Races
The world of Equestria and beyond is, as you know, not only home to one race of ponies, but filled with different races of all shapes and sizes. Dragons, griffons, diamond dogs, and even the three pony races...all these have fundamental natural differences to them, which we aim to cover here. Earth ponies are naturally stronger, Unicorns are more in touch with the magic in the world and can actively manipulate it, both are dwarfed in terms of strength by dragons...you get the idea. Translated into RP, that means that every playable race receives individual bonuses and/or penalties that help define their individual racial traits. Racial S.P.E.C.I.A.L. bonuses and penalties are applied independently from the points you, the player, apply to your character, and the established caps a character can hit in each stat are generally still as they have been written up on the page concerning the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. point system - exceptions are listed under the race they apply to.
Earth Ponies and Donkeys/Mules
Strength +1
Endurance +1
Pegasi
Agility +1
Flight
Weather Manipulation
Unicorns
Perception +1
Spellcasting
Zebras
Perception +1
Magic: WIP
Dragons
Strength +3
Strength Cap +3
Endurance Cap +2
Charisma -4 when dealing with ponies due to largely incompatible social structures
Flight
Fire Breath (Skill: Power [Relevant Stat: STR], Skill: Sustain [Relevant Stat: END])
Concerning dragons: Considering the fact that it took the "combined" (ahem) efforts of the Mane Six to get a fully grown dragon to just relocate and sleep elsewhere, and that Twilight and Spike had to run away from one that would have swallowed them both whole otherwise, we have decided that adult dragons (the gem-hoarding cave-dwelling kind) will not be playable since they are naturally way too powerful and territorial to live among or even near ponies. They might appear as NPCs in future events or story arcs, but will not be allowed to be played in regular RP. If you want to play a dragon, you can, but please keep their size at or under Garble and his gang of hoodlums.
Griffons
Strength +2
Charisma -2 when dealing with ponies due to slightly incompatible social structures
Flight
Diamond Dogs
Strength +1
Agility +4 while digging
Charisma -4 when dealing with ponies due to largely incompatible social structures
Intelligence -1
Minotaurs
Strength +2
Endurance +1
Agility -2
Changelings
Changelings are only listed for the sake of completeness - at the moment, the race as a whole is not playable due to their status as naturally hostile predators as well as the fact that their stats and skills would completely depend on how well-fed they are...and frankly, that's more math than any of the admins wanna deal with at the moment. Just like adult dragons, the changeling race and their lovely queen will remain NPCs to be used in future events or story arcs.
Earth Ponies and Donkeys/Mules
Strength +1
Endurance +1
Pegasi
Agility +1
Flight
Weather Manipulation
Unicorns
Perception +1
Spellcasting
Zebras
Perception +1
Magic: WIP
Dragons
Strength +3
Strength Cap +3
Endurance Cap +2
Charisma -4 when dealing with ponies due to largely incompatible social structures
Flight
Fire Breath (Skill: Power [Relevant Stat: STR], Skill: Sustain [Relevant Stat: END])
Concerning dragons: Considering the fact that it took the "combined" (ahem) efforts of the Mane Six to get a fully grown dragon to just relocate and sleep elsewhere, and that Twilight and Spike had to run away from one that would have swallowed them both whole otherwise, we have decided that adult dragons (the gem-hoarding cave-dwelling kind) will not be playable since they are naturally way too powerful and territorial to live among or even near ponies. They might appear as NPCs in future events or story arcs, but will not be allowed to be played in regular RP. If you want to play a dragon, you can, but please keep their size at or under Garble and his gang of hoodlums.
Griffons
Strength +2
Charisma -2 when dealing with ponies due to slightly incompatible social structures
Flight
Diamond Dogs
Strength +1
Agility +4 while digging
Charisma -4 when dealing with ponies due to largely incompatible social structures
Intelligence -1
Minotaurs
Strength +2
Endurance +1
Agility -2
Changelings
Changelings are only listed for the sake of completeness - at the moment, the race as a whole is not playable due to their status as naturally hostile predators as well as the fact that their stats and skills would completely depend on how well-fed they are...and frankly, that's more math than any of the admins wanna deal with at the moment. Just like adult dragons, the changeling race and their lovely queen will remain NPCs to be used in future events or story arcs.