[Deck Plans] Merc / Independent Cruiser

[Kraven Kor]

Question: The ship comes in at 97 meters long (on the map, add about 3-6 meters of hull and such to each side), and about 34 meters wide. It has 3 decks, the lower being 12 meters high in the cargo hold, the rest and the upper decks each being 2.25 meters tall with about 1.25m space between decking in most areas.

Now, by raw measurement, I came up with about 107m long, 42m wide including structure, hull, armor, etc. 53.5" by 21", or essentially size 17.

Actual usable area, however, is only 800~850 hexes. Size 16.


Which should I go with?


Also, any comments / suggestions about that map? I know there has to be some imporant ship-board something-or-other that I am completely overlooking.

Edit: Forgot about Credit where credit is due -- These maps created using Autorealm.

[Kraven Kor]

Should specify: The Grey areas represent maintenance access -- crawlspaces and such.

[BobGreenwade]

I'd say go with Sizd 17. Only about half to two-thirds of a Vehicle's space is normally usable anyway.

Good work on this. I may swipe it for a game some time (especially if you put the character sheet and everything together into a PDF... that would be so sweet!).

[Kraven Kor]

I'd say go with Sizd 17. Only about half to two-thirds of a Vehicle's space is normally usable anyway.

Good work on this. I may swipe it for a game some time (especially if you put the character sheet and everything together into a PDF... that would be so sweet!).

I will post the sheet (again - had posted a write up that I've decided to change) eventually, but have no capability to make .pdf's. I'm still toying with stuff on it, and I can't promise it will fit with the tech in any other game.

[Susano]

Did you remember bathrooms?

[BobGreenwade]

I will post the sheet (again - had posted a write up that I've decided to change) eventually, but have no capability to make .pdf's. I'm still toying with stuff on it, and I can't promise it will fit with the tech in any other game.

Here is what I use for PDF making.

[Starwolf]

If you e-mail me a copy of the ships character sheet and the graphic for the map I can convert it to a PDF and send it back to you.

[Starwolf]

Did you remember bathrooms?

Main deck just aft of the crew quarters... and presumably in the captains stateroom also...

[shadowcat1313]

nicely done design, the simple deck layouts are great

I just wish I had the artistic talent to create my own

[Kraven Kor]

I'll hopefully have the sheet done tonight. If so, I'll try that PDF maker and if I have no luck, might take you up on that offer, Starwolf. Thanks!

[Kraven Kor]

Also, what class of ship would you call this?

Frigate? Destroyer? Cruiser?

It's main intention is going to be escort and black-ops -- it will be somewhat stealth fitted plus having some decent sensor and comm jamming capabilities. We came up with a crew compliment of about 15 souls, not including the marine squad. This is a ship modified by one of the PC's.

[BobGreenwade]

Also, what class of ship would you call this?

Frigate? Destroyer? Cruiser?

It's main intention is going to be escort and black-ops -- it will be somewhat stealth fitted plus having some decent sensor and comm jamming capabilities. We came up with a crew compliment of about 15 souls, not including the marine squad. This is a ship modified by one of the PC's.

If it's owned independently of any government, they can call it a Butt-Kicker if they want to.

[Starwolf]

Depending on weaponry I would call it a Cutter in the sense of like a coast guard cutter - fast, small crew, combat capable against light vessels (pirates and such), and suitable forblack ops...

[Susano]

Frigate -- the first true ships of the US Navy were frigates. Medium-sized, quick (mostly), well-armed, and used all over the place for various combat actions.

[Kraven Kor]

OK, I'm trying to put this into a PDF using that thing.

What I need is a good export template capable of being pasted into word, so I can put it all in word then convert to PDF.

Unless there is a better way -- like, using that program to combine 3 files into a single PDF? I guess I could save the sheet, convert it to PDF, then combine them?

Those that use that PDF maker care to give me some pointers?