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7.2.2: Starship Systems and Equipment

Table of Contents [Hide/Show] Engines       Engine Shields       Basic Shield       Nebula-Resistant Shields Armor       Basic Armor       Reflective Armor Weapons    Beam Weapons       Accelerator Cannon       Laser Cannon       Tachyon Cannon    Projectile Weapons       Mass Driver       Basic (Dumb-Fire) Missile       Plasma Cannon Starship-Specific Accessories Pods Bonuses

Like vehicles and characters, a starship wouldn’t be much more than a pile of metal without the equipment installed aboard the ship. It is a starship’s equipment that gives the ship its basic characteristics and, perhaps more importantly, determines how much butt it can kick at a moment’s notice. Its equipment is also important for the more mundane duties of research and
exploration, which may be necessary for the characters to engage in from time to time during the course of an adventure.

Starships have several basic systems (collectively known as "basic equipment"). For the most part, they are similar to vehicle systems, though there are some differences. All starships have slots reseved for basic equipment; installation of basic equipment does not count against the ship's accessory count (except in the case where multiple types of beam and/or projectile weaponry are installed). The following outlines the basic systems found aboard a starship.

• Engines: Starships derive their power from a single main reactor system, which channels its energy into the ship's thrusters, sublight engine, or superphotonic-drive systems, depending upon which flight mode is needed. The actual drive systems on most ships are modular, and can be swapped out of the engine nacelles fairly easily. The drive system usually includes the ship's inertial dampening system (which allows the ship and crew to survive the massive accelerations the ship undergoes), as well as a series of waste heat arrays and other cooling systems for the ship's reactor. The ship's engine will determine the ship's rate of acceleration in combat and how fuel efficient the ship is.
• Armor: Some ships have armor plating attached to the ship's outer hull. Armor is designed for several functions, including crew safety and mitigation of damage to the chassis in the event of a collision. Armor is also effective at reducing the amount of damage a starship receives due to incoming weapons fire.
• Shields: Shields perform many of the same jobs as armor. Shields have two advantages over armor: they can be added without an HD penalty, and they regenerate over time. On the other hand, shields can be knocked out of commission and they're more expensive. Shields aboard starships usually consist of an array of emitters embedded into the ship's hull, as well as a capacitor system that provides steady power to the emitters. The strength of a ship's shields is based solely on the amount of power the capacitor can provide to the emitters while still holding its charge.
• Weapons: Starship weapons are among the most powerful known in the whole of the galaxy. They are designed mainly to fight other starships, and must be powerful enough to cause significant damage to any target, including a shielded starship. Starships may incorporate one or more weapons systems aboard. These weapons are included when a ship needs an offensive arm for one reason or another, be it to fend off pirates, to provide extra cutting power, or to kick butt when needed. Starship weapons come in three varieties: beams (lasers, tachyon cannons, etc.), projectiles (mass drivers, missiles, etc.), and "special" weapons (weapons that are accessories, such as shield nullifiers, energy clouds, etc.).
• Accessories: Accessories are additional systems included with a starship to help it perform specific tasks. Some of these tasks include terraforming duties, cargo hauling, passenger ferrying, and weapons delivery systems. The smallest starships only hold two accessory systems, while the largest can handle over a hundred. Starship accessories tend to be harder to swap out over vehicle accessories, as most have to be hard-wired. As a results, starships tend to make a greater use of mounts than vehicles, including some carried attached to the exterior of the ship' hull (which are called modules; they're also known as pods). Though not all slots are of the same size, they are treated as such for the sake of simplicity. Starships use the same list of accessories listed in Chapter 6.2.3; they may use any equipment designated for space vehicles. Starships also have a list of starship-specific accessories, which is included later in this chapter.
  

In addition to these main systems, a starship has several internal systems, such as sensors, communications arrays, computers, workspaces, and command-and-control areas (the ship's bridge, it's combat information center, and so forth). These systems tend to be hardwired into the ship's chassis (meaning they can't be removed or modified), and are included in the cost of the chassis. These systems can usually be augmented through the addition of accessories.

