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Name | Tier | Faction | Type | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Klokworx Drone | 1/4 | Azlanti Star Empire | Tiny racer | AT01 p.49 |
Ringworks Wanderer | 1/4 | Pact Worlds | Small shuttle | CRB p.310 |
Terminator Star Drake | 1/4 | Vercite | Tiny racer | PWD p.160 |
Barrow Boneshard | 1/3 | Corpse Fleet | Tiny racer | DS06 p.50 |
CompEnt AEV | 1/3 | Aballonian | Tiny racer | PWD p.154 |
Idaran Voidrunner | 1/3 | Kasathan | Tiny racer | CRB p.308 |
Inheritorworks Truestrike | 1/3 | Iomedaean | Tiny interceptor | SOM p.80 |
UIE Petaltail | 1/3 | Shirren | Tiny racer | SOM p.81 |
Death's Head Necroglider | 1/2 | Eoxian | Tiny interceptor | CRB p.306 |
KC K-51 Sky Fisher | 1/2 | Pact Worlds | Tiny interceptor | SOM p.82 |
Norikama Defrex | 1/2 | Veskarium | Tiny interceptor | SOM p.83 |
Reptoid Chameleon | 1/2 | Reptoid | Small shuttle | 3C03 p.52 |
UC Pod | 1/2 | Xenowarden | Tiny biomechanical interceptor | PWD p.162 |
BD514 | 1 | EJ Corp | Small light freighter | FF01 p.0 |
Death's Curtain Necrofighter | 1 | Corpse Fleet | Tiny fighter | DS03 p.50 |
Gray Watcher Pod | 1 | Gray | Tiny interceptor | 3C03 p.50 |
Infernex Burning Nail | 1 | Hellknight | Tiny fighter | PWD p.156 |
Kevolari Venture | 1 | Pact Worlds | Medium explorer | CRB p.311 |
Nebulor Skymedic | 1 | — | Tiny racer | SOM p.84 |
Raxilite Doon | 1 | Raxilite | Tiny biomechanical racer | A!02 p.49 |
Redshift Revolution X-62 | 1 | — | Tiny fighter | SOM p.85 |
Sovereign Harrier | 1 | Azlanti Star Empire | Tiny fighter | AT01 p.50 |
Starhive Drone Mk III | 1 | Shirren | Small light freighter | CRB p.312 |
AAC Dyad | 2 | — | Tiny fighter | SOM p.86 |
Barrow Dirgesinger | 2 | Corpse Fleet | Small light freighter | DS06 p.50 |
BMC Mauler | 2 | Veskarium | Tiny fighter | CRB p.314 |
Infernex Unshakable | 2 | Hellknight | Tiny interceptor | SOM p.87 |
Inheritorworks Brightsword | 2 | Iomedaean | Tiny fighter | PWD p.158 |
Rust Bug | 2 | — | Medium transport | FF05 p.0 |
Sword-class Attack Vessel | 2 | Gideron Authority | Medium explorer | NSP p.116 |
Terminus Wild | 2 | Suskillon | Medium transport | A!01 p.0 |
Thaumtech Cairncarver | 2 | Eoxian | Small light freighter | DS02 p.0 |
Vanguard Voidsweeper | 2 | Azlanti Star Empire | Medium explorer | AT01 p.0 |
Aurora Yellow Dwarf | 3 | — | Medium explorer | DF01 p.0 |
Grave Casket | 3 | Corpse Fleet | Small shuttle | DS03 p.50 |
Idaran Keris | 3 | — | Tiny fighter | SOM p.88 |
Multifold G7 Autohauler | 3 | — | Small light freighter | SOM p.89 |
Oliphaunt | 3 | EJ Corp | Medium transport | FF02 p.0 |
Redshift Pleasure Sail | 3 | Vercite | Medium explorer | PWD p.161 |
Reptoid Changeling | 3 | Reptoid | Medium explorer | 3C03 p.52 |
SC Farseer | 3 | Szandite Collective | Medium explorer | NSP p.118 |
Sunrise Maiden | 3 | — | Medium explorer | DS01 p.0 |
Vanguard Comet | 3 | Azlanti Star Empire | Small shuttle | AT01 p.50 |
Vanguard Parapet | 3 | Azlanti Star Empire | Medium transport | AT02 p.0 |
Gray Monitor Capsule | 4 | Gray | Small shuttle | 3C03 p.0 |
