From: [r--dd--n] at [ttidca.TTI.COM] (John Redden)
Subject: Other Suns : 14
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Sleep Patterns
Sleep is a necessity for all the major races of the
Hegemony though the sleep patterns of all the races differ
somewhat from the Human norm. For game purposes, there are
7 stages of sleep deprivation, as follows:
Stage 1 No deleterious effects
Stage 2 END recovery rate drops to 1D6 per 30 minutes
Stage 3 END recovery rate drops to 1D6 per 60 minutes
Stage 4 No further END recovery from non-sleep rest
Stage 5 1 END expenditure per hour wakefulness
Stage 6 1D4 END expenditure per hour wakefulness
Stage 7 1D6 END expenditure per hour wakefulness
In addition, there are time "zones" during which the
individual (based on his CON and species) will be in a
particular sleep deprivation stage. These "zones" are
defined as follows:
Sleep Zones
Zone 0 0.0 Hours to 0.5 x CON Hours
Zone 1 0.5 x CON Hours to 1.0 x CON Hours
Zone 2 1.5 x CON Hours to 2.0 x CON Hours
Zone 3 2.0 x CON Hours to 2.5 x CON Hours
Zone 4 2.5 x CON Hours to 3.0 x CON Hours
Zone 5 3.0 x CON Hours to 3.5 x CON Hours
Zone 6 3.5 x CON Hours to 4.0 x CON Hours
Zone 7 4.0 x CON Hours to 4.5 x CON Hours
Zone 8 4.5 x CON Hours to 5.0 x CON Hours
Zone 9 5.0 x CON Hours and beyond
Species Sleep Deprivation Stage vs. Sleep Zone
Sleep Zone
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Altani 1 2 3 4 6 7 7 7 7 7
Ata'a 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 7
Auuri 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 6 7
Bjora 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7
H'Reli 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 7
Human 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 7
Korli 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 6 7
L'Drey 1 2 3 4 6 7 7 7 7 7
Sanchenzii 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7
Silithii 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 7
Skiltaire 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 7 7 7
Uquoi 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 7
Recovery
The cumulative "clock" of hours without sleep is set
back at a specified rate for the individual based upon
species, CON, and the amount of time spent sleeping.
Altani CON/22 per 15 minutes sleep
Ata'a CON/9 per 37 minutes sleep
Auuri CON/5 per 66 minutes sleep
Bjora CON/2 per 165 minutes sleep
H'Reli CON/22 per 15 minutes sleep
Human CON/2 per 165 minutes sleep
Korli CON/5 per 66 minutes sleep
L'Drey CON/22 per 15 minutes sleep
Sanchenzii CON/22 per 15 minutes sleep
Silithii CON/11 per 30 minutes sleep
Skiltaire CON/33 per 10 minutes sleep
Uquoi CON/2 per 165 minutes sleep
The typical individual, using the above system will
need roughly 8 hours sleep in 24, but the way he will get it
will vary depending upon his species. While the Bjora,
Humans and Uquoi follow similar wake-sleep patterns (a long,
uninterrupted period of wakefulness followed by a long sleep
period), the Altani, H'Reli, L'Drey, Sanchenzii and
Skiltaire follow a more cat-like sleep cycle. A typical
Altani, given the opportunity, will "catnap" for 15-30
minutes for every 30-60 minutes of full wakefulness.