Content in this article may be unofficial or break with Starflight canon.
This final section on starships contains a list of non-canon starship classes that have been contributed by various fans. They may be used in campaign play if a GM decides to allow their use. The starships presented here are all default starships of their respective classes. Should the GM allow one of these starships as the main ship for a PC group, these values can be vastly different depending upon what equipment the group decides to outfit their ship with. In those cases the GMs should follow all the usual restrictions for ships in the Starflight canon.
If you have a starship you'd like to contribute to this chapter, contact capi3101 at the
Interstel Comm Center's Starflight RPG and Starflight: Total Brawlforum.
Odyssey-class Scout
contributed by universaltim Odyssey-class Scout |
Odyssey-class Scout| Make: Very Light Destroyer | Size Class: 16 (.9x Intrepid) |
| SI: 500 | Cost: 1,709,960.5 MU | HD/BHD/FHD: 53/54/52 | INIT: 1
(Class One Engines) | Fuel: Shyneum (1.0) |
SHP: 500
(Class One Shields) | AHP: 0
(No Armor) | Beam: 0
(No Lasers) | Proj: 0
(No Missiles) | X: None | Crew/Passengers: 6/18
(6 200 m3 luxury staterooms, 10 100 m3 staterooms, 8 50 m3 double cabins) |
| Elements: Titanium (9.4), Molybdenum (5.6), Aluminum (4.4) | Cargo Capacity: 450 m3
(50 m3 base, 400 m3 from quarters) |
| Accessories/Pods: Repair Bay Module, Emergency Stasis Unit, Hospital Module, Industrial Manipulator Module, External Docking Port x3, Quarter Hangar Bay Module (2 Standard Shuttles, 2 ITVs), Carrier Systems, Beam Weapon Dual Turret x2, Permanent Pod Mount x8, Expendable Pod Mount x4. |
| Flaws/Bonuses: Sluggish handling (-20 all Starship Piloting Checks); Modular Design (Allows the removal and replacement of standard ship accessories as well as pods and equipment). |
| NOTES: This is the ship in its stock configuration. From here, it can be modified in any number of ways. Hangar Capacity 703 m3. |
Odyssey-class Scout (Variant)| Make: Very Light Destroyer | Size Class: 16 (.9x Intrepid) |
| SI: 1500 | Cost: 6,530,761.7 MU | HD/BHD/FHD: 52/53/51 | INIT: 1
(Class One Engines) | Fuel: Shyneum (1.0) |
SHP: 1000
(Class Two Shields) | AHP: 500
(Class One Armor) | Beam: Special
(Class One Tachyon Pulse) | Proj: 0
(No Missiles) | X: None | Crew/Passengers: 6/18
(6 200 m3 luxury staterooms, 10 100 m3 staterooms, 8 50 m3 double cabins) |
| Elements: Titanium (9.4), Molybdenum (5.6), Aluminum (4.4) | Cargo Capacity: 550 m3
(50 m3 base, 400 m3 from quarters, 100 m3 from pods) |
| Accessories/Pods: Repair Bay Module, Emergency Stasis Unit, Hospital Module, Industrial Manipulator Module, External Docking Port x2, Quarter Hangar Bay Module (2 Standard Shuttles, 1 ITV), Carrier Systems, Beam Weapon Dual Turret x2, Permanent Pod Mount x8 (4 Mission Modules (2 laboratory modules, 2 advanced sensor arrays), 2 Cargo Pods), Expendable Pod Mount x4, ECM Module, Shield Nullifier, SWACS Module x2, Backup Sensor Array. |
| Flaws/Bonuses: Sluggish handling (-20 all Starship Piloting Checks); Modular Design (Allows the removal and replacement of standard ship accessories as well as pods and equipment.); Reverse-Engineered Shield Nullifier (drops half of shields of all combatants, including Odyssey). |
