Couriers
The courier can be considered a heavy and fast scout. Couriers have a similar versatility, are also compact and have broadly corresponding design realisations. They are notable and distinct from many other strikers in that they sport two striker rods side-by-side, in parallel, with the cargo and living space sitting between them.
Couriers are usually 50 to 80 tonnes, and although larger, and more expensive, have many more redundant systems, and have a fantastically regular and contiguous floorspace.
Speed Ferry
The speed ferry is a courier realisation of the launch ferry variant of the scout design. The goal of the variation is similarly to favour passenger capacity and storage. Speed ferries usually occupy the luxury end of the passenger transport industry. They are particularly common in Monarchrate and Syndicratium space, where they transport dignitaries, business leaders and other VIPs.
As adventurers often get refurbished, used speed ferries, the non-luxury configuration is presented below.
Tiny base{ii} construct
31.95M:3(cost), 17(CC), 18(CC-Q)
Op: active, op(Vcl-Striker), ai-op(Vcl-Space)
Traits (res): tiny|2|2(size), 2(hardness), 3(HX), 5(EX), 6(FX), 150.13T(wt)
Res: 9/60(hp), 15/60(ep), 6(fp) Rec: 3/hr(hp) or 1/rnd(hp) + 3(fp), 20/hr(ep)
Skills: 2(Health), 2(Energy), 0(Focus), -3(Strength), -3(Perception), 0(Resolve), -1(Agility), -3(Insight), -3(Stealth), -3(Deceive), -1(Investigate), -3(Perform), -3(Persuade), -3(Antiquities), -3(Science), -3(Society), -1(Survival), -2(Cbt-Tactical), -1(Machinery), -1(Medicine)
Traits (gen): 11(TC), 7(SC), 7(PC), 0(init)
Traits (sen): 5K(gravitysense), 5K(lightsense), 5K(magnetosense)
Traits (rst): 1(rst,frc), 1(rst,prc), 1(rst,sls), 1(rst,cold), 1(rst,corr), 1(rst,rad)
AI Ranks: 2(Machinery), 3(Medicine)
Tools: Scan-Tools (facility), Medicine-Tools (pack), Machine-Tools (facility)
Speeds: 10(fly,vacuum) + 5(hp) 10(ep) 1(fp) 16(CC), 17(CC-Q), 9000(fly,km/h)|7.29(fly,mach) + 7(hp) 12(ep) 1(fp) 16(CC), 17(CC-Q), 3(fly,ethereal) + 6(hp) 6(ep) 1(fp) 18(CC), 19(CC-Q)
Cabin: 30(seats), 20(store), 5(cargo), 1(docks)
s2a: 1501(hp), 320(ep) in week
Express Boat
The express boat is by far, the fastest interstellar traveller of all the classic designs.
Although the express boat is actually a courier there are significant departure from this design to support its extraordinary speed. It’s striker rods are much larger, and there is less than half the cabin space between them. There is little attention paid to any aerodynamics, making it handle like a cargo container in an atmosphere. The express boat is pretty much all engine with a couple of living spaces nailed to them.
The purpose is to cross large distances very quickly. This can be to ferry messages, navigators, a rushed diplomatic mission, or some extremely high value item.
This listing presents the most minimal and budget format.
Tiny base{ii} construct
32.58M:3(cost), 17(CC)
Op: active, op(Vcl-Striker), ai-op(Vcl-Space)
Traits (res): tiny|2|2(size), 2(hardness), 3(HX), 2(EX), 6(FX), 196.75T(wt)
Res: 9/60(hp), 15/60(ep), 6(fp) Rec: 3/hr(hp) or 1/rnd(hp) + 3(fp), 20/hr(ep)
Skills: 3(Health), 3(Energy), 2(Focus), -3(Strength), -3(Perception), 1(Resolve), -3(Agility), -3(Insight), -1(Stealth), -3(Deceive), -1(Investigate), -3(Perform), -3(Persuade), -3(Antiquities), -3(Science), -3(Society), -3(Survival), -2(Cbt-Tactical)
Traits (gen): 9(TC), 7(SC), 9(PC), 1(init)
Traits (sen): 10K(gravitysense), 10K(lightsense), 10K(magnetosense)
Traits (rst): 2(rst,frc), 2(rst,prc), 1(rst,elec), 2(rst,fire), 2(rst,heat) + 5(hp), 9(ep), 1(fp), 15(CC)
AI Ranks: 2(Investigate)
Tools: Scan-Tools (kit)
Speeds: 4(fly,vacuum) + 2(hp) 4(ep) 1(fp) 16(CC), 1000(fly,km/h)|.81(fly,mach) + 2(hp) 4(ep) 1(fp) , 8(fly,ethereal) + 16(hp) 16(ep) 1(fp) 18(CC)
Cabin: 6(seats), 2(store), 20(cargo), 1(docks)
s2a: 1965(hp), 322(ep) in week
Armour Courier
The armour courier is an upgrade on the scout configuration. It improves on all of the characteristics favourable for armoured personnel carriers.
