Hexisan Space Vehicles

Hexisan Space Vehicles
Ships come in many different makes and models. Much like most equipment, they’re dictated by their place of origin. While Terran based ships tend to reflect Earth airplanes of the silver-era (two wings for gliding, an anterior cockpit and a one-directional forward thruster), Hexisan vehicles take on much more exotic designs. Altarian ships, fighters & imperial classes, have simple cubed shapes with multi-direction thrusters. Meanwhile, Novacon ships are built for durability and tend to be both robust and extravagant. Balidar crafts have a slender disk-like shape that helps for speed while Elashani use small orb vessels to outmaneuver larger fighter classes. While these models make for an array of diverse transports, nearly all space vehicles have some common similarities.

Nearly all ships have life support systems which keep the user alive, especially in times of danger. They also have resistant metallic armor to protect them from the dangers of space as well as shields that can block incoming meteors, radiation and enemy weapons. Additionally, each ship tends to keep an array of computer sensors within their cockpits in order to navigate and detect any possible dangers that may be on their course. Ship weapons are also important, not only helping to defend the vehicle, but also protect against loose rock and drifting debris. Lastly, most larger crafts have some sort of method for interstellar or intergalactic space (though fighter ships usually do not).

Though most ships follow the described blue prints, even more unusual ships are rumored to exist. The Canthions have engineered primitive ships made of metal and rock which are fueled by psionic technology. Hageman Droid ships are said to be made entirely of robotic parts that have been whispered to still haunt the system near their original robotic factory. Even Doom Squid the size of massive Imperial Ships have been sighted in Hexisan, taking down entire space ports. With so many threats floating throughout the galaxies, it’s no wonder that designers continue to work on building new crafts in order to help crews of their ships survive.

Balidar “Vex” Strike Fighters

In one form or another, nearly every Battle Class Vessel has small defenders darting about. These light ships are commonly carried on the battle-cruisers in order to protect them from smaller threats. The Balidar have taken the light defender ships one step further by creating the “Vex” class light Strike Fighter. Admired for its quickness and maneuverability, it is much more reliable than Terran light vessels, due to its shields, structure and array of weapons. And since the “Vex” Strike Fighter has rotating wings with reverse thrusters, it can maneuver in a 360 degree range, instead of the direct thrust channel that most Terran vehicles tend to possess.

Crew: 1
Passengers: 0

Life-Supporting Modules standard bridge (4 areas, 2 tons, 0.4 eu, 100 cr) with +2D sensors and gunnery upgrades (2 eu, 1,800 cr)
Cargo Modules: None

Life-Support Supplies: atmosphere (1 person/1 month, 100 cr)

Weapons
4 laser cannons (12 areas, 16 tons, 28 eu, 36,000 cr, forward arc, range 3/12/25, damage 4D), fire-linked (+8 damage bonus, 400 cr)
2 torpedo launchers (4 areas, 6 tons, 4 eu, 10,000 cr, forward arc, ammo 1 each, range 2/3/7, damage 9D)

In-System Drive (10 areas, 10 tons, 24 eu, 8,500 cr)
Move: 15 (space)
Maneuverability: +2D+2 (12 eu, 3,600 cr)
Interstellar Drive: None
Power Plant: 85 energy units generated (7 areas, 11 tons, 12,500), burst capacitor (20 eu generated, 1 area, 1 ton, 400 cr)

Hull Toughness: 2D+1 (20 tons, 7,500 cr)
Atmosphere Capability: streaming, landing gear
Armor: +1D
Shields: +2D (1 area, 2 tons, 6 eu, 13,500 cr)
Total Tonnage: 50
Special Qualities: 360 rotation (rotating wings w/ reverse engines)

Scale: 6 (Average personal transport)
Length: 11 meters (cylinder), 8 meters (ellipsoid), 5 meters
(spheroid), 7 meters (wedge)
Total Cost (new): unable to purchase with Capital, 65,000 Hexisan credits /Price Difficulty: 35

Balidar “Vex” Shuttle Craft

The Balidar “Vex” Shuttle Craft is known for jaunting between planets. This is the largest of the Balidar engineered crafts, as most of their ships are support vehicles for Novacon or Altarian Imperial Battleships. The shuttlecraft can transport people and cargo safely, even if not comfortably throughout Hexisan. When in times of danger, the craft can also show off its wide array of armaments and quick speed. Much like “Vex” Strike Fighters, the “Vex” Shuttle Craft has rotating wings with reverse engines for 360 degree maneuverability. Some Balidar “Vex” Shuttle Craft are even armed with cloaking capabilities in order to slip past dangerous space borders.

