Zero Space : Raumschiffe (in Arbeit)
Falls es sich bei ZeroSpace um ein Raumschiffkampfspiel handeln würde, als um ein Weltraum Fantasy Rollenspiel, würden wir diese Sektion deutlich komplizierter gestalten. Die Masse eines Schiffes würde das Fliegen beeinflussen, verschiedene Waffen wären verschieden effektiv gegen verschiedene arten der Verteidigung. Energieverteilung würde eine Rolle spielen. Aber dies ist nicht ein Raumschiffkampfspiel, also ist dieser Abschnitt bewusst relativ einfach gehalten.
Überblick
Alle Raumschiffe haben fünf Attribute: Computer, Antrieb, Verteidigung, Masse und Wiederstandskraft. Viele Schiffe sind mit Waffen ausgestattet und einige verfügen über Spezialausrüstung, wie zum beispiel Tarnfelder, Vollständige Medizinabteilungen und Traktorstrahlen.
Die Crew
Auf sehr kleinen Schiffen reicht ein einzelnes Crewmitglied zur bedienung einiger oder Sogar aller Schiffssysteme. Ein Sternenjäger zum beispiel ist Ein-Mann-Fahrzeug, somit ist das Besatzungsmitgleid Pilot, Navigator, Techniker und Schütze in einer Person. Auf größeren Schiffen werden diese Jobs in der Regel auf mehrere Personen verteilt. Ein Schiff mag sogar mehrere Piloten, Navigatoren und Techniker haben sowie zusätzlich Wissenschaftler, Mediziner und Sensorpersonal.
In Begrifflichkeiten dieses Spiels funktioniert ein Raumschiff ähnlich wie die Ausrüstung eines Charakters: Der Aktionswert eines Charakters, der eines der Raumschiffsysteme bedient ist gleich den relevanten Attributen plus der Stufe des verwendeten Systems. Zum beispiel ist der Aktionswert eines Charakters der versucht das Schiff zu steuern eine Kombination aus Fahrzeugbeherrschung und dem Wert der Antriebseinheit.
Falls es keine Crewmitglieder mit den entsprechenden Fähigkeiten gibt, ist der Aktionswert eines Charakters der eine Probe macht gleich dem wert des Schiffssystem, und die Attribute des Crewmitglieds werden Ignoriert. Besipielsweise: Falls kein Crewmitglied mit Fahrzeugbeherrschung vorhanden ist, kann jedes Crewmitglied versuchen das Schiff zu navigieren, der Wert wäre dann gleich des Wertes der Computer des Schiffes.
| Aufgabe | Aktionswert | Schwierigkeitsgrad |
| Analyse wissenschaftlicher Daten | Wissenschaft (Intelligenz) + Computerstufe (Schiff) | Moderat (DV3), Schwer (DV6) Kompliziert (DV6) Unglaublich (DV12) |
| Einen Kurs festlegen | Fahrzeugbeherrschung (Intelligenz) + Computerstufe (Schiff) | Moderat (DV3), Schwer (DV6) Kompliziert (DV6) Unglaublich (DV12) |
| Verfolgern ausweichen | Fahrzeugbeherrschung (Geschick) + Antriebswert (Schiff) | Fahrzeugbeherrschung (Geschick) + Antriebswert (Gegnerisches Schiff) |
| Durch ein Asteroidenfeld fliegen | Fahrzeugbeherrschung (Geschick) + Antriebswert (Schiff) | Kompliziert (DV9) |
| Ein Anderes Schiff angreifen | Raumschiff Waffen (Intelligenz) + Waffenstufe (Schiff) | Fahrzeugbeherrschung (Geschick) + Verteidigungswert (Gegnerisches Schiff) |
| Einen Scan durchführen | Wissenschaft (Intelligenz) + Computerstufe (Schiff) | Moderat (DV3), Schwer (DV6) Kompliziert (DV6) Unglaublich (DV12) |
| Einen Angriff abwehren | Fahrzeugbeherrschung (Geschick) + Verteidigungswert (Schiff) | Raumschiff Waffen (Intelligenz) + Waffenstufe (Gegnerisches Schiff) |
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| There is no equation to give you exact travel times based on the distance traveled and the Engines and Mass of the ship. The GM should decide the travel time on a case by case basis, using the rough guidelines given here. |
The time required to travel interstellar distances increases logarithmically as the distance itself increases linearly. For example, a journey between two star systems in the same region of a galaxy typically takes from a few hours to a few days, traveling from one edge of a galaxy to the other takes a week or two, and traveling from one galaxy to the next takes a month or two. Ships which have higher Mass ratings are slower than less massive ships, and ships with higher Engines ratings are faster than ships with lower Engines ratings. Travel using warp engines does not remove a vessel from our universe. However, due to the Lorentzian manifold (or "warp bubble") around it, the vessel is effectively blind, deaf, and incommunicado for the duration of its journey.