| NOTES: This is the Odyssey-class Scout in default science ship configuration. Hangar Capacity 703 m3. |
Odyssey-class Scout (Variant)| Make: Very Light Destroyer | Size Class: 16 (.9x Intrepid) |
| SI: 500 | Cost: 2,033,780.5 MU | HD/BHD/FHD: 54/55/52 | INIT: 2
(Class Two Engines) | Fuel: Shyneum (1.0) |
SHP: 500
(Class One Shields) | AHP: 0
(No Armor) | Beam: 0
(No Lasers) | Proj: 0
(No Missiles) | X: None | Crew/Passengers: 20/1000
(24 50 m3 double cabins, 1000 1.5625 m3 crew berths) |
| Elements: Titanium (9.4), Molybdenum (5.6), Aluminum (4.4) | Cargo Capacity: 387.5 m3
(50 m3 base, 237.5 m3 from quarters, 100 m3 from pods) |
| Accessories/Pods: Repair Bay Module, Emergency Stasis Unit, Hospital Module, Industrial Manipulator Module, External Docking Port x3, Quarter Hangar Bay Module (2 Standard Shuttles, 2 ITVs), Carrier Systems, Beam Weapon Dual Turret x2, Permanent Pod Mount x8 (2 Cargo Pods), Expendable Pod Mount x4 (2 Colony Pods), EAD/Terraform Module x3, SWACS Module. |
| Flaws/Bonuses: Sluggish handling (-20 all Starship Piloting Checks); Modular Design (Allows the removal and replacement of standard ship accessories as well as pods and equipment). |
| NOTES: This is the Odyssey-class Scout in its default colonial transport configuration. Hangar Capacity 703 m3. |
Vanguard-class Battlecruiser
contributed by NCCAD
Vanguard-class Battlecruiser
This is a
Vanguard-class battlecruiser. It has a mass of 1250 Imperial tons, four class five engines, two twin class six laser cannons on its dorsal and one on its ventral side. It has three forward firing missile tubes, one rear firing, each of which can handle missiles in the Class Three to Five class range. The class also has a small, steerable missile launcher that retracts into the hatch on its dorsal, which fires short-ranged, anti-missile rounds. Shielding maxes out at Class Seven.
It has a high maximum combat speed, but relatively slow acceleration, and moderate to sluggish manueverability. Armor is very light, as most of the ship's protection comes from the shields. The later models (post 3450's) had special equipment that increased their rate of shield recharge and extended the effective range of their laser cannons.
Due to public aversion to any large amount of military spending (owing to the trauma of the First Wave), these ships were around only in small numbers at the start of the Second Wave, the first having been built in the decade before. They proved themselves a superior match for Uhlek scouts, which were unable to remain in close quarters with the
Vanguards, despite having a manuverability advantage and faster rate of missile fire. Gazurtoid scouts were no match for them, although Gazurtoid warships could overwhelm them with their sheer number of laser cannons. Uhlek warships vastly outmatched them, able to pummel them at longer ranges with plasma bolts before they could get within effective laser range.
The
Vanguards remained a Imperial mainstay during the Second Wave, continuing to be constructed right up until the end, when the
Noah missions began to demand most of the ship building capacity of the few remaining Imperial worlds. They represented the culmination of centuries of Imperial ship design, initially copied from the Veloxi and still recognizable as descendent from them. As such, the hull design, engine placement, and weapons layout was fairly conventional.