Crew: 2
Passengers: 8

Life-Supporting Modules standard bridge (2 stations, 8 areas, 4 tons, 0.8, 200 cr) with +2 gunnery, +2 sensors, and +2 comm upgrades (2 eu, 1,500 cr); passenger area with seating for 8 (10 areas, 5 tons, 1 eu, 500 cr) with snack processor upgrade

Cargo Modules bulk (10 areas, 10 tons, 1 eu, 250 cr) Life-Support Supplies: food storage (2 areas, 0.5
tons, 0.5 eu, 10 cr); snack food supply (10 people/1 month, 0.1 tons, 60 cr); atmosphere (13 personareas/ 1 month, 1,300 cr)

Weapons
1 laser cannon (1 area, 2 tons, 11 eu, 8,000 cr, forward arc, range 8/25/38, damage 4D)
1 discus torpedo launcher  (1 area, 2 tons, 11 eu, 20,000 cr, forward arc, range 8/30/40 damage 9D)

In-System Drive (9 areas, 9 tons, 21 eu, 13,000 cr)

Move: 7 (space), 350 (atmosphere, 1,000 kph)
Maneuverability: 0
Interstellar Drive: None
Total Energy Requirements: 40
Power Plant: 85 energy units generated (7 areas, 10 tons, 12,500 cr)

Hull Toughness: 2D+2 (45 tons, 12,500 cr)
Atmosphere Capability: streamlining (7 tons, 2,500 cr), landing gear (5 tons, 1,875 cr)

Armor: +1D (8 tons, 7,500 cr)
Shields: +2D (1 area, 1 ton, 2 eu, 7,500 cr)

Special Qualities: 360 degree maneuverability (rotating wings w/ reverse thrusters)

Total Tonnage: 129
Scale: 20 (Four-Story Building)
Total Area Units: 48
Length: 24 meters (cylinder), 16 meters
(ellipsoid), 12 meters (wedge)
Total Cost (new): 101,820 credits/Price
Difficulty: 40

Novacon Master Class Dreadnought

These massive Novacon fighters are nearly indestructible with reinforced hulls, armor, and advanced shields. Novacons pride themselves on Novacon Master Class Dreadnoughts which nearly helped them win the war against the Altarians centuries ago.  

Crew: 40,000 (pilots, navigation, gunners, sensors, communication, repair, administration, and support staff )
Passengers: 10,000 (troops)

Cargo: 175,000 cubic meters, including equipment, storage, supplies, ground assault craft, shuttles, gunboats, and five squadrons of light fighters
Life-Support Supplies: 10 years

Weapons:
55 laser cannons (10 forward arc, 15 starboard arc, 15 port arc, 5 rear arc, 5 upper arc, 5 lower arc, gunnery bonus +4D, range 15/36/73, damage 5D)
15 sensor probe launchers (5 forward arc, 5 starboard arc, 5 port arc, gunnery bonus +2D, range 2/16/14)
8 tractor beams (4 forward arc, 2 starboard arc, 2 port arc, gunnery bonus +2D, range 5/15/30, damage 6D)

In-System Drive
Move: 7 (space)
Maneuverability: +1D
Interstellar Drive Rating: (0.50; backup: 1.00)

Hull Toughness: 6D
Atmosphere Capability: None
Armor: +2D
Shields: +4D

Scale: 65 (Heavy Star Freighter)
Length (approximate): 1,500 meters (can be of any shape desired, but includes many decks)
Total Cost (new): Unpurchasable with capital, 700,000,000 Hexisan Credits//Price Difficulty: 50020

Altarian Rubicon Capital Ships

No other ship is more feared than the Altarian Rubicon Capital Ship. All six sides of this cube shaped capital vessel are armed with both thrusters and armaments, making it defendable from any angle. It can steer to any side, making its movements unpredictable, and has some of the best interstellar drive systems known throughout Hexisan. The Rubicon is a classical design, engineered thousands of years ago, and perfected throughout the ages. It's interior is equipped with the latest, and most advanced psi-tech, allowing crew to get from one part of the ship to the other with incredible speed. Though it is sleek and compact, the Rubicon is limited in space, giving it less room for passengers than other capital ships.

