Ship Classes

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Ship Classes

Type: The movement types the ship

has. Sail, Oar, Mechanical.

Size: The size of ship, small,

medium, or large. This dictates a

number of rules relevant to eachship.

Speed: The base (1x) speed that the

ship has from its movement types.

Agility: The degrees () that a ship

may turn on axis each round.

Overall AC: The touch AC to hit

somewhere on the vessel.

Hull sections: The number of hull

sections touching the water. Destroy

these and the ship begins sinking.

Section AC: The AC that each

section of ship has, both Touch* and

Armor.

Section Harness: Hardness of the

hull sections before modifications.

Section HP: Amount of Hit Pointseach hull section has.

Masts: Number of masts on the

ship.

Mast AC: The AC of the mast, bothTouch* and Armor.

Mast Hardness: Hardness of the

mast before modifications.

Mast HP: Amount of Hit Points

each mast has.

Rigging AC: AC that each riggingsection has, both Touch* and

Armor.

Rigging HP: Amount of Hit Points

each rigging section has.

Dimensions:Length / Width /

Height / Depth

Decks:Number of decks the shiphas. This number includes the top

deck. At the bottom of each ship is

the empty space around the keel,usually reserved for cargo.

Crew: The general number of

crewmen expected on board thisship type.

Watch: The number of crew

actively needed to monitor the ship

under different forms of movement.

If fewer crewmen are available, the

ship begins to suffer in speed or

agility.

Rowers: Number of crew needed to

row the ship at maximum speed.

This number is part of any Watchrequirement listed for Oar.

Ram: The base ram damage for this

class of ship.

Weapon Hard-points: The number

of small/medium/large weapon

hard-points built into the ship.

Passenger/Cargo: The room forpassengers and cargo the ship has.

Each ship has a description whichfollows, detailing more about its

abilities.

*Touch AC only applies at range

from the ship.

Ship Hull Price

Corvette 6,000 gp

Frigate 10,000 gp

Fireship 12,000 gp

Grenadier 8,000 gp

Galley 3,500 gp

Cruiser 25,000 gp

Destroyer 40,000 gp

Ironclad 55,000 gp

Bireme 16,500 gp

Battleship 65,000 gp

Dreadnought 85,000 gp

Trireme 28,500 gp

Barge 19,500 gp

Corvette

Type: Sail / Oar

Size: SmallSpeed: 40 ft / 20 ft

Agility: 90

Overall AC: 3Hull sections: 6

Section AC: 7 / 12

Hardness: 10Section HP: 30

Masts: 1

Mast AC: 10

Hardness: 10Mast HP: 55

Rigging AC: 3

Rigging HP: 45Dimensions: L40 / W20 / H30 / D10

Decks: 2

Crew: 20Watch: 5 / 12

Rowers: 10

Ram: 1d4Weapon Hard-points: 3/0/0

Passenger/Cargo: / 1,500m^3

The Corvette is the quickestwarship used by conventional

navies, but this speed comes at the

price of firepower and durability.Corvettes are relatively cheap,

easily crewed, and can

outmaneuver not only most largerships, but also many ships the same

size.

One small weapon hard-

point is fastened to the foredeck,allowing the crew to fire directly

forward into enemy ships while

presenting a small profile. Theother two small hard-points are

located near the middle of the ship

on either side of the main deck.It is primarily a sailing ship,

but can resort to rowing when

needed. Rowers are kept below themain deck, and are protected from

projectiles with total cover.

There is no room for proper


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passengers on a Corvette: it is a

small ship, and everyone must work

to earn keep. The crew are known to

scatter hammocks wherever theycan on both decks when they need

to sleep.

Corvettes may travel uptrade rivers deeper than 10 feet.

They must stick to coasts.