Defenses
A starship's Defenses are its most important asset, because it's a dangerous universe. Defenses, which may be armor, energy shields, or a combination of the two, protect a starship from enemy attacks and damaging environments. Withstanding enemy attacks and damaging environments generally requires a Piloting (Agility) roll.
Evasive Maneuvers
During the ship's turn, the pilot may choose to initiate evasive maneuvers. Performing evasive maneuvers grants the defending ship a bonus die on all defensive rolls. A ship which is using its action to perform evasive maneuvers continues to receive this benefit until the ship's next turn.
A ship taking evasive maneuvers is not able to attack (the ship can fire its weapons, of course, but they won't hit anything).
Shields Maximum
During the ship's turn, the crew members on the weapons and defensive consoles may agree to set shields to maximum. Setting shields to maximum grants the defending ship a bonus die on all defensive rolls, but a penalty die on all offensive rolls. A ship which has set its shields to maximum continues to receive this benefit until the ship's next turn.
Mass
A starship's Mass is its most important asset, because Mass rating reflects the physical structure and durability of the ship. A starship which is large or densely constructed will have a higher Mass rating than one which is smaller or less dense.
Integrity
Integrity represents a ship's ability to withstand damage. The higher the starship's Integrity rating, the more times it may survive attacks which impair it. A starship's Integrity is normally equal to its Mass rating. If a ship's Mass permanently changes, its Integrity also changes, but damage to a ship's Integrity does not reduce its Mass.
When a ship is successfully attacked, one (or more, if using the optional margin of success rules) is temporarily subtracted from its Integrity. A ship which has lost more than half of its Integrity incurs a penalty die on any offensive or defensive action. A ship which has been reduced to zero Integrity is disabled: it is out of the fight, and it will probably require extensive repairs. Integrity may not be reduced below zero.
Normally, the crew of a damaged starship may repair half of the ship's lost Integrity (rounded down) by working on it for about a day. Further damage may only be repaired at a starship repair facility called a stardock. Most full-service starports have stardock facilities. Barring some extraordinary event, a ship's Integrity will be completely repaired after a week in a stardock.
If the ship has taken some other form of damage, such as damage to one of its systems, this damage is temporary. It is all repaired once the crew has had a day to work on it.
Weapons
A starship's Weapons are its most important asset, because a starship without weapons is simply a moving target. Starships can attack a number of times per round equal to the ship's rating in Weapons, or equal to the number of crew members at the weapons consoles, whichever is less (each crew member can only fire one weapon, once per round). Using a ship's weapons generally requires a Starship Combat (Reason) roll. The difficulty value (DV) is based on the defending pilot's Agility and the defending ship's Defenses rating.
The ship's rating in Weapons also dictates the range of its weapons. The range of the ship's weapons are covered in Range Bands, below.
Note that the ship's rating in Weapons is not the number of its physical weapons. A ship with a Weapons rating of 5 might have only two weapons, or it might have twenty, depending on the design, size, and placement of the weapons themselves.
Starship weaponry is much more powerful than the blasters carried by individuals. If a starship weapon is brought to bear against an individual rather than against a structure or another craft, the attack value (AV) is increased by 10.
Range Bands
As with terrestrial combat, there are five range bands in starship combat: close, short, medium, long, and remote. Standard starship weapons have an effective range based on the Weapons rating of the ship. Due to the vast distances involved, attacking more distant targets is usually not possible. If the GM declares that the attack is possible, the attacker incurs a penalty die when attacking a target beyond the ship's effective weapon range.
The "typical weapons" listed below are mostly for flavour. They don't usually make any difference in the game.
| Weapons rating |
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| 1-2 | Close | Arc generator, flak guns, turbolaser, railgun |
| 3-5 | Short (10 km) | Disruptor, particle cannon, plasma torpedo |
| 6-8 | Medium (50 km) | Nemesis cannon, fusion cannon, photon torpedo |
| 9-11 | Long (500 km) | Hellbore cannon, meson cannon, singularity torpedo |
| 12+ | Remote | Planetary defense battery, warp missile |
If you'd prefer to emulate a setting more like Star Trek and less like Star Wars, multiply the weapon ranges by one thousand. So instead of short, medium and long ranges being 10 km, 50 km, and 500 km, they'd be 10,000 km, 50,000 km, and 500,000 km. (This doesn't actually make any difference in the game.)
Targeting Specific Systems
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| A standard cargo module in the ZeroSpace universe is 28m x 15m x 15m -- 6300 cubic meters. This is referred to in naval architecture terms as "6300 tonnes". Most people assume that this is because 6300 cubic meters of water has a mass of 6300 tonnes... but this is just a very common assumption. No one actually knows how this volume became a standard, or why it is referred to by starship architects as "tonnes" of cargo capacity.