Crew: 5,000 (pilots, navigation, gunners, sensors, communication, repair, administration, and support staff )
Passengers: 5,000 (troops)

Cargo: 90,000 cubic meters, including equipment, storage, supplies, ground assault craft, shuttles, gunboats, and five squadrons of light fighters
Life-Support Supplies: 20 years

Weapons:
60 laser cannons (10 on each side of the ship, gunnery bonus +4D, range 15/36/73, damage 5D)
10 sensor probe launchers (5 forward arc, 5 starboard arc, 5 port arc, gunnery bonus +2D, range 2/16/14)
6 tractor beams (4 forward arc, 2 starboard arc, 2 port arc, gunnery bonus +2D, range 5/15/30, damage 6D)

In-System Drive
Move: 8 (space)
Maneuverability: +5D
Interstellar Drive Rating: (0.25; backup: 0.50)

Hull Toughness: 4D
Atmosphere Capability: None
Armor: +2D
Shields: +4D

Scale: 46 (Space Yacht)
Length (approximate): 140 meters cubed
Total Cost (new): Unpurchasable with capital,600,000,000 Hexisan Credits//Price Difficulty: 48000

Canthion Organic Travelers

Canthion Organic Travelers are massive mammals who were hollowed out and manipulated by the Canthion race, only to be used as massive space traveling vessels. The creatures are a native species of Tevicar called Preytons who collect air born microscopic creatures to feed themselves. They have vacuum space resistances which help them stay alive at the top of Tevicar's  atmosphere, and can also protect them in the depths of space.  These Preytons are captured and operated on until their biology can maintain Canthion passengers. They are flown by powerful psions who can control thoughts and dominate actions. The Canthion Organic Travelers have no interstellar travel, but are sped up by psionic enhancements augmented by Canthion psions. They sometimes are armed with electrical long ranged weapons which help fend them from Hexisan vessels and Doom Squid.


Crew: 1
Passengers: 10 passengers plus 2 servants

Life-Supporting Modules group airlock (used as boarding area; 4 areas, 2 tons, 0.4 eu, 300 cr); standard bridge (4 stations, 16 areas, 8 tons, 1.6 eu, 400 cr) 5 one-person rooms (50 areas, 25 tons, 5 eu, 25,000 cr); 3 two-person rooms (42 areas, 21 tons, 4.2 eu, 21,000 cr); workroom (kitchen, 8 areas, 4 tons, 0.8 eu, 3,000 cr) with 2 food processor upgrades (50 cr); hallways connecting rooms (84 areas, 42 tons, 8.4 eu, 2,100 cr)

Cargo Modules
bulk (12 areas, 12 tons, 1.2 eu, 300 cr);

Life-Support Supplies: food storage (30 areas, 15 tons, 15 eu, 300 cr); standard food (7 people/10 months, 7 tons, 7,000
cr); luxury food (4 people/10 months, 8 tons, 8,000 cr); atmosphere (47 people-areas/10 months, 47,000 cr)

Weapons
1 electric cannon (1 area, 2 tons, 6 eu, 13,600 cr, forward/rear/ port/starboard arcs, range 3/12/25, damage 4D){Plus electrical pulse capabilities which allow it to deactivate disable electronics}

In-System Drive (7 areas, 7 tons, 15 eu, 5,500 cr)
Move: 4 (space), 125 (atmosphere, 325 kph)
Maneuverability: +0D

Total Energy Requirements: 213
Power Plant: 235 energy units generated (17 area, 31 tons, 32,500 cr); battery backup (30 energy units generated, 3 areas, 3 tons, 2,100 cr)

Hull Toughness: 3D (209 tons, 104,500 cr)
Atmosphere Capability: streamlining (53 tons, 20,900 cr); landing gear (42 tons, 15,600 cr)
Armor: +2D (90 tons, 9,000 cr)

Qualities:
Omnivorous (Must be fed 109 tons of living tissue a week (be it plant or animal) to fuel itself
Sentience: Can make decisions on it's own if piloting psion allows it
Removed Vitals: Can no longer biologically survive without the assistance of crew to feed it

Total Tonnage: 749
Scale: 20 (4-Story Building)
Length: 242 meters (cylinder), 161 meters (ellipsoid), 121
meters (wedge)
Total Cost (new): Unpurchasable, only can be created by Canthion flesh-melders

Leviathans

Leviathans are Rasari adapted space craft that have been specially made to support water based creatures. The modifications can be pricey, and demand strong foundations, hence why Leviathans almost always tend to be larger sizes. A Leviathan is much like any other space ship, except that the air filtration system has been replaced by a hydro-oxygen engine. This apparatus both keeps water weights evenly distributed throughout the Leviathan, as well as enriched with a breathable aquatic atmosphere for Rasari. Leviathans also tend to keep at least one chamber of their ship waterless, with an inhalation edifice for air braething organisms. Otherwise, Leviathans are very similar to any other Imperial class vessel.