The following is an overview of these systems, what they can do, and how much they may cost to add to a starship. A list of example equipment is included with each section. GMs who are interested in creating their own equipment to be installed on ships are more than welcome to create their own (for instructions on how to create equipment, see Chapter 10.2.4.)

Engines¶

Engines provide electrical and propulsive power to a starship. They directly determine the number of "spaces" the ship may move during combat. Higher classes of engine are more fuel efficient than lower engine classes (see Chapter 8.1).

The following is a generic engine listing. It can be adapted for more specific interstellar environments by adjusting some of the basic engine stats, as presented below.

Engine¶

• HD Effect: +1 HD/BHD per class level
  

,200,000

Engines

	Basic Cost	Initiative	Combat Movement	Base Fuel Efficiency
Class Zero (Design Only)	500	0	1	5%
Class One	1,000	1	2	5%
Class Two	8,000	2	3	10%
Class Three	20,000	3	4	15%
Class Four	40,000	4	5	20%
Class Five	100,000	5	6	25%
Class Six	200,000	6	7	30%
Class Seven	400,000	7	8	35%
Class Eight	800,000	8	9	40%
Class Nine	1,600,000	9	10	45%
Class Ten	3
10	11	50%

Shields¶

Shield emitters are small, external arrays that generate a protective barrier around the outer hull of a starship, in essence adding an extra layer of armor to the ship's outer hull. Starship shield emitters require power from an external capacitor in order to function. This substantially increases the cost of starship shield arrays, but also vastly increases the effectiveness of starship shields (to the point where a starship has a fair shot at surviving a direct hit from a nuclear weapon). A starship may only have one shield system installed unless a "Backup Shield Generator" accessory is installed on the ship (the generator and the extra shield are counted as separate accessories). Shields fall under the category of Defenses.

Basic Shield¶

• Type: Shield
• Regeneration: 10% total SHP (1d10 for Class Zero shields), plus Engineer's Applied Relativity sub-Discipline score per minute (ten rounds).
• Nebula HPR: Non-functional below Class Six. Minus five Classes effectiveness at Class Six or higher.
• Beam DR: None
• Projectile DR: None
• Effects: None
  

,000,000

Basic Shields

	Basic Cost	Shield Hit Points (Design Minimum)
Class Zero (Design Only)	500	1
Class One	4,000	500
Class Two	12,000	1,000
Class Three	32,000	1,500
Class Four	70,000	2,000
Class Five	125,000	2,500
Class Six	250,000	3,000
Class Seven	500,000	3,500
Class Eight	1,000,000	4,000
Class Nine	2,000,000	4,500
Class Ten	4
5,000

Nebula-Resistant Shields¶

• Type: Shield
• Regeneration: 10% total SHP (1d10 for Class Zero shields), plus Engineer's Applied Relativity sub-Discipline score per minute (ten rounds).
• Nebula HPR: None
• Beam DR: None
• Projectile DR: None
• Effects: +1 all HD ratings per Shield Class if ship is located in a nebula
  

,000,000

Nebula Resistant Shields

	Basic Cost	Shield Hit Points (Design Minimum)
Class Zero (Design Only)	500	1
Class One	6,000	400
Class Two	18,000	800
Class Three	48,000	1,200
Class Four	105,000	1,600
Class Five	187,500	2,000
Class Six	375,000	2,400
Class Seven	750,000	2,800
Class Eight	1,500,000	3,200
Class Nine	3,000,000	3,600
Class Ten	6
4,000

Armor¶

A starship’s armor consists of several plates of additional hull material that are attached to the ship's outer hull in order to give it extra protection. Armor is not a required system for starships to have, but many crews are still glad to have it, despite the additional cost. Armor falls under the category of Defenses.