Frigate

Type: SailSize: Small

Speed: 35 ft

Agility: 60Overall AC: 2

Hull sections: 10

Section AC: 6 / 13Hardness: 10

Section HP: 35

Masts: 2Mast AC: 10

Hardness: 10

Mast HP: 60

Rigging AC: 3Rigging HP: 50

Dimensions: L60 / W25 / H40 / D15

Decks: 2Crew: 40

Watch: 8

Rowers: Ram: 2d6

Weapon Hard-points: 6/0/0

Passenger/Cargo:3 / 2,500m^3

Frigates are the heavier of

the two main small warships,

designed as skirmish ships or toprotect larger ships in a fleet. They

are relatively cheap to buy and

maintain, and straightforward intheir battle approach: do not allow

the enemy to gain a clear shot, and

pelt them with volleys from the rowof cannons or catapults.

Three small weapon hard-

points are spread evenly along each

side of the main deck, allowing a

respectable broadside volley from

on both sides.

With both a main and mizzenmast, the Frigate is a sailing ship,

through and through, and as such

does not have openings for rows.There are accommodations

below-deck for up to three

passengers on a Frigate; it can be afairly cheap, if spartan, way to

travel. The aft cabin is enclosed,

but usually reserved for the captain.

Frigates may travel traderivers deeper than 15 feet. They

must stick to coasts.

Fireship

Type: Sail / Oar

Size: Small

Speed: 30 ft / 25 ftAgility: 90

Overall AC: 2

Hull sections: 6


Section HP: 30

Masts: 1Mast AC: 10

Hardness: 10

Mast HP: 50Rigging AC: 3

Rigging HP: 40


Decks: 1Crew: 18

Watch: 5 / 14

Rowers: 12Ram: 1d4


Passenger/Cargo: / 300m^3

The Fireship is a specialized

version of a Corvette, built to betough enough to take some

punishment while racing towards

their target. It is painted with

specialized liquids to protect it from

fire, both foreign and domestic. This

liquid protects the Fireship from

50% of all fire damage.The one small weapon hard-

point is located at each end of the

ship, stern and aft. These areusually reserved for fireturrets: a

Fireship will align beside an enemy

vessel and spout fire over at them,hoping to burn the foe down and

escape before they are destroyed.

Generally, they will not use sails

when about to fire, since they couldeasily catch fire themselves, but

resort to rowing.

The Fireship is a single-decked ship, and isn't designed to

be a home out on the water.

Therefore, not only is there notroom for passengers, but hardly

room for a crew to bed.

Fireships may travel inrivers deeper than 10 feet. They

must stick to coasts.

Grenadier

Type: Sail / OarSize: Small

Speed: 20 ft / 30 ft

Agility: 90Overall AC: 2

Hull sections: 6

Section AC: 6 / 12


Masts: 1

Mast AC: 10Hardness: 10

Mast HP: 45



Decks: 1Crew: 24

Watch: 5 / 14

Rowers: 12


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ocean voyages.

Destroyer

Type: Sail

Size: MediumSpeed: 25 ft

Agility: 45


Section AC: 5 / 15

Hardness: 10

Section HP: 60Masts: 3

Mast AC: 10


Rigging AC: 3

Rigging HP: 65Dimensions: L100/W30 / H70 / D25

Decks: 3

Crew: 85Watch: 14

Rowers:

Ram: 4d10

Weapon Hard-points: 4/4/2Passenger/Cargo: 10 / 7,800m^3

Destroyers are fearsomebeasts to see in action, as they are

larger and heavier than the small

and medium vessels, but still quickenough to maneuver into optimal

positions in battle.

Large weapon hard-points

have been built on this ship, givingit an advantage in raw firepower.

One is located on each side,

alongside two medium and onesmall hard-points. At the rear of the

ship there are the last two small

hard-points, which allowsDestroyers to protect their flank.

Destroyers have three tall

masts evenly spread along the deck,and because of this they are not

easily crippled.

There are bunk cabins for

passengers, though the Destroyer is

built for battle and thus has few

comforts.

Destroyers may travel intrade rivers deeper than 25 feet, but

are usually only seen on lakes or

seas. They are large enough tomake ocean voyages.

