Sageryne
Cosmic Mongoose
Original illustration by J. Andrew Keith
Hi all,
My latest custom ship was requested by username: Traditional_Knee9294 on the r/Traveller sub-Reddit. It is an updated and reimagined version of the 800-dTon FASA Chameleon Class Commerce Raider from Adventure Class Ships Volume 1. This booklet was originally written by Craig Johnson, Scott Walschlager, Ross Babcock and Jordan Wiseman. The publication was edited and illustrated by J. Andrew Keith. All credit for the original design goes to them.
Chameleon Class Commerce Raider.pdf
drive.google.com
I made several changes to their original design.
I increased the crew size slightly (17 to 20). I added improved stealth, a military countermeasures suite, advanced forced linkage apparatus and breaching tube (in keeping with its commerce raider role). I upgraded the manoeuvre drive from 3G (quite slow for a military vessel) to 6G and added a nuclear damper, just in case. Although not accounted for in the original design, the illustration shows wings and a vertical stabilizer, so I added aerofins accordingly. These changes are the main driver of the increased cost. The ship is MCr572.55 with a 10% discount for standard design. I thought this was pretty good as it is within 3% of the cost of the original FASA design.
I kept the general layout of room and decks the same, though I reorganized the compartments a fair bit and added a lot of detail.
The jump-3 range remains the same, as does the mix of weapons. I did not add in any sub-craft as the original ship didn't have them either (though like in the original, some could be stored in the cargo bay). I kept the cargo bay size and the number of marines the same.
I kept the four low berths and four empty rooms 'often used for prisoners,' but I made them actual cells. I did eliminate the requirement to access the particle barbettes through the cells. That just seemed dumb.
Special thanks to Robert Pearce for the Starship Symbols.
Enjoy
- Kerry