Basic Armor¶

• Type: Armor
• Regeneration: None
• Nebula HPR: None
• Beam DR: None
• Projectile DR: None
• Effects: -1 HD/BHD/FHD per Class
  

00,000

Basic Armor

	Basic Cost	Armor Hit Points (Design Minimum)
Class Zero (Design Only)	500	1
Class One	1,500	500
Class Two	3,100	750
Class Three	6,200	1,000
Class Four	12,500	1,250
Class Five	25,000	1,500
Class Six	50,000	1,750
Class Seven	100,000	2,000
Class Eight	200,000	2,250
Class Nine	400,000	2,500
Class Ten	8
2,750

Reflective Armor¶

• Type: Armor
• Regeneration: None
• Nebula HPR: None
• Beam DR: 1/2 All Damage
• Projectile DR: None
• Effects: -2 HD/BHD/FHD per Class
  

,600,000

Reflective Armor

	Basic Cost	Armor Hit Points (Design Minimum)
Class Zero (Design Only)	500	10
Class One	3,000	500
Class Two	6,200	750
Class Three	12,400	1,000
Class Four	25,000	1,250
Class Five	50,000	1,500
Class Six	100,000	1,750
Class Seven	200,000	2,000
Class Eight	400,000	2,250
Class Nine	800,000	2,500
Class Ten	1
2,750

Weapons¶

Starships can carry and utilize various forms of weapons systems. The use of weapons aboard ships is covered more in depth in Chapter 9. Weapons come in three main varieties: beam weapons (which fire in constant streams), projectile weapons (where a physical object is shot at the target), and "special" weapons (which are counted as accessories, typically have either very powerful or area-wide effects, and don't fire in streams or bolts). The following generic weapons are available for use on starships.
Each has the following statistics:

• Name: What the weapon is called.
• Type: The general kind of weapon being described (either a beam or projectile weapon.)
• Recharge: The amount of time that must pass before the weapon can be used again once used. Weapons with a recharge of 1 turn may be used again on the next combat round.
• Magazine: The number of times the weapon may be fired after spending one unit of fuel (see Chapter 9.4).
• Range: The maximum distance a target may be from the firing ship in order for the weapon to be effective.
• Falloff: The amount of damage lost or hit difficulty increased by each range increment the firing starship is away from its target.
• Effects: Various sundry effects the weapon may have or cause (for a list of general examples of weapons effects, see Chapter 10.2.4.
• Class: This lists a specific Class of the weapon in question.
• Basic Cost: This is the amount the weapon adds to the starship's overall cost.
• Damage: This lists the amount of basic damage the weapon applies to a target upon a successful hit.
• Options: This is a list of features that may be added to the weapon, which change one or more basic characteristics of the weapon. A weapon may only have one of the options listed below the weapon, if any are selected at all.
  

A "pure" Starflight game will tend to use only the Laser Cannon and Basic Missile weapons, though there are a few stronger races that will use the Maser Option for lasers, and some that use Plasma Bolts (the Class Ten Plasma Cannon). These other weapons, as well as the options that go with them, are meant merely as examples of what a creative GM might decide to implement in the game, and as a means of adding a little variety to the game itself.

Beam Weapons¶

Accelerator Cannon¶

• Type: Beam
• Recharge: 2 turns
• Range: 5
• Magazine: 25
• Falloff: -250 shield/-50 hull damage per range increment (no minimum).
• Effects: Indicated shield damage affects shields only. Causes armor damage indicated even if SHP > 0 on target arc. If AHP is zero on target arc, armor damage causes equal amount of systems damage.
  

