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THE FOXHAWK-CLASS

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Ronin Arts’ Future: Starship 2 – The

Foxhawk Class , the second in a new series of PDFs

for use with futuristic D20 System campaigns. This

series makes some assumptions about your campaign;

the starship designs in this series will be most useful

in campaigns in which the following statements are

true:

• The campaign is not a “hard” science setting.

Campaigns that are more space opera/adventure

movie are the intended target for this series.

• Starships are not rare or unusual. All of the star-

ships in this series assume that space travel is a stan-

dard and common occurrence – individuals either fly

their own ships or ride on passenger ships. Starships

and space travel are as common for characters as a

plane ride is for people of our reality.

• Space combat is not uncommon. It’s just anoth-

er exciting adventure when the player characters have

to engage the enemy while fleeing from some world

or other.

• The campaign is packed with action. If things

aren’t exploding, how much fun can the game really

be?

to your binder. The schematic and silhouette page is

designed to be used as a player handout – it’s what

flashes up on their ship systems when they attempt to

ID a ship – and GMs need only give the players the

page when they encounter a ship from this series.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michael Hammes has been freelancing in the role-

playing industry since 2001. Starting small, he has

steadily built his repertoire, and reputation, by work-

ing for such companies as Ronin Arts, Alderac

Entertainment Group, Dark Quest Games, and E.N.

Publishing. He is currently trying to balance his writ-

ing schedule with his role as stay-at-home father. To

catch the latest from Michael’s Imagination, please

visit www.michaelhammes.com.

E-FUTURE TILES

The Foxhawk class design is based on

SkeletonKey Games’ e-Future Tiles: Star Patrol and

Star Freighter tile sets. While this PDF can be easily

used on its own you will get a lot more use out of it in

your game sessions if you construct the ship – at

miniatures scale – using the printable tiles. The only

tile you will need that is not available in either of the

two mentioned e-Future Tiles is the cockpit – which

has been thoughtfully included at the end of this PDF.

To learn more about SkeletonKey Games please

visit their website at www.skeletonkeygames.com .

Most of the starships in this series are designed to

fill 4 pages (the Foxhawk is an exception since it is

actually two ship designs in one PDF). This is so that

you can print the pages – back-to-back if you wish –

and drop them into a binder. This introduction, and

the page of new starship equipment and assorted

information, can also be printed separately and added

NEW RULES AND IDEAS

S TARSHIPS AND

P URCHASE DC S

According to the rules as presented, starships

are extremely expensive pieces of equipment. This

is appropriate for many types of games but, when it

comes to a space opera setting where several peo-

ple own and operate starships, the printed purchase

DCs are far too high.

To make starships more prolific in a campaign

setting, especially one in which it’s preferable for

the player characters to own their own starships,

reduce the printed purchase DCs of all non-military

starships by 15. This change brings starship pur-

chase DCs to a range closer to that of civilian land

vehicles in a Modern campaign.

This is an optional rule and one that must be

approved by the GM.

O BTAINING A

M ILITARY V ESSEL

Although ships of the Foxhawk class are mili-

tary vessels, this does not mean that they are not

available for civilian purchase. The purchase

THE FOXHAWK-CLASS

restriction listed for each ship assumes that the ship

is currently in service with the military. However,

as ships are moved out of service to make room for

improved models (especially during the transition

from PL 6 to PL 7), old and obsolete ships are

decommissioned and put on the sale in the private

market. While it is not likely that a group of private

individuals will be able to purchase a star carrier,

scout ships are often readily available.

In general, the previous generation of military

ships will be available for purchase when the next

generation comes out (i.e. a PL 6 Foxhawk will be

available for civilian purchase at PL 7). Such

decommissioned vessels are sold either by the gov-

ernment to pre-approved buyers (who often turn

around and sell them to anyone they wish).