Old Empire Vanguard-class Battlecruiser| Make: Light Destroyer | Size Class: 18 (2.5x Intrepid) |
| SI: 5000 | Cost: 2,534,110 MU | HD/BHD/FHD: 54/57/49 | INIT: 8
(Class Five Engines) | Fuel: Endurium (5.7) |
SHP: 3500
(Class Seven Shields) | AHP: 500
(Class One Armor) | Beam: 700
(Class Six Lasers) | Proj: 1000
(Class Four Missiles) | X: None | Crew/Passengers: 130/7
(10 400 m3 suites, 30 200 m3 luxury staterooms, 52 50 m3 double cabins (double occupancy)) |
| Elements: Tungsten (7.4), Titanium (6.0), Platinum (0.5) | Cargo Capacity: 400 m3
(200 m3 base; 200 m3 from quarters) |
| Accessories/Pods: Hospital Module, Industrial Manipulator Module, Auxiliary Reactor x3 (Class Five Engine x3), ECM Module, SWACS Module, Countermeasure Pod Dispenser (1000 shots), Projectile Rack x4 (3 fore, 1 aft), Beam Weapon Dual Turret x3, Emergency Stasis Unit, Backup Sensor Array, Backup Communications Array, Expendable Pod Mount x9 (Escape Pod x9). |
| Flaws/Bonuses: Sluggish Handling (-20 Starship Piloting Checks); Slow acceleration (DC 10 for full ahead and 45-degree turns). |
| NOTES: None. |
Old Empire Vanguard-class Battlecruiser (Variant)| Make: Light Destroyer | Size Class: 18 (2.5x Intrepid) |
| SI: 5050 | Cost: 3,400,932 MU | HD/BHD/FHD: 54/57/49 | INIT: 8
(Class Five Engines) | Fuel: Endurium (5.7) |
SHP: 3500
(Class Seven Shields) | AHP: 500
(Class One Armor) | Beam: 1050
(Class Six Polarized Lasers) | Proj: 1000
(Class Four Missiles) | X: None | Crew/Passengers: 130/7
(10 400 m3 suites, 30 200 m3 luxury staterooms, 52 50 m3 double cabins (double occupancy)) |
| Elements: Tungsten (7.4), Titanium (6.0), Platinum (0.5) | Cargo Capacity: 400 m3
(200 m3 base; 200 m3 from quarters) |
| Accessories/Pods: Hospital Module, Industrial Manipulator Module, Auxiliary Reactor x3 (Class Five Engine x3), ECM Module, SWACS Module, Countermeasure Pod Dispenser (1000 shots), Projectile Rack x4 (3 fore, 1 aft), Beam Weapon Dual Turret x3, Emergency Stasis Unit, Backup Sensor Array, Backup Communications Array, Expendable Pod Mount x9 (Escape Pod x9). |
| Flaws/Bonuses: Sluggish Handling (-20 Starship Piloting Checks); Slow acceleration (DC 10 for full ahead and 45-degree turns); Rapid Shield Recharge (1.2x recharge rate). |
| NOTES: This is the advanced (3451) variant. |
Diamondback-class Cruiser
contributed by NCCAD Diamondback-class Cruiser |
Old Empire Diamondback-class cruiser| Make: Very Light Destroyer | Size Class: 17 (1.3x Intrepid) |
| SI: 4040 | Cost: 3,200,840 MU | HD/BHD/FHD: 80/57/76 | INIT: 6
(Class Four Engines) | Fuel: Endurium (10) |
SHP: 2500
(Class Five Shields) | AHP: 100
(Class Zero Armor) | Beam: 0
(No Lasers) | Proj: 1440
(Class Eight Seeker Missiles) | X: Cloaking Device | Crew/Passengers: 106/3
(6 200 m3 luxury staterooms, 3 100 m3 staterooms, 50 50 m3 double cabins) |
| Elements: Tungsten(5), Titanium(4), Platinum (1) | Cargo Capacity: 1,100 m3
(100 m3 base, 1,000 m3 from quarters) |
| Accessories/Pods: Hospital module, Industrial Manipulator Module, ECM Module, SWACS Module, Countermeasures Pod Dispenser (1000 shots), Projectile rack x8 (8 fore), Emergency Stasis Module, Backup Sensory Array, Backup Comm Array, Standard Cloaking Device, Extendable Pod Mounts x5 (Escape Pod x5), Auxilary Reactor Module x2 (Class Four Engine x2), Starship Systems Adapter. |
| Flaws/Bonuses: None. |
| NOTES: None. |
Mustang-class Destroyer
contributed by NCCAD Mustang-class Destroyer |
Old Empire Mustang-class Destroyer| Make: Light Frigate | Size Class: 15 (0.6x Intrepid) |
| SI: 3760 | Cost: 1,339,188.5 MU | HD/BHD/FHD: 63/63/57 | INIT: 7
(Class Six Engines) | Fuel: Endurium (3) |
SHP: 2500
(Class Five Shields) | AHP: 750
(Class Two Armor) | Beam: 510