Fun fact! A standard cargo module holds one Shadow Legion in cryostasis -- 1000 genetically modified, fanatically loyal soldiers of the Infinite Dominion in full armor (weapons and other equipment shipped separately). |
Before resolving whether an attack is successful, an attacker can declare that they are targeting a specific system: bridge, cargo, computer, crew quarters, defenses, engines, engineering, gravity control, environmental systems, sensors, or weapons. If the attack is successful, the attacker then rolls 2d6 and consults the "Targeting starship systems" table. If the attacker's system targeting roll is within 0-2 of the desired system, that system is affected as described; otherwise, the system rolled is affected as described.
For example, if the attacker was targeting the bridge (requiring a roll of 2), and the attack was successful, and rolled a 4, they would have successfully damaged the bridge. If they rolled a 5, however, they would have damaged the starship's computer, reducing the ship's Computer rating to zero until the end of the attacker's next turn.
Targeting a specific system damages a system instead of causing damage to the ship's structural Integrity; the target's Integrity is unchanged.
| 2d6 | System | Effect |
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| 2 | Bridge | Named crew members on the bridge are struck by exploding consoles or are pinned by falling debris, and incur a penalty die on all rolls until the end of the attacker's next turn; unnamed crew members are dead |
| 3 | Defenses | Defenses are offline (rating 0) until the end of the attacker's next turn |
| 4 | Engineering | Any systems currently offline remain offline an additional round |
| 5 | Computer | Computer and communications are offline (rating 0) until the end of the attacker's next turn |
| 6 | Crew quarters | Named crew members in their quarters are trapped until rescued; unnamed crew members are dead |
| 7 | Cargo/other equipment | Cargo or supplies are destroyed; if the ship has unusual equipment, that equipment is offline (rating 0) until the end of the attacker's next turn |
| 8 | Gravity control | Characters without the Zero-G Combat gift incur a penalty die on all rolls until the end of the attacker's next turn |
| 9 | Sensors | Sensors are offline (Computer rating 0 for sensor rolls) until the end of the attacker's next turn |
| 10 | Engines | Engines are offline (rating 0) until the end of the attacker's next turn |
| 11 | Weapons | Weapons are offline (rating 0) until the end of the attacker's next turn |
| 12 | Environmental systems | Characters who need to breathe incur a penalty die on all rolls until the end of the attacker's next turn |
Other Equipment
Camouflage Fields
Camouflage fields are an unusual defensive system based on the theory that an opponent can't destroy what they can't target. Camouflage fields do not provide any protection against direct damage. Instead, an attacker must make a successful Computing roll each round before they can attack a ship with an active camouflage field.
Detecting a ship with a camouflage field usually requires an opposed Science roll, in a high-tech version of "hide and seek". The action value (AV) of the seeking ship is equal to the Reason of the sensor operator plus the Computer rating of their ship. The defense value (DV) of the hiding ship is equal to the Reason of the camouflage field operator plus the rating of their camouflage field.
If the Science (Reason) roll of the sensor operator equals or exceeds the Science (Reason) roll of the camouflage field operator, the seeking ship may attack the hiding ship during its turn; if not, then not. The hiding ship has full use of its other defenses while using its camouflage field (assuming that they have not been damaged), but it may not fire weapons during the same turn in which its camouflage field was active.
Emergency Self Destruct
Self destruct systems or emergency destruction systems are present aboard most commercial and military starships. Initiating the self destruct on a spacecraft disengages its engine coolant system, quickly causing the vessel's power core to overload and explode, destroying the spacecraft after a set time period has elapsed (usually 10 minutes).
As a safety precaution, self destruct mechanisms are intentionally difficult to enable, and even more difficult to disable. Enabling the self destruct device requires a moderately difficult (DV 3) Engineering (Agility) roll. A self destruct device can be disabled during the first half of its countdown with a successful remarkably difficult (DV 6) Engineering (Agility) roll.
A ship which self destructs will explode with tremendous force, utterly destroying the spacecraft, and severely damaging any nearby spacecraft. Any vessel within short range (10 km) of the exploding starship will take an amount of Integrity damage equal to the Mass of the exploding starship.
Enhanced Sensors
Science vessels and scout ships often have enhanced sensors to assist with their missions. If a ship is equipped with enhanced sensors, the sensor operator gains a bonus die on any sensor-related Science roll.
Integrity Enhancement Fields
Integrity enhancement fields are a special type of Engineering system which uses energy shields to reinforce the ship's structure. Normally, a ship which has lost more than half of its Integrity incurs a penalty die on any offensive or defensive action. A ship which has Integrity enhancement fields does not incur a penalty die due to lost Integrity, as long as the ship's Engineering system is online.
