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The Sword of the Prophets
Pirate ship in FATE "Star Trek: the U.S.S. Sacagawea"
Category:
transport/conveyance
Description:
The Sword of the Prophets, (for Gene D.’s “Star Trek: the U.S.S. Sacagawea” online campaign, using FATE)
Aspects:
- Class/size: Bajoran heavy transport/frigate; Enormous (3M metric tons, 500 m long, 250 m beam, 80 m draft, 12 decks; min. crew: 15, standard: 50, max. complement: 200)
- Origin/condition: Civilian cargo vessel, repurposed as a pirate vessel sometime before Stardate 76331.47 (1 May 2399 A.D./C.E.)
- Systems: Ruggedized for combat and travel through “the Badlands”
- Customization: Added weaponry, including advanced technologies
- Service record/reputation: Post-Maquis raider, leader of pirate squadron; captured by U.F.P. Starfleet
Skills/components (and stunts):
- 1 Superb (+5): Exotic weapon: Subspace rift generator (spoofs gravity well and forces starships out of warp; studied by Lt. Salek and Lt. Olivia Sanchez-Navarro)
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2 Great (+4):
- Ship Systems: Cloaking device
- Ship Systems: Secondary power supply (quantum generator for rift generator and cloak)
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3 Good (+3):
- Ablative Hull/Energy Shields
- FTL: Cruising speed of Warp 4, or 0.5 ly/day (max. Warp 6, 1 ly per day; antimatter-dilithium reactor)
- STL: Impulse (3 AU per hour, Earth to Venus)
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4 Fair (+2):
- Maneuverability (sublight)
- Projectile Weapons: Photon torpedos (1 tube)
- Ship Systems: Crew quarters/life support (long-term)
- Ship Systems: Transmat (3 point-to-point transporter pads)
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5 Average (+1):
- Flight Bay (3 shuttles, plus escape pods)
- Ship Systems (4): AI autopilot, communications, grapple (tractor beam), medical bay (studied by Lt. Huli)
To operate something, a P.C. rolls the appropriate skill and adds the bonus from the relevant system. Both character and ship aspects and stunts may apply.
Crew complement:
- Mibyc Doret: female Bajoran, pirate commander
- Jett Katan: male Bajoran first mate
- Yetru Lordam, Chanju Rjezo, Hapush Kalieb, Arsom Blidota: Bajoran crew membes
- Noto Ghijz, Kleethiz Dgemon, Hozgouk Tlirg: Nausicaan mercenaries, three out of 20 interrogated by Lt. Sheras Ch’p’trell and Lt. Dakal Nakona (see FATE Trek Sessions 2, 3)
- Away team from the U.S.S. Sacagawea:
- 10 Starfleet security officers, assigned by Cmdr. Ressaunch under the command of Lt. Sánchez-Navarro and Lt. Nakona to watch the Nausicaan mercenaries
- “Ghalav:” male Andorian pirate, actually Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Sheras Ch’p’trell [Jim D.] named after a hero of Andorian literature
- “Maria:” female human, weapons officer in utilitarian jumpsuit, actually Lt.(J.G.) Olivia Sánchez-Navarro [Jason E.R.], named after holodeck character
- “Takar Serrano:” male Romulan pilot wearing camouflage pants and a black leather vest, actually Lt. Dakal Nakona [Bruce K.]
- “Vremeer:” male “Romulan” information broker, actually Lt. Salek [Dexter V.H.]
- “?” "Lt.(J.G.) Huli [Cathey D.]
See also notes for Cloud Atoll.
Bio:
- The Gold Bug
- The Sticky Fingers