Hivonyx Ambassador | 4 | — | Medium explorer | SOM p.90 |
Idaran Vanserai | 4 | Kasathan | Large heavy freighter | CRB p.309 |
Nebulor Outfitters Starhopper | 4 | — | Medium explorer | DS03 p.0 |
Norikama Reliant | 4 | Veskarium | Small light freighter | NSP p.120 |
Pale Butcher Scout | 4 | Corpse Fleet | Medium explorer | DS03 p.50 |
Protector Accord | 4 | — | Small shuttle | DF05 p.0 |
UC Gleaner | 4 | Xenowarden | Small biomechanical light freighter | A!02 p.50 |
Ulrikka RC-HPR | 4 | — | Medium transport | SOM p.91 |
Barrow Reliquary | 5 | Corpse Fleet | Medium explorer | DS06 p.50 |
Blackwind Sepulcher | 5 | Eoxian | Medium transport | CRB p.307 |
EJ Corp Negotiator | 5 | EJ Corp | Large Destroyer | FF03 p.0 |
Gray Collection Saucer | 5 | Gray | Medium transport | 3C03 p.50 |
Opulos Opulence | 5 | — | Small shuttle | SOM p.92 |
Ringworks Sentinel | 5 | — | Medium explorer | SS1 p.0 |
Sanjaval Palanquin | 5 | — | Large heavy freighter | 3C01 p.0 |
Sovereign Monitor | 5 | Azlanti Star Empire | Medium transport | AT01 p.51 |
Steward Banshee FA Frigate | 5 | Stewards | Medium explorer | 3C02 p.0 |
Suskillon Whip | 5 | Suskillon | Medium explorer | A!02 p.0 |
UC Librama | 5 | — | Small biomechanical shuttle | SOM p.93 |
Vanguard Regnant | 5 | Azlanti Star Empire | Small light freighter | AT03 p.0 |
Velstrac Corvette | 5 | Velstrac | Medium transport | AA2 p.129 |
Dashadz Wayfarer | 6 | — | Medium explorer | SOM p.94 |
Excoriation Combine Jezail | 6 | Plane of Fire | Large destroyer | DF02 p.0 |
Idaran Thunderbolt | 6 | — | Small shuttle | SOM p.95 |
Klokworx Prism | 6 | Azlanti Star Empire | Medium explorer | DS04 p.0 |
Sledge-class Boarding Vessel | 6 | Gideron Authority | Large destroyer | NSP p.116 |
Sun Diver | 6 | — | Small light freighter | DF03 p.0 |
Tetrad Caravel | 6 | — | Medium transport | AA1 p.123 |
UC Bloom | 6 | Xenowarden | Small biomechanical light freighter | A!02 p.50 |
UC Rhizome | 6 | Xenowarden | Medium biomechanical transport | A!02 p.51 |
UIE Hiveguard | 6 | Shirren | Large destroyer | CRB p.313 |
Barrow Spectre | 7 | Corpse Fleet | Large destroyer | DS06 p.51 |
Crypt Warden | 7 | Corpse Fleet | Large destroyer | DS03 p.50 |
Idaran Peregrinasi | 7 | — | Medium transport | SOM p.96 |
Modified ATech Bulwark | 7 | Pirates | Large destroyer | DS05 p.0 |
Reptoid Nest Platform | 7 | Reptoid | Large heavy freighter | 3C03 p.53 |
Roselight Oracle | 7 | — | Large heavy freighter | 3C04 p.0 |
SC Vaultship | 7 | Szandite Collective | Large heavy freighter | NSP p.119 |
SDF D-127 Defensive Carrier | 7 | Suskillon | Large heavy freighter | A!03 p.0 |
Terminator Slingshot | 7 | — | Large heavy freighter | SOM p.97 |
Vindicas Punisher | 7 | Veskarium | Large destroyer | NSP p.122 |
Antumbra Overseer | 8 | — | Large destroyer | SS2 p.0 |
ATech Resolute | 8 | — | Large heavy freighter | SOM p.98 |
Barrow Catacomb | 8 | Corpse Fleet | Huge bulk freighter | DS06 p.52 |
CompEnt Group Defense Frigate | 8 | Aballonian | Large destroyer | PWD p.154 |
CompEnt Windfall | 8 | Kalistocracy | Huge bulk freighter | FF04 p.0 |
