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Player > Starships > Other > Systems > Algal Shielding
Starfinder Starship Operations Manual p.27
PCU: 0
COST (In BP): 5 + (2 × size category)
The algal shielding system can be installed only in a biomechanical starship (Pact Worlds 152).
The hull of a vessel with algal shielding has a layer made of water-filled, valved chambers that circulate blue-green algae through the ship, interfacing with the life-support system and most living parts of the ship. This supplemental circulatory system has two functions. First, the algae act as a radiation buffer. When a biomechanical starship with algal shielding takes damage from a weapon with the irradiate special property (Core Rulebook 304), the algal shielding grants a +2 circumstance bonus to saving throws against radiation and other poisons introduced to the ship's internal atmosphere. This system also functions as one hydroponic garden (Pact Worlds 153). If a critical damage effect causes a vessel's life-support system to become malfunctioning or wrecked, the algal shielding provides no benefit until the life-support system's condition is improved to glitching or normal.
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