Ironclad

Type: Oar / Mechanical

Size: MediumSpeed: 15 ft / 20 ft

Agility: 30


Section AC: 5 / 18


Masts:

Mast AC: Hardness:

Mast HP:

Rigging AC:

Rigging HP: Dimensions: L60 / W25 / H15 / D25

Decks: 3


Rowers: 20


Passenger/Cargo: 4 / 2,000m^3

Ironclads may well be thetoughest ship on the ocean. Other

ships may have armor plating

added later, but as the nameimplies, Ironclads are designed with

them. Even the deck is covered in

an iron box which provides totalcover to those aboard. Because of

this, they are difficult to damage

and can endure a bombardmentfrom most any weapon.

The Ironclad has three

medium hard-points on each

broadside, and two small hard-

points built into the front of the ship

to attack ships in front of them.

Ironclads have flaps thatcan open to allow rowers to move

the ship if necessary. However,

because of their strong, metalconstruction, Ironclads are

equipped with a simple mechanical

propulsion system powered by coal.A single large, metal propeller

behind the ship gives them an

ineffable movement. Further, the

crew may change the gearing of theengine to spin the propeller

backwards, allowing an Ironclad to

move backwards at half speed. Itrequires one full-round action to

change the gearing.

Ironclads have a smallamount of room for passengers, but

most find the accommodations to be

too sparse.Ironclads may travel in

trade rivers deeper than 25 feet, but

are usually only seen on lakes or

seas. They must stick to coasts.Note: Because Ironclads are

not constructed from wood, it is

harder to mount additional plating.Any plating added later costs twice

as much on an Ironclad as other

ships.

Bireme

Type: Sail / Oar

Size: Medium


Overall AC: 1

Hull sections: 14Section AC: 5 / 14

Hardness: 10

Section HP: 40Masts: 1

Mast AC: 10

Hardness: 5


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Mast HP: 50

Rigging AC: 3

Rigging HP: 50

Dimensions: L80 / W20 / H10 / D15Decks: 1

Crew: 80

Watch: 7 / 42Rowers: 40

Ram: 3d8

Weapon Hard-points: 2/1/0Passenger/Cargo: /

The Bireme is a larger

version of a Galley. There is apartial deck, with covered sections

for weapons; the crew sit within the

ribs of the ship. The sides of theship are lined with wooden

crenelations which provide cover

to the crewmen.The weapon hard-points are

evenly spread down the length of

the ship, with the medium slot at theback. The crew will often mount

either a catapult or a ballista to

augment their own individual

projectiles. Generally, however,Biremes excel at boarding actions

and ramming.

There are two sets of oarsthat extend from the ship: the

rowers sit on seats that are close

together, stacked on top of the lowerrow. In addition, the crew of a

Bireme can erect a small mast and

sail when necessary. It requires 5

full-round actions to erect ordismantle this mast.

The Bireme has no room for

excess passengers or cargo, and thecrew are accustomed to sleeping

beneath the open stars on these

ships when necessary.Biremes may travel in trade

rivers deeper than 15 feet. They are

large enough to make oceanvoyages.

Battleship

Type: Sail

Size: LargeSpeed: 15 ft

Agility: 30

Overall AC: -1Hull sections: 28

Section AC: 3 / 16


Masts: 4

Mast AC: 10


Rigging AC: 3

Rigging HP: 75Dimensions: L150/W30/H100/D30

Decks: 4

Crew: 145Watch: 22

Rowers:



The Battleship is the rank-and-file backbone of fleets in

service to kingdoms and empires.

They are rarely deployed except indefensive operations, where

preparation and numbers creates an

intimidating wall.Four large and three

medium weapon hard-points run

along each side of the Battleship. At

both the aft and stern of the ship aretwo small hard-points, which

protects the ship from quicker,

smaller vessels.The Battleship has four tall

masts with large rigging and sails.

They are not quick, but Battleshipsare hard to stop.

