What type of ships are GMs/PCs looking for?

[Sageryne]

Hi all,

I enjoy designing ships and making deckplans. I have created several I have posted here.

I would like to do some more, but I want to do ones that GMs might find useful for encounters, or PCs might find useful as personal ships.

What are you looking for in a ship?

- Jump range

- Manoeuvre drive

- Number of staterooms

- Amount of cargo

- Number and type of weapons

- Other special requirements

- How expense? (super-cheap, average, sky's the limit)

I am open to working on almost anything.

Give me a challenge.

- Kerry

 

[Limpin Legin]

Okay I have a starship in mind for you. See what you think about this.

I want to know what the build and cost would be for a VIP carrier that can outmanoeuvre in any difficult situation, to transport and protect the onboard VIP and his entourage (max 15 persons total). The client for this vessel puts forth a requirement for a high jump drive, high manoeuvre drive vessel, with sandcasters and possibly shields of some description, and zero attack weapons.

Some of the entourage may double as ship's crew. There will be a minimum of 3 emergency low berths to support life in case of illness on ship or assassination attempts. Hopefully, there will be enough cargo space to furnish a small flat and garage. However, the request for this feature may be scrapped at the last minute.

The ship's drives should be protected by armoured bulkheads, and there should also be an emergency power systems that be easily called upon from backup. Other features can be added at the Architects discretion, provided they can justify why they are adding them. The contract shall be awarded to the most robust VIP or statesman friendly design! Good luck.

 

[Sageryne]

That is exactly the sort of brief I was looking for. I will give it a shot.

 

[mavikfelna]

I'd love to see some deck plans for the stuff I've been designing. I do adventure class ship and I'm trying to do designs for each of the races in the Aliens of Charted Space books.
If you want to try a challenge, try making a K'kree courier ship. Jump 4, maneuver 2-4, probably some K'kree automation and a crew enclosure. Lasers in the turrets. And enough cargo to move something important or a jump net to tow it at the cost of speed and jump range.

 

[Sageryne]

I'd love to see some deck plans for the stuff I've been designing. I do adventure class ship and I'm trying to do designs for each of the races in the Aliens of Charted Space books.
If you want to try a challenge, try making a K'kree courier ship. Jump 4, maneuver 2-4, probably some K'kree automation and a crew enclosure. Lasers in the turrets. And enough cargo to move something important or a jump net to tow it at the cost of speed and jump range.

Sounds interesting. I have started the VIP Carrier requested by Limpin Legin.

I will put this on my list. K'kree ships are odd in the sense that there is not much to see inside one as the K'kree (being claustrophobic) want basically one large room.

- Kerry

 

[mavikfelna]

Sounds interesting. I have started the VIP Carrier requested by Limpin Legin.

I will put this on my list. K'kree ships are odd in the sense that there is not much to see inside one as the K'kree (being claustrophobic) want basically one large room.

- Kerry

That's understandable. I find making them usable ships kind of a challenge at least.