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[Copaman]

The purpose of this board is to aid in the selection of a race for your character. Helpful stuff can be fond in the topics here, such as pros and cons of each race.

Remember the fact that even though your character can be sheilded for story purposes, that does not mean that it is the best or the strongest or has a better weapon(s) than everyone else. Each race has it's limits.

Edited by Copaman, 04 November 2006 - 05:48 PM.

[Copaman]

HUMANS

Humans are not the weakest race in Halo, but they are close.

Standing anywhere from 5'3" to 7'1" they incompass a wide range of body types.

Their armor is not the weakest but does not have a protective energy sheild.

The weapons that are weildable by a human at the start of a Char in this RPG is any human weapon as defined by the armory thread. This can be expanded to include all Covenant weapons except for a hunter's fuel rod cannon later in the RP.

Humans can only pilot Human vehicles, and the Covenant Ghost.

[Copaman]

GRUNTS

Grunts are a Covenant Race. They are the weakest race in Halo and are easily killed by a single shot to the head with any human weapon.

They stand 5'9" thru 6'1", and have a consistent body type.

The Grunts are reliant on Methane tanks on their backs in order to breath and can be killed silently by detaching the tubes connected to the respirator mouthpeice.

A grunt has the ability to weild any Covenant weapon, but cannot weild a Human weapon. They can pilot any Covenant vehicle, and can man Covenant turrets. They cannot use or pilot Human turrets and vehicles.

Edited by Copaman, 30 October 2006 - 06:02 PM.

[Copaman]

JACKALS

Jackals are only stronger than the Grunts. They carry an energy sheild and a plasma pistol most commonly, but can weild other weapons like:

• Plasma Rifle and no energy sheild
• Energy Beam Rifle and no energy sheild
• Needeler and no energy sheild

These are the only combinations available to a jackal.

Jackals stand about 5' 8" and typically serve as scouts. Their energy sheild depletes rapidly under sustained fire from a covenant weapon, but can reflet fire from all human weapons except the Rocket Launcher. Covenant Needelers and Carbines can also be diflected by the Jackal's energy sheild.

Edited by Copaman, 31 October 2006 - 05:07 PM.

[Copaman]

ELITES

Elites are the second strongest Covenant race. They stand about 8' 4" and are incredibly strong. Their strength allows them to rely on brute force when necessary, but they are quite capable of brilliant battlefield tactics as well. Their natural resilience is augmented by a personal energy shield in their armor which recharges when depleted. They can wield any Covenant weapon with ease and are the only race that pilot vehicles other than Grunts and Brutes.

Elites are only weaker than the Covenant Hunters

Edited by Copaman, 31 October 2006 - 07:27 PM.

[Copaman]

HUNTERS

Hunters are the strongest race in the Halo Universe. The armor that covers most of their body is extremely resistant to any kind of fire and the fact that it is angled helps to diflect the fire away from them.

The fuel rod cannon mounted onto their arm is extremely powerful, and both the fuel rod cannon and the sheild that it has serve as weapons. Because of the fact that their arms are covered, they cannont weild any other weapons or pilot vehicles.

Soft orange flesh can be seen through the armor of a Hunter, and a single shot from any human weapon at that spot is instantly fatal.

Because of their Sumpreme Pwnage Skillz, only two registered Hunter characters are allowed in game at once.

Edited by Copaman, 01 November 2006 - 05:45 PM.

[Copaman]

SPARTANS

Spartans are the strongest humans. They got that way from years of training and genetic engineering. Their armor is resistant to all types of fire, and a regenerative energy sheild is incorporated into the armor.

Spartans can do everything better than the average Human marine due to the genetic enginering projects conducted on them.

They can pilot any vehicles and weild any weapons, but can only have Human weapons when starting off.

They are the second strongest playable "species" in the Halo universe, being only weaker than the Covenant Hunters.