Medical Bays
The rating of a ship's medical bay is added to a medical staff member's Medicine (Reason) when treating a patient. A standard medical bay on a starship is equipped to treat a variety of minor injuries and ailments, and normally has a rating of 1. Massive civilian cruise ships often have an enhanced medical bay, with a rating of 2, while large military vessels usually have a fully equipped hospital facility, with a rating of 3.
Megaweapon
In addition to the ship's other weapons, the ship has a single massive weapon around which the rest of the ship is built. This megaweapon can only be fired once every ten rounds (one minute) at a single target. When attacking with the megaweapon, the Mass rating of the attacking ship is added to its Weapons rating.
Overthrusters
An overthruster is a colliding beam accelerator which creates intermediate vector bosons from the annihilation of electrons and positrons. If a ship is equipped with overthrusters, the pilot gains a bonus die on any pursuit-related or evasion-related Piloting rolls.
Point Defense Systems
Point defense systems offer an additional defense against fast attack craft (bombers, fighters, and interceptors). If a ship with a point defense system is being attacked by a fast attack craft, the defending ship gains a bonus die on its defense roll.
Tractor Beams
Tractor beams are gravitic weapons intended to prevent the target from moving. Using a tractor beam generally requires a Starship Combat (Reason) roll plus the rating of the tractor beam. The difficulty value (DV) is based on the defending pilot's Agility and the defending ship's Defenses rating.
Tractor beams do not inflict Integrity damage on the target. Instead, on a successful roll, the Mass rating of the attacking ship is subtracted from the Engines rating of the defending ship for as long as the tractor beam is focused on the target. If the target's effective Engines rating is reduced to zero, the target ship is unable to move.
Escaping from a tractor beam can be accomplished one of three ways: the tractored ship can move beyond the effective range of the tractor beam (based on the rating of the tractor beam); the tractored ship (or another ship) can reduce the ship with the tractor beam to Integrity 0, causing the tractor beam to shut off; or the fleeing ship (or another ship) can break the tractor beam's hold by successfully targeting the "cargo/other equipment" system of the ship with the tractor beam.
Ship Classifications
Warship classification is a field that has changed over time, and is an area of considerable disagreement. The system described here is that currently in use by the Imperial Strategic Command. Size categories are approximate; a ship may be classified with smaller or larger ships, based on its intended role and specific configuration.
- Star Fortress
- Mobile space station, capable of defending against entire fleets, and housing vast numbers of fast attack craft and smaller warships; 10,000 meters and larger
- Computer 10, Engines 1, Defenses 14, Mass 11, Weapons 14
- Dreadnought
- Largest classification of capital ship, heavily armed and armored, and carrying numerous fast attack craft; 5,000 to 10,000 meters
- Computer 8, Engines 2, Defenses 12, Mass 10, Weapons 12
- Battleship
- Largest warship in general use, heavily armed and armored, and a platform for smaller fighter craft; 2,000 to 5,000 meters
- Computer 6, Engines 3, Defenses 10, Mass 9, Weapons 10
- Battlecruiser
- Heavy ship with the armament of a battleship but the speed and defenses of a cruiser; 1,000 to 2,000 meters
- Computer 6, Engines 4, Defenses 8, Mass 8, Weapons 10
- Heavy cruiser
- Heavy, multi-use warship that can operate alone or as part of a formation; 600 to 1,000 meters
- Computer 6, Engines 4, Defenses 8, Mass 7, Weapons 8
- Light Cruiser
- Light, multi-use warship that can operate alone or as part of a formation; generally, the largest starship capable of physically landing on a planet; 400 to 700 meters
- Computer 6, Engines 4, Defenses 6, Mass 6, Weapons 8
- Destroyer
- Fast, maneuverable, high endurance warship, usually intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet; designed to protect against small, faster attackers; 300 to 600 meters
- Computer 4, Engines 6, Defenses 6, Mass 5, Weapons 6
- Frigate
- Commonly used as a scout and patrol ship in dangerous areas; may participate in fleet actions, but does not usually stand in the line of battle with capital ships; 200 to 400 meters
- Computer 4, Engines 6, Defenses 6, Mass 4, Weapons 6
- Corvette
- Smallest warship capable of participating in fleet actions; generally used as a courier and patrol ship; 100 to 200 meters
- Computer 2, Engines 8, Defenses 4, Mass 3, Weapons 4
- Patrol Ship
- Small, lightly armed vessel which commonly operates independently; mainly used to patrol areas that are not considered dangerous; 50 to 150 meters
- Computer 2, Engines 6, Defenses 2, Mass 2, Weapons 2
- Fast attack craft (bombers, fighters, and interceptors)
- Small, short range craft which operate in groups; 15 to 50 meters
- Computer 2, Engines 10, Defenses 2, Mass 1, Weapons 2