I have an open species named Skiffs! They're custom-made robots on a desert planet, featuring flexible ski-legs and a small rocket booster for a tail.
They have a variety of roles, from deliveries to racing. Depends on what they're built with! Most are scrapped together from old parts.
reposting this for no reason y'know c:
how do you envision skiffs doing things? like if you were going to find a 'skiffs game' what kind of games do you think it'd be?
A lot of them are thrillseekers! It's easier to build for power than for precision, too, so it works out.
They love racing, of course. You can also spot them trying to find the biggest jump, the highest dive, barely dodging things, contests/dares like that. They sometimes end up getting smashed up, much to the annoyance of whoever's fixing them.
What they end up exactly doing does depend on their parts; some are more purpose-built with precision tools (welders, opposable thumbs, etc.) or specialized equipment (wings, waterproofing, etc.). Generally though, as long as it gets their whole body moving around they aren't picky.
so, say, a card game about (say) reckless skiffs all pushing their luck to take extremely sharp curves and turns while hopefully not spinning out and crashing is kinda in the vibe?
Ooh. Hadn't thought about adapting it into a card game...that sounds like the vibe, though.
If it's a card game I could totally see having cards represent different parts, and you'd customize your own and see how its stats fare against the other players. maybe with some event cards representing obstacles to overcome? Unsure of the specifics.
