Ship Creation Guide
No ship can operate without crew. The crew is
Ship creation can be done on either the Ship
Sheet, or the Ship Prep Sheet.
Step 1: Name your ship
Naming conventions vary wildly depending on
both the weight of ship, and the state of origin.
The Caelum Systems like simple, hopeful
names like Pioneer, Liberator, or, Tranquillity,
while the Bastion Stars prefer strong sounding
names like Dauntless, Infernal Sword, and Will
of Iron. Ultimately, the decision is yours,
though it may be a good idea to converse with
players who have chosen the same Home
State for their Captain to make sure you are in
the same ballpark.
Step 2: Assign Ship Stats
Three characteristics quantify a ship's physical
attributes.
Armour: Layers of heavy plating protect the
ship from incoming damage. Armour measures
how much damage a vessel can absorb before
the hull is damaged
Mobility: How fast and agile a ship is can be
vitally important to avoiding incoming attacks
and getting into the right position at the right
time.
Size: Not all big ships are heavily armoured
hulks, and not all small ships are nimble darts.
Size is a measure of how large a vessel is,
and how much damage it can take.
• Distribute a total of 35 points among the
three Stats.
• Armour must be a minimum of 5 and a
maximum of 20
• Mobility must be a minimum of 3 and a
maximum of 15
• Size must be a minimum of 3 and a maximum
of 20
Stat Points Spent Total
Armour
Mobility
Size
• Shields: Military ships have a Shield value of
5, and Civilian ships have a Shield Value of 3.
Step 3: Assign Crew Compliments
essential to both the day-to-day operations of
the ship, and keeping the ship combat capable
for as long as possible in a fight.
Engineers: Responsible for the maintenance of
the ship systems, and also repair damaged
systems in combat.
Marines: While not required for the running of
a ship, Marines are invaluable when conducting
boarding and counter-boarding actions. They
are also responsible for ship-board security
and the safety of away teams.
Operations: Ops are the crew are the sailors
who make the ship run. From course plotting,
helm control, and sensor sweeps, to managing
power distribution during hostile engagements.
Science: These officers' primary responsibility
was analysing, observing and theorizing
explanations for strange or seemingly
unexplainable circumstances in such a way as
to provide answers. During battle, however,
they are tasked with combatting hostile
electronic warfare.
• Distribute a total of 45 points among the four
Crew departments.
Crew Points Spent Total
Engineers
Marines
Operations
Science
Step 4: Work out Derived Attributes
Several ship attributes depend on both stats
and crew compliments. It is important to work
these out for gameplay purposes.
Max Hull Points – (Armour + Size ) x 2.
Repair Rate – Engineers/4.
Disabled Threshold – Max HP/5
Evasion – Mobility + Shield value.
Hard Point Score – Operations Value + 3
Void Asset Flights – Size/3
Step 5: Select Hard Point Upgrades
Every vessel has two Hard Points which can be
equipped with a number of upgrades which are
listed below.
Particle Turret
This is the main armament of capital ships of
the 24th Coalition It is able to fire Forward, Port,
and Starboard.
Rapid Fire Particle Cannon
An enlarged version of the Point Defence
Cannon, this weapon is usually reserved for
fast moving vessels as it can only fire
Forwards.
Ion Lance
Mounted along the ship's spine, this weapon
does not do as much damage as the Particle
weapons, but it has a chance of disabling the
systems of the enemy ships.
Launch Tubes
Usually only fitted to Carriers and Assault
Cruisers, Launch Tubes allow for 2 Void Assets
to be launched per combat action, rather than
1, and give the ship space for an extra 2 Flights
of Void Assets.
Recovery Bay
Paired with the Launch Tubes, the Recovery
Bay allows for 2 Void Assets to be recovered
per combat action, rather than 1.
Ship Repair Bay
Can only be used out of combat. Allows the
repair rates of both ships to be combined in
order to return a ship to max HP more swiftly.
Manufacturing Bay
Allows for Repair shuttles to be launched
during combat and carry out rapid - if
temporary - hull and system repairs.
Armour Plating
Increases a ship's Armour value by 3.
Extra Armour Plating
Requires Armour Plating. Combined with
Armour Plating, this upgrade increases a
ship's Armour value by a further 2 points, for a
total of 5.
Manoeuvring Thrusters
Increases a ship's Mobility value by 3.
Enhanced Manoeuvring Thrusters
Requires Manoeuvring Thrusters. Combined
with Manoeuvring Thrusters, this upgrade
increases a ship's Mobility value by a further 2
points, for a total of 5.
Expanded Shield Array
Increases a ship's Shield value by 3.
Enhanced Shield Array
Requires Expanded Shield Array. Combined
with Expanded Shield Array, this upgrade
increases a ship's Shield value by a further 2
points, for a total of 5.
Electronic Warfare Suite (EWS)
When installed, this upgrade gives access to
two extra Combat Actions:
• Predict Fire Pattern: After analysing the fire
pattern of an enemy ship, this can be used to
increase the Evasion score on yourself or a
nearby ally for 1 turn. (Opposed roll, vs.
average weapon score)
• Enhance Shields: Increases shield output of
yourself for 1 turn. Enemy ships trying to target
you reduce their Attack roll by your Shield
value.
The Hard Point score for EWS is your Science
value +3
Advanced Electronic Warfare Suite (AEWS)
Electronic Warfare Suite. When installed, this
upgrade gives access to two extra Combat
Actions:
• Hack Systems: Disable 1 Enemy system for 1
turn. (Opposed roll, vs. Science value)
• Interdict: Disable enemy engines for d6
turns. (Opposed roll, vs. Science value)
The Hard Point score for AEWS is your Science
value +5
Step 6: Select Void Assets
Void Assets are groups of small craft such as
fighter craft and personnel shuttles. How many
Flights a ship can carry is based on how big
the ship is, the formula for which is given in
Step 4.

Void Asset Flights No. Per Flight Total

Shuttle 1
Fighter 5
Bomber 3
Boarding pod 3

Step 7: Ship Reputation

Just like Officers and Crew, ships often have a
reputation of their own. To generate your ship's
Reputation, roll two d100, and add the results
together. The GM may also grant you a bonus
to this score.