,400,000

Accelerator Cannon

	Basic Cost	Shield Damage	Damage
Class One	14,000	150	75
Class Two	35,000	300	100
Class Three	94,500	450	125
Class Four	157,500	600	150
Class Five	262,500	750	175
Class Six	525,000	900	200
Class Seven	1,050,000	1,050	225
Class Eight	2,100,000	1,200	250
Class Nine	4,200,000	1,350	275
Class Ten	8
1,500	300

Laser Cannon¶

• Type: Beam
• Recharge: 1 turn
• Range: Unlimited
• Magazine: 100
• Falloff: -100 Damage per range increment (minimum 10)
• Effects: None
  

,800,000

Laser Cannon

	Basic Cost	Damage
Class One	8,000	90
Class Two	20,000	210
Class Three	54,000	360
Class Four	90,000	510
Class Five	150,000	660
Class Six	300,000	700
Class Seven	600,000	750
Class Eight	1,200,000	800
Class Nine	2,400,000	900
Class Ten	4
1000

Tachyon Cannon¶

• Type: Beam
• Recharge: 1 turn
• Range: Unlimited
• Magazine: 50
• Falloff: -150 Damage per range increment (minimum 30)
• Effects: None
  

,000,000

Tachyon Cannon

	Basic Cost	Damage
Class One	10,000	100
Class Two	25,000	230
Class Three	67,500	400
Class Four	112,500	550
Class Five	187,500	730
Class Six	375,000	770
Class Seven	750,000	830
Class Eight	1,500,000	880
Class Nine	3,000,000	990
Class Ten	6
1100

Projectile Weapons¶

Mass Driver¶

• Type: Projectile
• Recharge: 2 turn
• Range: 15
• Magazine: 15
• Falloff: +10 HD per range increment, -50 damage per range increment (minimum 35)
• Effects: None
  

,280,000

Mass Driver

	Basic Cost	Damage
Class One	8,800	135
Class Two	22,000	315
Class Three	59,400	540
Class Four	99,000	765
Class Five	165,000	990
Class Six	330,000	1,050
Class Seven	660,000	1,125
Class Eight	1,320,000	1,200
Class Nine	2,620,000	1,350
Class Ten	5
1,500

Basic (Dumb-Fire) Missile¶

• Type: Projectile
• Recharge: 1 turn
• Range: 15
• Magazine: 20
• Falloff: +5 HD per range increment
• Effects: None
  

,400,000

Basic Missile

	Basic Cost	Damage
Class One	12,000	200
Class Two	28,000	400
Class Three	60,000	700
Class Four	120,000	1,000
Class Five	200,000	1,500
Class Six	400,000	1,600
Class Seven	800,000	1,700
Class Eight	1,600,000	1,800
Class Nine	3,200,000	1,900
Class Ten	6
2,000

Plasma Cannon¶

• Type: Projectile
• Recharge: 3 turns
• Range: 15
• Magazine: 10
• Falloff: +5 HD per range increment
• Effects: Cannot be used in planetary atmosphere
  

6,000,000

Plasma Cannon

	Basic Cost	Damage
Class One	30,000	400
Class Two	70,000	800
Class Three	150,000	1,400
Class Four	300,000	2,000
Class Five	500,000	3,000
Class Six	1,000,000	3,200
Class Seven	2,000,000	3,400
Class Eight	4,000,000	3,600
Class Nine	8,000,000	3,800
Class Ten (Plasma Bolt)	1
4,000

Starship-Specific Accessories¶

Accessories are additional systems that can be added to a starship’s chassis for additional effects. These really diversify what a particular ship is capable of performing. There is no limit to the types of modules that can be added to a ship’s chassis, though the number of additional systems is limited by the chassis. Starships are allowed to pick accessories from the following list. Each starship-specific accessory has the following statistics:

• Name: This is what the equipment is called.
• Cost: This lists the cost of the equipment in MU/SP.
• Effect: This indicates what the equipment does. Any additional notes on the equipment are included here.
  