(Class Four Lasers) | Proj: 0
(No Missiles) | X: None | Crew/Passengers: 32/0 (2 100 m3 staterooms, 15 50 m3 double cabins (double occupancy)) |
| Elements: Titanium (8), Aluminum (5), Promethium (2) | Cargo Capacity: 575 m3
(25 m3 base, 550 m3 from quarters) |
| Accessories/Pods: Backup Sensor Array, Expendable Pod Mount x2 (Escape Pod x2), Industrial Manipulator Module, Countermeasures Dispenser (200 shots), Beam Weapon Rack x4 (4 fore), Beam Weapon Single Turret {Class Three Tachyon Cannon}, SWACS Module, ECM Module, Auxiliary Reactor Mount (Class One Engine). |
| Flaws/Bonuses: Laser resistant (Two class reductions). |
| NOTES: None. |
Old Empire Mustang-class Destroyer (Variant)| Make: Light Frigate | Size Class: 15 (0.6x Intrepid) |
| SI: 3110 | Cost: 1,345,285.5 MU | HD/BHD/FHD: 90/65/84 | INIT: 7
(Class Six Engines) | Fuel: Endurium (3) |
SHP: 2500
(Class Five Shields) | AHP: 100
(Class Zero Armor) | Beam: 510
(Class Four Lasers) | Proj: 0
(No Missiles) | X: Cloaking Device | Crew/Passengers: 32/0 (2 100 m3 staterooms, 15 50 m3 double cabins (double occupancy)) |
| Elements: Titanium (8), Aluminum (5), Promethium (2) | Cargo Capacity: 575 m3
(25 m3 base, 550 m3 from quarters) |
| Accessories/Pods: Backup Sensor Array, Expendable Pod Mount x2 (Escape Pod x2), Industrial Manipulator Module, Standard Cloaking Device, Beam Weapon Rack x4 (4 fore), Beam Weapon Single Turret {Class Three Tachyon Cannon}, SWACS Module, ECM Module, Auxiliary Reactor Mount (Class One Engine). |
| Flaws/Bonuses: Laser resistant (Two class reductions); Ship has slower than normal throttle settings (-1 movement). |
| NOTES: None. |
Old Imperial Colonial Transport Variant
contributed by NCCADOld Imperial Colonial Transport (Variant)| Make: Very Heavy Frigate | Size Class: 18 (4x Intrepid) |
| SI: 3490 | Cost: 1,035,890 MU | HD/BHD/FHD: 50/53/48 | INIT: 3
(Class Two Engines) | Fuel: Endurium (4) |
SHP: 1000
(Class Two Shields) | AHP: 1500
(Class Five Armor) | Beam: 90
(Class One Lasers) | Proj: 990
(Class Five Mass Drivers) | X: None | Crew/Passengers: 36/800
(2 400 m3 suites
6 200 m3 luxury staterooms
24 100 m3 staterooms
800 6.25 m3 large berths) |
| Elements: Tungsten (10), Titanium (4), Aluminum (3) | Cargo Capacity: 800 m3
(200 m3 base, 600 m3 from quarters) |
| Accessories/Pods: Industrial Manipulator Module, SWACS module, Shelter Module, Auxiliary Reactor Mount (Class Two Engine), Carrier Systems, Hospital Module, Countermeasures Dispenser Pod (500 shots), Beam Weapon Dual Turret, Projectile Weapon Rack x4 (4 portside), Projectile Weapon Rack x2 (2 portside) {Class Two ARM Missiles}, WMD Delivery System (nuclear), Expendable Pod Mount (Escape pod), Airborne Delivery Module. |
| Flaws/Bonuses: Sluggish handling (-20 Starship Piloting checks), Ship has slower than normal throttle settings (-1 combat movement). |
| NOTES: This is a standard imperial Colonial Transport refitted for use as a close-in fire support ship and troop transport. Its hull design is the same as that of the Lasthope (Noah 9), with modifications to support its offensive arsenal. Hangar Capacity 703 m3. |
Ares-class Battleship
Ares-class Battleship
The
Ares-class battleships had one of the longest gestation periods of any of the Old Empire warships. With the money-conscious Legislature unwilling to finance their steep cost in peace time, they remained on drawing boards in one form or another for decades before the start of the Second Wave. The beginning of the Wave did little to change their disposition, though, as experience quickly showed the danger the plasma bolt posed to large, sluggish ships, and strategic thought shifted towards smaller vessels armed with one or two powerful weapons.