Inheritorworks Shieldcraft | 8 | Iomedaean | Medium transport | PWD p.159 |
Norikama Dropship | 8 | Veskarium | Medium transport | CRB p.315 |
Pyre Woebringer | 8 | Plane of Fire | Huge bulk freighter | DF04 p.0 |
Sov-El Korinath | 8 | — | Small light freighter | SOM p.99 |
UC Liana | 8 | Xenowarden | Medium biomechanical explorer | A!02 p.51 |
Vanguard Sanctum | 8 | Azlanti Star Empire | Large heavy freighter | AT01 p.51 |
BMC Predator | 9 | Veskarium | Small shuttle | NSP p.120 |
Death's Head Charon | 9 | — | Large heavy freighter | SOM p.100 |
Gray Research Vessel | 9 | Gray | Large heavy freighter | 3C03 p.51 |
Hivonyx Titan Hauler | 9 | Shirren | Huge bulk freighter | CRB p.313 |
Inheritorworks Crusader | 9 | Iomedaean | Large destroyer | 3C05 p.0 |
New Horizon Borealis | 9 | — | Large Heavy Freighter | DA01 p.0 |
Sanjaval Redsun | 9 | — | Large heavy freighter | SOM p.101 |
SDF Rampart | 9 | Suskillon | Large destroyer | A!04 p.0 |
Sovereign Sumpter | 9 | Azlanti Star Empire | Large heavy freighter | AT01 p.52 |
Velstrac Tormentor | 9 | Velstrac | Medium transport | SS3 p.0 |
ATech Immortal | 10 | Pact Worlds | Huge cruiser | CRB p.311 |
Barrow Reaper | 10 | Corpse Fleet | Huge cruiser | DS06 p.52 |
Brevak Vermelance | 10 | — | Large vermelith | SOM p.102 |
Dashadz Griffon | 10 | — | Large heavy freighter | SOM p.103 |
Excoriation Combine Alcazar | 10 | Plane of Fire | Huge cruiser | DF06 p.0 |
Skyward Glory | 10 | — | Huge cruiser | DA02 p.0 |
Suskillon Aurora | 10 | Suskillon | Huge cruiser | A!05 p.0 |
UC Arkship | 10 | Xenowarden | Large biomechanical destroyer | PWD p.162 |
UC Gardenship | 10 | Xenowarden | Huge biomechanical bulk freighter | PWD p.163 |
BMC Dmolangari | 11 | — | Huge bulk freighter | SOM p.104 |
EP Stalwart | 11 | Suskillon | Huge cruiser | A!06 p.0 |
Infernex Justiciar | 11 | — | Large destroyer (colony ship) | SOM p.105 |
Multifold Seedship | 11 | Aballonian | Huge bulk freighter | PWD p.155 |
Opulos Ambassador | 11 | — | Medium transport | 3C06 p.0 |
Opulos Drift Cruiser | 11 | Vercite | Huge bulk freighter | PWD p.161 |
Reptoid Instigator | 11 | Reptoid | Huge cruiser | 3C03 p.53 |
Barrow Eulogy | 12 | Corpse Fleet | Gargantuan carrier | DS06 p.52 |
Idaran Millennia | 12 | Kasathan | Gargantuan carrier | CRB p.309 |
Inheritorworks Javelin | 12 | — | Large destroyer | SOM p.106 |
Raxilite Gowan | 12 | Raxilite | Huge biomechanical cruiser | A!02 p.52 |
Risen | 12 | — | Large heavy freighter | FF06 p.0 |
Vanguard Exsanguinator | 12 | — | Huge cruiser | SOM p.107 |
Vindicas Enforcer | 12 | Veskarium | Huge cruiser | NSP p.122 |
Dominion Seeder | 13 | Dominion | Large destroyer | AA2 p.113 |
Gray Mothership | 13 | Gray | Gargantuan carrier | 3C03 p.51 |
Idaran Saga | 13 | — | Huge cruiser | SOM p.108 |
Infernex Interdictus | 13 | Hellknight | Huge cruiser | PWD p.156 |
Klokworx Nexus | 13 | Azlanti Star Empire | Gargantuan carrier | AT01 p.52 |
SC Metropolis | 13 | Szandite Collective | Gargantuan carrier | NSP p.119 |
Star-Nambulance Void-Eater | 13 | — | Medium oma | SOM p.109 |