00,000

Starship-Specific Accessories

Name	Cost	Effect
EAD/Terraform Module	50*size	Ship may transform 1 square kilometer of a planet’s surface per hour into a habitable zone, or eliminates pollution in that area, or fixes other ecological problems.
Apprehension Module	20*size	Holds up to 5*size prisoners for maximum security transport.
Fire Suppression Module	40*size	Provides 30*size minutes worth of fire retardant material (either foam or water). Can be shot to a distance of 300 meters from the ship. Can't be used while in space.
Hospital Module	50*size	Holds 2*size patients (injured characters). For purposes of healing characters, vehicle provides Major Surgery service (see Chapter 5.4).
Industrial Manipulator Module	15*size	Ship may perform any industrial duty (GM should specify function of the module).
Waste Disposal Module	75	Tank holds up to 50 cubic meters of non-hazardous waste material
Refrigeration/Stasis Module	100	Specialized tank holds up to 50 cubic meters of material at temperatures below 0 C.
High Temp Storage Module	110	Specialized tank holds up to 50 cubic meters of material at temperatures above 100 C.
Bio-Hazard Storage Module	150	Specialized tank holds up to 50 cubic meters of hazardous waste material.
Bulk Cargo Module	200*size	Ship contains a volume of space up to the minimum safe bounding box amount six size classes smaller than the ship itself devoted to cargo hauling in addition to its normal cargo capacity. A ship may have one Bulk Cargo Module installed without penalty; subsequent modules reduce the Accommodation space of the ship by 20% of its full amount and induce a -10 HD/BHD/FHD penalty (these penalties are cumulative and are also inflicted if the Bulk Cargo Module is installed along with any type of Hangar Bay Module). A ship may never have more than five Bulk Cargo Modules installed.
Emergency Stasis Unit	100*size	Unit can place an entire ship's company (crew and passengers) into stasis for an indefinite period.
Automation Module	25*size	Ship can operate without a crew.
Standard Cloaking Device	500*size	Ship gains a +25 HD/FHD bonus.
ECM Module	20*size	+20 to all Stealth Checks. Adds +20 to pilot's Evasive Maneuvers score while vehicle is in use.
SWACS Module	30*size	+30 to all Sensor Use checks.
Non-Lethal Weapons Delivery System	50*size	Ship's weapons may be used to cause an equal amount of Non-Lethal damage instead of Lethal Damage to a target.
Airborne Delivery Module	50*size	Can jettison cargo/passengers for safe airdrops to surface, but must be in atmosphere to use this accessory.
Orbital Insertion Module	200*size	Can jettison cargo/passengers for safe drops from orbit to a planetary surface. Does not include provision for retrieval.
Repair Bay Module	100*size	Allows ship to repair buildings, other ships and vehicles up to the same size class as the parent starship.
Countermeasure Pod Dispenser	10 + 1 per use	Players may elect to launch countermeasures to evade missiles. Add +5 to pilot's Evasive Maneuvers Score per pod used; bonus is only good for the round in which the pods are used. Cannot refill while ship in operation.
Auxiliary Reactor Mount	100*size	Can add backup engines to vehicle like pods (see below). Must be of equal or lesser class than the main engine. Add one to Initiative rating for each backup engine installed. If Engine destroyed, backup takes its place; lose Initiative bonus and use backup's Initiative rating.
Backup Shield Generator	25*size	Can add a backup shield to the ship. Counts against accessory count. Must be of equal or lesser class than main shield rating. Add shield hit point rating of all generators together.
Backup Sensor Array	500	Adds a +5 bonus to all Science checks. Can back-up main system in the event the Sensors system is destroyed.
Backup Communications Array	500	Adds a +5 bonus to all Communications checks. Can back-up main system in the event the Communications system is destroyed.