By the 3440's, however, breakthroughs in shielding technology revived the battleship concept, and the energy requirements of nascent plasma weaponry necessitated larger hulls with multiple, higher-classed engines to be effective. As a result, the
Ares class was redesigned with these systems in mind, and was the first in the fleet to be fitted with shield recharge enhancements, a technology later retrofitted to the existing
Vanguard-class.
Because of their high price tag, the
Ares-class numbered only a few vessels, but soon earned a formidable reputation for themselves, particularly against the Gazurtoid, who had just deployed their anti-missile shield tech to great effect. Due to their heavy protection and multiple layers of offensive potential, they were often used as flagships, a role they excelled at due to their accommodations and redundant systems.
Ares-class Battleship| Make: Superlight Battlecruiser | Size Class: 19 (5x Intrepid) |
| SI: 9500 | Cost: 9,001,310 MU | HD/BHD/FHD: 45/49/41 | INIT: 7
(Class Four Engines) | Fuel: Endurium (20) |
SHP: 5000
(Class Ten Shields) | AHP: 1500
(Class Five Armor) | Beam: 1050
(Class Six Polarized Lasers) | Proj: 3000
(Class Five Plasma Cannon) | X: None | Crew/Passengers: 198/12
(10 400 m3 suites
100 100 m3 staterooms
100 50 m3 double cabins) |
| Elements: Tungsten (6), Titanium (3), Aluminum (1.5) | Cargo Capacity: 1400 m3
(400 m3 base, 1000 m3 from quarters) |
| Accessories/Pods: Hospital Module, Industrial Manipulator Module, Emergency Stasis Unit, ECM Module, SWACS Module, Repair Bay Module, Countermeasures Dispenser Pod (1000 shots), Auxiliary Reactor Mount x3 (Class Four Engine x3), Backup Sensor Array, Backup Communications Array, Shelter Module (Old Imperial Lander x4), Carrier Systems, Projectile Weapon Single Turret, Beam Weapon Dual Turrets x7, Beam Weapon Racks x14 (7 port, 7 starboard) {Class Three Tachyon Cannon}, Projectile Weapon Racks x4 (2 fore, 2 aft) {Class Four Missiles}, Expendable Pod Mounts x7 (Escape Pod x7). |
| Flaws/Bonuses: 1.2x Shield recharge rate, Sluggish handling (-20 piloting checks), slow acceleration (DC 10 for full ahead and 45-degree turns). |
| NOTES: Hangar Capacity 1,406 m3. |
Strategic Interstellar Missile
contributed by NCCAD Thrynn S.I.M. |
Tired of losssing crew to the cunning machinationsss of the Elowan? Weary of having your ssships chewed up by the depredationsss of the Gazurtoid? Isss your space empire sssituated in a sstrategically awkward ssspot between two sssworn enemies??
Introducccing the
Ssstrategic Interssstellar Misssile!!!!!!Now, for less than the cossst of class five misssiles, you too can sssock it to the sssquids in ssstyle! Sssimply point it in the general direction of an enemy tasssk force, and let the SWACS and Automation Modulesss do the dirty work!