Crew: 10
Passengers: 40 passengers, 10 prisoners in brig

Life-Supporting Modules
group waterlock (4 areas, 2 tons, 0.4 eu, 300 cr); boarding tube (6 areas/extends to 12 meters, 6 tons, 1.2 eu, 6,000) with single waterlocks on both sides (2 areas, 1 tons, 0.2 eu, 200 cr); standard bridge (6 stations, 24 areas, 12 tons, 2.4 eu, 600 cr) with +1D gunnery, piloting, sensors, shields, and flight systems repair upgrades (5 eu, 4,500 cr); brig (48 areas, 24 tons, 4.8 eu, 6,000 cr); infirmary (36 areas, 18 tons, 3.6 eu, 3,000 cr) with +1D medicine upgrade (1 eu, 900 cr); lounge (90 areas, 45 tons, 9 eu, 4,500 cr) with 2 food processor upgrades (50 cr); 2 one-person rooms (20 areas, 10 tons, 2 eu, 1,000 cr); 10 two-person rooms (140 areas, 70 tons, 14 eu, 7,000 cr); hallways connecting rooms (168 areas,
84 tons, 16.8 eu, 4,200 cr)

Cargo Modules
bulk (equipment and weapons lockers and impound storage, 12 areas, 12 tons, 1.2 eu, 300 cr); 34 escape pod bays (68 areas, 68 tons, 13.6 eu, 37,400 cr) Life-Support Supplies: food storage (34 areas, 17 tons, 17 eu, 340 cr); standard food (34 people/5 months, 17 tons, 17,000 cr); atmosphere (72 peopleareas/ 5 months, 36,000 cr)

Weapons
2 blaster cannons (8 areas, 10 tons, 42 eu, 30,000 cr, five arcs each, range 8/25/38, damage 5D each)
2 missile launchers (4 areas, 6 tons, 4 eu, 6,000 cr, forward, ammo 1 each, range 2/3/7, damage per missile)
5 passive-homing missiles (2,500 cr, damage 6D each) in 5
ammo bays (5 areas, 10 tons, 2 eu, 500 cr)
5 active-homing missiles (4,000 cr, damage 5D each) in 5 ammo bays (5 areas, 10 tons, 2 eu, 500 cr)
3 point-defense guns (3 areas, 6 tons, 6 eu, 8,000 cr, 1 forward,
1 port, 1 starboard, range 1/2/3, damage 5D each)
1 tractor beam (7 areas, 15 tons, 10 eu, 8,000, forward arc, range 5/15/30, damage 2D)

In-System Drive (12 areas, 12 tons, 30 eu, 10,500 cr)
Move: 10 (space), 500 (atmosphere, 1,450 kph)
Maneuverability: +1D (6 eu, 1,800 cr)
Interstellar Drive: 1.0 (12 areas, 36 tons, 100 eu, 51,000 cr); backup: 0.1 (3 areas, 9 tons, 10 eu, 6,000 cr)
Total Energy Requirements: 301
Power Plant: 325 energy units generated (23 areas, 46 tons, 44,500 cr); battery backup (30 energy units generated, 3 areas, 3 tons, 2,100 cr)

Hull Toughness: 3D+1 (330 tons, 274,500 cr)
Atmosphere Capability: streamlining (83 tons, 33,000 cr); landing gear (66 tons, 24,750 cr)
Armor: +2D (150 tons, 150,000 cr)
Shields: +3D (17 areas, 34 tons, 9 eu, 337,500 cr)

Total Tonnage: 1,212 +200 tons of water when filled
Scale: 24 (Eight-Story Building)
Total Area Units: 754
Length: 377 meters (cylinder), 252 meters (ellipsoid), 126
meters (spheroid), 189 meters (wedge)
Total Cost (new): 1,124,440 credits/Price Difficulty: 122