Starship Systems Adapter	1000*size	Allows ship to mount equipment above the normal maximum allowed for the chassis. Only one adapter is needed for multiple systems.
Permanent Pod Mount	10	Allows the ship to mount one "permanent" external pod.
Expendable Pod Mount	15	Allows the ship to mount one "permanent" or one "expendable" external pod.
Collapsible Sections	100	Reduces ship's Size Class by two levels when the ship is not occupied.
External Docking Port	10	Ship may dock with any other ship or vehicle carrying an External Docking Port.
Hangar Bay Module	50*size	Ship contains a volume of space up to the minimum safe bounding box amount six size classes smaller than the ship itself devoted to sheltering "child" vehicles. Parent ship must not be actively moving in order to deploy other vehicle (unless Carrier Systems also installed). A ship may have one Hangar Bay Module installed without penalty; subsequent modules reduce the Accommodation and Cargo space of the ship by 20% of their full amounts and induce a -10 HD/BHD/FHD penalty (these penalties are cumulative and are also inflicted if the Hangar Bay Module is installed along with smaller Hangar Bay Module types). A ship may never have more than five Hangar Bay Modules installed.
Half Hangar Bay Module	40*size	Ship contains a volume of space up to the minimum safe bounding box amount seven size classes smaller than the ship itself devoted to sheltering "child" vechicles. Parent ship must not be actively moving in order to deploy other vehicles (unless Carrier Systems also installed). A ship may have one Half Hangar Bay Module installed without penalty; subsequent modules reduce the Accommodation and Cargo space of the ship by 10% of their full amounts and induce a -8 HD/BHD/FHD penalty (these penalties are cumulative and are also inflicted if the Half Hangar Bay Module is installed along with smaller Hangar Bay Module types. A ship may never have more than five Half Hangar Bay Modules installed.
Quarter Hangar Bay Module	30*size	Ship contains a volume of space up to the minimum safe bounding box amount eight size classes smaller than the ship itself devoted to sheltering "child" vechicles. Parent ship must not be actively moving in order to deploy other vechiles (unless Carrier Systems also installed). A ship may have one Quarter Hangar Bay Module installed without penalty; subsequent modules reduce the Accommodation and Cargo space of the ship by 5% of their full amounts and induce a -6 HD/BHD/FHD penalty (these penalties are cumulative and are also inflicted if the Quarter Hangar Bay Module is installed along with smaller Hangar Bay Module types). A ship may never have more than five Quarter Hangar Bay Modules installed.
Eighth Hangar Bay Module	20*size	Ship contains a volume of space up to the minimum safe bounding box amount nine size classes smaller than the ship itself devoted to sheltering "child" vechicles. Parent ship must not be actively moving in order to deploy other vechiles (unless Carrier Systems also installed). A ship may have one Eighth Hangar Bay Module installed without penalty; subsequent modules reduce the Accommodation and Cargo space of the ship by 3% of their full amounts and induce a -4 HD/BHD/FHD penalty (these penalties are cumulative and are also inflicted if the Eighth Hangar Bay Module is installed along with ship Shelter Modules). A ship may never have more than five Eighth Hangar Bay Modules installed.
Shelter Module	10*size	Ship contains a volume of space up to the minimum safe bounding box amount ten size classes smaller than the ship itself devoted to sheltering "child" vehicles. Parent ship must not be actively moving in order to deploy other vehicles (unless Carrier Systems also installed). A ship may have one ship Shelter Module installed without penalty; subsequent modules reduce the Accommodation and Cargo space of the ship by 1% of their full amounts (cumulative) and induce a -2 HD/BHD/FHD penalty (also cumulative). A ship may never have more than five ship Shelter Modules installed.
