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GM > Starship > Starship List > Pyre Woebringer
Starfinder Adventure Path #16: The Blind City (Dawn of Flame 4 of 6) p.0
Huge bulk freighter
Speed 4; Maneuverability poor (turn 3); Drift 1
AC 20; TL 20
HP 200; DT 5; CT 40
Shields medium 120 (forward 30, port 30, starboard 30, aft 30)
Attack (Forward) gravity gun (6d6)
Attack (Aft) heavy laser cannon (4d8)
Attack (Turret) light plasma torpedo launcher (3d8)
Power Core Nova Heavy (200 PCU); Drift Engine Signal Basic; Systems basic medium-range sensors, crew quarters (good), mk 4 armor, mk 4 defense, mk 2 mononode computer; Expansion Bays cargo holds (4), general science lab, medical bay, recreation suite (gym), sealed environment chamber (2), synthesis bay
Modifiers +2 to any 1 check per round, +2 Computers (sensors only), +2 Piloting; Complement 30 (minimum 20, maximum 50)
Captain (1 officer, 2 crew) Diplomacy +16 (8 ranks), gunnery +10, Intimidate +16 (8 ranks), Piloting +16 (8 ranks)
Engineers (2 officers, 5 crew each) Engineering +16 (8 ranks)
Gunners (2 officers, 2 crew each) gunnery +12
Pilot (1 officer, 2 crew) Piloting +20 (8 ranks)
Science Officers (2 officers, 2 crew each) Computers +16 (8 ranks)
Pyre Fleetworks, an efreeti-run company on the Plane of Fire, manufacturers the Woebringer, a large, cumbersome starship that many efreet use to
haul slaves. It is slower and less armored than most efreeti ships of its size, but its wide cargo compartments contain rows of thick iron chains and
neuroactive docility fields to ensure captives remain quiet and compliant during trips. In addition to standard slave quarters, a Woebringer holds
two sealed environment chambers that can be configured for a variety of uses. Sometimes they are filled with water, alien gases, or even vacuum to
maintain a minimum survival environment for special slave cargo. Other times, they are emptied of all furnishings and used as isolation chambers
for recalcitrant slaves. Rebellions are rare aboard Woebringers, thanks to tales of would-be freedom fighters being thrown into one of the sealed
environment chambers and left to suffocate as slowly and painfully as the ships' sadistic officers can arrange. A Woebringer is fitted with a massive
gravity gun to grab smaller ships and haul them close enough for efreeti crew members to capture its crew as slaves.
Serving aboard a Woebringer is considered a favored posting, because the ships include reasonably comfortable crew accommodations, exercise
facilities, and good opportunities to vent any frustrations on docile slaves. Officers aboard a Woebringer have even better accommodations and
are permitted access to an entire wing of the ship containing the most opulent furnishings and delicacies.
Woebringers are rarely deployed for forward action. The same cargo chambers used to haul slaves can ferry soldiers for short journeys,
although such quarters aren't comfortable. Most efreeti captains remove the chains and docility fields from the cargo chambers before loading
them up with soldiers, although others have found that the presence of the chains serves as a good reminder for the fate the soldiers face if
they fail in their tasks.
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