AAC Hoardmaster | 14 | — | Gargantuan carrier | SOM p.110 |
BMC Devastator | 14 | — | Gargantuan carrier | SOM p.111 |
Multifold Industries Harvester | 14 | — | Gargantuan carrier | DA03 p.0 |
Naginata-class Attack Vessel | 14 | Gideron Authority | Gargantuan battleship | NSP p.117 |
Thaumtech Omenbringer | 14 | Eoxian | Gargantuan battleship | CRB p.307 |
Norikama Valkyrie | 15 | — | Gargantuan battleship | SOM p.112 |
Raxilite Crown Canopy | 15 | Raxilite | Gargantuan carrier | A!02 p.53 |
Starhive Vespiar | 15 | — | Gargantuan battleship | SOM p.113 |
Barrow Cenotaph | 16 | Corpse Fleet | Colossal dreadnought | DS06 p.53 |
Infernex Keep Diabolical | 16 | Hellknight | Gargantuan battleship | PWD p.157 |
Inheritorworks Cathedralship | 16 | Iomedaean | Gargantuan carrier | PWD p.159 |
KC Golarion-Class Battleship | 16 | — | Gargantuan battleship | SOM p.114 |
Ringworks Specter | 16 | — | Gargantuan battleship | SOM p.115 |
Vindicas Tyrant | 16 | Veskarium | Colossal dreadnought | CRB p.315 |
CompEnt Those Who Are | 17 | — | Colossal dreadnought (colony ship) | SOM p.116 |
Ringworks Peacebringer | 17 | — | Colossal dreadnought | SOM p.117 |
Inheritorworks Redeemer | 18 | — | Colossal dreadnought | SOM p.118 |
Pyre Spike Station | 18 | — | Colossal dreadnought (space station) | SOM p.119 |
Sovereign Vindicator | 18 | Azlanti Star Empire | Colossal dreadnought | AT01 p.53 |
Citadel Zirval | 19 | Hellknight | Supercolossal base ship | SOM p.120 |
Merciless Blade | 19 | Veskarium | Supercolossal base ship | NSP p.121 |
Sovereign Dominator | 19 | — | Supercolossal ultranought | SOM p.121 |
Blackwind Annihilator | 20 | Eoxian | Supercolossal ultranought | DS06 p.0 |
Conqueror of Worlds | 20 | Veskarium | Supercolossal ultranought | NSP p.123 |
Driftmaven | 20 | — | Supercolossal ultranought | SOM p.122 |
Shalar | 20 | — | Supercolossal base ship | SOM p.123 |
Starfinder Starship Operations Manual p.78
Each starship is described using a basic stat block that includes information
about how it moves, how many people it can support, its structural integrity,
and more. When reading a starship stat block, use the key below to help understand
its capabilities.
Name and Tier: This is the designation
of the starship and its power level. Starships of different tiers vary to a
greater degree in terms of their power and abilities than monsters whose Challenge
Rating (CR) differs by a similar amount.
Size Category and Frame:
This describes the overall size of the vessel, which provides a modifier to
its Armor Class and Target Lock (see below). This entry also notes the base
frame of the starship (Core Rulebook 294).
Speed: This is
the number of hexes the starship can move using most pilot actions.
Maneuverability: A starship’s maneuverability is rated as clumsy,
poor, average, good, or perfect. This is generally tied to the mass and size
of the starship, and it both indicates how agile the starship is in space and
determines the minimum number of hexes it must move before it can turn (Core
Rulebook 319).