Tiny base{ii} construct
58.82M:3(cost), 17(CC), 17(CC-Q), 18(CC-S)
Op: active, op(Vcl-Striker), ai-op(Vcl-Space)
Traits (res): tiny|2|2(size), 4(hardness), 5(HX), 12(EX), 9(FX), 166.99T(wt)
Res: 20/80(hp), 12/80(ep), 9(fp) Rec: 3/hr(hp) or 1/rnd(hp) + 3(fp), 50/hr(ep)
Skills: 3(Health), 0(Energy), 0(Focus), 0(Strength), 2(Perception), 2(Resolve), 1(Agility), -3(Insight), 0(Stealth), -3(Deceive), -1(Investigate), -3(Perform), -3(Persuade), -3(Antiquities), -3(Science), -3(Society), -1(Survival), 2(Cbt-Tactical), -1(Machinery), -1(Materials), 0(Medicine), -1(Munitions), -1(Neuronetics)
Traits (gen): 13/14(TC), 7(SC), 10/12(PC), 2(init)
Traits (sen): 5K(gravitysense), 5K(lightsense), 5K(magnetosense)
Traits (rst): 3(rst,frc), 3(rst,prc), 3(rst,sls), 3(rst,cold), 3(rst,corr), 3(rst,rad)
Traits (rst,sld): 2(rst,frc), 2(rst,prc), 2(rst,sls), 3(rst,elec), 3(rst,fire), 3(rst,heat) + 8(hp), 15(ep), 1(fp), 15(CC), 16(CC-S)
AI Ranks: 1(Agility), 2(Stealth), 4(Investigate), 2(Survival), 4(Cbt-Tactical), 2(Machinery), 1(Materials), 2(Medicine), 1(Munitions), 3(Neuronetics)
Tools: Scan-Tools (facility), Surveillance-Tools (pack), Machine-Tools (facility), Materials-Tools (pack), Medicine-Tools (pack), Neuro-Tools (facility)
Speeds: 10(fly,vacuum) + 5(hp) 10(ep) 1(fp) 16(CC), 17(CC-S), 4500(fly,km/h)|3.64(fly,mach) + 6(hp) 11(ep) 1(fp) 15(CC), 16(CC-S), 3(fly,ethereal) + 6(hp) 6(ep) 1(fp) 18(CC), 19(CC-S)
Cabin: 24(seats), 15(store), 10(cargo), 1(docks)
s2a: 1670(hp), 589(ep) in week
chk(T) +M[4/6] with 10K(range) then 5d12{i}+M[3/5](hp,heat), 7(pen)
0(hp), 15(ep), 1(fp)
chk(T) +M[4/6] with 8K(range) then 3d6{i}+M[3/5](hp,prc), 10(pen)
3(hp), 6(ep), 1(fp)
chk(T) +M[4/6] with 1K(range) then 1d4{i}+M[3/5](hp,prc), 4(pen)
1(hp), 1(ep), 1(fp)
Courier Superyacht
The courier version of the superyacht is appointed in ridiculous luxury. Its interior space appears more like a luxury hotel than anything aboard a ship.
Tiny base{ii} construct
100.32M:3(cost), 18(CC), 20(CC-Q), 19(CC-S)
Op: active, op(Vcl-Striker), ai-op(Vcl-Space)
Traits (res): tiny|2|2(size), 2(hardness), 3(HX), 3(EX), 8(FX), 123.96T(wt)
Res: 9/40(hp), 9/25(ep), 8(fp) Rec: 3/hr(hp) or 1/rnd(hp) + 3(fp), 14/hr(ep)
Skills: 2(Health), 2(Energy), 0(Focus), -3(Strength), -1(Perception), -1(Resolve), 1(Agility), -3(Insight), -3(Stealth), -3(Deceive), -1(Investigate), -3(Perform), -3(Persuade), -3(Antiquities), -3(Science), -3(Society), -1(Survival), -2(Cbt-Tactical), 0(Machinery), 0(Materials), -3(Medicine), 0(Neuronetics)
Traits (gen): 13(TC), 7(SC), 7(PC), -1(init)
Traits (sen): 5K(gravitysense), 5K(lightsense), 5K(magnetosense)
Traits (rst): 2(rst,frc), 2(rst,prc), 2(rst,sls), 2(rst,cold), 2(rst,corr), 2(rst,rad)
AI Ranks: 4(Perception), 2(Investigate), 3(Survival), 1(Machinery), 1(Materials), 3(Medicine), 2(Neuronetics)
Tools: Scan-Tools (pack), Medicine-Tools (facility), Machine-Tools (facility), Materials-Tools (facility), Neuro-Tools (pack)
Speeds: 10(fly,vacuum) + 5(hp) 10(ep) 1(fp) 16(CC), 18(CC-Q), 17(CC-S), 9000(fly,km/h)|7.29(fly,mach) + 7(hp) 12(ep) 1(fp) 15(CC), 17(CC-Q), 16(CC-S), 3(fly,ethereal) + 6(hp) 6(ep) 1(fp) 18(CC), 20(CC-Q), 19(CC-S)
Cabin: 15(seats,x-lux), 15(store), 1(docks)
s2a: 1240(hp), 1004(ep) in week