C. (Child): 5D6
• S.D.C. (Adult): 4D6x10+50, +1D4x10 per level of experience starting at level 2.
• Hit Points (Child): PE attribute
• Hit Points (Adult): PE attribute +5D6, +20 per level of experience starting at level 2.
• Armor Rating: Same as Humans.
• Average Life Span: Same as Humans.
• Horror Factor: None when not energized, 6 when fully energized, 8 when Super Saiyan 1, 10 when Super Saiyan 2, 12 when Super Saiyan 3, 14 when Super Saiyan 4, 16 when Super Saiyan 5, and 18 when transformed into an Oozaru.
• P.P.E.: 4D6
• Magic Powers: None, no Saiyan has ever attempted to master the art of magic.
• I.S.P. (Child): ME attribute, this is in addition to the I.S.P. gained from any O.C.C. or Martial Art Training.
• I.S.P. (Adult): 5D10+ME attribute, +10 per level of experience starting at level 2, this is in addition to the I.S.P. gained from any O.C.C. or Martial Art Training.
• Psionic Powers: All Saiyans are considered to be major psychics but few have any real psychic powers. Most of their psychic potential is channeled into their martial art powers and energy manipulation, but a few have channeled their psychic potential into mastering their psychic powers.
• Natural Abilities:
   
  1. Aging:
      
     Since Saiyans are sometimes sent out as children, it is important to show how these children progress and become more powerful. Saiyan babies are the same as human babies in most respects, but once they reach the age of 4, they begin to show their true Saiyan heritage. All stats given above are for a Saiyan child at least 4 years old. Until a Saiyan child reaches full maturity at age 14, they cannot gain levels in their OCC, instead their physical powers increase as they develop. Every year the Saiyan child gains +20 S.D.C. and +6 to Spd, every other year (age 5, 7, 9, etc) the child gains +1D10 ISP and +1D6 Hit Points, every three years (age 7, 10, and 13) the child gains +1D6+2 to PS, and every five years (age 9 and 14) the child gains +1D6 to PP and PE. Since a Saiyan child cannot gain levels, they cannot become a Super Saiyan, but they retain all other Saiyan natural abilities from Energizing to Oozaru Transformation.
  2. Energizing:
      
     With this ability, the Saiyan is able to focus their energy into increasing their strength and speed. The Saiyan can can spend ISP and several melee actions and increase his physical attributes to incredible levels. For each level of experience, the Saiyan can spend one melee action and 2 ISP to add +5 to PS, +2 to PP, +3 to PE, +10 to Spd, and +10 to his M.D.C. (M.D.C. calculated below). For example, a 3^rd level Saiyan can spend up to 3 melee actions and 6 ISP to gain a bonus of +15 to PS, +9 to PE, +6 to PP, +30 to Spd, and +30 to his M.D.C.. The Saiyan does not need to increase to his maximum all at once though, he can spend one melee action at the beginning of the fight and more at any point. When “energized,” a Saiyan’s S.D.C. and Hit Points are combined and divided by two to determine the Saiyan’s M.D.C., rounding all fractions down. For example, a Saiyan with 130 S.D.C. and 51 Hit Points would have 90 M.D.C. before the bonus mentioned above is added. Also when “energized,” a Saiyan’s PS and PE become supernatural and he becomes a supernatural creature when attacked by magical weapons. When a Saiyan chooses to stop being energized, he instantly loses all bonuses and returns to normal. A Saiyan must spend 1 ISP for each minute that they remain energized, no matter how far they energize themselves.
  3. Near Death Experience:
      
     When a Saiyan recovers from a near death experience they become stronger than they were before the experience. The Saiyan has to be reduced to at least 1% of their base hit points and with all of their S.D.C. gone. When the Saiyan recovers, he gains the following bonuses: +10% to Hit Points, +20% to SDC, +15% to ISP, and +5 to all physical attributes (PS, PE, PP, and Spd). If a Saiyan is placed at or below zero hit points and survives, the bonuses listed above are doubled.
  4. Prehensile Tail:
      
     All Saiyans have a monkey-like tail that gives them the following bonuses: +1 to strike and parry with the tail, +20% to climbing when the tail is used. The tail is strong enough to hold the Saiyan’s weight, and it can carry a third as much as the character can. If the tail of an adult Saiyan is removed, it will not grow back, but before then, the tail will spontaneously regenerate after 1D4+1 months. A Saiyan’s tail is their most vulnerable location, if it is grasped, it causes intense, debilitating pain to the Saiyan and they are unable to attack. If the tail is released, the pain ends instantly and the Saiyan can resume combat unhindered.
  5. Oozaru Transformation:
      
     All Saiyans that have tails can transform into a gigantic were-ape that is 60’ (18.3 m) tall when they see the light of the full moon. In this powerful form, their ISP is tripled and their S.D.C. and Hit Points combine with their fully energized M.D.C. bonus and the result is multiplied by five to determine the creature's total M.D.C.. For example, a 4^th level Saiyan with 130 S.D.C., 50 Hit Points, and a maximum M.D.C. bonus of 40 would have 1100 M.D.C. ((130+50+40) x5 = 1100) in Oozaru form. All physical attributes are double their maximum energized level. While the Saiyan is incredibly powerful in this form, he might lose control if he rolls under double his age on a percentile dice. The transformation into an Oozaru takes one full melee round, during this time the Saiyan cannot attack, but he instantly possesses the full M.D.C. value of the Oozaru. If a Saiyan loses his tail while in Oozaru form, they will instantly revert to their regular form and will not be “energized”.
  6. Super Saiyan Transformation:
      
     There are several levels of Super Saiyans, each more powerful than the previous level. Only a small percentage of the population can transform into Super Saiyans. It is said to run in special bloodlines, but which bloodlines is unknown, except that the royal household has the bloodlines of Super Saiyans in it. Several survivors of the destruction of the planet of Vegita carried this special bloodline, and it is rumored to run through several surviving colonies of Saiyan Warriors. See the document dedicated to the Super Saiyan Transformation.
  
   
• Experience Level: Average experience level of 1D4+3.
• Combat Skills: Starts with 3 attacks per melee (this is in addition to Hand to Hand combat skills), +3 to strike, +2 to dodge, +2 to parry, +1 to initiative, and +3 to roll with punch, fall, and impact.
• Damage: Same as Humans.
• Penalties: The Saiyans are a very arrogant race. They believe that they are superior to all other races and any enemy that they encounter will eventually be destroyed with a little patience. The Saiyans originally had a class system and they look down upon all those of lower classes. They tend to underestimate opponents that they believe are less powerful than they are. The Saiyans also tend to show off their powers by allowing enemies to attack them to prove how superior the Saiyans are to their attackers.
• R.C.C. Skills:
   
  • Language: Saiyan (98%)
  • Literacy: Saiyan (98%)
  • Math: Basic (98%)
  • Physical: 2 of choice (+20% where applicable)
  • Hand-to-Hand: Expert
• O.C.C. Selection: Saiyans tend to either choose the Saiyan Warrior OCC or the Saiyan Scout OCC, but some choose other OCC’s, but most tend towards Men of Arms, Adventurers, or Psychics.
• Allies: Any powerful race that manages to earn the Saiyans respect, such as the Nameks and the Saibemen.
• Enemies: Any race that the Saiyans have attacked, and there are plenty of those.