Drift: This is the starship’s Drift engine
rating. When determining how long it takes the starship to travel to a location
through the Drift, divide the die roll by this number (Core Rulebook 291). If
this entry is absent, the starship can’t travel into the Drift.
Armor
Class (AC): This value is used when determining whether direct-fire
weapons (Core Rulebook 303) hit the starship. AC is calculated based on the
ship’s size, maneuverability, and physical armor, as well as its pilot’s ranks
in the Piloting skill.
Target Lock (TL): This value is used
when determining whether tracking weapons (Core Rulebook 303) hit the starship.
TL is calculated based on the starship’s size, maneuverability, and defensive
countermeasures (Core Rulebook 298), as well as its pilot’s ranks in the Piloting
skill.
Hull Points (HP): This is the total amount of damage
the starship can take before it ceases operation. A starship with 0 HP isn’t
destroyed, though many of its systems no longer function and it is no longer
a threat to enemies.
Damage Threshold (DT): If an attack
deals less damage than this value, that damage isn’t counted against the ship’s
total Hull Points. Only Huge or larger ships have a Damage Threshold, and it
comes into play only when such a starship’s shields are depleted (Core Rulebook
320).
Critical Threshold (CT): Whenever the starship has
lost a total number of Hull Points equal to a multiple of this value, one of
its systems takes critical damage (Core Rulebook 321). This value is always
one-fifth of the starship’s maximum HP.
Shields: This lists
the ship’s shield system and Shield Points (SP), which represent the amount
of damage the ship’s shields can take before they become depleted. SP are assigned
to particular quadrants (forward, port, starboard, or aft). These quadrants
correspond in orientation to the starship firing arcs (see Attacks below).
Attacks: A starship has four firing arcs: forward, port, starboard,
and aft, illustrated on page 318 of the Core Rulebook. Most nonturret weapons
can fire only in the firing arc where they’re mounted; turret weapons can be
fired in any arc. A ship’s attack entries lists the various weapons mounted
on the ship that can fire in each of the arcs. Each weapon also lists its damage,
range, and other special properties.
Power Core: This lists
a starship’s power core or cores (Core Rulebook 296) and the power core units
(PCU) it produces.
Drift Engine: The starship’s Drift engine,
if any, is listed here.
Systems: This entry lists a starship’s
major systems, such as armor, defensive countermeasures, sensors, and weapons
(Core Rulebook 297).
Expansion Bays: This entry lists any
expansion bays: cargo spaces that can be used for specialized functions (Core
Rulebook 298).
Modifiers: This entry lists the bonuses (or
penalties) to certain skill checks during starship combat resulting from a starship’s
speed and maneuverability, as well as from some starship systems.
Complement: This section lists the total size of the crew that
can fit aboard the ship.
Crew: This section lists those
filling various roles in starship combat (Core Rulebook 316), as well as their
modifiers to skills used during starship combat and number of ranks in those
skills. Any modifiers listed earlier in the stat block are accounted for here.
In general, NPC crew member levels and their number of skill ranks are equal
to their starship’s tier (minimum 1). Typically, one crew member is exceptionally
talented with one skill, for which their modifier is equal to 9 + 1-1/2 × their
level. For all other crew skills, the officer NPCs’ modifiers are 4 + 1-1/2
× their level. The gunnery check modifier for an NPC starship of tier 9 or lower
is equal to the starship’s tier plus the highest ability score modifier for
an NPC of a CR equivalent to the starship’s tier (using the combatant array
on page 129 of Alien Archive). For an NPC starship of tier 10 or higher, use
the same calculation but substitute the second-highest ability score modifier
instead. The table below provides these calculated values.
