Alien Skin/Hair/Eye Color and Ear Shape

[RAD Colin]

As much as I love the 100 Foreheads, I'd also love to see something that pays homage to "painted human", "humans with contact lenses", and "humans with bright wigs" aliens too, such as:

Alien Skin/Hair/Eye Color and Ear Shape
To determine a new alien species’ skin, hair, eye color, and ear shape, roll d% on the following tables. Generally, it is best not to apply more than a pair of alien traits to a single species to avoid the result being too comical; most alien species in SS&S2e are largely human in appearance.

Roll Skin Color
01-60 Human Normative (alien has skin color in the normal human range; roll 1d10: 1-2 black, 3-4 brown, 5-6 olive, 7-8 golden, 9-10 pale)
61-63 Red
64-66 Orange
67-69 Yellow
70-72 Green
73-75 Blue
76-78 Purple
79-81 White
82-84 Black
85-87 Brown
88-90 Gray
91-92 Gold
93-94 Silver
95-96 Blended (blend of two colors; roll separately for each. A Blue/Green blend might be Turquoise, for example)
97-98 Highlighted (one primary color, highlighted in key areas such as around the eyes, nose, head ridges, or ears, with a second color; roll separately for each)
99-00 Patterned (one primary color with slight patterning in a secondary color such as accenting lines of spots, or faint tiger-like stripes; roll separately for each)

Roll Hair Color
01-60 Human Normative (alien has hair color in the normal human range; roll 1d10: 1-2 black, 3-4 brown, 5-6 blonde, 7-8 red, 9-10 auburn)
61-64 Red
65-68 Orange
69-72 Yellow
73-76 Green
77-80 Blue
81-84 Purple
85-88 White
89-91 Gold
92-94 Silver
95-97 Blended (blend of two colors; roll separately for each. A Red/White blend might be Pink, for example)
98-00 Two-Color (one primary color with a second color providing an extra element such as a colorful streak, stripes, or highlighting at the tips; roll separately for each)

Roll Eye Color
01-60 Human Normative (alien has eye color in the normal human range; roll 1d10: 1-2 brown, 3-4 blue, 5-6 green, 7-8 gray, 9-10 hazel)
61-64 Red
65-68 Orange
69-72 Yellow
73-76 Purple
77-80 Black
81-84 White
85-87 Gold
88-90 Silver
91-95 One-Color (eye is entirely composed of a single color, no pupil or iris visible)
96-00 Two-Color (schlera is one color, iris another; roll separately for each)

Roll Ear Shape
01-65 Human Normative
66-70 Antenna-Like
71-75 Earhole Only
76-80 Fin-Like
81-85 Long and Pointed
86-90 No Visible Ear
91-95 Over-Large
96-00 Pointed

[Goblinoid Games]

I think this is a good idea. I didin't include a more bizarre generator (tentacles, non-symetrical body, horns, etc. sort of like a random demon generator) because I want the emphasis more on humanoid aliens or alien creatures that are variation of known types (more Trek-like).

But colors fit well. Colin, I'm going to send you a PM.

[RAD Colin]

I think this is a good idea. I didin't include a more bizarre generator (tentacles, non-symetrical body, horns, etc. sort of like a random demon generator) because I want the emphasis more on humanoid aliens or alien creatures that are variation of known types (more Trek-like).

But colors fit well. Colin, I'm going to send you a PM.

Thanks. The idea is very much inspired by Trek and other period shows and movies insofar as it really came down to cheap, simple-to-do makeup effects. Painting someone green, or giving them a strange metallic blue wig, or having them wear some unusual contact lenses were the easiest options. I also accounted for the fact that the majority were within human norms (if they didn't look completely human, which many did) except for maybe 1-2 "alien" traits by giving nearly two thirds of results normal human ones.

Colin

[RAD Colin]

The final obvious addition (also added above):

Roll Ear Shape
01-65 Human Normative
66-70 Antenna-Like
71-75 Earhole Only
76-80 Fin-Like
81-85 Long and Pointed
86-90 No Visible Ear
91-95 Over-Large
96-00 Pointed