Advanced Starship (Template)

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An advanced ship is on the cutting edge of technology, one that includes numerous new systems and improvements to old systems. Individual prototypes of new ship classes, specially modified private vessels for the rich and powerful, and special ships built by cultures that have particularly advanced technology are all represented by adding this template to standard starships.
      Advanced ships are rarely a class of vessel. Even the most cutting-edge culture can’t make more than a few of these vessels at a time. They require regular maintenance (taking 1 day and a DC 30 Mechanics check each week) or move −1 persistent step on the condition track until missed Mechanics checks are made.

### Modifications

To create an advanced starship, make the following changes to an existing starship.

**CL:** The CL of an advanced ship is 125% its normal value (round up).

**SR:** Increase the ship’s SR by an amount based on its size: Huge +5, Gargantuan +10, Colossal +20, Colossal (frigate) +30, Colossal (cruiser) +40, Colossal (station) +50. If the ship doesn’t have shields normally, give it shields with a total SR of double the given bonus +10.

**Hit Points:** Increase hit points by 25%.

**Strength:** Increase Strength by the following bonus based on size: Huge +2, Gargantuan +6, Colossal +10, Colossal (frigate) +16, Colossal (cruiser) +22, Colossal (station) +36. Increase Fortitude Defense, damage threshold, and Grapple to represent the new Strength modifier.

**Dexterity:** Increase the Dexterity of Huge and Gargantuan starships by 8, Colossal (station) ships by 2, and all others by 4. Increase Initiative, Reflex Defense, and Pilot check to represent the new Dexterity modifier.

**Intelligence:** Increase the Intelligence by 4. Increase your weapon attack bonuses to represent your new Intelligence modifier.

**Weapons:** Increase the damage dealt by all weapons by 1 die

**Cost:** Advanced ships are normally cutting-edge prototypes with project costs easily reaching millions of credits.

The following is an example of an advanced starfighter, created by adding the advanced ship template to a V-19 Torrent starfighter.

#### Advanced V-19 Torrent Starfighter             (CL 12)

      *Starships of the Galaxy*, page 59.
Gargantuan starfighter

**Initiative:** −12; **Senses:** Perception −6

**Defenses:** Fort 27, Ref 23 (flat-footed 12) ; ++7 armor

**Hit Points:** 125; **DR:** 10; **SR:** 30; **Damage Threshold:** 47

**Speed:** fly 16 squares (max. velocity 1,150 km/h), fly 4 squares (starship scale)

**Ranged:** 2 laser cannons +9 (see below) or

**Ranged:** 2 medium concussion missiles +9 (see below)

**Fighting Space:** 4×4 or 1 square (starship scale); **Cover:** total

**Base Attack:** +2; **Grapple:** +34

**Attack Options:** autofire (laser cannons), fire-link (medium concussion missiles)

**Abilities:** Con —, Dex 33, Int 20, Str 45

**Skills:** Initiative −8, Mechanics +6, Perception +6, Pilot −12, Use Computer +6

**Crew:** 1 (skilled); **Passengers:** none

**Cargo:** 70 kg; **Consumables:** 1 week; **Carried Craft:** none

**Payload:** 6 medium concussion missiles

**Hyperdrive:** ×1 or ×1 with booster ring, limited navicomputer (2-jump memory)

**Availability:** Military; **Cost:** not available for sale

**Laser cannons (pilot)
Attack:** +9 (+4 autofire), **Damage:** 6d10×2

**Medium concussion missiles (pilot)
Attack:** +9, **Damage:** 49d10×2, 4-square splash

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