Of course, these vessels have usually been

stripped of everything of use (especially any tech-

nology that is still military sensitive), but a moti-

vated buyer can quickly turn such an old hulk back

to military-spec (rather than get into complicated

Purchase DC calculations, simply assume that such

a second-hand ship brought back to military spec

costs the same as when new or has its Purchase DC

reduced by 2 to reflect use and older technology),

and most of a given class of ships are bought by pri-

vateers who once served on the class.

D ESIGN N OTES

The Foxhawk -class is typical of military

designs in its utilitarian construction.

Featuring triple-redundant systems, interior

vanadium airlock doors (Hardness 30, 180 hp)

with built-in electronic locks (Open Lock DC

40) and individual air supplies for each air-

locked section. This information is standard

on all generations and types of the Foxhawk

listed in this book.

Naturally, buying a gutted hull is cheaper (per-

haps half the standard DC or whatever the GM

deems appropriate to place it into the hands of the

players) and then the ship can be converted and out-

fitted the way the buyer(s) want.

Other means of getting hold of such vessels are

robbery, theft, salvage, etc., but any ship that is not

bought through proper channels may face unfavor-

able scrutiny when other military vessels are near-

by. As always, caveat emptor!

BASIC INFORMATION

The Foxhawk class is a class of ultralight scout

ships. Like all scout ships, ships of the Foxhawk

class are designed to cross great distances to gather

intelligence on the enemy while keeping a low pro-

file and reporting the information back to their

headquarters. The headquarters is usually a larger

ship or a base. Found in a dozen interstellar fleets,

various versions and copies of the Foxhawk serve

with all the major navies.

Manufactured in large quantities, the Foxhawk

class is designed to be both inexpensive and effec-

tive. In addition, the class is a particularly resilient

class that is easy to maintain, a necessity for oper-

ating far from home base and a fact that makes the

class a favorite of privateers.

Due to the vessels’ design for speed and stealth,

many such ships see service as couriers, transports-

for-hire, and exploration vessels once they enter

private hands. Common places that Foxhawk ves-

sels will be found include:

-Engaged in interstellar research for a research

institution.

-Serving as a survey ship for a large mining

corporation.

-In the hands of blockade-runners and smug-

glers of all types (including those trafficking in liv-

ing cargo).

-Private transportation vessels for in-system

runs.

-Local law enforcement agencies.

THE FOXHAWK-CLASS

GAME STATISTICS

F OXHAWK U PGRADE -

C LASS T EMPLATE

(PL 7)

The following template represents the upgrades

made to the Foxhawk class at PL 7. Chief upgrades

focus on a stronger and more efficient engine,

cheaper but still effective armor, the introduction of

a stealth screen, sensor and targeting system

upgrades,

A tactical change also takes place due to the

advent of the mass transceiver. This communication

system, although allowing instantaneous in-system

communication, is not capable of interstellar com-

munication. Thus, Foxhawk -class ships equipped

with mass transceivers are part of a four-ship wing

that includes a Foxhawk -class command ship.

FOXHAWK-CLASS (PL 6)

Type: Ultralight

Subtype: Scout

Defense: 7

Flat-footed Defense: 5

Autopilot Defense: 5

Hardness: 30

Hit Dice: 12d20 (240 hp)

Initiative Modifier: +6 (+2 Dexterity, +4

Improved Initiative)

Pilot’s Class Bonus: +3

Pilot’s Dex Modifier: +2

Gunner’s Attack Bonus: +2

Size: Colossal (–8 size)

Tactical Speed: 3,500 ft. (7 sq.)

Length: 100 feet

Weight: 400 tons

Targeting System Bonus: +3

Crew: 8 (trained +4)

Passenger Capacity: 8 (hot-racking crewmem-

bers or passengers)

Cargo Capacity: 30 tons

Grapple Modifier: +16

Base Purchase DC: 50

Restriction: Military (+3)

Attack: 2 unlinked heavy neutron guns –3

ranged (10d8) and 2 CHE missile -3 ranged

(6d12/19-20); each weapon system is fired by one

gunner so all four can attack during an attack

action.