STARSHIP TIER | GUNNERY | GOOD SKILL | MASTER SKILL |
---|---|---|---|
1/3 | +3 | +4 | +9 |
1/2 | +3 | +4 | +9 |
1 | +5 | +5 | +10 |
2 | +6 | +7 | +12 |
3 | +7 | +8 | +13 |
4 | +9 | +10 | +15 |
5 | +10 | +11 | +16 |
6 | +11 | +13 | +18 |
7 | +12 | +14 | +19 |
8 | +14 | +16 | +21 |
9 | +15 | +17 | +22 |
10 | +15 | +19 | +24 |
11 | +16 | +20 | +25 |
12 | +17 | +22 | +27 |
13 | +19 | +23 | +28 |
14 | +20 | +25 | +30 |
15 | +22 | +26 | +31 |
16 | +23 | +28 | +33 |
17 | +25 | +29 | +34 |
18 | +26 | +31 | +36 |
19 | +28 | +32 | +37 |
20 | +29 | +34 | +39 |
21 | +31 | +35 | +40 |
22 | +32 | +37 | +42 |
23 | +34 | +38 | +43 |
24 | +35 | +40 | +45 |
25 | +37 | +41 | +46 |
If a starship has teams that support officers by filling roles, this entry
also lists the number and size of these teams. This section is listed only for
ships under the GM’s control—PCs can perform their own actions aboard starships
they control.
Special Abilities: Any unique actions or qualities
a starship has due to its crew or equipment are listed here.
The rules for building starships on pages 293–305 of the Core Rulebook provide
extraordinary flexibility in designing exciting spacecraft. However, that flexibility
allows a group to invest most of their Build Points (BP) in only a few systems,
resulting in lopsided designs. Assigning half of the BP available to shields
to create a nearly invulnerable ship or spending those points on a single turret-mounted
superweapon might sound appealing, but these tactics encourage less-dynamic
encounters and can even grind combats to a complete standstill.
Whether you
are designing new NPC starships or beginning a starship campaign, you can encourage
a more balanced experience by limiting the number of Build Points that the crew
can spend on any particular upgrade (as measured by a percentage of the starship’s
total available BP). In this optional system, many of a starship’s primary systems
list a maximum percentage of the starship’s available BP that can be invested
in that system. Each entry also describes some of the reasons you might impose
this maximum percentage, as well as other voluntary restrictions that could
present even greater challenges.
Frame Cost (25%): In addition
to a plethora of deadly weapon mounts, expensive frames often provide a huge
number of HP, making their starships nearly impossible for lower-tier starships
to threaten. In addition, larger starships may require additional crew that
the PCs lack, and spending too much on a frame leaves too few BP to equip the
ship properly.
Armor and Defensive Countermeasures (25%):
Especially for smaller starships, heavy investment in defenses can make a starship
nearly invincible—often while leaving too few BP to purchase suitable weapons,
making them extremely safe but boring combatants. Limiting armor to a modest
amount incentivizes clever maneuvering.
Power Core (15%):
A starship’s power core affects how quickly an engineer can restore Shield Points
by using the divert action, and limiting the power core’s size gives enemy starships
an opportunity to pierce the vessel’s shields before they can be fully repaired.
Weapons (35%): Careful optimization of a starship’s weapons
can result in utterly devastating arsenals capable of completely destroying
a potent enemy starship with a few good shots. Limiting a starship’s maximum
firepower extends combat by a few rounds without severely impacting the ship’s
lethality.
In addition, consider turrets’ extreme versatility: by moving
most of a starship’s weapons to a turret, the ship’s facing becomes less relevant,
and starship combat becomes more static. Consider allowing no more than 15%
of a starship’s BP to be spent on turrets and turret-mounted weaponry in order
to encourage movement and stunt use.
Shields (10%): Smaller
starships in particular can inexpensively mount thick shields that are almost
insurmountable by low-tier starships, dramatically multiplying their durability
and turning most combats into lengthy slogs. By limiting a starship’s shield
upgrades, a starship can still have solid defenses without completely eliminating
any chance of sustaining real harm— particularly at tier 10 and lower.
Unrestricted: Many other systems—including computers, Drift
engines, expansion bays, security, and thrusters—are unlikely to change the
dynamics of starship combat if the crew invest in them heavily, and thus have
no maximum BP budget. However, some security systems can dramatically skew in-person
encounters if not reined in. To this end, consider limiting the maximum level
of any antipersonnel weapon to the starship’s tier, and consider restricting
the maximum rank of a shock grid countermeasure to one-third the starship’s
tier, rounded down.
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