Because of the

compartmentalized interiors,Battleships usually have excess

rooms that can be used for

passengers. However, because they

are not used to travel, but rather for

battle, it is rare for anyone except

important political or military

figures to take up temporaryresidence on a battleship.

Battleships are too large for

any but the largest of rivers, andare rarely seen anywhere but on the

open ocean or guarding the

entrances to straits or the like. Theyare large enough to make ocean

voyages.

Dreadnought

Type: SailSize: Large

Speed: 10 ft

Agility: 30Overall AC: -1

Hull sections: 38


Section HP: 95

Masts: 4

Mast AC: 10Hardness: 14

Mast HP: 75


Dimensions: L200/W35/H110/D35

Decks: 4Crew: 230

Watch: 22

Rowers:



The Dreadnought is the

largest and most fearsome ship on

the sea. They are rare, but can oftensingle-handedly ensure victory for

whichever navy they are supporting.

They have a large crew which canprovide either anti-personnel fire

with bows or decimate foes during

boarding actions.


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The weapon hard-points are

evenly split between each side, and

run down the sides. A single volley

from a Dreadnought can be enoughto sink most lesser vessels.

The Dreadnought has four

tall masts with large rigging andsails. They are not quick, but

Dreadnoughts are hard to stop.

Dreadnoughts do have roomfor a good number of passengers,

but these ships rarely sell space to

anyone below royalty. Kings and

Emperors are most likely to choosea Dreadnought as their flagship for

whenever they need to travel by sea.

Dreadnoughts are generallytoo large for rivers. They are more

likely to be strategically blocking a

river than sailing it. They areocean-faring vessels.

Trireme

Type: Sail / Oar

Size: LargeSpeed: 10 ft / 25 ft

Agility: 30


Section AC: 4 / 16


Masts: 1

Mast AC: 10


Rigging AC: 3

Rigging HP: 60Dimensions: L100/W25/H80/D25

Decks: 2


Rowers: 60


Passenger/Cargo: / 4,000m^3

Triremes are rowing ships

like Biremes and Galleys before

them, except they are much more

similar to sailing vessels. A Triremehas multiple, fully covered decks

and a permanent mast. They are

much cheaper than the other largeships, and are therefore great for

troop transport, either between

lands, or into battle.Five medium hard-points

line both sides of the Trireme. In

addition, on both the aft and stern

there are three small hard-pointsgrouped together, to protect the ship

or to be used offensively.

There are three sets of oarsthat extend from the ship: the

rowers sit on seats that are close

together, stacked on top of the lowerrow. In addition, the Trireme has a

single stout mast which provides a

simple sailing platform.Triremes may travel in trade

rivers deeper than 25 feet. They are

large enough for ocean voyages.

Barge

Type: Sail / Oar

Size: Large


Overall AC: 0

Hull sections: 24


Section HP: 60

Masts: 7Mast AC: 10

Hardness: 10

Mast HP: 65Rigging AC: 3

Rigging HP: 75

Dimensions: L130/W35/H100/D20Decks: 2

Crew: 65

Watch: 30 / 32

Rowers: 30

Ram: 2d10



Barges are the largest type

of merchant vessel, wide and long,but shallow enough for travel on

rivers. They are often loaded down

with cargo, trade goods movingfrom port to port.

Because of their long, flat

shape, weapon hard-points are

fairly evenly ringed around Barges.Both aft and stern have a single

hard-point, while the other ten are

evenly divided between both sides.Barges have seven masts

the most of any ship type. These

ensure that it takes more than somepirates or bad weather to

completely cripple a Barge.

Further, these masts are unique indesign: they are built to allow the

rigging to rotate 180. Coupled

with a deployable rudder at the

front of the ship, it allows the Bargeto sail backwards once set up. It

requires 10 minutes to turn the

masts.Because of this and the

Barge's shallow keel, they may

travel in trade rivers deeper than20 feet without worry about turning

around. They are large enough for

ocean voyages, but usually stick to

coasts along with their hiredprotection, generally Frigates.

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