Attack of Opportunity: None

FOXHAWK-CLASS UPGRADE

TEMPLATE (PL 7)

The Foxhawk- class template can be applied to

any PL 6 scout ship. The ship’s design specs should

be adjusted as follow:

Engine Upgrade: Particle Impulse Engine,

thrusters (tactical speed +1,000 feet).

Armor Upgrade: Cerametal (cost-saving meas-

ure)

Defense System Upgrade: Stealth screen (-10

penalty to sensor checks made against the ship,

50% chance of mines not detecting ship, gains one-

half (20% miss chance) concealment against all

attacks; replaces PL 5 sensor jammer).

Sensors Upgrade: Class III sensor array (as

Class II sensor array and ship gains a +2 equipment

bonus on all initiative checks, replaces Class II sen-

sor array), improved targeting system (+5 equip-

ment bonus on attack rolls; replaces PL 6 targeting

system)

Communications Upgrade: N/A or mass trans-

ceiver (replaces PL 6 laser transceiver in ships

designed to report to a Foxhawk command ship).

FOXHAWK-CLASS DESIGN SPECS:

Engines: Ion engine, thrusters

Armor: Vanadium

Defense Systems: Damage control system

(1d10), improved autopilot system, radiation

shielding, sensor jammer

Sensors: Class II sensor array, targeting system

Communications: Laser transceiver, radio

transceiver

Weapons: 2 fire-linked heavy neutron guns

(range incr. 6,000 ft.), 2 CHE missile launcher (8

missiles)

Grappling Systems: N/A

Weapons Upgrade: N/A

Grappling System Upgrade: N/A

THE FOXHAWK-CLASS

F OXHAWK C OMMAND

S HIP (PL 7)

A Foxhawk- class command ship is a slightly

larger, and thus heavier, version of the standard

Foxhawk- class ship. Its role is to serve as the com-

mand vessel of a Foxhawk wing, gathering and

directing the other ships, and to serve as a secure

relay to headquarters for the information gathered

by the wing.

FOXHAWK-CLASS COMMAND SHIP

DESIGN SPECS:

Engines: Particle impulse engine, thrusters

Armor: Cerametal

Defense Systems: Damage control system

(1d10), improved autopilot system, radiation

shielding, self-destruct system, stealth screen

Sensors: Class III sensor array, improved tar-

geting system

Communications: Laser transceiver, mass

transceiver

Weapons: 4 heavy neutron guns (range incr.

6,000 ft.)

Grappling Systems: Grapplers

FOXHAWK-CLASS COMMAND SHIP

(PL 7)

Type: Ultralight

Subtype: Scout

Defense: 7

Flat-footed Defense: 5

Autopilot Defense: 5

Hardness: 30

Hit Dice: 15d20 (300 hp)

Initiative Modifier: +8 (+2 Dexterity, +4

Improved Initiative, +2 Class III Sensor Array)

Pilot’s Class Bonus: +3

Pilot’s Dex Modifier: +2

Gunner’s Attack Bonus: +2

Size: Colossal (–8 size)

Tactical Speed: 4,000 ft. (8 sq.)

Length: 120 feet

Weight: 480 tons

Targeting System Bonus: +5

Crew: 8 (trained +4)

Passenger Capacity: 8 (hot-racking crewmem-

bers or passengers)

Cargo Capacity: 30 tons

Grapple Modifier: +16

Base Purchase DC: 51

Restriction: Military (+3)

Attack: 4 unlinked heavy neutron guns –1

ranged (10d8); each weapon system is fired by one

gunner so all four can attack during an attack

action.

Attack of Opportunity: None

F OXHAWK W ING

A Foxhawk wing consists of three Foxhawk -

class upgrade ships with mass transceivers instead

of radio transceivers and one Foxhawk -class com-

mand ship.

The ships of the wing communicate among each

other using the mass transceivers under the direc-

tion of the command ship, which relays messages

back to headquarters using its laser array.

A Foxhawk wing can quickly cover an entire

star system, either for reconnaissance or early-

warning missions, and often serves as the scout arm

for a fleet; the command ship is in constant com-

munication with the fleet headquarters.

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