Starship Weapons

Weapon Qualities

Concussive: The weapon fires a warhead that relies on explosive shock to inflict damage on a ship’s armor. At the impact point, the target looses 1d4 amount of AC. To hit the same impact point, the attacker rolls with -2 on attack rolls. Weapons of this type also have the Ammo Quality.

Guided Munitions: The weapon gains a +2 to hit if the firing ship has acquired the target with a sensor. If the weapon looses communication with the ship it was fired from, it either self-destructs or veers off course. Weapons of this type also have the Ammo Quality.

EWAR: When a target is locked with an EWAR weapon, it gets a -2 on rolls resisting and performing Hacking or Programming Tasks, while the attacker gains a +1 to attack rolls.

Target Locking

Overview “Smart” weapons and Electronic Warfare systems rely on a stable sensor lock to function effectively. This requires coordination between the Bridge and the Gunnery/Comms departments.

Establish Target Lock

• Role: Gunner or Comms Officer
• Action Cost: Main Action
• The Check: Program / Int + Ship Comms Rating
• Difficulty: 8 + Target Pilot Skill + Target ECM Rating
• Success: Target is Locked.
• A ship can maintain a number of locks equal to its Comms Rating (Min 1).
• Lock persists until broken, the target is destroyed, or the target leaves sensor range.

Break Lock

• Role: Pilot or Comms Officer
• Action Cost: Main Action
• The Check: Pilot / Dex OR Program / Int (Opposed Roll)
• Difficulty: Opposed by the original Locker’s Program skill rating.
• Success: The Locked condition is removed immediately.