(Not guaranteed for use againssst planetsss- though if one were ssso inclined, planet 2 of sssystem α148x63 might make a good tesssting ground.)Thrynn Superphotonic Blastopod Delivery System| Make: Very Light Corvette | Size Class: 14 (0.2x Intrepid) |
| SI: 750 | Cost: 243,885 MU | HD/BHD/FHD: 64/63/61 | INIT: 3
(Class Three Engines) | Fuel: Endurium (5) |
SHP: 0
(None) | AHP: 750
(Class Two Armor) | Beam: 0
(None) | Proj: 0
(None) | X: None | Crew/Passengers: None
(Unmanned Craft) |
| Elements: Molybdenum (2), Aluminum (1), Copper (1) | Cargo Capacity: 1400 m3
(400 m3 base, 1000 m3 from quarters) |
| Accessories/Pods: Automation Module, Expendable Pod Mount (Blastopod), SWACS Module. |
| Flaws/Bonuses: None. |
| NOTES: None. |
I.S.S. Ambush Predator
contributed by NCCAD I.S.S. Ambush Predator |
Intrepid-class Scout Variant| Make: Very Light Destroyer | Size Class: 16 (0.8x Intrepid) |
| SI: 3660 | Cost: 1,586,116 SP | HD/BHD/FHD: 56/57/51 | INIT: 5
(Class Five Engines) | Fuel: Shyneum (20.0) |
SHP: 2500
(Class Five Shields) | AHP: 500
(Class One Armor) | Beam: 660
(Class Five Lasers) | Proj: 0
(No Missiles) | X: None | Crew/Passengers: 6/24
(30 100 m3 staterooms) |
| Elements: Titanium (9.5), Aluminum (7.0), Molybdenum(6.5). | Cargo Capacity: 250 m3
(50 m3 base, 200 m3 from cargo pods) |
| Accessories/Pods: Emergency Stasis Unit, Hospital Module, Industrial Manipulator Module, Stasis Module, SWACS Module x2, Repair Bay Module, Eighth Hangar Bay Module (one Galilei shuttle), Beam Weapon Dual Turret x2, Carrier Systems, ECM Module x4, Backup Sensor Array x2, Expendable Pod Mount x3 (3 Blastopods), Permanent Pod Mount x7 (4 Cargo Pods, 3 Mission Modules(2 deployable external sensor arrays, 1 sensor/communications buoy layer)). |
| Flaws/Bonuses: None |
| NOTES: Hangar Capacity 352 m3. |
Pophopse-class Transport
contributed by capi3101The
Pophopse-class was conceived out of the necessity to haul the component structures of the first Colonial Support Station (which is still called "Starport Earth" by the press, despite the lack of support for the originally proposed structure). The Sol system had no infrastructure, and Earth had few minerals for construction on-site, so it was necessary to determine a way to haul them out to the site after construction and to assemble them upon arrival. The component capsules were huge; the largest ones had an internal volume of close to fourteen hundred cubic meters, well past the fifty cubic meters the cargo bays on an
Intrepid-class starship were designed to handle. A scout ship couldn't handle it; what was need was a bulk freighter. Engineers ultimately submitted a design to the Council; after consideration, a dozen of these specially made freighters were requisitioned.
Much of the
Pophopse-class is, as might be expected, devoted to hauling cargo. With an internal capacity of 7,055 m
3, a single ship of the class can carry over eight times the volume of goods of any other ship in Interstel's arsenal. This space comes at the sacrifice of a lot of crew space; quarters on the ship are much more cramped than on other Arth vessels. The large cargo bays also bulk up the ship's silhouette; were one of these ships to enter into a combat situation, it would find itself an exceptionally easy target (though it does have minimal defensive capabilities).
With the design of Starport Earth such as it was and given the large capacity of these ships, all of the component pieces of the station were on-site in just two back-and-forth trips for all but two ships; the others hauled out the final components and the station's first set of colony pods, respectively.
Pophopse-class Transport| Make: Superheavy Corvette | Size Class: 15 (0.4X Intrepid) |
| SI: 1210 | Cost: 520,310 SP | HD/BHD/FHD: 20/20/18 | INIT: 2
(class 2 Engine) | Fuel: Shyneum (1.0) |
SHP: 500
(Class One Shields) | AHP: 500
(Class One Armor) | Beam: 210
(Class Two Lasers) | Proj: 0
(No Missiles) | X: None | Crew/Passengers: 40/0
(1 25 m3 Single Cabin, 5 12.5 m3 Steerage Cabins, 34 6.25 m3 Large Berths) |
| Elements: Titanium (5.0), Aluminum (4.0), Molybdenum (1.0). | Cargo Capacity: 7,055 m3
(25 m3 base, 7,030 m3 from accessories) |
| Accessories/Pods: Industrial Manipulator Module, Bulk Cargo Module x5, Repair Bay Module, External Docking Port, Beam Weapon Dual Turret, Tractor Beam. |
| Flaws/Bonuses: None |
| NOTES: None. |
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