Frigates scout for the fleet, go on raiding missions, carry out patrols, convey messages and transport dignitaries. They also check out that suspicious-looking small freighter that a group of player characters is likely to be travelling in. Or players might join the crew of a frigate as it adventures on a long mission through space. For a spacer, a frigate is a desirable posting. Frigates often see... [click here for more]
Hundreds, if not thousands, of these cheap and versatile spaceships have been produced over the years. They are often used as workhorse spaceships for forces on a multitude of missions. These including space port and planetary security, trade route patrols, drug interdiction, search and rescue, and defence operations. The Milvus is an ideal first spaceship for a party of adventurers. It is not overpowered,... [click here for more]
Hundreds, if not thousands, of these cheap and versatile spaceships have been produced over the years. They were intended for use as workhorse spaceships for freight companies. Unfortunately, the manufacturer cut too many corners to produce an entry-level spaceship.
The Iron Dart has a reputation for unreliability and defects in design that is second to none in human space. The spaceship is so unreliable... [click here for more]
The Swiftsark is a clipper, designed to move small, valuable cargoes at enormous speeds. It is specifically designed to bring the first harvest of luxury crops to market, in competition with numerous other merchants looking to earn that premium for being first into port.
This makes ths spaceship an interesting design compromise. It is long and thin to take advantage of the FTL bubble it rips in space.... [click here for more]
The Ironclad has three decks and is 400ft long. It is a cross between a gunboat and a police station, ideal for shooting your players out of space and then locking them away in the cells inside. All three decks are detailed across large png images that can be uploaded straight to Roll20, or your favourite virtual tabletop. All interior areas are described, and there is also a brief intro to the... [click here for more]
The Vaporetto is a grav barge originally designed for use in and around the floating city of Tarazet. The grav barges also travel down to the planetary surface below, and up to orbiting space stations. However, the Vaporetto saw its finest hour during a long-ago civil war. After a failed military coup 700 years ago, the popular government defended itself using militarized versions of the Vaporetto.... [click here for more]
The Silver Dart-class light freighter is a spaceship in the classic mould of sci-fi trading. It is small and fast, but it packs a punch. It is no military design, however, and the design has significant weaknesses in combat. It is best suited to tramp trading, and rules for tramp trading are included, which can easily be bolted onto any sci-fi role-playing game. There are also new rules for ‘glancing’... [click here for more]
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