Carrier Systems	50	Ship may deploy up to four "child" vehicles and recover one child vehicle simultaneously while ship is in active motion.
Beam Weapon Rack	20 per mount	Allows one beam weapon to be mounted on the ship. Covers one firing arc. The weapon must be bought separately, but does not count as an additional accessory.
Projectile Weapon Rack	25 per mount	Allows one projectile weapon to be mounted on the ship. Covers one firing arc. The weapon must be bought separately, but does not count as an additional accessory.
Beam Weapon Single Turret	50 per mount	Allows one beam weapon to be mounted on the ship such that it covers all firing arcs. The weapon must be bought separately, but does not count as an additional accessory.
Projectile Weapon Single Turret	100 per mount	Allows one projectile weapon to be mounted on the ship such that it covers all firing arcs. The weapon must be bought separately, but does not count as an additional accessory.
Beam Weapon Dual Turret	75 per mount	Allows two beam weapons of the same type to be mounted into the same turret. The weapons may be fired singly or linked; if linked, they must fire into the same arc at the same target.
Projectile Weapon Dual Turret	150 per mount	Allows two projectile weapons of the same type to be mounted into the same turret. The weapons may be fired singly or linked; if linked, they must fire into the same arc at the same target.
Beam Weapon Triple Turret	100 per mount	Allows three beam weapons of the same type to be mounted into the same turret. The weapons may be fired singly, in pairs or triple-linked. If multiple weapons are fired, they must fire into the same arc at the same target.
Projectile Weapon Triple Turret	200 per mount	Allows three projectile weapons of the same type to be mounted into the same turret. The weapons may be fired singly, in pairs or triple-linked. If multiple weapons are fired, they must fire into the same arc at the same target.
Beam Weapon Quad Turret	125 per mount	Allows four beam weapons of the same type to be mounted into the same turret. The weapons may be fired singly, in pairs or quad-linked. If multiple weapons are fired, they must fire into the same arc at the same target.
Projectile Weapon Quad Turret	250 per mount	Allows four projectile weapons of the same type to be mounted into the same turret. The weapons may be fired singly, in pairs or triple-linked. If multiple weapons are fired, they must fire into the same arc at the same target.
WMD Delivery System	1000*size	Ship may carry a single biological, chemical, radiological or nuclear tipped missile per installed system (specify which, and specific game effects with the ship).
Shield Nullifer	3,200,000	Special weapon. Drops SHP of all enemy combatants to zero for one combat round. No falloff. Magazine 1. Recharge 3 turns.
Energy Cloud	1,600,000	Special weapon. Depletes weapons magazines, and reduces HDs of all enemy combatants for the remainder of combat by five. No falloff. Magazine 2. Recharge 3 turns.
Battle Jumper	8,000,000	Special weapon. Moves the ship to a new location on the combat grid, adds 2d10 to the HD of the ship for one combat round. To find the new location, roll 1d10. A result of one indicates straight ahead, with each increasing result rotating 45 degrees. A result of nine allows the Navigator to select a direction or roll again. A result of zero allows a second jump after the initial jump is resolved. Move the ship 1d10 spaces in the indicated direction. No falloff. Magazine 10. Recharge 2 turns.
Tractor Beam	1
Special weapon. Holds enemy combatant in place (enemy can still use movement to turn). Requires an opposed Check (Combat Maneuvers versus target's Evasive Maneuvers) to hold the beam. +10 target HD per range unit, +2 HD per size class if target is larger than firing vehicle for holding, -2 HD per size class for grabbing. Magazine 1. Recharge 5 turns.

