STARSHIPS

Contents

• Attacks Of Opportunity - Attacks of opportunity work differently with starships than with characters.
• Average Weapon Damage - Some starship weapons (particularly fire-linked weapons) deal incredible damage.
• By Hook Or By Crook - Heroes who cannot afford to buy their own starship can always borrow, requisition, rent, or steal one as the need arises.
• Combat Statistics - Several fundamental statistics determine how well a starship performs in combat.
• Cover And Concealment - Starships use the samerules as characters for cover and concealment in combat.
• Crossfire - If two allied starships are on opposite sides of an enemy and each within...
• Grappling Systems - The following devices are commonly found on starships but don't fit under...
• Heroes In Starships - A hero in a starship fills one of several possible roles, which determines what the character can do.
• Initiative - Every round, each starship gets to do something. The starships' initiative...
• Moving Through Occupied Squares - A starship can pass through a square occupied by another starship or object.
• Starship Actions - The fundamental actions of moving and attacking cover most of what a starship wants to do in a battle.
• Starship Armor - A starship can have only one type of armor installed.
• Starship Class Templates - A starship class template allows the creation of modified or improved versions...
• Starship Combat Sequence - Starship combat is played out in rounds. Each round, each starship acts in turn in a regular cycle.
• Starship Comm Systems - The ability to communicate with other ships and bases is vital to starships.
• Starship Condition Summary - A number of adverse conditions can affect the way a starship or its crew operates, as defined here.
• Starship Defense Systems - Armor does an admirable job of preventing damage to the superstructure...
• Starship Engines - A starship's engine determines how fast the ship moves.
• Starship Fighting Space - Each square in starship scale measures 500 feet along a side (instead of 5 feet, as in character- scale combat).
• Starship Sensors - A starship would be lost in the blackness of outer space without a sophisticated...
• Starship Types - A starship can be one of the following five types: ultralight, light, mediumweight, heavy, or superheavy.
• Starship Types And Subtypes - Every starship has a type and a subtype. A starship's type represents its...
• Starship Weapons - Starship weapons fall into one of four categories: beam weapons, projectile weapons, missiles, and mines.
• Starship Weapons On Autofire - If a starship weapon has an automatic rate of fire, it can be set on autofire.
• Ultralight Starship Wings - Two to four ultralight starships can unite to form a wing.