Pods¶

As previously mentioned, pods are add-on modules that are attached to the outer hull of a starship. Pods themselves don't count against a starship's accessory count, but the ship in question must have the appropriate type of pod mount accessory included as part of its regular accessories. There are two types of pods: permanent and expendable. Permanent pods are pods that remain attached to the mount; they are not designed to be removed unless removed at a drydock. Expendable pods are pods that have a specific one-time use, which requires them to be removed from the ship while it is still in operation. Both pod types have a specific mount. Permanent pods may be attached to an expendable pod mount, but expendable pods must attach to an expendable mount. GMs may go further than this, and designate certain expendable pod mounts for specific expendable pods (such as, say, 4 expendable pod mounts for jump pods and two for blastopods on an Intrepid-class Scout.) Pods have the following stats:

• Name: This is what the pod is called.
• Cost: This lists the cost of the pod in MU/SP.
• Effect: This indicates what the equipment does. Any additional notes on the equipment are included here.
  

Standard Starship Pods

Starship Cargo Pod	500	Permanent external pod. Adds 50 m3 cargo carrying capacity.
Complement Pod	1,000	Permanent external pod. Adds 4 12.5 m3 steerage cabins.
Jump Pod	20,000	Expendable external pod. Creates a temporary flux node, enabling a starship to travel anywhere within a star sector (see Chapter 8.4 for details).
Blastopod	50,000	Expendable external pod. Special weapon. Creates a very large splash damaging blast and shockwave. When used, select coordinates for hypocenter (either grid coordinates or Range value). Blast does 4300 points of damage at the hypocenter, falling off 300 points per range increment, to a minimum of 400 damage at Range 13. Roll against BHD for all ships, if the roll fails, the ship only takes half-damage. The firing ship and all friendly forces take half-damage (BHD failure means only quarter-damage).
Colony Pod	100,000	Expendable external pod. Establishes a pre-fabricated basic colony settlement on any previously cataloged world. Maximum possible population is 500 per pod used on a single world; Colony reaches it's maximum potential at a rate determined by GM's discretion. See Chapter 10.2.3 for details on communities/settlements.
Escape Pods	100	Expendable external pod. Adds sixteen 1.5625 m3 (or the equivalent size) emergency escape vehicles to the ship. Can be launched without installation of Carrier Systems accessory.
Mission Module Pods	200	Permanent external pod. Holds specialized equipment for certain missions. Effects are at the GM’s discretion.

Bonuses¶

Finally, some starships may have special abilities by virtue of their design, which are referred to as bonuses. These abilities can make the ship more resistant to particular kinds of weaponry, more resistant to damage in general, or generally more versatile. Naturally, ships of this nature have a tendency to be significantly more expensive than other starships of the same type. Bonuses are unlike other starship equipment, in that they point to no one specific system, and their cost is listed as a multiplier instead of a set cost. The multipliers from bonuses are applied after the remainder of the ship's cost has been tallied, as outlined in Chapter 7.2. In the event a ship is given multiple bonuses, the multipliers are added together before the ship's cost is multiplied. Bonuses have the following stats:

• Name: This is a general description of the bonus.
• Cost Multiplier: This lists the multiplier which is applied to the ship's total cost.
• Effect: This is what the bonus does.
  

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Starship Ability Bonuses

Name	Cost Multiplier	Effect
Laser Resistant	1.1, +.1 per Class reduction	Ship is resistant to laser fire. If hit by a laser, treat the damage as if it were done by a laser a number of Classes below the weapon’s actual level, before any damage adjustments are made for range. If the reduction would indicate a "Class Zero" laser or lower, the weapon causes no damage.
Tachyon Resistant	1.4, +.2 per Class reduction	Ship is resistant to tachyon cannon fire. If hit by a tachyon cannon, treat the damage as if it were done by a tachyon cannon a number of Classes below the weapon’s actual level, before any damage adjustments are made for range. If the reduction would indicate a "Class Zero" tachyon cannon or lower, the weapon causes no damage.
Missile Resistant	1.2, +.1 per Class reduction	Ship is resistant to missile fire. If hit by a missile, treat the damage as if it were done by a missile a number of Classes below the weapon’s actual level. If the reduction would indicate a "Class Zero" missile or lower, the weapon causes no damage.
Plasma Resistant	2.0, +.5 per Class reduction	Ship is resistant to plasma cannon fire. If hit by a plasma cannon, treat the damage as if it were done by a cannon a number of Classes below the weapon’s actual level. If the reduction would indicate a "Class Zero" plasma cannon or lower, the weapon causes no damage.
1/x Damage Reduction	x (Denominator)	All damage the ship takes is multiplied by 1/x before it is applied to the ship.
Rapid Shield Recharge	x	Shield restoration is multiplied by x before it is applied to the ship.
Rapid Hardpoint Recharge	1 + x	The ship may recharge an additional x weapons hardpoints during a recharge action.
Modular Design	1
Allows the removal and replacement of standard ship accessories as well as pods and equipment.

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